Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Aight, so for some backstory.
Firstly: Enigmatic.
Enigmatic was one of the first finished layouts I ever made, back in 2019. It was vaguely inspired by kowareta, and it used Colbreakz - 2011 (baller song, still using it). The layout has had at least 3 previous versions, but all I have left is the most recent of them, which is very boring and not fun at all. I want to do this layout justice, so I ended up remaking it, and It's some of the most fun I've ever had making gameplay. This gameplay is not normal, not once did I stop and think "hm is this too weird/bad?". Nope, I did exactly what I wanted and I love it.
Secondly: Violet Beau.
So Violet Beau is a layout I started around the time I was making Achlys, and then finished after I released BLRPL LGHTS. Now, I've always wanted to release several levels at once, like a level pack or album or something, but I'm a very slow creator unfortunately. My plan was to release dismay and Violet Beau together, since they both use hearts as their logos, but I don't think that will work. Instead if I ever decide to decorate Violet Beau then I'm also decorating Azure Beau together. Both layouts are less than a minute long, about half the length of my normal levels, and both of them have pretty unconventional gameplay. So I think they fit together perfectly. That being said, I don't know if/when I'll be decorating them, only time will tell.
Song: Colbreakz - 2011
youtube.com/watch?v=GcopfMYIApQ
newgrounds.com/audio/listen/700211
Colbreakz' stuff
youtube.com/channel/UCBijGcL_KdO3kFx5-diRBKw
colbreakz.newgrounds.com
Aight, so for some backstory.
Firstly: Enigmatic.
Enigmatic was one of the first finished layouts I ever made, back in 2019. It was vaguely inspired by kowareta, and it used Colbreakz - 2011 (baller song, still using it). The layout has had at least 3 previous versions, but all I have left is the most recent of them, which is very boring and not fun at all. I want to do this layout justice, so I ended up remaking it, and It's some of the most fun I've ever had making gameplay. This gameplay is not normal, not once did I stop and think "hm is this too weird/bad?". Nope, I did exactly what I wanted and I love it.
Secondly: Violet Beau.
So Violet Beau is a layout I started around the time I was making Achlys, and then finished after I released BLRPL LGHTS. Now, I've always wanted to release several levels at once, like a level pack or album or something, but I'm a very slow creator unfortunately. My plan was to release dismay and Violet Beau together, since they both use hearts as their logos, but I don't think that will work. Instead if I ever decide to decorate Violet Beau then I'm also decorating Azure Beau together. Both layouts are less than a minute long, about half the length of my normal levels, and both of them have pretty unconventional gameplay. So I think they fit together perfectly. That being said, I don't know if/when I'll be decorating them, only time will tell.
Song: Colbreakz - 2011
youtube.com/watch?v=GcopfMYIApQ
newgrounds.com/audio/listen/700211
Colbreakz' stuff
youtube.com/channel/UCBijGcL_KdO3kFx5-diRBKw
colbreakz.newgrounds.com
![[REBEAT] Laser Room by TrueNature (Easy Demon)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lwRCJkhpAdM/mqdefault.jpg "[REBEAT] Laser Room by TrueNature (Easy Demon)
Yes, I was away for a long time, alright? I had stuff to do.
Another easy demon the I dont have much to say about. Its just kinda alright overall. I will say that the ship and ufo parts near around 60% are surprisingly fun to play though.
Originally beaten march 13th, 2020
Song: dj-Nate - Club Step
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Wff9xaqjc
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/396093
dj-Nates stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPthh6bn-PBpnqM6MgICJA
https://dj-nate.newgrounds.com/")
![[unfinished] Pancakes GPT round 3: Viva la Vida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mGvF2V7qh_8/mqdefault.jpg "[unfinished] Pancakes GPT round 3: Viva la Vida
Ok so I was eliminated in round 1 so I didnt participate in round 2. But then I was revived so yay :)
The tournament has been cancelled from what I gather, which is a shame cause despite some stress and confusion it was still really fun to be a part of. This layout wasnt finished due to that, my part was supposed to be twice as long as it is right now.
If I understand correctly though its gonna start again when 2.2 drops, which would be fun :)
The prompt for round 3 was Tag Team. For the round all participants where divided into 4 teams of 4, so instead of competing against everyone else, every group competes against each other. Each team must make a full layout that follows a theme and/or gimmick. Each team got a chosen team leader as well.
I didnt involve myself much with organizing the team, because it was the middle of the summer and I was quite busy with non-GD stuff. I let the rest of the team decide, and I just went along with whatever they came up with.
Eventually the team decided to use Viva la Vida (no idea why but its a nice song I guess lol), and we landed on a dungeon/castle theme, which I tried to represent a little with the structuring in my part.
It was fun to build on this, despite the tournament getting cancelled (for now).
Song: Coldplay - Viva la Vida")
![[REBEAT] STARPUNK by Ferdefunky (Easy Demon)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oBKnmjAuyjY/mqdefault.jpg "[REBEAT] STARPUNK by Ferdefunky (Easy Demon)
Rebeat cause the old (now deleted) video is garbage lol
Definitely one of (if not) the best levels ive ever played. The gameplay is great and fair, except for maybe 29%-34%, which is kinda inconsistent. And the predrop is a fair bit harder than the rest of the level. The decoration is amazing. I think the pulses is the highlight of the level, they perfectly create this sorta glitchy sci-fi neon atmosphere that is just awesome. The block design is fantastic, though some parts overuse the invisible blocks a bit too much. And the backgrounds are great, while never overtaking the other decoration, except for when it needs to. Overall, this is just a masterpiece of a level.
Song: lukhash - WALKMAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_DL-SscyGo
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/862252
lukhashs stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/user/lukhashdotcom
https://lukhash.newgrounds.com/audio")
