Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Thank you Squizaaard for letting me verify the update!!!
Channel - @squizaaard
A little over a year ago at this point during my hiatus, I beat Glisten, and I had been looking forward to the level for weeks when I was playing Stalemate Redux because I absolutely adored the gameplay style and decoration. When I played it though, the chokepoints and inconsistencies that the level had completely ruined the level for me. I ended up hating my experience, and I was extremely disappointed with it.
That remained the same until yesterday, when Squizaaard (the host of Glisten) messaged me on Discord and told me that he had made some changes to Glisten, and asked if I wanted to verify. I've always had a soft spot for this level, so of course I took the opportunity instantly. It was a chance to balance the level and fix the issues that had ruined my experience with potentially one of my favorite Extreme Demons, so there was no way I could pass up the offer. (plus it's my first extreme demon verification!!!)
Squizaaard's changes to the level basically fixed every single problem that I had with Glisten. He nerfed every chokepoint that I had a complaint with, but it's pretty much the exact same difficulty as it was before the update. I nerfed two more timings (which are in the changelog below my enjoyment) as well as deleting an unintentional invisible spike that was left in the level, and the level after that was literally exactly as I had imagined it back in 2022.
This level went from one of my least favorite extremes to now one of my top 5 favorite levels in the game. I had an absolute blast playing this, from playtesting, to relearning, to verifying. I never got mad at the level once, which RARELY ever happens for me. Funnily enough, I ended up verifying this twice on stream, since I got a visual bug due to a lag spike during the intial verification, and I wanted a clean verification video so I chose to voluntarily beat it again (I reverified it in 40 extra attempts so it didn't bring down my enjoyment whatsoever).
Massive shoutout to @squizaaard for letting me reverify this masterpiece! Visually and gameplay wise its one of my absolute favorite levels in the game. I'm incredibly happy to be the verifier of this awesome level
As of uploading this video, the update has gone live, so you should all go and give it a try! I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I did :)
Worst Deaths:
84%x1
86%x1
100%x1 (lmao)
Playtesting Attempts: 260
1st Completion Attempts: 469
2nd Completion Attempts: 40
Total Attempt Count: 769
Initial Difficulty Opinion: ~Acu Difficulty (above or below idrk)
Update Difficulty Opinion: Practically the same difficulty
Initial Enjoyment: 42/100
Update Enjoyment: 99/100
SQUIZAAARD'S CHANGELOG:
First click nerfed
Extra blue pad added at 13
Spike at 22% moved slightly to the left
Fixed slope bug at 24%
Nerfed 49%
Nerfed 78%
Nerfed 80%
Nerfed 84-85%
Nerfed 92%
MY CHANGELOG:
- Deleted an unintentional invisible spike at the 75% ball click (fix)
- Moved over the ceiling spike at 83.07% 3 small steps to the left (nerf)
- Moved the final spike at 98% 2 small steps upwards (nerf)
Want to see my biggest achievements or future plans? Click here -
docs.google.com/document/d/1pKk1ARw0mxwwL1NvVEFGu-GsToM0XhBXygbBthJH3HU/edit
Thumbnail by Rat Smacker - @ratsmacker3592
Thank you Squizaaard for letting me verify the update!!!
Channel - @squizaaard
A little over a year ago at this point during my hiatus, I beat Glisten, and I had been looking forward to the level for weeks when I was playing Stalemate Redux because I absolutely adored the gameplay style and decoration. When I played it though, the chokepoints and inconsistencies that the level had completely ruined the level for me. I ended up hating my experience, and I was extremely disappointed with it.
That remained the same until yesterday, when Squizaaard (the host of Glisten) messaged me on Discord and told me that he had made some changes to Glisten, and asked if I wanted to verify. I've always had a soft spot for this level, so of course I took the opportunity instantly. It was a chance to balance the level and fix the issues that had ruined my experience with potentially one of my favorite Extreme Demons, so there was no way I could pass up the offer. (plus it's my first extreme demon verification!!!)
Squizaaard's changes to the level basically fixed every single problem that I had with Glisten. He nerfed every chokepoint that I had a complaint with, but it's pretty much the exact same difficulty as it was before the update. I nerfed two more timings (which are in the changelog below my enjoyment) as well as deleting an unintentional invisible spike that was left in the level, and the level after that was literally exactly as I had imagined it back in 2022.
This level went from one of my least favorite extremes to now one of my top 5 favorite levels in the game. I had an absolute blast playing this, from playtesting, to relearning, to verifying. I never got mad at the level once, which RARELY ever happens for me. Funnily enough, I ended up verifying this twice on stream, since I got a visual bug due to a lag spike during the intial verification, and I wanted a clean verification video so I chose to voluntarily beat it again (I reverified it in 40 extra attempts so it didn't bring down my enjoyment whatsoever).
Massive shoutout to @squizaaard for letting me reverify this masterpiece! Visually and gameplay wise its one of my absolute favorite levels in the game. I'm incredibly happy to be the verifier of this awesome level
As of uploading this video, the update has gone live, so you should all go and give it a try! I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I did :)
Worst Deaths:
84%x1
86%x1
100%x1 (lmao)
Playtesting Attempts: 260
1st Completion Attempts: 469
2nd Completion Attempts: 40
Total Attempt Count: 769
Initial Difficulty Opinion: ~Acu Difficulty (above or below idrk)
Update Difficulty Opinion: Practically the same difficulty
Initial Enjoyment: 42/100
Update Enjoyment: 99/100
SQUIZAAARD'S CHANGELOG:
First click nerfed
Extra blue pad added at 13
Spike at 22% moved slightly to the left
Fixed slope bug at 24%
Nerfed 49%
Nerfed 78%
Nerfed 80%
Nerfed 84-85%
Nerfed 92%
MY CHANGELOG:
- Deleted an unintentional invisible spike at the 75% ball click (fix)
- Moved over the ceiling spike at 83.07% 3 small steps to the left (nerf)
- Moved the final spike at 98% 2 small steps upwards (nerf)
Want to see my biggest achievements or future plans? Click here -
docs.google.com/document/d/1pKk1ARw0mxwwL1NvVEFGu-GsToM0XhBXygbBthJH3HU/edit
