Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Upbeat Universe is a modern megacollab, which is set apart by it’s fantastic execution and consistency. While the level doesn’t seem to follow a specific theme, it’s tied together by the clean modernistic style every part uses. Furthermore, the smooth transitions help linking all the parts very well, although that unfortunately impacts the gameplay rather negatively. I mentioned this level’s great consistency, however some parts manage to outshine the rest, mainly Reki’s and TheCdPre’s parts in my opinion, both featuring incredible colors and remarkably well polished decoration. That being said, I find a few parts to lack a bit of depth, mostly abstort’s and CYT0’s parts. Overall, Upbeat Universe definitely lives up to its song in terms of quality and suits it very well, with aedr’s part being built around a darker color scheme, which the song seems to suggest. It being the only dark part in the level also makes it feel sort of out of place and I do wish some other parts expanded on said color scheme. This level is definitely one of the best modern megacollabs out there in my opinion, note that I used the LDM to avoid lag.
In terms of gameplay, I believe this level is pretty decent; for the most part, it is pretty satisfying to play, with everything past abstort’s part being absolutely fantastic in that regard. Unfortunately, as mentioned before, several transitions feel very unfair. For example, RNBW’s parts begins with two - rather precise - robot timings which get thrown at the player, not leaving much time to react. That being said, most transitions get consistent so it isn’t that big of an issue. My main problem is this level’s balancing: DevinCoyote’s part is way, way harder than the rest, the timings at 29% and 34% in particular feeling unnecessarily hard. Furthermore, abstort’s ship part is incredibly difficult, especially on 60hz. I don’t think it would be a particularly hard part with a higher refresh rate. Those two parts bump up this level’s difficulty significantly and I personally constantly died to them which eventually made the level quite boring despite the fast-paced gameplay. Overall, I would still recommend this level, especially if you’d like to improve your ship skills. Lastly, the last jump is pretty evil, as you can see in the thumbnail...

Attempts: 1526
Enjoyment: 7/10

Song name: House with legs
Artist: cYsmix
Link: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/718172