Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago

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DISCORD: discord.gg/K8CEmAw

I'm back!

I hadn't really heard of Gafen in the past, nor have I seen any of their levels until now. One of their older levels, Laut, got rated yesterday, and after playing it I couldn't help but upload it. The level is a modernistic art styled level revolving around the theme of the title, Laut, which means 'sea' in Indonesian. Needless to say, I really appreciate the theming in this level. The way each part transitions into each other is really neat, especially in the water transitions between the first and second part and the second to last and last part. These transitions help the level flow exceptionally well. I also really enjoy the fact that the first and last part use the same designs, but the sky changes from blue to become a sunset. While reusing objects like this can often come off as lazy, the way the sunset rounds off the level offsets this quite a bit. I also really like how the level follows the song, such as when the song gets quieter in the second part, you go into an underwater section, and when the song gets louder, you go back above water. While the designs are very crisp and clean, the gameplay does bring up some issues. The first ufo is much harder than the rest of the level and is quite difficult to sightread (for a level requested for 6 stars) and there are a few inconsistent timings in the level, such as the green orb in the spider section. Overall, this is a well executed art level which utilizes outstanding theming, but unfortunately falls short on gameplay in certain sections.

Song:
Nadir By: 1f1n1ty
newgrounds.com/audio/listen/992124