Viprin | "Sugar HIGH" (Demon) by Blueskiii, kr4t, Kazey & more | Geometry Dash 2.2 @viprin | Uploaded 6 days ago | Updated 9 hours ago
This is another entry to the NCS Gauntlet Contest that placed right outside the top 20. Like many others around those places, it's still really good, so I wanted to upload it publicly now. This is one of a handful of megacollabs submitted to the contest, and it has perhaps the most focused theme of them all. It's got a candy theme from start to finish, featuring really nice art showcasing different sweets in every part. In addition to the art, the colors used work really well with the theme too. They change quite a bit from part to part depending on the sweets pictured, keeping it more varied and intereting, while the overarching candy theme is kept consistent due to the art. This choice of theme also works perfectly with this classic NCS song. Personally, I used to listen to this one many years back when it first dropped, but it's gotten more known recently due to the Ronaldo meme.
So why did this place outside of the top 20? I feel like I've repeated this question numerous times in the last days, but I understand that many people are curious how exactly the results came to be. For this one, which has really good visuals, it was mostly about the gameplay to the judges. It does play quite well after practice, but it can take a number of practice runs to get it down. For me it took probably 3 to 4. The gameplay is very fast with many quick clicks, and that doesn't make for an easy level when the visuals are so detailed too. As a result, it gets quite learny, which it seems like some judges weren't the most fond of. You can see that there are many indicators, but it's still quite hard due to the speed. At the same time, only clicking to indicators doesn't make for the most unique gameplay experience.
I know it's still rated a Medium Demon as of writing, but this is probably the one I had the hardest time with beating myself, and noticeably more so than something like "WANNACRY" and "Neozenith". Of course the increased difficulty does not mean that it's bad or anything; it just had a very different approach to gameplay than other entries. It still deserves attention for being such a nice-looking megacollab, and if you enjoy this kinda gameplay, you should definitely try it in-game.
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Game (version): Geometry Dash (2.2)
Level: "Sugar HIGH" by Blueskiii, N3moProd, OutBite, kr4t, Vaulity, Kazey, Maykk, phonex91, SnomGMD, LewinGD, NexTphase and aquarware
ID: 110774001
Music: "Feel Good" by Syn Cole
ncs.io/feelgood
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This is another entry to the NCS Gauntlet Contest that placed right outside the top 20. Like many others around those places, it's still really good, so I wanted to upload it publicly now. This is one of a handful of megacollabs submitted to the contest, and it has perhaps the most focused theme of them all. It's got a candy theme from start to finish, featuring really nice art showcasing different sweets in every part. In addition to the art, the colors used work really well with the theme too. They change quite a bit from part to part depending on the sweets pictured, keeping it more varied and intereting, while the overarching candy theme is kept consistent due to the art. This choice of theme also works perfectly with this classic NCS song. Personally, I used to listen to this one many years back when it first dropped, but it's gotten more known recently due to the Ronaldo meme.
So why did this place outside of the top 20? I feel like I've repeated this question numerous times in the last days, but I understand that many people are curious how exactly the results came to be. For this one, which has really good visuals, it was mostly about the gameplay to the judges. It does play quite well after practice, but it can take a number of practice runs to get it down. For me it took probably 3 to 4. The gameplay is very fast with many quick clicks, and that doesn't make for an easy level when the visuals are so detailed too. As a result, it gets quite learny, which it seems like some judges weren't the most fond of. You can see that there are many indicators, but it's still quite hard due to the speed. At the same time, only clicking to indicators doesn't make for the most unique gameplay experience.
I know it's still rated a Medium Demon as of writing, but this is probably the one I had the hardest time with beating myself, and noticeably more so than something like "WANNACRY" and "Neozenith". Of course the increased difficulty does not mean that it's bad or anything; it just had a very different approach to gameplay than other entries. It still deserves attention for being such a nice-looking megacollab, and if you enjoy this kinda gameplay, you should definitely try it in-game.
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Game (version): Geometry Dash (2.2)
Level: "Sugar HIGH" by Blueskiii, N3moProd, OutBite, kr4t, Vaulity, Kazey, Maykk, phonex91, SnomGMD, LewinGD, NexTphase and aquarware
ID: 110774001
Music: "Feel Good" by Syn Cole
ncs.io/feelgood
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![Ring Trick (Demon) by Zoroa [All Coins] | Geometry Dash 2.11](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z1XZOoSH23w/hqdefault.jpg "Ring Trick (Demon) by Zoroa [All Coins] | Geometry Dash 2.11
Its been a while since Zoroas last level, at least the last serious one that I uploaded on the channel. That was Carpe Lucem released in March 2022. 1.5 years of no releases is quite a lot for someone who was consistently releasing at least a handful of levels every year for several years of 2.1. However, Id say the wait was well worth it. This is probably my favorite Zoroa level.
As usual from Zoroa, there are several cool effects to be found throughout the level. This time around, though, I find many of them to be even smoother and cooler. For example, some are used for sick transitions, such as at 0:47 and 1:35, while others are seen in the backgrounds at 0:51 and 1:02. The former examples are particularly neat, as they make each pair of parts perfectly connected to each other. All of these examples also feel like theyre from the same level, which can be said for the rest of the level and its parts too. There is a clear space theme to some parts, and while some parts have more of a mechanical design to them, this is something I interpreted as a spaceship or a space station. This makes the level as a whole come together much nicer than previous Zoroa levels that were a bit more random from part to part. The block design is quite good too, especially in the aforementioned mechanical parts, such as at 0:14. As for the colors, it has the mixing and pulsing youd expect from a space themed level, so theres not much to complain about there either.
I gave this a shot in practice despite this being recorded by Floppy, and I have to say that its quite tricky. It will definitely be a Hard Demon in difficulty. This is because of some memory and many hard timings, especially in the fast-paced wave parts (dual or not). Wave is probably my personal worst game mode in terms of skill, so its not a good mix with me. The final timing, seen at 1:52, is quite tricky whether you go for the coin or not. I cant say Im a fan of putting timings like this at the end, and I could already see myself dying there. If you dont mind that and like challenging wave and some memory, this is definitely worth trying. I hope to see Zoroa make more levels at this level of quality in the future. It will definitely get an Epic rating.
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Recorded by @Floppyyy
Game (version): Geometry Dash (2.11)
Level: Ring Trick by Zoroa
ID: 94610370
Music: Trick Room by KORAII
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/817366
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