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Geometry Dash | BLACK BLIZZARD 100% [EXTREME DEMON] by KrmaL
updated
attempt: a gorillion and a half
Attempts: 2160
👉Song: Blackhole12 - Europa
-Difficulty: Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Around Bloodbath difficulty, possibly slightly harder.
-Level Rating: 62/100
-Enjoyment: 95/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave Rebirth: youtu.be/s4oaPShL-3E
#3 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#4 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#5 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#6 Devil Vortex: youtu.be/0Jtk6hdzY3g
#7 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#8 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#9 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#10 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
Discord: Luksa#0945
My intention was to beat this solo back then and upload that. Welp, I got 93% but didn't finish it (although I count that as beating it lol). Now stumbled upon this and decided to upload for old times' sake.
The gameplay is, at its core, very enjoyable and satisfying to play. However there are a few parts that are definitely harder than the rest and take more time to learn, such as the dual. While most parts became consistent, I managed to get the biggest mindblock I've had in this game in ages. After getting 30-100 I ended up tripling my attempt count and after getting 84% doubling it before I could finally beat the level. Needless to say this got me quite frustrated and lowers my enjoyment rating by quite a lot.
This level is overall quite solid, I would say. I just had the most horrible experience with it.
Attempts: 2142
👉Song: Nirreman - Monster Hunter: World - Rotten Vale
-Difficulty: Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Broken Signal, easier than AcropoliX
-Level Rating: 72/100
-Enjoyment: 31/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave Rebirth: youtu.be/s4oaPShL-3E
#3 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#4 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#5 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#6 Devil Vortex: youtu.be/0Jtk6hdzY3g
#7 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#8 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#9 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#10 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
Discord: Luksa#0945
Attempts: 679
👉Song: EnV - Uprise
-Difficulty: Between Allegiance and Pumped up Kicks
-My difficulty rating: Good where it is i guess
-Level Rating: 57/100
-Enjoyment: 82/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave Rebirth: youtu.be/s4oaPShL-3E
#3 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#4 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#5 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#6 Devil Vortex: youtu.be/0Jtk6hdzY3g
#7 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#8 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#9 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#10 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
Discord: Luksa#0945
Attempts: 1556
👉Song: Megawolf77 - Happyyyy~???!!! (New version)
-Difficulty: Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Acu, easier than Falling Up
-Level Rating: 86/100
-Enjoyment: 93/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave Rebirth: youtu.be/s4oaPShL-3E
#3 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#4 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#5 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#6 Devil Vortex: youtu.be/0Jtk6hdzY3g
#7 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#8 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#9 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#10 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
Discord: Luksa#0945
Everything in my life has more or less changed and I started university last month, can't know for sure if I'll ever pursue playing this game seriously anymore. Therefore I though it was fitting to upload this, it is amongst my greatest achievements afterall. It would have been great to be able to finish this but for now I don't think I will.
My progress so far:
Deaths past 45%
50 x8
52 x2
54 x7
55 x9
56 x7
57 x2
59 x4
63 x3
64
65
68
69
Notable runs
45-100 x2
57-100 x3
45-96 x3
45-98
21-71
21-72
Anyways Your Eternity is a really cool easy level by my dear friend Custi, I would rate it around 6 stars of difficulty. The first part is really cool and detailed especially in-game, having a natural chaotic atmosphere. The following parts are also really neat from the falling minecarts to the glowing crystals. Initially I thought the drop was a little intension-lacking but I grew to like the part with the fuzzy clouds and somewhat soft ambience. I wish the last part had more variety from the previous parts though. I also think the level would have benefitted from a couple additional parts in the end, now it feels like it ends in the middle of something.
All in all a really good, feature-worthy level!
Custi returns with yet another amazing level, this one following the theme from the Ghostbusters -series. This is easily one of his best work and probably THE best when it comes to variety and overall quality of each part.
Easy demon difficulty.
I don't like Sonic Wave, I don't like the decoration on this and don't like the fact that some parts are unnecessarily harder than in the original. I played this for one day when I beat SW, then picked it up again after beating Devil Vortex and took a few days to complete it. My AB 89% is still my only death in the last wave in any SW version lmfao. The 81% on this was quite unfortunate though.
Attempts: 3060
👉Song: F-777 - Sonic Blaster
-Difficulty: #65 on Pointercrate
-My difficulty rating: ~65, one spot above SW fits.
-Level Rating: 20/100
-Enjoyment: 35/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave Rebirth:
#3 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#4 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#5 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#6 Devil Vortex: youtu.be/0Jtk6hdzY3g
#7 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#8 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#9 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#10 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
Discord: Luksa#0945
Quite inconsistent of a level, 85% being a true run killer in every occasion. The wave spam was more consistent than I thought, sometimes I could pass it almost every attempt with jitterclick, though sometimes I couldn't jitter steadily enough. First 40% were really consistent at the end and the 70% wave became rather fun and consistent.
In my opinion this level should be below stalemate redux, since without the last wave being impossible and the rather inconsistent spam at 57 I don't think this would be list-worthy anymore.
Attempts: 4498
👉Song: Nemesistheory - Weeping Demon
-Difficulty: #94 on Pointercrate
-My difficulty rating: ~112 on Pointercrate
-Level Rating: 45/100
-Enjoyment: 57/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Devil Vortex (lmfao)
#6 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#7 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#8 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#9 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#10 RGB: youtu.be/XITS4QS7Sks
Discord: Luksa#0945
I am trying my hardest to beat this level and I believe I can do it eventually. I have good motivation currently and 45-100 is definitely the harder half by far. Now I just need to get good at the first half and I have a shot.
18k attempts in, this is way, way harder than Bloodlust. Love this level too, never gets annoying for me although being like the most inconsistent and brutal challenge.
Parts:
Song remix: ubersTH
0:00 Latezk
0:18 Exygon
0:55 Luksa
feddy
I wanted to beat something easy for a video to try these new clicks and decided to beat this since I had heard it was easy. And yeah it was, only took me 42 minutes and I managed to fluke it from 20% due to overpracticing 30-100%. It was rather fun too, didn't find any big flaws in it.
Attempts: 556
👉Song: Goukisan - Guitar vs. Piano 1.2
-Difficulty: Easy Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Forbidden Isle, easier than Penombre
-Level Rating: 65/100
-Enjoyment: 95/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 RGB: youtu.be/XITS4QS7Sks
#10 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
Discord: Luksa#0945
0:00 Lmao by MazZeddy & More
Lmao is, in my opinion, one of the best-looking levels to come out this year. The atmosphere and theming is really well made and the quality of decoration and art is amazing throughout the entire level. The gameplay, though, is really poorly playtested and inconsistent, making it a nightmare to actually play the level, although watching it is a pleasure.
-Date of Completion: 29 Mar 2022
-Attempts: 594
-Decoration: 10/10
-Gameplay: 3/10
-Enjoyment: 35/100
1:23 Swirling Fire by Jenkins
I found out about this level when I saw it in Viprin's 2021 award nominee video and instantly fell in love with its visuals and theming (unfortunately I had to use an LDM). Turned out that although being quite learny, it was really fun and consistent to play as well! I really love Jenkins' style in terms of both decoration and gameplay and this level is no exception.
-Date of Completion: 23 Dec 2021
-Attempts: 348
-Decoration: 10/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 100/100
3:05 BLRPL LGHTS by Novaach
(This is rated hard demon in-game but I think it definitely deserves to be Insane...)
I have known about this level ever since it came out but only now had the time to give it a try. Visually I really think this level succeeds with the dim atmosphere and purple-red color scheme. Some parts, like the swing copter, are really unique and memorable as well. The gameplay is quite one of it's kind and decently consistent. Unfortunately I had a rather unpleasant and unlucky experience with this, which is sad because it is such a good level.
-Date of Completion: 30 Mar 2022
-Attempts: 434
-Decoration: 9/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 65/100
5:12 Action by MarshMarlow
(This was later demoted to a hard demon but I think it's borderline so I'm keeping it in this video)
Yet another banger level with amazing decoration and even more amazing gameplay. This was such a blast to play and it was quite easy for an insane demon too. Bold from MarshMarlow to take on remaking a true 2.0 classic, but I think Action executes the original theme and energy perfectly. I recommend this level for everyone.
-Date of Completion: 10 Nov 2021
-Attempts: 160
-Decoration: 9.5/10
-Gameplay: 9.5/10
-Enjoyment: 100/100
6:47 Fiber by Shocksidian
I played this in an insane demon roulette a couple days ago and thought it looked nice. And it is, for the most part. For such an old level the decoration is still really good. The biggest problem is the gameplay and balancing: some parts are literally free whereas the last dual is really hard and learny, the 58% ship is the hardest chokepoint and the 40% cube is just abysmally stupid and annoying. I had a really shitty experience with this and got really unlucky, dying to the last dual 8 times and then to 98%...
-Date of Completion: 30 Mar 2022
-Attempts: 442
-Decoration: 7/10
-Gameplay: 4/10
-Enjoyment: 15/100
8:27 Dark Tides by rKath
(This was later demoted to a hard demon but I think it is definitely an insane demon)
I had to play this for the DLWC qualifier round and learned it for that. Decent level, nothing much to add, besides the ending being really hard and chokeable.
-Date of Completion: 13 Dec 2021
-Attempts: 337
-Decoration: 5/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 86/100
9:47 El Dorado by LmAnubis
True classic level here, quite shit tbh. Somehow ended up taking me more attempts than it's extreme demon sequel, Forbidden Isle lmao. I was really struggling with it though, I beat this at the time when my motivation was below the ground.
-Date of Completion: 1 Jan 2022
-Attempts: 605
-Decoration: 5/10
-Gameplay: 4/10
-Enjoyment: 38/100
10:57 Exploring Space by Sumsar
I only beat this fucking hot garbage because of my never-ending quest to beat all Finnish rated levels. Cool ideas and concepts but unfortunately 2.0. One of the shittiest experiences in this game as of late.
-Date of Completion: 11 Oct 2021
-Attempts: 847
-Decoration: 2/10
-Gameplay: 1/10
-Enjoyment: 4/100
12:28 Circles Evolution by Findexi
One of the most forgettable levels I've beaten, not a good one either. The gameplay is poorly balanced and buggy with annoying transitions, I also really dislike the song and decoration.
-Date of Completion: 30 Sep 2021
-Attempts: 535
-Decoration: 2/10
-Gameplay: 3/10
-Enjoyment: 42/100
14:32 Theory of the Past by Ggboy
Once again I only beat this because I want to beat all Finnish levels. I got really fucking unlucky and frustrated once again: I got 72% on my very first attempt from 0, 85% 5 minutes later and then it took me another hour to eventually beat it. Probably one of my most random reactions as well, didn't even remember this one before I started editing this video lmao
-Date of Completion: 29 Sep 2021
-Attempts: 369
-Decoration: 3/10
-Gameplay: 5/10
-Enjoyment: 25/100
Discord: Luksa#0945
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Got to say this level is criminally underrated on the list at the moment, sitting below levels like Stalemate Redux and Digital Descent, though I think it is harder than Catalyze! Please move this up lmao.
The level itself is really good and the full detail decoration is really one of a kind and cool. However I think the level is much more enjoyable and consistent in the second half of the level. The first half is much more boring and annoying and the song isn't that good ngl, whereas the second half is really interesting music-wise. Most of the time playing from 0 was just dying at the ball and wave all over again, easily racking up 300 attempts in half an hour. Either it was that or it was really consistent, so somewhat on/off for me.
Attempts: 9033 (4,5k old + 4,5k new)
👉Song: Nandinanubis - Surrended (Original Mix)
-Difficulty: #115 on the list (underrated)
-My difficulty rating: ~#100 on the list, see above
-Level Rating: 82/100
-Enjoyment: 71/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 RGB (this video)
#10 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
Discord: Luksa#0945
In short, this is the longest time any extreme has taken me, almost 5 years.
In long, I first played this level in June 2017. I had gotten 98% on Bloodbath a couple weeks earlier and had just dropped it, deciding to do ABP as my 200th demon instead. I got 69-100% and some other small runs but lost motivation rather quickly, although I remember spending at least 2k attempts on the level then lmao.
Next time I picked the level up again it was December 2017. I streamed the level five times during December and January and got to 72% and 71% x2. My last stream of the level was titled "this level sucks tbh" so it's rather obvious that I soon dropped it again.
The third time I took up the level in 2020 if I remember correctly, might have been late 2019 too but I'm really not sure. Anyways, that time I managed to get to the 70's dual over 35 times but never passed it. This was due to sync issues: the dual was in different sync when playing in normal mode compared to startpos runs. This made the first clicks unbelievably hard because of the blind transition. Those few times I got past the first clicks I panicked and died later, getting to 73% at most. At the time I thought the sync issue was due to my computer as had frequent sync problems with nearly every level no matter how many objects. After a long grind I gave up once again.
3 days ago I picked the level up once again and played it before and after work, getting 40-100 and 71% on my first day of coming back. The sync issue was there again and I died to the beginning of the duals a few times the next day. This time I knew that the problem wasn't my computer's fault or anything since I've used auto music sync hack for a while now and it nearly completely removes sync issues. Thanks to RpgRaketti's advice I manage to realise that I was doing ONE click at Woogi's part a little too late and it messed up the sync (tysm gd hitboxes...) All these years the issue was just me doing it wrong. Ironic. I beat the level the next day with no problems. I died 3 times to the wave after the dual but it was okay since now I was positive that I could easily beat the level any attempt. GG, this is the longest time any extreme has taken me. I really think that if I had discovered the root of the sync problem back then, I would had easily beaten the level in 2017 or 2018 but oh well, shit happens.
About the level: for the time it was made it is surely one of the best-looking and well-made levels to exist. I really like the decoration and the gameplay is good for the most part. A few transitions are annoying, such as 31%, 47%, 69%, 71% and 77%, 71 being by far the worst because it is a blind timing that made my experience the way it was due to sync failures.
Attempts: about 850 new attempts and est. 5-8k old, possibly even more
👉Song: Goukisan - Betrayal of Fate
-Difficulty: Harder than The Hell Factory, easier than Prismatic Haze
-My difficulty rating: no fucking clue lmao
-Level Rating: 92/100
-Enjoyment: 70/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
I played this for the DLWC round and picked it up as a break from Darkened. I quickly got decent progress like runs 60-100 and 46-100. Everything seemed to be quite good and I was enjoying the level. Beginning to grind the first pre-chorus was when things took a turn. It was one of the most tedious level beginnings I've countered yet and I was really struggling. Then I had to take a few days long break from the level and soon an another one. I started to lose consistency quickly and my motivation to regain consistency every time after a break was starting to run low. At some point I was really tired after work several days in a row and was just forcing myself to play it because the dlwc tournament was getting closer and I still hadn't beaten the level. It was absolutely, unconditionally intolerable and I hated every second of it. In the end I couldn't quite finish the level before the competition despite having some consistency bursts and getting to the last chorus close to 10 times. With my ego shattered I went to the dlwc match where I finally beat the level for the first time. I did alright in the contest considering my record of struggling with the level, but we still ended up losing, unfortunately.
I really wish I had a better experience with this level, but sometimes things just don't go your way lol. Btw when I got 93 the first time I had around 1,7k attempts and when I beat the level I had over 2,9k. Yeah...
Attempts: 2917
👉Song: 4Cat - All I Do Is Spam (BrokenDiss)
-Difficulty: Harder than Sakupen Hell, easier than Darkened
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Darkened, easier than Ithacropolis
-Level Rating: 85/100
-Enjoyment: 7/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
About the level, I have really mixed feelings. My experience with the level wasn't all that good. The level itself with it's decoration and most gameplay is really good quality. Bianox' part is by far the most inconsistent and hard, all the rest get rather consistent after practice. The level is really slow and simple so it can get really boring after a while.
I started practicing this right when it was announced as a level for the DLWC round. On my first day I got 40-100 but I had to take a few days break from playing. Then I played it on a few days without doing any progress. After that I had lost all consistency and basically had to relearn everything, which I didn't feel like so I moved onto Blade of Justice and Removed Submission, my other DLWC levels. A couple weeks later I came back for it and finally managed to do it. All these breaks and my huge mindblock at the moment resulted in me taking almost 3k attempts to finish this level, which feels really much although this level is quite high on the legacy list. Well, this care for attempt counts is something I should really shake off of me since it affects my motivation and is really just very stupid.
Attempts: 2816
👉Song: Creo - Dark Tides
-Difficulty: Above Removed Submission and below Ithacropolis on the list
-My difficulty rating: Easier than Removed Submission, harder than Sakupen Hell
-Level Rating: 81/100
-Enjoyment: 36/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
👉Song: Travis Scott, HVME - Goosebumps REMIX
Attempts: 1463
👉Song: Creo - Red Haze
-Difficulty: Easier than Conical Depression, harder than The Hell Factory
-My difficulty rating: I agree with above
-Decoration: 6/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 82/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
Attempts: 1359 now + at least 2500 back then
👉Song: Rukkus - Dev-Bassdownlow Remix
-Difficulty: Above Conical Depression in legacy list
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Bloodbath, easier than Betrayal of Fate
-Decoration: 1/10
-Gameplay: 2/10
-Enjoyment: 25/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
About the rebeat though... I got 73% within 10 minutes of playing but it took me 1 hour and 20 minutes to finally rebeat it. Safe to say this wasn't the experience I hoped to have after all these years but well, it's done now.
Most attempts were from practicing the wave and grinding the first part from 0.
Attempts: 1288
👉Song: Waterflame - Pain Engine
-Difficulty: Below Hell Factory in legacy list
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Breakout, easier than Niflheim
-Decoration (full detail): 9/10
-Gameplay: 1/10
-Enjoyment: 35/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
Overall a really fun and easy extreme demon, would recommend to do this as one of your first extremes! It's a short one as well.
Attempts: 686 that I know of (300 yesterday) but probably a few more in some lost copy.
👉Song: Creo - Rivals
-Difficulty: Easy Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Thanatophobia, easier than Cataclysm
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 8/10
-Enjoyment: 85/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
I never thought a click-sync level could be good, but seems like this is the very first one to break that assumption. While it's not perfect with its sync, it is really close. I enjoyed this game for the first time in a while and the level never got boring to play from 0% although I died like 30 times after 50%. In the end I could get to 50% almost every attempt because the spams weren't too bad for me.
As for the difficulty... I have no idea. This level really depends on your skillset and ability to spam. For me the 2nd half was by far the hardest, especially the 63-64% wave whereas the first drop spams were really manageable. I've seen some people rate this as a high extended list demon and other as a high-end insane demon. I really can't tell myself.
Attempts: 1952
👉Song: Panda Eyes - Highscore
-Difficulty: Not placed yet
-My difficulty rating: No idea, maybe list worthy, maybe not
-Decoration: 9/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 90/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
This is one of the easiest extremes out there and it took me a week to beat. Yeah, that says something...
Decently fun and piss easy, except 62-79% are harder than the rest, especially the wave. I died multiple times pretty much everywhere within that area and had at least 15 wave deaths.
Attempts: 704
👉Song: Dj-Nate - Center of Existence
-Difficulty: Easy Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Harder than Forbidden Isle, Easier than Crowd Control
-Decoration: 5/10
-Gameplay: 5/10
-Enjoyment: 30/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
This is honestly a sick level. The visuals in full detail are really unique and well executed, though I had to play in ldm because of lag. The gameplay is also really good and balanced. Had some skill issues with this as usual but nonetheless a great entry extreme!
Unfortunately I've been quite demotivated to play gd lately so for a while this tournament will likely be the only thing I do in this game aside from some star grinding.
Attempts: 872
👉Song: Tomboyy - Kids
-Difficulty: Extreme Demon
-My difficulty rating: Around Acu difficulty
-Decoration: 10/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 95/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave: youtu.be/mgxNmQZVk-A
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
Discord: Luksa#0945
This is a level that I've picked up more than five times, always played for a few days, re-learned, gained consistency, got far and then suddenly lost all consistency and gave up. This cycle repeated every time until now I finally beat it in 3 days of playing.
This never felt like a complete experience, because I never played this for a long time, just short multiple short periods. Yatagarasu took me more attempts and time, I also played it for weeks/months at a time, which built up more emotion towards the level. This level never forged that bond, it was just annoying and frustrating to always repeat the cycle I described above. I feel relieved to finally have it done, though. I guess this is harder than yata, it is a really skill based extreme anyways, whereas yata is more an endurance test. I don't really care tbh.
Attempts: 14 883 including all old attempts
👉Song: F-777 - Sonic Blaster
-Difficulty: #51 on the Demons list
-My difficulty rating: ~51
-Decoration: 1/10
-Gameplay: 4/10
-Enjoyment: 12/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Sonic Wave
#3 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#4 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#5 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#6 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#7 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#8 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#9 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
This is Custi's longest level to date and man, it carries the high quality throughout the entire level well! I'm surprised that he managed to make such a long level with no real low points, truly amazing. The amazing theme, designs, details and variety are what really makes this level stand out from the masses. My only complaints are a couple blind transitions at 45% and 69%, the spam-heavy gameplay part at the end and obviously the end screen transition, which is very lacking and surprisingly lame. This is because Custi ran out of groups but I think the transition could have been made better, now the background just sort of falls down, which looks really odd. While the cutscene is fitting and nice to look at, it gets a little boring when playing from 0 since it's so long. Despite these couple flaws, the level is absolutely stunning and beautiful with easy and fairly sight-readable gameplay and I can't emphasize enough on how much I love the theming and journey through the world...
Definitely epic worthy, since it barely even lags. I expect this to place high in the Creator Guild CC.
Attempts: 23
👉Song: Lashmush - Mater Infinitum Part III
-Difficulty: N/A
-My difficulty rating: Easy Demon (will probably get medium because of the length)
-Decoration: 10/10
-Gameplay: 8/10
-Enjoyment: 94/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
Let's see how long it'll take me to beat it, would be my new hardest. One thing I've learned playing hard levels is that even though it seems like I'm really close to beating them, it might take a really long time to actually finish. Glad I'm still motivated to play this, might be able to pull it through without any long breaks!
Currently a little more than 11k attempts in. I think it is harder than Bloodlust despite having faster progress with less attempts, because I am now a lot better than when I started playing Bloodlust.
I do not regret this.
Also got some structuring practice, not sure if I'll continue with this style but it was fun to play around with a lot of slopes.
I do not own the song in this video.
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
This level is very unbalanced, with 60-100 being almost free, especially the boss fight (still managed to die there 3 times how), the duals being really learny but rather consistent in the end and the pre-drop being a pain in the ass with it's tight timings and the diarrhea ship section. Despite all of this, and the fact that the level looks really bad and outdated, it wasn't too bad an experience. I was prepared for much worse so it ended up being not that bad. Also I fluked from 10 to 79% but it took a long while after that to beat it.
Attempts: 1389
👉Song: Shtriga - Moon Stride
-Difficulty: Easy Extreme
-My difficulty rating:
-Decoration: 1/10
-Gameplay: 3/10
-Enjoyment: 60/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
0:00 Interstellar Infant by fault
This level is really fun to play despite a couple choke points. I beat this all the way back in March so can't really remember the exact experience but I remember it being a great level. Looks good as well and the song gives instant happy vibes.
-Attempts: 163
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 88/100
1:31 Mastermind by Hinds
Hinds' first solo level in a while. The level is more memory based with some skill sections, making it a really fun level to play. It took me a while to learn but it was fairly consistent.
-Attempts: 346
-Decoration: 7/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 80/100
3:02 Kappa Boss Fight by Jeyzor
Oh boy, this level is a real trip down memory lane. This came out all the way back in 2016 when I didn't even nearly have the skill to beat it. 5 and a half years later I finally picked it up and completed it as a part of my journey to beat all rated Finnish levels. Many of Jeyzor's levels are total garbage but this was, in fact, quite tolerable.
-Attempts: 391 (+6 to rebeat)
-Decoration: 69/420
-Gameplay: 5/10
-Enjoyment: 65/100
4:17 Abandoned Machine by Jeyzor
Jeyzor does it again! Utter garbage and fucking dogshit duals with inconsistent transitions and shitty balancing. This is one of the reasons why beating all of Jeyzor's levels was such a pain in the ass. Nothing about this level is even moderately good. The gameplay, decoration and song are all most disgusting diarrhea I've ever seen.
-Attempts: 973
-Decoration: 1/10
-Gameplay: 1/10
-Enjoyment: 4/100
5:49 PogChamp Boss Fight by Jeyzor
This was surprisingly good but still not even close a tolerable level. Kappa boss fight is better in every way, this is just a cheap low effort rip-off. The boss fight is really annoying at first because there are very little visual clues to what's coming next, added with some really tight gaps to fit into. I was also very unlucky with this.
-Attempts: 418
-Decoration: 2/10
-Gameplay: 4/10
-Enjoyment: 38/100
7:00 The Janus Miracle
Tried this a couple years ago but didn't succeed. Now it took me about 20 minutes to beat. The ship is quite difficult but everything else is relatively free. Looks ugly and plays like garbage.
-Attempts: 152 (+ 400 or something old)
-Decoration: 1/10
-Gameplay: 3/10
-Enjoyment: 25/100
8:48 Hex Master by Custi
This is one of the few levels by my good friend, Custi, that I don't particularly like. This came after his first breakthrough level, Falling Skies, and fall short in decoration and gameplay. While the theming is satisfying, most ideas are executed quite poorly due to Custi wanting the level out quickly. The problem with the gameplay is desync on my end, which isn't really Custi's fault. I was visiting him when he was making this and the duals were very consistent but when I played them on my own device, they were suddenly very off-sync. After picking up and dropping the level multiple times and with the help of the new auto music sync hack, I was finally able to complete it.
-Attempts: 872
-Decoration: 7/10
-Gameplay: 2/10 (would be 9/10 if it worked for me)
-Enjoyment: 15/100
10:10 Eternal Flame by James
This and the following three don't have clicks in the recording so I put them last, even though I beat them in early June. Anyways, this was quite a fun level to play and the theming is very well executed. The song is interesting as well and I really like the melancholic vibe. The gameplay is a little awkward at some points but overall a decent level.
-Attempts: 249
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 7.5/10
-Enjoyment: 70/100
11:23 MagmaCore by Endlevel
Never knew about this level's existence before I played it but it was quite interesting. The claustrophobic feeling and tight sections make the level really different and I like the old-ish decoration style, although I think it could have been executed better. Gameplay was a little awkward at some points though, luckily I fluked it from 45%
-Attempts: 234
-Decoration: 7/10
-Gameplay: 6/10
-Enjoyment: 75/100
12:52 Bit Reaper by Vlacc
This level is praised for it's perfect gameplay and decoration but I don't get why. I think the gameplay is an unbalanced and inconsistent mess and it is really boring to play from 0. The hardest parts are near the end and it's really frustrating to die there over and over again. The decoration is good though.
-Attempts: 784
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 5/10
-Enjoyment: 43/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
I found out this was rated yesterday and decided to try it out today, beating it in 1,5 hours and getting my best fluke in an extreme demon ever 26-100%.
The level is quite a lot easier than the original but I think this is still easily extended list worthy. The gameplay is quite easy for someone like me who has already beaten the original, harder one. Although it's been over a year since I beat Erebus, the level is so muscle memory heavy that it was really convenient to start playing this. Some of the hardest parts are nerfed down and the memory maze is piss easy. I made sure to practice the level well before normal mode, which obviously paid off :D
Decoration-wise I think this is pretty cool, I played it on LDM but it still looks pretty cool.
Attempts: 685 (of which 120 are old)
👉Song: xKore - Event Horizon
-Difficulty: Extreme Demon (not placed on the list yet)
-My difficulty rating: Around 100-130 on the list
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 10/10
-Enjoyment: 97/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
#1 "Curie" gameplay part
This part was made for a recently started megacollab hosted by Xinpa and involving people from the Siniristi discord server. I wouldn't say it is my best work. It syncs well and has some creative qualities to it but some structures and segments are lacking. This part is going to be decorated by JerkRat, who has luckily made some changes to the lacking structuring!
#2 "Master of Puppets" gameplay part 1
Part made for the layout megacollab hosted by Tuomaster. The collab will have the entirety of the song Master of Puppets by Metallica in it (over 8 minutes). My first part made for this collab is decently good and fairly enjoyable to play. I think the cube-ship dual looks a bit wack but mosty I like the part.
#3 "Master of Puppets" gameplay part 2
The second part to this collab is, in my opinion, some of the best gameplay I have ever made. I find the gameplay extremely enjoyable, it goes well to the music, has creative elements and decent structuring. Really proud of this one!
#4 ??? gameplay part
This part is made for a collab going by the project name of "Redux Redux Redux" (It's a redux of a redux of a level called redux lmao). This collab's gameplay is made by some of the best Finnish players and is aimed to be a really difficult level. Unfortunately, the project is in a stalemate at the moment. This is the last part of the layout and I find it recently good. I think I managed to execute the duals fairly well and they are very consistent as well once learned. Not my best gameplay but I'll take it.
#5 "Edge of the World" gameplay part
Hosted by Latezk, Edge of the World is an upcoming extreme demon megacollab. My part is once again the final part of the level, also some of my favorite gameplay of my own. It syncs well to the music although being a really slow and quiet part. I had fun experimenting with the moving platform as a base for the gameplay part.
#6 ??? gameplay part
This is a part made for a friend, Rain, a while back. It is aimed to be extreme demon difficulty. I have mixed feelings about this part: on one hand it flows quite well, syncs with the music and deals with some creative concepts, but on the other hand it feels a little bit rushed although it really isn't, also lacks some structuring and polishing. It is fairly fun to play, though, so I'll give it that.
#7 Unfinished layout
This project was meant to be a sequel to Water Moccasin, a level by me and Custi back in 2018. Once again, I would make the gameplay and help with ideas, and Custi would decorate. However, back then I had problems with a broken computer and being busy with irl stuff so the project was soon laid to rest. The layout itself isn't too good and I ran out of ideas very quickly so there's that. I believe that if we are going to revive this project, it'll be started from scratch with a new song and everything.
#8 "Freak on a leash" unfinished layout
I made this layout in January 2020 and it was meant to cover the whole song, being more than 4 minutes long. I ran out of motivation soon so now there's only the first part. This layout, however, may be completed some day because I find it fairly intriguing and fun. Some parts would be completely remade and of course, lots of new added, but I think this has many unique and fun concepts and I don't want it to completely go to waste.
BONUS: "Arcana" unfinished level
Not much to say about this, it is just a little beginning of a level I started in 2018. I am not a creator so the project failed quite quickly but it was fun while it lasted. I still fantasize of finishing this project some day but I doubt it'll ever happen.
Thanks for watching or something yea
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Catalyze: youtu.be/x9H9T3tadSo
#5 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#6 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#7 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#8 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#9 Auditory Breaker: youtu.be/9OGrqR_pylM
#10 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
I'm 100% confident that this is easier than Zaphkiel, opposed to the demon list order. Catalyze is much easier to learn, more consistent and overall has easier gameplay and wider spaces compared to its sister level. However, although Zaphkiel is much more second half heavy and everything, I found Catalyze to be less interesting and quite a boring experience. So my list placements to the surrounding levels would be the following:
ZAPHKIEL ------ Catalyze - Digital Descent --- Stalemate Redux
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Attempts: 4675
👉Song: Kolkian - Catalyze
-Difficulty: #72 on the demon list
-My difficulty rating: #69 (read above)
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 70/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
(The new #4 is this)
#4 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#5 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#6 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#7 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#8 Auditory Breaker: youtu.be/9OGrqR_pylM
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
It was amazing to see the progression of this level, watching both Custi and Jerk building it on call. If I'm not mistaken, Jerkrat made the beginning part, the first part of the drop and the text in the end art, Flaksy made most of the layout and Custi made everything else (with Jerk giving ideas, helping with execution etc.) This level is insanely fun and consistent as well, Custi asked me to help playtesting among others but there was only a couple small fixes I had to offer, everything else was great already! With ~190k objects I thought this level would lag a lot for me but it plays really well and has a good ldm as far as I'm concerned.
This is an insane demon, but not a hard one. It is mostly skill-based with not too much learning (except a little in the last part) and no particularly hard timings or anything.
Once again, good job Custi and Jerk for the amazing atmosphere and Flaksy for enjoyable gameplay!
Attempts: I was playtesting so not sure, but I'd guess it would take me 150-300 attempts to beat this blind.
👉Song: Eleps - Fire (Metalstep)
-Difficulty: Not rated yet (to be insane demon)
-My difficulty rating: Easy to average Insane Demon
-Decoration: 10/10
-Gameplay: 10/10
-Enjoyment: 97/100
My top 10 achievements:
#1 Bloodlust: youtu.be/F0iw3L3O7Kg
#2 Yatagarasu: youtu.be/WCa3T3OxBlQ
#3 Erebus: youtu.be/sH0HBocmJgw
#4 Digital Descent: youtu.be/RXTiy2yaGxg
#5 Zaphkiel: youtu.be/cod0vuzvGI0
#6 Stalemate Redux: youtu.be/vvS2rSv2PMo
#7 Artificial Ascent: youtu.be/ERf9K629KOw
#8 Auditory Breaker: youtu.be/9OGrqR_pylM
#9 Sinister Incision: youtu.be/PxvAV0w2sQM
#10 Black Blizzard: youtu.be/p51V-JM9Xow
Zaphkiel by Darwin has been a level that I've always wanted to beat. Such a shame that it became my unluckiest level completion ever. After over 90 deaths at the lava part of past it I would eventually be victorious.
This level. I really enjoy almost every aspect of it: the song is really good and catchy, the gameplay is mostly fair and low in bugs and the decoration stands well quality-wise through the test of time. Only minor criticism can be said about these qualities. The level is 2nd half-heavy, which lowers it's enjoyability for me but not by much. The only wave that was not fun to play was the 2nd one, which acted as sort of a gatekeeper to the rest of the level.
Even though I was really, really unlucky, I still found the level really enjoyable. This is definitely harder than Digital Descent though, no doubt about it. Even though I was unlucky, the level is attempt-grindy at first and I had hand pains to slower my pace, I found it more difficult than DD. I could have beaten this in 4,5k or so if my luck was even average.
Attempts: 6680
👉Song: GolchianCat - Zaphkiel
-Difficulty: #71 on the Demons list (harder than dd imo, move this up)
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 68/100 (Would have been ~90 if I wasn't so unlucky)
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This first one is a song that I found to have a really amazing intro and I wanted to make gameplay for it. I think it turned out pretty good, at least it's fun to play! Slipknot is also one of my favorite bands and I have wanted to make a layout with one of their songs for a while now.
Song: Slipknot - Pulse of the Maggots
I do not own any of the music in this video.
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I found this level quite straight forward with not much memory gp and mostly just skill. The ufo parts seemed to be the hardest parts but somehow I fluked all of them (from 52% that is)
Attempts: 640
👉Song: Waterflame - Control: Crowd
-Difficulty: Easy Extreme Demon
-Decoration: 5/10
-Gameplay: 8/10
-Enjoyment: 90/100
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👉Song: Nirreman - Donkey Kong Country: Aquatic Ambiance
-Difficulty: Easy Demon
-Decoration: 9/10
-Gameplay: 9/10
-Enjoyment: 95/100
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I started playing this level after Bloodlust and beat it a little less than 2 weeks later. Been busy with work and irl stuff so I can't really play every day, but got this out of the way pretty quickly in my books!
About the level... it's not very good. It was pretty easy to practice at first and I got 56-100 within 700 attempts. Then, of course, I got to devon and etzer's parts, which are infamous for the increase in difficulty. At first I found Devon extremely difficult but then learned that I was going the first cube wrong, af6tert which it became a lot easier. However for me, the most frustrating and gatekeeping part of the level was the first 40%. It is easily the easier half of the level and there are no hard parts. But even after that, it kept keeping me in struggle until the very end and it was really mentally draining. I found myself dying to random parts all over again and rarely getting to the truly hard parts, which are devon and etzer. Glad I finally beat this so I don't have to play that bullshit half anymore.
Even after the struggle I found this level an easier experience than Artificial Ascent, which is relieving since that means I've gotten better at the game. I still think this level is a bit overrated, maybe move it a few spots down in the demonlist?
Attempts: 4789 (900 from ancient practice runs)
👉Song: Creo - Carnivores
-Difficulty: #65 on the Demonlist (~#70 imo)
-Decoration: 6/10
-Gameplay: 4/10
-Enjoyment: 42/100
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This is Custi's (formerly Xingtik) newest piece of art, and oh boy what a blast it is! Arguably his best level to date and the most intense atmosphere I've seen in a level in a while. The decoration, theming and bossfight are really blossoming on this one and it's an honor to be the verifier! My only complaints are that the decoration becomes a little repetitive later on, although it does alter a bit between parts and when coming to the climax, the bossfight. The gameplay is also very simple if not counting the boss so it becomes a little tedious to play from zero. This is also because I didn't have the best mood and day today so that can't be blamed too much on the level haha.
Go play it! Deserves attention!!!!
-Difficulty: Medium-Hard Insane Demon
-Decoration: 9/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 79/100
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In late 2019 I started playing the extension for fun but after 3,5k attempts I couldn't quite do it. So I lay the level to rest until in late 2020 I picked it up again to mess around. Soon I got the entirety of the extension down within 1,5k attempts. When 2020 came to an end, RpgRaketti, Artsi and for a short period, MirQ, were also trying their hands on this beast. We declared a Finnish Bloodlust race between us. MirQ was the first one to give in. Artsi got to the extension once but soon withdrew from the race, leaving me and Raketti to the final duel. After some competitive weeks Raketti got 87% and I got 95%. This is were the race would stagnate for months due to both of us having no motivation to continue. In late May Raketti returned back to the level and made quick progress, forcing me to return as well. A few weeks later... I succeeded.
I want to thank RpgRaketti, Artsi and MirQ for racing this with me, I wouldn't have got the motivation to finish it without this race.
This could be the hardest thing I will ever beat.
Also the Finnish #1 demon changed 3 times within 36 hours :D First Artsi beat Arctic Lights, 14 hours later JHDash77 beat Frozen Cave and today I beat Bloodlust.
Attempts: ~23k
👉Song: Dimrain47 - At the speed of light
👉Intro Song: Gojira - Pray
-Difficulty: #17 on the Demon List
-Decoration: 8/10
-Gameplay: 7/10
-Enjoyment: 70/100
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