mdnghtmlnchly by Efrxim

MAN this level is a banger. The theme Efrxim chose fits the song really well, and I’m a big fan of the level name. My favourite part of the level is definitely the first 30%, especially the UFO and ball parts. I absolutely love how the whole level slowly moves up and quickly drops a bit with a red orb click after every hit in the song, and it works so well with the gameplay because it’s surprisingly smooth and not janky at all, not to mention that the parts also look incredible. The way the parts use toggle icon visibility and layering to obscure your icon is also really cool in my opinion at least. Another aspect of the level I really like is the colour scheme. In the UFO and ball sections, I really like the use of the lights browns which are barely ever used even though they can look really nice. Grey is also one of my favourite “colours” when used along with other colours, and I’m glad to see it used. I’m not sure if I should call this style of decoration modern style, but it’s really unique in the way that it uses a darker theme instead of a happier theme which most modern levels use these days. Also, I decided to go back to 120 fps to run the level smoothly in full detail, very worth it.
As for the gameplay, I didn’t find it as fun as I was expecting going into it because some people (overgrowth) were saying that it’s the best level on the list, but I still found it very enjoyable. My only complaint with the gameplay is that the wave felt harder than the other parts, but it was still a pretty fun part so I didn’t mind it that much. I feel like this level is a bit shorter than what I normally prefer but it fits the song well so it’s definitely better with this length. The transition from the ship to the swing copter was really satisfying and probably my favourite click in the level. I’d call my experience trying to beat this pretty unlucky after dying past 55% like 20 times with 2 deaths at 80% and a death at 90%, but the level was really consistent so I didn’t get very tilted. It was actually so consistent that I got my 90% death and a 56% death within like 7 attempts before this completion.
Overall I really like this level and I’m excited to see what Efrxim makes next. Out of all the levels I’ve beaten in this game I’d definitely place this in my top 5 favourites, and I’m super glad I decided to play it. This level deserves way more attention than it currently has so I’d definitely recommend checking it out :)
Also, I have a better setup for recording clicks now so I’ll probably keep recording them for future completions.
Difficulty - Insane Demon (currently 26 on the insane demon list)
Attempts - 1195 + 3422 on a copyable
Song - ran from home by Ubimusic