[ti]Demon[/ti]Retrospect by me and more

Every time I check the date of this post, I cringe so hard on my abilities to clear my to-do list.

Sorry for pulling myself to finish this post after a whole year. I am going to say this from the start, but this level is one of the best levels I have seen in this board. My review was very long for other levels, but this one has been laughably short. This is good. I am going to say this a dozen times in the review. :I

Splitting into gameplay and decoration...

Gameplay
I think the gameplay is just mind-blowing! I don’t see any level-breaking traps or bad takes on design, and the level just flows well. Too bad I’m too unskilled to finish the level. I am an incompetent Level Judge. Here are some more compliments, er, I mean comments I can think of.

0% to 6%: This part is nice! I think the sync, the variety has been done well, and serves as a good build-up, despite it being at double speed.
6% to 16%: This part feels clastrophphobic. I am not sure whether this is intended, and it is perfectly okay as a design choice, but I think I should mention this in case this is not what is intended.
53%: I always think that stacking portals on top of orbs with full opacity is not a good idea. Every time I crash on there the first time. Although I know memory is a thing, especially for 1.9 themed levels, I think it would not hurt to make the portals less opaque.
56% to 66%: Best section of the level, hands down. The narrow tunnel did not stop the player from moving dynamically and I feel like the potential of the gamemodes used are realized to its finest. That is a fun part to play.

I don't think this needs reminding, but for everyone who are reading this post, or for your future reference in case you suddenly feel your layout is trash: a layout sparks in variety and uniqueness, and also does sync and readability well. This level, in my opinion, checks all the boxes.

Decoration
This is one of the best decorated 1.9-themed level I have ever seen. This level has so much detail and I would say the effort put in them is even more than those epic 2.1 levels. Though I have something to nitpick, down here.

- 38%: The arrows signifying the jumps seems to blend in the background and is not easily seen. I think this is bad because these arrow are meant to stand out for the player to realize that there is a jump. I think change in opacity and the value of the colour may help.
- The end screen seems to fade out and fade in. Don’t Fade and Don’t Enter can be used, and I don’t think that ruins the feel of being 1.9. You slipped some 2.0 or 2.1 elements into the level, anyways, so it won't hurt to add a bit more.
- The Death Message gag has been quite abused in the level. The font used, albeit having the retrospective, 8-bit feel, do have a really big width and is not suitable for long text, in my opinion.

Verdict
Feature-worthy. I ended up praising this level too frequently, but if an epic-worthy board exist, I am placing this in. This level excels in both gameplay and decoration, and I think that why you guys put into the level, both the effort and skill, is really worth learning by others.

Rating standards are very confusing nowadays. If you have sent this to any of the mods and got turned down, please, on my behalf, give them a middle finger each. This level is the solid example that 1.9 decoration can still be really good. I do not understand why this is not rated or even featured. I just cannot pick on this level – it’s too good. (DISCLAIMER everything I wrote in this paragraph comes from my personal opinion and do not represent the Judging Panel in any means)

PS and I know that Bitiaa's xes got rated so congrats, though this is really late

>>> Moving to Feature-worthy.