Game:

Geometry Dash (2013)

Duration: 8:00

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Wow, what a ride. I never expected for this level to absolutely destroy me the way it did. I estimated that this would take me 2 months, and it ended up taking me nearly 6. This took me longer than even Betrayal of Fate, and it took me nearly double the attempts. This was also my "unluckiest" experience ever, clocking in with more than 10 deaths past 90, 3 of which were 94, 2 of which were 95, and one of which was 98. It doesn't help that I also switched input methods halfway through the completion, and had to essentially relearn the level. I also stopped beating demons so that this could be my 500th, and I ended up not playing demons for about a month, which made the game far less fun and the level even more stressful. This level was also beaten June 2nd around midnight, so my plans to beat Maybe Possibly Thing for maymory went out the window. I'll still beat it, but I'm sad I didn't get to it in May.

This experience has undoubtably made me a much better player. Expect to see me tackling a lot of extremes in the near future as I prepare for my next hardest, which if all goes well will be a list demon (assuming it doesn't fall off the list before then).

As for my thoughts on the level itself, I really liked it. Despite all the pain it caused me, I had a lot of fun playing it. It's super consistent, and every part feels fair and fun to pull off. The balancing is pretty good as well. It leans second half heavy, but it's not so heavy that it becomes a chore and makes the predrop boring. The level is a challenge the whole way through, but also doesn't feel like it has any super crazy spikes in difficulty except maybe the transition into the drop and the 52% orbs.

I'm happy to have this level behind me, and it's insane to have cleared one of the legendary RGB levels, especially since this one always intimidated me the most with its gameplay style. I plan to do the rest someday, so stay tuned for that!

Thanks to all those who supported me along the way, this wouldn't have been possible without you all, especially:

SoundTheHorn: You helped me with the thumbnail and editing, and were genrally super supportive. You also stopped me from giving up on the 500th demon.

Beans: My amazing supportive girlfriend who gave me the stregnth to push on when my motivation and confidence was gone.

BigDawg22: You are my best friend within the community, and without you I'd have likely never pushed myself to play things this hard, or at least not so soon. You keep the game fun and make y Geometry Dash journey far mroe enjoyable.

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