"A Final Memorial" (Demon) by ItzKiba | Geometry Dash 2.11

I've seen a couple of ItzKiba's past works, such as Shardscapes and his parts in some collaborations like ILLUSION OF SPACE. They've normally been on the harder side, so I haven't uploaded many of his works on the channel yet, but this one's a bit easier. Due to the very long length, it will probably be a Medium Demon, but every part is quite easy on their own.

It's pretty hype that the first solo level I upload by him is most likely his best. I can agree from what I've seen, and he seems to think so himself judging by his profile comment too. Each part in this may not be anything outstanding, but this is a great example of a level being greater than the sum of its parts. The length is comparable to your typical "Travel" level, so there's a big amount of parts in here. However, in contrast to those levels, this doesn't change theme and/or style completely from part to part. It's got a consistent nature theme with a clear progression throughout, which I'm personally more of a fan of. You start in grassy lands on ground, but you find yourself in heaven in the climax. This starts 2:51 into the level, and the payoff to get this far definitely feels worth it to me. For one, like Well Rested, this experiments with aspect ratio throughout, and of course that means going into fullscreen at the climax. While it doesn't hit as hard here compared to Well Rested, it's still a very good tool that I'd like to see more creators apply. It has only really been done a few times to my knowledge.

As for gameplay, this is not too tricky from part to part as mentioned before. What makes this worthy of a Medium Demon rating is the length and having to endure that flawlessly. However, there's one part I'm not a huge fan of in terms of gameplay, which is the heaven part at 3:19. It's not really because of the gameplay, though, but rather the visuals used. There are different layers of pillars passing by in the foreground, and these obscure the gameplay enough to make it harder to sightread. No other part has this issue, which makes it stand out in a bit of a negative way to me. It does make the climax the hardest part, but I think that could have been done without obscuring the gameplay. The part before, for example, does it fine. Overall, though, this is an enjoyable level with great theming and progression, so I think it deserves an Epic Medium Demon rating.

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VIDEO INFO -
Game (version): Geometry Dash (2.11)
Level: A Final Memorial by ItzKiba
ID: 86935458
Music: Plmmet by Onefin
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