Скачать или смотреть "Shine" (Demon) by balloons [All Coins] | Geometry Dash 2.11

When you play the first minute and 20 seconds of this, it doesn't really seem like anything that special. Sure, it has nice colors and seems to have a space theme going, but it doesn't feel like it really kicks off anywhere. The block designs, backgrounds, and decorations are all quite good, but nothing groundbreaking. Luckily that's only a pretty long buildup, and the drop really delivers when it finally comes. It's seen at 1:25 and the sheer quality of this part makes the whole buildup worth it to me. The space theme is still going strong, and it makes sense that everything before this would lead up to a black hole. This part uses a mirror portal, which is something I usually despise, but it fits so perfectly with the black hole. The way all the obstacles and structures get sucked in looks great. I like the colors balloons used for the whole level, but especially around the black hole. They're all colors worthy of a space level. This shows you how good of a level you can make if you choose a nice theme and use the majority of an epic song. This level wouldn't hit the same way if the buildup was much shorter, so the length really pays off. I wish more people would make XL themed levels. This deserves an Epic rating in my opinion.

OVERALL COIN RATING -
Silver. 2/4. All of the coins are about the same quality, which amounts to a Silver rating. None of them are bad, but they also lack that little extra to reach a Gold rating. They all have clear effort put into them, and require some searching and/or skill to get.
1st coin: Silver. At 0:11, you can pretty easily see a key above the normal route. I like that balloons put some particles around it to make it a bit cooler than a normal key, but that also makes it stand out even more. I think the collectible should have been a bit harder to find and perhaps also to get. You just have to use the blue orb early. This key unlocks the coin at 0:29, where you have to skip an orb and then do a tiny click during the Wave section. If you click a bit too early or late you can easily die here, so there is some difficulty added with this coin. I like how balloons handled the coin route as you can see it open up. If the collectible was handled better, perhaps with a custom design and being harder to find and get, this could have been a Gold rating. It could also just have more collectibles.
2nd coin: Silver. For this coin, you have to click the yellow orb at 0:33 very late to avoid the size portal. This makes you able to reach the key right after as you stay mini. The click at 0:36 can prove a bit difficult, along with the late orb earlier on, which is good enough difficulty. I've always liked coins that use either skippable portals or orb timings as they're very unexpected. The coin is then unlocked at 0:42 for free. It would have been much better if the key unlocked another route like the 1st coin did instead of putting the coin for free like this. There would be no difference if the key was replaced by the coin as it is now, so the key is kinda useless.
3rd coin: Silver. This is the best coin in the level, but it's still not quite enough for a Gold rating. At 1:35, you have to jump over the yellow gravity portal, which takes you to a key. I like the key placement here and how you gotta skip the portal to reach it, but it could still have been harder to get. The key is still a default and boring one. This unlocks a path at 1:45 that takes you to the coin. It's quite easy to do, but can be a bit difficult just because this part is mirrored. Both the key and coin routes for this are very hidden and cool to find, but the execution and skill required could have been increased. There could have been some clever hints for the off-screen routes, the key could have been custom, and it could have been harder overall.

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VIDEO INFO -
Game (version): Geometry Dash (2.11)
Level: Shine by balloons
ID: 60473779
Music: Shine by Creo
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