TM18 & Depraved Caverns 100%

I beat cool levels but short post this time

TM18 by Mooshhh and others

Yay I beat my first extreme demon. While I didnt enjoy it in the slightest and was actually on the brink of quitting it, TM18 is probably the best easy extreme. I was barely able to tolerate it at all and the only reason why I didnt quit it is because I really wanted to beat my first extreme. Practically everyone says this level is fun and I could definitely see why, but since I spent a long time on it I noticed lots and lots of major flaws with the gameplay.

There are A LOT of bugs, maybe even the same amount as An Expression (which was 10), but most of them are all very minor. So minor to the point where I only died to some of them a few times. However, the major ones are really annoying. The first major one is at 6%, where depending on how you hit the previous black orb (which is also dependent on a timing before it) you'll crash into the ceiling above you. The next major one is at 27%, where depending on how well you did the ship-icon transition before it, you'll crash into either the platform or the spike before it which wasn't meant to be an obstacle.

The gameplay in general was very annoying, with the most fun part probably being either the beginning or end of the drop. If I listed every timing that I found annoying we'd be here forever, but that says enough. 76-84 was BY FAR the worst and most frustrating part of the level, because it's inconsistent beyond belief and ridiculously hard. It took me a total of 4 days and 3,080 attempts. I said this with An Expression, but this time it's definitely true; I'm not going to beat something harder anytime soon.

Enjoyment: 2/10

Recommended: for your first extreme definitely, but in general idk

Gameplay rating: I honestly have no idea

My demon difficulty: insane/extreme demon

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Depraved Caverns by Imjum and others

No one really cares about this level, which I guess is the direction it was bound to go in since it's nothing astonishing. It's not that bad in my opinion though, and it probably has better gameplay than TM18. I also enjoyed it A LOT more, but that might not have been the case if I didn't fluke it lol

The gameplay is decent at a lot of parts but sometimes it's not that good. The drop was super fun to learn, but the 40% wave is extremely annoying and ruined it completely. 15-18 is definitely the worst part of the level, but it wasn't too much of a pain to learn. It's just so much worse from 0. The second half of the level is certainly much better than the first as well as easier. There's not too much wrong with it besides the very ending, but that's okay. I'm thankful for the second half being easier than the first.

Flunking this level wasn't just a normal fluke either, it's one of my biggest of all time. I fluked it from 64, and for any insane demon that would be pretty crazy, but at the time this was my 2nd or 3rd hardest demon. Now it's 4th-5th, but still. I'm incredibly thankful for this fluke because it prevented a lot of frustration and also let me finish the level in only a few hours and 1,487 attempts. That's insane for me.

Enjoyment: 5.5/10

Recommended: not really tbh

Gameplay rating: 4/10

My demon difficulty: insane demon

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