I don't really know where to start. I saw this level for the first time when BrianTheBurger uploaded a verification progress on it, the level instantly got my attention because it used some gameplay mechanics and had an atmosphere I never saw before. The level also manages to capture the spirit of the song at perfection in my opinion as can be seen with the saws rotating at the same time as the snare drum, or the structures scaling themselves at the same time as the claps, or even just the colors used in the level. I'm not going to mention every details this level has but, you get it, it really is something very special and admirable to me so that's why I immediately wanted to do it as my new hardest demon.
May 12th is the day I played the level for the first time. I played it every day since that day and spent approximatively a hundred hours into it I believe. If I must go more in details about the gameplay, I do think this is one of the best gameplay that a list level features, it's made by zzzgecko (a creator who also made "Feral", a level that is my favourite Insane Demon to this day). Everything works fine in it, it doesn't have any bugs, it does have some chokepoints (like 49, 51, 58, 64, 69 and 81), but I think they're attenuated if you do play with bypass and if you're not jumping from PPF like me lol. I also think the first half becomes way easier than the second half with the time but it's probably well balanced if you play with bypass.
Here's all my fails after 50% if some of you are curious and also all my runs to 100:
51x73, 55x2, 57x2, 58x24, 59x6, 60x8, 61x7, 62x13, 63x4, 64x49, 65x12, 66, 67x11, 68x10, 69x22, 70x6, 71x3, 72x2, 73, 76x2, 77, 80, 83
40-100x3, 52-100x34, 62-100x11, 75-100x82
Quick fun fact now, I wanted to beat the level for my 50th Extreme Demon, but I had 48 when I started it. So during two weeks I waited in case a level gets rerated or an unrated level gets rated but it did not so I finally decided to do Misty Mountains as my 49th Extreme Demon, and like, two hours after I beat it, Daybreak, a level that I completed months ago got rerated and never got rerated back before I beat Lotus Flower xd.
To conclude, I'll say that this is my favourite Extreme Demon as of right now by kinda far, BUT, I'll recomend it only if you do not play on 144 but on higher refresh rates and if you're not doing a big jump or if you feel like you're gonna love the level no matter how long it will take you to beat it. I also wanna say thank you to everyone who gave me some support through this journey, I cannot mention everybody but the intention is here. And, by the way, this was also my last hardest demon before doing the hardest I've always wanted to do, Zodiac! :)
About The Level:
- Level Name: Lotus Flower
- Creator(s): StarkyTheSalad & zzzgecko
- Song: Radiohead - Lotus Flower
- Difficulty: Extreme Demon
- Placement on Demonlist: 24 (as of upload date)
- Attempts: 37233
- Worst Fail: 83%
- My Enjoyment: 20/20
- Hardest Part(s): 63-76
- Easiest Part(s): 86-100
Thumbnail by SERRIS & sailisy: [ Ссылка ] [ Ссылка ]
Thanks for watching! ^^
