Future Funk by JonathanGD
Oops! Finally got around to beating this. Just wanted to upload something to show my INCREDIBLY large fanbase that I'm not completely dead, but I have started work and I'm also trying to beat another (secret) level.
As with all XXL levels, I struggled with this one more than I should have, and I managed to get a nice progress fluke from like 13 to 99, which was nice, before dying to the dual like five or so times. Honestly, this level is pretty consistent though, and it's pretty relaxing to play as well, at least until you get past the duals. The difficulty is definitely squeezed into the second half, which is always annoying to see in any level, but I'd definitely still say this is a pretty easy hard demon when it comes down to hard demon XXL levels, and to me, it's almost the same difficulty as Hypnotic Travel but somehow Hypnotic manages to be 9 minutes and still a hard demon.
I'm not really going to write an essay over this level so I'll just make a few comments on a few sections/parts of this level. The first 62% of the level before the duals I have very few complaints about, there are definitely ups and downs in terms of difficulty as well as some memory involved from 50 onward, but everything is super manageable. Most of this section is pretty standard easy demon gameplay, maybe with some short medium demon sections. Then, we have the dual at 62, which really isn't that bad but there is one section in particular with the dual ball/ship that I always found really difficult to get the hang of, even though it's like, less than ten clicks total. After this, the gameplay is mostly alright until the city section at 80, which is mostly annoying because it's so hard to see the tiny spikes, and the timings are somewhat awkward. After this, not really any complaints until the last three clicks, which are obviously kind of stupid but I really shouldn't have died to them because they're not actually that hard.
Anyway, this level was a pretty solid experience overall, and really, even with the 99 death, thanks to my trademark over-practicing techniques, I don't think this took me more than fifteen attempts from zero, so I wouldn't say my luck was horrible either. I actually think this level is probably easier than Biru, and definitely more enjoyable, so its reputation isn't completely unearned, it's a mostly fair and relaxing XXL level to chill to. GG!
Gameplay: 5.6/7
Deco: 2.7/3
Total: 8.3/10
Personal Difficulty: Very easy hard demon (3A)