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Mother of god, that is a quite intensely-seasoned meatball

How in the world did we went from "bloodbath is peak difficulty" to "too easy, make it 96% dark so its basically a memory level"

I'm rooting so hard for this level, I love seeing a host who still cares after all these years

The last part absolutely blew me away.

1:11 - 1:23 definitely the best part so far. The subtleties, like the level freezing for a second, the icon fading out, the frames showing mysterious text and the underlying layout, along with the stunning static effect, perfectly captures that unsettling and empty, despite silly, atmosphere characteristic of this level.

My biggest problem with the level is that the deco doesn't match the intensity. There are so many places where it would be such an easy fix to just add pulses that match the song, but without anything like that, the level feels disconnected and boring. Some examples of parts that execute the theme really well are: 1:15 1:28 1:41 Edit: mom I’m somewhat well known

This is like the most intimidating level I've ever seen and I absolutely love it

I can’t tell if this is genuinely how the level works or if it’s like spliced recordings, but I feel like the way you can see the layout between parts is actually really cool and unique. The fact that the level is completely monotone gives the special ability to kinda have that fit in. Some of the parts, like the sloped spider, feel like they belong slightly less than others, but you can tell there is a consistent theme / deco style. I love the way the level looks and the feeling it brings. The atmosphere is great, kinda scary and desolate, and brings out a sense of fear. The final part with the trees in the bg moving so quickly really exemplify that, making it feel like you’re being chased by something. Great work, I can’t wait to see the fully finished product!! ^_^

thats actually really cool how it keeps the "unintended to be played" feel that normal exas has

This level still has its atmosphere with the deco, I do not understand why people do not like it

This level needs to be more crazy and creepy imo. Transition at 4:33 just breaks the whole atmosphere, like the word "ready... " before it. It would be better if there were distorted versions, like "taebv?" and that transition like a weird flash with hidden "sycro". Also random distorted and meaningless/things would fit the level so well. I think it important for level to keep atmosphere of a strange and broken dream.

wow haven't seen this level in a LONG time , it looks really nice

as wherwin said i think exasperation had most character when it was created as that legendary video with no deco... but having it decorated feels inevitable and i loved the way it turned out. great job thycket and the rest

I love this song so much. I am 100% serious. It’s not nearly the strangest music I’ve listened to and enjoyed

1:11 This transition is amazing👍 Omg 100 likes😲

i feel like the dash orbs at 2:10 should have more intense deco, pulses etc just to match the vibe of the song more. but this is still super impressive and i cant wait for the full thing🙂🙂

2:30 prolly one of my fav parta. i love the spooky weirdness it gives me chills.

This level never deserved the immense hate it received. I always liked it because im a sucker for obscure levels. Its even better now that its decorated. I love it.

i agree with a lot of other people about it needing to have larger ranges between intensities in parts of the song but i jus had a idea 1:33 this part kinda sounds like a chainsaw so it could be cool if the spikes moved like one

I was really in elementary when i first saw this level, now im a junior and im so glad this is getting finished

MAMMA MIA THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL

i love this so much. i thought i was gonna like the layout more because of how iconic the original layout is but you nailed the theme in this level imo. good job to everyone involved!

I'm not joking when I say this, this is the best upcoming list level period. This is just perfection, it makes such perfect use of the song and the deco is so good. This shit has better atmosphere than Slaughterhouse, only this level isn't carried only by the song. I wish I could understand how much effort was put into this, the only level I've watched that has ever put a smile on my face. This is peak Geometry Dash I'm not joking, better than Change of Scene, better than KOCMOC, better than everything. Favourite Geometry Dash level, 11/10. I wish I could praise more. (seriously I know it looks like im joking but I'm not this is truely peak)

That statement was merely a jest young one, now surely you'd understand it?

DUDE HOLY CRAP! I love this level so much and the end is so freakin intense. I’m so glad it’s finished, great job to all of you! 👏🔥

Who will verify this level? :0

0:57 dads when they tell the worst joke humanly possible

Anyone remember when SEA made a whole video on this level shitting on how bad it was? Look at how far it's come now

this would be a pain to learn but this looks SO good! can't wait for a polished and complete showcase!

God I love the effects and lightning. It could probably be more intense in some places, but this is just amazing. I cant wait to see this completed!

This level is still alive? Honestly I gotta respect that, I used to hate it but the fact it lives on all these years later is worth giving it credit for. Also I just like how batshit insane it is, it's grown on me lmao

1:12 my dad loved this part so much he fell on the ground and started shaking!

Man good job of redecorating this

This is so nice and calm! I love it!

Haven’t seen this level until now, def one of my favorite upcoming extremes!! Loving everything about it🤩

I love the atmosphere of the level, it feels like a completely glitched adventure

The decoration is beautiful the team did amazing ❤

This actually looks like perfect deco for this level. Great job!!!

I really am excited for this to get finished, ive been wanting this level to be decorated for so many years now...

This level will get its top 1 status robbed by another level with intense amounts of wave sections and frame perfects with the most generic deco ever

i liked thiyckets part

not only is this level better than i expected but i love how it feels the same as original level with deco. amazing job.

The finale is so good. I personally don't like the main idea of it being the forest, because for me this level is like an anomaly, that exists only inside the game, and trying to imitate the game itself and other levels. But the way the ending is created is amazing. The forest itself is glitchy, you clearly can see default blocks behind it and the question mark orbs. Like you can see it attempts to imitate something outside the game, but fails even more. And the wall of spikes on the final second. Just a wall of spikes, the most effective way to prevent the player from beating the stage. The perfect detail. 2:07 Also this moment, when the player falls through the map. Very simple detail, but it makes my skin goosebump. Just like this moment 1:59 , the same thing. A little con: here 3:50 , on the second preview for the level, during the voiceline, the gitches were super intense, like it was destroing the level by being so uncanny. In this preview this feature is missing sadly for me. 4:33 also i love this pulsing pattern, really cool. Also the transition to this small auto part is very epic. The glitch is super fitting here. And about the glitches. Feels like the new preview has less of them than the last one and this makes me sad. You can say anything about the glitches, but this level is a perfect place for them

I was watching this on phone with my pc headphones on and didnt realize how loud my phone volume was so a couple minutes into the video my dad just yells from across the room "what the hell are you listening to?"

4:40 this part should be a lot more intense.

4:35 INSANELY GOOD

I’m so exicited for this level man it’s almost done and people have gotten close to verifing

6 years i’ve known about this level. crazy how far it’s come

Mama mia thats a spicy meatball

what the hell, I thought this level was long forgotten and over with in 2017. The last thing I expected was a whole redecoration, hell, even a mention of this level, in the year 2023. Keep up the spicy work

I love how this level is amazing looking, but is still reminiscent of the original level. can’t wait for the full showcase!

I like how the whole level just explodes at the end

The deco is horrible, I expected something truly hideous and bad decored but this deco is very very nice and detailed, personally I don't feel it fits the level, but my respects for all the decorators, what an amazing job!

man this level is crazy, can't wait to play it

This is one of my favourite impossible levels, now I love it it even more because holy this looks freaking awesome

This level looks great and matches my vision of what it would have looked like decorated, very nice job 👍 Edit: Most of the comments I see like it, but a surprising number of people are calling this generic and boring. I don't get it. This is anything but 😐

He esperado esto hace mucho esta increíble como va quedando 🤍🖤

This is so unique, I love it dawg ❤

im so happy to see its still alive and kickin

How our parents walked to school:

I love this so much, and every part flows very well to me, especially 1:11 to 1:24, love those "glitchy" effects. There is something that doesn't fit that well at all for me, though and it's the white ground pulses from deltaaime's part, it makes the ground feel a little bland (rest of that part is very good, though, only saying that imo it could pulse to a dark grey or something like that and it would fit a bit better). Nice job y'all, I'm waiting for this, I love it! PD: If ever verified, this would be top 1? You ain't nerfing it or anything, right?

You just brought me back to my childhood with one level

I would love to see a story created. A suggestion for the story is: You are trapped in a forest. This forest somehow seems to change shape and form, and it tries to trick you with several forms of reverse psychology, and it's fog that also hinders your ability to identify anything familiar to the original game that you were once in. The forest presents you with a way out after so long of being stuck in it. However, thinking that it's a trap, you don't go for it at first, only later you discover that it isn't a trap and run for it as fast as possible, wanting to get out. In the final moments, you see spikes before you, but you don't stop. *You've seen this before, the last several times you tried to beat exasperation.* General description: You hear faint voice recordings in the background of people who had once been here becoming mentally insane, and as the forest around you changes form into caves, buildings, complexes, mazes, flooded with things that could kill you, you traverse until you see the forest again. You feel your insanity taking over, and only as you run for the exit do you realize that you've been tricked-(END).

Damn this is actually looking really good now I'm not gonna lie

I like when every level in modern gd looks the same!

I'm so hyped up for this OMG, just a little bit creepier and messier and then it's just perfect Exasperation

Im so glad my favourite impossible level is getting such a good decorated adaptation!

Criticism: The effect at 2:51 should last until the spicy meatball comes (until skull's part end)

Sycro just casually making the most atmospheric part, and at least my favourite

looks wonderful, I love the style of it, the song always unsettled me a bit

Dude this level is so good ❤❤❤

39% (2:23) feels surreal for some reason i know it's just blank but it feels so odd even watching it

holy shit i cannot believe this level is being finished

Wasn't a fan of how this was looking originally but it's much better now and definitely fits the level, great stuff.

Very good preview so far! I do have some feedback, but this is just my personal opinion. It feels like in some of these parts, glow was tried, but it sort of lacks it. One thing that could be done is to add some low opacity scaled glow to the grounds. The pulsing is so far one of my favorite deco aspects, but maybe tone back on the amount of high-intensity flickering in some parts. I really appreciate the the effort to make a lot of unique decoration that i rarely ever see, even managing to pull off some very thought out design, atmospheres, and effects, all while using some of the most basic blocks in the editor. The deco so far has a pretty consistent good quality. I love the fact that the level constantly looks back on the old layout, and reminding the player/viewer of the old “design”, while showing off the very solid new decoration that fits the song well. Some of the parts are a lot darker that others that are very flashy and light, a little more consistency with the lighting would be amazing.Keep up the good work!

ever sonce Thycket released the first version of this, I got scared of the song but now looking back at how good the level is, IM STICKING AROUND FOR MORE.

That level is amazing but at 00:30 the spikes seem to visible. Other than that it's flawless (atleast for the finished parts)

Tis a humorous statement my male child, can you not comprehend the humor?

Unironically amongst my favourite levels

i never thought i would be saying this about an exasperation remake but this is really really well made good job

Silent Clubstep was verified. Why not this?

I remember back with Sea's video bashing this level for being its own thing. Glad to see it being as chaotic as it once was years ago.

this is the coolest upcoming top 1

It looks amazing, though I think the flashing in the beginning can be a little less, because people will see that SO MANY TIMES while trying to verify this one day. EDIT: rewatching it only Linox part is a little heavy on the flashing

please keep it in its unnerfed state . having it possible would remove the only remotely interesting thing about it , as good as the decoration fits and looks for it , having it as another list demon would be drastically disappointing especially with a level in where the gameplay is mainly gimmicky

i like chuckgamer's intepretation of this crazy ass layout

This kinda looks like a really good combination of levels like Unknown, Firework, Nhelv,Grief etc... I'm no creator, but this actually looks very interesting and it kept me engaged for the whole 5 minutes! (also I might have some bias towards the funny meatball loud impossible map:)

1:56 delete torches please, it's ruin level them

Buff it back to the unnerfed's difficulty :)

i cant imagine finding inspiration for the deco to this lmao

this level feels like it's specifically tailored to do everything it possibly can to make you have a panic attack and i love it

I loved the part where he said “it’s exasperation time!” and exasperationed all over the place

The 1:35 part could have the same intensity of glitchy effect as 4:31 so that it matches the song.

1:28 Just sends shivers down my spine I would love the whole level to be this type of Desolation A simple you shouldn't be here No one is asking you to leave You are just not supossed to be here I feel like some parts dont really catch this atmosphere Some just basically remind me to Firework I love Firework but its nowhere near where I would love the atmosphere of this level to finish being Firework is some kind of inminent god like threat Exasperation feels like the lost of all hope But also a little bit of unknown threat like when you saw a horror movie as a kid and next thing you needed to do was go to bed In the dark Some parts need a more (Not supossed to be played) vibes and less (cool gray level) vibes I hope I expressed my feelings and criticism meant to be constructive in the right way Love the hard work and Love the masterpiece that is coming from it

yeah guys ignore the percentage skip at 2:50 anyways really great showcase i cant wait to see it when its done!

how has this team managed to turn this terrible layout into a masterpiece? I love the decoration style, and the way the glitch effects are created is very unique

If you want your brain to overdose itself with the most ridiculous music ever created in mankind, play this level.

The atmosphere of the level is so gooooooood

the ending is so chaotic, love it