Wow these levels are good. The final three levels are really close in difficulty, and the first two are really really easy.
Level 1:
Extinction by haoN
Song: Pyrolysis by KaixoMusic
Attempts: 120
Demon Rating: 1/5 (Easy Demon)
My Opinion: 2/10 (Easy Demon)
Design: 6/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Very unoriginal level to be fully honest. Not a bad level, just surprised it got into the gauntlet considering there’s no real ‘Doom’ about the level. Gameplay is quite fun, nothing special. Overall: 6/10.
Level 2:
Buried Angel by F3lixsram
Song: Archangel by Novacore
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/738337
Attempts: 64
Demon Rating: 1/5 (Easy Demon)
My Opinion: 1/10 (Easy Demon)
Design: 9/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Contrasts with the first level because it actually has the theme. Really dig the aesthetic of the drop, gives a good amount of chaos. Gameplay can get a little annoying and isn’t too imaginative. The art is very good, and works very well with the rest of the level. The song adds to the theme well, too. Overall: 8/10.
Level 3:
Shrill Hallway by Nico99
Song: Haunted Woods by Waterflame
Attempts: 398
Demon Rating: 2/5 (Medium Demon)
My Opinion: 4/10 (Medium Demon)
Design: 8/10
Gameplay: 6.5/10
The sudden jump in difficulty from the previous level will put a lot of people off. This level was very very annoying. I really don’t like the idea of the blinking cube, it’s interesting, but really not fun at all. The rest of the level is very very good. It has some custom art, like the skull and the large spikes. This level is technically a full bossfight level, but it doesn’t really feel like that, just the head floating around lol. Overall: 7/10
Level 4:
Nowise by Darwin
Song: Nowise by Bossfight
Attempts: 305
Demon Rating: 3/5 (Hard Demon)
My Opinion: 4/10 (Medium Demon)
Design: 10/10
Gameplay: 10/10
I think this is just an example of when a level is almost perfect. I expected a lot from Darwin, but the standard of the custom art, the exciting gameplay, the song, and the general mood of the whole level. I gave the 10 on gameplay because of how well EVERYTHING synced with the music. Also definitely the hardest level in the gauntlet. Overall: 10/10
Level 5:
Darkness Keeper by AbstractDark
Song: Soulstorm by Xtrullor & Hex Eater
Attempts: 210
Demon Rating: 2/5 (Medium Demon)
My Opinion: 4/10 (Medium Demon)
Design: 10/10
Gameplay: 8/10
The art is incredible. The mood and the design of every section is perfect. The only downside is the gameplay. At the first boss phase, it is very slow and you wait a long time for each ‘attack’. The appearance of the boss and the way it moves to attack is amazing though, as I’d expect from Abstract. Overall: 9/10
If you read this whole description, thanks. I don’t know why I wrote all this, because it really doesn’t matter and most people won’t read it anyway.