there will be no c sides because those are barely levels
17. 2b
this level isnt bad, the main reason its down here is that its boring, and i think the remix sounds like royalty free halloween music. the only necessarily good thing about this level is that dream jumps are kinda fun.
16. 3b
the music is way better than 2b, but its just really frustating
15. 8a
the music is okay, but theres really no story, and it fluctuates between frustrating and boring with only a few good rooms. but i like the last section with the rising lava/ice
14. 7b
this level is okay. the rooms are mostly decent, but the main reason its down here is the music. the original mix was really upbeat and even had different variations for each subchapter, but the remix sounds depressing and repetitive. ive heard thats the point, but i dont get how it is the point because the only thing "depressing" about this level is that its hard, and relative to your skill it should be only a little harder than 7a
13. 3a
i was gonna put this higher because i liked it on a replay, but looking back i hated this level on my first playthrough. i think that averages it out to just being mid
12. 5b
this level is fine, the music is good, and it would be higher if not for the janky theo physics where his crystal just randomly shifts when it hits spikes for some reason. otherwise its a fine level
11. 8b
this is a huge improvement from core a side, but its still pretty mid. at least its fun though
10. 4b
this was a close one. the musics really good but some rooms just piss me off
9. 6b
only a little better than 4b, the music is about as good i just like that there are those things where its a like a maze of spikes you gotta dash through. i like those things
8. 5a
this is probably the biggest story chapter besides 6. its good at that story and character stuff, but its just okay as a gameplay section
7. 2a
the music is good, but a little overrated, the gameplay is pretty basic, and the art is also pretty basic, just stone on a mostly black background
6. 6a
this is an all around good level. id consider it the climax of the story, but unlike 5a its really fun. the main thing bringing it down is that the badeline fight drags on a little
5. 1a
this is the start of the great levels. theres really nothing bad to say about this one. even coming back after farewell its still pretty fun
4. 4a
this is controversial. this is often the most hated level, but i like it. the wind is fine. the only things that i dont like are the crystal heart solution and the snowballs, but theyre only a very small part of an otherwise great level
3. 1b
this is just a better, harder version of 1a. its fun, fair, and the music is great
2. 9
this is commonly called the best level, but there are some rooms that are really frustrating, so that brings it down a little. the music is great, and i like wavedashing and fish. i hated jellies, but it turns out i just didnt know how they worked.
1. 7a
this is the best level. the music is good, the gameplay is fun, its a decent challenge but not frustrating. the only bad thing about this level is the strawberry locations and all the point of no returns, but the subchapters arent so long that going back to the checkpoint is ever really a huge task.
