This level was already phenomenal, yet somehow after watching this it's better??? I often talk about how there somehow can never be a perfect level, and that somehow EVERY level no matter HOW good it is has to have some problem with it. After literal years I have finally found the exception. I'm so happy that I got to play this, and although I've mainly quit the game for now, I'm excited to see what you make in the future. Much love ♥
Neurostasis is easily one of the best levels in the entire game, definitely in my top 3. There was a detail that i noticed while i was going for 56-100 that wasnt mentioned in this video which makes me think it was unintentional. In the 4x part, the glitched structures consistently swap between being fake blocks in the normal gp, and being real blocks in the corridors/stretches, almost as if the brain is having trouble distinguishing between whether or not the chaos is real or if it's just a side effect of the corruption. Edit: It could also represent the brain succumbing to the corruption and registering the chaos for complete reality, before recomposing itself moments later and being thrown into a cycle of insanity.
I tried to indicate that they're not passable in the long stretches with the colourful glow behind them. I can't say I intended for it, but I like that interpretation!
I was gonna just leave a joke comment here but damn this is a genuinely amazing video. Loved the way you explained your thought process, which was really effectively in furthering my already deep appreciation for the level as well as teaching me useful editor tricks (even as someone adamant in never becoming an effect creator). A lot of the details you mentioned out are things that I had some vague idea of but never really pinpointed, such as the theming and the way that neurostasis builds upon the ideas from your previous levels (like, yeah I noticed that the ship gameplay was pretty dreamer-esque, but it goes so much further than that). Btw you're welcome for the song :)
i appreciate this level with my heart i loved it ever since the layout came out, keep up the good work I'm waiting real masterpieces with everything 2.2 has to offer! :)
yknow, this was already one of my favorite extremes, but actually understanding the story being told by it makes me absolutely adore this level. beautiful level kiwi, and I am very glad to have playtested it
I absolutely love this level and this video only improves the project with showing fascinating details that you won’t notice in the showcase, I hope to see more of your levels and videos like this. Good Job, Shmenguin!
I love it when people are passionate about the levels they make. I know you are, which is why Neurostasis and The Lightning Rod by Lavatrex are my favorite levels of 2023.
i got a different story about this level before watching this video. my original thought was that this level is about some kinds of reflections in a near-dead person's brain. in 0~3% the whole sence is dark means that the person had experienced an accident and was in a coma. then the background and structures become bright white implied that person was in hospital. and the tube-like things on the background represents tubes used in breathing machines. then it switched to the ship part and everything become slow and dark represents the person had lost consciousness. maybe he took anesthetic injection and was having a surgery. or maybe his injury was just so severe that he became unconsciousness. the ship part is the representation of his cerebration. at the beginning, the brain could work correctly for the moment, so the 0.5x speed part and 1x speed part looks well-formed. but as time went by, the brain was gradually losing abilities to process things, so the things become more and more chaotic. there is another explaination, consider the ship part(18%~91%) as a life review. it went slowly at first but speeded up so the memories came up fast even the brain itself couldn't process them, so the structures became glitchy. in the last, the brain came to a stagnant status, namely, Neurostasis. in this status, things became completely static and shattered means the damages to his body and nervous system were invertable. the structures seemed to managed to recover itself, but it was just terminal lucidity. after the player entering the cube portal, the level turned into grey and the player fell into ground, means the termination of life(you might make these details by coincidence, but i think it could nicely reflect this circumstance).
this level was already so cool, but learning about the story of this level just made it so much more incredible. great job kiwi for making what has got to be my favorite level in the game :)
Great video! I was already a pretty big fan of your levels but Neurostasis is one of my favorite extremes of all time and it was interesting to hear about your creative processes, inspirations, etc.
hey, very intriguing and insightful :D thank you for making this, i love it when creators go through explaining their thought process in their own levels praise the algorithm
I first saw this level from AeonAir and I still thank the heavens that the wheel decided to shine the light for your level that day 🤣 I don’t think I’ve ever seen a level that has given me chills while watching the gameplay for the first time. So interesting seeing your break down of everything and how you planned the progression of everything throughout. You’ve heard it a lot that the end result is absolutely stunning but still I must reiterate that myself; motivates me to get good enough to try and beat this for my first extreme (I haven’t even beaten a classic insane but hopefully I’ll get there 😅) Amazing work and what a gem of a level!
Wow, this is a fantastic video! I hope you do these for any future projects you do, this gave me so much more appreciation for this level! I’m sure you could’ve made peak with my song suggestion though ;)))
This level was already phenomenal, yet somehow after watching this it's better??? I often talk about how there somehow can never be a perfect level, and that somehow EVERY level no matter HOW good it is has to have some problem with it. After literal years I have finally found the exception. I'm so happy that I got to play this, and although I've mainly quit the game for now, I'm excited to see what you make in the future. Much love ♥
Neurostasis is easily one of the best levels in the entire game, definitely in my top 3.
There was a detail that i noticed while i was going for 56-100 that wasnt mentioned in this video which makes me think it was unintentional.
In the 4x part, the glitched structures consistently swap between being fake blocks in the normal gp, and being real blocks in the corridors/stretches, almost as if the brain is having trouble distinguishing between whether or not the chaos is real or if it's just a side effect of the corruption.
Edit: It could also represent the brain succumbing to the corruption and registering the chaos for complete reality, before recomposing itself moments later and being thrown into a cycle of insanity.
I tried to indicate that they're not passable in the long stretches with the colourful glow behind them. I can't say I intended for it, but I like that interpretation!
I was gonna just leave a joke comment here but damn this is a genuinely amazing video. Loved the way you explained your thought process, which was really effectively in furthering my already deep appreciation for the level as well as teaching me useful editor tricks (even as someone adamant in never becoming an effect creator). A lot of the details you mentioned out are things that I had some vague idea of but never really pinpointed, such as the theming and the way that neurostasis builds upon the ideas from your previous levels (like, yeah I noticed that the ship gameplay was pretty dreamer-esque, but it goes so much further than that).
Btw you're welcome for the song :)
this comment means a lot to me, thanks xuser :)
neurostasis is probably the most underated level out there
i appreciate this level with my heart i loved it ever since the layout came out, keep up the good work I'm waiting real masterpieces with everything 2.2 has to offer! :)
yknow, this was already one of my favorite extremes, but actually understanding the story being told by it makes me absolutely adore this level. beautiful level kiwi, and I am very glad to have playtested it
I absolutely love this level and this video only improves the project with showing fascinating details that you won’t notice in the showcase, I hope to see more of your levels and videos like this. Good Job, Shmenguin!
Very well done, glad I could be the 2nd victor :)
this level is mythic.
oh this is staying my favorite level in the entire game for a LOOOONG time i CANNOT see it getting dethroned anytime soon
This level is awesome. Didn’t even think you could top your donkey Kong themed level, but dang
I love it when people are passionate about the levels they make. I know you are, which is why Neurostasis and The Lightning Rod by Lavatrex are my favorite levels of 2023.
You're great at storytelling
You are a genius please make more of these for your future levels they are so interesting
I’m so happy to have this as my hardest
You deserve way more recognition. I love this level so much, as well as decay, I hope to beat them soon.
i got a different story about this level before watching this video. my original thought was that this level is about some kinds of reflections in a near-dead person's brain. in 0~3% the whole sence is dark means that the person had experienced an accident and was in a coma. then the background and structures become bright white implied that person was in hospital. and the tube-like things on the background represents tubes used in breathing machines.
then it switched to the ship part and everything become slow and dark represents the person had lost consciousness. maybe he took anesthetic injection and was having a surgery. or maybe his injury was just so severe that he became unconsciousness. the ship part is the representation of his cerebration. at the beginning, the brain could work correctly for the moment, so the 0.5x speed part and 1x speed part looks well-formed. but as time went by, the brain was gradually losing abilities to process things, so the things become more and more chaotic. there is another explaination, consider the ship part(18%~91%) as a life review. it went slowly at first but speeded up so the memories came up fast even the brain itself couldn't process them, so the structures became glitchy.
in the last, the brain came to a stagnant status, namely, Neurostasis. in this status, things became completely static and shattered means the damages to his body and nervous system were invertable. the structures seemed to managed to recover itself, but it was just terminal lucidity. after the player entering the cube portal, the level turned into grey and the player fell into ground, means the termination of life(you might make these details by coincidence, but i think it could nicely reflect this circumstance).
awesome video! definitely one of the most underrated creators we have at this moment
this level was already so cool, but learning about the story of this level just made it so much more incredible. great job kiwi for making what has got to be my favorite level in the game :)
I look up to you as a creator, literally only seen masterpieces come from you
very entertaining video, i only found out about neurostasis recently and i really love it and am thinking of going for it.
Great video! I was already a pretty big fan of your levels but Neurostasis is one of my favorite extremes of all time and it was interesting to hear about your creative processes, inspirations, etc.
hey, very intriguing and insightful :D thank you for making this, i love it when creators go through explaining their thought process in their own levels
praise the algorithm
love the persona music ❤(and omori pfp of course)
I first saw this level from AeonAir and I still thank the heavens that the wheel decided to shine the light for your level that day 🤣
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a level that has given me chills while watching the gameplay for the first time. So interesting seeing your break down of everything and how you planned the progression of everything throughout.
You’ve heard it a lot that the end result is absolutely stunning but still I must reiterate that myself; motivates me to get good enough to try and beat this for my first extreme (I haven’t even beaten a classic insane but hopefully I’ll get there 😅)
Amazing work and what a gem of a level!
Very informative and inspirational!!
Cool vid
amazing video :D
This is so cool, I hope you make more videos like this in the future
Wow, this is a fantastic video! I hope you do these for any future projects you do, this gave me so much more appreciation for this level!
I’m sure you could’ve made peak with my song suggestion though ;)))
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