Submission - Crystalarium

Submitter Notes:

This map is an absolute slog to get through but WOW is it worth it. After playing through all of it, I can see why people love difficulty curves so much now; The jumps in difficulty don't feel intimidating when the rooms in question aren't too much harder than the ones you just completed, and the dynamic of Room 19 and 20 is amazing. On first glance, 20 seems to be the harder of the two, but 19 proves to be more difficult with it's weird and unorthodox inputs. But not in a bad way mind you, it really feels like you have to earn their respect, while with 20 it feels like you already know how to do everything. It reminds me a lot of the Downwind - Upwind - No wind in The Summit. Playing through this map also taught me a lot about myself, how I play the game, how I learn rooms, and how I enjoy it. The further you get, the more it feels like a personal journey, and the music also definitely helps with that. Freeka just does not miss I guess. This map is CRIMINALLY underrated, with only 5 clears on Hardlist at the time of me writing this (6 once mine gets added). I will admit I can see why it has so little clears, being both 4* difficulty, as well as currently being the Hardlist map with the MOST amount GM+ rooms out of them all, but it's still a shame. If you think you're able to persevere through this map, PLEASE give it a shot, it's honestly one of the best maps ever made.