So... Genuinely the best speedrun level yet right?
Stellar Speedway was great. We would have a few new mechanics or obstacles sprinkled throughout the level, with relatively distinct environments and we were happy.
Vicious Void's Tick Tock Shock topped that by introducing a new blowfish enemy. But, it functions similar to the bird cannon enemy, except you can actually stand on it and hit it when the power up is active. Speaking of, slo-mo came back which was one of the best powerups in the game. And the card enemy returned to compliment that. New bots, a relatively distinct environment, this new cauldron with sound effects when you hit it and an exclusive windmill and that's probably as good as it's going to get right?
Intro Thrust or Bust. By its name, I thought the penguin power up would be here, but I didn't expect the bulldog to make a return? That's their apology for Winter Wonder ig. So to compliment that, we got the return of the bell enemies including a giant one only featured in Mighty Chewy's boss? Nice continuity. Then we got a completely new environment themed around brambles and beehives? And they gave us 2 new enemies to compliment that? Crazy. The beehive functions more of a stage hazard but they are bees and they are living so it's an enemy I think. Then we have the unique bramble enemies, in the background for continuity and as a hazard, creating really unique timing sections. After the timing sections, the camera zooms into the beehive? I love this and wish there was more in the base game, we really haven't been given this a lot. Then the acorn enemies from Trunk of Funk come back except they don't operate anything like the original? Either the platform have changed shape, they feature as a pathway block, or that incredible section where they come out of nowhere and charge at you with purple energy and sound effects? Where was this in Trunk of Funk? I was honestly take aback. So many new enemies or new mechanics and even camera changes and not only is this the best speedrun level, it's honestly one of the best levels in the entire game? I'm glad this wasn't in State of Play, it would have ruined the shock. And this is the 2nd level, are the others going to be better?