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Between Worlds is a 2.1 Hard level by xXLOCOXx, published in August 2023. It is the third level of the Portal Gauntlet, following Shards of Siberia and preceding WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe.
The level is based around interdimensional travel. It follows the player as they discover and activate a mysterious device that transports them through a series of different worlds. It is particularly known for its use of masking, synchronisation and transitions that alter the environment as the player passes through spatial rifts. The song, Between Worlds (BGM), was created specifically for the level.
Description
Between Worlds begins in the ruins of a forest, where the player encounters a mysterious interdimensional travel device. Activating the device transports the player away from the original environment and begins a journey through several visually distinct worlds.
The level repeatedly uses rifts that change the appearance of the environment when the player passes through them. These rifts alter the colours, saturation and contrast of the surrounding scene, creating the impression that the player has crossed into a different version of the same location. The effects are closely synchronised with changes in the music.
Masking is used to restrict visual effects to particular areas of the screen. When the player moves through a rift, one visual style can be seen inside it while another remains visible outside. Passing fully through the rift causes the alternate appearance to cover the environment. This allows the level to change between worlds without relying only on conventional fades or cuts.
In addition to the smaller rifts, the level contains larger transitions between its principal environments. These transitions depict the player being transported through space before arriving in another world. Each destination has its own colours, atmosphere, structures and effects, while retaining the level's overall visual identity.
The environments become increasingly abstract as the level progresses. Natural scenery and ruins are combined with distorted structures, unusual lighting and areas in which the surrounding world appears unstable. Despite the visual changes, the repeated appearance of the travel device and spatial rifts connects the sections into a single journey.
The conclusion returns to the level's central idea of travelling between dimensions and provides a visual resolution to the journey.
Gameplay
Between Worlds is an XL-length classic level rated Hard with five stars. Its gameplay was designed to remain accessible while allowing players to observe the decoration, effects and environmental transitions.
The level primarily uses straightforward cube gameplay, although other game modes appear as the player travels between its environments. Inputs are generally synchronised with prominent beats and changes in the song. The gameplay frequently slows down or becomes less demanding around major visual sequences, allowing the transitions to remain the primary focus.
During the rift sequences, the player continues moving through the level while the environment changes around the icon. Although these effects can make the layout appear more complex, the underlying gameplay remains consistent with the five-star difficulty.
The level does not contain any user coins.
Concept and production
Between Worlds was designed around the idea of moving through several dimensions within one continuous level. Instead of presenting each environment as an unrelated section, xXLOCOXx connected them using recurring portals, spatial rifts and transitions.
Its masking effects are most prominently used during the central portion of the level. The cube passes through areas in which the environment appears with different colour schemes and visual properties. These changes occur alongside changes in the music, making the visual effects part of the level's synchronisation rather than purely decorative additions.[1]
The custom song, Between Worlds (BGM) by fivemoreminutes, was produced specifically for the level. Its shifts in tone and intensity correspond to the player's movement between environments. Both Viprin and Nexus highlighted the relationship between the song and the level's transitions in their showcases.[2]
The level contains 65,535 objects. It was created and published during Update 2.1, shortly before the release of Update 2.2.
Reception
Between Worlds received an Epic rating. Community showcases particularly praised its concept, atmosphere, masking and synchronisation.
Viprin described the level's atmosphere as being supported by its synchronisation with the custom song. He also highlighted the rift effects, masking and transitions between worlds, while noting that the gameplay was deliberately simple enough to allow the player to observe the visuals.[1]
Nexus similarly praised the level's central concept and the way its colours, saturation and contrast change when the player passes through rifts. He also highlighted the fact that the song was produced for the level and closely follows its visual changes.[2]
Between Worlds was later selected as the third level of the Portal Gauntlet. The Gauntlet was released during Update 2.2 on 3 March 2024. Its placement reflects the level's theme of travelling through portals and entering different environments.
Gameplay video
Trivia
- The level's in-game description is “bagel moment”.
- Between Worlds has the level ID 93878047.
- The level contains no user coins.
- Its song, Between Worlds (BGM), has the Newgrounds ID 1241573.
- The song was created specifically for the level.[1][2]
- The level was published near the end of Update 2.1, several months before the release of Update 2.2.
- Between Worlds was added to the Portal Gauntlet on 3 March 2024.
- The level is one of three XL levels in the Portal Gauntlet, alongside Azimuth and WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe.
- Despite its use of numerous effects and visual changes, the level is rated Hard with five stars.
- Viprin's showcase was uploaded on 27 August 2023, while Nexus's showcase was uploaded two days later on 29 August.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Between Worlds" by xXLOCOXx | Geometry Dash 2.11 — Viprin, 27 August 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Between Worlds by xXLOCOXx | Geometry Dash — Nexus [GD], 29 August 2023.