Verdant Landscape

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Verdant Landscape is a 2.1 solo Extreme Demon level created, verified and published by Nisha. The level draws heavy inspiration from Windy Landscape through its gameplay and decoration style. Upon release, it was praised for its enjoyable gameplay and was the hardest full-solo level, now ranking fourth behind Collapse, The Lightning Rod and Kyouki.

Gameplay

The level starts with a tight half-speed mini-cube section. At 8%, the level accelerates to normal speed, transitioning into a size-switching ball segment. Following this is a cube transition with five orb timings that lead to a ship section with gravity portals. Next is a UFO segment with gaps between gears, similar to Windy Landscape's 13% part. Then, there is a wave section that begins mini-sized but then switches gravity and size halfway through.

The buildup to the drop then begins, starting with a tight cube part. As the buildup accelerates, there are wave and UFO segments to challenge the player. Finally, a half-speed cube segment precedes the drop.

The drop starts with quadruple speed, featuring a quick dual cube section obscured by a fire animation. Then, a dual-ship part ensues, showing precise orb timings and size portals before transitioning into a brief cube segment.

From 45% to 61%, the level switches through all game modes, primarily cube, before briefly slowing down. At 63%, the level speeds up to triple-speed, starting with the cube, briefly switching to the ball, and then back to the cube. At 66%, the level switches to a ship part with varying gravities and sizes before alternating between cube and UFO. A tight wave transition follows, leading into another cube segment with a ship transition midway through it.

The final section of the drop begins with a dual that shifts from two cubes to two balls. Next is a wave segment with size changes, a cube segment and a quick wave transition into a UFO part. The gameplay alternates between cube and ship, occasionally switching speeds until the level's finale.

The finale at 91% features a gravity and size-switching ship section, ending with a short straight-fly and three coins. The level concludes with a black screen displaying "GU BY BAERU GG NISHA."

First 10 victors

Victor #	Player	Date Completed	Total Attempts	Furthest Fail	Video
Verifier	Nisha	14 December 2021	52,315	?	YouTube
1	Bigthunder556	30 December 2021	7,480	97%	YouTube
2	cobrablitz	27 February 2022	16,708	97%	YouTube
3	zane	13 April 2022	51,160	93%	YouTube
4	Brumik	26 April 2022	>16,500	80%	YouTube
5	RicoLP	27 April 2022	41,574	96%	YouTube
6	iIiLaSeRiIi	26 May 2022	9,022	?	YouTube
7	Miro	2 June 2022	6,714	84%	YouTube
8	ItzSpecial	2 June 2022	8,634	89%	YouTube
9	Tombstone	8 June 2022	37,303	85%	YouTube
10	Technical	14 June 2022	26,543	97%	YouTube

Trivia

• The level's password is 446799.
• The level contains 116,326 objects.
• The level is 2m 9s in length.
• The level was rated on 26 December 2021.
• The level was initially placed at #11 on the Demonlist on 18 January 2022, above Kenos (#12) and below Zodiac (#10).
  • This addition pushed xo into the Extended List, Stalemate Redux out of the Top 100 and CHROMA II into the Legacy List.
  • On 11 June 2022, the level swapped positions with Zodiac, climbing to #10 while Zodiac fell to #11. This event marked one of the first times in years that a full-solo level had made it into the Top 10. It also established itself as the level that pushed Zodiac out of the Top 10 after its three-year reign.
• The level was nominated for and achieved Best Extreme Demon in the Geometry Dash 2022 Awards.
• The level took nearly two years to finish.
• Before verification, the level's difficulty was on par with Tartarus but was later nerfed to a Top 10-20 level to enhance its enjoyability.
• It is currently the third hardest-rated level to contain user coins, behind Saul Goodman and PSYCHOPATH.
• This level is often considered one of the most enjoyable Extreme Demons in the game, and many players who have beaten it gave it an extremely high enjoyment rate.
  • cobrablitz, Bigthunder556, spaceuk and Technical even consider it as their favorite Extreme Demon.
    • This was the first level Technical gave a 100/100 enjoyment rating.
  • However, some victors, like SnowBallerr, Doggie and Zoink, disliked playing the level, and Trick, who also beat it, called it his least favourite in the game.
• The placement of Anathema on 23 December 2024 pushed Verdant Landscape out of the Top 50 of the Demonlist.

Video

File:VERDANT LANDSCAPE VERIFIED!!! -Hardest Solo Extreme Demon- by Nisha (me)

The verification of Verdant Landscape. Credits to Nisha.