Verdant Landscape
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Sandrone
Verdant Landscape is a 2.1 Extreme Demon level by Sandrone, verified on 14 December 2021.[1] The level draws heavy inspiration from Windy Landscape through its gameplay and decoration style. Upon release, it was praised for its enjoyable gameplay and for being the hardest fully solo level at the time.
Description
[edit | edit source]Verdant Landscape begins 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, leading 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 to a different gravity and size halfway through.
The build-up to the drop then begins, starting with a tight cube part. As the build-up accelerates, there are wave and UFO segments to challenge the player. Finally, a half-speed cube segment precedes the drop.
The drop starts at 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 free user coins. The level concludes with a black screen displaying 'GU BY BAERU GG NISHA' (Nisha is Sandrone's former name).
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]First 10 victors
[edit | edit source]| Victor # | Player | Date Completed | Total Attempts | Furthest Fail | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verifier | Sandrone | 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
[edit | edit source]- Verdant Landscape was rated on 26 December 2021 and placed at #11 on the Demonlist on 18 January 2022, above Kenos and below Zodiac.
- 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, Verdant Landscape 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.
- Verdant Landscape was nominated for and achieved Best Extreme Demon in the Geometry Dash 2022 Awards.
- Verdant Landscape took nearly two years to finish.
- Before verification, Verdant Landscape's difficulty was on par with Tartarus but was later nerfed to enhance its enjoyability.
- Verdant Landscape is often considered one of the most enjoyable Extreme Demon levels in the game, with many players giving it an extremely high enjoyment rate.
- The placement of DreamStep on 30 April 2026 pushed Verdant Landscape out of the Top 100 of the Demonlist.