Between Worlds
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Between Worlds is a 2.1 Hard level by xXLOCOXx, published on 27 August 2023. It is the third level of the Portal Gauntlet.
The level consists of cube gameplay throughout and is divided into five environments. Each of the first four ends with the player reaching a device that transports them to the next area. Rifts in the scenery also reveal recoloured versions of the current environment.
Description
[edit | edit source]- 0-18%: Between Worlds begins in a green forest containing trees, grass, fallen leaves and ruined stone structures. The player jumps across grassy ground and platforms formed from pillars and masonry. Leaves and white particles pass through the foreground, while beams of sunlight appear between the trees. Near the end of the section, the player reaches a stone device decorated with circular and star-shaped markings. The device lights up before vertical beams cover the screen and transport the player.
- 18-38%: The player enters a violet area containing Gothic buildings, pointed windows, railings, benches and street lamps. Several structures are broken or positioned at unusual angles. Dark rifts briefly reveal a blue version of the same scenery as the player continues across the platforms. The section ends at another device, followed by a blue vertical transition.
- 38-57%: The third section takes place above a layer of clouds. The scenery includes white platforms and pillars, a distant city, a crescent moon and large angular crystals. Red and yellow-green rifts recolour parts of the scenery and reveal outlined versions of the crystals. At the end of the section, the player reaches another device and passes through a pale pink transition.
- 57-76%: The fourth area uses pink, orange and yellow colours. Its rocky platforms are decorated with patterned surfaces, magenta grass, yellow-leaved trees and hanging lanterns. Black and red rifts reveal a dark version of the area, with scenery drawn in red outlines. The normal and dark versions alternate several times before the player reaches the next device.
- 76-91%: A red transition leads to a monochrome area made from black slopes and platforms. Floating spheres, triangular shards, blurred circles and white ornamental shapes surround the player. Some of the spheres move through the foreground and briefly obscure the cube. The section finishes at a damaged device whose parts are separated from one another.
- 91-100%: The screen becomes black and the playable section ends. A white outlined square containing several smaller squares appears and rotates as it moves around the screen. The level ends with a white flash.[1]
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]Reception
[edit | edit source]Viprin praised the level's atmosphere, synchronisation, masking and transitions. He also noted that the gameplay was simple enough to keep the focus on the decoration and expected the level to receive a 4 or 5-star rating.[2]
Nexus praised the concept and synchronisation, specifically highlighting the colour changes produced by the rifts and the transitions between environments.[1]
Between Worlds later received an Epic rating and was selected as the third level of the Portal Gauntlet. The Gauntlet was released during Update 2.2 on 3 March 2024.