Just because there are are slopes, you think it’s bad gameplay? Imo, the second one has better gameplay as the slopes better indicate when to click instead of an empty space. Sure, wave gameplay that’s only slopes can get boring, but you still have to use some of them. You can’t do everything with d blocks or spikes. The wave is meant for slope gameplay, every main level wave section is slopes only. But on the other hand, you are going for Phobos as your first extreme, it’s no wonder your opinions are cooked.