[Medium][Challenge\Puzzle] Absolute Machination

One of my levels from a while ago, brought back from the dead.

Might be confusing and odd to some, especially in the late game, but just go with it and have a fun time.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ym2omugndzl


EDIT:

In all honesty, this was my second level, the first being World Fantastic as lamarblake aptly mentions. I used it as a testing ground for my more unusual ideas, such as the custom ambients, gradients and shifts. It is short, yes, but the motivation wasn't to create a storyline so much as a experience.
Thanks for all the feedback/criticism. Now that I have some free time again (first time in about a year) I'm starting on another new level, hopefully just as detailed but more focused in its implementation.

It was really weird but i loved that

Wow. The only level of yours I have is World Fantastic. I don't remember this one. Anyway played it and really liked it. It is weird but in a good way. I liked the sound effects in the machine area when you shifted or gained a powerup. Also like the shifting in those little cave entrances in the beginning.

It seems unfinished to me. It may well be finished in your eyes but I thought you had the start of a pretty good storyline that didn't get fleshed out enough. I mean the Uncle says get back to Knyttville cause something bad is going to happen. What was the something bad and of course how can Juni fix it?

It has the feel of a much larger level.

Of course more power ups would have been fun. But for those suggestions it does stand alone as a good play.

Odd? Confusing? 
***goes to download***
Sounds fun!!!

I like the music
And the 3rd layers are hard to spot

excellent use of that tileset (in the beginning)

Wow. This is just freakin' amazing.

Woah! I love your use of tilesets! This level=

I really liked the use of sound effects.

I remember this.

The part with the machine is indeed superb, especially considering the time of this level's creation, but the rest of the level doesn't really feel like it holds together, and it's so short.

Nice level. Great use of sound effects!

HL2 ftw.

Woah! I love your use of tilesets! This level=

ditto!