Ranking Every Level in Ultimate Chicken Horse!

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In this video, I ranked EVERY level in Ultimate Chicken Horse... Well, every developer level. Not every custom level, that would be actual hell
Hope yall don't wanna murder me after watching this lol
All music is from Vibe Avenue

[@sebasium]

i never use twitter

[@EmberBirb]

me neither

[@sebasium]

oh yeah “fun” fact: 33% of twitter arguments are political

[@Gerbert67]

as a certified Metal Plant enjoyer. crossbow fun

[@EmberBirb]

I mean I love my crossbows, just hate metal Plant

[@Brontalo]

Fun fact: Space was based on one of my custom maps "Asteroid Belt". Felt really honored, when i saw the devs blogpost about it.

[@EmberBirb]

Oh I remember reading that when the update was announced

[@madman4450]

Metal plant is epic

[@EmberBirb]

That's an interesting way of saying it sucks

[@spamton_g_spamtom474]

​@@EmberBirbuse a lot of arrow

[@sallomon2357]

Yep, peak map

[@JanEnNiek]

Do you want multiple paths or do you want to block off every other path until your path is forced?

[@EmberBirb]

I'll usually block off all the paths until mine is forced if I'm with other competitive level players. If I'm with randos then I don't really care that much

[@RayRayUCH.]

wait chat... i would love to see a pet peeves vid

[@EmberBirb]

That script is in the works!

[@RayRayUCH.]

:0

[@RayRayUCH.]

no way

[@spamton_g_spamtom474]

​@@EmberBirb opinion on jetpacks?

[@EmberBirb]

@@spamton_g_spamtom474 worst item in the game. Only competing with bees

[@spamton_g_spamtom474]

The new maps are just.... b tier and a high a

[@EmberBirb]

agreed but i will go more in depth on them in my panda update video (idk when that will come out, hopefully soon)

[@El-Gamer_muertillo]

The thing I like about metal plant is just its music, that’s it.

[@EmberBirb]

That's fair. It's one of my least favorite songs in the game but it's still a pretty solid track

[@afjhe718]

Hey i just started playng do you have any recs of good comubity maps?

[@EmberBirb]

Party levels or challenge levels?

[@L10kwnsns]

They need to add more simple maps, no gimmick, just the map, just like old mansion Do you know a good discord server or yt channel to learn the competitive tech? Thank you

[@EmberBirb]

FACTS non gimmick maps are overall just better Also I would just recommend the regular ultimate Chicken Horse discord server, it's got all you need in there

[@L10kwnsns]

​@@EmberBirb They announced 2 new maps! It seems that the toxic tower map will be a simple map, without a crazy gimmick, so I'm actually kind of hyped lol

[@EmberBirb]

@@L10kwnsns yeah im aware. they better be good istg

[@El-Gamer_muertillo]

Pandamonium when

[@EmberBirb]

I'm getting to it

[@Morfin_1234]

One of the best tier lists

[@EmberBirb]

hell yea

[@MelonTheCuber]

You sound like yeah jaron

[@EmberBirb]

Who

[@EmberBirb]

Looked him up, I don't really hear it

[@Evil_inc]

never cook again

[@EmberBirb]

nah cooking is fun

[@EmberBirb]

you know im ugly omg

[@justarandomchannel1319]

I love this game though never played it It lookes very fun!

[@EmberBirb]

Yeah that's fair

[@leol2078]

Metal plant sucks and jungle temple has too many safe spots but I would iverse almost the entirety of the rest of thr tier list. But I guess there is a difference between you who plays competitive and with randoms and someone like me who just plays with friends amd family.

[@EmberBirb]

Yeah, playing casually & playing competitively are wildly different lol

[@kumawani8950]

As a casual player I think metal plant is extremely fun though I always play with double jump on so that might mean sumthin

[@leol2078]

@@kumawani8950 double jump might make it easier to traverse. And even I don't totally hate it, it can be fun with a bunch of projectiles, but if given the option to play it or any other level I will rather play another level. Though this is just my preference, if I were to ask my brother for example he would probably rank it as one of his favourites.

[@ndll9226]

OMG HE BACK

[@EmberBirb]

I never left?

[@Llama_Gamer]

Ember Upload 💪

[@EmberBirb]

yep

[@kranuch6776]

16:51 could not agree more

[@EmberBirb]

It's quite the banger

[@zilotron]

Hey Ember! This is all coming from a casual competitive player: Holy shit, this level tier list is the best one I've seen. It's come the closest to my actual opinion and I agree with LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU SAID. (Aside from 2 maps but more on that later, to those who care.) I loved the editing, and you made me laugh a couple times, especially with all the Metal Plant jokes. THIS VIDEO is S tier when it comes to UCH content. I was thoroughly entertained throughout. 42 to you good sir, and all those times you said "I should make a video on that" I HOPE YOU DO, I really wanna see more of this. (Especially an items tier list!) The rest is just my opinion and how my personal tier list differs from yours, to those who care: S tier: Waterfall, Volcano. A tier: Nuclear Plant, Roller Coaster, Old Mansion, Windmill, Mainframe B tier: Pier, Dance Party, Jungle Temple C tier: Pyramid, Rooftops, Crumbling Bridge, Farm D tier: Ballroom, Iceberg, Space, Metro F tier: Herpes Map, AKA Metal Plant 🤮🤮🤮🤮 As you can see, all maps aside from 2 (Nuclear Plant and Space) are within 2 tiers of where you placed them, so we mostly agree. S-Waterfall: You NAILED it. I 100% agree on everything you said, and you said it all: Layout is simple, yet effective and fun. If there's ever a SOLID level with no gimmicks or hazards, it's this one. The song is #3 in the game. It's one of the most aesthetically-pleasing maps. They need to make more levels like this. The fact you didn't put it in S tier after all that praise and no complaints is a minor crime, but at least it was at the top of A tier :) S-Volcano: Completely nailed it again. The ONLY reason Waterfall is above Volcano for me is because of nostalgia. Otherwise, they'd be tied or maybe Volcano would be 1st. Either way, I agree with everything you said, and I'll chime in as well: Idk WHY I like it so much, especially considering I also DESPISE moving parts. However, you brought up a good point: these moving blocks aren't as obnoxious as a 2x1, ferris wheel, or Metal Plant are. Plus, since it remains mostly vertical, you can still build good setups around them, and adding attachable items to them like honey, ice, and wire truly adds more to the level, which you'd expect it not to do. Because of the upwards diagonal gameplay, it can get more difficult than any other level. The song is #2 in the game. Also a fan of fiery aesthetics, so it's also one of the most aesthetically-pleasing maps. A-Nuclear Plant: 3rd fav map, and one of the two maps we heavily disagree on. Hear me out: You say the main flaws are that its boring because you can never setup difficult things on it, and it takes too many placements to force a good path. I never run into that problem somehow! Might I suggest always forcing this path, which can be done with 2-3 placements: block the stairs on the right, and block the far upper-left path above the steel ladder/scaffold thing. This forces players to jump to the left, then back to the right on the middle platform, (or potentially under it), then up the stairs and back to the left. It's by far the best way to play this map, and the upwards zigzag path provides unique and exciting gameplay whenever I play it. Also, this path provides both open and enclosed spaces, which, as you know, will lead to fun gameplay varieties. Not to mention the super unique gimmick found nowhere else in the game: the start that immediately goes upwards for a long distance. Usually people ignore this area which leads to boring quickjump spam, but in a few turns you can make a formidable obstacle course that no one will be familiar with due to the uniqueness of the moving platform. Also, the song is a banger. It's not S tier because of the side walls at the beginning having stupid useless holes in them for potential cheese, and also only having 1 fun path that is sorta difficult to force on certain rulesets. A-Roller Coaster: I disliked this map at first, but it quickly grew on me. I quickly started to realize it's literally everything I wanted from Rooftops. Rooftops itself and its other "copies," Dance Party and Crumbling Bridge, are damn near pointless and flat out boring now that this map exists. Yes, you made a point that everyone kinda has to "place stuff and hope it works," but that's the point of Rooftops and its copies. Their simplicity helps induce creativity. The only starting hazard is the void, and there's a simple start and end goal. The problem with Rooftops and the other copies, though, is that there's almost always a way to cheese a setup by simply placing a platform higher than it, and then jumping over that setup. Roller Coaster does a perfect job at counteracting this, making the center ceiling dip downward, and sometimes even further with the coaster itself. If you build setups close to the track, it creates a massive flower item in a sense that you sometimes need to quickly complete a setup or else you'll die. All in all, I disagree that anyone can put Rooftops, Crumbling Bridge, or Dance Party above Roller Coaster for those reasons. I never really noticed the loud ambience so I didn't ding it for that. The song is a banger. The top area should've been buildable with projectiles passing thru the track, sure, but eh, that doesn't take away from the map all that much. It still has great and simple core gameplay, even with the inaccessible top area. A-Old Mansion: You nailed it. The only reason it's not S tier is because SCREW THE ELEVATOR. Neat idea, garbage execution. Because of the way they designed it, the level is boring af if you don't block off the button or elevator shaft on round 1. Also, the routes feel even harder to force than Nuclear Plant, which sucks because the map is 10x smaller. Also the song is mid, not nearly as enjoyable as the other maps surrounding this one. I don't think disliking the elevator is a nitpick, since the level is literally centered around it. Also, the hazards feel a bit out-of-place, and that ruins part of the layout for me. Otherwise, still A tier, and still a great map. I agree with most of what you said, just not nearly as strongly. A-Windmill: Mostly agree on everything: It's a generic vertical level. However this is a bit higher for me because I'm a sucker for verticality, and the fact it has two paths that potentially cross each other is nice. The song is decent, still better than Old Mansion. The reason it isn't S tier is because of the two gimmicks you mentioned: the spinning flag and the silo. Both take away from the level if anything. Neither of them can be utilized in a fun or meaningful way, so they're mostly just annoying. I'm surprised you didn't put it at least B tier. You didn't have that many complaints, and it's simple + satisfying like Waterfall. But yes, you're right. It's very generic, and BY FAR the most forgettable map. Like it's shocking how forgettable it is, to the point where I NEVER vote for it, despite how much I like it. I'm only reminded of its existence when a rando votes for it (and that's also rare). lol A-Mainframe: You nailed it again: I was tempted to list this as another Rooftops copy, but the gimmick changes enough each time to counteract the Rooftops feel. Yeah, I never see the gimmick make the level impossible, but that does take some planning ahead with some low placements. Some randos aren't capable of doing that, so I can see where they're coming from. The song is a banger, but the "vocals" bring it down a bit. The gimmick isn't really competitively viable as it's unpredictable, so that brings the level down, but it's still A tier because it's the only level that changes up the gameplay 24/7 throughout the entire match. No two rounds are alike, and that's pretty incredible and unique, although purely from a casual perspective.

[@zilotron]

B-Pier: You nailed it, yet again! Coulda been easy A or S tier, but I don't see how. They'd have to change the core aspect of the map to "fix" it, but then it wouldn't really be "The Pier", so I'm stumped. Still a solid map, but I dislike the anti-respawning and the beginning which is essentially a hold-right simulator, and it's really hard to counterbuild around those facts to make it more fun. The surfboard is a cool idea, but still hard to utilize. The song and aesthetics are solid. B-Dance Party: Mostly agree: Yep, the most controversial level. Very few people think the map is "mid". Everyone either loves it or hates it. I love every aspect of it, aside from the ONE problem mentioned earlier: it's a Rooftops copy. The ceiling is a bit lower, which is nice, but not nearly as well-made as Roller Coaster. For that reason, I never vote for it, opting for Roller Coaster instead. The song is #1 in the game, especially for custom levels. It's also the only song from the UCH OST that I actively listen to outside of UCH. The light gimmick can be annoying, but not nearly as annoying as some other gimmicks, and all it does is add difficulty in a way, so it's alright in my book. All in all, it falls in the same category as Rooftops and its copies: decent/solid tier, but outshined by Roller Coaster. However, it's still a tier above Rooftops and Crumbling Bridge because of the slightly lower ceiling, slightly higher skill curve from the lights, and the incredible song. B-Jungle Temple: Mostly agree yet again: I love the boulder + respawning coin idea, but there's way too many safe spots, which really brings the map down, more so than you seem to think I guess. If you were forced to play the map quickly after grabbing the coin, it'd be A or S tier for sure. But man, I'd rather block off the coin entirely due to those damn safe spots, which completely defeats the purpose of the map. Otherwise, still has solid gameplay and a good layout. The song is also solid. All in all, it's still safe from C tier. C tier maps: Not much to say about these. Mostly agree on everything you said about them. Pyramid had great potential but was ruined with the 2 block gaps and ludicrously high ceiling, especially with that unhinged low af build height limit. The song is also mid. Rooftops is Rooftops. Too easy to cheese or build good setups, thanks to that high ceiling. I know it came first, but it's literally Dance Party and Roller Coaster but worse. The song is also mid. Crumbling Bridge is a worse version of Rooftops. I wish a great rest of your day to everyone EXCEPT the people who break all the blocks on round 1. The blocks help A LITTLE in creating better setups than Rooftops, but it quickly devolves into a cheese fest like Rooftops once the blocks are gone. The song is also mid, but I'd say it has the best song of the C tiers at least, maybe also better than Old Mansion. Farm is THE definition of mid. Mid hazard, mid song, mid aesthetics, mid layout. It's still worse than the other C tiers because it's so damn small, painfully so. Expand it a bit horizontally or make the silo bigger vertically and it'd be better than Rooftops and Crumbling Bridge. D-Ballroom: You completely nailed it here. This map also makes me sad. This map has more lost potential than any of the others by FAR, for exactly the reasons you said. The gameplay is garbage. The gimmick of the rotating start points would be INSANE, if it weren't for the downward layout. Unbelievably awful decision to combine those gimmicks, and we NEED to split this map into two maps. I've been saying this ever since this map was released. We need to have an UPWARDS level with rotating start points, and a DOWNWARDS level in general, but with a singular start point and maybe a more protected goal, similar to a reverse Waterfall. Both of those would've been 10x better than this hot garbage combination. Also, the song IS overrated af. D-Iceberg: Also nailed it. Moving part is mid, but the RNG factor of the sometimes-unavoidable falling ice completely tanks this map into D tier. Also I thought I was going crazy. I remember dying to the inside of the igloo a few times but I always chalked it up to a fever dream or someone placing a hidden trap. That's a neat fact! Yes, please bring it back. I wanna see randos live through the pain I once did after wanting to harmlessly explore the inside of the igloo, looking for easter eggs similar to Farm and Jungle Temple, just to get rekt, lol. But yeah, you can block off the ice, but to do so in a way that matters means to waste upwards of 7 PLACEMENTS. The song is also mid. Dumb map overall. D-Space: The second map we seem to heavily disagree on. Literally why. Half of your reasonings for liking this map make no sense to me. Space is literally just Windmill with a shitty modifier enabled and floating hazards. Gross. My only joy in this map comes from taking a WIDE route and blocking off the middle, but that's impossible to do with players who aren't on the same page. The song is at least decent, but yeah. Bad map. D-Metro: Mostly agree, but I have stronger opinions: It's very bad. First of all, the song and aesthetics are mid at best. The gimmick is absolute garbage. Jumping on the train is not competitively viable at all, and like you said, the fact you can't jump over it from ground/respawn level is awful. Take out the gimmick and it's just longer Dance Party with no lights, so it's automatically considered bad layout-wise. I've already played this map two dozen times and have failed to have a single fun game on it, so I've given up. Believe it or not, I've had fun games on Metal Plant before. Not this one though. Literally make the train smaller and prevent players from jumping on it and you have yourself a B tier map. It'd basically be reverse Rollar Coaster at that point, which could be nice. But the fact that the train cuts off half the map AND you can jump on it to awkwardly cheese setups is just... NO. Metal Plant: To anyone wondering how I feel about this map, go rewatch the video. SPOT ON. BRAVO. They somehow managed to fit the worst song, the worst aesthetics, the worst gameplay, the worst gimmick, AND the worst layout ALL IN A SINGLE MAP. I've finally learned a couple good placements to get to the point where I don't immediately leave if the map gets picked, but still. It's very painful and anyone who puts this map any higher than a C tier is an alien in my book. Godawful. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[@EmberBirb]

Omg zilo!! Howve you been? Glad to see you agree on most everything (Why did I read most that)

[@TheHaBiBi1]

How long did it take you to type all that

[@toenado2794]

hi im making trying to make a celeste map in uch

[@EmberBirb]

Very nice, that's something I've wanted to do for a while

[@toenado2794]

@@EmberBirb its done JM5B-44AX

[@georgs.6278]

Bro I remember playing Chicken Horse with you. Good times

[@EmberBirb]

oh i remember you too

[@mimikyubutitsactualyhornet]

I have 4 levels unlocked😭

[@EmberBirb]

damn D:

[@maxjg]

Dance party is the worst level in the game

[@EmberBirb]

Dance Party is awesome you're just bad at it

[@EmberBirb]

Or you have epilepsy problems, that'd be a fair excuse

[@HupsoniX]

He doesn't like levels, that the levels have gimmicks, but he calls Windmill generic and puts it in C. Ah yes, logic. (But the metal plant take is just facts)

[@EmberBirb]

It's not that I don't like gimmicks, for example dance Party & mainframe, it's just a lot of the level’s gimmicks aren't that good lol

[@EmberBirb]

Also in hindsight windmill should be b Tier but womp womp

[@HupsoniX]

@@EmberBirb i guess that makes sense (with some gimmicks not being very good)

[@simonkojitsuflorino9295]

10:59 Oh crap, I play at competitive level and I hate this map. I'm just bad. But this map makes me dizzy with all the différents shapes and color which flashes

[@EmberBirb]

i guess thats fair

[@random_dude69420]

i don’t think your most controversial take is volcano. it’s definitely nuclear plant. nuclear plant is my favorite level in the game and if you add traps on your way up it becomes super fun

[@EmberBirb]

Idk I just get bored a lot when I play it & find it difficult to make hard set ups when I'm in public lobbies

[@random_dude69420]

well i play party mostly so that makes sense

[@Meatjar_streams]

Okay but why are you complaining about the ceiling being too high? I genuinely don't get it.

[@EmberBirb]

Mostly a problem with pyramid, but since the ceiling is so high, you can't place blocks in order to block off going the top route or you would for a custom map. You have to be more specific with how you block it off which is annoying