Bracket 5 -
Angel Of The Moon
First Opinion: Beautiful Piano song, good beat, beautiful Banner.
Light: 3/5 Went well with the music, No really obvious pattern abuse. Could have been harder though.
Standard: 3/5 VERY VERY difficult for a standard, especially a 6, and It did not flow very well in my eyes.
Heavy: 9/10 Very well done. I highly approved of the many shifting patterns and crossovers, however, I can't give it a 10, because the run in m48 just came out of nowhere, and although it fits, I find that runs such as that are really not very DDR-like, no matter what Konami thinks with their newer games.
Presentation: 4/5 Beautiful Banner, Beautiful Background.
Tilt: 1/5. Mid-Level readme, no doubles, video, or Beginner/oni.
TOTAL: 20/25
Final Statement: The standard hurt you the most, however, everything else made this a well done file. Keep it up.
Crank That (Soulja Boy)
First Opinion: How did I KNOW this was going to show up in this contest somehow? Nice Banner, good sample?
Light: 2/5 What the hell? 16ths, 24ths, and 8ths everywhere! Totally not a 4. I can see what you were aiming for, kinda.
Standard: 3/5 Better than the light, most definitely, but I could not get drawn into it more than to play it once to get it out of the way.
Heavy: 6/10 I may be generous with this, but the entire chart felt forced. Yes, most of it fits in, but I found it extremely difficult to enjoy.
Presentation: 4/5 Good Graphics, and a video.
Tilt: 4/5 Video (yes, I count videos in presentation and extras), GREAT readme (I actually read the entire thing, and now I feel bad for rating things so low). Doubles?!?! Yes, they are there
Same with a Beginner.
TOTAL: 19/25
Final Statement: The song choice most definitely hurt you more than anything, however, I always enjoy even songs like this when done properly. You did what you could, and I applaud that. Keep it up
Everything's Magic
First Opinion: Hmm. Kinda rock-ey, kinda emo-ey. I could see it work out
Light: 2/5 Repetitive as heck, and because of the speed, this may deserve a 4 instead of a 3. I think The BPM is wrong, because even with Autosync on, It kept having to readjust.
Standard: 3/5 Same problem as Light with the repetitive-ness, HOWEVER, I really like the direction the chorus went, so it gets the extra point. Still feels very offbeat.
Heavy: 6/10 A lot less repetitive, however, it felt like it didn't flow as it should, mostly due to the problem of not giving a single break. The Offbeatedness is very apparent with this many more steps.
Presentation: 2/5 Graphics are there, however, they look VERY rushed, is that just normal Times New Roman font over a background image/banner?
Tilt: 2/5 Good Readme and a beginner chart.
TOTAL: 15/25
Final Statement: I believe that the incorrect BPM is the biggest problem that this chart had. I'm very sure that if you had gotten it right first try, I would have given it a few more points. Something wrong when you have to constantly play with Autosync on though :-S
Greenhorn
First Opinion: Hey look! A pump crossover! Decent Banner, good sample. Looking forwards to it.
Light: 4/5 I would have given this a 5/5, however, the freezes in the middle of 4th note streams made like, no sense to me. Oh, and it seems a little hard for a 3, but I'm weird like that. Overall well done though
Standard: 3/5 Same as light, a couple freezes made no sense to me. However, it was a very well rounded standard, and I would consider playing it on my feet if I can get it on a SM machine
Heavy: 7/10 Should be an 8, not a 7 for one. I think I noticed a couple of forced double steps, however, This was very well done minus those 2 errors. I'd have given it an 8/10, though I got a little bored halfway through, which is kind of weird, since I make steps no harder than this most of the time.
Presentation: 3/5 Graphics and Video. Graphics seem a little bland though.
Tilt: 2/5 No readme or Doubles, Beginner chart and Video though.
TOTAL: 19/25
Final Statement: I think I may just be prejudiced since I have known the pump steps for a long time, but I dare you to fight it. Anyways, there isn't really a lot I can say here minus what I have already said.
Move Mania
First Opinion: Mmm.. I like this sample
Pretty Banner too, maybe a little overkill though :-O
Light: 3/5 Man, lots of 3/5 on light in this bracket :-O Anyways, This gets a 3 because I feel that it had a lot of things that did not belong. Extra jumps and freezes that really had no reason to be there, at least, IMHO.
Standard: 4/5 Hey, whattaya know! This would have gotten a 5/5, though the chart definitely had a couple measures that pushed it down a little, however, I REALLY like what you went for here
Heavy: 7/10 I don't know what it is about this heavy, but it didn't draw me in. Now, Everything made perfect sense, I just didn;t feel it as well as I should have.
Presentation: 4/5 Beautiful Graphics, Great video. Lyrics.
Tilt: 3/5 Beginner Chart, Well done Readme, Video.
TOTAL: 21/25
Final Statement: Overall well done, to a point where I worry about my submission. Keep up the good work, I would love to see more of it in the next contest
The Sun Always Shines On TV
First Opinion: Mmmm, sounds like 80's cheese indeed, and awesome. Like the banner too.
Light: 4/5 I REALLY like this light. Maybe a little repetitive, but in a good way, since you really can't do more with it.
Standard: 3/5 Everything fit, but it didn't flow as much as I felt it could have. I like what you did with the 16ths though, definitely A+ Material with them.
Heavy: 7/10 I enjoyed, though The first half was pretty bad with the karaoke. I like it a lot in the end though, you turned it from being a boring song into something that is pretty fun.
Presentation: 3/5 Great graphics, Yes, the Hottest Party font definitely makes it sexier somehow.
Tilt: 3/5 Readme. Full Doubles. Hooray. No beginner/Oni though.
TOTAL: 20/25
Final Statement: Increase the quality of the MP3, and we'll talk more. Other than that, Very well rounded file.
This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
First Opinion: Full version AND only a standard chart?!?!
Light: 0/5 Not Here :-O
Standard: 5/5 OMG, This was like, freaking awesome. I am so playing this and memorizing the moves.
Heavy: 0/10 Not here :-O
Presentation: 1/5 I know this is a joke file, so I have to remove a couple points for it being so long
Tilt: 2/5 Lyrics and a Video :-O
TOTAL: 8/25
Final Statement: I <3 Whoever made this
FINAL VOTE:
Move Mania
The Sun Always Shines on TV
Angel of The Moon
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:59 am