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Originally Posted by TC_Halogen
Vast Universe (mi40) [5.5/10]
Artist: Vospi vs. KOTOKO -- Perms: OK
- 10.734 to 32.067: with the exception of 20.067 to 21.401/25.401 to 26.734 - this stream is pretty generic and doesn’t really have much pattern control, it’s just everywhere
- 31.692: ghost note
- 53.901 to 1:12.067: patterning is very staircase heavy, particularly in the second half, and really doesn’t do much in terms of trying to make the patterning stand out in some way
- 1:13.484/1:14.151: ghost notes for vocals
- 1:13.817: missing note for vocals
- 1:36.068 to 2:16.068: I’d be much more willing to give these streams that seem to just be nothing more than pace setting a chance if there was something that the player actually had to pay attention to while doing it; you’ve got a solid vocal line and even an opportunity for a 3 repeated measures of something + 1 transitional measure starting at 1:57.401 -- it’s just seeming like the player is supposed to stream without any real rhyme or reason.
- 1:59.818: missing bass note; after the termination at 1:59.568, it starts right back up again
- 2:18.734 to 2:37.401: and, by having the basic 16th streams + 4th jumps structure that you’ve got earlier on for a majority of the song, you lose the opportunity to create something different for this section when a synth actually noticeably arrives with 16th note melodies - this unfortunately introduces a bit of a drag
- 2:40.068 to 2:49.401: not the best of execution, but I understand the idea and it was a good idea to introduce this kind of change, as the trills are something a player wouldn’t have dealt with before; the few jumps in here feel a bit strange since they don’t seem to accent something discrete
- 2:53.901/2:55.901/2:59.234: missing jump for vocals
- 3:05.401: the three previous jumps should be changed off of [LD] so that these [LD] stand out as their own accent
- 3:34.568: change either the [u] or the [UR] so that there’s not a repeating note
- this chart’s unfortunately really generic -- it’s got a consistent application of layering, but it’s not always correct in approach and in general, the streaming patterns don’t do anything worthwhile, nor do the layering that supports it
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don't know what you mean by "generic" and not having much "pattern control", i would like some examples on what pattern control means since i have no idea what that means. those 20.067 to 21.404 etc sections are structured like that because they stand out but sure, i guess i could've changed up the patterns a bit more.
ghost note was put there because i didn't like putting a jump at the start to encourage jumptrilling that but it is a ghost note regardless, point taken
yes those staircases are there because the song is building up and doesn't have any vocals yet, it's basically a stripped down version of the opening, not sure why that's a negative thing?
1:13.484 - that's not a ghost note. the phrase is "do you wanna get" with "wanna" having 2 syllables.
1:14.151 - same here. it's "do you wanna get" with 5 syllables total. yeah it's a bit slower but people aren't playing this song at 0.5 speed. if i pushed this up by a 16th note it'd be weird to hit.
1:36 - 2:16: sure, i could've layered every vocal. but that would make the file much harder in general, i wanted to give players something to warm up on.
1:59: fading the background melody out with 1:59.485, fading back in with 1:59.985 and fully restarting by continuing at 1:20.151, and giving players a little break
2:18 to 2:37: sure this might feel like a drag to you since you're a D8 player, but for the target audience trying to AAA this to the best of their ability this is really not a drag, this wasn't supposed to be a layer-everything-in-every-time kind of file.. sometimes repetition is nice (that's my opinion though)
2:40-2:49: the jumps are there to anchor for chunks of melody, straight trills felt awkward to me, although i should've probably removed the 2:43.735 jump
2:53.901 - i was conflicted on this one but i guess i should add it in since it's still loud enough to match the previous vocal set
2:55.901 - i disagree on this one as it would've made 5 jumps in a row and the last 3 syllables are much, much louder than the first two and a whole new word. omitting 2:55.901 better represents the emphasis of the vocals
2:59.234 - sure why not, i was pretty conflicted on this one too
3:05.401: agreed, i will probably change the previous 3 jumps.
all in all, i'm extremely sad that this got a 5.5 since i genuinely felt this was a generic but fun jumpstream file with an upbeat song that's not super short and tests stamina as well for mid level players. i guess this belongs in a stepmania pack instead. still thanks for your feedback
