Ethereal Rising (Pad Pack) Revived

[~Zero~]

Ethereal Rising

Were back and better than ever

Since there is a lack of dance pad projects at the moment we thought it was a good idea to revive this and start again. This is another dance pad pack with its main goal being to find new step artists and have fun playing. Our goal is 35 files....

Judges
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~Zero~

Xiao

Debit13 / TC_Halogen

Oni-Paranoia

R4VR

Synius (Temporary)
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Graphic Artists
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Leoj

Professor Raine

Waffl3

DDR DAIKENKAI

silvuh (Temporary)

R4VR (Temporary)

*More Needed*
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Rules
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1. All songs must have an Oni. (Full charts are optional.)

2. Oni can be higher than a 13 but would have to be good Heavy charts are highly recommended for Oni's that are 12 or 13, but are not mandatory.

3. Graphics are mandatory. Some graphics can be provided. CDTitles are also mandatory. Create your own cd-title using a program that allows for transparent backgrounds. If you lack a program like Adobe, or something else that can create text with a transparent background, go here.

4. Try not to step songs that been stepped a billion times. (You can step DDR, MgD, and ITG--but the file would need to be perfect to get in.)

5. Your file may include Rolls, Hands, and Mines. (Just don’t go overboard, No Quad Rolls.)

6. Song must be under 2:15 (would be better if its under 2:00) Longs are allowed but they must be perfect

7. Song must be in .ogg format.

8. Banner Size (418 by 164) Background Size (640 by 480)

9. Your allowed to only have 6 files accepted in this pack you can submit as many as you want.

10. Files can NOT be released on the database or any other location
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Please send all your files to etherealrising@gmail.com

Files sent should be Zipped or in a Rar file. The folder should look like this
Song Name (User name)


-We will post reviews of your file and our overall opinions and changes that should/could be made

Hopefully you guys take interest in this and help us out!

If You Suck At Making Pad Files Go Here - Thanks Xiao

RELEASE HAS BEEN SET TO AUGUST 15th

[~Zero~]

Submitted
01. Never Say (~Zero~)
02. Jelly Kiss (~Zero~)
03. Fujiyama Panic (Halogen)
04. Vienna Core (Sakura080789)
05. Scarlet Sister (Sakura080789)
06. Here We Go (Enr)
07. Fujiyama Panic v2 (Halogen)
08. Fascination MAXX -Trance Mix- (Sakura)
09. I'm Your GummiBear (R4VR)
10. Open Your Eyes (R4vR)
11. Solid State Squad (R4VR)
12. Trick Disco (R4VR)
13. I'm your Basscreator (R4VR)
14. Usatei (Kommisar)
15. Tetris (Oni-Paranoia)
16. Vienna Core v2 (Sakura)
17. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan -Rurutie Mix- (DDRDAIKENKAI)
18. Splash Beats (Trumaestro)
19. Nebula (Xiaounlimited)
20. Go Beyond (EnR)
21. Sense 2007 (Prof. Raine)
22. Second Heaven (Kommisar)
23. Dirty Of Loudness (Kommisar)
24. Anisakis (Kommisar)
25. Party In The Shop (~Zero~)
26. Second Heaven (~Zero~)
27. Starman (EnR)
28. Wonder Weeny Werewolf (EnR)
29. Second Heaven v2 (~Zero~) Just for little debby <3
30. We Are (Beatbox Shinobi)
31. Disconnected -Saxion Remix- (Halogen)
32. Open your Mind (MacGravel)
33. Anisakis v2 (Kommisar)
34. Usatei v3 (Kommisar)
35. Second Heaven (Kommisar vs ~Zero~) - Dont really judge this just same 2 charts combined just incase
36. Misery Business (DDRDAIKENKAI)
37. Poseidon (DDRDAIKENKAI)
38. Innocent Walls -House of bricks mix- (DDRDAIKENKAI)
39. Holly Dolly (Oni)
40. Dynamite (DDRDAIKENKAI)
41. Data Drain (Oni)
42. If you were here (DDRDAIKENKAI)
43. Girls and Boys and Toys (~Zero~)
44. Angels Talking (Ponchoz)
45. Amen Iraq (Ponchoz)
46. Opa Opa (Ponchoz)
47. I need your Love (Ponchoz)
48. Love me Sexy (Ponchoz)
49. Sexy Vampire (Ponchoz)
50. Pumptris Quattro 8bit (Thanh)
51. Turn Around (Thanh)
52. Real Emotion (Prof. Raine)
53. Dazzling Destiny (gnr61)
54. Bomb this Track (DDRDAIKENKAI)
55. If you were here v2 (DDRDAIKENKAI)
56. K8107 (dore)
57. Usatei v2 (kommisar)
58. Party in the Shop v2 (~Zero~)
59. Kanbu de Tomatte Sugu Tokeru (Crazy Udonge-in) (ddr_f4n)
60. Inscrutable Battle (Halogen)
61. Vital Unity (Halogen)
62. Chimera (Kommisar)
63. U.M.A (wineandbread)
64. Para Para Sakura (DDRDAIKENKAI)
65. Chimera -fix- (Kommisar)
66. Taboo Tears You Up (ddr_f4n)
67. Astral Voyage (BeatboxShinobi)
68. The Decisive Battle (Xiaounlimited)
69. Electro Rush (Kommi)
70. Chimera v3 (Kommi)
71. U Inside my dim memory (Halogen)
72. Opa Opa v2 ROFLMAO (Ponchoz)
73. The Device has been modified (ddrace)
74. Jem (DDRDAIKENKAI)
75. Disconnected Hazard (Kommi)
76. Astral Voyage v2 (BeatboxShinobi)
77. The Decisive Battle -Fix- (Xiao)
78. Joe Joe (Speedy Mix) (Ishikimatsuri)
79. Move Ur Body (~Zero~)

Accepted
01. Never Say (~Zero~) - Complete
02. Jelly Kiss (~Zero~) - Complete
03. Fujiyama Panic v2 (Halogen) - Complete
04. I'm your GummiBear (R4VR) - Complete
05. Usatei v3 (Kommisar) - Complete
06. Nebula (Xiaounlimited) - Complete
07. Anisakis v2 (Kommisar) - Complete
08. Tetris (Oni-Paranoia) - Complete
09. Second Heaven (~Zero~) - Complete
10. Open Your Mind (MacGravel) - Complete
11. Poseidon (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Complete
12. Misery Business (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Complete
13. Girls and Boys and Toys (~Zero~) - Complete
14. The Decisive Battle (Xiaounlimited) - Complete
15. Inscrutable Battle (Halogen) - Complete
16. Move Ur Body (~Zero~) - Complete
17. Taboo Tears You Up (ddr_f4n) - Complete
18. Crush Crush Crush (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Complete
19. Para Para Sakura (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Complete
20. Jem (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Complete

If your file wasn't accepted it got rejected LOL

[~Zero~]

My Reviews

_Fujiyama Panic (Halogen)
Ok this file is good. I like the use of gimmicks and find them to felt well with the song. Though i think you should add some dummy mines so people know when the gimmick starts. Bar 8 -10 theres a beat you could follow to make it more interesting bar 42-63 i don't like how you streamed some parts because technically should be triples. Bar 74 last gimmick not needed. So i will Reject this as of now for technicality reasons.

_Scarlet Sister (Sakura)
to much of a kb file 246 jumps 32nd trill double steps etc
Rejected

_ViennaCore (Sakura)
Hvy has some weird spins and some double steps... Needs an oni
Rejected until Oni comes

_Here We Go (Enr) This file is ok as a pad chart, but there is a lack of creativity in the patterns. Many of the patterns have you facing one direction which gets boring really quickly and makes the song MUCH easier than it should be. Bar 7 has a very hard to get to jump after a 16th burst that is much more suitable as a normal step. The pauses and stops in bar 8 would be ok as long as there is a sign of some sort to show that it is a gimmick such as the use of a dummy mine. Dummy Mine is defined as a mine that is place to indicate slow downs speed up or gimmicks these mines are usually impossible to hit unless your a retard. With a few minor changes and replace patterns this could be easily accepted.. As of now Rejected

_Fujiyama Panic V2 (Halogen) Did everything i told him to fix... Accepted

_Fascination Maxx -Trance Mix- (Sakura) This file was pretty bad and it was off sync IMO but the song choice could be better and the steps like much to be desired. Choose different song rejected

_Im Your GummiBear (R4VR) - Agreed with Xiao its fruity like Jelly Kiss :P

_Open Your Eyes (R4vR) - More pointless random streams Rejected

_Solid State Squad (R4VR) - Personally ending is a little weird for me but this is still good Accepted

_Trick Disco (R4VR) - the song is EXTREMELY repetitive. I sure as hell wouldn't want to play this on pad for the sake of getting bored half way through. go with a cut as of NOW Rejected

_I'm your Basscreator (R4VR) - 5 mins.... theres a 44 sec stream...Rejected

_Usatei (Kommisar) - Gimmicks felt random at times.... There are some double step errors as debit pointed out.... Pretty much agreed with debit Rejected

_Tetris (Oni-Paranoia) - Accepted

_ViennaCore v2 (Sakura) Rejected ummmmm to much errors. Double steps, spins, weird placements Rejected

_Usatei v2 (Kommisar) - Accepted....Agreed with Xiao about odd crossover but gimmicks still seem random to me but never the less fun

_Splash Beats (Trumaestro) Agreed with oni and Xiao inconsistent

_Anisakis (kommisar) bar 49 weird up left jump that makes u cross your feet... switching that would be better. Quad at the end is questionable but this file is good in my book accepted

TDoL (Kommisar) bar 8 & 22 u have a 16th step then a jump kinda hard to hit...Bar 9 if u don't cross to hit the left step after the jumps you will end up spinning. Bar 11 double step :O..Bar 15 (the end) another double step. some weird jump patterns at 42-44. Bar 59 spin that not to easy to hit..i like the file but some of these errors ruin it undefined for now.. And some dummy mines wouldnt hurt <3

_Second Heaven (Kommisar) cant judge cuz my own second heaven file was submitted. Up to judges

_Nebula (Xiaounlimited) - 16ths seem random at times x.x hate the song Judges Choice

_Bokatsu Tenshi (DDRDAIKENKAI) - weird 16ths at places (agree with Xiao) although it is one of your first time trying ITG style charts so i think u have a good start

_Data Drain (Oni Paranoia) - Random double step at m2. Hand at m9 is kinda hard to hit. Another random double step at m19...Ending hard lol i will Accept (stamina Chart)

_Disconnected -Sanx Remix- (Halogen) - The file was absoulety everywhere match with some many beats felt awkard..Nice negative bpms but Rejected

_Dynamite (DDRDAIKENKAI) - Theres a lot of akward patterns at time and seems to go offbeat due to pauses i guess. I would accept it if there wasnt so many double steps and akward spins

_Holly Dolly (Oni) - m24 double step doesnt work...m26 jump at the end of 16th stream is kinda hard to hurt. m31 another weird doublestep (unless u cross) and Nice copy paste so u have another doublestep error. Nice copy paste again...Nice random hand.. i am gonna reject

_If you were here (DDRDAIKENKAI) - fix up jumps at m11 plz. Awkard doublestep/spin at m14 same at m16 i dont understand the double taps/jacks at m25 & m28 & 53. Awkard step pattern at m46 - m52. Rejected until something get fixed up

_Innocent Walls (DDRAIKENKAI) - m8 double step and need a dummy mine for slowdown.. Dummy's needed for m48 and what oni said UNDECIDED

_K8107 - agreed with other judges Rejected

_Sense 2007 - WTF NO rejected

_Starman - you need making more turning patterns and crosses to make the file more interesting ur standing one way through the whole song Rejected

_We Are (beatbox) its inconsistent at times some parts u make it like a 10 others parts are like 7's and i feel the file is understepp u should have followed the bg beat to add more flavor at times and akward patterns A LOT.. Rejected

_WWW (EnR) bad cross at m11 and jumps after 16 trips are usually not good.. your facing the same direction a lot in this file also Rejected

_Misery Business (DDRDAIKENKAI) - agreed with other judges but judges at the beginning seem kinda random there were other places u could have put them to make better sense Accepted

_Open Your Mind (Macgravel) - Pad gold unlike debit i liked the use of rolls instead of 24ths/32nds double is used properly for once and at slow bpm so its good Accepted

_Poseidon (DDRDAIKENKAI) - One of your best files i like how the chart slowely gets harder adding more fun to the overall file and the bg change is sexy Accepted

_Amen Iraq (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

_Angel Talking (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

_Opa Opa (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

_I Need your Love (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

_Love Me Sexy (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

_ Sexy Vampire (Ponchoz) AUTO REJECTED

NEW REVIEWS

_Bomb This Track - I feel that this chart is very plain who continously match with the bg beat, following the lyrics would have been better suited for this song (and would make it more fun/enjoyable) Speed ups didnt seem necessary. Couple of pointless mine placings. Rejected

_Chimera - pretty much agreed with the debit the chart would be much more enjoyable with less jacks (i havent played revision yet)

_OVERDRIVE - bar 9 16th trill isnt needed (idk if ur trying to match with lyrics or w/e) First off IMO overstepped.... Second off i think you have a lot of random 16ths which are not needed in this song. For example Bar 62 would work better if it wasn't streamed. For me the song is just too much.. Rejected

_Para Para Sakura - Very straight foward file. No pad errors but i would have liked to see a bit more crosses to spice it up a bit....And i think the freezes u used to accent the drumrolls would be better suited as rolls. Accepted

_Pumptris Quattro - i like this song and the file is good but sync is kinda off at parts Halo pointed out and inretrospect i like the use of double steps in to accent repetition. I cant accept with sync problems though. Rejected

_If you were here v2 - some pad errors - some parts could have been stepped better aka the chorus and you need to follow the bg more in this song cuz potential 16th bursts could spice up the file - Rejected

_Dynamite - a lot of pad errors and i think the pauses make the song go offsync - Rejected

_Real Emotion - much better than ur last submission i know ur trying to be more inavative by adding hands but they dont follow correctly also some pad errors - Rejected

_Taboo Tears u up - Jump happy much? and your starting drum rolls way to early play out the beat plz...24th trill no go agreed with Halo for jumps after streams and that its overstepped - Rejected

_The Decisive Battle - THANK YOU XIAO i am a sucker for final fantasy ;D and like the use of half turns and crosses to spic up this file (watch out for debit review LMAO) - ACCEPTED

_The Device has been modified - i like how the chart was in the beginning when the Quad came i question it but it was still good. but when the 24th trills came in the file just became overstepped for me - Rejected

_Turn Around - No Oni - Rejected

_U.M.A - double steps some old jumps and jacks - Rejected

_Vital Unity - crosses at 360 ummm no D: - Rejected

_Astral Voyage - Ignored at steppers request

_U inside my Dim memory - rejected i already explained my concerns with Halo about this chart and i guess he somewhat agrees

_Taboo Tears v2 - rejected still overstepped like **** but i see u tried to tone it down so +1

_Joe Joe (speedy mix) v1 - rejected

_Joe Joe (speedy mix) v2 - rejected because there are still some jumps that dont make sense and so other problems.

_Electro Rush X8 - Undefined

_Chimera v2 - jacks are still hard as hell waiting for the expert/edit chart <3

_TTYU v3 - hmmmmm i still dont really like the ending but i am glad you tone it down a bit and even played out the drumroll and since i suck at hard songs i am gonna take halo's word on it and saying its fun . so accepted

_Matador - rejected because the 16ths are incorrectly placed and some ds not that fun

_Jem - a very fun 9 accepted though the use of so many freezes can be questioned

_Disconnected Hazard - lol run ... that part is just no fun i am sorrry its to hard rejected

_Chimera v3 - still rejected cuz jacks are hard as ****. waiting for expert/edit charts.

Oni Reviews-
Bokatsu Tenshi
(Oni) Some misplaced 16ths and some random 16ths...
(Hvy) Love the hvy =)
Rejected
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Fascination Maxx (Trance Remix)
(Oni) Self explanatory
Rejected
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Fujiyama Panic
(Oni) Awkward music
Accepted
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Here We Go
(Oni) 2 words, Step pattern
Rejected (unless fixed)
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Im your Bssscreator
(Oni) 5 mins.... theres a 44 sec stream...
Rejected
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Im your Gummi Bear
(Hvy) grr rawr
Rejected
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Open Your Eyes
(Oni) More pointless random streams
Rejected
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Solid State Squad
(Oni) I like, good use of 1/16 streams
Accecpted
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Splash Beats!
(Oni) Inconsistent
Rejected
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Tricky Disco [Ravr]
(Oni) Long but nice
Accepted
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Usatei
(Oni) No Comment
Rejected
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Never Say
(Oni) <3
Accepted
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Jelly Kiss
(Oni)Interesting
Accepted
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Anisakis
(Oni) No 14s? Backwards jumps at Measure 49
Running men at end seem un neccesary
Accepted
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Nebula
(Oni) Some parts seem pointless, but fun
Accepted
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Party in the Shop
(Oni) The runninman in the beginning i dislike and
hate all the spins etc but Fun File ^_-
Accepted
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Sense 2007
(Oni) BPM changes seem ehh... self explanatory
along wit the pauses
Rejected
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The Dirty of Loudness
(Oni) Much love to this file, still like that ending change
since im probably the only person to play the KB Xmod
Accepted
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K8107
(Oni) Wtf Hands, Wtf crossovers >=/
Rejected
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We Are
(Oni) Could use more steps
Rejected
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Open Your Mind
(Oni) Awkward double step at measure 26
Accepted (Its a MacG file duh)
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Innocent Walls
(Oni) Wierd patterns around measure 28-32 and 68-72
Accepted
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Misery Business
(Hvy) Random 12ths (gonna be fixed)
Accepted
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Poseidon
(Oni) Nicely done
Accepted
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Second Heaven
(Oni) I Like Zeros Better
Accepted
Xiao Reviews
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...4&postcount=65

[TC_Halogen]

Reviews [as of 8-1-08]

Joe Joe (Speedy Mix) v2 -- Ishikimatsuri
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A little bit better, but still needs work. Even though the roll problem is alleviated, I still feel certain things don't match up with the song itself. One particular area is the beginning, where you have 3 8th note jumps appearing in a row. This chart is rejected from me.

Crush Crush Crush --- DDRDaikenkai
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Overall, a solid chart. My only thing with this chart is the stop at m22 paired up with a speed-up, it's going to throw people off guard, I might just edit that out. Other than that, good job. I like the little spin section there, way to spice up your chart. ;D. This chart is accepted from me.

Astral Voyage v2 -- BeatBoxShinobi
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Still many technical errors, sync actually wavers a little bit--quit out; this chart is rejected from me.

Kanbu de Tomatte Sugu Tokeru v2 (ddr_f4n)
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(You're gonna hate me for this. XD)...it's still a bit too demanding. If I were to offer you some suggestions, I would tell you to trill some more of the drumrolls, and get rid of some of the 16th runs where you can't exactly hear them. You seem to be using the music properly for the steps, but you're doing it in such a way that is adding a lot of unneeded steps. You had this same problem for Taboo, but you were able to tone it down enough for me to like it. I think this chart is a lot of fun, aspect-wise, but stamina-wise...this one SERIOUSLY hurts (and I would call for a 14 on this one--I only pulled an 85% ). I'm going to reject this one, and hopefully give you enough time to tone this one down. Three has been your lucky number so far, maybe it'll be 3 times for this one too. ;D

ALSO: Mines don't work well as fillers in this song. o.o

Stupid MF -- DDRDaikenkai
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YES YES YES YES YES AWESOME SONG YES. I remember seeing this song is a Resident Evil 4 music Video, and that made me like this song so much more. Your chart has no technical errors--but the thing that I want to see changed is the run from m17 to m20; yes--I know what you are following, and I know it does work, but my issue is that since it is such a background sound, it will seem random to anyone playing this on pad, because the steps mask the sound up. Also, you have a lot of 16th runs ending in jumps...that's a no-no. Since this is a lot of ground to cover, I will reject thhis for the moment. Not to say I didn't like the chart, but it does have a lot of minor problems that need to be fixed.

Paranoia HADES -- ddrace
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Definitely WAY better than Konami's crappy chart. You are HONESTLY the first person I've seen nail all of the filter sounds with steps as far as this chart is stepped--I like this a LOT. There was a weird misrhythm are measure 59, but I'll try to work it out for you, I'm not going to turn you down for a tiny mistake that you missed during proofreading of your chart. All in all, a really fun chart. Accepted.

NOTE: Re-ranking to a 12 for constant barrages of turning.

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Matador -- revolutionmaster11
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The rhythms are used correctly, but that's about all I can really say about this file that will make you feel good about it. The patterns are very choppy, you have to double step a lot to get to the right jumps, and the steps are pretty repetitive where the song is not. This chart is rejected from me.

Taboo Tears You Up (V3?) -- ddrf4n
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You've stepped this chart, time and time again--and time and time again, you've understepped it more, and more. And you probably hate me (and everyone else) telling you to chill down with it so many times. This time, I think you toned it down a hell of a lot. I like the chart a lot now, there was ONE evil crossover that caught me offguard, but it's definitely toned down enough for me to like it. I don't know how the judges will see this one, but I think that it's been revised and changed to my liking enough. This chart is accepted from me. Now you'd better pray that the other judges like it. ~Zero~, if all of the other judges accept this one, I request the difficulty level to be +1. >=)

Disconnected Hazard -- Kommisar
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OWWWWWWWWWWww.

That run is seriously god damn it what the hell is your problem crack on steroids fast--i ALMOST got through it on the dedicab, but it's just too long. =/ Honestly though--this chart even had some technical problems too, there were some times where you had to use the same foot twice (in fact, you even had to switch feet before the run as well), and certain things didn't line up. I like the gimmick that you used in the slower part, that was kinda of neat. But you know what, I'm gonna be fairly honest here--if my Vital Unity chart got rejected for being too hard, there's no way something like this can pass either. Besides, it does need some fixing. This chart is rejected from me.

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Jem -- DDRDAIKENKAI
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Flow is really nice, I thought the freezes were a bit excessive at first, but I listened to it a few times (at request by ~Zero~), and it's really nicely done. This is a good warm-up/cooldown chart, and definitely one that this packs needs (with your chart being one of the two 9s!). This chart is accepted from me.

Chimera v3 -- Kommi
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I may or may not have mentioned this before, but you really don't have that much pattern variation in this chart--it's lacking pattern changing. I did notice the reduction in jack-hammers, but those two long jack lines are still a bit demanding. I still don't think this is up to the best that you can do--this chart is rejected from me. I understand that you want to be pitch-relevant, but sometimes pitch relevance is technique lacking, and people are more wary of the technique of the chart than they are in the pitch areas.

Move Your Body v2 -- ~Zero~
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Accepted. Just wanted to make sure that the ending was in fact changed.

Para Para Sakura -- DDRDAIKENKAI
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Nice solid chart. I'm gonna say though that I had wished the snare rolls were actually represented with rolls in the chart, but other than that, no complaints. This chart is accepted from me.

Not sure if this should be ranked a 9 or a 10. I'll leave that up to the other judges.

Taboo Tears You Up v2 -- ddr_f4n
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It's a little bit easier, but I think that you still are overstepping on some of the drum rolls (jesus christ bars 69 and 70)--and just about the point after that is overstepped as well, I mean, you are using non-chained jumpstream at 180 BPM, and it's excessively tiring. I don't know--it's just not there for me yet to be accepted. This chart is rejected from me. Turn the difficulty down some more, you have plenty of potential for making a hard chart, but I think you are overusing it.

Move Ur Body -- ~Zero~
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Another good chart. I've already talked to you about the ending, and you told me what you had done, so it's alright--I still want to see the changed ending that you were telling me about. This chart is accepted from me; I am still requesting the v2.

Electro Rush X8 -- Kommi
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I don't understand why no one wants to step this at 2x BPM the whole song.

But, that has nothing to do with your review. I actually like this chart a lot--there's a few weird jumps that stand out at bars 14, 21, 22, 37 (this one isn't too bad), and 50. I would like to see those changed, but overall--the chart is pretty straightforward. This chart is accepted, but maybe a v2?

Also, I think that the rating should be an 11.

Joe Joe -- Ishikimatsuri
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Step flow is alright, I think some of those spins are a bit too fast for this kind of song; bars 21-24 are a bit mean for a 10 footer too. A really big problem that needs to be fixed is the rolls. By definition, a roll is active for .3 seconds at the most. However, every quarter beat (which is the distance between the way you are supposed to step to keep the roll alive) is like .36ish. The technique is alright, but where the flaws are, they are major. This chart is rejected from me.

Kanbu de Tomatte Sugu Tokeru -- ddr_f4n
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You step a lot of these songs really aggressively, this chart is not bad, but again like your other charts, it is highly overstepped on drumrolls. The flow is decent, but I don't know if a song like this should be stepped the way it is. Turn it down a little bit. This chart is rejected.

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Astral Voyage -- BeatboxShinobi
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(ignored due to stepper's request)

The Device has been Modified -- ddrace
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Before the quad on bar 25-26, everything was pretty nicely stepped. The quad itself is a bit out of place. From there, up to bar 38 was really well done as well. On bar 38, I see that there is a spin, but it's a bit too fast to try to come up with that in the middle of this chart, even though you end on jacks. Might be a good idea to omit that. Those trills? Over-stepped. Make an alternative to that. Then pretty much after that, it's a run chart, not the best of things to finish. My suggestion is to scrap everything after bar 38, and re-do it, while follow the guidelines given in the review. This chart is rejected from me.

The Decisive Battle (Xiaounlimited)
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Originally Posted by Xiaounlimited

In e-mail.

Yes debit, I am talking to you.

Well, you were looking at me for no reason. I have a problem with a jump here, and it's not even a double ended jump! :P

The chart is really, really fun, but the one jump that I have a problem with is on bar 38. And it's not even that bad either. I'd be stupid not to accept this.

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Chimera (v2) -- Kommisar
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Like always, Kommisar, good step-flow as usual. But for this song, I expect a lot more from you. I'm not too fond of the immense amount of 8th jack-hammers in this song--I know what you are following, and it's not wrong; there is a fine line between good flow and a fun chart, but these jack hammers all over the place really start to build up on your legs--and not in a good way. I liked the non-gimmick chart, but I see someone who is trying to make an NX chart their own with the nice speed up gimmicks (stupid Nexcade and their engine XD). There is one spot where you are facing one direction for a really long time as well (bars 16-32), so I would consider revising that as well. There's nothing huge wrong, but I think the jacks don't fit the song itself, even with the bass hits. This chart is rejected from me.

Taboo Tears You Up -- DDRF4N
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Not too bad. Steps have nice flow. However, some of the chart is a little bit too over-stepped pattern-wise. The second half of the first drum roll is REALLY overstepped (you go from trilling, to running for your life XD)--and worst of all, it ends with a jump, after no decent break in steps. These abrupt endings in jumps happen on bars 38, 45, 46, 53, 70, 86, and 87. Trust me, as bad as I made that seem, it's not at all. The drum roll run at bars 66-70 is pretty ridiculous also, you used trilling earlier, and then this pattern goes insane. And that trill at bar 100? Not fun at 180 BPM for that long. There are a lot of minor things that need to be fixed. This chart is rejected from me, but trust me, if you fix all of this up in a v2, it will more than likely get in.

U.M.A. -- (not sure at the moment)
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Lots of double steps, weird jump patterns with jacks at the end of them, lack of patterns, this chart is rejected from me.

Bomb This Track -- DDRDAIKENKAI
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This one, I really don't know what to say about it. I like the way some of your patterns are (particularly 34-41), but then it loosens up and gets plain (44-48). Some of the gimmicks need an indication--I really don't know what to think of this. Speed gimmick needs to go. Undecided.

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NOTE: JUDGES--DO NOT ACCEPT ANY PONCHOZ FILES, TWO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY COPIED FROM OTHER SOURCES, AND ONE HAS BEEN RELEASED PREVIOUSLY (AND MORE THAN LIKELY PLAGIARIZED AS WELL)

ALL PONCHOZ FILES ARE REJECTED

Dazzling Destiny (gnr62)
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Once the technical errors come in--the chart's flow just becomes horrid. 3 note bursts of double-step repeats does not work well at the speed you are demanding (bar 3). Double steps exist at bars: 14, 18, 19 and 52 (I really don't see the point of the mine being there if there's no real presentable gimmick), and a jump at the end of a stream (of which happens to be 170 BPM 16th notes) at bar 32, 64, and 72. You also have some ridiculous jumping jackhammers at measure 59 and at the end of the song, which is much more suitable for a keyboard chart. Maybe I am being a bit too harsh, but there is no way that I am going to accept something with this many errors that has that hard of a chart. This chart is rejected from me.

Fascination MAXX [Trance Mix] (Sakura)
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Double steps everywhere, lack of flow, sync way off--nothing more for me to say about this. This chart is rejected from me.

Holly Dolly (Oni-Paranoia)
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Eliminated the final quad in the song after all of the blank space. The chart started off ok, but after a short time, you mixed up the swing a little bit, the steps are a 24th ahead of what they should be--they are some flow problems through out the chart: bar 24 = double steps. After that, the flow really got mixed up with the awkward jumps. The ending has some double steps throughout it as well. This chart is rejected from me.

If You Were Here [B4 ZA BEAT MIX] (DDRDAIKENKAI)
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The chart starts of very well for the first 13 measures, right into bar 14, a double step into a cross, really screws you over. Even after that, there are some technical errors--you stepped the crossovers in the wrong direction on bar 16, but then the chart stays clean up until bar 30 (technically, but the freezes on bars 28 and 29 are a bit unneccessary compared to what you had before.). The jumpstreams after bar 30 aren't wrong, but they are REALLY tiring, and more suitable for a keyboard style chart. After bar 46, you really messed up technique wise, all the way up to bar 52. Then after that, it's pretty much a repeat to the things that have happened already. This chart is rejected from me.

DYNAMITE (DDRDAIKENKAI)
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Yeah...you went a bit too far with the mines. I can understand that you wanted that as your gimmick, but it would be a lot better to have properly flowing steps. It's really unclear whether or not you want to switch feet, where the crosses are--the pattern flow is really confusing, and the chart isn't fun where it's bad. However, the parts that I will tell you to keep, is bars 18-25, and bars 44-52. Everything else, well--I wasn't fond with it, at all. This chart is rejected from me.

Real Emotion (Professor Raine)
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This chart is definitely better than your first submission, it actually started off pretty decent, but after the slowdown, it started going downhill. For one thing, you have no real indication of there being a slow-down there (even though musically, it is assmued to be 1/2 BPM, you wouldn't really need to expect something stupid there). Bar 24, that speed-up ended awkwardly and abruptly--and even so, it still was unnecessary. The steps have some technicality, but it's flawed in many areas. You should test your charts on index to figure out the flow of some of your patterns, because it's something that can be fixed rather quickly. This chart is rejected from me.

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Amen Iraq (Ponchoz)
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AUTO REJECTED FOR EXACT DUPLICATE OF R21TWINS PACK

Angels Talking (Ponchoz)
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AUTO REJECTED DUE TO PREVIOUS RELEASE

I Need Your Love (Ponchoz)
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I think having the BPM halved for the beginning is unnecessary as none of the elements of the song have really been introduced, and drums do follow right after your slowdown. That step/freeze pattern at bars 9-11 is REALLY ugly too. Lots of random mines just sprinkled all over the place, and they don't really change anything technically, they are just there. You even have mines really close to certain steps in the middle of 16th runs, that can really mess someone up. You use speed-ups to articulate a beat--and in a song that is slow and smooth like this does not need a speed-up/stop sequence like that one. The slowdown at bars 39-41 not only comes up suddenly, but it too, is unneeded. There is still a defined bass drum that marks your quarter beat speed in the song. Also, a spin is present at bar 43, and it is a bit out of place. The step pattern flows pretty decently, but the outer aspects of the chart are really flawed. This chart is rejected from me.

Love Me Sexy (Ponchoz)
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Wow, I had quite a good laugh with this choice of song. The song is definitely out of place in a pack like this, and a song like this would definitely snag attention to this pack.

My review: The patterns are really good, my only issue (and it's a big one for the amount of times that it occurs) is your freeze arrow articulation. You have freeze arrows articulating certain areas of the song, and when the same sound occurs, the freeze disappears. There IS a good opportunity to use a lot of freezes (or even hands, if you really wanted to), but I don't think you are presenting it in the right fashion. You should try to make a V2 of this song, and fix some freezes. This chart is rejected from me.

Opa Opa (Ponchoz)
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Very nice job here. I love the song for the difficulty it has, only a tiny bit overstepped at the ending. The gimmicks are really clever from where they are too, cause when you stop, the voice goes "oops!". Very nice thought. The patterns are a little bit tricky though, so I think the ranking rating of 9 is a bit low. 10 would seem a lot more fitting here. But as far as my rating, I like it a lot. This chart is accepted from me.

Sexy Vampire (Ponchoz)
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My problem with this chart is that it doesn't follow the music (indirectly only.). The melody in the beginning (and the ending) repeats itself, and your steps don't repeat themselves accordingly. Even though the chart MAY be a progressively growing chart pattern-wise, it's not the only problem. This chart is also filled with a large amount of mines that seem way out of place. The slow-downs also seem a bit out of place (but I don't blame you for this one, it has some weird patterns musically.). Some of the jumps you use to accent beats don't belong either. This chart is rejected me.

Girls And Boys And Toys (~Zero~)
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Whee! Dancingbox! I love the fact that this whole can be done, and full comboed, even if you don't know the gimmicks--and the step patterns really stand out with the music very nicely. Technically--this song is absolutely great. The gimmicks are just as well presented. Awesome job. This chart is accepted from me. (And yet another ~Zero~ chart on my USB. )

Data Drain (Oni-Paranoia)
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When you told me about making this chart, you might have been able to tell that I wasn't too thrilled about seeing this song come up in our submissions, and if you couldn't tell, well--I told you now. Anyways, I said to myself, "There's only one way that this chart is going to get accepted from me." And Oni...you were pretty damn close to getting it. This chart is almost exactly how I would like to see it for pad, I just have two things to tell you. The step pattern transition in bars 35 to 38 are a bit weird--you should try to transition a bit differently. Also, for the ending, it's really good 400+ BPM and on. I would LOVE to see the slower parts be the same way, cause then it's a REAL challenge mentally--you start a slow, 8th note burst, 3 notes at a time, and work your way up to vicious trilling. I'm going to reject this one, ONLY because I want to FORCE you to fix it up. It's not much, and if you fix that, I'll guarantee you an acceptance (given the fact that the step patterns themselves don't change other than what I told you.).

Innocent Walls [House of Bricks] (DDRDAIKENKAI)
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This one was a difficult one to judge, but I finally came to a verdict. There are some awkward techniques in this chart, like the weird step at bar 8 (it can't be called a double step, it ends at a jump to turn to.), and your two gimmicks at bars 24/48 are really awkward. The patterns are alright, some are a bit repetitive, and some are spread out a bit. This chart is pretty good already, just make a couple fixes to make it accepted. This chart is rejected from me.

We Are (Beatbox Shinobi)
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This chart is full of double steps, awkward flow--there's not much that I can say about this other than the chart needs a ton of work. This chart is rejected from me.

Viennacore (Sakura)
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Tons of doublesteps, awkward patterns, no flow...this chart is rejected from me.

Pumptris Quattro 8-bit (Thanh)
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This chart isn't too bad, it has a decent foundation, but some things need to be improved upon. There are a few instances where flow is broken. The beginning had some steps that repeat themselves, the repetition is fine, but the way you have to go about in doing them isn't. You should use some patterns that make you cross, that keeps the flow of the chart intact without having to be forced to double step. Bar 28, rhythm of the steps is a bit off, same with bar 38; you ended a run with a jump--and the song is a bit speedy, that's a no-no. This chart is rejected from me.

Turn Around (Thanh)
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Needs an Oni chart, the Heavy is too easy to stand alone. Rejected for lack of difficulty.

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Poseidon (DDRDAIKENKAI)
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Very nice expert chart. Flow is really nice, and the steps capture the main melody really nicely. Definitely worth being in here IMO.

Heavy: This chart is ok. A mean double step/spin in the slowdown that really needs to be fixed.

Medium: Flow is there, steps match the melody lightly, nice chart.

Easy, Novice: Steps are way too slow to mind the double step (Easy), so nothing to worry about there.

This chart is accepted from me.

Misery Business (DDRDAIKENKAI - please put your name in ( )'s on the file name next time)
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Good chart. I like the steps a lot, and the song choice is a really good one. The steps on the ONI were good, but there was one of the most OUT of place double steps in the song that REALLY screwed up everything. Don't worry about it, I changed one step to fix the whole thing, no problem there.

Heavy: I'm glad to see that you got rid of that ugly double step that USED to be there when the original Ethereal Rising project started, and you submitted this. Other than a minor double step, nice job.

Medium, Easy, Novice: Typical DDR-style charts. Not bad at all.

This one is accepted from me.


Anisakis V2 (Kommisar)
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Nice job. The quad mine is just the right distance away to get off of the pad if you need to do it on all fours now. The crossover jumps are gone, and it looks like you added a bit more variety in the beginning. Aceepted. Awesome job.

I think I might play this and post a score of it Kommi, cause I do have an Afterburner pad hooked up to my computer.

Usatei V3 (Kommisar)
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Nice gimmick additions. Need I say more? Accepted.

Open Your Mind (macgravel)
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Really nice song, and the steps are a lot of fun to play on pad. There were some really minor things that made me wonder why you did them one way versus another. Like the rolls, why didn't you make them 24ths/32nds? The drumbeat gets faster, but since you didn't make them actually have to do each individual step, I thought that you would have pulled 24ths or 32nds there. Minor double step on bar 26, on a slow part--meh, it gives you time to get back to the next pattern, and it's repetition in vocals, so no deductions there. Nice chart. This chart is accepted from me.

Second Heaven V2 (~Zero~)
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~Zero~. Your change wasn't good. I'm sorry. It was excellent.

Nice job, it's a hell of a lot more fun than the V1. This one is accepted.

Starman (EnR)
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Awkward step patterns, weird, and flawed flow, nothing much to say about this. This chart is rejected from me.

Wonder Weeny Werewolf (EnR)
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JESUS CHRIST, you almost gave me a heart attack with the ONI. Luckily I seen there was a hard difficulty also. Obviously, the oni is not a pad chart so it won't be judged.

As far as your chart goes, there are a few things that should be revised. For example, the song is synced to a blue note (sync it to a red one.). There are double steps through the chart, and more forced turning into jumps. Think about revising this one by changing the patterns a little bit. This one is rejected from me.

I'm Your Basscreator (KAOS R4VR)
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I really don't have too much to say about this. I mean, the chart is really good up until the long runs, which just turns into another generic run chart--and for a song that is 5 minutes long, it doesn't fit something that I would really have fun playing for a long time (speaking from another person's standpoint, and not my own.). This one is rejected from me.

I'm Your Gummi Bear (KAOS R4VR)
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Another long song, and it's a bit repetitive. There are some flow problems throughout the chart as well--I'm looking at the second and third measures of the song. Some of the jumps are a bit weird flow-wise but others are actually really nicely thought of. I'm a big fan of the jumpstreams found in measures 8 and 9. The pitch relevance in "Gummi-Gummi" parts is pretty nice too. But, again--the song is a bit long, and it takes a lot to make someone want to play a song this long; it has to be really good. Song wise, I know that a lot of people would want to play this, and step-wise, it's not so bad. This chart is accepted from me.

Open Your Eyes (KAOS R4VR)
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*sigh* Run-happy much? This song, just like I'm Your Basscreator, is filled with long, stamina-style charts. As far as long versions go, they have to be filled with a lot of fun, something that makes it memorable and playable a second, third, fourth time, etc. And sure, the chart is nicely made--but it's just repetitive. It's nothing personal, but when a long version chart is being made--it needs to be of the memorable kind (kind of like One Winged Angel, etc.). Nothing against the steps at all, but it doesn't suit the kind of chart that I would want to play over and over again. This chart is rejected from me.

Scarlet Sister (Sakura)
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This chart needs some SERIOUS work. The flow on the jumps is broken over and over again, the sync is off in a few parts--you have double steps that lead into you doing backwards runs, there's a huge abundance of jumps...it's almost like a keyboard chart. Just about the whole chart needs work. This chart is rejected from me.

SOLID STATE SQUAD (KAOS R4VR)
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I really like this song a lot. I have a few problems with this chart, and except for one single double step in that freeze section (bar 34), the problems are really minor. First off, there are way too many freezes in this song. I know that you are trying to represent a certain melody with it, but since it is the ONLY melody going on, it is really unnecessary to have a ton of freezes in there. Not to say that there shouldn't be ANY freezes, I mean, there are some really long, held out notes--but for the shorter ones (bars 40, 43, 44, 48)--you don't have to make them all freezes. This chart is accepted from me, but I'm requesting minor fixes.

ALSO, I say just get rid of the hard chart altogether. It's only got a difference of 20 steps from the expert chart, which I would assume to be the speedy bursts in the end of the main melody. Maybe put the bursts from the hard chart to the expert?

Tricky Disco (this is the headhunter's remix, I believe--make note of that in your chart) (KAOS R4VR)
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Another long song. This chart is alright, a few double-steps for a long song, nothing too bad. Remember what I said before, try to make your longer songs better, and more enjoyable. I think that with a little bit of work, it can be really memorable to play, I mean, every ITG player has played Tricky Disco at least ONCE in their lives. Not too shabby of a chart, but there are some things that I want fixed, like the flow in your jumpstreams and such. This one is rejected from me, but it really won't take much to make it accepted. There are just things that NEED to be fixed.

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Anisakis (Kommisar)
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Great song choice. I absolutely love this song. This song is definitely worthy of being a boss song of this pack, it has the drama needed to pull it off. There are a few things to be fixed, however. The song is rather painful, seeing as how we had a difficulty cap at 13. The jumps at the beginning of the song (bars 9-15, to be exact) are rather difficult to pull off, even with a bar--because your feet have to do some quick taps to get to the next jump. This wouldn't be a problem with a slower song, but it's not--it's a really fast paced one. Bars 16-33, it looks like you restrained your patterns a bit--open it up a little bit, and add more variation (kind like you did near the end of your song.). Also, a minor technical error exists in bar 48 through 50, you end the
pattern on a jump crossed over and if the player doesn't switch
their feet....yeah--backwards.

I'm gonna be REALLY nit-picky with this song, cause it is a godly awesome sounding song, and I'm gonna make sure you get it right. This one is rejected from me, for now. Kommi, make it KICK ASS bro.

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Jesus christ, I'm an ass when I'm tired. Well, I'm not gonna tell you do to too much with it other than to fix the freeze. This one is accepted, but V2 is requested. Fix that backwards freeze, add some more patterns near the beginning, and erm, the quad mine is a bit too close to the quad for those who can't bracket that.

Nebula (Xiaounlimited)
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Wow. That was seriously a lot of fun. I absolutely LOVE the repetition in the steps for the 2nd and 4th measure of each pattern in the main melody, but the freezes in those arrows are a bit off-place for shorter notes. The chart has great flow as well. My only problem with this, is bars 54 to 61 are a bit boring for that kind of section. Mix it up a little bit. This one is accepted from me, but v2 requested?

Also, if the V2 doesn't change anything other than step directions, drop the difficulty to 11. It's really not that hard.

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Good to see that I didn't get something wrong while being half asleep. This one is as said before.

Party in the Shop (~Zero~)
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Well, I must say, this is an interesting choice of song. I'm not too fond of the idea either, the jacks are a bit awkward to do turned around, or doing half turns, and whatnot. But the thing that really made me lose interest in this chart, was after measure 52--there are a lot of technical errors in/after the freezes, and the ending is a bit repetitive (even with the freezes complimenting the drums.). This one is rejected from me.

HARD Chart: Pretty much the same as the Oni, I like this ending better than the other one.

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Ok, missed the spins there completely, again, I was judging almost
half asleep. I still think the ending is really plain, though. So
this one is still rejected.

Second Heaven (Kommisar)
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Just like your Anisakis file, this chart also has a problem with the flow in jump stream--and it appears a lot. However, that seems to be the only problem with this chart, the rest of it is pretty good. Fix it up a little bit, and it will get accepted. As of now, it's rejected from me.

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A few of the jump patterns are open-ended (can go two ways, one of which makes you backwards), but no big deal. This chart is accepted, maybe a V2? (I'm sorry, I played every one of these charts on a pad, so I'm voicing my opinion! )

Second Heaven (~Zero~)
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I'm actually seeing a little bit of the same in this chart. The jumps are pretty quick to hit, and it is questionable (especially when playing the song on a higher speed such as 4x) to which foot you want to hit the steps after the jumps. Again, just like Kommisar's chart, that seems to be the only problem, but it occurs a lot. One way leads to the right way, one way screws you over. I also think you overstepped the ending just a little bit. This one
is rejected from me.

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This chart has the same problems that Kommi's does--but the jumps are a little easier to catch. This chart is accepted from me, but V2 also? (again, open-ended jumps are the things that REALLY tick me off. D=)

Sense 2007 (Professor Raine)
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This chart needs a lot of work to get through. There are a ton of technical problems throughout the chart, anywhere from doublestepping, to awkward freeze positions, to awkward jumpstreams. You also use gimmicks that are not represented by anything in the stepchart (and some of which are needed anyway.). There's not a real reason to actually double the BPM in this song, and in fact, you left one of them unrepeated after all. The speed up gimmicks (where the song goes from 140 to 280), is not represented with a mine of some sort to let you know that it's even there. And even so--it's not needed at all. This one is rejected from me.

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None.


The Dirty of Loudness (Kommisar)
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Another good song choice. But, this song also has technical errors littered throughout the song. Bar 8, you do a forced turn into a jump, which then leads into a double step in bar 9. There's another forced turn into a jump at bar 22, as well as another double step in bar 60. The beginning is also a bit boring with the same kind of step patterns. I like the gimmicks in this song, and I especially was pleased with the thought of a negative BPM. I hit the right arrows, as I had expected it, but only to find out that getting a fantastic on that arrow also triggered the mines. But, all of that being said, there is a lot to be fixed. This one is rejected from me.

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There are a few forced patterns that are really hard to hit, but as
far as anything else bad I said, I retract those words. This file is still rejected from me.

K8107 (dore)
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The beginning is a bit too jump happy here. The first fast section is extremely difficult with all of the crosses and such, this part alone bumps up the difficulty to a 13 on Oni (and a 12 on Heavy for just having a consistent run there in the first place.). You also added some hands from bars 29 to 32, and I see what you did there, but layering should only go as far as jumps, from there on, you should represent it with something like a mine, or a freeze, so of
such. Then you have another really jump happy section, followed by another brutal run--the phases just repeat themselves. This chart isn't too bad, but it needs some tweaking in certain parts to be just right. This one is rejected from me.

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Layering past jumps = not fun. D=

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Tetris (Oni-Paranoia)
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Not my favorite remix of tetris, but that really has nothing to do with the review, just a personal preference. The rolls are really stylistic, and with the pauses--they look that much cooler.

Overall, there aren't any flaws in this chart that can be noted and used against you; I think the song itself starts off a bit plain, but there's nothing you can do about that. Overall--I think it's good chart with good flow, and it's a lot of fun to play on pad. This chart is accepted from me.

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-Chan (Rurutie Mix)(DDRDAIKENKAI)
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Not the best of song choices in my eyes. The step flow is there--but there are some weird things that I am seeing throughout the chart. Bars 41-44 repeat the same step pattern even though the sound of the song changes itself. Bar 31 was awkward (and it surprised me a lot seeing as the first part of the chart was pretty decent), with a really weird double step as well. I do like the freeze arrow length in the beginning of the song that allows you to not have to add 8th beats due to the ends of the freeze actually representing something. That line of jacks is a bit unnecessary, it's not bad, but not the greatest of patterns to emphasize repeated notes for pad charts. I'm also going to agree that the song doesn't have the energy for a typical ITG style game. The step difficulty is there, but the song just lacks energy, and it can get boring. This chart is rejected from me.

Splash Beats (trumaestro)
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For being your first pad chart, I'm quite impressed. There is some pretty decent flow in a lot of your patterns. However, even though it's only your first pad chart, I have to judge you as I judge everyone else. The really short freezes are awkward seeing as how there are not any kinds of gimmicks in the charts themselves, a lot of which aren't really pitch or instrument relevant. Stepping problems are found throughout this chart, but not as much in abundance as I had expected. There are a few times where you use some off-beat 32nd notes, those aren't really needed for this song, even if you use the reverb'd notes, it's still gonna line up with even beats. This chart does need a lot of work, but you have a decent foundation that you can fix with a little bit of observation of other pad charts. This is rejected.

Usatei V2 (Kommisar)
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Very nice. Flow is better, double steps are cleared, you fixed up it pretty much the way was wanted. This chart is accepted from me.

Go Beyond (EnR)
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This is NOT a 12. Jesus christ, that was really hard to pass. There's no indication of any sort for the stops (like dummy mine sets, or what not.). There overlapping of freezes in the middle looks weird as it is, and it plays just as weird as it looks, you have to heel-toe a few of them to keep them alive. And that run in the middle is absolutely brutal. It doesn't fit the difficulty guidelines--and has quite a few gimmicks that seem to appear once only. The gimmicks are unnecessary to begin with, but if they appear one time only, it only becomes more random. This chart is rejected from me.

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Usatei (Kommisar)

This definitely left me undecided for a couple of plays, but after about 7 plays, I've come to a verdict. Now, before I review you, I just want to make this noted--when you have a high difficulty song with runs and technique such as this one--it's REALLY important that the patterns flow. There are some double steps (one of which is in a really inconvenient spot.)--which pose problems as a level 13 chart. Second off, and this is a bit picky, I know--but this is coming from someone who plays level 13, 14, and 15 charts on pad; there are some really choppy patterns that are painful to have to deal with in a song of this difficulty. The main problem that I see is non-chained jumps, and normally, it's not a big deal--but those REALLY start to pile on in terms of fatigue [bars, 6, 42 into 43 (this one is especially mean.)]. I know that it is nit-picky, but seeing as you aimed to get a really high level chart in, I'm gonna hit you with maximum criticism.

Honestly though, as long as that seemed, there's really not much you have to change to make this an acceptable chart. One of the things that left me undetermined as how to rate the chart was your little stutter gimmicks--but I actually liked it a lot. However, until a revision is made--this chart is rejected.

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Here We Go (EnR)

This file is ok as a pad chart, but there is a lack of creativity in the patterns. Many of the patterns have you facing one direction, making the song MUCH easier than it should be. Not a 13.

Bar 7 has a very hard to get to jump after a 16th burst that is much more suitable as a normal step

The pauses and stops in bar 8 would be ok as long as there is a sign of some sort to show that it is a gimmick; you could modify this in such a way that it appears to be the rhythm intended with pauses by doubling the BPM and adding stops accordingly. As of now, this is a reject.

Also, for the future, if a chart has only one difficulty that is 10 or above, please place it under Oni difficulty. Thanks!
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Jelly Kiss (~Zero~)

The steps for this song are interesting, and it a really good way too. The frequent jacks really articulate the light drum taps in the BG, it's definitely a lot fun.

There's ONE part that you need to take a look at, and that's bar 40. It's written properly, but you have to turn your whole body from the left arrow to the right arrow, and the right arrow is where the freeze ends. This would more than likely make the person try to hit the right arrow, and they'll end up backwards. Not a major problem, easy to fix.

Another minor thing, some of the short freezes articulate sounds that repeat themselves more than once, but you only make them freeze one time. Again, nothing major.

Technicality presents itself well in this chart. This chart is accepted, but I'm requesting (your choice) minor fixes.

Never Say (~Zero~)

ACCEPTED

...and on my USB for ITG play. Awesome job.

[KA0Z R4VR]

This should be fun.

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REVIEWS
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Fascination MAXX Trance Remix -

The choice in music was poor. Especially seeing how this is from DDR and they are known for upping the BPMs of their 'MAX' songs. Too slow. The steps were shallow 8th note patterns [heavy] and the challenge steps were copypasta, save the fact that 16ths were added with completely bizzare patterns requiring to turn and pivot too much. Didn't like this one much. Rejected

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Here We Go -

Ok now this is more like what we should be seeing. Nice tempo and sound. The effects were a bit shallow but kept some entertainment. On a bad note, the steps were basically the same patterns over and over again. This should not be a 13. I would give this a 11. Some of the jumps weer a little demanding after the little runs but they can be tweaked or taken out. The patterns were too simple. If all that were to change, so would my decision. Rejected for now...

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Fujiyama Panic -

The gimmicks played out nicely. Pretty close to perfectly synced. Although the last BPM gimmick was a bit too much. I noticed a little problem with gallops (-I can't recall the bars-) instead of triplets, but once I played the song with headphones I heard the beat you were going for. Also there was a gimmick right before the 16ths starting comming in that I felt was not necessary, but that can be changed. Good idea, I like where it is going, but it needs just a bit more work. Hopefully the v2 fixes this. Rejected

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Jelly Kiss -

Very nice song selection for this one. Brings in the KB style with a DDR feel. The steps are very fun. I loike the turns you mix in with the 16th-4th gallops. I do not really like the subtle jacks you throw in. They are well placed, but jacks is more keyboard territory. It is enjoyable to say the least. The jacks are just a minor set back, but overall a good file. Accepted

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Never Say -

Ok now this song has been stepped before, but for keyboard style. Nice intergration with the whole pad idea. very up-beat (I actually like this song personally). It keeps me moving. I love the correlation between the movements and music. If the back ground has a repetative loop, the steps translate that into a movement affect. Very nice. I also like the freezes that go with the industrial noises. This is a song I think alot of players will enjoy. Ideal pad song Accepted

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Vienna Core -

Hmmm, when I played this I was instantly reminded of DDR. I liked the use of the BPM slow down when the music softened though. This song can have alot of influences in the stepchart, but I feel as if it was dull. This is something I would see on DDR SuperNOVA, not ITG. If challenge steps were made better suited to the music, this file would be a favorite (as long as the steps are appropriate). Rejected for now. Make a decent 11/12 for that extra challenge and it would be in.

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Scarlet Sister -
Ok, the music of this once again let down what it should have been. Too soft and too slow. But let's focus on the steps. I noticed very subtle offsync problems. They could be fixed, but it wouldn't make the fille any more interesting. The 4th-8th jump-step patterns are over used. Jumps in general didn't feel welcomed in more than 70% of the song. I just didn't feel this to be a pad file. Rejected

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[EnR]

1. Can we make Edit charts that are over 13?
2. What's a quad roll xD

[KA0Z R4VR]

1. Since this will be loaded into most thumbdrives or hacked, I don't see why you can't make an edit. Won't be judged officially though.
2. Quadroll is having 4 steps at once [quad] but making it be a roll step which would be pointless and very much hated. Lol

[TC_Halogen]

Alright, I just finished my submission right now. Since I am on the worst internet possible right now, it should hit the e-mails within the next 20 minutes. D=

[~Zero~]

Originally Posted by TC_Halogen

Alright, I just finished my submission right now. Since I am on the worst internet possible right now, it should hit the e-mails within the next 20 minutes. D=

this is not a problem i cant wait to play it ;D

also rules updated

[sakura080789]

lol yeah i think i will step something for this

[KA0Z R4VR]

Yeah let's get some files going

[TC_Halogen]

We need more perm. gfx artists.

[KA0Z R4VR]

Alright well let's all listen to Halogen. Who can dedicate some GFX time?

[TC_Halogen]

I suck at PSing, Zero is good, but obviously since he IS the leader of this pack--he can't dedicate THAT much time to it. And well, you are under temporary, who else can we use?

[kommisar[os]]

i might submit something to this. though itgrf isn't dead yet guys =/

[jimerax]

might submit if I can find a good song for a pad file.

[TC_Halogen]

Originally Posted by kommisar[os]

i might submit something to this. though itgrf isn't dead yet guys =/

Wow. I completely abandoned ITGRF. XD.

I thought that it was completely gone.

Originally Posted by jimerax

might submit if I can find a good song for a pad file.

YEY, go jimerax.

[Professor Raine]

I got 20 sims for this pack. I'm ready. :3

[TC_Halogen]

Originally Posted by Professor Raine

I got 20 sims for this pack. I'm ready. :3

XD

9. Submission limit is capped at 6 per person.

:3

[KA0Z R4VR]

Hmm, alright well since I am the 5th judge, I can be more last resort. I will still review and submit eitherway, but I will try to dedicate more time for photoshop. I'm always up for the challenge.
I will talk to my cousin. He is always on PS and I am sure he wouldn't mind helping out.

NOTE: Please try to have something done (gfx wise)
Even having 3 people still puts alot of stress if we have to make 40 banners, backgrounds, CDTitles, etc....