The Video Game Mega Pack 4 (RELEASED!)

[Dj_Ossa]

Sweeeeeet IamMe reviews!

Thanks for reviewing/streaming/talking about this pack guys! We truly appreciate it!

[Soul Evans]

I wonder what makes a ''good'' charter if it's not based off of experience of charting for a long time

[James May]

Hi19, I blame you for wanting me to check out La-Mulana and play Spelunky again :B

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

Mostly whether or not they can make good charts

I mean I'd never heard of Ferrari once before this pack but the guy can step and deserves his files in the pack. Despite having never seen his work before I enjoyed his files, so as long as the files come out good that's a good charter imo, what more can you ask for

[YoshL]

Originally Posted by bmah

Yeah it does feel a bit empty, doesn't it? I did feel a bit restricted in arrow placement though, since there were dual holds which only leaves me to two free lanes.

yeah, was wondering if you would have been able to sacrifice one of the holds for more columns to actually do anything live on stream. I've come to really enjoy files that actually make good use of holds, and i did enjoy the file otherwise

tbh i think my reviews are more of like, things to point out in the files, rrather than how much i enjoyed them

[Charu]

I just put arrows in SM and they become something to tap to, idk lol

[macgravel]

Originally Posted by Charu

I just put arrows in SM and they become something to tap to, idk lol

haha same yolo

[James May]

Originally Posted by Charu

I just put arrows in SM and they become something to tap to, idk lol

saaaame :v

(no but seriously...I never touched a single guide on here to make files oops)

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by Charu

I just put arrows in SM and they become something to tap to, idk lol

True dat yo

Also, I'm currently streaming me going through the pack as I judge it. I'm not the best Keyboardsmasher though, and my judging tends to be rather...baroque, I guess. :/

Anyways, I'm streaming here: https://www.twitch.tv/profraine

I'll try to get through it as soon a possible.

[Dj_Ossa]

Yoooo come say hi just playing VGMP4 and other stuff https://www.twitch.tv/juandossa

[James May]

Edit: Nevermind, I'm a dumbass lmao. My brain had completely processed the artists the wrong way oops. My bad hi19 x3x

[XelNya]

I totes forgot to even mention any reviews I did

But to sum up a few:

Least liked files:

Your Worst Nightmare - This is here strictly because the first pause section doesn't align correctly for me and I think Arnt would be able to vouch for this possibly. Conceptually it looked pretty good though, but I dunno.

And it's not because I use SM3.95, because I use SM5, and this is the only x-mod file I've had an issue with.

Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans - Not a fan of these charts, but considering I'm charting it myself, I've got some biases here. The heavy does stuff right, but isn't what I wanted out of it, the experience feels incomplete, however, the oni is too much, to a point where it just feels uneedingly over-layered. Like I kinda get what the layering is to, but I can't say it's feels good to play.

Hopefully that's not too harsh.

Final Battle! Rival - Another song I charted (so a lot of bias here) and like I know what you're going for hi19 man, but it's just, a tid bit too empty for me (and I LOVE easier files.) Especially when mine looks like this (I'm sorry if this is a bit unfair of a comment but I dunno)

Art Through Adversity - Those jacks imho should have been trills mate. I can't get over it either. They're a LARGE mood killer for me.

Rhythm and Balance - Those holds to the lyrics are WAY too inconsistent and I question why they're there. I also dunno why this song sounds like such garbage. Like the fact it's a sonic song doesn't bug me but like, the grainy sound is unbearable.

I LOVE IT:

Variations of a Castle - Variation of a good experience is what it ought to be called. Fucking, damn.

Gerudo Valley - Already commented on this. But IT FLOWS SO GOOD.

Zelda 20th medley - I nearly quit out because I fucking got emotional. Love this file man.

In the Fires of Ignition - <3

Baba Yetu - This file is one of the most interesting files. I remember seeing you stream charting this. It's a fucking experience.

Pancakes - I didn't know what to expect of this, and to be upfront, I'm still confused.

Honorable Mentions:

Jet Set Future - I'd like this file if it was shorter, but it drags a bit hard towards the end for me.

Jurassic Dope - This is really entertaining.

Wiosna - This file is great, but I just can't lump it with say In the Fires.

Note: I am not done with VGMP4 yet. These are based solely on what I've played so far. Some of the files I don't like are purely a preference, so I hope no one takes it too poorly. Each file in here is good in most merits.

[bmah]

Originally Posted by XelNya

Rhythm and Balance - Those holds to the lyrics are WAY too inconsistent and I question why they're there. I also dunno why this song sounds like such garbage. Like the fact it's a sonic song doesn't bug me but like, the grainy sound is unbearable.

The song is for a level played by Shadow the Hedgehog. Grainy = gritty = dark/emo/etc. = Shadow lol

[macgravel]

Originally Posted by XelNya

Pancakes - I didn't know what to expect of this, and to be upfront, I'm still confused.

Embrace the Pancakes. Become one with the Pancakes.

[XelNya]

Originally Posted by bmah

The song is for a level played by Shadow the Hedgehog. Grainy = gritty = dark/emo/etc. = Shadow lol

Well, yeah, but that doesn't change my opinion though x.x

Originally Posted by macgravel

Embrace the Pancakes. Become one with the Pancakes.

I still, what...

[macgravel]

Originally Posted by XelNya

I still, what...

FIRMLY GRASP IT!

[Arntonach]

I prefer waffles or crepes. :P

Anyways, here my judgements so far.

.execute - I have never really liked non-sightreadable gimmicks and this didn't really change that opinion. Doesn't help that the song doesn't have enough going on to make it too interesting. I played heavy, since the jacks in challenge were too aids-y.

A Beautiful Day For Golf - Short and sweet, a great MA file.

Abyss Stage Phase 3 - Felt like it was missing a lot. What was there was still good, but I feel like it could have some more to it.

Airship Stage - I think the second loop could've been removed without much worry. Otherwise it's a nice simfile.

Alien Lain - I really can't say since I was more worried about passing the file more than anything. It was a bit tiring though, but that's just me complaining about the song length, so whatever.

Alien's Lain - Those measure long jacks on the left note kinda begs me to use Left or Right to move it over to Up or Down, but other than that it's pretty fun.

All Over The World - The density of notes doesn't seem to correlate to the song too well, with robust sections being rather simple and vice versa. It just didn't feel right.

Angle Island Zone - Those trills are okay at the end, but at the beginning I feel that they shouldn't be there. Also nice jumps at the end going to absolutely nothing. :V

Armor-Plated Armadillo - That was good. Some of it was a bit dumpy, but all in all was fine.

Art Through Adversity - fffffffffffffffff- I can't pass at all. Turn those jacks on heavy into trills or something. :<

Ashley's Song - Couldn't really hear what some of the notes went to, making the chart feel inconsistent.

Baba Yetu - Very brave song choice. It was okay, nothing too amazing, 'cept for the song choice of course.

Balloon Fight Medley - That gimmick was horrible. Like "I want people who play this file to fail" horrible. Never do that again. Everything else was quite fun.

Battle 2 - That was pretty cool.

Battle Deoxys - Felt like a metal file. Can't really say much.

Battle Ho-Oh - Was a bit all over the place with the difficulty, but it was interesting.

Now Battle Legendary Pokemon - With so much going on in the song, it feel like this shouldn't have been stepped, but you made it work. Gets dense out of nowhere though, which felt really awkward to play.

Now Battle Lugia - Read Battle Ho-Oh.

Now Battle Traniner Battle - Reminds me of Multi-Man Melee from VGMP2. Also kinda miffed that no one stepped Mirror B.'s theme. :<

Betrayal (the bloodraine one)- Oh look that solo turned an FC into a fail. Probably should make the difficulty curve a bit better.

The BGM In Between I & III - Keeping the jacks in the easier chart doesn't really help bring the difficulty down guys. Still, after getting past the long jacks it got progressively better (ps, it shouldn't get better from being bad).

Big Blag's Lain - So you looped it again, but faded out halfway through the second loop. Okay. Had the same issue with this that I had with Ashley's Song.

Black Raine - This dragged on. It's the only thing that really stood out.

Blade's Stage - So plain ol' 16th streams can be difficult. Wasn't too interesting. The second loop was unnecesary too since it made the simfile drag one for another two minutes. @_@;

Blue Field & Catch 'em Theme - It was unnotable. The song and the chart just sorta did whatever and had no flow to it. The first part was nice though.

Boss Theme (the power ragers one, not the elevendy bajillon others) - Another copy/paste second loop safasda. Don't get me wrong though, this file was pretty fun. Kinda felt like it'd belong right at home in VGMP2. Just...that second loop...

Can You Really Let Stepmania Load Without Crashing, I Mean I know The .sm File Has A Long Name And Everything But Still - A rather quaint simfile. Could do with a challenge chart.

The Stage With The Big Clown Going 8D - Jumpjacks right out of the gate is so fucking evil you meanie. Other than that it was a good file.

Casino Area - Meh.

Crazy Robo - Pretty neat. I liked how it felt difficult but was totally possible.

Chelnov Theme - Those holds are really screwy.

City (the power ragers city, you know which one i'm talking about, that one) - Heavy was pretty good. Challenge however, was just total aids.

Coeur de Ceramique - Nice, but kinda ends out of nowhere.

Collision Chaos - Kinda plays itself really. Nothing too interesting.

Colress Battle - That was really cool.

Commodore - See .execute

Cooking Zess T. - She's makes a really good simfile. :P

Crescent Island Boss Theme - Jesus christ I don't even wanna see how hard challenge can get.

Cursed Destiny (wes you were supposed to fix the text, not set the opacity to 100% :V ) - Awkward patterns ahoy. Like I could barely read most of them.

Dancing Leaves (aka Collision Chaos Part 2) - Holy fuck this is cool.

Dance Through The Danger - Feels offsync and oddly layered. Needs fixing. :/

Dark Demon's Song - Nice to see this song get some justice after KBU. Just thinking about that pack makes me shiver.

The World With Less Light Than Normal - That 24th section was such a surprising difficulty spike, and not the good kind. :<

Donkey Kong Country Theme - It's okay.

Dr. Wily Stage 1 (the one from Megaman 10) FM Cover - I like it.

Dragon Slayer - Nice, but the audio for the ending must be weird, cause it shifts rather instantly and holds go past the notes. But that's just me.

ISIS Theme Song - The 24th could be made easier to hit on the easier difficulties, but other than that it's fine.

Factory Stage - 2nd loop grrrr. Still, it was really fun.

Fantastic Theater (aka the BEST file in the pcak liek no srsly) - The part before the solo always feels sorta empty, but then the solo happens, so it's okay.

I Left My Heart in Rosmarie (RoughSketch Remix fiercest train) - Of course there's a jcore song in the pack. Anyways, it looks like it'd be easy, but then it isn't. Kinda strange. Kinda like the opposite of Crazy Robo. It was still fun, even if the score was terribad. :l

Fighting Of the Spirit (Arrange ver.) - Again? Well this was pretty cool, but my brain couldn't read the solo. I don't know what that says of me. ;-;

Had to stop for now. The tips of my fingers feel numb. D:

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by XelNya

Your Worst Nightmare - This is here strictly because the first pause section doesn't align correctly for me and I think Arnt would be able to vouch for this possibly. Conceptually it looked pretty good though, but I dunno.

And it's not because I use SM3.95, because I use SM5, and this is the only x-mod file I've had an issue with.

"doesn't align correctly"?

[bmah]

@anyone who plays Angel Island Remix: after watching Arnt's stream, it seems that the mp3 has changed to a different version where the song loops and doesn't have an actual ending. Because of this, the chart's ending will make no sense. Surprised that no one until now has mentioned this but it'll be corrected in a patch soon enough.

@arnt: the trills at the beginning go to the exact same part as the ending...dunno what you're thinking

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by bmah

@arnt: the trills at the beginning go to the exact same part as the ending...dunno what you're thinking

Difficulty scaling.