[M0nkeyz]

Let me preface this by saying I'm not judging the files as a judge per se, I'm just giving out my opinion on these files as a player, there will be personal bias.

Atohs:
What an absolutely insane song this is, I think it lends itself to higher level charts and alot of entries were far above my skill level, I played them all, but I watched the replay of them quite a few times and mainly looked at structural consistency.

Atohs 1: Chart captures the energy of the song quite well, I don't entirely agree with the way the song is layered/structured and some of the transitions are quite weak as a result. There were also quite a few notes missing at the start. Definitely think this chart needs some polish.

Atohs 2: I'm almost certain on who this is, the way traditional rolls are being avoided is too noticeable lol and as a result there are some really nasty patterns in this, I don't like the overly long anchors, I think the second half is significantly better than the first half.

Atohs 3: This seems overstepped, I like some of the ideas in this, the white notes at the start to highlight the guitar are quite a nice touch. This feels overlayered though, the quiet piano at the start being stepped as jumps for example doesn't really carry the essence of the song much, there is also an overabundance of jacks everywhere that don't really feel accurate to me.

Atohs 4: Cleanest entry on the list, chart is a bit trill-y, but all in all this is pretty similar to how I would've stepped it, some of the 32nd bursts are a bit spiky though.

Mantle in the Dark:
Great song, I think this song is so good in fact that pretty much all the charts here were really fun to play, I think alot of them did suffer from inconsistencies though.

Mantle in the Dark 1: File seemed decently well made, but the structure felt really overlayered, it kinda detracted alot from the experience for me. It felt like I was playing a dump file that didn't really capture the intensity of the song much.

Mantle in the Dark 2: Really fun file, I think it's a bit spiky and it would definitely need a few touchups before being acceptable for FFR, but I think this file shows alot of potential and definitely has a coherent structure. Second half is way harder than the first tho lol.

Mantle in the Dark 3: Easier approach to the song, I'm not sure if there's something wrong with the file or if you uploaded the wrong version, but alot of the jumps seem misplaced? It seemed like a decent file, but I didn't really get to play the intended version it felt like.

Mantle in the Dark 4: Almost incomprehensible structure in this one, there are parts that felt understepped and there are parts that felt grossly overstepped. It's quite unique gameplay wise, but I think this needs alot of polish in alot of areas, the intensity of the song wasn't captured very well imo.

Mantle in the Dark 5: File suffers from noticeable misrhythms, I think the use of jumps is a bit hard to follow, definitely needs alot of polish. The staircase pattern in the middle was fun tho .

Mantle in the Dark 6: I kinda feel ambivalent about this one, on the one hand it has a nice structure, it's easy to follow what the notes are going to and it's definitely the cleanest entry thus far, but on the other hand it seems to have noticeable missing notes and it kinda fails to capture the music in its execution, the ideas are easy to follow, but as an example there's this speed up into a snare roll where you go from 24ths into 32nds that just doesn't feel right to play, it's hard to explain why but I feel this just needed a bit more polish and iteration and it would've been a great file.

Mantle in the Dark 7: Dump approach doesn't really work for me here, the wubs are too soft and quiet for the 24ths to actually feel accurate. Rest of the file also seems overlayered.

Memories in the Blue:
Another very cool song, man the picks this year have been absolute bangers, the charts were also pretty cool, all 3 had a very different approach.

Memories in the Blue 1: That was really fun, I noticed some missing grace notes and missing notes in general, but the overall structure made sense, the patterns were unique and well layered and I could generally follow what you were doing. I want to open this up in an editor to better scrutinize certain areas, but on the surface this seems really solid.

Memories in the Blue 2: Really FUN, this would never be accepted into FFR in its current state, it lacks structure and some of the bursts/dump sections felt a little off at times, but man, this was fun to play. I'd hate to judge this file though, don't think it's that suitable for FFR.

Memories in the Blue 3: File felt a bit too jump heavy for my taste, the file is pretty good, but it suffers from a pretty bland structure, humdrum jumps. I liked the white notes though, they gave the file some unique flavor.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE:
This song is ridiculous lol, another absolute banger, I'm kinda sad that most people took a dump approach, would've liked to see some other ways to tackle this song, I wasn't the biggest fan of this group, but I think that's due to personal bias, take my opinion with a grain of salt.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 1: The non-dumped parts were good, but the dumped parts felt too continuous and not very accurate.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 2: Don't know if I can give a fair opinion on this, watching it from the replay it looked decent. It captured the song well in alot of ways, but it's so over the top dumpy that it probably won't be my personal favorite.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 3: Some parts in this were FANTASTIC, but some parts in this were very hard to follow, especially in jump structure. I really liked the quad sections and the different colors towards the end, but I think this file needs some polish, certain parts really didn't feel right to me.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 4: Bit incoherent, didn't really follow the music, felt overlayered and too continuous/streamy.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 5: Very similar to the previous file, a wall of notes and jumps that didn't really go to the music all too well, felt like a slightly more polished version of the previous entry.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 6: File kinda lost me halfway through, this was alot cleaner in structure, but I feel it was missing quite a few notes and some of the bursts felt inaccurate. Definitely the cleanest entry so far, but this needs polish as well.

EGG OBLITERATION MACHINE 7: Very anchor-y, very dumpy, pretty much all the things I don't like. The non-dumped parts also felt incomplete, you missed a couple of grace notes at the start for example.

GET OVER IT!:
Definitely some beginner charters in this group, don't be discouraged by my notes, they're just my opinion. Banger song, again wasn't a huge fan of this group because the majority of the entries took a dump approach.

GET OVER IT! 1: Patterning didn't make alot of sense to me at the start and then the over the top dumping came in, meh, not my cup of tea.

GET OVER IT! 2: This file has charm, yeah it's good. I think you absolutely nailed certain parts of the file, but I do think it has a bit of an identity crisis, some parts felt really underlayered. I know you took an easier approach to the song, but it still felt like the song was imbalanced in terms of structure. In the beginning I was kinda begging for there to be more notes, I chalked it up to you trying to maintain an easier difficulty level, but then there were alot of harder parts towards the middle like that one-handed trill. I dno, I think this file could use a few brush-ups, but it's really really solid.

GET OVER IT! 3: Felt unnecessarily dumpy, the beginning was kind of a headscratcher too with the jacks. Structure was a bit all over the place.

GET OVER IT! 4: This file had a very clear structure, it felt like the person stepping this actually had a plan in mind when tackling this song. I'm not sure if I like the approach, but it has a very clear and consistent structure. I think the file needs some polish in certain areas, but it's the cleanest entry thus far.

GET OVER IT! 5: That was pretty fun, but the approach felt really random, like 4 different people stepped it lol. This file had some really fun patterns and I thought the beginning was actually really solid in terms of layering, but it kinda lost me towards the middle/end.

GET OVER IT! 6: Not sure I like the trills at the start, it also feels a bit incoherent in terms of structure and how it tries to capture the essence of the music.