[TC_Halogen]

Ricochet 1 — This chart doesn’t play very well, even when examining this as a technical dump; the decision making behind the 48th note burst choices doesn’t seem to be consistently applied and their transitions into and out of them are quite uncomfortable. Midsection streams don’t really require much of an explanation behind them, it’s just… there and it’s not the most pleasant to play.

Ricochet 2 — Decisions for the song cuts were generally well-conceived, though I do wish a bit more effort was done to actually terminate the song as opposed to concluding on a fade out. Overall, this chart is a respectable attempt at a chart with an approachable difficulty with generally accurate rhythm placement. Noticeable attention is paid to grace note usage to ensure that they continue to correspond to the same two columns when performed in each phrase, which is a nice touch. Pitch relevance could be improved a bit throughout the chart as there are numerous instances of repeated taps that cause a bit of muddling with regards to melodic representation.

Ricochet 3 — This chart definitely has some noticeable polish to it with regards to the nuances within it, but at times the structure of it feels a bit strange to me. I understand the deliberate ignoring of certain elements at times, and understand the decision making behind the mini-jack placement in the more energetic drops, but the repeated taps being on the same column as a melodic element when representing kicks was actually pretty jarring to me on a playability level. The breakdown of 12th notes in the later third of the song around 920 combo was quite a jarring reduction in layering compared to the previous sections; it also made transitioning into the final drop/melodic repetition a bit rougher than it needed to be. I did like the usage of 64ths for the ending, but it wasn’t enough for me.

Ricochet 4 — Pitch relevance needs work at times in this chart, and there are a couple of missed cues for the primary melody. In general, though - the chart is very well done and effectively utilizes tempo changing to provide a good visual experience when the pacing of the song changes. As a whole, the chart feels quite nice to play. However, I think the most commendable thing about this submission is the risk taken specifically on the song cuts. Chopping on the second beat of phrases and grabbing from a different section is often a very risky and noticeable thing, but this song pulls it off nicely and it’s believable, as songs of this genre very frequently have beat 1 lead-ins into a full fledged phrase/drop.

Ricochet 5 — Not too bad. The chart has an acceptable structure that is consistent, explicit and generally effective. I’ve personally got a mixed opinion about the cuts taken here, as I feel there were a mix of good and bad cuts in terms of overall song progression. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the connected mini-jacks between jumps for pitch relevant representation of the layered synths in the drops, but that’s really about the only grievance I think I have on the chart itself. A respectable submission — just not my favorite one.

Ricochet 6 — Quite the abrupt cut into the 12th note drop; it’s certainly one way to cut out the fluff, but I do think it lends your submission a very uneven progression because we don’t get to build to that point. Overall, this chart is alright. It’s not something I would call great, but under no circumstance is this a bad submission either. Pitch relevance needs some work and there are some instances of the melody not appropriately followed. The continued accenting of all instruments with 24th note swing without any sort of grace notes makes the chart feel a bit draggy, even with the cut. The drops also go in and out from being underwhelming due to only accenting snares with jumps, to being a bit overwhelming due to accenting every overlayed 8th note synth in between the swing, which is also a bit of a turnoff to me.

Ricochet 7 — I dig the easier approach overall, and there’s some shining points of representation in the chart with respect to the melody. Patterning could be improved slightly to make it shine a little bit more in terms of pitch relevance and a few jumps were a bit questionable, but this is a solid submission that gives lower level players some love. Commendable, but not my vote.

Ricochet 8 — 8 tehcociR