Terraformer (DefTeaMachine) [06/27/12]

[Saphira]

Song: Terraformer
Artist: Aloysius Rexford
Permission: CC

Stepcloud: Hard|Medium|Easy|Beginner

[BerryPunch]

(T) Technique - sim author's skills in pattern manipulation
(S) Sync - offset, BPM shifts, no misrhythms (obvious errors)
(I) Interpretation/Expression - creativity and imagination in translating the music, evoking meaningfulness in the file
(E) Engagement - fun, replayable and shows no signs of dragging the player along
(F) Flow - matching scales/chord progression, proper structure to the file, good transitions
(A) Additional deductions

Move the offset to -0.032

Hard : 2/2/3/3/2(0) [12/15]

Pictures below shows the accurate rhythms. Some of them lead to lolbursts, so I don't want you to follow this but it's just to show you how the actual rhythms look like. I noticed most of them (all of them) are based on a 92nd snap. Oh and don't care about the direction of the arrows lol.

33.562 - 33.915 :

75.916 : missing note
76.445 : ghost note
78.651 - 78.725 :

79.022 : should be a 32nd on 78.978
79.798 - 80.151 :

82.622 - 83.151 :

108.475 : ghost note
122.196 : wat ?
125.417 : ghost note
142.358 + 142.535 : ghost notes
....
226.624 to END : The layering is pretty unclear there. I kinda get it but it's still weird. Sometimes you have doubles, sometimes not. I mean, it's okay if you don't put jumps when you have 32nd notes just after. But in some parts there's no double while adding them wouldn't be too much an issue in terms of difficulty.

So the chart isn't bad at all. But with more tweaking it would be definitely better. There are still some misrhythms scattered in the chart and parts that could be more accurate.
I can't put all of them here (it would take hours lol) but if you look/listen closely when you have 32nd notes, you'll certainly notice some innacurate parts.
With DDream studio, I had no difficulty to hear what happens at 10% speed with this song, so don't hesitate to slow down the music to 10-30%

So I accept the chart structure and all, but I'd definitely love to see more accurate rhythms, or at least fix the reamining misrhythms.

Conditionally Accepted : Fix the misrhythms, and if you want to, have a look a the precise rhythms (not required)


Medium : 3/3/2/3/3 [14/15]

93.387 : ghost note
108.475 : ghost note
125.417 : ghost note
137.858 : ghost note
142.358 : ghost note
144.211 : ghost note
146.329 : ghost note
176.241 : ghost note
241.889 : ghost note
264.478 : ghost no... oh wait. just move it down a 16th

I love this one. Didn't notice many errors, most of the ghost notes aren't really an issue because the rhythms flow very very well. It's very realxing to play and yet challenging enough for new players.

Strongly Accepted


Easy : 3/3/2/3/3 [14/15]

Well done again, really intersting easy chart, newcomers gotta learn how to rhythm lol. Didn't notice any obvious misrhythm.

Strongly Accepted


Beginner : OK

Works fine for a beginner chart and within the NPS rule.

[Nocturne]

Offset - from 0.052 to 0.033

Hard: Love this chart, surprised you didn't fill in the trill gap with any notes. Regardless, minor flaws, nothing to take away from. Comments on the 24ths. You made them simplistic and in the same manner a player would rather read the chart. I like that you did that, i'd rather your 24ths then a messy to read colored trill. Strongly Accepted
Medium: Good use of freezes and still tricky on the eyes to sightread PA without focus. The difficulty drops was appropriate. Accepted
Easy: Stepping the drums was a perfect way to set the tone for the easy chart and still give it the chaos it deserves. Accepted.
Beginner: Under 2 NPS. Good flow. Accepted

[Vote4Nixon]

Brief Notes:

- fix offset.
- weird cut.

Hard: I second BerryPunch's comments about the misrhythms but overall the file has a nice flow. Light Accept
Medium: Nothing terrible wrong with this file, some patterns could be a bit more index-friendly during the bursts to offset the difficulty. Light Accept
Easy: Some pretty hard parts for an easy chart, but overall not bad. Accept
Beginner: Solid. Accept

[Nocturne]

in game 8/9/2012