TOI7 Round 1 Feedback

TOI7 Round 1:

Light up my Love!! (Marten) (Voted for this)
- Would've started at m9/10, but that's a stylistic choice
- (Expert) Jumps during intro seem a little 'heavy' for the corresponding melody. Love the use of jumps otherwise, seems very fun
- (Expert) Rhythm change midway through the pre-chorus seems a little weird since it doesn't go to anything and doesn't add to a difficulty progression
- (Expert) Simple but well-made chart. I wonder if there's anything you could do to make it more exciting though
- (Difficult) Not much to say. Similar sentiments to Expert in that it's simple but well-made

Heart Rabbit Coaster (Maractus)
- (Challenge) Like your qualifier file, there are some places where the 16ths don't match the background rhythm / should be shifted by an 8th for it to work (e.g. m24, m32). It's a minor annoyance, but it could be a lot better for me if it was changed
- (Challenge/Expert) m49 feels like it should clearly be charted with 12ths; distracting
- (Challenge) Flows well, with the exception of m71-72 break. Some of the back-and-forth movements seem to have you going to face one side in a sequence more than I'd like (e.g. m62 feels a bit weird) but again a lot of this is stylistic
- (Challenge) Patterning feels a little repetitive and reliant on staircase type movements, or stuff like LDUDL. I also would've liked to see some jumps thrown in for accents
- (Challenge) All things considered, an alright chart. Most of these are nitpicks
- (Expert) Nice chart, with a few nitpicks from Challenge remaining (like the reliance on staircases)

Dreams Come True (hooky) (Voted for this)
- I like that the swing rhythms are properly charted. They're crisp
- 24th jacks feel a little uncalled for in a 7 lol
- Patterning and flow is great, with the exception of a minor flow break at m53

Set Me Up (DigitalBasic)
- (Expert) m26-27 flow error - requires you to cross over for the jump for the rest of the section to flow
- (Expert) Pretty good use of gimmicks, although I wonder if you could've implemented them during the meat of the chart as well
- (Expert) Nice flow and patterning aside from the one flow oddity; I'll never grow tired of the 'make the player turn around to correspond to the lyrics' charting style lol
- (Expert) Tbh not sure if I'd call it an 8
- (Difficult) Similar sentiments to Expert

Quon (Pandemonium X)
- Audio is a little blown out
- Sync seems a little early?
- Reliable charting in Pandy's style. Pretty nicely done
- The first stop feels slightly out of place
- (Expert) Nice use of repeated patterns corresponding to musical cues
- (Expert) 24th burst feels a little too difficult for a 14, making it seem out of place despite working musically
- (Expert) Due to the streams I may call this one a 10
- (Expert) Gallops do feel a little off, how about 16th triplets instead?
- (Difficult) Similar impressions to Expert. I like the flow, rhythms, and stepjumps

WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS) (Nezemarth) (Voted for this)
- (Expert/Difficult) I like the spins a lot; they add character to the chart
- (Expert) Well done flow and rhythms
- (Expert) Minor flow break at m44

Try Again (Gameoson) (Voted for this)
- (Challenge/Expert) Great use of rolls and freezes to accentuate the sounds in the song, although I feel like some freezes (mainly during the break and in the climax) may have been pushing it a bit
- (Challenge/Expert) Excellent flow and patterning, I personally like it a lot
- (Challenge) Nice difficulty curve, which is a good change from last week. I enjoyed the last section
- (Expert) Nice twists near the end

Gypsytronic (vonafroa)
- Tbh doesn't feel like 250BPM; 125 would've been better
- Nice crossovers
- Jumps could be used a little less
- Rhythms are p good
- 16ths are a good burst of difficulty
- Feels like it gets a little long in the tooth as it progresses, partly due to the song structure and length
- The chart isn't perfect, but honestly I feel like you've been improving a good amount since I first started seeing your charts. Nice!

O/D*20 (ForcedNature) (Voted for this)
- (Challenge) Excellent use of matching patterns/rhythms to stuff in the background. Very cohesive chart.
- (Challenge) Use of the 12ths during the 'overdose' sample is pushing it a little tbh
- (Challenge) Flow and rhythm were great
- (Expert) Similar impressions to Challenge. Nice chart

LOVE WILL... (Something Random)
- (Challenge) Entry is a little awkward, since if you go in with the wrong foot you have to cross back quickly
- (Challenge) m16 freeze on Up bugs me since every other freeze spans until the next one
- (Challenge) Ambiguous flow at m22. If you jump on the UD jump wrong, the flow breaks
- (Challenge) Not too much a fan of the 270s during 16ths
- (Challenge) Flow was fine otherwise. Rhythm felt a little inconsistent though. Nothing objectively wrong, but it felt like it couldn't decide which part of the song to step to
- (Challenge) Still pretty enjoyable
- (Expert) m15's 8ths bug me
- (Expert) m16 entry into Up is deceiving; players may go in on the wrong foot

13 Donkeys (ledgam3r)
- (Challenge/Expert) Looks so fun, above anything else. I would play this for sure on AC
- Great BPM gimmick use
- (Challenge/Expert) Nice style with jumps
- (Challenge) m23 could be tricky with the gimmicks and the 16th into shock thing...
- (Challenge/Expert) Nice attention to symmetry
- (Challenge) Shock use along with stops seems a little inconsistent, since some shocks come right after the stop and some come right at the stop. Part of this is a reflection of when stops are placed in the chart skeleton
- (Expert)
- Personally I prefer Expert

MILLION DOLLAR BILL (Freemasons Radio Mix) (tamtamino) (Voted for this)
- (Expert) Nice progression of patterns
- (Expert) I like a lot of the patterning used, like the freezes around the 20 second mark
- (Expert) Imo could've used some jumps to accent the music
- (Difficult) Similar impressions to Expert

MILLION DOLLAR BILL (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix) (chewi)
- (Expert) Small flow break at the beginning of m26 (crossover doesn't resolve), could be a problem as they're 8th jacks. Same deal with m36
- (Expert) I like the patterns going with the lyrics
- (Expert) Similar to the other Million Dollar Bill, would've been nice to see more jumps to accent the song. But the vibe seems chiller here so more subjective
- (Expert) Not a 7 tbh, should be a 6
- (Difficult) Similar impressions to Expert

Multitalents (VanEden) (Voted for this)
- Sync seems early. Also the audio is just a bit blown out
- (Expert/Difficult) Nice pattern cohesion
- (Expert/Difficult) Flows well, I like the patterning
- (Expert) Difficulty curve seems a little stagnant
- (Difficult) Props on making a fun and exciting Difficult chart!
- Slapper of a song choice

e-motion (RAVING RAVE mix) (TonyAkita)
- m31 stream seems like it doesn't go to much
- This might be too hard for a 9...
- Favorite mart si the mid section around 1:10 - Love the patterning and rhythms there
- Patterning and flow work well, but I wonder if you could work a little more flexibly and try to add more 'personality'