Talkion - ZIV Simfile League 2019 Week 3 Feedback

ZiV Simfile League Week 3 Feedback
*I generally looked at the one or two hardest charts (ignoring edits) to base my decisions.

VanEden vs SomethingRandom

next to you (VanEden)
- Really clean chart. Steps feel deliberate and attention to detail and care to go with the song is evident
- Stepjumps were reminiscent of nightbird lost wing and Right On Time; nice stuff
- Chart felt a bit stagnant in both difficulty and patterning variety as it reached its end
- ESP felt a little barren in comparison; patterning felt a little too 'safe' or 'simplistic' at times. Similar impressions to CSP otherwise

INVOKE (SomethingRandom)
- What's with the quantizations in the beginning?
- Feels like a small improvement on your earlier entries. Patterning variety is good, but...
- There are still lots of elements that make the chart feel unpolished. Repeated use of consecutive notes on the same arrow during freeze arrows when the melodies are changing in the song; the weird difficulty spike of the two big 16th streams that briefly break from karaoke stepping, etc

My vote goes to next to you; it feels like the more polished and complete file.

Talkion vs DigitalBasic

Waiting For You (DigitalBasic)
- Nice chill chart. I like the mixed use of spins and twists/crossovers in the song.
- Song does feel like it drags a bit towards the end. I wonder if a shorter cut would've helped
- I think 24ths would've made more sense both musically and chart wise in lieu of 32nd bursts

FoRCeDNaTuRe vs Pandemonium X

GIGANT (FoRCeDNaTuRe)
- Would call CSP a 15 due to overall stamina + 24ths + jumps
- Good flow, albeit veering on too crossover-heavy? Everything works nicely though
- Chart feels a little stagnant after a while; I'd build it up a little more or vary the patterning
- Minor flow break on ESP entering m17
- ESP feels way too relentless and fast for an 11; 13 would be more apt

HEISEI (Pandemonium X)
- Overall nice file; can't point out any major flaws
- Nice difficulty progression and patterning in second half
- I like the use of freezes to accent the music
- Does feel a little bare at times

My vote goes to HEISEI. GIGANT had some exciting patterning, but HEISEI overall had the slightly better composition.

Nezemarth (My Chica) vs Braeden47 (Beautiful Stranger)

My Chica (Power Mix) (Nezemarth)
- Good work overall; 16ths were the highlight of the show
- Crossover gallops felt creative
- m8-9 rhythm feels off
- Second half of chorus might have benefitted from following 8th rhythms more, instead of 4th

Beautiful Stranger (Braeden47)
- Awkward place to start the file
- Overall lack of consistency in patterning. E.g. some freeze patterns have a set of two jacks on the end of it, and are held down until the second arrow, but others are only held down until the first arrow with no logical reason for the difference
- Chart feels like it doesn't progress until the very end
- Flows well
- Abrupt cut

My vote goes to My Chica, which I found to be the more cohesive file.

HealingDMax300 vs mikeintyo

Jade Runs (HealingDMax300)
- I enjoyed this chart a lot. I think you've been stepping your game up quite a bit recently
- Nice creative crossover patterns all around
- Streams felt a little forced

djVERTICAl vs Oni-91

Paralyzer (djVERTICAl)
- Overall very nicely done file. Enjoyed the variety in rhythms and the solid patterning
- m38-39 4ths could've been 16ths imo
- m58 footswitch/spin isn't immediately clear

TonyAkita vs brunobg24

HIMAWARI (Happy-Euro Mix) (TonyAkita)
- Nice cohesiveness and consistency to patterning, which I appreciated
- A little repetitive
- Would've liked to see you use the background 16ths a little more; the 16ths that are in feel a little jarring because they're far and few between

Follow Me (brunobg24)
- Cute chart for a cute song
- I really like how much character this chart has despite its clean profile
- Excellent usage of 16ths going to the song
- Not much to say about CSP; it used jumps pretty well and that's about it. Nice song to make an air special to

My vote goes to Follow Me; it was the more standout chart to me.

vonafroa (SPACE VILLAGE) vs hooky (There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back)

SPACE VILLAGE (vonafroa)
- You've been improving a lot recently!
- Solid patterning; even though it's mostly 8ths it never gets too stale
- 12ths feel like they could be toned down a bit in patterning; that sneaky crossover..
- Imo should be pushed up to 13 due to overall density and difficulty with 16th bursts and the 12ths
- Why did you include the Konami jingle in the cut?
- Nice song choice

There's Nothng Holdin' Me Back (hooky)
- m13-20 really really nice
- Good use of spins/doublesteps
- Nice difficulty progression! I like the gallops and the jumps during the drops/chorus?

My vote goes to There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back. This was a really difficult decision, but this file felt like it had slightly more polish and care than SPACE VILLAGE.

ohaiimian vs K-Step

Perfect Love (ohaiimian)
- Well-done chart. Attention to detail evident across the entire song, from the jacks to the consistency with freezes
- Nice and unique climax with spins; I think they'd be fun to execute in practice
- Great patterning variety

Everytime (Above & Beyond's Club Mix) (K-Step)
- Pretty good chart. Rhythms were nice and in line with how I step aside from the end, which I felt was too weak and too quiet to warrant how you used 16ths
- Due to time constraints I was only able to see CSP

My vote goes to Perfect Love. Its cohesiveness and smart patterning puts it a tier above Everytime.

Mr.Music vs Gameoson

First Dance (Mr.Music)
- Seeing doubled BPM is very refreshing; it's the first contest file I've seen in a little while that incorporates it
- Well done speed changes and stops
- Good patterning, but sometimes lacking in 'symmetry' or correpsonding to the song
- Feels like an authentic DDR chart, down to its quirks

DIORAMATIC MOMENT (Gameoson)
- I liked the use of doublesteps in the chorus
- Feels like it lack a little of the usual polish your charts have. I'd imagine this may be due to the constraints with finals and everything everyone had in Week 3
- Was only able to see CSP due to time constraints
- I don't really understand the use of mines after freezes

My vote goes to First Dance. Both charts were very good, but I have to give credit where credit is due. First Dance was the more refreshing effort.