ZIv's Summer Contest 2012

Juuuuuuust kiiiidiiiing

*cue Usher*

High School Love +5
Romance + 4
Love Me Back + 3
TIMEBOMB + 2
galaxias! + 1

TIMEBOMB / KYLIE (Pie-kun) - 35
High School Love / DJ YOSHITAKA feat.DWP (TaroNuke) - 32
galaxias! / galaxias! (Chewi) - 29
Romance / Rockミ★TAKA with 明星＆三上 (DMAxel) - 29
Love Me Back / Can Bonomo (Oni-91) - 20
Gee (J-Core Remix) / Girls' Generation (Azn_punk_07) - 16
UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) / jun feat. Sarah-Jane (Silverhawke) - 11
Double Loving Heart / Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata and Sayaka Minami (Blinded_No_More) - 8
Take Me / Harmony Machine (hooky) - 8
0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring ALT (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
white wishes (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Feel So Close (Nero Remix) / Calvin Harris (xRGTMx) -3
BECAUSE OF YOU (Chewi☆) - 3
Drive Me Crazy / kors k feat. 古川未鈴 (Pandemonium X) - 4
Euphoria / LOREEN (Pandemonium X) - 1
I'll Be By Your Side / DJ Noriken (Darkstorm091) - 1
SILVER DREAM / jun (dominatorstrangeman8) - 1
You Will Be In My Heart / Dave Rodgers (Blinded_No_More) - 1
Until / ATC (Braeden47) - 1

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This theme implies usage of the original graphics/cut/sync, right?

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It would be great to ask permission.

+5 UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky Remix)
+4 High School Love
+3 Timebomb
+2 Gee (J-Core Remix)
+1 Take Me

TIMEBOMB / KYLIE (Pie-kun) - 38
High School Love / DJ YOSHITAKA feat.DWP (TaroNuke) - 36
galaxias! / galaxias! (Chewi) - 29
Romance / Rockミ★TAKA with 明星＆三上 (DMAxel) - 29
Love Me Back / Can Bonomo (Oni-91) - 20
Gee (J-Core Remix) / Girls' Generation (Azn_punk_07) - 18
UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) / jun feat. Sarah-Jane (Silverhawke) - 16
Take Me / Harmony Machine (hooky) - 9
Double Loving Heart / Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata and Sayaka Minami (Blinded_No_More) - 8
0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring ALT (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Drive Me Crazy / kors k feat. 古川未鈴 (Pandemonium X) - 4
white wishes (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Feel So Close (Nero Remix) / Calvin Harris (xRGTMx) -3
BECAUSE OF YOU (Chewi☆) - 3
Euphoria / LOREEN (Pandemonium X) - 1
I'll Be By Your Side / DJ Noriken (Darkstorm091) - 1
SILVER DREAM / jun (dominatorstrangeman8) - 1
You Will Be In My Heart / Dave Rodgers (Blinded_No_More) - 1
Until / ATC (Braeden47) - 1

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Old Scale: 2 4 6 9
X-Scale: 3 5 9 12

Not as speed-changey as some of the other files, I assume, but still fun nevertheless

(Also if you downloaded my file right as I uploaded it re-download it. I fixed an error in the .sm file.)

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May I just say that Less Talk More Rokk is the bane of my very existence so here's some more dubstep


[DREAMSTEP] Levels [Skrillex Remix] / Avicii
3 || 5 || 8
4 || 7 || 12

I cannot vote this week cause my laptop broke and I only have my phone, so I cant play anyone's file ;;;

[+5] - TIMEBOMB
[+4] - UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix)
[+3] - galaxias!
[+2] - Take Me
[+1] - High School Love

TIMEBOMB / KYLIE (Pie-kun) - 43
High School Love / DJ YOSHITAKA feat.DWP (TaroNuke) - 37
galaxias! / galaxias! (Chewi) - 31
Romance / Rockミ★TAKA with 明星＆三上 (DMAxel) - 29
Love Me Back / Can Bonomo (Oni-91) - 20
UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) / jun feat. Sarah-Jane (Silverhawke) - 20
Gee (J-Core Remix) / Girls' Generation (Azn_punk_07) - 18
Take Me / Harmony Machine (hooky) - 11
Double Loving Heart / Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata and Sayaka Minami (Blinded_No_More) - 8
0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring ALT (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Drive Me Crazy / kors k feat. 古川未鈴 (Pandemonium X) - 4
white wishes (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Feel So Close (Nero Remix) / Calvin Harris (xRGTMx) -3
BECAUSE OF YOU (Chewi☆) - 3
Euphoria / LOREEN (Pandemonium X) - 1
I'll Be By Your Side / DJ Noriken (Darkstorm091) - 1
SILVER DREAM / jun (dominatorstrangeman8) - 1
You Will Be In My Heart / Dave Rodgers (Blinded_No_More) - 1
Until / ATC (Braeden47) - 1

http://site.tmullin.net:81/ipather/charts/xguitar/lesstalkmorerokk_xguitar_blank.png

For pretty much every song released in Rock Band there's a chart online with accurate tempos.

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GODSEND.
Let's see if I can get it up by the deadline...

I have no time to submit a file this week nor have I had time to play anyone's file sadly. Weeks been busy for me

It is tomorrow... I thought it was Tuesday.

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1 4 5 7 9

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That banner is awesome, Braedon.

+5 Galaxias!
+4 Timebomb
+3 Feel So Close (Nero Remix)
+2 Unbelievable
+1 Euphoria

TIMEBOMB / KYLIE (Pie-kun) - 47
High School Love / DJ YOSHITAKA feat.DWP (TaroNuke) - 37
galaxias! / galaxias! (Chewi) - 36
Romance / Rockミ★TAKA with 明星＆三上 (DMAxel) - 29
Love Me Back / Can Bonomo (Oni-91) - 20
UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) / jun feat. Sarah-Jane (Silverhawke) - 22
Gee (J-Core Remix) / Girls' Generation (Azn_punk_07) - 18
Take Me / Harmony Machine (hooky) - 11
Double Loving Heart / Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata and Sayaka Minami (Blinded_No_More) - 8
Feel So Close (Nero Remix) / Calvin Harris (xRGTMx) -6
0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring ALT (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Drive Me Crazy / kors k feat. 古川未鈴 (Pandemonium X) - 4
white wishes (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
BECAUSE OF YOU (Chewi☆) - 3
Euphoria / LOREEN (Pandemonium X) - 2
I'll Be By Your Side / DJ Noriken (Darkstorm091) - 1
SILVER DREAM / jun (dominatorstrangeman8) - 1
You Will Be In My Heart / Dave Rodgers (Blinded_No_More) - 1
Until / ATC (Braeden47) - 1

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I think that banner is kind of ugly.
#realtalk

Same.

Ugly but kinda clever, I have to admit.

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REVIEWS

Until
Nothing in the seemed really... Necessary. It felt like an ITG chart, but without any polish.
had some nice patterning, though. The triple tap on the clap sound worked well.

Stay my side
The rhythms were good, and there was not a single doublestep. (Y)
However, the problem lies in the fact that there was a loooooot more left facing than right facing.
I also counted a single crossover, which isn't really good for consistency, since it seemed kind of randomly placed.
For the record:
Right facing = Right-Up, Left-Down, Up-Down after Right arrow, Down-Up after Left arrow.
Left facing = Left-Up, Right-Down, Up-Down after Left arrow, Down-Up after Right arrow.
You're going to want to incorporate facing both directions a lot more if you want your charts to have more movement in them.
Something to work on once you've eliminated doublesteps.

Silver Dream
Felt well made for the most part.
I liked the streams at "Dance all night"

ROMANCE
Well constructed runs, and the "old DDR Style 12ths" actually fit the song really well, and were a memorable trait for this song.

I'll be by your side
Well constructed runs indeed, but they didn't really... fit?

0/1 ANGEL
This was a pleasant file, the holds created a character for this chart well.

Baby Cakes
I'm normally a fan of the way you step things, but this had a few too many arrows that weren't called for!
This was the more appropriate file. Well done.

Double Loving Heart
Overall a good file, but the spins placement was sporadic, unpredictable and unmemorable,
which made them awkward and not really something I'd play again

Drive Me crazy
The L/R section on the oowa oowa was fun and fitting, and the rest of the runs were well constructed and fitting.

Feel So Close
The cut was definitely too long for such a low intensity chart, imo. The spins were nice, but the rest was a little too simple.
Overall, it's not something that makes a particularly good stepchart.

Feel So Close (Nero Remix)
This is more like it, haha. Well, the 280 bpm felt both unnecessary yet fitting. Some of the turns were a bit bastardly for a 9, though.

Galaxias!
A cute file with a well made dubstep slowdown. Fun, and good song choice too.

GEE (J-core)
Trust Azn_punk to find a way to incorporate J-core into love song week. Good file too!

Happy Angel
Nice patterns that work and flow well, but it loses points for presentation on the blue arrow syndrome.
This isn't piu PRO! There's a reason the receptors flash when red arrows pass.

Love Me Back
Doesn't this not count because it's about unrequited love? "But you don't care"? Candidate for DQ.
This was an awesome file though :{

Starry Eyed
I was going to rap on how these were karaoke steps that weren't that good, but then they were good :L
How is this a love song, though? Candidate for Okay! It's fine!

Timebomb
This is probably one of the best files this week, and the worrying thing is I've seen Pie make even better steps than this :I

Unbelievable
This chart actually somehow made me enjoy the SONG a lot more too, somehow. Spin near the end was definitely well executed.

White Wishes
An enjoyable romp, no more, no less. Some good twisty patterns.
Was there supposed to be a video?

You will be in my heart
Good, many spins, not all felt like they fit, but the majority did. Good job.
The rules are shaky... Candidate for DQ.

Simple and Clean
Good file, has single doublestep that occurs at a bpm that doesn't really make it an issue.
The rules are shaky... Candidate for DQ.

Now that we found love
Something about this REALLY felt like an old DDR song/chart. Not sure if want, but it definitely achieved a feel!
The rhythm on "now that we found love" stood out as memorable and good. Questionable sync.

Because of you
Wait, is this a cover of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atz_aZA3rf0&ob=av2e ????
Awesome steps, though!

Miss Independednt
A decent file. Few doublesteps, and a speed change, that while matches the song, doesn't feel.... good?
Ending slow down was good though. Songwise, Candidate for perfectly okay when you read the lyrics!

Kiss Me
Good spin. Otherwise, rather meh karaoke steps that don't really do all they can to flow well together.
Even removing the doublesteps wouldn't save it due to the large amount of time there is on average between clusters of arrows...

Euphoria
Nooooo Oni-91 was supposed to step this and win, and it was going to have a really good banner :{
That said, this wasn't that bad, but it could have definitely been better executed to be more memorable.

Call me maybe
had some entertaining sections, but overall you stay facing one direction at a time for a little too long.
Refer to the "left facing, right facing" advice near the top.
Also if this is Braeden (which I'm assuming), refer to the advice I gave you about symmetry during ZiV wars.
patterns as a whole were much better executed than , but again think about foot placement and direction facing.
The crossovers on "baaaaaby" were awesome though.

Crazy in Love
Whoever stepped this definitely knows what they're doing when it comes to spins, and the beginning was great, but it gets a bit dry towards the end :{

Domino
I'm sure it was alright, but it wasn't memorable :{

DJ Got Us Fallin in Love
Another good but not really standout or memorable. Fun, though.
Unrelate: This is the first AAA I've gotten this week, so either it's really well synced,
or my SM should have a different global offset because I'm on a new laptop...
The rules are shaky... Candidate for DQ.

This was a looooooooooong week to review.
I can't say I've been a fan of any of the challenge charts this round.
In order for 6s and 7s to stand out or seem good to me, they need things like pivots and turns in my opinion.
It's all well and good that you like making exceptionally easy files, but if nothing made me "think" while playing it, it probably won't get a vote.
Also doublesteps are the bad kind of "think".
This is an opinion. Yours is wrong though

Braeden your fonts suck and/or need stroke.

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Man, I am all arted out after drawing all those sprites for the SRT! Excuse the dip in quality.

VOTES

+5: Timebomb
+4: Love me back
+3: Because of You
+2: ROMANCE
+1: Galaxias!
+0 but still good: Unbelievable, White Wishes, GEE (J-Core), Baby Cakes, 0/1 ANGEL, Silver Dream, Drive Me Crazy, Starry Eyed (in that order) [I think I missed a couple]

TALLY HO

TIMEBOMB / KYLIE (Pie-kun) - 52
High School Love / DJ YOSHITAKA feat.DWP (TaroNuke) - 37
galaxias! / galaxias! (Chewi) - 37
Romance / Rockミ★TAKA with 明星＆三上 (DMAxel) - 31
Love Me Back / Can Bonomo (Oni-91) - 24
UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) / jun feat. Sarah-Jane (Silverhawke) - 23
Gee (J-Core Remix) / Girls' Generation (Azn_punk_07) - 18
Take Me / Harmony Machine (hooky) - 11
Double Loving Heart / Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata and Sayaka Minami (Blinded_No_More) - 8
BECAUSE OF YOU / Sweet Vacation (Chewi☆) - 6
Feel So Close (Nero Remix) / Calvin Harris (xRGTMx) -6
0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring ALT (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Drive Me Crazy / kors k feat. 古川未鈴 (Pandemonium X) - 4
white wishes (Maestro Grithok S) - 4
Euphoria / LOREEN (Pandemonium X) - 2
I'll Be By Your Side / DJ Noriken (Darkstorm091) - 1
SILVER DREAM / jun (dominatorstrangeman8) - 1
You Will Be In My Heart / Dave Rodgers (Blinded_No_More) - 1
Until / ATC (Braeden47) - 1

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