ZIv's Summer Contest 2011

No idea. Did hooky delete them because he can't take criticism? He did that with basically every post in the Misinterpretation game.

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Most likely because of the criticism or he was reuploading and there may have been some issues in the process.

Hooky didn't upload it. He gave me the files to upload. I have no idea what happened to them, though :{

I assume that this weeks category does NOT accept long songs?

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Nope, not allowed.

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He changed the name and all the files got deleted.

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Dance in the Dark is in the pack download (unless it was updated after the week 2 theme was announced).

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Ok got my 5 here, i base my votes on how likely i'd be to play the file again after playing it for a first time.

What you waiting for - Love the song, always have done, has a full set of charts that are not bad at all, they took the time and effort to add doubles which improves the enjoyment for me knowing theres another set of charts to play when im done with singles, they put the video in there too which can be a hassle but its done well, and the single heavy chart seems incredibly similar to the beta hard chart for My Favourite Game from ITG which isnt a bad thing because i REALLY liked that chart (Better than the 6 they replaced it with in the final) - 5 Points

Break the rules - Songs pretty good, chart reminded me heavily of DDRMax2 Era stuff, which isnt a bad thing infact thats my favourite style of stepfile, only reason i didnt give it first place is because of the fact that i'd tire of the song quicker than i would the chart. - 4 points (nice graphics by the way ;) )

Dr Dick - Again love the song and artist, chart reminds me of My summer love and the stepfile i made for Dr Love, yeah the fadeout annoyed me which is what stopped me giving it anymore points than what it currently has - 3 points

Butterfly - This was unusal because the file starts pretty damn awesome then when the second verse kicks in its like ... what? the songs still going? I know its only 2 minutes long but it feels so much longer and the charting gets significantly worse in the second half with some awkward double stepping which i doubt is intentional but it plays awkwardly to me, that being said its again a good song and the chart itself is 80% Great 20% boo really but i'd have gave it another go if i ever spotted it on a cab and i'd already played all the above songs. - 2 points

L'erisia - This was ok, charting was ok but there was onthing really outstanding about it, i'd play it again because both charts are good and therefore it'd net a second play from me but i dont really like the song again, its kinda like wild rush, chart is ok, songs a bit meh, but theres nothing wrong with it and its actually kinda inventive in places so you'd come back to it, occasionally - 1 Point.

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory award goes to:

Holy Humiliation - Started great, then halfway is nonstop freezes and 16ths, about halfway through that i got bored, but the chart started to redeem itself when it kicked back in only to throw a Valkyrie dimension/mei style twist at the end which would honestly just REALLY irritate me and sunk it back down again.

And WTF were they thinking goes to:

Crystalline Green. Do i honestly have to explain why?

If anyone wants detailed feedback of a file let me know, i personally would like more feedback for my files if anyones prepared to give them

So you didn't like the files...and you voted for them?

All 5 i chose had more good points than bad, i just didnt want to go into extreme detail with it, i liked them all and thought they were well done as files but i've got to be honest and say things such as i didnt like the song for break the rules but the chart was MORE than worth it, Butterfly was great till 50-70% which was meh then its ok again, l'erisia held my attention long enough to get more than 2 plays out of me but then it sort of lost interest but it got more plays than say ACT for example.

Hopefully that makes more sense anyway

Total votes:
Break The Rule - 12
What You Waiting For? - 12
L'erisia, Primary Logic - 9
HELP ME DR. DICK - 6
Baby Boy - 5
BUTTERFLY (DELACTION REMIX) - 4
Drive away - 4
Starry Sky - 3
Dough-Nuts Active map - 2
Icicles - 1
neoMAX - 1
So Fabulous!! - 1

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I'll fix this:

1. Break The Rule
2. Club Can't Handle Me
3. What You Waiting For?
4. HELP ME DR. DICK
5. Starry Sky

Total votes:
Break The Rule - 17
What You Waiting For? - 15
L'erisia, Primary Logic - 9
HELP ME DR. DICK - 8
Baby Boy - 5
BUTTERFLY (DELACTION REMIX) - 4
Club Can't Handle Me - 4
Drive away - 4
Starry Sky - 4
Dough-Nuts Active map - 2
Icicles - 1
neoMAX - 1
So Fabulous!! - 1

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My votes (damn, this was hard!):

5pt S&M
4pt L'erisia (Primary Logic)
3pt Club Can't Handle Me
2pt Drive Away
1pt Break The Rule

Runner-ups: Golden Skans, Icicles, Starry Sky, What You Waiting For?, JEWELRY ANGEL, So Fabulous!

Total votes:
Break The Rule - 18
What You Waiting For? - 15
L'erisia (Primary Logic) - 13
HELP ME DR. DICK - 8
Club Can't Handle Me - 7
Drive away - 6
Baby Boy - 5
S&M - 5
BUTTERFLY (DELACTION REMIX) - 4
Starry Sky - 4
Dough-Nuts Active map - 2
Icicles - 1
neoMAX - 1
So Fabulous!! - 1

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I must say, there's some pretty good stuff in this contest . The doughnut song was by far my favorite; the four songs under it also stuck out to me for one reason or another. I can't wait until next week

Thanks to everyone who voted for me too, it really means a lot :3

5pt - Doughnut Activate Map
4pt - Flower of Bravery
3pt - Ring
2pt - Dragonfly
1pt - I Can't Let You Go

Break The Rule - 18
What You Waiting For? - 15
L'erisia (Primary Logic) - 13
HELP ME DR. DICK - 8
Dough-Nuts Active map - 7
Club Can't Handle Me - 7
Drive away - 6
Baby Boy - 5
S&M - 5
Flower of Bravery - 4
BUTTERFLY (DELACTION REMIX) - 4
Starry Sky - 4
Ring - 3
Dragonfly - 2
I Can't Let You Go - 1
Icicles - 1
neoMAX - 1
So Fabulous!! - 1

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DANCE IN THE DARK is fixed.

5pt - BLUST OF WIND
4pt - What You Waiting For
3pt - Golden Skans
2pt - Icicles
1pt - Flower Of Bravery

What You Waiting For? - 19
Break The Rule - 18
L'erisia (Primary Logic) - 13
HELP ME DR. DICK - 8
Dough-Nuts Active map - 7
Club Can't Handle Me - 7
Drive away - 6
Baby Boy - 5
BLUST OF WIND - 5
S&M - 5
Flower of Bravery - 4
BUTTERFLY (DELACTION REMIX) - 4
Starry Sky - 4
Golden Skans - 3
Icicles - 3
Ring - 3
Dragonfly - 2
Flower of Bravery - 1
I Can't Let You Go - 1
neoMAX - 1
So Fabulous!! - 1

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As of Azn_punk_07's votes:

Z-I-v SC11 Vote Counter

EDIT: Now includes my votes --

[spoilers]Break the Rule[s] - 5 pts.
Dough-Nuts Active map - 4 pts.
Target Planet Has Been Destroyed - 3 pts.
Butterfly (Delaction Mix) - 2 pts.
Golden Skans - 1 pts.[/spoilers]

PM me (or bug me in chat) if you want to know how I liked your file / why I chose or didn't choose it. There's just too much to write up for each one though.

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The deadline may be Monday, but here ya go anyway. Happy hump day.


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- 5
- 7

I definitely have another one or two files up my sleeve at the moment, but I don't know if I'll have the files by the deadline. It all depends on how derpy Stepmania's gonna be for me.

(Also, if I'm allowed to vote:
What You Waiting For - 5
L'erisia - 4
Icicles - 3
Phantom - 2
Blust of Wind - 1
I didn't participate in last week. If I'm not allowed to vote, just disregard me.)

I'm going through and playing the files ... here's my feedback so far. (Note --- by "LR Syndrome", I mean that the steps are done in such a way that there's a pretty consistent flow of "when a left foot comes, a right foot is just about ALWAYS next" and vice versa. My favorite files vary it up a bit ... which is why I'm not a huge fan of DukAmok's steps.)

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ACT - Blue Arrow Syndrome. Other than that, steps were actually pretty good - good flow of difficulty, good variation. B+.

Baby Boy - Had a bit of LR Syndrome, and I was a little disappointed that the hardest part was at the beginning, and it never reached it again at the end. But it's always nice to see somebody who knows how to use *not* stepping well. B.

Blow - Step patterns didn't really flow well, and the 12th notes are rhythmically out of place. Not horrible though. C.

Blust of Wind - Beautifully done. Gallops used well! I liked the turning gallop theme you used at both the beginning at the end - that made it memorable. Pretty fun rhythms too. A+.

Break the Rules - OMG WINNAR A+++++ . . . . um . . . anyway

Butterfly (Delaction Mix) - Very nice job making use of the rhythms, and repeated thematic elements kept me interested. Butterfly turns were a nice touch, but they seemed to have a hard time flowing. A.

Club Can't Handle Me - Rhythms didn't seem to really fit the song too well, especially gallops. Also, double-stepping where used seemed more awkward than not, and kind of randomly placed. B-

Crystalline Green - So many questions. Why was this a 10? Why did the song continue for so long after the steps? Seemed to drift offsync at the end too. Nothing at all stood out to me as memorable about this except that it was unmemorable. D.

Dance in the Dark - Good variation in the song, but a few rhythms seemed off, like the 6-note drills where I only heard 5 notes, as well as the two random 24th notes. Also, kind of a lack of step flow at times. B-.

Diamond Dust - GREAT example of an easier song. This is what a beginning Heavy player would love to play ... pretty simple to get into, with occasional variation that makes them sweat a bit. A.

Dough-Nuts Active Map - Great package overall. Good steps, good rhythms, and the gimmicks aren't overdone --- they'll require a little learning. A bit of LR Syndrome would be the only negative. A.

Dragonfly - Decently fun chart. Two pauses were perfectly in place, and good variation. A.

Drive Away - Now THIS is a top quality stepchart. Great variation in difficulty, able to refrain from karaoke-stepping all over the place, great job both following and complementing rhythms, and very nice step flow. A+.

Eddies Are Back - The rhythm was a bit repetitive, and the steps felt weird flow-wise in a few places, but overall not bad. B.

Feel Good Time - Step patterns didn't really stand out to me, lots of LR syndrome. Overall though, again, not bad. B.

Flower of Bravery - Decently well done steps, though a little predictable at times (say, where the freezes are going to be.) B+.

Golden Skans - Well written stepfile - good flow and variation. Possibly not the kind I'd play regularly, but I'd probably do well on this in a themed Oni course. A.

Help Me Dr. Dick! - Oh, gotta love E-Rotic. Fun rhythms and repeated elements that just make sense, and the doublesteps and such aren't awkward at all at such a slow tempo. ONLY thing that disappointed me was the cut. But I'm not gonna let that take away from my grade. A+.

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