SIGMA / BEMANI Sound Team "Mutsuhiko Izumi"

Inevitable Sigma Male / Ligma / Sigma Grindset jokes incoming, throw them all at me.

A rather underrated song from Rootage with many different complicated rhythms. This song caught my attention based on how it sounded after I rolled the song when I pressed the "random" button. I horribly failed at the ANOTHER 10, but in my defense, it's a really hard and dense chart.

This file is one of my attempts at charting a more multifaceted & diverse list of songs in terms of genres. Not looking to change my taste of music, but I don't want it to get "samey" over the course of this contest (and honestly just in general.)

Additionally, I have started to put more effort into the graphics for my files, definitely more so than in the past contests. I've had a lot of time and most importantly practice with many files over the course of the second half of 2021, to the point that I now feel confident to be a bit more creative with my graphics. One big part why this is possible, maybe the biggest factor at all, is the continued stream of feedback on my graphics from other members in the Z-I-v Contest Discord. It is very helpful to have experienced people & simfile veterans give advice on how to improve with graphics, which really increases the pace at which you start improving.

It is actually a bit crazy to look at my old files, if even just from a year ago (BR2021), and just see a much less polished file "package" - especially with regards to presentation - which has been my weak point in the past.