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Old 07-29-2006, 08:36 PM   #8
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It's time for my review:

A New Ray Of Light

Steps: Pretty good overall. Not really anything to complain about. (5/6)
Everything Else: Graphics were pretty good, but the banner could've fit the ITG song holder better. Song was a bit boring, but not bad. (3/4)
Overall score: 8/10

A Voice Spoke To Me (Helix Mix) - My simfile

Steps: Not the most original steps ever, not to mention they're rather similar to Bloodrush, but I do like the different patterns thrown in, especially the runs. (4/6)
Everything Else: Pretty nice graphics overall (although Tekno Dred could've looked better), and the song choice fits ITG perfectly. Similar to Bloodrush overall, but still not bad. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 7.5/10

Asteroid

Steps: Very nice. Patterns follow the song nicely, and I was astonished by the ending's runs in the Expert stepchart. (5.5/6)
Everything Else: Neat song choice since it has swing, graphics were decent. (3/4)
Overall score: 8.5/10

Bad Boy (Alex M vs. Marc Van Damme Remix)

Steps: Wow, probably the best overall stepchartsin the ITG division. Follows the song perfectly and is very fun. Flawless. (6/6)
Everything Else: The original Bad Boy was already in DDR OSC 3, but the remix is different enough from her typical music enough that it works. Graphics were good but not excellent. (3/4)
Overall score: 9/10

Be Princess (for DDR OSC 5)

Steps: Sorry, but these stepcharts were rather bland. They're far too repetitive and don't get very original. Also annoyed by how often the player would be facing left. (2/6)
Everything Else: Graphics were very nice, the song was hyper and upbeat, but it sounded like it was being done by Alvin the chipmunk. (3/4)
Overall score: 5/10

Breathe

Steps: Very nicely done. My only complaint is that a bit of the chaos doesn't follow the music exactly. (5.5/6)
Everything Else: Marvelous graphics, and overall a neat song from an Australian (?) electronic group. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 9/10

Cheap Trick Kinda Girl

Hard steps: Pretty good overall, not astounding, but satisfying enough. (4.5/6)
Everything Else: A rather decent house song, but I loved the background videos, although I find it amusing that you thought she was babbling instead of saying, "I fool 'ya every day", according to your lyrics file. (3/4)
Overall score: 7.5/10

Day Dreamer

Steps: Hard steps could've done more with it. Not very interesting, and should've been a 6, not an 8. As for the Expert steps, I like it that you got more experimental with this stepchart, but unfortunately it didn't turn out to work that well and is a bit messy. (2.5/6)
Everything Else: I thought the song was sort of boring, and the graphics were rather unimpressive. (1.5/4)
Overall score: 4/10

Devastation

Steps: Not bad overall. Not horribly original, but does have a diversity of patterns and gets neat with all the 16ths. (4.5/6)
Everything Else: The song was not the most fun ever, but it was impressive considering it's an original composition. The graphics were so-so. (2.5/4)
Overall score: 7/10

Don't Cha (Ralphi Rosarios Hot Freak Remix)

Steps: Expert steps were marginally repetitive, but you did a lot better with the Hard steps, which follow the song very well. (3.5/6)
Everything Else: A nice remix of the popular pop song, and while the graphics don't look too hard to make, I love them a lot for some reason. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 7/10

Emerald Sword

Steps: I expected this to be a 13 by following the infamous drumline throughout (though with simple patterns), and it turned out to be nearly as hard as what I'd imagined. I'd consider these to be a near-perfect ITG translation of the keyboard steps. A great 12 block, the only complaint I have is that you should've made some of the runs longer to be a bit more consistent, as this seems like the perfect song for a 13. (5.5/6)
Everything Else: We all know this song from its keyboard version, so it's not really something new. I didn't like the edit for the song file, starting all instrumental and having vocals for the rest of the song. The banner looked great, especially Rhapsody, but the video looked a bit sexually explicit in a few parts, which may be a problem. (2/4)
Overall score: 7.5/10

Endless Journey

Steps: Overall pretty creative with all the neat patterns. Not much to complain about. (5/6)
Everything Else: Nice graphics, decent song choice. (3/4)
Overall score: 8/10

Gradation

Steps: Well made overall. Not many songs besides Queen of Light have lots of hands like this, so it's more interesting than most of its competition. They can't get a bit annoying after a while, but this song should make finals. (5/6)
Everything Else: A neat Japanese song, this simfile has pretty nice graphics, especially with the pier in the background. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 8.5/10

Have You Ever Been Mellow

Steps: Mainly just basic 8th streams and some jumps. The steps are refined, but they lack true originality. (4/6)
Everything Else: I don't like it that another version of this song already existed in DDR for years, but worse is how this cover sounds. It sounds like a hyper song that would appear on a little kid's TV station. The video was also pretty weird and dumb. From what I saw, there were a bunch of bald guys running around in it. With that said, while it may not be for me, there may be people who will become obsessed with it like they are about Jenny ROM. (3/4)
Overall score: 7/10

I Wanna Talk About Me

Steps: At a rather slow bpm, these steps seem to follow the lyrics in a bizarre fashion. It's pretty experimental, but not necessarily in a good way. Pretty sloppy steps overall. (2/6)
Everything Else: Probably one of the most bizarre song choices, as I've never seen a country song appear in DDR or ITG (except maybe Jet World and Hillbilly Hardcore, but those have a much more dancy feel), and it seems a bit weird in the game. Didn't really like the banner, but the background was okay. (2/4)
Overall score: 4/10

Identity

Steps: Ah, I see you took an idea from Robotix for this song, speeding it up extremely fast a couple of times. The steps were overall nice, with some neat runs on Expert and interesting jumps on Hard. Good overall. (5/6)
Everything Else: Nice song choice for the competition, the graphics were interesting, but they sort of looked like something you'd expect to find in DDR 3rd or 4th Mix to me for some reason. (3/4)
Overall score: 8/10

Inner Universe

Steps: Ugh, the stepcharts feel horribly offsync in the beginning, not to mention they're extremely repetitive and don't really even follow the song. Sorry, but you've got to put more thought and work into your next simfile. (1/6)
Everything Else: Graphics were decent enough, didn't really care for the song too much. (2/4)
Overall score: 3/10

Jump

Steps: Fabulous! The hard steps are well thought out and fun, and the Expert stepchart is even better. The mines are placed excellently and the patterns fit the song perfectly. Loved the hands, too. (6/6)
Everything Else: A well-chosen pop song that's perfect for dacning to. The graphics were alright, but too sketchy for ITG. (3/4)
Overall score: 9/10

Kiss Me

Steps: Rather so-so. Too many gaps are thrown in because the steps follow the lyrics almost the entire song, which I'm not a fan of, either. (3/6)
Everything Else: Nice graphics, and I love the video, although it might cause most computers to run rather slowly. The song choice was decent overall. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 6.5/10

Mario Takes A Walk

Steps: The steps overall are pretty neat, with lots of twisty chaos following the guitar. Unfortunately, the fatal problem is that the song is synced so terribly early that the steps don't seem to follow the song at all. Can't give you much credit because of that. (1/6) -- Would've been 4/6 had it been synced fine.
Everything Else: I absolutely love this relaxing song, even if it might seem awkward in ITG. The graphics aren't impressive, but they fit the feel of the song fine. (2.5/4)
Overall score: 3.5/10 -- Would've been 6.5/10 had the song been synced fine.

Multiball

Steps: I was rather disappointed with these stepcharts, which consisted mainly of sloppy runs and poorly-positioned freeze arrows. Oh, and the song got all fast too early if you know what I mean. (2/6)
Everything Else: Beyond the steps, this was very nice. The graphics were really impressive and the song choice was clever. (3.5/4)
Overall score: 5.5/10

Namida GIRL

Steps: I like both stepcharts. Hard is basically just upbeat and fun, with well-placed streams and jumps, while Expert is long streams until it gets difficult with the shocking runs. Loved the speed-up during the triplet section, although the pause during the verse felt odd. (5/6)
Everything Else: The song choice was great and upbeat, the graphics were satisfactory, and best of all, that video is certain to attract all fans of J-Pop to the simfile. (4/4)
Overall score: 9/10

Satellite

Steps: I disliked all the repetitive, unnecessary freezes and jumps in the beginning, not to mention the steps didn't really follow the song that well for the most part there. It got better later on, but while ITG songs are synced ealier than usual, this song was early even for ITG. (2/6)
Everything Else: The graphics were okay, but the song highly reminded me of Silence from DDR Extreme 2. I didn't really find it to be a very fun song to dance to overall. (2/4)
Overall score: 4/10

Speedy Cat

Steps: While synced fine, this song's Hard stepchart was an absolute mess. Unattractive jumps were thrown around everywhere, the hands were annoying, and the song should've most certainly followed the music instead of just gone into a bunch of streams. Sorry, but it really just didn't do it for me. (1.5/6)
Everything Else: Feels like it should've been in the DDR bracket, but the graphics were okay and the song was not horrible. (2.5/4)
Overall score: 4/10

Startin

Steps: Overall pretty nice. You got creative with the chaos and twisting, thus resulting in a pretty neat and challenging simfile. (5/6)
Everything Else: Okay song choice, okay graphics. Not really very exciting, but still fine. (2.5/4)
Overall score: 7.5/10

Stickshifts & Safetybelts

Steps: I didn't expect this to be all that great, but I actually thought the steps were very fun. The following of the guitars throughout make it a very enjoyable song to play. It felt weird following the lyrics in the beginning, though. (4.5/6)
Everything Else: This was a surprisingly clever song choice, pretty country-edged but still extremely fun. The graphics weren't of very high quality, but I did like it that you used a Malibu in the pictures. (3/4)
Overall score: 7.5/10
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