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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Dec 11, 2009 17:21:49 GMT -6
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Post by EADG (TH.Aya) on Dec 12, 2009 22:31:16 GMT -6
Ok...so I gave this a shot on my ultimate-awesome 'ghost' pad and since I'm far from a great stepartist, I'll speak purely as a decent player....
You have some cool stuff going on, but you also have some obnoxious stuff going on. It's clear that there are a lot of intentional turns but there are only a lot of not-turn-friendly double steps (intentional?). The part with the up or down holds with mines everywhere and having to go between left + right with one foot is a little obnoxious and is equivalent to doing fast cross
As is, I wasn't a big fan of it, if you made a couple changes here and there and I got used to the turns and when the crossovers were coming I could see me growing to like it a bit.
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Post by Hatena Zubon (TH.Reisen) on Dec 13, 2009 9:48:27 GMT -6
Even making a single chart needs to be culminating to a single goal. You need to picture the whole chart as one unit, and be consistent in the patterns you use; either divide the song sectionally and make each section independant of the other (such as Etude for a Dragon) or if the song wraps back around itself, use patterns that were hinted to or fall within the general framework of the chart. Naturally there are exceptions as you start making more charts...but those come when you become decent at writing charts. I may eventually have to resurrect Marty's "How to Write a Stepchart", but for now at least you're past the rainbow phase (for the most part). But in terms of step patterns (and song choice for that matter lol) you're trying too hard. If youre trying to make a "good" chart, start with a simple song where you can really focus on how the player will be positioned at every point of the song. Then use those basics as you work on increasingly difficult charts. But if you're just trying to make whatever and don't really want to spend too much time on it, go ahead, but you won't end up with something that's really good  |
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Feb 23, 2010 15:31:23 GMT -6
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Post by LadyHitokiri (TH.Eirin) on Feb 26, 2010 11:10:48 GMT -6
I'll give you some feedback the next time I play. |
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Post by Hatena Zubon (TH.Reisen) on Feb 26, 2010 15:34:49 GMT -6
Good start, but you have a lot to work on. First off, it surprises me when beginner stepartists decide to be "intentional" with unorthodox techniques and sometimes I feel like you should really make a solid, simple chart first before being experimental. I'm specifically talking about your 8th notes into non-leading foot jumps (ie stuff like L D U R L+U) That said, it somehow actually seems to work in this chart.
The problems in this chart still lie in what I've called the concept of a "theme". It seems like a lot of times you decided "hey, I like spins, and I'm never gonna get a chance to put a spin in a chart again so let me do it here and make this chart a melting pot of techniques." That's never a good idea. Sometimes you also tried to push the difficulty of the song, and it's also fair to say there's a lot of ambiguity and doublesteps in the chart as well.
Thankfully, you're not falling victim to any of my pet peeves that new chartwriters do: abuse of mines, hands, "vocal" or note-based freezes, too much difficulty spike, etc. You're on the right track, but to really get a solid chart out there, you need some work. Start by perhaps picking a song that more easily lends itself to a chart.
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Post by LadyHitokiri (TH.Eirin) on Feb 27, 2010 23:27:10 GMT -6
Yeah, you are on your way and I'm no chart-writing expert by any means. But playing it on pad was awkward at times. I was able to hit the steps, but they didn't seem to flow quite as well as they could have. Keep up the work though!
Did you ever put Brooklyn Rage on the machine? XD That song is uber win.
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Mar 10, 2010 19:02:23 GMT -6
Did you ever put Brooklyn Rage on the machine? XD That song is uber win. Ha, I don't get a choice in that particular matter. It'll probably get put on when it's actually a good chart (i.e. I fix all the flow issues) Speaking of flow issues, this chart should have none. Entertainment - www.filefront.com/15797367/Entertainment.zip/ |
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Mar 12, 2010 14:48:21 GMT -6
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Apr 1, 2010 8:21:16 GMT -6
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Post by Hatena Zubon (TH.Reisen) on Apr 1, 2010 11:43:03 GMT -6
Entertainment - Blue note syndrome (your offset downbeat should be adjusted so that the Red notes start each measure, and preferably the beginning of the measures line up), ambiguous foot-placement, lack of consistent use of patterns...some flow is there, but it looks like each part is just decided as you are going through the song...ideally you should have it planned out so that similar sections of the song feel similar and tie the chart together with a theme.
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Apr 23, 2010 10:10:24 GMT -6
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Apr 27, 2010 20:10:04 GMT -6
Alright then. So most of us probably know about DDR: Mario Mix and how it was really, really easy. Or, at least, I do. So, in honor of maybe the one good song/chart in the game, I dug up the track, sat down, and charted out an expert 9 chart for it. www.filefront.com/16284217/Always%20Smiling%20-%20ITGREADY.zip |
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Post by invincible13matt(TH.Utsuho) on Jun 11, 2010 21:23:26 GMT -6
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Post by LadyHitokiri (TH.Eirin) on Jun 13, 2010 21:04:47 GMT -6
This was a fun chart! Although it was too short...only like 1 min long. Are you planning on having it longer?
There were a couple parts I felt like had a double step, and also it seemed to start too suddenly, so maybe playing it on pad will give you a feel for the flow at those points. The 24th run went nicely though. I liked the song too...where's it from?
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So I'm just going to post the random stuff I make here instead.
So I'm just going to post the random stuff I make here instead.
