Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

[Arntonach]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Gonna keep going.

PART 1

Precious Heart (Heavy) - More interesting than I thought it was going to turn out, especially since you kept it fresh the entire time.

Riddle Solving Step - You know you game series is popular enough that it spawns 7 irish arrangement albums. :V You could have done way more with this song. It just felt so underutilized.

Silhoette of My Mind - dat engrish lol. For serious, that chart was okay. Nothing notable, really, but not bad.

Sonata V - The fuck? This ain't a sonata. For serious though, chart's pretty interesting. Nothing I'd play again though, that's just a personal thing.

Sting Chameleon Uses Bubble Crab's Very Essence as a Bathroom Product - Can't really say much about this. Does feel indexable.

Supersquatting - Was pretty fine, but then you ruined the ending by not keeping with the 16ths. WHY?

SURVIVOR - bmah does the Otaku Dream thing. Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

The Deep Striker (DJ Myosuke Remix) - There's nothing really going on here at all. You did try your best to keep in interesting, so A for effort.

The End of the Journey - Much better than the previous attempt. That BPM spike is highly xmod unfriendly though...

The Entertainer - jumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjumpjump.

The Game is Over - lol at the song choice, but those goddamn 24th jacks were very jarring in comparison to the rest of the chart.

Up and Down - Finally it got interesting. Couldn't pass cause of the tight minedodge after the first chorus, but was good from what I saw.

Verrucktheit - Nice, solid file. Those minifreezes were a bit obnoxious though.

Walk With Me - Cool file. 8)

Waxie's Dargle - It was okay. More funny than anything.

We Like Springs - Was a cool file, aside form my-first-solo-file syndrome. That is, up to the gimmick section, which is unreadable on xmod. Please don't do that again.

WTF (Where They From) (Troyboi Remix) - You did some pretty neat things with the chart. Kinda on the fence with this one.

Luv Sick - Looks pretty fun, but there's no way can I pass this. :<

Phantasm - That was nice.

So yeah, on the whole, the pack's got bipolar disorder. Nothing's too awful, save for a few and the good charts are really good. Favs include Cyllage City, Highscore, Little Too Close, Onna Kotoba no Soushitsu, Precious Heart, Verrucktheit, Walk With Me and Phantasm.

[blazziken]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Mega V: Song is called Mega V... Song is from the Pokemon X & Y OST... Graphics don't feature a single mega evolution. Huh. Anyways, the 12th stream doesn't make that much sense. I can hear what it is you're stepping, but just barely. It's drowned out by everything else so I really think you should have left those 12ths out.
[/spoiler]

wrong dude , the real name Is Mega V (Volt) cuz is the opening of the second season of Pokemon X&Y which is a remix of the First Version.

well in first time i dont put the 12th stream ,but kraezy says me that i should put that , so i did it.

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Sonata V - The fuck? This ain't a sonata. For serious though, chart's pretty interesting. Nothing I'd play again though, that's just a personal thing.

Half of the point of John Cage is to challenge your perceptions of what music is and can be, so looks like he was successful

[macgravel]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

We Like Springs - Was a cool file, aside form my-first-solo-file syndrome.

What does this even mean?! XMFD

don't do that again

Oh shit, I'm sorry stepman dad. Never again will I express myself through the manias. You do know cmod exists, right?

[bmah]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

SURVIVOR - bmah does the Otaku Dream thing. Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

Yes, for those of you who don't know (because video or bg is turned off), I've added a video for the file and for the first time, lyrics too. I think I won't bother adding lyrics to a file anymore unless it's a song I really like and want people to sing along to lol. I also can't figure out how to make SM recognize certain Japanese characters, so the lyrics don't show up entirely correctly.


Also, after watching Haku play the pack, I've come to realize that the difficulty of this pack is higher than I thought. When I stepped for the first Stepping Stones pack, I remember needing to tone even the highest difficulty down a fair bit. I guess Stepping Stones have upgraded in difficulty slightly? Silhoette of My Mind was stepped with a lower overall difficulty in mind, so that's why it may feel a bit less lively than other files.

[Kraezymann]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Mega V: Song is called Mega V... Song is from the Pokemon X & Y OST... Graphics don't feature a single mega evolution. Huh.

Come at me bro.

PS Streaming pack now if ya'll want to join

[Arntonach]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

You do know cmod exists, right?

This creates new problems:

[James May]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

For Mudkip: I stepped it like two years ago and barely changed anything from when it was released in ODMix 2 and Thirdstyle :v

[macgravel]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

This creates new problems:

And cmods + no fakes fixes those problems... xD

[YungDaVinci]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

WTF (Where They From) (Troyboi Remix) - You did some pretty neat things with the chart. Kinda on the fence with this one.

you know you love it

[YungDaVinci]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Hey Kraezymann, did you intentionally get rid of the scrolls I put in WTF?

[XelNya]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

Hey Kraezymann, did you intentionally get rid of the scrolls I put in WTF?

Scrolls?

[Kraezymann]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

If you are talking about the rollds, no, I never alter someones file without their explicit permission. I may have failed to update the file, but I'm positive that I did an entire folder replacement instead of just the .sm

If something is missing it is entirely unintentional, so if there is, I apologize! I tried to make sure I went over everything three times before I released it, so I'd really hate to see something fall through the cracks

[Celirra]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

I got bored and wanted motivation to play, and I like to feel important, so I did a very mini review for everything.

Three levels I used:
-Amazing; I'd go back to this pack just to play it.
-Decent; if I'm stumbling through the pack I may play it occasionally.
-Unimpressed; likely would just skip right past it.

4 Walls
I'm naturally not a huge fan of holdstream, but the minijacks made it more fun and the patterns fit the song well.
Decent.

A Baptist Church in Georgia
Even though I understand this is more of a low-leveled pack and thus needs some easier files, this file was also somewhat boring, though I feel that was more due to the nature of the song than anything.
Unimpressed.

Butterfly Joe
A lot of thought went into this file, and the mapping suits the song well. I'm just not a big fan of the patterns, though that's more my own preference than anything.
Decent.

Byzantium
Unlike Baptist Church, this is a fairly easy file but there's a lot of fun elements. It touches on many different techniques, from jacks to rolls to simple streams and everything in between; it's pretty good as a pretty good precision test.. Very fun and decent with rates too.
Amazing.

Cafe Terrace Polka
This one's good fun, and the notes match up well. It's just not my cup of tea really.
Decent.

Carry the Blessed Home
A really fun song all around, it's fairly easy to AA due to all the holds but even still it's very enjoyable.
Amazing.

Chicken Head
Somewhat bursty file, it's good but there's definitely other similar files I prefer, even from this same pack.
Decent.

Cyllage City
I remember Stepping Stones 2 had The Sailor's Hornpipe, which is similar in nature with the short song alongside bursty-ish patterns. It serves for a decent precision test and does decent on rates.
Decent.

Glitch Nerds
I really like this file. It's fun to play and nice to listen to. The only thing that irks me slightly is that around halfway through there's parts where more notes could have easily been added to match the beats in the song, but instead were left out. While I understand the pack is geared toward easier songs, it would be cool to see a version that's more "true" to the song. Still really good though.
Decent.

Gokusaishiki
First I played the edit, thought the file was a ton of fun. Then I played the oni file, still found it fun. I really appreciate how this file covers a breadth of difficulties, so it fits the pack theme and also caters to more progression.
Amazing.

Highscore
I haven't had this much fun playing Stepmania in a long time. What a great song, and a great file. This is where I'd give a 10/10 if I was doing a normal rating system. It's a beautiful thing when jack-based files are done right.
Amazing.

Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird
I really didn't enjoy this file too much. It felt like a generic speed file, though based on the song I guess there's not much else that could have been done.
Unimpressed.

Hua Sui Yue
The edit file is a bunch of trills, and that upset me greatly, wasn't a big fan of that. The heavy file wasn't horrible though, I liked some of the patterns.
Unimpressed.

Kyuusei Argyos
It's a similar vein to Hiroari in this pack, but it was a bit more fun due to more variety and some neat tricky burst sections. I think it could do with a but more love in the making of it, though.
Decent.

Little Too Close
A harder version of Highscore in this pack, there's a focus on jacks for sure but more jumps and holds alongside. It was very good for sure, and a good challenge. But at the same time, some of the hold patterns felt a bit awkward with the song, and there were other parts that felt a bit off as well.
Decent.

Logic Agent
Very fun file, it flows well and lines up nicely. It's on the easier side of the spectrum definitely, and it doesnt feel as good with rates, but still an amazing file all around.
Amazing.

Mega V
it was an interesting take on the file to focus mostly on jumpjacks, but I don't think it fit very well. Parts were definitely nice, and I liked the 12th note section, that was really neat. Again, it's just that I don't think double jacks fit wonderfully.
Decent.

My Friend Mudkip
Don't know if it's just my imagination but a lot of the notes seemed off. I'm not sure if the file was out of sync or what, but it just didn't match well. The patterns weren't too enjoyable either.
Unimpressed.

Nannou
It's a simple file, sure, but it was very pleasant and nice to play. It's on the fringe of being amazing; it's charming, but it lacks a bit of impact.
Decent.

Nibelung Valesti
Yeah, the edit file is very tricky, relative to the rest of the pack. The oni file is more in line with the rest, and is pretty good. I'm just not a huge fan of any of the difficulties, just not my style.
Decent.

Onna Kotoba no Soushitsu
Super fun song. It's the kind of file I'd expect from yolomania or a hi19 pack, albeit a bit easier. Highly recommend, though some of the minijack patterns are frustrating
Amazing.

OppIrish
The edit was spectacular, it was bursty and trilly in a good way, liked it a lot. The oni file was very good too, I'm pleasantly surprised by the song as a whole. Bravo.
Amazing.

Panda
There were some parts where trills were used, and others with the same kind of music with proper rolls. I'm all for variety, but I'd say it would have been better to stick with one. That being said, I didn't like either; I think technical rolls (dont know how better to differentiate between the kinds of rolls) would have worked better. Didn't enjoy the file I'm sorry to say.
Unimpressed.

Pistolero
A lot of people probably didn't like the length, but I loved it. Beautiful song, and it was really fun to play too.
Amazing.

Precious Heart x 3
Splitting it up into three different files of varied lengths was a neat idea for sure. The files themselves were decent, nothing special but nothing horrible.
Decent.

Riddle Solving Step
Really cute file, the beginner me would've loved the lack of jumps. As a whole the file was fun, but it could've used a bit more maybe. Really nice though, went well with the song.
Decent.

Silhoette of My Mind
It would serve as a good introductory jumpstream or holdstream file. It was just kind of boring for me though, it lacked style in some ways.
Unimpressed.

Sonata V
Look at what I said for the previous chart. Except this one is fairly fun, though a tad repetitive. Similar difficulty too.
Decent.

Sting Chameleon Uses Bubble Crab's Very Essence as a Bathroom Product
There were sections of the chart that sounded like they were following the bass, and others that were following the melody. I'd say either stick to one, or use both at all times. Due to the way this was done, there were several sections that I felt should've had notes that simply didn't. What was stepped of the song was fun though, but it could do with some work.
Unimpressed.

Supersquatting
To preface, it was a fun song. But there were various times when I felt the use of 24ths or 32nds was chosen randomly, and could've used some more precision when charting. I had a fun time playing the chart though, so there's that.
Decent.

SURVIVOR
Fun file. Fun song. All in all, it's great. Some strange difficulty spikes at a couple parts, but still loved it.
Amazing.

The Deep Striker
The file's alright, but it wasn't very enjoyable at parts. While a lot of it was fun, some of the patterns seemed randomly thrown together, as well as the note usage. Most of it was pretty good though, even though I usually don't like this kind of song and file.
Decent.

The End of the Journey
Another great file. It's jack-y, and again in a good way. There's also a good use of holds, and the non-jack sections are lovely too. All around, great file, and works well with rates too.
Amazing.

The Entertainer
I'm amazed I haven't seen a file for this song before. Anyways, the file itself is alright; it's all the same style of jumpjacks throughout at the same tempo, though, so it gets somewhat dull.
Unimpressed.

The Game is Over
Pop songs typically don't lend well to Stepmania keyboard charts (unless dumped I guess), and this one isn't much of an exception. It was largely a dull file, and the 24th bursts felt random, even though they helped to spice up the file a bit.
Unimpressed.

Up and Down
One of few pop song files that I think worked pretty well. Parts weren't great, sure, but the 24th rhythms were fun and the holds were well placed. It's good for a pop song.
Decent.

Verrucktheit
Well, that chart was certainly unexpected. Fun, challenging, and very well put together. I'll be coming back better prepared next time.
Amazing.

Walk With Me
It didn't leave much of an impresion on me. Slow at parts and tricky at others, it was average throughout.
Unimpressed.

Waxie's Dargle
More fun that I thought it'd be. I'd recommend it to anyone who's new to keyboard files; it's not too difficult, but a good stepping stone (ha!).
Decent.

We Like Springs
What a creepy file. The song is eerie, and the file itself is... weird. The fakes threw me off, those are rarer than me AAA'ing a file. I don't know how I feel about this one.
Decent?

WTF (Where They From)
I didn't think I'd like this file so much. It's great, it's rhythmic, it's diverse, it's original, well done.
Amazing.

[SPECIAL] Luv Sick
I don't like this kind of file personally, but it's pretty good regardless. Nice song, might come back to it someday.
Decent.

[SPECIAL] phantasm
Yeah it's pretty good, but very boring. Might be a decent AAA grind, but I don't think I'll go for it.
Unimpressed.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Overall, great pack. Apologies if I was a bit harsh with some of the files, there were no really bad files, I'm just a bit picky at times. The best of the stepping stones packs so far, bravo to everyone involved!

[bmah]

Re: Stepping Stones of StepMania 3 Released!

If something is missing it is entirely unintentional, so if there is, I apologize! I tried to make sure I went over everything three times before I released it, so I'd really hate to see something fall through the cracks

Hmm, I just noticed SURVIVOR's video was removed. No wonder no one commented on it lol! Can you please add it back? If someone doesn't want to see the video, he/she can simply turn off videos. That is more reasonable than removing the video from the pack altogether.