Camellia - Tojita Sekai by Leiwa

at times not the prettiest, but still far and away my favorite map of this song.

the second half especially, beginning at 04:36:101 (1) - the preview point; simplistic at first blush, maybe, but after playing some other well-meaning maps of the same song one realizes how effective leiwa's (also known as urushi38) choices are here. and it's especially true of camellia's drops--why complicate it? rrtyui did the same thing on atomosphere to great effect: find that single rhythm most suited for the melody and hammer the viewer with it, over and over and over. the crudest, most beautiful method. for atomosphere's slower 170 bpm rrtyui used great sweeping movements; at sukhavati's 205 bpm, it's a beehive of finicky kicksliders that are just long enough to make you want to follow them, to feel their weight, feel the punch of each note. crucially, the rhythms and gameplay are repetitive, the visuals uncomplicated, there's nothing to distract from what i find to be one of camellia's most gorgeous melodies.

there's also the swinging movement at 05:41:662 (1) - and most of all at 05:51:028 (1) - , just so beautiful. and the way the patterns change subtly each time (and seemingly at random, certainly not when you expect them to, 05:52:638 (2,3) - for example) is so good. this is for me the true harmonic climax of the song and leiwa really does stick the landing.

cool diffname and bg as well