this map would be an insufferable human being. definitely wears a fedora i feel like. asks you on a first date, you give him the benefit of the doubt, motherfucker has GREASE STAINS ON HIS DRESS SHIRT, wont stop talking about his stock portfolio, pays for your meal in a last ditch effort of chivalry but does not tip the waitress, you leave in separate cars and block his number shortly after. waste of time for both parties. maps pretty fun
last chorus being low intensity was on purpose but i dont blame people for not liking that decision — when i was mapping this i was listening to this song like 24/7. first chorus was so high energy and addicting that locals became my most streamed song of 2023 even tho it came out in like september or something LOL
the last minute or so of the song kind of loses that energy for me, could just be because its just so hard to live up to that earlier chorus lol. whatever the case i wanted to reflect my perceived lower energy of that part of the song in the map. could have mapped it better tho fs
back in this comment box for another long-form late night ramble. i figure if melloe leaves enough long comments on other stuff someone ought to return the favor
i wanna talk about the first kiai. i thought it was a little ridiculous when i first saw it back in, what, 2019? 2020? like, i'd seen jump maps before, but at the time this felt like a step too far. i can't blame my younger self. when all you play are shitty jump farm maps, seeing anything else feels like alien technology.
those back-and-forths, on their face, are such a simple solution. the absoulute, bare-minimum, simplest solution would be just placing circles to the melody, all in the exact same spot. this is just that, but, like, a micron more complex: they alternate position each time. that's so dumb! and needlessly difficult, too! that's such a primitive way to treat the song!
right?
i certainly thought so when i saw it from the first time. maybe not in such verbose terms, obviously, i hadn't been actively playing for very long, but i definitely saw it and thought "that's dumb."
but, in spite of it, i liked it. i saw it and thought, hey, i'm curious now, and i downloaded the map when i got home and i played it a ton. even though i was, like, six digit. i struggled pretty hard at the time. i don't think i ever passed it until way later.
but it's FUN! (at least i think so, your mileage might vary lol.) and fun in a good way, too, in a way where you can tell it was done with intent. you've been hearing the rhythm used in this section in the song for the entire verse leading up to it. if you've been paying attention, and if you pick up on what this pattern is doing, there should only be guesswork regarding WHEN to click on a sightread. the rhythm's nothing special; the aim component, WHERE to click, is what really makes it work, i think. the feeling of dashing your cursor from one end of the playfield is gratifying when you stick the landing. yes, it's a challenge that is difficult, but immediately understood once you see it, and it's all on the player to conquer it.
this map does a ton of stuff with this simple idea, not just in this kiai. you mapper folk probably don't need me to tell you that; if you've looked at the map, you've seen it all already, i'm very tired so i'm going to save myself the effort of explanation lol.
but that's the kind of thing i respond to in a map. i think that from a game design standpoint, if you want to make a map that's memorable and enjoyable for people, these are the kinds of things you should be building your maps around. so long as the challenge can be easily grasped by the player, and it's enjoyable to pull it off, then the difficulty or the audacity of it should be irrelevant. maybe that's why so many people, my younger self included, get satisfaction out of playing jump maps. what challenge could be more immediately understood than "go to the next circle"?
p.s. - after some thought i'm realizing now that all my maps are trying to be like this map. melloe you fucking gave me concept brainworms
The song was featured in the television series The O.C., Criminal Minds, and Reaper, the 2008 film Prom Night, a promo for Major League Baseball's 2008 All-Star Game, a video package at the end of FOX's coverage of the 2008 World Series, a video package for CBC's 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, a 2012 New Zealand New World Supermarket advertising campaign and the video games Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Forza Horizon.
there's a Big Thief song that i think is a good candidate. i really can't pin down the time signature, i think a lot of it's in 4/4 if i'm being honest?
the second or third time i listened to it i thought "this is kinda like if hokori yuki was folk rock" so im glad people are having this discussion lol
"Comfort"
FREE COW
thank god im not the only person who thought it was z g lock. its z glock but i pronounced it z g lock in my head for ages and ages
yes i had a good christmas my brother and i did shooters together at the conservative family function
this map is cousins with tsubasa o kudasai
this map would be an insufferable human being. definitely wears a fedora i feel like. asks you on a first date, you give him the benefit of the doubt, motherfucker has GREASE STAINS ON HIS DRESS SHIRT, wont stop talking about his stock portfolio, pays for your meal in a last ditch effort of chivalry but does not tip the waitress, you leave in separate cars and block his number shortly after. waste of time for both parties. maps pretty fun
last chorus being low intensity was on purpose but i dont blame people for not liking that decision — when i was mapping this i was listening to this song like 24/7. first chorus was so high energy and addicting that locals became my most streamed song of 2023 even tho it came out in like september or something LOL
the last minute or so of the song kind of loses that energy for me, could just be because its just so hard to live up to that earlier chorus lol. whatever the case i wanted to reflect my perceived lower energy of that part of the song in the map. could have mapped it better tho fs
remember to vote for up and coming mapper "melloe" for Most Promising at MCA this year
hello boifrosty
back in this comment box for another long-form late night ramble. i figure if melloe leaves enough long comments on other stuff someone ought to return the favor
i wanna talk about the first kiai. i thought it was a little ridiculous when i first saw it back in, what, 2019? 2020? like, i'd seen jump maps before, but at the time this felt like a step too far. i can't blame my younger self. when all you play are shitty jump farm maps, seeing anything else feels like alien technology.
those back-and-forths, on their face, are such a simple solution. the absoulute, bare-minimum, simplest solution would be just placing circles to the melody, all in the exact same spot. this is just that, but, like, a micron more complex: they alternate position each time. that's so dumb! and needlessly difficult, too! that's such a primitive way to treat the song!
right?
i certainly thought so when i saw it from the first time. maybe not in such verbose terms, obviously, i hadn't been actively playing for very long, but i definitely saw it and thought "that's dumb."
but, in spite of it, i liked it. i saw it and thought, hey, i'm curious now, and i downloaded the map when i got home and i played it a ton. even though i was, like, six digit. i struggled pretty hard at the time. i don't think i ever passed it until way later.
but it's FUN! (at least i think so, your mileage might vary lol.) and fun in a good way, too, in a way where you can tell it was done with intent. you've been hearing the rhythm used in this section in the song for the entire verse leading up to it. if you've been paying attention, and if you pick up on what this pattern is doing, there should only be guesswork regarding WHEN to click on a sightread. the rhythm's nothing special; the aim component, WHERE to click, is what really makes it work, i think. the feeling of dashing your cursor from one end of the playfield is gratifying when you stick the landing. yes, it's a challenge that is difficult, but immediately understood once you see it, and it's all on the player to conquer it.
this map does a ton of stuff with this simple idea, not just in this kiai. you mapper folk probably don't need me to tell you that; if you've looked at the map, you've seen it all already, i'm very tired so i'm going to save myself the effort of explanation lol.
but that's the kind of thing i respond to in a map. i think that from a game design standpoint, if you want to make a map that's memorable and enjoyable for people, these are the kinds of things you should be building your maps around. so long as the challenge can be easily grasped by the player, and it's enjoyable to pull it off, then the difficulty or the audacity of it should be irrelevant. maybe that's why so many people, my younger self included, get satisfaction out of playing jump maps. what challenge could be more immediately understood than "go to the next circle"?
p.s. - after some thought i'm realizing now that all my maps are trying to be like this map. melloe you fucking gave me concept brainworms
The song was featured in the television series The O.C., Criminal Minds, and Reaper, the 2008 film Prom Night, a promo for Major League Baseball's 2008 All-Star Game, a video package at the end of FOX's coverage of the 2008 World Series, a video package for CBC's 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, a 2012 New Zealand New World Supermarket advertising campaign and the video games Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Forza Horizon.
omdb having a laugh. i BETTER not see this above nothing else to say in like two weeks
schoolboy would tear up an lcd soundsystem song i just know it
i love you 384
it was alright
back again to glaze a bit more this map is so delightful
does this diffname actually mean anything or is it just pure vibes
if anyone listens to that song please tell me if u hear it too coz i might just be insane
there's a Big Thief song that i think is a good candidate. i really can't pin down the time signature, i think a lot of it's in 4/4 if i'm being honest?
the second or third time i listened to it i thought "this is kinda like if hokori yuki was folk rock" so im glad people are having this discussion lol
wait since when were u bn jamesjan wtf
we did it gang!
the type of map that would kick a baby while playing ddr [2]
yeah
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