I think this was the highest rated approved map when I joined. I really like playing this mapping style, it's nostalgic. The song does drag on a bit though and the patterns aren't that memorable, which to me is usually the main draw of good older maps
Love the symmetrical patterns in the Nogard diff but -0.5 stars everytime the gross cyclone squares are reused. Also I gotta remember to replay the other diffs now since it's been like 10 years
Part of me respects how interesting they made the map to play despite the same rhythm throughout the whole thing; part of me just hates playing the rhythm though
01:03:626 (1,2,1,1,2,3) - Idk how I feel about these on Nold diff, they're really awkward to sightread but once you get it, it's fine. I think the Nold diff is more interesting, but I think the simplicity of Endless diff fits the repetitive nature of the song better, it feels entrancing to just turn your brain off and play it.
I replayed Kareshi and it's not as awkward as I remember to alternate. It does still feel pretty rough sped up / with DT though. Maybe I'm just bad, but I don't really find alt patterns that are note → slider → note → slider satisfying, or maybe it's because so much of the map seems to naturally place your non-dominant finger on the sliders. I'm sure someone that alternates a lot wouldn't care, it just feels a little unsatisfying for me, personally
Map feels gated, I find it really hard to play an alt style map with loose structure and patterns for so long without turning my brain off to stop caring. Sometimes the transitions between the songs as well as the slider flow can feel a bit rough. Respect for mapping Falcom music though even if it's not my cup of tea, because I know their OG music doesn't really cater to rhythm games.
Feels like expert was trying to emulate the feel of playing the song in DDR. It got close, but slightly misses the mark by being a little too generous with the slider usage
I think this was the highest rated approved map when I joined. I really like playing this mapping style, it's nostalgic. The song does drag on a bit though and the patterns aren't that memorable, which to me is usually the main draw of good older maps
Love the symmetrical patterns in the Nogard diff but -0.5 stars everytime the gross cyclone squares are reused. Also I gotta remember to replay the other diffs now since it's been like 10 years
Flows nice aside from that stack stream
So nostalgic and good, I wish I could handle that diff spike with DT
Damn, just to hate on grandpa Puffles?
As much as I like this era of mapping and xsrsbsns, not really sure why this one in particular is received so highly
Of course disgust can factor into someone's rating, but rating 0 without playing or reviewing the map abuses/ruins the site's purpose and you know it
Part of me respects how interesting they made the map to play despite the same rhythm throughout the whole thing; part of me just hates playing the rhythm though
THREE DIMENSIONS diff name bugs me because there's no streams, idk if it's just referring to the BG
01:03:626 (1,2,1,1,2,3) - Idk how I feel about these on Nold diff, they're really awkward to sightread but once you get it, it's fine. I think the Nold diff is more interesting, but I think the simplicity of Endless diff fits the repetitive nature of the song better, it feels entrancing to just turn your brain off and play it.
All the best maps were made before 2015 smh (me being a boomer is irrelevant)
This map felt dated even before it was ranked, but I've still always enjoyed playing it
Map has a lot of breaks, but the section after all of them is a pretty fun, mild finger control map
pretty complicated
Nah but this is one of the funner 2008 James maps, it's not a timetraveler map or anything but I think people playing old maps will enjoy it
Was never crazy about the map but I still play it sometimes because I love the song
01:00:447 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1) - This feels a little yikes
I replayed Kareshi and it's not as awkward as I remember to alternate. It does still feel pretty rough sped up / with DT though. Maybe I'm just bad, but I don't really find alt patterns that are note → slider → note → slider satisfying, or maybe it's because so much of the map seems to naturally place your non-dominant finger on the sliders. I'm sure someone that alternates a lot wouldn't care, it just feels a little unsatisfying for me, personally
00:24:416 (3,2,1) - Let's Jam
Why is this one of the most rated maps of the week now lmao
Fond memories of getting jumpscared a lil back in the day when I realized there was a storyboard change in the middle of playing
Map feels gated, I find it really hard to play an alt style map with loose structure and patterns for so long without turning my brain off to stop caring. Sometimes the transitions between the songs as well as the slider flow can feel a bit rough. Respect for mapping Falcom music though even if it's not my cup of tea, because I know their OG music doesn't really cater to rhythm games.
Feels like expert was trying to emulate the feel of playing the song in DDR. It got close, but slightly misses the mark by being a little too generous with the slider usage
This map doesn't hit as hard now that those troll ninja spinners at the end are easy to 300
Back in my day this was an AR10.3 practice map
Dang is it that bad? Maybe I'm a sucker for maps with structure because I kinda like it