Hello Modem!
from my queue General
* You can delete the file 'Nishino Kana - if (Modem).
osb'. This is a storyboard file, but since you are not using a storyboard in the map it's not needed.
* You can delete 'pop japanese' from the tags, because if your beatmap gets ranked, it will be put in a category.
* I'd add to the tags 'Thank You, Love' (album name), '劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝 ザ・ロストタワー' (the source in the original language, you may want to put this one in the source, and the source in the tags)
* Please disable 'Widescreen Support', since you are not using a storyboard.
* The correct artist is '
西野カナ' without the space in between.
* Your lovely background has very weird dimensions. I recommend to just stick with the recommended 1366x768.
Easy
* You should take a look at the things I suggested in the other diffs as well.
* Delete the unusued green line at 01:11:135 - 02:29:672 - 03:02:355
* 01:18:452 (2,3,4) - A little bit similar to what I said in the Normal diff at 00:23:818.
* 01:24:306 (1,1) - The spinner issue. This is way too fast after the spinner. I'd have a nice 2 or 4 beat break after a spinner.
* 02:01:379 - You are ignoring a really strong beat here! Please don't do this, it's highly recommended to have the downbeats clickable. Try this rhythm? You can actually click the downbeat this way and the vocals are more clear when using this.
* 02:28:696 (5) - I think you forgot the NC here, since this combo is quite long compared to the rest of this diff.
What I also noticed is that a lot of finish sounds are on
the slider ends. I highly recommend to make these finish sounds 'clickable', since they are the peak in the song. But I see you are mainly following the vocals, but just for you next beatmap you could consider this Normal
* 00:23:818 (1,2,3) - You could make your map more interesting if you played around with sliders and the flow a bit more. Here you are repeating the same slider, but the flow gets a bit broken with it. You can make the flow better and make it play more smoothly, just by simply flipping the slider.
* 00:35:038 (4) - 01:11:623 (4,5) - etc.. - A little bit the same as above. There are a handful of these issues in all the diffs, but I won't list them anymore in my mod. I think you can fix them if you really want them, since I also think flow is also something that has to do with your mapping style. But it would be great if you could fix a few of these things, since it definitely would make your map better and more fun.
* 00:44:306 (5,1,2,3,1) - By looking at your style, I think you can improve the placement here.
* 00:58:940 (3) - The NC should be here. I highly recommend having a consistent NC pattern in your maps, like every two long white ticks a NC. This is exactly the case here, and the finish sound is much stronger than (1), don't you think?
* 01:10:647 (2) - ^ (won't list them anymore)
* 01:12:599 (6,7) - Consider turning these two 1/2 circles into one slider. This is the only moment in the song where there is this kind of single-tapping which might be a little too sudden for some players.
* 02:01:135 (2) - I think you forgot to put a whistle on the slider end here. There is a sound here, and you also did it in the Hard diff.
* 02:57:964 (1,1) - This is too fast after the spinner, even for in a Normal diff. A good rule of thumb is to have two to the recommended four beat pauze after a spinner since beginners really need that.
* 03:52:111 (1,2) - Same what I said earlier about that single-tapping.
Hard
* 00:29:672 (1,2,3,4,5,6,1) - Did you move them away from the y-axis on purpose? Would be nice if this was exactly on the y-axis, and if you worry about spacing, you can move 00:27:721 (1,2,3,4) - a little bit so you have enough spacing to put it on the y-axis. (same for 00:45:525 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) - )
* 00:40:160 (4,5) - These sliders are offbeat. The strong parts of the song are on the slider end, which I don't recommend. Try this rhythm, fits better with the vocals & clap sound imo.
* 00:42:111 (2,3,4) - ^
* 01:10:647 (3) - The NC should be here. The finish sound is much stronger than the vocals bedfore this, and the NC would also indicate the start of KIAI time.
* 01:26:257 - I'd put the NC here, since the finish is much stronger overall.
* 02:01:379 (4) - ^
* 02:54:062 (1,2) - Put in the middle? (256,192)
* 03:11:135 (1,2,3) - I'm not that strict anymore on blankets, but these blankets are really off. I think your can improve them by a lot. Use the code if you want c:
120,88,191135,6,0,B|104:132|104:132|51:142|35:187,1,140,8|6,0:0|0:0,0:0:0:0:
112,216,191867,1,0,0:0:0:0:
183,245,192111,2,0,B|173:291|120:299|120:299|96:347,1,140,8|2,0:0|0:0,0:0:0:0:
If you do use my code, make sure to fix the spacing again at 03:13:086 (4) - ! * 03:17:477 (3) - Same NC thing I said earlier.
* 03:46:745 (4) - Nice heart shape! Personal preference, but if I would make a slider like that I'd make sure every slider point is symmetrical to each other by using CTRL+H and that the slider end and slider head won't overlap. This is really a personal preference though, so if you don't want to fix it, it's fine.
289,304,226745,2,0,B|288:192|468:176|440:28|348:-4|296:56|257:85|257:85|216:56|164:-4|72:28|44:176|224:192|225:304,1,840,6|4,0:0|3:0,0:0:0:0:
I really like your map, it does needs some more fixing with flow and inconsistent NCs - but after that you'll have a wonderful mapset. I think you did a really great job considering you have no ranked beatmaps at all.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me o/