Hey! I just noticed that not very many people care much about the mappers and more about the song. However, I'm sure that there are many people who care as much about mappers and the maps themselves as much as I do, so I'm making this post for anyone who is looking for a good challenge or certain styles of mapping.
Anyone is allowed to contribute!
Keep in mind that these are only MY favorite maps and mappers. If you have something to say, how about you post your own instead. Because this is for OPINIONS!!!
1. tutuhaha - very technical maps that are hard to sightread, but not old styled. he generally uses long curved sliders and weird note patterns and spaced out streams
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/217134
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/122376
2. Fort - unique beat sounds and lots of jumps and short sliders/reverse arrows! he ocasionally throws in streams here and there, but definately uses more jumps
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/332532
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/355573
3. An- Saigo (mapped by Rumia-) - this is my favorite map ever! extremely understarred though. it pretty fast paced and when the beat drops, it gets really hard with overlaps and strange rhythms. definately worth trying out if you want a hard map. also gives lots of pp!
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/517783
4. Nanahira - Shakunetsu? Candle Master? Tomoshi (mapped by Taikuta) - okay, so this isn't ranked. and? its a good practice map with lots of confusing patterns and speedy bursts of notes and sliders that are unexpected
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/357632
5. Milan- -Overlaps. Enough said.
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/433030
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/479811
I know that this list is short now, but I hope to make it grow as I explore more songs, and as others also share their opinion on it! ^^ Thank you~
Recommendations from others:
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KikuoHana - Nobore! Susume! Takai Tou - Fun-technical marathon with low-bpm spaced streams, tricky 1/3 patterns, and cool scaled-up sliders at the beginning.
ZODIACSYNDICATE - Astraea no Soubei - Fast double sections and jumpstreams that are hard to fc.
Araragi Tsukihi(Iguchi Yuka) - Platinum Disco - Low star diffs, but underrated and require a higher degree of reading. Patterns are also pretty difficult to fc.
Hatsuki Yura - Eclipse Parade - All Insane+ is hard to play. Extra diff is 1/3 jumpstreams, and Insane diffs require a higher degree of reading while having tricky double patterns.
Kuroneko Dungeon - Ryoushi no Umi no Lindwurm (P o M u T a) - In my opinion, this is the hardest mechanical map in the entire game. Every Extra diff is cancerously difficult to play, and even more so to fc. SUPER even poses a bit of a challenge to fc.
cosMo@Bousou-P - Sadistic.Music Factory - Mix of 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/8 bursts and streams.
SHK - Death Moon II (ktgster) - Oldschool AR8 mapping.
EvilElvis, Priti, byfar, -kevincela-, and most Chinese mappers are exceptionally good at mapping.
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Thank you F1r3star!
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nold_1702 - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/655794 - don't need to mention that it's one most fun and balanced slider maps ever made
fanzhen0019 - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/437671 (map sent by his friend) - very interesting patterns, chill gameplay, yet skill demanding
Hollow Wings - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/467821 - fanzhen and HW diffs
Fort - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/625323
Fort - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/875479 (unranked)
Hanzer - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/381798
Hanzer - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/392028
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Thank you [Taiga]!
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Pishifat
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/475676
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/442587
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/458931
Crystal
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/421858
Nathan
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/863532&m=0
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/517402
Priti
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/296017
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/302535
fanzhen
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/421743&m=1
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/522936&m=0
And some more, but too lazy.
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Thank you Kajiin!
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Midge
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/637391
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Thank you Midge!
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La Cataline
man, her maps are really good, especially the hitsounds
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/95716
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/37627
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/27862
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/24163
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Thank you jyu!
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rrtyui
Creative patterns that are satisfying to play and watch, and some fast slider maps that gives challenge on playing
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/206052 (my fav)
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/336802
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/395278
zeluaR
Weird and unusual patterns that i quite interesting, yet the aesthetic structure were handled pretty well
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/309584
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/440361
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/362554
StarForYou (AKA Starfy)
Unusual but creative overlaps that is strangely clean yet it flows pretty nice
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/364284
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/762092&m=0 (Starfy's Insane)
sionKotori
^
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/554084
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/556184
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/392682
-Nanaka-
Japanese styled mapper, the jumps are quite smoothly to play and the hitsounding are a top notch
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/479942
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/268509
I have so many mapper other than that but i don't wanna mention them all
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Thank you Kurante!
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Ok on a serious note I'm just gonna post anything that is very good yet under 100,000 download, and when I say very good I mean like it got me emotionally invested in the song.
fhana - Kimi to Iu Tokuiten mapped by sukinathan and hvick225
A collab that actually feels consistent with handling aesthetics, flow, rhythmical choice, fits the instruments the vocals, people might say it's just a normal looking freestyle map, I say otherwise.
Meramipop - Sanae-san mapped by EvilElvis
Fun, challenging, accurate representation of song
kamome sano - </emotional> mapped by Naitoshi
Nothing much, I just teared up when I played it and looked at it in the editor, it's just so elegant.
Yoosanhyakurei - Arigatou mapped by z1085684963
like seriously if rrtyui didn't rank Exit This Earth's Atomosphere, I would vote this for No. 1 of 2016. It pains me to see my shitty TV size have more downloads than this.
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Thank you N0thingSpecial!
Anyone is allowed to contribute!
Keep in mind that these are only MY favorite maps and mappers. If you have something to say, how about you post your own instead. Because this is for OPINIONS!!!
1. tutuhaha - very technical maps that are hard to sightread, but not old styled. he generally uses long curved sliders and weird note patterns and spaced out streams
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/217134
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/122376
2. Fort - unique beat sounds and lots of jumps and short sliders/reverse arrows! he ocasionally throws in streams here and there, but definately uses more jumps
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/332532
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/355573
3. An- Saigo (mapped by Rumia-) - this is my favorite map ever! extremely understarred though. it pretty fast paced and when the beat drops, it gets really hard with overlaps and strange rhythms. definately worth trying out if you want a hard map. also gives lots of pp!
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/517783
4. Nanahira - Shakunetsu? Candle Master? Tomoshi (mapped by Taikuta) - okay, so this isn't ranked. and? its a good practice map with lots of confusing patterns and speedy bursts of notes and sliders that are unexpected
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/357632
5. Milan- -Overlaps. Enough said.
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/433030
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/479811
I know that this list is short now, but I hope to make it grow as I explore more songs, and as others also share their opinion on it! ^^ Thank you~
Recommendations from others:
-
KikuoHana - Nobore! Susume! Takai Tou - Fun-technical marathon with low-bpm spaced streams, tricky 1/3 patterns, and cool scaled-up sliders at the beginning.
ZODIACSYNDICATE - Astraea no Soubei - Fast double sections and jumpstreams that are hard to fc.
Araragi Tsukihi(Iguchi Yuka) - Platinum Disco - Low star diffs, but underrated and require a higher degree of reading. Patterns are also pretty difficult to fc.
Hatsuki Yura - Eclipse Parade - All Insane+ is hard to play. Extra diff is 1/3 jumpstreams, and Insane diffs require a higher degree of reading while having tricky double patterns.
Kuroneko Dungeon - Ryoushi no Umi no Lindwurm (P o M u T a) - In my opinion, this is the hardest mechanical map in the entire game. Every Extra diff is cancerously difficult to play, and even more so to fc. SUPER even poses a bit of a challenge to fc.
cosMo@Bousou-P - Sadistic.Music Factory - Mix of 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/8 bursts and streams.
SHK - Death Moon II (ktgster) - Oldschool AR8 mapping.
EvilElvis, Priti, byfar, -kevincela-, and most Chinese mappers are exceptionally good at mapping.
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Thank you F1r3star!
-
nold_1702 - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/655794 - don't need to mention that it's one most fun and balanced slider maps ever made
fanzhen0019 - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/437671 (map sent by his friend) - very interesting patterns, chill gameplay, yet skill demanding
Hollow Wings - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/467821 - fanzhen and HW diffs
Fort - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/625323
Fort - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/875479 (unranked)
Hanzer - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/381798
Hanzer - https://osu.ppy.sh/b/392028
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Thank you [Taiga]!
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Pishifat
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/475676
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/442587
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/458931
Crystal
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/421858
Nathan
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/863532&m=0
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/517402
Priti
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/296017
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/302535
fanzhen
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/421743&m=1
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/522936&m=0
And some more, but too lazy.
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Thank you Kajiin!
-
Midge
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/637391
-
Thank you Midge!
-
La Cataline
man, her maps are really good, especially the hitsounds
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/95716
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/37627
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/27862
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/24163
-
Thank you jyu!
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rrtyui
Creative patterns that are satisfying to play and watch, and some fast slider maps that gives challenge on playing
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/206052 (my fav)
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/336802
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/395278
zeluaR
Weird and unusual patterns that i quite interesting, yet the aesthetic structure were handled pretty well
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/309584
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/440361
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/362554
StarForYou (AKA Starfy)
Unusual but creative overlaps that is strangely clean yet it flows pretty nice
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/364284
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/762092&m=0 (Starfy's Insane)
sionKotori
^
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/554084
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/556184
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/392682
-Nanaka-
Japanese styled mapper, the jumps are quite smoothly to play and the hitsounding are a top notch
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/479942
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/268509
I have so many mapper other than that but i don't wanna mention them all
-
Thank you Kurante!
-
Ok on a serious note I'm just gonna post anything that is very good yet under 100,000 download, and when I say very good I mean like it got me emotionally invested in the song.
fhana - Kimi to Iu Tokuiten mapped by sukinathan and hvick225
A collab that actually feels consistent with handling aesthetics, flow, rhythmical choice, fits the instruments the vocals, people might say it's just a normal looking freestyle map, I say otherwise.
Meramipop - Sanae-san mapped by EvilElvis
Fun, challenging, accurate representation of song
kamome sano - </emotional> mapped by Naitoshi
Nothing much, I just teared up when I played it and looked at it in the editor, it's just so elegant.
Yoosanhyakurei - Arigatou mapped by z1085684963
like seriously if rrtyui didn't rank Exit This Earth's Atomosphere, I would vote this for No. 1 of 2016. It pains me to see my shitty TV size have more downloads than this.
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Thank you N0thingSpecial!