Hello, M4M from your queue, probably not going to be very helpful but I'll do my best
Lost this mod once so this is version 2, might have forgotten a few things
Normal
It's under 2 stars but I've had some problems in the past with the lowest difficulty being considered too dense due to having a large amount of 1/2, even when the BPM is around 128. Personally I don't really mind, at least the difficulty isn't boring
00:43:151 (3,4,5,6) - Are you sure you don't want to follow the lyrics here, I sort of see the build up thing you're doing but in my opinion it would be more effective rhythmically to continue following the lyrics like you have been doing
00:50:040 (7) - This could be deleted, it would add a bit more emphasis to the lyrics, and would also make the pattern a little less dense (which could be good or bad, as it is the start of the kiai after all)
00:59:151 (4,5,6) - Consider making "4" a repeat slider followed by a single note where the current slider "6" ends. Personally I feel this fits really well with the lyrics while also making 01:00:484 - clickable as it is a somewhat strong sound, as opposed to it being a sliderend
01:00:929 (1,2,3,4,5,6) - Hmm I believe this rhythm doesn't quite follow the sounds as well as it could. Consider something like this, or if that is unappealing to you, consider making the current rhythm a little denser at least
01:20:484 (1,2) - Consider mapping the 1/2 note between these (and/or the one between 01:21:373 (2,3) - ). I get that the song is winding down somewhat, but there are some piano sounds here that could be mapped and in my opinion the current rhythm doesn't really fit to any particular sounds in the map
Hard
Very nice diff, quite a treat
00:02:929 (2,3) - Maybe consider mapping the triple here, it sounds somewhat awkward when the previous one is mapped, even if this one is significantly softer
00:04:929 (4,5) - Consider curving these more to make them a little prettier, perhaps something like this.
00:08:262 (2,3,4) - Hmm I'm not sure about the flow and arrangement of these notes either, it travels a little strangely from the end of slider "1". Consider something a bit more conventional like this.
00:12:707 (3,1) - Why is 00:11:818 (3,1) - a jump when this isn't? The slider at 00:12:929 (1) - is on the downbeat, has a stronger sound, and has a finish hitsound, so the logical choice for the higher spacing would be there in my opinion.
00:19:151 (3,4,5,6) - Hmm, I'm not sure. Representing the 1/6 (if that's what that is) isn't quite done well as the triple ends a little after the sound itself, and the piano stream (while being gentle volume wise) isn't really fully represented either. Perhaps a continuation of the repeat slider pattern would be a somewhat better representation of the music in this section, up to you
00:21:596 (5,6) - Consider deleting these notes and placing "1" under "4". There isn't an actual triple here in the music (that I can hear at least) and the filler rhythm takes away from the emphasis of the vocal here, particularly when there are many more actual triples in the song that are far more obvious, and mapped as well
00:25:151 (4,5,1) - Hmm, I'm unsure about the spacing from 4->5 being greater than 5->1
(minor)00:26:929 (2,4) - Not quite perfectly stacked
00:32:484 (1,3) - Consider blanketing these, looks a little strange at the moment in my opinion
00:54:707 (4,5,6,7,1) - I get what you were going for here somewhat, but the fact that 5->6 is spaced greater than 7->1 when the emphasis on 1 is so much higher bugs me
00:56:484 (4,5) - Hmmmmm, I quite dislike the arrangement of these sliders. Ignoring the imperfect blanket from 3 to 4, I believe the current pattern is somewhat unsightly. Consider something like this, which I personally find much more visually appealing. It may require extensive adjustment of the following notes, however, I do honestly feel that the current pattern needs a touch up. I leave it to your discretion
00:57:373 (1,2,3,4) - Due to the stack, the distance from 1->2 is greater than the distance from 5->1, which should not be the case in my opinion, as 1 is a much stronger beat. If stacking is turned off in the editor, this discrepancy is not visible.
01:00:929 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - Interesting structural symmetry
kusano's Insane
Enjoyable to play
00:22:262 (2,3) - I found it quite strange that the vocal 1/4 here is not mapped despite being mapped in all previous occurrences of it. Consider mapping it
00:22:929 (4,5) - While I appreciate the hitsounding that makes this 1/2 rhythm mapping possible, consider following the background piano here, as it makes a somewhat more interesting rhythm that can be safely emphasized
00:25:373 (1,2,3) - Hmm, I am unsure about ignoring the piano stream here, as it is an Insane, and particularly when the Hard difficulty applied some 1/4 rhythms to this section as well. In context, it is unusual for a higher difficulty to map the same section with a less dense rhythm (even if it is a GD)
00:48:040 (7,8,1) - Unsure why the jump from 7 to 8 is so much greater than the distance from 8 to 1, particularly when 1 is on the downbeat and has a finish hitsound on top of being a stronger beat to begin with. Consider adjusting the spacing here
00:58:262 (6,7,8,9) - Consider making the rhythm more like 00:57:373 (1,2,3,4) - , with the note between 6 and 7 being mapped, and the current 8 being deleted. I believe it would add more emphasis to the lyrics at 00:58:706 (9,10) - while also keeping the rhythm consistent between the two instances of "made". An illustration: https://puu.sh/y3ihQ/817aca8278.png
01:07:151 (3) - Consider Ctrl+G on this slider, some extra distance+circular flow might help emphasize the rhythm here better
01:14:262 (5,6,7,8) - Consider a more conventional curve or shape on this stream. If you were trying to make it look like a set of two doubles, personally I believe the spacing is too small for that visual view to be possible, and it ends up looking somewhat unsightly. Perhaps something closer to 01:18:262 (6,7,8,9) - would be prettier
A quaint difficulty overall, quite well done.
Expert is far beyond my ability to accurately judge I'm afraid, sorry about that :c (it's an interesting map to say the least.....are you sure the spread isn't a problem between Insane and Expert?)
I'm sure you can find a plethora of people better equipped to playtest it however.
Quite a solid set all round, not many things to point out about it, it looks pretty close to being ready, at least the diffs I looked at. It's well crafted and I wish you luck in getting it ranked. Nice work.
Lost this mod once so this is version 2, might have forgotten a few things
Normal
It's under 2 stars but I've had some problems in the past with the lowest difficulty being considered too dense due to having a large amount of 1/2, even when the BPM is around 128. Personally I don't really mind, at least the difficulty isn't boring
00:43:151 (3,4,5,6) - Are you sure you don't want to follow the lyrics here, I sort of see the build up thing you're doing but in my opinion it would be more effective rhythmically to continue following the lyrics like you have been doing
00:50:040 (7) - This could be deleted, it would add a bit more emphasis to the lyrics, and would also make the pattern a little less dense (which could be good or bad, as it is the start of the kiai after all)
00:59:151 (4,5,6) - Consider making "4" a repeat slider followed by a single note where the current slider "6" ends. Personally I feel this fits really well with the lyrics while also making 01:00:484 - clickable as it is a somewhat strong sound, as opposed to it being a sliderend
01:00:929 (1,2,3,4,5,6) - Hmm I believe this rhythm doesn't quite follow the sounds as well as it could. Consider something like this, or if that is unappealing to you, consider making the current rhythm a little denser at least
01:20:484 (1,2) - Consider mapping the 1/2 note between these (and/or the one between 01:21:373 (2,3) - ). I get that the song is winding down somewhat, but there are some piano sounds here that could be mapped and in my opinion the current rhythm doesn't really fit to any particular sounds in the map
Hard
Very nice diff, quite a treat
00:02:929 (2,3) - Maybe consider mapping the triple here, it sounds somewhat awkward when the previous one is mapped, even if this one is significantly softer
00:04:929 (4,5) - Consider curving these more to make them a little prettier, perhaps something like this.
00:08:262 (2,3,4) - Hmm I'm not sure about the flow and arrangement of these notes either, it travels a little strangely from the end of slider "1". Consider something a bit more conventional like this.
00:12:707 (3,1) - Why is 00:11:818 (3,1) - a jump when this isn't? The slider at 00:12:929 (1) - is on the downbeat, has a stronger sound, and has a finish hitsound, so the logical choice for the higher spacing would be there in my opinion.
00:19:151 (3,4,5,6) - Hmm, I'm not sure. Representing the 1/6 (if that's what that is) isn't quite done well as the triple ends a little after the sound itself, and the piano stream (while being gentle volume wise) isn't really fully represented either. Perhaps a continuation of the repeat slider pattern would be a somewhat better representation of the music in this section, up to you
00:21:596 (5,6) - Consider deleting these notes and placing "1" under "4". There isn't an actual triple here in the music (that I can hear at least) and the filler rhythm takes away from the emphasis of the vocal here, particularly when there are many more actual triples in the song that are far more obvious, and mapped as well
00:25:151 (4,5,1) - Hmm, I'm unsure about the spacing from 4->5 being greater than 5->1
(minor)00:26:929 (2,4) - Not quite perfectly stacked
00:32:484 (1,3) - Consider blanketing these, looks a little strange at the moment in my opinion
00:54:707 (4,5,6,7,1) - I get what you were going for here somewhat, but the fact that 5->6 is spaced greater than 7->1 when the emphasis on 1 is so much higher bugs me
00:56:484 (4,5) - Hmmmmm, I quite dislike the arrangement of these sliders. Ignoring the imperfect blanket from 3 to 4, I believe the current pattern is somewhat unsightly. Consider something like this, which I personally find much more visually appealing. It may require extensive adjustment of the following notes, however, I do honestly feel that the current pattern needs a touch up. I leave it to your discretion
00:57:373 (1,2,3,4) - Due to the stack, the distance from 1->2 is greater than the distance from 5->1, which should not be the case in my opinion, as 1 is a much stronger beat. If stacking is turned off in the editor, this discrepancy is not visible.
01:00:929 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - Interesting structural symmetry
kusano's Insane
Enjoyable to play
00:22:262 (2,3) - I found it quite strange that the vocal 1/4 here is not mapped despite being mapped in all previous occurrences of it. Consider mapping it
00:22:929 (4,5) - While I appreciate the hitsounding that makes this 1/2 rhythm mapping possible, consider following the background piano here, as it makes a somewhat more interesting rhythm that can be safely emphasized
00:25:373 (1,2,3) - Hmm, I am unsure about ignoring the piano stream here, as it is an Insane, and particularly when the Hard difficulty applied some 1/4 rhythms to this section as well. In context, it is unusual for a higher difficulty to map the same section with a less dense rhythm (even if it is a GD)
00:48:040 (7,8,1) - Unsure why the jump from 7 to 8 is so much greater than the distance from 8 to 1, particularly when 1 is on the downbeat and has a finish hitsound on top of being a stronger beat to begin with. Consider adjusting the spacing here
00:58:262 (6,7,8,9) - Consider making the rhythm more like 00:57:373 (1,2,3,4) - , with the note between 6 and 7 being mapped, and the current 8 being deleted. I believe it would add more emphasis to the lyrics at 00:58:706 (9,10) - while also keeping the rhythm consistent between the two instances of "made". An illustration: https://puu.sh/y3ihQ/817aca8278.png
01:07:151 (3) - Consider Ctrl+G on this slider, some extra distance+circular flow might help emphasize the rhythm here better
01:14:262 (5,6,7,8) - Consider a more conventional curve or shape on this stream. If you were trying to make it look like a set of two doubles, personally I believe the spacing is too small for that visual view to be possible, and it ends up looking somewhat unsightly. Perhaps something closer to 01:18:262 (6,7,8,9) - would be prettier
A quaint difficulty overall, quite well done.
Expert is far beyond my ability to accurately judge I'm afraid, sorry about that :c (it's an interesting map to say the least.....are you sure the spread isn't a problem between Insane and Expert?)
I'm sure you can find a plethora of people better equipped to playtest it however.
Quite a solid set all round, not many things to point out about it, it looks pretty close to being ready, at least the diffs I looked at. It's well crafted and I wish you luck in getting it ranked. Nice work.