Hi hi! M4M time! o/
[General]
It seems you failed a bit on the preview point, this should be more around 01:00:729 (or a bit earlier) but not here (like
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/228875)
Imo, for both futsuu and kantan you should reduce the SV, it's way too fast.
[Kantan]
00:11:164++ : I don't know why you're not following the big beats like 00:11:490, this wilm kake the diff more easy to follow for new plays since it's a noticable sound.
00:16:056 : I'm ok with the pattern but not for a kantan, since you got 2 beats on 1/2 which are really noticable new players could be reactive to this sound and tap it fast which is not the goal here, i think you should delete it. In compensate you can add a d t 00:15:403.
00:16:382++ : Same as 00:11:164.
00:20:621 : This should be K since the finish is noticable here. Plus you did it on futsuu so, consistency.
00:20:947 : This one can be deleted since it's battery time, so a k here alone has no reason to exist. Plus by deleting this one, the two K will be more noticable and easier to follow for new players since they don't have to think for swapping 2 fingers in 1 when playing.
00:29:425 : The guitar goes down here, swap to d?
00:32:034++ : Blabla rythm on beats etc same as way above.
00:34:643 : Both guitar and voice goes up here, swap to k?
01:12:467++ : RISKY TIME.
Well i'm bored of all this x x xxx x x pattern rythm fpozejzpigzg, so here i'm more for trying something else but i also know this is kantan so blablabla.
exampleForst of all i apologize for the screens, it seems push bugs when i use the area section.
So here it seems we can follow the vocals with something more elegant (or less repetitive), so this is why i do this pattern style, also the k are used to prevent people this is 1/1 pattern DS and the d 3/2 DS patterns (except the finish)
NB : n°20 circles is at 01:12:468
01:24:208 : This should be d since the beats are noticables here and before the k are used for vocals.
So... i'm a bit weird that you don't use the main bets on the begining and maybe the rythm, it's so x x xxx x x xxx, dunno there's no risk, but since it's a kantan it's ok.
[Futsuu]
00:03:012 : C'mon let's get some interesting patterns, xxx x x rythm are borring. Let's move it 1/2 later you'll follow better the vocals and it's more interesting to play imo.
00:05:295 : I think you can do something interesting here let's try this.
exampleSo here :
- 12,13,14 : Following the vocals, the 13 is k since it goes higher here.
- 15,16,17 : Battery and guitar, since the guittar sound is the same on 15 & 16 it's d, the last gets vocals so k.
00:11:164 : I'm not agree with this k, i felt it better with a d.
00:11:490++ : Ok so here you used the main beats, but... why D? Ok why not but sometimes you used, sometimes not, this is confusing, moreover on new players they have to alternate big notes and short notes. Ok you're using when the d is alone but it's weird, i'm not agree with theses D.
00:13:121 : I think you can use the vocals to fill it more elegant, let's try this :
00:29:099 : You should go for a kkd pattern, it follows better the guitar.
00:41:816 : This should go to d, since the k are used for beats.
01:14:425+ : Same as katan
[Muzukashii]
Lack of big breaks : Your muzukashii is clearly missing some 2/1 breaks, for example you can have a break at 00:10:512+
00:10:186 : This shoud be d imo, vocal goes down.
00:11:164 : ^, the d will make the next D more interesting.
00:20:621 : K.
00:21:191 : At least do a quint k.
00:28:773 : Try kkddk instead, it fits well with the music and more interesting to play.
---- Next part of the mod ----
00:40:675+ : So here i consider the section from 00:32:034 to 00:42:469. On this section, from the begning you used k for beats, and d for everything else, and here + further you also go k for vocals, imo this is not the most consistent way, i think you should go for d on this type on note, and the on the next section keep as you did.
00:59:262 : I'm not fan of this triple, imo the battery part in the begining fits more for triplets than here.
01:02:034 : On the kiai part you seems to use k mainly for beats but here it's for vocal, actually i think it's better to not use k for only beats so it's ok, but i think you should add a k 1/2 after to show the beat which here is on a 1/2.
01:05:621 : Imo, you should go for kkD (which is not too hard since the notes differs with the color and size), the D will be noticable and the k will follow the vocals.
01:07:414 : add k, same reason as above. Edit : Owell if you find it too hard, you can go as dd kd or d dkd pattern on this kind of section.
01:10:023 : ^
01:12:632 : k, same reason blalblabla.
01:17:849 : nyu~ ^
01:25:675 : Imo you should go for k as well because it will make more noticable the next d since it's a beat.
[Oni]
00:06:273 : I can still confirm i still prefer d k instead of k d here (so you should swap this and the next one), plus there's vocal on the second note. gogo! :<
00:41:897 : I found no reason why k here, really you should go d here, the vocals are 1/4 after and you have nothing here.
00:58:121 : Better go as k for consistency with the next triplet.
01:00:729++ : The k i mentioned on muzukashii goes aswell on Oni ofc.
And... that's all.
[Opinion]
Ok so... i'll be sorry if i'm harsh but, the mapset is not so bad (even if i really dislike you kantan) but imo i don't feel it a a taiko but as a converted map. I explain my point of view, on this kind of section like 00:32:034 : you used k for beats and nothing else, not even vocals or something else, resulting on poor variety of pattern.
Also the difficulty on the entire map (oni - muzukashii idc), is barely the same, i mean it don't really goes creshendo, i even consider the first part as a bit overmapped (i mean it could be more calm) and the kiai under-mapped (it's even easier than it's previous section). In the end we can hear (LET MET HEAR M8) all the section (musicaly) but not see it by the mapping. It could be confuse and maybe you won't understand and if it's, i'm sorry. :<
But don't give up you can still rank with this mapping it's still ok, but take my opinion as andvise, as a sh!t or as you want. :>
Anyway that's all gl hf for rank.
And also here's my map :
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/263645 hope you like it and thanks in advance: