Entry - Boundary
Entrant - MJB
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Song:- 15/20

EDIT - 8/10
Like White Destiny from cluster 2, I liked the fact that the intro could've lead into any number of musical styles (I definitely wasn't expecting the 4/4 kick drum!)  The edit is of a decent length, but perhaps starts to drag on a bit as the song is quite repetitive.  Not sure whether the sudden short silences towards the end were intentional or a question of a poor quality rip - I haven't docked anything for them.

SUITABILITY - 7/10
In a way, I quite like this tune as it's like generic trance dressed up in a cool techno-ey jacket!  Definitely fits in with Trip Machine & co and wouldn't look out of place in a Bemani music game - be it IIDX or DDR.  Even so, it's still very repetitive.


Steps:- 39/60

BEGINNER (see Extras/Penalties section below)

LIGHT - 13/20
These feel a lot more in tune with music than the Beginner steps.  I actually quite liked the 8ths you used as they fit perfectly.  I still think the ending is really bizarre and doesn't really call for such a massive BPM increase though.

STANDARD - 14/20
Getting slightly better as I progress through the difficulties.  The first speed-up made more sense this time around, while the 8ths used here were quite well-placed.  I still felt it was too shaky and jittery though - I think it's probably the uneven tempo of the music.

HEAVY - 12/20
First speed-up was the best of all the difficulties here.  Really didn't like the way you mirrored the melody throughout the song though, as it wore a bit thin half way through.  I still can't understand that final speedy section, but it did kinda fit I guess.  Ok steps.


Graphics:- 6/15
Very basic graphics that have no real composition.  I quite like the song title text, but the artist text could use an outline as it's difficult to read with such a busy background.


Tilt:- 0/5
Although this song seems suited to the DDR game, your steps are altogether too jerky and uneven to be really enjoyable.  They do fit quite well, but I just didn't enjoy playing them very much.  The graphics need a lot of work too.


Extras/Penalties:- 7.5

AVI animations - These animations were pretty well chosen - I liked the tunnel one and the way it paused when the beat stopped.  Good job. - 7
BEGINNER Steps - These are really odd steps.  The first half has arrows in odd places, yet still on the beat, while towards the end the steps finally follow the beat.  Until the massive speed-up that is where everything goes a bit mental! - 0.5 (for trying)


TOTAL - 15 + 39 + 6 + 0 + 7.5 = 67.5