Worst & best (in your opinion) mapped songs? What mapping techniques do you find to be good/bad?

[Mouse :^)]

Needed to get how much I despise the mapping in "Brilliant & Shining!" lvl. 10 off my chest, but figured it could be fun to discuss what patterns we generally like and dislike in songs.

The saw part is torture. There's no sound cues to follow like when hitting enemies, so I always lose my combo there, even when I think I've for sure got it figured it out. Which is a shame because I find the rest of the song to be very fun and enjoyable. That always tilts me.

Also hate maps that have any kind of "jumpscare". See "Marenol" by LeaF as one example.

Very interested to get other players' opinions on this kind of subject.

[Duchess Minty]

If you think the saws are bad on Brilliant and Shining you should see Chrome Vox and Dr Techro, in the latter case there are two sections that can and will immediately end your run if you screw up too much.

The chart mapping technique I absolutely despise the most are the ones that have those cheap notes with little to no time to react to due to there being nothing there and literally half a second later the note is suddenly there. Most songs that are guilty of this are added during April Fools but that doesn't make it any less annoying.

[Nickicchi]

Marenol 10* is great tho, genuinely one of the most fun charts in the game.

Lin Ne Kro Ne, Igallta, and Cthugha 10*s aren't amazing.
Gimme da Blood also not exactly fun.
Genuinely hate Oshama Scramble and Brilliant & Shining 10*.
Bamboo is a waste of a good song on a gimmick chart (and the 11 is way beyond what a normal person can do).

Also every chart that has you avoid a gear in the middle of a note pattern (without a note on the opposite lane to hit accordingly) can be deleted thanks

[TheReal495]

Originally posted by Nickicchi:

Marenol 10* is great tho, genuinely one of the most fun charts in the game.

Lin Ne Kro Ne, Igallta, and Cthugha 10*s aren't amazing.
Gimme da Blood also not exactly fun.
Genuinely hate Oshama Scramble and Brilliant & Shining 10*.
Bamboo is a waste of a good song on a gimmick chart (and the 11 is way beyond what a normal person can do).

Also every chart that has you avoid a gear in the middle of a note pattern (without a note on the opposite lane to hit accordingly) can be deleted thanks

everyone is entitled to their opinion but the fact that you say that Cthugha 10* isn't amazing and not even name the atrocity that is Cyaegha is beyond me

anyways, for me the best are the ones from HT*C/Cytus Collab, Wacca and Ola Dash

the worst are everything in the Arcaea collab but Libertas

[Duchess Minty]

Originally posted by TheReal495:

anyways, for me the best are the ones from HT*C/Cytus Collab, Wacca and Ola Dash

Rish song in the Ola Dash pack is great but the master difficulty chart tilted me to no end.

Also really do enjoy Blah! even though the ending always butchers my FC.

[Plushu ♡]

Personally I do think the game is most fun when the patterns feel actually feel at least somewhat like your usual Taiko Oni charts with quarter-note color switches and more complex rhythm. One Way Street is my all time favorite, but Energy Synergy Matrix, c.s.q.n, EMOMOMO, and (surprisingly) Cheshire's Dance is relatively close.

Dr. Techro is easily the most notable example when I think of the "worst" chart I've played so far, the sawblades only being a small part of the reason why, but I'm sure there there's plenty of people that enjoy it.

[PBalint817]

Dr.Techro is the song you learn to like as you get better at it.