16th Official Tournament (D4)
Posted on: June 30, 2023, at 12:40:09am

By the looks of it, it's been 10 months since I've played this game at all. Should be interesting to derust by jumping right into an OT.

R1: Clocktown [Onefin & Stardew] (AAA)

Pretty straightforward file, good for getting myself eased back into the game. The flams in the beginning had me a bit scared at first, but weren't too bad. Ending was absolutely nasty though, choked quite a few promising runs on it. Not too bad though, only took me a handful of attempts to get the AAA.

R2: yarn ball (AAA)

Always love getting to grind charts with such distinct section boundaries. Managed to get reasonably consistent on the 32nd note bursts, but then the grace notes often tripped me up. Was stuck with a blackflag for a while and wasn't sure whether to bother going for the AAA or not, but I thought the chart deserved it.

R3: vivid landscape [Heavy] (AAA)

Precisely my kind of file. The JS and syncopation weren't much of an issue for me, the main blocker for me was learning where the chart deviated from that by adding 24ths or grace notes. My first run was a blackflag, with one good in the short break before the ending. Stayed rather consistent on it, and grinded out the AAA in about half an hour. Definitely feeling like I got pretty lucky with this pick.

R4: My Rage Towards Society (1-0-0-1)

Lots of trilly JS/HS, ended up being quite hard for me to control. Either I'd inexplicably hit the pattern or stumble and drop a ton of goods. Fun chart for sure, lots of patterns that were extremely satisfying to get right. I'm sure I could have gotten the AAA with enough grinding, it just would have come down to getting a run with no random small mistakes.

R5: See in Rainbows (7-1-0-1)

Very bursty file, definitely had me a bit scared due to the frequent use of OHTs. My consistency wasn't quite where I wanted it to be, but it ended up being enough to pull off an SDG, so I'll take it. The files are pushing me a lot further out of my comfort range, so I'm going to have to hope for one that plays to my strengths going forward.