Badz's BHA2 Judging: Melancholic Lily Valley by Adam
Played on Hard mode

The final score is out of 25, split as follows:

Gameplay: 15 points
How well the script plays. Each pattern is judged individually.
The individual scores are further split as 5/15 for concept and 10/15 for gameplay.

Creativity and theme: 5 points
How well the script uses the contest theme. Based on having a fitting pair of characters, and making good use of both of them.

Aesthetics and presentation: 5 points
How good the script looks and feels. Includes visuals, as well as other presentation aspects like sound effects and the system.

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Creativity and theme: 4/5
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Two flowery characters, and with danmaku that makes good use of both of them.

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Aesthetics and presentation: 4.5/5
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Custom STG frame, CtC sprites, nice music, everything's there.

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Gameplay: 12/15
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Spell 1: Spring Mist "Engulfing Miasma"
13/15 (4/5 | 9/10)

This is smooth. There's something about those lanes from the top that makes them look and feel very pleasant to dodge.
The progression with the increasing sizes of red bullets is nice, too.

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Spell 2: Toxic Flower "Daisy Chains for the Delirious"
11/15 (4/5 | 7/10)

The rotating chains get incredibly awkward, but it seems like it's always fair. 

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Spell 3: Floral Magic Vine "Medicine for a Bleeding Heart"
12/15 (3.5/5 | 8.5/10)

The warning-line-based streaming makes for some very interesting gameplay. I like it.
The second half of the pattern feels disconnected from the first, though.

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Spell 4: Life Sign "Migrating Butterflies"
12/15 (4/5 | 8/10)

Not much to say here. It all works very well.

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Spell 5: Night Bloom "Beware the Forest's Thorns"
12/15 (4/5 | 8/10)

This is good too. The vertical streaming followed by rising vines makes for a very nice flow.

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Spell 6: "A Curious Case of Spring Fever"
12/15 (4/5 | 8/10)

This is a nice way to conclude the fight. I have nothing to say against it.

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Final score: 20.5/25
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Closing notes
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-This is probably the entry where I have the fewest things to say. It's an incredibly clean script with very solid danmaku.