LOCAA 12 - Vigor For this contest I'll continue using a 20-point rating system. Points will be divided as follows: Danmaku Quality: 10/20 Danmaku Quality encompasses the quality of the danmaku in your script. "Good" patterns will equal a "good" score in this category. What makes a pattern good is subjective, but the #1 factor is fun. A flashy, gorgeous pattern that isn't fun won't fare well here. Note that aesthetic factors can still factor into this - proper usage of sound effects and graphics can make an unfair pattern fair, and improper usage of those can make an otherwise-fair pattern unfair. Individual patterns will be rated out of 10. The average of that will be taken to calculate the Danmaku Quality score. Aesthetics: 4/20 This category encompasses how your entry looks (and sounds). While danmaku should absolutely come first, visual and audio elements are also a part of the gameplay experience. Measure of Improvement: 6/20 6 points will be dedicated to how much you improved. This is entirely subjective, of course, but I'll comment about why I gave you the score that you received. ====================================================================================================================== Since this has difficulties I judged Normal mode yaaaay. Nonspell 1: It's fine. 7/10. Spell 1: This pattern seems pretty difficult for Normal - it's very hard to read, but sort of interesting once you get used to it. Overall the difficulty and uniqueness combine to make it 6.75/10. Nonspell 2: This nonspell is definitely more interesting. There's a bit too many walls, but the bullets that follow the laser lines are cool. 7/10. Spell 2: I like it. The lasers moving a little bit while they're active seems like the type of thing that could cause cheap deaths, but it never happened to me. Tough, but not unreasonably so. 8/10. Danmaku Average: 7.19/10 ====================================================================================================================== In terms of aesthetics, I think this script is above-average. Maybe a bit minimalist. 2.75/4. ====================================================================================================================== Unfortunately, I don't think this script fared very well in terms of improvement. I think the pacing of the original script was better, I can only really recognize one attack from the original, and it's much shorter than the original. 2/6. OVERALL SCORE: 7.19 + 2.75 + 2 = 11.94/20