Well, for starters you get another +1 on the great concept and writing, and coming up with (and sticking to!) themes for each round. This was just a great great video in terms of concepts and editing/graphical elements.
Since you've already had a lot of good (constructive) feedback, I don't think I have much to offer. I'll give you my own opinions on a few things, but take them or leave them as you like. :)
1) Since the music isn't my thing, while I enjoyed the scenes you went with it wasn't especially intense for me. I'm finding that the music has quite a bit to do with how challenging this sort of thing is for me. There's such a thing as sexy music for me, and non-sexy music, and the trancey electronica just doesn't do it for me. Obviously that's just a matter of taste. The one concrete thing for me was when I got to round 3, if that ordeal is supposed to be a "battle" I was hoping that music track would be a little more intense. Once I got to the 5th ordeal, that music struck me as very fitting for round 3.
2) I was nervous at the end of round 1 when that last clip had no audio from the scene. This is apparently the thing I harp on, whether good or bad, in every review I do, but I'm going to do it anyway. I'm glad there was scene audio mixed in the rest of the way through, but a little louder would've been nice for me.
3) While I was only at half-mast, if you will, for most of the video, round 5 at least gave me the latitude to get there my own way, which was great. It took me a little bit to find my own rhythms with that track since it was fairly fast but single-time wasn't too intense while double-time wasn't sustainable. What that means is I didn't end up getting to an edge until the text started popping up to encourage me. I think the general concept of this as a final/reward round without a beat meter is great. I also think you should put in a few more directions along the way, like edging and holding. I feel like encouraging harder, faster, or an edge every minute to two would work really well. E.g. about 1 minute in encourage faster, 2 minutes in an edge, 3 minutes in harder, 4 minutes in edge and maybe a little ride, etc.
So yeah, great video. Very nice production quality. It may not be my thing in all aspects, but I wouldn't necessarily ask you to change much on my account. Can't wait for the next one. :)
OK, the good:
First of all, this video is incredibly well made. You can tell a good amount of effort and thought went into the story, editing, etc. Awesomely edited, and unique with its RPG style storyline. Love that part of it. I especially enjoyed the thought you put into using scenes that kind of match your storyline. Especially the vampire round. Girls were hot, scenes were hot and welled planned. I even really liked the end. IMHO, I see absolutely nothing wrong with a shot of a womans hand making a cock cum. I enjoy it when it happens to me, so I don't understand why so many guys out there have a problem with it. I really appreciate all the effort put in to making such a highly polished product for others to enjoy. But despite how awesome all that is, I would be remiss if I didn't pull out my brutal honesty and lay out some constructive criticism.
So, the bad:
Overall, I have to say that I found the whole thing... boring. Now, keep in mind I have been dealing with challenges like CH Max and Fail lately (They are nearly impossible to finish, if you aren't familiar with them). But the beats in this were too slow from the beginning, and by the end of the first round, my excitement at trying a new CH was beginning to droop. Despite a few widely spaced faster beats throughout the video, the challenge level never ramped up at all, and it was no challenge to make it through the end. And, I also confess that I am a big hater of freestyle endings. I want to be challenged to hold out, and then forced over the edge at the very end. The edge part was a great touch though. Loved that. But, since I am being honest, I will tell you that by the end, I wasn't anywhere near edging, or being ready to cum. So as much as I liked everything else about the video, I had to look elsewhere for a big finish, if you know what I mean.
Don't get me wrong, overall, I think it was awesome, just not at all a challenge for me. I appreciate your efforts into the wonderful world of CH. It seems you are getting a lot of praise, so I felt like I had to be honest. I hope you continue making these, as you obviously have a talent for it. Maybe next time, you will appeal to those of us sickos out here who are apparently a bit more... hardcore.
What did you use to create all the video effects? Was it in after effect (have not used it at all).
I really liked the theme and story, and I could tell there was definitely a different pov in terms of the authorship than most of the other CH videos here which is a nice change.
I also did not find it too challenging but it was also possible I was a bit tired and not quite in the mood while trying it out, which can always put a damper on things. I think the slow beats are fine, but they might need an edge ramp up near the the beginning like flux dance and just a few faster moments in there.
I really enjoyed the scene where it had a double time with anjelica on top, as I personally prefer the more distant shots of a woman with a nice figure than zoomed right in on the action, and that one worked pretty well to get me close, but I did drop back off till the end, and even then I usually don't 'trust' the first countdown in CH so held back at the end, but even then like a few others I still had to work pretty hard to get on the edge.
But in the end, this was an amazing video and really well edited from start to finish, would be amazing if you were going to create another.
This was a damn solid piece of work. The production value, particularly the editing, is absolutely top notch - in that regard it's easily the best CH I've seen, and I've seen them all (I think). The girls are all definitely my type. I particularly enjoyed round 4, and I'm not usually into the fetish stuff, but the music in combination with the girls just did it for me.
I do agree with Jackal403 about the ending. It was the only stain on an otherwise perfect production.
I was hoping the OP (or somebody else) could identify the following three girls from the video (I apologize if asking this is considered bad form):
This was an incredible production. The fantasy theme was a novel idea for a CH video and was cleverly written and produced. Each ordeal built nicely upon the previous ones to a very good finale. While the first ordeal was a bit slow and had me worried, the second ordeal picked up the pace and the rest of the video didn't slow down from there. The scenes picked were mostly good and fit in with the theme of each ordeal and many of the models were new to me. The only down side to those new models was that none of them struck me as someone I looked forward to seeing more of in the future. The final ordeal was very good even though I am not a fan of countdowns. I find it more difficult to climax when the clock hits 0:00 than I do to make it through to the end. The music in this final ordeal perfectly set the mood and tempo and matched the editing of the video to make it pretty simple to cum at the right moment.
sissy.sandra wrote:Regarding the beat-meter and the audio beat count, I completely agree with you super. I didn't watch enough CH movies before making this (only watched flux dance, perfect girls and the shemale one). I didn't realize that people use the audio beat to control the strokes rather than the visual bar in the bottom, and I didn't want it to overpower the original music in the scenes, but after playing a few more videos myself I can appreciate that it's much easier to stroke if the beat count is clearly audible over the music, so that will be changed for the next installment as well.
Yay! The problems with the audible beat was my only criticism of this masterfully produced work. Visually, it is stunning, and near perfect. Thanks so much for making and sharing it! I really look forward to the next one you've hinted will be in the works! :)
Wow great stuff.! Just had a watch through n seems awesome cant wait to play, liked the beats and that they didnt go to stupid fast or solid rhythms .!
Please say you got more planned.?
ps who is this please.?
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Finally found the time to play this Cock Hero and yes, it was very well made. A fresh idea complete with very good editing and good scenes. The was one thing though that I didn't like - the reward round. I'm jus not a fan of the freestyle stroking in Cock Hero videos. But nontheless I hope there will be other journeys to Cocknia in the future.