Hestia

Gentle Stick used "Hestia" as their calling card to the series, delivering a piece whose strong musical structure tends to be appreciated more by players than by casual listeners. The BGA, visualized by MiLa, retells the Greek myth of Hestia, depicting two gods locked in a struggle over her. Its weakness is pacing: nearly half of the running time is eaten up by repeated segments and lingering close-ups of a face, which drains the animation of momentum. Because those shots consume so much time, the climax and resolution arrive far too suddenly, and even that payoff is itself a repeated clip. A first-time viewer is left puzzled by the clear sky and smiling goddess at the end, since the myth's actual resolution is never shown.

The S10 drops notes the instant it begins. Its overall build sits around the level-10 range, but the real challenge is the chained twists: the entire highlight section is constructed out of twisting patterns. That makes it an excellent track for drilling twists, including no-bar practice, since everything outside those runs is otherwise comfortable. The S19 carries the more interesting history. It launched rated 18 but was regarded as a top-tier 18, so notorious that it was cited in discussions about Pump It Up's difficulty-labeling inconsistencies. It was eventually bumped up to 19 in XX.

The D21 is a stamina chart. It pours out 16th-note trills stepped in groups of four alongside twists paired with Half. The midsection features a repetitive Half-Double passage mixed with long notes that demands busy, diligent footwork to avoid leaking small misses. Its in-between 150 BPM makes it easy to catch "Great bombs," so keeping a steady rhythm is essential. In PHOENIX its rating was adjusted upward to 21.