diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 Gameplay.lua b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 Gameplay.lua
index 1d8ac4ecfc..9717f7341b 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 Gameplay.lua	
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 Gameplay.lua	
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 -- shakesoda calls this pump.lua
 
+-- Check the active game mode against a string. Cut down typing this in metrics.
+function IsGame(str)
+	if GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == str then
+		return true
+	end
+	return false
+end
+
 -- GetExtraColorThreshold()
 -- [en] returns the difficulty threshold in meter
 -- for songs that should be counted as boss songs.
@@ -166,50 +174,11 @@ end
 
 -- todo: use tables for some of these -aj
 function HoldTiming()
-	if GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump" then
-		return 0
-	else
-		return PREFSMAN:GetPreference("TimingWindowSecondsHold")
-	end
+	return IsGame("pump") and 0 or PREFSMAN:GetPreference("TimingWindowSecondsHold")
 end
 
 function ShowHoldJudgments()
-	local isPump = GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
-	return isPump and false or true
-end
-
-function HoldHeadStep()
-	local isPump = GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
-	return isPump and false or true
-end
-
-function InitialHoldLife()
-	return GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump" and 0.05 or 1
-end
-
-function MaxHoldLife()
-	return GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump" and 0.05 or 1
-end
-
-function ImmediateHoldLetGo()
-	return not (GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump")
-end
-
-function RollBodyIncrementsCombo()
-	return false
---[[ 	if GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump" then
-		return false
-	else
-		return true
-	end --]]
-end
-
-function CheckpointsTapsSeparateJudgment()
-	return not GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
-end
-
-function ScoreMissedHoldsAndRolls()
-	return not GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
+	return not IsGame("pump")
 end
 
 local tNotePositions = {
@@ -232,14 +201,6 @@ function ComboUnderField()
 	return GetUserPrefB("UserPrefComboUnderField")
 end
 
-function TwoPartSelection()
-	return GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
-end
-
-function TwoPartConfirmsOnly()
-	return GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump"
-end
-
 local CodeDetectorCodes = {
 	-- steps
 	PrevSteps1 = {
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 03358b936a..effd771f81 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -1047,21 +1047,20 @@ HoldJudgmentsUnderField=false
 ComboUnderField=ComboUnderField()
 PenalizeTapScoreNone=false
 JudgeHoldNotesOnSameRowTogether=false
-HoldCheckpoints=(GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump")
-CheckpointsUseTickcounts=(GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump")
+HoldCheckpoints=IsGame("pump")
+CheckpointsUseTickcounts=IsGame("pump")
 ; deprecated?
 CheckpointsUseTimeSignatures=false
-CheckpointsTapsSeparateJudgment=CheckpointsTapsSeparateJudgment()
+CheckpointsTapsSeparateJudgment=not IsGame("pump")
 ; someone misunderstood me :x -Daisu
-CheckpointsFlashOnHold=(GAMESTATE:GetCurrentGame():GetName() == "pump")
-ImmediateHoldLetGo=ImmediateHoldLetGo()
-RequireStepOnHoldHeads=HoldHeadStep()
+CheckpointsFlashOnHold=IsGame("pump")
+ImmediateHoldLetGo=not IsGame("pump")
+RequireStepOnHoldHeads=not IsGame("pump")
 RequireStepOnMines=false
-InitialHoldLife=InitialHoldLife()
-MaxHoldLife=MaxHoldLife()
-# RollBodyIncrementsCombo=RollBodyIncrementsCombo()
+InitialHoldLife=IsGame("pump") and 0.05 or 1
+MaxHoldLife=IsGame("pump") and 0.05 or 1
 RollBodyIncrementsCombo=GetGamePrefB("UserPrefComboOnRolls")
-ScoreMissedHoldsAndRolls=ScoreMissedHoldsAndRolls()
+ScoreMissedHoldsAndRolls=not IsGame("pump")
 PercentUntilColorCombo=0.25
 ComboStoppedAt=50
 AttackRunTimeRandom=6
@@ -1904,8 +1903,8 @@ ChangeGroupsWithGameButtons=false
 PreviousGroupButton="MenuUp"
 NextGroupButton="MenuDown"
 #
-TwoPartSelection=TwoPartSelection()
-TwoPartConfirmsOnly=TwoPartConfirmsOnly()
+TwoPartSelection=IsGame("pump")
+TwoPartConfirmsOnly=IsGame("pump")
 TwoPartTimerSeconds=-1
 #
 SampleMusicDelay=0.25