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| Nekros 483th Post
  
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|  "Rythm Games" , posted Sat 1 Sep 17:30  
I'm talking about rythm games a lot recently, so I want to know if any of the Cafers has some interest in the genre or gotten into some games.
In my opinion they are one of purest arcade experience: based on skill, self-learning and scoring. The same reason I love puzzle games and shmups, but I can't say that to fighting games because they are more complex and time-consuming unless you learn only one character.
In the early 2000s I played a lot of Guitar Freaks games (all the arcade versions till V5 and all the home ports) and among Bemanis it was my favourite series and my favourite rythm game of all time. I have tried every rythm game was at local arcade (event that crazy violin thing) but never touched a DDR cabinet (hate clubbing, dancing and that kind of body movement; if you want sex from someone simply say it!). I also enjoy A LOT the chinese game Rock Fever 3 and Dj Max Portable on PSP but I don't think the button layout is comfortable whan playing those type of games.
This generation I didn't play any kind of rythm games (If you don't count Child Of Eden, but it's more a rail shooter based on music), mostly because west has saturated the market with shitty overpriced peripheals and stupid character designs. I only played, and loved, Frequency and Amplitude on PS2: addicting gameplay, overall good music, challenging score system. You could imagine my interest when Harmonix (the same dev team, made mostly of musicians if you don't know) released Rock Band Blitz with the same gameplay as the previous controller-based games. If you like rythm games is the best for this gen, although is not better than Freqency and Amplitude. First of all it has a lot of songs: you chan choose over 2000 songs from the dlc catalog of the Rock Band games including a good variety of genres and artists, the game is very simple yet challenging and require skill both in rythm/song knowledge and gaming/reflexes. It also come at a very reasonable price (15 dollars or 11 euros) and has a free pack with 25 songs. The bad is the scoring system heavily based on power ups and their combination; this is not bad per se but it require coins (gained by completing the songs) and every time you want to obtain an High Score you are forced to use them. Very stupid choice of design. The other stupid thing is that the game needs to be played online because your progress are saved only on the game servers. You can play it offline but you can't use power ups or keep track of your records. Very silly decision and plagued by the social aspect of the modern gaming. Hope they fix that in the future.
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| Pollyanna 3274th Post
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| "Re(4):Rythm Games" , posted Tue 4 Sep 18:24
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In the early 2000s I played a lot of Guitar Freaks games (all the arcade versions till V5 and all the home ports) and among Bemanis it was my favourite series and my favourite rythm game of all time
I got all the PS2 home versions, myself. I was excited after the long absence when they finally released the Vs and Gold/Silver. Funny that you mention this now, I think I threw my guitars away about 3 months ago?
Drum Mania actually taught my friend to play the drums. Our Guitar Freaks band soon became a real band.
Rock Band is still fun as a sort of party experience, since it's easier to play on "easy modes" than GF, which so many of my friends absolutely could not manage to play on any difficulty/any song.
I used to play DDR a ton as well (I like dancing), but it quickly became a workout tool. I remember how wonderfully fit and skinny I was when I'd do 50 song non-stop runs and eat vegetable soup every day. Looking back, I don't know how I tolerated that music, though.
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The other stupid thing is that the game needs to be played online because your progress are saved only on the game servers. You can play it offline but you can't use power ups or keep track of your records. Very silly decision and plagued by the social aspect of the modern gaming. Hope they fix that in the future.
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I hear so many wonderful things about this, but when I see it in motion, I don't get it. Still, it's gotten enough recommendations that I'll certainly pick it up when I get a 3DS.
Ahhh...memories. Ouendan was the first game I played on DS, I think. I got that and Jump Superstars at the same time. (This is going to turn into me raging against region lock again, if I continue...)
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| sibarraz 466th Post
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| "Re(5):Rythm Games" , posted Wed 5 Sep 01:01
This month arrived to my local arcade DJ MAX TECHNIKA 3, which is the only machine in all latin america. Also for the first time ever here they bring out an ID CARD system, so I bought it in a heartbeat
The game is hard but I'm enjoying it, since some of my favorite songs from dj max fever are there (Like oblivion or miles) and also I think that I will become a k-pop fan at this rate
Unfortenately, the game is NEVER avaliable unless you go on certain times, for example yesterday after college I went there and the machine had 30 CREDITS there you had to put tons of credits at once if you want to play
About guitar hero/Rock Band, I love them since you can play lots of songs that I love and per se the game is fun, but also very expensive, and since this franchises faded away is a bit hard to fins the periphericals, plus, the last rock band that was released some weeks ago looks really lame
And finally, DDR, PIU are games that I always wanted to play but were never avaliable thanks to the 30 credits syndrome, but now are empty most of the time so I want to play more, but my cardio is horrible, I think I will start working out so then I will add these game to learn them and get a better cardio
In the arcade we had PIU Fiesta, Fiesta EX, DDR X and 7th mix, plus ez2dancer UK
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| Maou 2379th Post
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| "Re(8):Rythm Games" , posted Mon 10 Sep 04:40
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Alas, I have never played any iteration of Space Channel 5. I am a bad person. :(
You and me both. I can feel space reporter Ulala's disapproval from here.
That reminds me, I think that one of the pioneers alongside Parappa, Bust A Move (or "Groove," if you must), is missing from this conversation! We had a LOT of fun with its peppy tunes and fun characters. Even in the pre-DDR dance pad era, it felt so intense and aerobic. Robo-Z for life! Flyin' to your souuuuuuuuuuul
The video also reminds me of how the announcer threw me off like none other. As soon as you messed up, he'd yell, "MOOOORE RHYTHM!!", literally guaranteeing that you would never, ever get your rhythm back.
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| Pollyanna 3278th Post
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| "Re(8):Rythm Games" , posted Mon 10 Sep 11:13
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All the Bemani stuff was awesome though.
I bought SO MANY Pop'n Music games. I couldn't get enough of the characters, and the home versions had an absolutely insane number of songs. Konami kept popping (pun intended) new versions out, but they always had a rich collection of music, so it wasn't a problem.
Incidentally, I recently sold all the games, realizing I would never invest in a proper controller because it was a waste of time and money.
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The video also reminds me of how the announcer threw me off like none other. As soon as you messed up, he'd yell, "MOOOORE RHYTHM!!", literally guaranteeing that you would never, ever get your rhythm back.
And this reminds me that my friends absolutely could not deal with the boos in DDR. Like, as soon as the audience would start booing, they'd stop playing and say they couldn't handle it.
On the subject of Bust a Move, I loved the game, but those secret inputs were bullshit.
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| sibarraz 469th Post
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| "Re(7):Rythm Games" , posted Mon 17 Sep 06:09
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I played the demo of Rhythm Thief today and found it to be adorable. I don't know if it has the tight control to give it the longevity of something like Ouendan, but I'll cheerfully buy when it inevitably goes down in price.
Unfortenately, the game is NEVER avaliable unless you go on certain times, for example yesterday after college I went there and the machine had 30 CREDITS there you had to put tons of credits at once if you want to play
I don't understand. Like you HAVE to buy a several games at once? Or someone chooses to buy a whole bunch and hogs the machine for an hour?
Is an option in the end of the day, for example, guys are waiting until the arcade open to put all the credits at once and avoid waiting for turns, sadly that's the way that you had to be there, put as much credits as you want to play and let the rest wait after you, at times, some nice guys let you borrow one of their credits in exchange of one coin if you said ''I'm in a hurry and I had to leave''
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