Holy god. Holy god @ me not needing to buy all that DLC. I've been holding off because srsly.

According to someone at Gamefaqs, you can now reset when you hit level 99 on a character, but you keep all of the stats from the previous levels as well as cards. Goddamn.

Ahaha, holy crap, I didn't know they even added a male Clavat to the roster. I'm so glad I didn't put any money down on the iOS version.

E3 Trailer and release date (September 16th):

YouTube Video

I still want this game more than anything coming out this year period except maaaaaaybe for Destiny, it's ridiculous. I was practically tearing up just watching that trailer, I needs it. Still salty as hell I'm not going to be able to get the Collector's Edition since it's only available through their online store which is still Digital River who sucks shit and charges you up front for pre-orders, and I wouldn't have the money until next month :(

Edit: They're still doing weekly updates in Japan for the foreseeable future, as of this week this is all the DLC released so far:

MOTHER FUCKING THUNDER GOD ORLANDEAU

http://i.imgur.com/ZN7ppVR.jpg

I kind of want that CE

But I'm not sure if I DIGITAL RIVER want that CE.

God damn it SE.

I just really want the pouch/carrying case, don't really care about any of the other extras. This more or less ends with me getting the regular pre-order free limited edition upgrade version at Gamestop or wherever, then me having to ebay the pouch later for probably way too much money.

On a directly related Digital River note, Namco Bandai just dropped them and they now just use Amazon. They've occasionally had some pretty good deals on their store in the past, now they might actually be worth taking advantage of.

Holy shit, they did?

Welp, that makes things better for me. DR is retail hitler so that's nice.

Nice to hear that companies are finally ditching Digital River. I was pretty underwhelmed by the CE, so I'm thinking of just getting the download version. The original Theatrhythm still has a permanent place in my carrying case after I've played it to death, so this seems like a perfect candidate for a game to just stick on the system.

Also, so happy to see Good King Moggle Mog XII on the DLC list. Second best song in the game after the Halloween music that's drilled into my brain.

I hate Digital River as much as the next guy, though it's questionable if I should. The only two times I've used them I've either had zero issues and launch day delivery (Drakengard 3 CE), or I've gotten the damn game for free (Ni No Kuni Wizard's Edition). Still, payment at the time of order is bullshit.

I'll probably just buy the regular edition at Amazon or something. I doubt the pouch could fit a 3DS XL.

Per the item description it fits all 3DS sizes, so it should. I seriously want it :(

This WOULD be a good game to go digital on, I just don't know if I can bring myself to do so though. Even ignoring Nintendo's ridiculous online account bullshit, I really like having a copy of a game on a shelf. Also if I actually have my 3DS with me anywhere it's in a case that can hold games, so practically it's not a huge deal.

Oh, does it? Hm. Eh, still probably not worth it.

I usually feel the same way as you about having physical copies, but there's also something oddly quaint about always having your digital games sitting on the home screen alongside whatever game is sitting in the cartridge slot.

Wow, I wasn't expecting them to do remixed tracks from Dissidia for this series. I would've thought they still had plenty to work with.

::not using folders::

WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS

What are you talking about? Not everything has to go in a folder, Skills.

DON'T PUT FRIENDSHIPS INTO FOLDERS.

There's something awfully quaint to having a series of physical copies of games on a shelf, too.


Probably quainter. Yeah, I want to have both of these next to each other.

::adding friction between you and access to your games::

I'm a little surprised. I thought Skills of all people would be a proponent of lubricating-- especially on those lonely, lonely game nights.

Except the stylus, it keeps slipping and sliding and going places you don't want it to go with the tapping and the spinning arrows and the verbing

It's out today in the US!

Shit is fucking BALLER SON.

Quick impressions:

-The new UI looks a lot sharper, neater, more organized.
-You no longer have to sit through every individual level up and message after battles. Helps decrease time spent hitting next.
-You can play all three versions (Basic/Expert/Ultimate) of a score from the get-go. No more playing the same song over and over!
-Everything unlocks in Music mode after playing 4 songs. Neat!
-Songs no longer fade out before the end. Seems like we're actually getting full versions of stuff unless it's a 6+ minute long deal. Most noticeable with OWA and Saber's Edge which kind of petered off before getting to the final segments in the first game.
-It seems much, much easier to unlock characters this time around. No more hoping and praying you get the right crystals.
-Being able to play with the stylus, buttons, or a combination of both is a huge improvement.
-Onion Knight's pre-battle portrait is occasionally SMUG AS FUCK MORE LIKE SMUGION KNIGHT

So far everything points to this game owning fucking bones, seriously. I love this shit.

Yeah and apparently they removed the stupid requirement of having nothing equipped to get the point bonus required to get max score, so now you can run with whatever you want for scoring purposes.

I'm so salty I don't have this right now, fuck Destiny. Booted up the demo for the first time this morning and almost wanted to cry it's so good. EDGAR HAS HIS FUCKING CHAINSAW

Who has one now. <3

Wait, this isn't DIVORCE GAME.

Two other really nice features:
- When you play a song in Quest mode your score and crit chart are saved in the music list too. No more of that nonsense where it only counted in Challenge mode.
- Crystal shards always seem to come in groups large enough to unlock at least one person.

I played a ton of this at work tonight. I haven't seen Smugion Knight, but Celes has a pretty hilarious starry eyed expression. There are so many huge improvements, and the only issue I have is that the hold notes still feel off to me.

I'm having fun, but I can't time shit to save my life. It's a different experience than Theatrhythm iOS that's taken some getting used to. Dunno if I'll ever get any good at Expert, and lol Ultimate.

Y'shtola is my smug-as-fuck party member.

It's an elaborate setup for divorce game.

Real talk though, my wife is the best. We went to Walmart, and they even had Limited Edition copies (not the CE, but the ones that came with pre-order CD) so that was baller.

Game is fucking amazing. First track hits and it's FFT, and the first track I played was Mystic Quest. Then I did some quest mode and there was a big ass chocobo and it said "special" and I got a chest. It's like the game is directly massaging the pleasure centers of my brain. I will say my only real complaints are:

-The volume is kinda low. You want to play the game with headphones anyway and it's fine there, but it's really low without headphones compared to the first game, and I've seen a lot of people mention that. Not sure if it was a compression/space issue or what.
-I think I prefer the button controls EXCEPT for FMS where you have to hit a direction on a hold note since you have to essentially let go of the pad and then flick it in the direction at the end. It's super annoying, and the only thing keeping me from switching over completely. Stylus controls are still perfectly fine and I can swap in-between the two, but button controls are way easier for when I'm laying in bed or something.

But yeah, the amount of stuff in this game is ABSURD. People are saying that to actually clear bosses on the highest difficulty you will actually have to do the level 99 reset multiple times; even Perfect Chaining entire songs won't get you enough damage to kill them at 99, so you'll need to reset your character levels to gain more permanent CP so you have more skills equipped to do damage. Apparently it takes 10 resets to hit the max of 99. I've seen posts from importers saying they've dropped 200+ hours in it and not maxed everything. Fucking madness. This is pretty much my GOAT right here.