beatmania US version

Although I don't have anything insightful or original to say that hasn't already been said in this discussion, I do feel I should voice my enjoyment of playing Beatmania for the first time after eagerly awaiting for its US debut, as well as my thoughts on (an already redundant subject) the song list.

Beatmania is just way too compelling for my own good. It's been a long while since a game has kept me up for hours on end. Something about hitting those falling blue and white notes to synchronize with the music is so addictive.

And you can say what you will about the song list, I think it's pretty damn good. Sure, I'm not oblivious to the fact that they're no where near as good as the Japanese ones. Believe me, I know. I follow their music (I even own the actual 5th and 6th Style OSTs) despite having never played a single game of Beatmania prior to yesterday. But at the very least, it's good enough to add replay value to the game. I especially like anything good-cool, the Virtual Insanity remix, and as well as those obscure (for lack of better phrase) stuff like La Bossanova de Fabienne or Mobo*Moga.

I'm glad I finally got the opportunity to experience Beatmania. I certainly hope that Konami has plans to release more installments of this franchise. It would be heartbreaking to hear otherwise.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Ah, man. I'm kinda stuck on 5-star songs in IIDX mode right now.

I'm completely aware that Beatmania is considered to be amongst the hardest of all Bemani-related games to date. And I'm also aware that this game requires a high level of commitment and practice to get good at it. But I'm curious as to how some of our veteran IIDX players went about going from a newbie to triple-A'ing V Another on their weak days. You know, like, was practicing for a few hours each day more than adequate? Did you use the training mode that's featured in the game? Or was it all innate?

So please, share with me your experiences of getting better at Beatmania.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Taco

I used to fail 1* songs on Light7 (Normal) when I was first getting into the game. I didn't get a chance to use a training mode or anything, because I learned on an 8th Style arcade machine that was sorta close to my house. I just kept practicing on that each time I went for a few months, and 3 months later I bought the PS2 version of 8th Style. I spent a couple of hours playing each time I did, but I didn't get a chance to play every day.

Wow, that's awesome. I wish I had a IIDX machine within my convenience, or rather enough money to buy a car and drive down there myself. But now that I got the game at home, that won't be necessary, right?

Anyway, thanks for sharing. I'll keep practicing regularly.

Originally Posted by DjMeas

I'm not sure if you just started right off the bat playing IIDX, but if you did, maybe getting pretty good at 5 key will help ^_^ b

I did, actually. Except I got stuck on one 6 star song (Attack the music) and all three 7 star songs. I was a bit frustrated and decided to just skip ahead onto IIDX mode without clearing all the songs on 5Key.

Although I'm not certain whether what you said holds merit, I did have a much easier time playing through some of the early level songs on IIDX mode than on 5Key. That could be because I was already familiar with the game play and not necessarily because of 5Key. I mean, had I just started off with IIDX mode, I would eventually pick up the same skills and techniques that I acquired on 5Key anyway. Or am I missing something here? I don't know...

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As for IIDX~ I'm not a super expert, but i can pass most anothers. whenever i get stuck, i usually try to go back and play easier songs but get better at the timing and improving my letter grade. Afterwards, i'd go back to tackle where i left off ^_*

You know, up until you pointed that out, I implicitly did just that: I'd get wrecked on Summer Vacation on Normal, then I'd go back to something I enjoy a lot like Mobo*Moga or The Cube and try to AA it, and after that I'd make another attempt at trying to clear Summer Vacation.

I'll look into that VJ Army thing. If not for it's cool tracking process, but because VJ Army by good-cool is an awesome song.

Thanks for replying.

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