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Hatsune Miku Project Diva series general discussion thread
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RyougaSaotome
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Yup. I can confirm that this is the case.
Is the PS3 version of Project Diva basically the arcade version? I really want to play PD but with those graphics @_@
R_thanatos
Member
the delivery man passed ..but there was no one at home to take the package
My anger ... went off the charts for a second .
i called in to take a day off ..tomorrow ...
sooon soooon...this game will be mine
My anger ... went off the charts for a second .
i called in to take a day off ..tomorrow ...
sooon soooon...this game will be mine
The Grim Heaper
Member
That sucks! D:
I made sure to pay a little extra to get it a tiny bit faster and to prevent this.
Twin Drive System
Member
There seems to be a demo up on JP PSN. I'll give this a try.
The Grim Heaper
Member
It's up? Guess I'll switch Vita accounts now to try it out, then!
The Grim Heaper
Member
Woohoo, my demo download finished!
twentytwo22
Member
Here's my unboxing of the LE Vita if people are interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIeR_1oDdEU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIeR_1oDdEU
How...does one do this?
R_thanatos: this is why I have all of my packages shipped to my job...don't know if that works in your situation, but if so, it's something to try =)
Anyway...I used Challenge Items constantly in PD extend to get unlocks quicker, so naturally I checked them out right away. You don't stock them this time; you buy them right before using them from the song introduction screen. If anyone's curious, here's what you've got this time around. I can't guarantee that the descriptions are 100% accurate, but they're my best educated guess after using them:
Item 1 (1000 DP*): Doubles DP earned, but the note markers appear much later than usual, shortly before you have to actually hit the notes. Think Sudden mode from most Bemani games. Personally, I think this is the hardest one to use =\
Item 2 (1000 DP*): Doubles DP earned, but your life gauge never increases. It starts at 50% like usual and can only go down.
Item 3 (2000 DP*): Same as Item 2, except your life gauge starts at 25%. You earn 3x the normal DP.
Item 4 (3000 DP*): Quadruples DP earned. The life gauge can go up again, but it will decrease for ANY judgments below Cool. Yep, Fine and Safe will drain it too. (It's not by a huge amount; if your accuracy is decent, you should be fine.)
* These DP costs are for NORMAL difficulty. Items apparently cost more on higher difficulties. On HARD they cost 2000/2000/4000/7000; on EXTREME, 3000/4000/5000/10000.
Once you start the song, the points are spent, so they'll be lost if you quit the song early (or fail, of course). The amount you earn from a song seems very similar to PD extend.
I've gotten used to the timing, I think. It still feels a bit off but I'm just playing visually. I don't see any sort of adjustment in Options.
Oh, and the vocals are keysounded. And difficulty ratings can use half-stars now. Cat Food is rated a 7.5 on EXTREME, for example.
R_thanatos
Member
They can't do the same joke twice ... especially with a device with limited memory space this time.
@yyr
i would have done that if the delivery man had contacted me. ( they only do when i have something extra to pay )
test_account
XP-39C²
Cool
I see that the box of the game is actually different than the retail one. Is it unique to the model or is it also part of the 6 alternative covers you could get?Canis lupus
Member
Ah I didnt know you where skyghene22, I loved your Vita unboxings back in december.
Not even extra credits or a crummy room item? Bummer!Played for 2h straight. GOTY2012. AR mode is really fun. UI is so much easier to use than before. Disappointed you don't unlock anything by having a Diva 2nd or Extend save file on the Vita
Oh and I saw playasia had the miku wifi vita for like $750 lol...:/
StarCreator
Member
Probably the closest I'll come to seeing Miku live T_T
R_thanatos
Member
There was a miku live in playstation Home once ... good times.
Undead Bokun
Member
Couple questions for those that actually have the game. How invasive are the touch elements? To be more specific can you use button controls on menus or is it forced touch? Are the touch notes part of a seperate mode or are they everywhere? Can you use rear touch? I'm conflicted since I love the Miku games but hate Touch screen usage.
In the options you can map the new "star" notes to the front touch only, back only, or both. But you can't use buttons. They're everywhere, in every songs. I hated it at first, now I really like it. It reminds of Rhythm Heaven Gold (on DS) that introduced scratches that were very similar. The big star at the end of every chance zone especially feels really good, if you nail it correctly you get the alternate visual ending (like fireworks etc...)
R_thanatos
Member
it's there !!! waoh ...time to open this baby !!!
djplaeskool
Member
I've never really played any of the Project Diva games, despite being an avid fan of music games.
Tried the demo out and really enjoyed it. Might take the plunge myself.
Tried the demo out and really enjoyed it. Might take the plunge myself.
airmangataosenai
Member
Graah, all the Youtube vids of are stuff I'm not interested in. I want to see some of the songs on the highest difficulty!
R_thanatos
Member
Some stuff in the shop is kinda overpriced ..i guess it's time to do everything in every difficulty ...
Wonko_C
Member
I'm checking Diva Room and there doesn't seem to be an image gallery this time, I liked how in Project Diva Extend you could set the game to show only the loading screens you tell it to. Anyone found that option?
(Oh yeah finally got the game and all that, my reaction.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSMeHf7VapM#t=01m11s
(Oh yeah finally got the game and all that, my reaction.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSMeHf7VapM#t=01m11s
Azure Phoenix
Member
Wait, you could do that in Extend? I spent ages going through the menus to see if Extend had a loading screen viewer the same as the original Project Diva did, but I never found anything.
Undead Bokun
Member
Thanks for the info! Glad to hear you can use the rear touch. Still not thrilled with the addition but I'm sure I'll eventually get used to it.
Wonko_C
Member
Yep, you had to go into Diva Room and one of the options was for the image gallery, you could unlock 2 special videos there that were the intros from PD2nd and Extend but actually voiced.
R_thanatos
Member
the touch notes were the things i wasn't happy when annonced ..but now that i've tried a few songs ..i kinda like them ..
Way less obtrusive than expected ...suprisingly fun in some songs so far.
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This game is ... awesome
Canis lupus
Member
Hopefully mine will be shipped tomorrow.
R_thanatos
Member
For those wondering ...
Here are the trophies :
As you can see there is no trophy for extreme difficulty
i repeat : No trophy for extreme difficulty !!!
i guess they have seen that only 1 person got the platinium for diva theater 2nd ... and gave us a list less extreme
Here are the trophies :
As you can see there is no trophy for extreme difficulty
i repeat : No trophy for extreme difficulty !!!
i guess they have seen that only 1 person got the platinium for diva theater 2nd ... and gave us a list less extreme
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
So... much... hnnnnnnnnng! >>; I need a Vita price cut or the PS3 version STAT! >>;
R_thanatos
Member
I'm glad I was wrong about there being no image gallery, you just have to unlock it and purchase it as a "gadget". (Indicated by a small yellow strip below the item image with katakana on it)
There are A LOT of loading screens this time, I've only unlocked 50% so far.
Good to know .. i ve yet to check those out ( there is a lot to do )
Now it's even easier to export those images as wallpapers..
Azure Phoenix
Member
Well AmiAmi finally shipped my order, now I just have to wait 4 more weeks until it arrives - I suppose at least there will be a menu translation guide by that point
Got my game yesterday with the clear file and the vita sticker.
I hate vocaloids' vocals, but other than that it's really an awesome game and I've cleared all the songs on normal plus my 2 favorites - Himitsu Keisatsu and E? Aa, sou! on Hard.
Too bad the models in the menu are blurred and that the PVs sometimes make it hard to see the symbols...
I hate vocaloids' vocals, but other than that it's really an awesome game and I've cleared all the songs on normal plus my 2 favorites - Himitsu Keisatsu and E? Aa, sou! on Hard.
Too bad the models in the menu are blurred and that the PVs sometimes make it hard to see the symbols...
I received my copy yesterday. This is the first Vocaloid rhythm game I've really played and it's not clicking with me just yet- In most of the songs I played, I found it difficult to get the rhythm down...just wasn't hearing it and ended up using the on-screen timers to match up the icons. Felt like I was just pressing buttons and still ended up with a decent score anyway. :/
twentytwo22
Member
I'll put my thoughts in too.
Played through everything on normal and hard, about half the songs cleared on extreme. Absolutely love the PVs this time around, it seems so high budget and the variety is awesome. Having said that, it is weird how the models look blurred or somewhat low-res outside of the songs themselves (when they don't really matter) as there isn't really a reason for that, but it doesn't bother me much.
The music selection is pretty great and includes some old favorites but has some good new music and a pretty eclectic mix. Current favorites are Weekender Girl, E? Aa, Sou., World's End Umbrella, Tengaku, Black Rock Shooter. Some good stuff.
Having said all that, I haven't done much outside of the actual music gameplay itself, so I'll check it out and report back.
Played through everything on normal and hard, about half the songs cleared on extreme. Absolutely love the PVs this time around, it seems so high budget and the variety is awesome. Having said that, it is weird how the models look blurred or somewhat low-res outside of the songs themselves (when they don't really matter) as there isn't really a reason for that, but it doesn't bother me much.
The music selection is pretty great and includes some old favorites but has some good new music and a pretty eclectic mix. Current favorites are Weekender Girl, E? Aa, Sou., World's End Umbrella, Tengaku, Black Rock Shooter. Some good stuff.
Having said all that, I haven't done much outside of the actual music gameplay itself, so I'll check it out and report back.
StarCreator
Member
Tracking says my copy is at the local sorting office now. Delivery timing is going to be tricky since I have it held at my PO Box (since no one is -ever- available to pick up packages for me), and post office closures have made the local routing much more convoluted. The guy at the PO Box office was nice enough to offer to give me a call if the package gets all the way to there today.
Anyway, some Weekly Diva Station updates~ in chronological order this time, just because.
8/30: Miku on the cover of Famitsu, as drawn by KEI.
8/30: Some extra downloads are now available on the official website:
AR cards
Wallpapers (matches the protective films)
8/30: Freely Tomorrow video and last round of modules revealed. See Freely Tomorrow on YouTube.
Also, we apparently already knew this, but here's Black Rock Shooter in Project DIVA f:
And the other song we already knew about:
And it's going to be a while before I get to do this again...
8/31: Project DIVA Arcade updated with three songs. Still sort of can be treated as a Dreamy Theater extend preview - Trailer
Anyway, some Weekly Diva Station updates~ in chronological order this time, just because.
8/30: Miku on the cover of Famitsu, as drawn by KEI.
8/30: Some extra downloads are now available on the official website:
AR cards
Wallpapers (matches the protective films)
8/30: Freely Tomorrow video and last round of modules revealed. See Freely Tomorrow on YouTube.
Also, we apparently already knew this, but here's Black Rock Shooter in Project DIVA f:
And the other song we already knew about:
And it's going to be a while before I get to do this again...
8/31: Project DIVA Arcade updated with three songs. Still sort of can be treated as a Dreamy Theater extend preview - Trailer