[Conrad Link]

While I'm happy for more FFXI DLC I wish they had put one of the FMS they have to go inbetween yet another battle one.

Ah well. *off to download and play anyway*

:D

Edit: NEVERMIND

lol, for some reason I was thinking Ragnarok was the theme during Odin's Chamber but its the Alexander fight music OMG

I LOVE THAT THEME! :D

/small complaint withdrawn

Even for you guys that haven't played FFXI I highly recommend this tune.

[Wiz]

*tries Battle 2 (FFIX) Ultimate* Yeah.....fuck that

lol yeah, that's probably the hardest song I've done so far.

[rpmurphy]

I've spent quite a bit of time with this (over 15 hours!), but I sorta find Expert to be really badly balanced. The FMS/EMS for all the songs are nice, difficult, but doable. The BMS is next to impossible for me -- half the time I can't even react in time to the upcoming cues before I get a 'bad' or a 'miss.' I did get an 'A' score on Final Fantasy battle theme on Expert though, but the rest are just...bad. I'm surprised that "Eyes On Me," "Kiss Me Goodbye," or "My Hands" aren't DLC songs though....I guess S-E doesn't want to pay for the licensing to the singers too.

You should try some of the Ultimate levels if you get comfortable with the Expert difficulty. They're difficult, particularly the BMS, but pretty fun.

[lazybones18]

Someone posted this on Gamefaqs which could come in handy for those having trouble at the beginning of Battle 2 Ultimate

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/63580...ntasy/63778643

[Lumination]

Anyone else feel like the hit detection is too lenient? I don't mean it in an elitist fuck way, I mean it's so lenient that it sometimes screws you up further. For example, sometimes, when I recognize that I've missed a note, I try to just time the next note perfectly. But even though the note I've missed is almost off screen, when I try to hit the next note, I get a bad on the note I passed up on, and then a miss for the note I wanted to get. Doesn't happen often enough to be a real issue, just something I thought was amusing.

[Hispanicguy]

Just purchased 9 DLC songs....all BMS tracks.

It's been about a month since I stopped playing in anticipation for the XL. Now I can get back into it.

Expect some Ultimate BMS videos sometime this week.

[Zeer0id]

European DLC for this week should be: 1. Challenge (Final Fantasy X) - BMS 2. Ragnarok (Final Fantasy XI) - BMS 3. Crystal Cave (Final Fantasy III) - FMS 4. The Royal City of Rabanastre/Town Ward Upper Stratum (Final Fantasy XII) - FMS

Ok, I'm confused. Is this the DLC posted on August 16th, or the coming Thursday? If the latter, what was the DLC last week... if any?

[Netto-kun]

Ok, I'm confused. Is this the DLC posted on August 16th, or the coming Thursday? If the latter, what was the DLC last week... if any?

DLCs from 17 August.

EU DLC list: http://theatrhythm.com/DLC/musiclist.html
US DLC list: http://theatrhythm.com/DLC/musiclistUS.html

Edit: We probably won't know what songs EU will get for this week till Friday.

[Ponn01]

This has been oos at Amazon for awhile now and has high third party reseller prices. Is this not getting restocked or what?

[Azuardo]

Don't quote me for truth just yet, but the next EU DLC should be the following:

FF3 - The Crystal Tower
FF3 - The Last Battle
FF8 - The Castle
FF9 - Battle 2

[MaverickHunterAsh]

FF VIII's "The Castle"... nice. I wasn't aware that was DLC. I love that song; I can't wait until we get it in the US!

[Finalow]

started the game today, really nice.
one question: does the level influence on the difficulty? I mean I tried some shit like No. 16 shrine or extreme mode of FFVII BSM and it's really too much for me. also tried the hardest verion of FF6 terra's theme and lol, holy shit.

[Bururian]

started the game today, really nice. one question: does the level influence on the difficulty? I mean I tried some shit like No. 16 shrine or extreme mode of FFVII BSM and it's really too much for me. also tried the hardest verion of FF6 terra's theme and lol, holy shit.

on Dark Notes, your party average level determines the difficulty of the note patterns, so yes. Everything else (Challenge, Series) is tied to the difficulty you've chosen.

[BooJoh]

started the game today, really nice. one question: does the level influence on the difficulty? I mean I tried some shit like No. 16 shrine or extreme mode of FFVII BSM and it's really too much for me. also tried the hardest verion of FF6 terra's theme and lol, holy shit.

Well for battle stages your characters will have higher strength and more abilities, for field stages they'll have higher agility to move farther and again, more abilities. For all stages higher level means higher HP, which means you can screw up more times before you get a game over. There's some abilities that will allow you to heal your HP and get a free pass on a miss or two as well.

So yes, a party of higher level characters will make the game easier in a sense, but it won't make it any easier to get the triggers right. Only good old fashioned practice can do that.

[Kagari]

1. “Otherworld” (FINAL FANTASY X)
2. “The Royal City of Rabanastre / Town Ward Upper Stratum” (FINAL FANTASY XII)
3. “The Final Battle” (FINAL FANTASY IX)
4. “Battle 1” (FINAL FANTASY V)

Should be up in about 10 minutes.

[MaverickHunterAsh]

1. “Otherworld” (FINAL FANTASY X) 2. “The Royal City of Rabanastre / Town Ward Upper Stratum” (FINAL FANTASY XII) 3. “The Final Battle” (FINAL FANTASY IX) 4. “Battle 1” (FINAL FANTASY V) Should be up in about 10 minutes.

Not my favorite week of DLC, but I'm excited to play FF V's "Battle 1" and FF IX's "The Final Battle." Will be downloading all four songs as soon as I'm done with work! Glad my screen protectors for my new 3DS XL came today... I wasn't going to play Theatrhythm until my touch screen was protected, heh.

[Finalow]

but it won't make it any easier to get the triggers right. Only good old fashioned practice can do that.

that's what I wanted to know, damn, some of those are nearly impossibile for me.

now I'm basically "farming" the Dark Notes for the shards.

[Bururian]

Not my favorite week of DLC, but I'm excited to play FF V's "Battle 1" and FF IX's "The Final Battle." Will be downloading all four songs as soon as I'm done with work! Glad my screen protectors for my new 3DS XL came today... I wasn't going to play Theatrhythm until my touch screen was protected, heh.

I don't blame you. I played Ouendan/2, and EBA until the screen on my original DS started deteriorating.

[Mileena]

Am I wrong in thinking this is the best game on 3DS by far? Playing Ronfaure gave me flashbacks of dying to hares and orcs countless times. I want to make love to this game

[rpmurphy]

Am I wrong in thinking this is the best game on 3DS by far? Playing Ronfaure gave me flashbacks of dying to hares and orcs countless times. I want to make love to this game

Yeah, in terms of content and polish, it really is up there as one of the top 3DS games so far. The localization is less than desirable, but it isn't a major killer. I'm 40 hours in as my top played game, and it still has me hooked.

[Basileus777]

Yeah, in terms of content and polish, it really is up there as one of the top 3DS games so far. The localization is less than desirable, but it isn't a major killer. I'm 40 hours in as my top played game, and it still has me hooked.

What's wrong with the localization?

[rpmurphy]

What's wrong with the localization?

Mainly that there wasn't enough localization -- vocal songs were left as the Japanese versions of the songs, and the theatre clips too were left untouched from the Japanese version of the game.

[lazybones18]

EU DLC is up

(BMS) FFIII - This is the Last Battle
(FMS) FFIII - The Crystal Tower
(FMS) FFVIII - The Castle
(BMS) FFIX - Battle 2

This should be the EU DLC for next week:

FF5 - The Decisive Battle FF8 - Force Your Way FF10 - Otherworld FF11 - The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

[Mileena]

Zi'Tah is amazing people. One of my top FF songs, and they did the DLC quite nicely.

[speedpop]

Oo nice selection this week and next week.

[Conrad Link]

This should be the EU DLC for next week: FF11 - The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

[Wizpig]

The demo sold me on this and i bought it over Rhythm Tengoku Wii (for the time being, i still want that) for €17.

Am i the only one who thinks the game sounds better if you put Stereo instead of Surround in the 3DS audio options?

[Famassu]

Had a bit of a break from this game. Earlier I had bought most of the DLC (10/12 or something), but now it's only 10/36. :S Decided to put 10€ in my wallet and go on a shopping spree. Ended up getting 9 post-PS1 FF songs (4 FFXII, 1 FFXI, 1 FFXIII, 2 FFX & 1 FFXIII-2's songs) + FFVI's Battle theme.

[NeOak]

Am i the only one who thinks the game sounds better if you put Stereo instead of Surround in the 3DS audio options?

Oh wow, I had it on surround. It's like I was listening to 56Kbits RealAudio files vs 320Kbits MP3s...

[lazybones18]

*hears Otherworld*

WTF am I listening to?

[Jucksalbe]

*hears Otherworld* WTF am I listening to?

It's from the opening of FFX.

[lazybones18]

It's from the opening of FFX.

lol, really? It really has been too long since I played FFX

[Wizpig]

Oh wow, I had it on surround. It's like I was listening to 56Kbits RealAudio files vs 320Kbits MP3s...

And hey, i don't really know why.

This is playing without headphones, but here's the catch: some games sound better on Surround (um, Mario Kart 7? Kid Icarus Uprising? others i may be forgetting) and some on Stereo.

Pretty odd.

[Castor Krieg]

Mainly that there wasn't enough localization -- vocal songs were left as the Japanese versions of the songs, and the theatre clips too were left untouched from the Japanese version of the game.

Wait, are you complaining the songs are actually in Japanese? That should be a plus, not a minus.

[StarCreator]

Wait, are you complaining the songs are actually in Japanese? That should be a plus, not a minus.

It's not the songs, it's the visuals that go with them. All the FMVs you see in Event battles are straight from the Japanese version, including any text they may contain.

[djtiesto]

So, now that I have a 3DS XL I definitely need to pick this game up... but I seem to remember seeing the first print of the game having a different case (a white cardboard case to cover the usual 3DS game case). Was I just imagining things? Some GameStop employees say that case exists but it's all rare... but I can't find anything on ebay or Amazon marketplace about it.

Anybody who picked this up at launch know what I'm talking about? Were there any special slipcovers or preorder bonuses?

[Esura]

Wait, are you complaining the songs are actually in Japanese? That should be a plus, not a minus.

Why should it be a plus?

Curious.

[rpmurphy]

So, now that I have a 3DS XL I definitely need to pick this game up... but I seem to remember seeing the first print of the game having a different case (a white cardboard case to cover the usual 3DS game case). Was I just imagining things? Some GameStop employees say that case exists but it's all rare... but I can't find anything on ebay or Amazon marketplace about it. Anybody who picked this up at launch know what I'm talking about? Were there any special slipcovers or preorder bonuses?

Those were display covers that played sample music, not something special for first prints. I saw them at my local GameStop.

[Hispanicguy]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=327569

Starting today(?), you can get Theatrhythm for $29.99 if you are a PowerUpRewards member at Gamestop. Early access for Gamestop's Labor Day Sale.

http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds...distance/98787

The price is still MSRP but if you add it to your cart and put your PUR#, you'll see the discount.

Kingdom Hearts 3D is also on sale for $29.99 btw.

[MaverickHunterAsh]

Wait, are you complaining the songs are actually in Japanese? That should be a plus, not a minus.

Not necessarily. I think the English version of Melodies of Life is much nicer to listen to than the Japanese version, and this is coming from someone who likes a lot of Japanese music.

EDIT: This week's U.S. DLC is up!

EDIT 2: Now with YouTube links for those who want to preview before buying.

"The Decisive Battle" (FF V, BMS)
"Dark City Treno" (FF IX, FMS)
"Final Battle" (FF X, BMS)
"Boss Battle" (FF XII, BMS)


Hell yes. Been waiting a long time for FF X's final battle theme... :D Kinda disappointed in the FF V track, though... for some reason I had it in my head that "The Decisive Battle" was FF V's boss theme, which I really like. Oh well.

[Netto-kun]

https://twitter.com/FinalMacstorm/st...61669194170368

“What Becomes of Us” of Final Fantasy Type-0 hits as DLC in Theatrhythm on Sept 13. Square Enix NA knows the game exists at least.

[Javier]

For those still on the fence on getting this game in America, the demo will become available in the US eShop when it updates in a couple of hours.

[Kagari]

Yay, Type-0 DLC track finally. I was getting worried.

September's schedule:

Thursday, September 6, 2012
FINAL FANTASY VIII “The Extreme”
FINAL FANTASY XII “Esper Battle”
FINAL FANTASY IV “Fight 2”
FINAL FANTASY II “Dungeon”

Thursday, September 13, 2012
FINAL FANTASY VIII “The Castle”
FINAL FANTASY XII “The Battle for Freedom”
FINAL FANTASY I “Undersea Shrine”
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 “What Becomes of Us”

Thursday, September 20, 2012
FINAL FANTASY VIII “Force Your Way”
FINAL FANTASY XI “Ragnarok”
FINAL FANTASY I “Matoya’s Cave”
FINAL FANTASY II “Tower of Mages”

[Robin64]

I expect Europe won't get the Type-0 track, just as we seem to have skipped the versus XIII track. Idiots.

[MaverickHunterAsh]

I expect Europe won't get the Type-0 track, just as we seem to have skipped the versus XIII track. Idiots.

I think you might be a bit confused. The US already got the Versus XIII track and we're getting the Type-0 one in September, so Europe should be getting the Versus XIII track this September as well. I'm pretty sure every territory is getting every track.

Excited about September's DLC, especially the FF VIII tracks. Kinda sad to see the DLC schedule end, but it had to happen sometime...

[TheBaldEmperor]

So glad to see FFVIII music showing up.

[Jucksalbe]

Looking at the schedule I will probably continue to buy three tracks each week. I pretty much did this every week so far.

[Basileus777]

I just want more FMS tracks.

[Javier]

Thursday, September 6, 2012 FINAL FANTASY IV “Fight 2”

[MagiusNecros]

Yay, Type-0 DLC track finally. I was getting worried. September's schedule: Thursday, September 6, 2012 FINAL FANTASY VIII “The Extreme” FINAL FANTASY XII “Esper Battle” FINAL FANTASY IV “Fight 2” FINAL FANTASY II “Dungeon” Thursday, September 13, 2012 FINAL FANTASY VIII “The Castle” FINAL FANTASY XII “The Battle for Freedom” FINAL FANTASY I “Undersea Shrine” FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 “What Becomes of Us” Thursday, September 20, 2012 FINAL FANTASY VIII “Force Your Way” FINAL FANTASY XI “Ragnarok” FINAL FANTASY I “Matoya’s Cave” FINAL FANTASY II “Tower of Mages”

Seven days before TGS. It has some form of western existence now.