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[Flynn]

The dropping gems mecanics has been done to death and just doesnt work with a dj game.

Scratching is essentially percussion, so I can see the urge to replicate the layout of something like the drums in Rock Band.

I'd rather see a DJ game focus on juggling -- dealing with two tables, handling the fader and beat matching.

The OTHER game that nobody knows they want to make yet is MPC hero. That game would work perfectly with a modified gem mechanic and the upside would be that skills in the game would translated DIRECTLY to being able to rock an MPC. In fact Akai could sell a special MPC that worked both for the game and making music.

 

[Papi]

WTF?

 

[Perdew]

Beatmania was garbage; sorry.

I bought the american release along with two import tittles, and it was dreadful. The music selection was horrible beyond words, and the gameplay was simply lame.I just couldnt find the fun in tapping on keys at all.

There's a reason why it never caught up in American

Then your ignorance from the first post was even more unacceptable.

Still, you can have your own opinion on the game; the game you are asking for is NOT this game. This is not beat juggling, etc. I don't know why anyone would think that translates to a game, like keyboards don't translate into keyboardmania well.

The problem is that an actual 2 turntable and crossfader/effects pad/whatever would likely not have any measureable objective aside from keeping 2 songs together. But once you have them together, the game would probably fall apart for numerous reasons.

What everyone here is asking for is essentially a DJ program, and there are plenty available for your PC or Mac, and it's up to you to learn to use them. I HATE the bitching about Beatmania and it's clones; you probably suck at the game and want something for the casuals like Guitar Hero.

 

[Flynn]

I HATE the bitching about Beatmania and it's clones; you probably suck at the game and want something for the casuals like Guitar Hero.

In that case I'll continue complaining about Beatmania. The gameplay is autistic/boring and the music is awful.

 

[Brobzoid]

peripheral pictures are very necessary to build any sort of hype for this. first thing I need to see.

 

[Lambtron]

In that case I'll continue complaining about Beatmania. The gameplay is autistic/boring and the music is awful.

Aw man. I love the music. IIDX is the shiiiiit.

 

[Flynn]

Aw man. I love the music. IIDX is the shiiiiit.

Different strokes, I guess. When imagine the possibilities of say, a Ninja Tune-branded (EDIT: OR WARP FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!) music game or the idea of "Planet Rock" popping up in a game I have a hard time getting excited about the stuff that pops up in bemani games.

 

[daegan]

Everyone in this thread saying they want a real scratching game has NEVER EVER EVER played Crackin' DJ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skc0eiDZ4mo

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Has anyone found out more info throughout the day? Pics of peripheral or video?

 

[Ravidrath]

The game's pretty early in development, so there aren't pics of the peripheral yet, nor is there video.

Having seen both, though, I think you guys will be pleased.

 

[TheChaos]

In that case I'll continue complaining about Beatmania. The gameplay is autistic/boring and the music is awful.

Aren't you that dude from Cracked magazine?
The game's music spans a ton of different genres, there's a bunch of stuff there that's pretty neat. I have a feeling you've heard like one or two songs and then judged the whole songlist based on that. No offense or anything.

 

[Flynn]

Aren't you that dude from Cracked magazine?
The game's music spans a ton of different genres, there's a bunch of stuff there that's pretty neat. I have a feeling you've heard like one or two songs and then judged the whole songlist based on that. No offense or anything.

The Onion?

If there's great music buried somewhere in the your average bemani playlist I'd love to hear it. I've played my share of the games in arcades, at home, etc. And granted I haven't played through every song, but I can't imaging myself ever being compelled to.

When I first got turned onto music games (what about ten years ago?) when the first DDR and Guitar Freaks games started surfacing at import arcades I fell in love with the idea of them -- then rapidly fell out of love when the music was largely awful.

It wasn't until Guitar Hero (even Frequency and Amplitude are really, really hit and miss) until a game company got the licensing side of the music right.

That's just me through.

Plenty of people I admire and respect -- my good friend Ara Shrinian formerly of Tips and Tricks (he's the guy who first got me into music games) -- really love the music in the games were talking about. I kinda hate most of it. Sorry.

 

[TheChaos]

The Onion?

If there's great music buried somewhere in the your average bemani playlist I'd love to hear it. I've played my share of the games in arcades, at home, etc. And granted I haven't played through every song, but I can't imaging myself ever being compelled to.

When I first got turned onto music games (what about ten years ago?) when the first DDR and Guitar Freaks games started surfacing at import arcades I fell in love with the idea of them -- then rapidly fell out of love when the music was largely awful.

It wasn't until Guitar Hero (even Frequency and Amplitude are really, really hit and miss) until a game company got the licensing side of the music right.

That's just me through.

Plenty of people I admire and respect -- my good friend Ara Shrinian formerly of Tips and Tricks (he's the guy who first got me into music games) -- really love the music in the games were talking about. I kinda hate most of it. Sorry.

It's cool. I'm really into the IIDX series most of all, not really DDR or Guitar Freaks. It's got stuff like Nu-Style Gabba, Drum'n'Bass, Goa Trance, House, Trance, etc. People listen to "Butterfly" from Smile DK, and think that's all Bemani music is, so I get alittle annoyed.

It's cool that it's not your taste, I can dig. I misheard you and thought you meant it was objectively bad, which is flat out not true.