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VOEZ |OT| 116 Songs. 6 High Schoolers. 1st Rhythm Game on Switch. This is the VOEZ!
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UltraChingon
Member
A work of art 
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
The low battery drain on this game is fantastic, lost only 7% from an hour of straight playing
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I gave this a try last night. I have played the iOS version a bit, so I knew what I was getting into.
I love how everything is unlocked up front - dive in and play whatever song you want. But one thing I don't love is how incredibly lenient the game is on grading. I wish it was more punishing in that regard. I nearly FC'd a 14 or 15 on the max difficulty. I should have missed a LOT more than I did.
I love how everything is unlocked up front - dive in and play whatever song you want. But one thing I don't love is how incredibly lenient the game is on grading. I wish it was more punishing in that regard. I nearly FC'd a 14 or 15 on the max difficulty. I should have missed a LOT more than I did.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
For this game a FC is the starter goal, if you do the diary stuff most of them start to require you to A or greater songs very early on. Which is typically 3 or less misses and minimal okays
The real goal is doing a full perfect on a song. The game is lenient as far as other games go though on a basic level hell you cant even lose a song technically.
In DDR terms
Ok = Good
Perfect = Great
Max Perfect = Perfect
The blue ok's still let you keep the combo going but at that point you no longer qualify for a perfect or greater clear
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Unlocking icons in the switch version was used to buy songs in ios
No clue xD
Don't think so
Yup it has a story keep doing the diary challenges
You can FC a song in this game and still have a terrible score. Reason being the timing is very lenient to get an "Ok". If you want a good rank however, you really gotta read and hit the notes in a pretty tight window to get the A/S ranks.
Hispanicguy
Member
Keys are only for unlocking icons, yes.
I don't think it's an "A" but instead an "R"...and the last few icons have "SR". I'm assuming this means Rare and Super Rare? But I noticed you get at least 1 new icon every time you use a key so nothing is really rare.
No way to favorite a song.
In terms of story, once you complete more challenges, you'll get more info. For example, one of them shows a conversation via text between 2 characters. I honestly haven't kept up with it. It's an afterthought IMO.
I need to get back into this game but now with Isaac here, it's hard to play anything else.
This game is pretty fun. Really makes me want a new Ouendan aka the best handheld game ever made.
I had no idea how to control it at the beginning, though lol. Started out in proper handheld mode with using one finger, then one hand, then I started asking why they were trying to murder our fingers, then I went double thumb mode, then finall saw the image in the OP and started playing it piano style. What a trip
I had no idea how to control it at the beginning, though lol. Started out in proper handheld mode with using one finger, then one hand, then I started asking why they were trying to murder our fingers, then I went double thumb mode, then finall saw the image in the OP and started playing it piano style. What a trip
Did anyone get a full combo for Yaoyue on easy (5x if it matters for this stuff, it may)? I can't seem to touch the 2 notes in the middle of the screen at around a 40 combo.
I don't think I'm missing anything...
edit: i get a 43 combo and then it breaks between the 2 notes so it's probably failing the input for the first note.
I don't think I'm missing anything...
edit: i get a 43 combo and then it breaks between the 2 notes so it's probably failing the input for the first note.
Oh man just bought this game really liking the songs. Seems like Time Phase Pt.1 might be a GAF favorite, with good reason too amazing song, tried to look for pt.2 right after i finsihed the song lol.
I do hope they continue to support this on the Switch and update with leader boards. Not sure what else they could add other then more songs. Oh would appreciate a random song button and to sort by genre. If i remember correctly the Iphone version had it separated by genre no? Either way Great game hope more rhythm games show up for the switch.
I do hope they continue to support this on the Switch and update with leader boards. Not sure what else they could add other then more songs. Oh would appreciate a random song button and to sort by genre. If i remember correctly the Iphone version had it separated by genre no? Either way Great game hope more rhythm games show up for the switch.
Remembrance
Member
If you liked Time Phase, check out a few songs from Rayark's previous rhythm games.
In Cytus, try Recollections and Zauberkugel. In Deemo, try AciculignosA and Re: the Full Moon World (which is by the same artist!) from RAC Collection #1.
Picked the game up at launch and finally had time to play enough of it to write a review (you can read it here if youre interested).
I also recorded a short off-screen gameplay video: https://streamable.com/h5ddi
All in all: I havent played a rhythm game since Taiko on the Wii (the first one I think) and had a blast with VOEZ. Im an Anime fan and the style is to my liking. I can really recommend this game even if the price might seem high to some people; it really isnt.
I also recorded a short off-screen gameplay video: https://streamable.com/h5ddi
All in all: I havent played a rhythm game since Taiko on the Wii (the first one I think) and had a blast with VOEZ. Im an Anime fan and the style is to my liking. I can really recommend this game even if the price might seem high to some people; it really isnt.
I really like this, however i wish that i could sort songs by genre since this game has barely any tracks i like and searching for genres that overlap with my tastes would help a great deal of finding those songs. It's also pretty annoying to unlock parts of the story because many of the songs are absolutely slog to play through on easy, like in pretty much all rhythm games, i stopped completing those at a point where i needed to get A on 15 songs on easy..
Adding favorites would be great too.
Adding favorites would be great too.
I'm really frustrated by this game right now. On Sky High easy a note appears only the moment you miss it making it impossible to get a combo (unless I memorize the timing of that probably?). It's the second song I have to skip and this is not how I play rhythm games.
I'm having fun with the song that works though.
edit: Got the fc somehow.
I'm having fun with the song that works though.
edit: Got the fc somehow.
Waluigilicious
Member
Wow. I did like the game at first but something felt a bit... I don't want to say cheap, but let's say it didn't feel as satisfying as the big guns like Theatrhyhm, Project Diva, Taiko etc but hey I was enjoying it.
Then I discovered that little speaker button on the screen just before you start the song.. And maybe it's just me but it felt like the quality of the game rose by 1000%!
What it does is play a sound every time I hit a note. Not only does this feedback for some reason for me makes the game feel like it's much higher quality, but it also feels more accurate. Usually when you get OK it's hard to tell because of how fast everything is happening, and it just felt like the game was letting me off even if I was off. Now that I can hear when I press the note, I can easily tell if I was off.
Then I discovered that little speaker button on the screen just before you start the song.. And maybe it's just me but it felt like the quality of the game rose by 1000%!
What it does is play a sound every time I hit a note. Not only does this feedback for some reason for me makes the game feel like it's much higher quality, but it also feels more accurate. Usually when you get OK it's hard to tell because of how fast everything is happening, and it just felt like the game was letting me off even if I was off. Now that I can hear when I press the note, I can easily tell if I was off.
There's a whole paragraph on that feature in the OP.
Garrett Hawke
Member
There is no need to be upset. People will discover these things on their own
Waluigilicious
Member
I didn't read the OP in detail because I had already watched a trailer and was sold on the game. The sound should be on by default!
I wonder how many people played the f2p version then dismissed it because of the no hit sounds. For me it shot up from Piano Tiles quality to a top quality rhythm game.
zenspider
Member
Wow. The lack of feedback is why I dropped it. Just tried it and it feels so much better and I get the rythym now. Thanks!
Also, lamenting the death of manuals.
Waluigilicious
Member
I don't know how they make such a great game but can't think to turn it on by default. I'm sure some people do prefer it off and others don't care, but it's one of those cases where the people that do want it on REALLY want it on lol. It makes all the difference in the world.
Not sure why you'd turn keynotes off by default, having feedback in a rhythm game is very vital to help ensure the player's sense of rhythm is correct or too early/late.
If you turn it on, will the game remember the next time it gets booted, or do you have to turn it on each time you turn the game on?
If you turn it on, will the game remember the next time it gets booted, or do you have to turn it on each time you turn the game on?
Waluigilicious
Member
It remembers.
Pressing te middle column randomly I somehow got past that (like 1 every 25 tries if someone has to replicate this) point.
I now have fc'd every easy song. I will now start the Hard ones. RIP me.
Remembrance
Member
The irony is that this does actually exist in the mobile version, because your favorites are obviously the songs you decide to buy and those are grouped together the "unlocked" section.
the_korben
Member
The problem is the synaesthesia. Sometimes the tracks mimic the real instruments. When you play without audio feedback, these parts are much much more immersive and just feel better. At other times, the game switches between instruments or doesn't follow them closely, so during those parts it feels better WITH audio feedback. Can't really decide which way to go. That's my only gripe with the game so far ...
Dreamwriter
Member
For me the game is much better with the keynotes off, because they sound kind-of jarring with the music. If I could set their volume to be really quiet that might work (I did that with Final Fantasy Theatrythm). Without the sounds, the visuals are good enough to get a sense of how good my timing is, just gotta watch for the rainbow diamonds.
Deft Beck
Member
I play with everything attached. Makes it much more stable.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I use just the Switch screen and hold it in my thighs. Someone else here suggested it and it works best for me, I think.
If you have a Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/CIRCLE_Ent/status/851704744758267905
I guess you could spread the word for people that don't have the game.
Oh wait, the prize isn't the game.
https://twitter.com/CIRCLE_Ent/status/851704744758267905
Oh wait, the prize isn't the game.
It looks like they are specifying European eShop cards so you'd probably have to make a second account or switch the region of your Nintendo account to a non-UK European country temporarily to buy Voez using the eShop card.