rythm games

Do you enjoy rythm games? I recently got into DDR and I'm curious about the lesser known ones.(USER WAS WARNED FOR THIS POST, You should always elaborate on your opinions rather than just spilling the soykaf. What are other rhythm games have you tried ? We don't know because you didn't elaborate. I have played and enjoyed Stepmania and Taiko no Tatsujin. )

DDR is really fun to play and good for the cardio. I'm really pleased that the weeb club in my uni has several DDR pads. And the music is really nice, I play quite a lot of it. But in terms of rhythm games I'm more into beatmania, it's really fun but the controllers are a bit expensive. Otherwise, sound voltex is really, really fun, but the best thing is to find an arcade that has one nearby or to buy a controller and play either on a clone or on an official client (where you have to pay to play :/). If you like all things vocaloid, I can't help but recommend Project Diva! Otherwise, the classic games osu mania and etterna are always fun and don't require any equipment apart from a keyboard, but I assume you have one lmao.

Does Street Fighter and similar versus fighting games count as rhythmn games? Some combos require you to hit buttons at a particular sequence and timing...

>>8524 I'd say that what they both have in common is the memorisation of patterns (whether they're patterns for pulling off combos or simply for playing), but that's as far as it goes. In fighting games there's a much more tactical side. But in rhythm games it's ‘’stupidly‘’ memorising the patterns in your fingers and memorising the charts to make sure you're always on time, and keep your stamina up for the whole chart

>>8508 When I first got a Nintendo Switch, I got into Taiko no Tastujin because it was the only rhythm game I could find on the console. This was early in the console's lifespan so Project Diva and other more popular titles weren't there yet, or I would've likely opted for those. Beforehand, I've never even heard of the franchise (nor did I know what the hell a Taiko drum was), which is understandable because despite having a pretty long history as arcade games in Japan they didn't start localizing the franchise until recently (though some might've heard about it as a subset of Ous!) I realized later that playing a drum simulation game on a controller may ultimately not be the ideal experience, but I'd already gotten used to it and so stuck with it. I also homebrewed my switch so I could hack the game and play 1000+ additional songs, but around this time serendipitously also lost interest, maybe I should go back. Before that I also played typical popular titles like guitar hero, misc. Miku games and some ddr, but none cumulatively as much as taiko. >>8524 >require you to hit buttons at a particular sequence and timing... I believe this qualifies almost every game, with the exception of certain turn based games.

Surprised to see lots of DDR players on lainchan, which is great! I've played for two years, I can do 18s singles+doubles, and have been stuck on the last bar of Valkyrie Dimension 19 doubles. I've branched out recently to something like freestyle, I play 6-10 doubles but try to spin the whole time, play backwards, and other unconventional movements. Though I've been playing rhythm games for ages, I hate grinding for accuracy. I spent two months working on AAA on Bounce Trippy 14 doubles; I got it, proved I can get a AAA, but I don't like to because it's boring. Nonetheless, players can appreciate if you do something cool like play back-to-front, or no-bar a high level chart.

>>8511 You can actually pirate the arcade version of SDVX and other similar RGs and play it on a normal computer. No need to pay for the home version. I source these files from 1cc.

>>8529 >play backwards To improve at freestyle I decided to do a chart exclusively facing the other way. I think it was a doubles 7, I got ~630k. The only problem is... my NECK. It was so sore after one chart, I couldn't do it again though I wanted to. I guess I shouldn't keep it in one position, but it's hard to alternate head for some reason. Anyway, I whole-heartedly recommend this crazy spinning style of play to anybody who can clear at least 14s easy, drop to 6 and try it. Adds challenge to the 'easy charts' that you'd never touch otherwise. When you get into the groove with a sightread, it really elevates the DDR experience. I dunno if it looks stupid to other people, because you aren't 'dancing' but it's also very nonstandard. Don't care, having fun, but I honestly feel like the aesthetic of your DDR is underrated. Sure it's awesome when someone clears a 19, but not the same when they did it with micro foot movements with minimal energy expenditure.

I've been playing musynx lately. it's fun, very cute, I think the PC port is a little mechanically lacking. the Chinese vocaloid songs are worth it, though >>8526 it's not pure memorization, well thought out rhythm games tend to create and transgress patterns >>8529 the founder of lainchan loved DDR and Hatsune Miku

I have hundreds of hours in osu standard and play it every now and then for over a decade. I don't have the time to really improve anymore, but it's still fun to play some of the good songs. The PP meta is soykaf though, they should go in another direction with that, but well. It also works natively in Linux and you can DIY yourself a little keypad if you're into that.

>>8530 For the price that it costs to do this, for someone who actually cares about the experience, you are going to end up spending AT LEAST $700-$1500 USD on a decent at-home setup. If you have an arcade near you and aren't playing this game more than a few hours a day it's just worth it to give your local arcade some business. Also, I'm pretty sure you can find SDVX machines for around $3000-$5000 USD which sort of makes more sense if you are really into the game and are already willing to spend $1500 on a ghetto setup.

probably doesn't count but beat saber (inc. free open source versions); helps a lot with exercise

Never had the opportunity to practice DDR, and was considering buying VR headset for beatsaber alone, but in the end I got a switch 2 WHICH will apparently get a new entry in Rhythm Heaven/Paradise, which is my fav rhythm game licence (have a hundred hours on the 3DS one)

>>8508 >Do you enjoy rythm games? No. I hate them and often find them boring. The few rhythm games I've ever gotten hooked on are osu! (played until I got sick of it, it bores me nowadays), Muse Dash (similar to the previous one, and I lost the will to keep playing it when it deleted my save for the third time) and Audiosurf, which is the only thing I still enjoy every now and then, even after so many years.

I personally have enjoyed playing Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (the Switch version is okay but 3DS controls feel a lot better for me.), Musynx, Project Diva games. (Project Heartbeat is a good Diva alternative that offers Steam Workshop support for custom charts) If you wanna try some less "conventional" rhythm games, I'd recommend Rhythm Heaven or the Necrodancer series. Lastly, there's a game called Estella being made that I'm quite excited for. Release is still TBA but if it interests you, you could wishlist it! :)

>>8508 They're fun. And they all feel a little different, so it's fun to try different ones. I used to do a lot of DDR when I was in college, but gave that up when my pad finally shat itself. Then I went to Project DIVA and really enjoyed those although I prefer F and F 2nd to the newer ones. Recently I've been playing a lot of vivid/stasis. It's free on Steam. The story is interesting as a reflection of the times (definitely not to everyone's' taste though) and the song selection is great. I also think 4 buttons is a good number and it's a very solid 4 key game once you skip or are done with the story. Only downside is the devs are constantly breaking stuff whenever they add a feature. As in "completely bricking story progression" or "certain random songs now crash the game" levels of broken. But they usually clean it up in a few days and I think now that it's out of early access they won't be patching it as much. >>8728 I haven't tried Rift yet, but Crypt of the NecroDancer is extremely cool. I can't think of a better way to marry those two concepts.