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Finally got around to buying this, after totally forgetting it came out.
It's overwhelming in the best way possible. I played the hell out of DJMax Portable 1 and 2, but never played any of the games that came out after that. Even without buying any of the DLC, there's just sooooo much music here, and I forgot how good it is. Where IIDX insists on jpop nonsense, DJMax gives me funk. How did I forget how good the songs are? And coming back to these tunes after not playing the games for more than a decade, it's also a hell of a nostalgia trip.
I'm really impressed with the presentation, too. The game looks super slick, and the sound quality is fantastic, even on the old songs. I love it.
Would be cool if Konami wised up and tried a similar approach with Beatmania, but after Infinitas' stupid model... who knows if that'll ever happen?
It's overwhelming in the best way possible. I played the hell out of DJMax Portable 1 and 2, but never played any of the games that came out after that. Even without buying any of the DLC, there's just sooooo much music here, and I forgot how good it is. Where IIDX insists on jpop nonsense, DJMax gives me funk. How did I forget how good the songs are? And coming back to these tunes after not playing the games for more than a decade, it's also a hell of a nostalgia trip.
I'm really impressed with the presentation, too. The game looks super slick, and the sound quality is fantastic, even on the old songs. I love it.
Would be cool if Konami wised up and tried a similar approach with Beatmania, but after Infinitas' stupid model... who knows if that'll ever happen?
One of us, one of us...
I legit can't think of anything objectively bad about the game. Not a single thing. The presentation is clean and clear; there's an enormous amount of gameplay, with various different modes to play; a steady stream of DLC. I'd love to hear the thoughts of someone who loves bemani games who's never played Respect before because I'm genuinely curious as to if they have a single issue with it. It's an easy 10/10 for me.
Only real issues I can think with the game were some glitches in earlier versions that broke peoples game saves/records. When your trying to get the bit combo trophy, having your progress wiped kinda sucks. Thankfully that never happened to me.
Only thing I wish for is a slightly more easier difficulty curve on the mission mode. You have some missions with the chaos? modifier that coats the bottom bit of the screen in a purple fog which makes it impossible for me to hit notes in time to the game, then there's the pixelation mode that basically renders some missions unplayable to me due to the screen becoming a blurry mess that's impossible to pick out notes. But I guess that's for the hardcore fans, no way am I ever clearing 90% of the missions, I may get lucky eventually and hit 60 missions cleared but I doubt I'll ever get any of the DLC mission trophies!
That said, I don't really care about that too much. I play in freeplay 99% of the time, just playing for fun or new highscores, its supremely fun and never gets boring. I still think its my favourite game of last year, even with stuff like BOTW, Persona 5 etc. released last year. Its still the one game I'm putting serious time into a year later.
Only thing I wish for is a slightly more easier difficulty curve on the mission mode. You have some missions with the chaos? modifier that coats the bottom bit of the screen in a purple fog which makes it impossible for me to hit notes in time to the game, then there's the pixelation mode that basically renders some missions unplayable to me due to the screen becoming a blurry mess that's impossible to pick out notes. But I guess that's for the hardcore fans, no way am I ever clearing 90% of the missions, I may get lucky eventually and hit 60 missions cleared but I doubt I'll ever get any of the DLC mission trophies!
That said, I don't really care about that too much. I play in freeplay 99% of the time, just playing for fun or new highscores, its supremely fun and never gets boring. I still think its my favourite game of last year, even with stuff like BOTW, Persona 5 etc. released last year. Its still the one game I'm putting serious time into a year later.
I can think of one - it's locked to a single platform.
(Also, and I understand this is only me, I'd love for it to have a pop'n music skin)
I mean sure there's a few little niggles here and there but the majority of stuff I can think of is QOL improvements, and I'm not about to mark a game down just because of the system it's on/not on
But for sure the difficulty curve on some of the missions is a bit wack.
But for sure the difficulty curve on some of the missions is a bit wack.
Some more thoughts:
- Kinda a shame that they removed the old video for Dreadnaught. New one is cool, but there was definitely some charm to the original one that mocked George W. Bush.
- I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I can crush 4B mode without any practice. That muscle memory never went away. 6B is taking a little bit to fully wrap my head around again, but that's where the real fun is at.
- Do people like 8B mode? I never cared for it when I played Portable 1 and 2... the note charts were just less fun and felt like they were trying to find a way to incorporate the shoulder buttons without it being obnoxious... without much luck. I cleared Stalker in Portable 2 on 8B and figured that was enough of that. Haven't tried 8B here, but dunno if it's worth bothering with.
- Kinda a shame that they removed the old video for Dreadnaught. New one is cool, but there was definitely some charm to the original one that mocked George W. Bush.
- I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I can crush 4B mode without any practice. That muscle memory never went away. 6B is taking a little bit to fully wrap my head around again, but that's where the real fun is at.
- Do people like 8B mode? I never cared for it when I played Portable 1 and 2... the note charts were just less fun and felt like they were trying to find a way to incorporate the shoulder buttons without it being obnoxious... without much luck. I cleared Stalker in Portable 2 on 8B and figured that was enough of that. Haven't tried 8B here, but dunno if it's worth bothering with.
I'm baffled with how it took them so long to do a new video for Dreadnought. They actually removed the entire song from DJ Max Portable International Edition (replaced with River Flow) and I dunno if you realise but it didn't actually ship with Respect, it was patched in a few months back.
8B is actually my favourite mode, genuinely!
8B is actually my favourite mode, genuinely!
Yeah, I wasn't sure if they'd just cut the song altogether for Respect, rather than replace the video. I had the International version of DJ Max Portable first, and was suuuuuper annoyed when I found out they cut that song and gave us River Flow instead. That, and they bleeped out words in some songs. Just a bunch of weird decisions overall.
So I finally figured out how to get that "Watched a TECHNIKA 2 advertisement in Collection" trophy
.......you have to beat the Signature Collection mission, the last of the Star Mixing set of missions.
and is considered on par one of the hardest missions in the game, possibly alongside unlocking the Link Disc missions.
Guess I'm not doing that.
.......you have to beat the Signature Collection mission, the last of the Star Mixing set of missions.
and is considered on par one of the hardest missions in the game, possibly alongside unlocking the Link Disc missions.
Guess I'm not doing that.
My only complaint is the combo ticker UI looks kind of cheap and clashes with the UI, and I don't like the analog stick notes.
lol. That sounds insane. I;m definitely not getting that one either. I still haven't picked up the DLC yet, I really gotta get back and get the easy gold trophy on the last DLC first (100 max combos)
Signature Collection is nowhere near one of the hardest missions in the game. It's tough, sure, but if you can get past End of Mythology 8B MX with a decent judgement then the rest of the mission is pretty plain sailing. It's just that initial hurdle
Maaaaan this game is good. Been a while since I've played a music game till I was too tired to play anymore. Also, kinda nice to have a music game like this that's designed for modern displays. While I did get good, playing IIDX in 480i on HDTVs from the late 2000s wasn't exactly ideal.
Bought the Technika 1 pack. Is pretty cool. I don't think there's an end in sight for me playing this. Send help.
Bought the Technika 1 pack. Is pretty cool. I don't think there's an end in sight for me playing this. Send help.
Yeah, this is the perfect music game in my opnion, I can't find any negative aspects about it. I grew up playing another Korean dancing game called Pump it Up! Some backgound animations of songs from Portable 1 and 2 kinda remind me the Pump it Up days. DJMax Respect for me is a fusion between Pump it Up and Guitar Hero. Love this game so much! This game need more exposure!
IIRC I think some of the DJMAX visual artists worked on some of those games...I vaguely remember coming across one or two familiar names in the Pump it Up games on PSP (they paled in comparison but I had to have every music game released for the machine)
There is no help, if you got on the DLC already you're hooked.
The Tecnhika 1 pack is probably the strongest overall - I'd follow it up with Black Square.
New patch is out:
1) The phenomenon that sound source outputs abnormally when 2 players play the song, "in my dream" - Fixed
2) The problem that sound source of "Rage Of Demon" 5B MX outputs abnormally - Fixed
3) The phenomenon judgment line at the bottom is faded away early in TECHNIKA2 TB mission - Fixed
4) RATE calculation formula - Modified
5) D2 Gear image - Modified
6) Sort formula of DLC possession list on Online Mode - Fixed
7) BLACK SQUARE UI SKIN - ARCADE submenu Voice - Added
8) Mission, "JUST 1%" – Down level of difficulty
9) Displayed level of difficulty for some of the songs has been fixed.
- what am I fighting for 6B MX (11 → 12)
1) The phenomenon that sound source outputs abnormally when 2 players play the song, "in my dream" - Fixed
2) The problem that sound source of "Rage Of Demon" 5B MX outputs abnormally - Fixed
3) The phenomenon judgment line at the bottom is faded away early in TECHNIKA2 TB mission - Fixed
4) RATE calculation formula - Modified
5) D2 Gear image - Modified
6) Sort formula of DLC possession list on Online Mode - Fixed
7) BLACK SQUARE UI SKIN - ARCADE submenu Voice - Added
8) Mission, "JUST 1%" – Down level of difficulty
9) Displayed level of difficulty for some of the songs has been fixed.
- what am I fighting for 6B MX (11 → 12)
Vaguely DJMAX-related...
Has anybody picked up Tapsonic Bold? Released on early access on Steam today. I've read mixed reviews so far but I doubt I'm going to be able to resist...
Has anybody picked up Tapsonic Bold? Released on early access on Steam today. I've read mixed reviews so far but I doubt I'm going to be able to resist...
I ended up getting Clazziquai next. I looooovvveee it. Definitely some of the easier songs on the roster, but the music is great. Which is interesting, because I remember thinking it was just gonna be some kpop junk back when that and Black Square were announced in 2007.
Which DLC should I get next, if I'm more into the funk stuff than the techno stuff?
Pump is still going, believe it or not. The next version is supposed to debut at IAAPA next month.
Statement: Your Own Miracle - Disco House Mix is the best song in the game. Not that I've played every song yet, but I'm pretty sure that's it. Actually, I think it's the best song in any music game. It's real good.
Cool to finally be playing the songs from Trilogy. I really wanted to buy Trilogy back when it came out, but didn't, because they had that stupid USB dongle that you had to keep plugged in, as their DRM scheme. Wasn't a fan of that. Guess it all worked out in the end, though.
Cool to finally be playing the songs from Trilogy. I really wanted to buy Trilogy back when it came out, but didn't, because they had that stupid USB dongle that you had to keep plugged in, as their DRM scheme. Wasn't a fan of that. Guess it all worked out in the end, though.
Not that I care that much about getting a buncha perfect plays under my belt, but shit like this stings.
The temptation was gonna be too strong considering how well the dlc is priced anyway.
Loaded this game back up and god damn, I am actually overwhelmed by how much content it has lmao. Due to how high the presentation values in this game are, I can't see this game ever feeling old. The only thing I wish they would add is the option for game specific combo counters, I think that would make everyone happy. Maybe we could signal boost this idea? I'd love to be able to switch between different games counters, Fever was probably my favorite.
Also, I forgot first kiss cuts to the video in the background on the easiest difficulty. Really cool thing to do
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There were no exclusive songs on the re-releases, they were plucked from DJMAX Online (and IIRC it's just River Flow and Let Go), which I presume is another pack we will get at some point as there are around 100 songs not yet in Respect between the JP and KR versions (though the latter especially contained a lot of licensed stuff which there's a near 0% chance of coming over).
I have my fingers crossed for something next year as it's the game's 15 year anniversary...but I'm not getting my hopes up. We should get the Online songs that were in all the Portable games at least, even if the likes of Yellowberry, Dancing Planet, Phoenix Virus and Angelic Tears are lost forever.
We're getting those in dribs and drabs with the various additional songs released with the DLC packs but I guess they could do a DLC pack dedicated to new stuff
Well, I'm somehow up to 15 songs max combo'ed at 10* or higher. All 4B songs (as that's what I'm most comfortable). Makes me wonder if I'll ever get to 30, I feel like I am improving (albeit super slowly at this difficulty) and I've still not grabbed the latest DLC yet. This is definitely the most fun game to keep coming back to, each time I play it I get that tiny bit better!
Ok, I caved. Got the Technika 2 DLC. Wow, mission mode on this feels really nice. 6 cleared already, which is sadly a record for me. The second set of missions are really fun/fresh compared to the last few. Can't clear the fourth (getting 285K on the song, so damn close but I break apart at the end...)
Got quite a few songs I remember from the Vita game as well on it, some of my favourites. As usual, money well spent. Only need to clear 3 more missions to have that blasted base game 50 mission trophy.
Got quite a few songs I remember from the Vita game as well on it, some of my favourites. As usual, money well spent. Only need to clear 3 more missions to have that blasted base game 50 mission trophy.
Alright, so I guess it can be done. Funny how it happens when you're not really trying at all. Like, I was just half asleep playing the song, and was kinda shocked when it told me it was a perfect play.
What collabs? Tweet wont load for me
Nvm, found it. Good collabs. Deemo is gonna be nice since piano tracks are always good. Love the collabs since its like little bute size pieces between the main ones. Good to see that a lot more dlc is on the way
I wonder what the Groove Coaster songs will be. I doubt it'll be any that I'm familiar with/want the most (it's not gonna be the Densha de Go Go Go remix), but cool to see not only are we still getting DLC, but even more collab stuff.
Actually, now that I think about it, I can't wait to see what the Groove Coaster UI & gear is gonna look like.
Actually, now that I think about it, I can't wait to see what the Groove Coaster UI & gear is gonna look like.
I'm really curious what the ESTiMATE pack is. ESTi is amazing. (That image is clearly from Oblivion)
Also, I hope the Groove Coaster pack is good, the game has some amazing songs. (The Steam tracklist does not do it justice, at ALL.)
Also, I hope the Groove Coaster pack is good, the game has some amazing songs. (The Steam tracklist does not do it justice, at ALL.)
They've been adding to it peacemeal, you mean to say there are better stuff not yet released?
Looking forward to ESTi pack, 박 진배 is an amazing composer.
I just bought the rest of the DLC I was missing. I'm trying to find the Frontline songs. Do they not have their own category? Are they mixed in with another set?
Gotcha - thanks!
I've been playing a bit more after my trip to Japan. Playing IIDX got me back in the mood for some button smashing fun. I just fucking hate 8B. I am so bad at reading it. I mix up the L1/R1 with other buttons all the damn time. I just gotta keep playing to wire my brain I guess!
I played Groove Coaster in Japan, the game has an absolutely stellar songlist. The launch version had almost none of the good stuff.
I'd imagine another year at least? I think there are still 3 main packs (not the collab ones) still to come. As long as more content comes I'll keep buying it. I love it, spent loads of time playing the game and chipping away at the harder songs and getting better over the last year and a bit. Definitely getting my moneys worth from it.
We have Portable 3 and Technika 3 packs confirmed to come
We also hopefully have Online and Ray/Technika Tune/Technika Q packs to come
Smaller packs: Brown Dust/Estimate/Deemo/Groove Coaster
We've got awhile on this ride yet guys.
In other news, rhythm games are hard when you've consumed alcohol
We also hopefully have Online and Ray/Technika Tune/Technika Q packs to come
Smaller packs: Brown Dust/Estimate/Deemo/Groove Coaster
We've got awhile on this ride yet guys.
In other news, rhythm games are hard when you've consumed alcohol
Hi,
I updated my DJMax Respect complete chart. I use it to have a quick overview of all songs, diffs, patterns etc.
With excel or the like you can, for example, easily mark all 10* charts with a few clicks. The blank cells are for score or rank entries as you like ... if somebody is interested (already posted this on reddit), feel free to download it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBFZIqYOMjfbf6WympbXoEmnhnsuf46BxlKHzWgbfsE
If something is missing or wrong, let me know.
bye
Alkuk
I updated my DJMax Respect complete chart. I use it to have a quick overview of all songs, diffs, patterns etc.
With excel or the like you can, for example, easily mark all 10* charts with a few clicks. The blank cells are for score or rank entries as you like ... if somebody is interested (already posted this on reddit), feel free to download it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBFZIqYOMjfbf6WympbXoEmnhnsuf46BxlKHzWgbfsE
If something is missing or wrong, let me know.
bye
Alkuk
So, Sunday I bought a HyperX Cloud 2 headset, which motivated me to play Respect after almost a year of not touching it.
And goddamn, don't know why I dropped in the first place (well, it was because my headphones stopped working you get the idea)
The best thing was playing the live mix of ask to the wind, I was shocked with the special intro, and found very touching the final screen of the video saying "respect your memories" This game must be one of the best tributes that I had ever seen in the medium.
My only grip is that I bought the game on the HK store, and I really want to buy the DLC, but I want to it in my NA account
And goddamn, don't know why I dropped in the first place (well, it was because my headphones stopped working you get the idea)
The best thing was playing the live mix of ask to the wind, I was shocked with the special intro, and found very touching the final screen of the video saying "respect your memories" This game must be one of the best tributes that I had ever seen in the medium.
My only grip is that I bought the game on the HK store, and I really want to buy the DLC, but I want to it in my NA account