Damn, I got a ways to go for 6-6.
I'm trying to figure out the story for NB, never really played them in the past. I also never played BS but heard about the difficulty.
I remember when I first bought DJ Max Fever and couldn't do anything and had that feeling like "damn I just wasted money on a game I suck at:(" but I kept at it and gradually got better. It took a few weeks I think. Muscle memory will definitely take over after a bit but you'll be able to read the notes at quicker paces with more playtime.
But I definitely feel you on the game not having a practice mode especially since this one is less forgiving than previous entries. I've one played 2 other releases of the game but stuck mainly with 4B so this time around I tried 5B and it was kicking my ass at first(you'll see me asking for advice earlier in the thread) but out of nowhere it clicked yesterday. Just stick with it and keep trying, but play the really slow slow songs at first anything with 125 and less bpm should help.
You'll get better quickly, keep at playing 4B cause that'll help you too as that's what I did. I'm still trying to complete every 4B song. Also the notes get "easier" to hit if you spend up the song as it spaces them out but they come faster.
