Neon FM (AC) (International)

Wow! Those look really good actually.

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I guess now we know why Cranky's in Neon FM.

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Probably committing a sin by posting on a dead thread

But yeah they updated their UI recently, and there are foreground effects now. Like in this new song they added:

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Massive bump incoming, because the mobile versions of the game are now available to the public. On iOS and Android.

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Bumping this thread AGAIN because an iconic song that y'all know and love/hate from BEMANI is headed to Neon FM on June 2nd according to RemyWiki...
I'll give you a hint at what it is

O-oooooooooo AAAAE-A-A-I-A-U-
JO-oooooooooooo AAE-O-A-A-U-U-A-
E-eee-ee-eee AAAAE-A-E-I-E-A-
JO-ooo-oo-oo-oo EEEEO-A-AAA-AAAA-

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Brain Power is being added to Neon FM?

I've gotta try out this game now...

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well, certainly interesting. explains alot.

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And then still no one played this game the end

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Excuse me this game is amazing check your privilege

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genuinely thought this game vanished into the void forever, didn't know people played it

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Well, it got a mobile release just last month...
And Brain Power may help to revitalize it considering how iconic the song is.

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this is the end result of noma moving to canada

I would play the crap out of this if an arcade near me had one. I spoke with my arcade manager about it so we'll see.

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I really, really love that they're fully embracing Brain Power, going so far as making a special noteskin for it, and including the lyric video for it. XD

This is amazing...They're loving it more than Sound Voltex and MUSECA ever did ;v;

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Okay, now this game has my attention.

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Update: Just downloaded the iOS version. It's free, but you need to pay for tokens (you can get them for free too, though). Also, Brain Power doesn't seem to be available yet from what I can tell. I'm going to write up a review once I've played it through a bit.

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Another update: Okay, I think the arcade version gets the songs earlier. Either way, I think my game told me that Brain Power comes out on iOS on the 6th.

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Okay, I think I've got enough data for a review:

So the game is free, but you need in-game coins to play songs. Silver coins are earned daily (I think? Appending this statement if I'm proven wrong) through leveling up (apparently through playing the arcade version as well, but I don't know where to find that), and gold e-coins need to be purchased. You can get them for free through offers and videos, though. (Totally not grinding them while writing this review) It feels a bit annoying, but they don't do it in too bad of a way. A few songs are available to play for free (Judging from the way it looks, these songs change each day According to the site, songs change every week), so you can still get some playtime in and save on tokens, but if you want to play a song whenever, you can purchase it for 20 e-coins. (Song packs are also available at discounted prices) This is probably one of the better free-to-play models I've ever seen. Also, I should note that while you use one silver or e-token to play songs (Defaulting to silver if you have any), new songs require an e-token to play. You can still purchase them 20 e-tokens.

Gameplay is simple. You can choose to play either with a touchpad array similar to the arcade version, or you can simply touch the sensors, a la that old Tap Tap Revenge game for iPhone. Timing is pretty strict, but I adapted to it relatively quickly. Most of the time, I only had 3 sensors to press- I'm guessing only on the absolute hardest difficulties are 5 buttons required? What's cool is that not only do you have online multiplayer, it seems you can play with other arcade players? I'm labeled as an iOS player, I don't know if Android players have their own tag, but if they do, I've definitely played someone from the arcade.

Music is pretty good. Mostly hardcore electronica. What's cool is that the game allows you to check out the songs wherever they're available, whether they're on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, etc. It doesn't really stand out to me as much as Beatmania IIDX, but I guess that's just IIDX. Also, there are songs you can unlock. You can unlock them all using e-tokens, but they'll still require you to pay per play, not to mention that it takes away from the fun.

Song organization leaves a bit to be desired. There's no collapsable folders or anything, and you can't look up which songs are free to play or new unless you scroll through everything.

All in all, I actually highly recommend this game. It's pretty fun, pretty good music, and your account is the same one you use for the arcade version.

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Friendly reminder that Brain Power is available on mobile.

Just tried this game..
And man is it harder than i thought it would be..
The timing is so damn strict

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More than timing is the (off)sync... really guys??
What is the timing of this game!!!? WTF!!? I can figure out with that type of setting!! Somebody a advice!!?

UPDATE: Get it... it took me 2 hours xD

Lol turn on the automatic offset in the options menu

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The song description for Brain Power is a hoot!
It's a shame neither SDVX nor MUSECA loved the song as much as Neon FM is...
I'm glad Brain Power is doing well in its new home

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