beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL (AC) (Japan)

so this update would be in effect for round 1's IIDX spada cabinets as well? they're on official e-amuse iirc

Yep.

Screenshots!

SO PRETTY! <3

it's all the same

only the names will change


not sure what to think of it; will have to wait for some actual gameplay of it to make a full input on it

Looks great, though the day phase looks an awfully lot like tricoro.

But that's not a bad thing. Tricoro was amazing. I love the theme so far, both light and dark. Up until this point, IIDX focused on one main theme overall, and this is a first to feature 2 interchanging ones, a first.

That dark theme is absolute sex. Also, loving that little glow on the keys during gameplay.

So I recorded the preview of chrono diver -fragment- from this week's livestream. Nine seconds of hype?
EDIT: updated with CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- preview

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Do the lanes feel a tad thinner for the blue keys or is it just the screenshot/maybe I just never noticed/never played on a good monitor.

Not a fan of the day theme. Feels incomplete from the screen shot.
The night theme though, yes please.

Aren't they usually thinner?

Yeah, I'm not loving the day theme either. But that night theme... <3

CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- sounds like SOUND OF GIALLARHORN and JEWELLERY STORM had a baby.

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Night theme reminds me of Empress. That can only be a good thing.

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The frame around the video (especially the BPM counter) is giving me an X2 CS vibe. I loved that them so much... this game is gon be gud.

APPEND: From Konami's site:


Don't know what exactly the "image posting function" is (never played official AC cabinets) but I'm assuming this matters to IIDX fans who do use the official e-Amuse network.


I believe that means that the updates is scheduled to be introduced at 7:00 Japan time, but the time will vary between different arcades' opening times.

I think it's something like this (random pic on Twitter):

Press 1 on the result screen then press a button on the eAmuse app to generate a pic. More here.

That's pretty cool actually, seems better than taking a pic of the screen to record a score. eAmusement is a lifesaver.

So, as expected, we got to see Totto (and Fukase) play Pendual on the live today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krk0-2EO3bQ
It's around 1:10:00 if I remember correctly
I don't remember if this was said before, but the 2 themes are [present] (the light one) and [future] (the purple/dark one)
The theme song is done by Nekomata Master for the present, and the future by LED (couldn't hear the future theme because of a bug sadly, though it looks gorgeous...it moves a lot in the background!). It reminds a lot of Tricoro actually, be it the similar nekomata song, or the female voice announcer (though this voice is actually Nekomata himself with a pitch change. Spada was done by Akhu...er, I mean Project B-)
Also, 2 songs can be heard, with an exclusive...
...yes..."those" brothers are coming back...they are even 3 now
FANTASTIC THREE - ジャカルタファンクブラザーズ
Watch them play an epic football match against Des-row and his croonies ^^

Haven't gotten a chance to listen to the songs yet (watched the stream in class) but I'm listening to them when I get home. Can't wait for the release date! Only a week away.

I need to see the interface in motion to work out whether or not I like the 'two themes at once' thing. The date/time display at the top of the first screen looks pretty weird.

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After they played a song on the day theme, I couldn't help but notice the closing doors said "PRESENT". Does that have to do with the time theme or does it mean something else?