DanceDanceRevolution WORLD (AC)

I hope Round1 updates their cabs soon, especially the Puente Hills Mall Round1, since I'm going there this Saturday! If they don't , It'll still be nice to say goodbye to A3, as well as the DDR A format. I liked the futuristic Dark Frutiger Aero style it had and it fitted both the gold and white cabs. Now it's going to look ugly with the gold cab...

I hope Round1 updates their cabs soon, especially the Puente Hills Mall Round1, since I'm going there this Saturday! If they don't , It'll still be nice to say goodbye to A3, as well as the DDR A format. I liked the futuristic Dark Frutiger Aero style it had and it fitted both the gold and white cabs. Now it's going to look ugly with the gold cab...

Watching DDR-KOJI's live stream and yeah I'll say the screenshots are accurate as to whats being shown in the game. Also while im glad for a new announcer, he sounds like the announcer from ddr disney grooves for the wii. Also i kinda dont like how he repeats old lines said from justin and wil-dog but i do like how he says lines from the ddr wii games.

NEW ANNOUNCERRRRR and he says all the same lines we've been hearing since X, but now with a different inflection, in case anyone was hoping for that.

Zeta challenge is an 18. Can't wait to see a full list of re-rates.

Did the say something about the BPM display? I'm watching DDR-KOJI's stream and the game now says PARANOiA's bpm is 170-184 instead of the good old 180

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honestly disappointed they got rid of dancer/BGs for a barely moving BG image, basically 100% confirming the mandatory shutdown of SD cabs is to force arcade places to either buy new cabs or have nothing
never thought they'd get a new announcer tho that's so slay

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It doesn't feel the same without the dancers or background movies. The fact that songs with videos are only in a small square on the bottom center is not helping.

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i'd like to say that if they exchanged dancers for new BG movies or at least a more dynamic (not distracting) generic BG i'd be ok, but feels like they don't wanna do actual presentable graphics for modern day gaming, and the fact that they're using the same images of EMI/RAGE everywhere in the game screams lazy lol
that said those are my only complaints because everything else is a welcome breath of fresh air

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New Announcer sounds like text to speech. Or like a advanced ai voice. No emotion. Very flat sounding. Which I don’t mind. Because I can pay more attention to songs now.

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The General gameplay background is blander then mash potatoes and salt.
Note being the default is a welcome addition for myself.
The grade you get, visually, is really nice but on that green backgroud is gonna get kinda overstimulating, i guess.
the menu-to-song transition is sweet.
I guess we at least get the unique bgm's for their respective songs just in a little cute box at the bottom.
The "Constant" option is a fine option indeed.
I hope to god we get other characters instead of just emi and rage

There's no more BG dancers??? And tiny background videos???? It looks fucking awful omg, like an extremely rough concept demo. This dark grey and seafoam green combo being on every single screen including the dance screen looks BAD. Aesthetic misfire completely.

I feel like the QOL updates are smalllll compared to the huge and unneeded removals/changes of other features that weren't causing any issues.

Edit: this is the one screen I think looks good. Reminds me of jubeat knit/ripples.

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the boss songs kinda feel underwhelming now without the special dance stages. I can't imagine Endymion without its red replicant stage.

Speaking of ENDYMION, its DSP chart has been bumped up to a 16.

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I know it dropped officially on the 12th, but it's cool a DDR game technically released on my birthday since it was still the 11th when it did where I live.

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It’s 2024, I think it’s more likely that it’s just a waste of resources to keep developing games in 4:3. The devs have to make the game UI work in 4:3 and 16:9. Considering how fast PS3 games started letterboxing in 480i on a CRT for this exact reason, it’s really a miracle SD cabs lasted this long.

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Zeta , Come To m1dy , BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER , HAPPY☆LUCKY☆YEAPPY and Rise as One were all re rated as an 18 on DDR World (at least on singles)

And if you're asking, yeah, Megalovania is still an 18

This game seems less of a game made by a major company and more of a game that a couple of college students came up as a project. College students that are first learning graphic design and coding. I mean this game doesn’t seem real to me. At least you shouldn’t have waited a few more years to keep developing the game like to 2026. It feels rushed and unfinished. I feel like they changed the game just for the sake of change. If it’s not broken then don’t fix it. I mean I am still gonna play it because I love DDR. But I guess we will have to adapt to it. Either adapt or stop playing because Konami sure doesn’t care. James Rolfe should review this game and say “WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?” -Angry Video Game Nerd.

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I like how they have more speed modification options and the new announcer, even though he sounds a lot like Sonic. Still better than what we had. I also noticed that BG videos that weren't previously displayed in the background, such as Anti-Matter and Go For The Top, are now displayed properly, albeit much smaller. Still gonna be a while to get used to everything.

Overall, I'd give it a 7 out of 10 from what I've seen so far. There's a lot of room for improvement but it seems like it has the best intentions and is on the right track. Still could be more aesthetically pleasing and some of the dialog from the announcer could be more natural.

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i do enjoy the addition of the hottest party lines.

Edit: I do have one question though. Are the screen filters forced? or can they be removed?. Because in all honesty, it kinda feels like ddr ii with the 3d bg forced off

https://x.com/ddr_573/status/1800719012978126935


ddr world has been post poned for cabs still on A3

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Ok, I looked at a few gameplay vids now...I'm sorry to say this: I enjoy the UI...Everything on the look, Style, Color, Fonts...I enjoy it! (Please don't chastise me...)//

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