DanceDanceRevolution A (AC)

DDR X Sound Voltex III XDXDXDDDDDD


PLOP!!!!!!!

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i fucking love the new layout, it's something fresh and new and slightly convoluted and all that is good to me
not too keen on the new scoring system, as i prefer my score divisions to be evenly distributed, but then again, those A+ and A- and the like are pure speculation. maybe AA is the only one that's getting the change and everything else will be as is or slightly modified? i dunno. it's alright, i guess.
but that layout though.

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Well I love how they got rid of the cover flow-like interface. But I can't stop thinking that the UI is suited more as a touchscreen (it kinda reminds me of jubeat). Anyway. I'm wondering if they'll stick with the background characters again dancing in a stage or they'll get back to the animation videos.
Also the announcers, I hope they'll get rid of them soon.

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I think that use characters, but these and some options req. e-Amusement account.
Area Browser now req. e-Amusement account.

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BG dancer( fan)s are like cockroaches that won't die. Historically, anyway. Selectable characters get axed in DDR MAX but for whatever reason came back years later. To be fair, they were in the BG videos, but anyway...

With all the Rinon promotion in the last event, it'd be weird to get rid of them now. Unless Rinon becomes the mascot or something and everyone else vanishes. But they used Baby-lon for some of the crossover stuff, and Afro/Emi to a lesser extent, I think, some while ago.

As with everything else, it's all speculation until pics come out.

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Had a feeling there would be more ways to get an A in DDR A.
I do enjoy the look of the new multi-tier cover flow going on here, if only I understood how it worked...
Hopefully 8 on the Break gets this machine, I'm not too far from it.

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I think all the character stuff will remain in this game (c'mon U1, prove me i am wrong!). I would like to see the return of the BG videos, or at least all the BGA in fullscreen, with the DDR characters being used in other ways (just like IIDX, in some videos or as a main character in a DDR event -like Yuniver's Hills or the Replicant stuff-).

but neither of those ever left
bg videos stay in the background of certain stages, some songs have a bg video playing instead of a dancing character
like

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If the characters do return, I'd like to see new outfits for them. Their outfits have been the exact same since X2.

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According to what is visible in the screenshots, now you can select the song by using all buttons (up, down, left, right). My guess is that they'll get back to the roulette system (kind of), but they'll still use jackets instead of banners from what we know. What I want to know is what the 9 key does (it is highlighted there but I can't read japanese). What I found weird is that the sort menu is apparently between the 1stMIX and A folders (unless you can get that menu by using a command, instead of being always among the folders).

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Since DDR X2, some songs have video on stage.
Other songs with video on stage are:
* MAX 300 (DDRMAX folder)
* Dance Dance Revolution (X-Special) (DDR X folder)
* RDA folder
* EGOISM 440 and Over the "Period" (RDI folder)
* MAX.(period) (RDI folder)

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Me too. I'd love to see a new Konsento to be honest.

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And a new Zukin as well. I miss that pairing! I've said the same thing as well about the character outfits being used for 6 years already. I think it's time we see something new. Also. I'm eager to see what the gameplay interface looks like, now that we already have seen the "Select Music" screen.

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Probably because he works at bemanistyle and they have suddenly gotten really close with Konami and there may be a chance that he knows more about us than everyone else?

I mean that's my theory anyways, bemanistyle has suddenly become a hot target with Konami, so it wouldn't surprise me to hear that some of their staff gets to know information about the upcoming release before the public does.

About the UI Interface change:

Honestly, doesn't look too appealing to me, yet that's what we all said when we first saw the first preview of DDR PS3 (the one that looked like the pre X2 AC beta footage) and look at how much we loved the song jacket select screen. It'll probably grow on me but seeing that looks too...odd. Like I'm navigating through a SDVX Song Select menu rather than a DDR style menu.

About the Scoring System change:

Not a bad thing, in fact, the way the game is mainly tailored to the 'casual' audeince gives this game a much better chance for the casual market (which is mainly marketed for anyway) to give this game a bigger chance to play it more often, plus now that it's going to be introduced to the North American market, that scoring system change can hopefully give more casual/beginner players more of a drive and a 'boost' to play and get better.

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I can't wait for a big flame war regarding the new grading system, with proponents saying stuff like, "Now a AA- is a lot more accurate than a really high A rank", etc. etc.; I like it, personally.

I'm with the consensus that the new interface is gonna work a lot like SDVX's interface; only difference is that if they switch title sorting from ABC to kanji, I'll get really mad (though since I'm sure we're gonna get this game outside Asia this time, I don't think this is going to be a problem). XP

In terms of how it looks, though, it reminds me a lot of a modernized version of Ultramix 1's interface, from the wireframes going on to the predominant use of whites and blues. I really hope we'll see footage of it in action soon!

Also, I finally realized why this game is called DDR A(ce); I'm thinking that it's gonna be some abstract fighter jet theme. If I don't see at least one boss song that makes a reference to a B-52 bomber or an IL-2 Sturmovik, I will be disappointed.

@3x3qui3l: sort option is already in between available folders in DDR2014, but you can open the sorting option with <+> as usual.

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Show me the receipts, Arrows&Beats!
Max is getting it! A lot of people was upset about the tougher scoring system with SuperNOVA/2 which just makes it seem by making it a bit easier to grade higher people will play. But I mean people will play it anyways here in the States. Now, your average dude who isn't aware of the new system won't know the difference, but to the people who follow it might just pick it back up again. If that's their intention or not, after not playing the game since the Extreme days, this is making me want to play more than ever and I certainly plan too.

The UI will certainly grow on everyone I'm hoping. People have mixed feelings about it and while I like the design, I'm just eager to see it in action.

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I know. What I was trying to say is that those options are between the 1st MIX and A folders, which I think it's kinda weird since currently you get those options by using that command intstead of being in a fixed place.

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Something i noticed in the Wheel icon...
Are they using new Difficulty icons?

And what is that under the Groove Radar??
Looks like a pin number thing from the e-Amuse.
who knows.

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no
i'm fairly certain those are just foot ratings

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