DanceDanceRevolution A (AC)

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Just have to say, the option to have the white lines follow the arrows (like SM edit mode) was changed, now the lines go through the middle of the arrow, a la SM. Instead of at the top of the arrow. I know it's super minor and probably some of you have no clue what I'm on about. But I'm so glad they fixed it as it bugged me so much.

Yeah, how dare he merely point out something that's missing from the game that's been in for ages before?

You're a disappointment, DDR community. I'd rather be part of the nazis than be with such a reprehensible group of people.

This is coming from the group of people who often want the X announcer to shut the fuck up. Doesn't this mean he talks less?

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It looks like you're trying to play devil's advocate.

Except you're not very good at playing devil's advocate.

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New outfits

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i dig the new outfit for jenny, like a lot. yuni is pretty cute, tho.

Rage's outfit kinda reminds me of his jacket from 3rdMix. Yuni's outfit looks cool too. I was hoping to see a new Konsento but apparently it'll be gone forever along with Zukin and Lady (and both Disks I guess...)

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I've looked at a couple different videos, and here's what's going on with the filter AFAIK:

*pre-DDR A: the "READY" and "HERE WE GO" message can pop up whenever it wants to (I'm looking at you, Tenkuu no hana) but the screen filter will still show up 8 beats (2 measures) before the first arrow. Take Endorphin, for example:


*DDR A: Except for New Century (where the first arrow is after 6 beats, or 1 1/2 measures), both the "HERE WE GO" message and the screen filter show up 2 measures before. Note how both appear at the same time. Here's SHION as an example of that.


It's still great for tapping out the timing and preparing for the first note, but you just have to be a little more ready than before. Does that make sense, Dr. D?

Those videos are also a good example of my favorite improvement - how quick and slick the mode transitions are.

2014 - 12 seconds from when the difficulty level is confirmed until the stepzone is first visible. First the difficulty menu slides offscreen, then a gate shuts and the game pauses for a second, then we see the rainbow galaxy with the banner centered (is this a second loading screen?), then it fades into gameplay.

Ace - 5 seconds, and check that shit out. Ready here we go arrows.

I actually thought that too, and was going to post about it, but look at this one:


You can see the filter and "HERE WE GO" appear much more than 2 measures before the first step. So it looks like Dr. D is right, though from his videos it looks like it's still 2 measures before the first step for most of the songs.

I request this interface for SM 3.9 (for SD cabs) and 5 (for SD, X and 2013 cabs)

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Sike! Don't get your hopes up, it will probably be quite a while before someone makes a theme that is considerably close to the DDR Ace interface. The earlier someone starts working on it the better. Everyone on the site with lua coding skills that have some experience with themes should collaborate to get it done faster, and host it on github. Hopefully someone can get to it though, those people will win all my internets.

Just a note for you guys, if you're interested in seeing if a Dave and Buster's near you will get DDR Ace, try messaging /u/KevinBachus on Reddit. He's the Senior VP of Entertainment and Game Strategy, and I asked him about my location (unfortunately it will not get one).

Well, the game just released in Japan. I doubt we'll get a theme soon... (specially since we'll have to wait for the arcade rips).

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good thing Jenny gets a more modest dress than her previous incarnations...(execpt for her X outfit)

They probably got rid of Zukins and Kosentos since they make DDR feel a little weird. Then again, Jubeat has a mascot that I dunno what it is suppose to be. iidx also has a alien mascot as well....
So its just Konmai.

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I'm hoping the additional, future content will be interesting because I'm pretty underwhelmed with DDR A so far.

Hadn't thought about it like that. Jumping on the hooray-for-new-grading wagon. Unlocking songs usually sent me to songs I was already good at after playing a dozen times. At least one could mix it up with more challenging songs and unlock things a little more easily than before.

Looking at that last screenshow, eww. It takes up like 1/4th of the stepzone. Ace change or not, would've been nice if they went smaller with the combo. You really need to shove it behind the arrows to read an average chart well. x_o

It might be kind of early to say they're gone. They might be working on new designs ... Victory was adorable but please update Geisha. I'm guessing they ran out of time / left the character outfits on low priority and might save some surprises for later, hence why only 4 of them have new outfits. A really odd random 4 characters. And this is being quite optimistic, but maybe after all of the characters get new outfits, we'll get cut-ins back. A lot of "mights" and "maybes," but possibilities.

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I felt the same way about X3, 2013, and 2014 in the beginning, and I was still pleased in the very end. I'm sure this mix won't disappoint either.

Boot, demo play and full gameplay (until Thank you for playing), please.
Aslo, other gameplay with FAILED and GAMEOVER.

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Also, I heard that the Butterfly SPECIAL ARROW has been removed.
This leaves only the NORMAL, X, CLASSIC, CYBER, MEDIUM, SMALL, and DOT SPECIAL ARROWS.

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