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ulasamosa
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120.  Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I can play DDR just as well as the next guy....but there are some of the modes on In The Groove that I just plain SUCK at...so we'll see, but of course Ill buy it! :-) |
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voldekillssnape
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| 121. Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Question: if u dont have a coblat flux or an RO medal pad, how in the world are u going to play 13 footers on a soft pad? Besides that, Im still going to purchase this becuz I dont get to play ITG alot in the arcades and its hard to find one sometimes. |
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Rancidfish
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| 122. Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| XeroCi wrote: | ITG and DDR are almost EXACTLY the same.
The only news things are Modifiers, hands and mines.. There no reason you shouldnt like ITG if you like DDR besides the songs. |
I agree with you. 'cause see...
I don't like it when people say DDR is better than ItG, unless they talk about the song selection or hard-level steps. "It has expert, so it doesn't care about me" or "mines are dumb" or "I don't like the United States" are not good reasons. You aren't being forced to play expert, you can turn off mines or play songs without them (or just get used to them, they're really pretty easy), and you live in the United States. Rabid DDR fanboys anger me. However, I will admit that the song selection is lacking some fun sorts of songs prevalent in DDR (I like Naoki trash, and the fun house like Spin the Disc and Kind Lady), and that the hard-level steps have some problems (when you're a rhythm fanatic like me).
Similarly, I don't like when people say that ItG is better than DDR unless, again, they have good arguments. I've seen a lot people turn into rabid ItG fanboys despite the fact that, even though DDR Extreme is old, it's still a good game. I love DDR to death, and I really like In the Groove too. I admit both series have problems, but that just makes me hopeful to see what Roxor will come up with next for In the Groove 2. Unfortunately, I don't have much to hope for on the Konami end.
I'm very pleased that In the Groove is getting a home release. However, I'm not much of a fan of home dance games. Jumping around like a fool is just so much more fun for me in the arcade.
On the subject of difficult songs and bars, I'm working my way into 11s (slowly, very slowly...) and I think that a bar isn't necessary. I've passed Utopia without the bar, and I'm working on passing The Beginning. I can't even see how holding the bar would help for most of the hard songs in ItG, but I've never been good with the bar anyway. So, I think that the difficult songs are definitely playable at home. However... I'm not so sure about soft pads. Really, though, I've always sucked at soft pads too, so maybe there's somebody out there who'll pass Hardcore of the North on a RedOctane Ignition. We'll see, won't we?
Plus even if the expert songs ARE too hard for you on soft pads, there's still, what, 74 brand-new songs on the game? If you play dance games at home, I'd say that's worth picking up. DDR games with a big songlist tend to have a lot of repeats. Here, no repeats.
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Jedo
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| 123. Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:43 am Post subject: |
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What's the release date?
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Cutriss
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| 124. Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:04 am Post subject: |
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When it's out.
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LvngLrg
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| 125. Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| [RTFAQ] Cutriss wrote: | | When it's out. |
translation: none yet announced, but a slip on itgfreak may indicate the end of march |
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Reenee
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| 126. Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Bit too early for that, isn't it?
EDIT: From what used to be on the itgfreak front page:
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Due to the numerous complaints we've had about the forum logo (which is derived from our new layout's logo), we've decided to hold a logo contest.
Rules:
- Two banners must be supplied:
a) 884x75 For use in our new layout.
b) 450x100 For use with our forums.
- The color scheme must fit in properly with the forums; this will ensure that it fits well within ITG Freak version 2.
- No use of copyrighted images allowed within the banner.
- This contest is open to anyone, excluding RO staff/ITG team members.
- You may use any program you want to make the banners (Photoshop, GIMP, even MS Paint if you're feeling bold).
- All entries must be e-mailed to nekura (thetimeless at gmail.com) in JPG or PNG with the subject "ITG Freak Logo Contest" by March 31, 2005 11:59 PM PST.
How the winner will be decided:
I'm not terribly sure about this yet. My tentative plans are for Sin and I to narrow down the contestants down to a select few, and from there we'll hold a poll to see what everyone on the forums likes best.
Prize:
The winning contestant will receive a copy of the Playstation 2 edition of In the Groove as soon as we receive our copies (most likely a month or so after the contest ends).
Good luck to everyone!
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nekura
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| 127. Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:39 am Post subject: |
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As I said on ITG Freak, that was just a guess on my part, please don't think that I actually know anything.  ;
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rampage
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| 128. Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Rancidfish wrote: | | blah blah |
To paraphrase: They both suck. Get over it. Let's stop debating which is better in this thread.  |
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Rancidfish
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| 129. Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| rampage wrote: | | Rancidfish wrote: | | blah blah |
To paraphrase: They both suck. Get over it. Let's stop debating which is better in this thread. |
Well, I'd say they were both awesome, but "they both suck" is, while incorrect, so amazingly accurate.
You are awesome, Cutriss. *goes and plays some Dance Groove Revolutionate 2*
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wathomas777
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| 130. Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Am I the only one bothered by the "exclusive" release for PS2.
I am sick of the antics of Sony for two years in a row, artificially, creating demand for PS2's during the holidays.
When I went shopping this Christmas, I couldn't find a PS2 for miles, even online. I purchased an X-box. Partially because of Sony's stupidity, and partially because it was the only thing available not with a Nintendo label on it. Also X-box graphics are marginally or in some cases much better than the PS2.
I was also excited to find that there are two very good DDR games for Xbox, UM2 being my favorite, because I think the song list is better and more fun.
Since RO obviously profits from Xbox users by selling xbox RO ignition pads, would it kill them to make a version for the Xbox as well?
Call it being stingy, but I don't purchase a console for a single game, and I darn well won't start doing it now. If RO doesn't want to release ITG for the xbox, they can kiss my grits. |
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Cutriss
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| 131. Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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RO is only publishing it. They're not the developer.
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LET ME SHOW YOU THEM
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| 132. Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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About PS2 only so far, there are alot more pads and probably players that have ps2s as opposed to le Xbox (me being one of them), so I'm not surprise d that they went with PS2 for now, but i bet they'll go xbox next if they can.
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Baka of the Orochi
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| 133. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| wathomas777 wrote: |
When I went shopping this Christmas, I couldn't find a PS2 for miles, even online. I purchased an X-box. Partially because of Sony's stupidity, and partially because it was the only thing available not with a Nintendo label on it. Also X-box graphics are marginally or in some cases much better than the PS2. |
You should have been in Chicago.
There were 20394823409283 PS2's in EVERY store I went to (including all the Best Buys, Circuit City's, Toys 'R Us, GameStop, EB, etc.), and I went to a whole lot of different ones in a span of 40 miles.
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wathomas777
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| 134. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| Cutriss wrote: | | RO is only publishing it. They're not the developer. |
Of course you are right. Sorry. The publisher has nothing to do with what the game is developed for. It would be nice if the developer would develop for both platforms. My apologies to RO, as they have no control on what platform the game is written for. |
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Flarone
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| 135. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| wathomas777 wrote: | | Cutriss wrote: | | RO is only publishing it. They're not the developer. |
Of course you are right. Sorry. The publisher has nothing to do with what the game is developed for. It would be nice if the developer would develop for both platforms. My apologies to RO, as they have no control on what platform the game is written for. |
Errrmmmm.... isn't that the only thing they really have controll over? Like how Majesco published Guilty Gear XX #Reload for the Xbox, whereas Sammy developed the game. As the publishers, their sole responsibility is making a port for the specific system(s). Correct me if I'm wrong.
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nekura
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| 136. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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No, publishers are responsible for putting the game out on the shelves and everything entailed with that (paying developers, for example).
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RudeBoie
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| 137. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| wathomas777 wrote: | | Cutriss wrote: | | RO is only publishing it. They're not the developer. |
Of course you are right. Sorry. The publisher has nothing to do with what the game is developed for. It would be nice if the developer would develop for both platforms. My apologies to RO, as they have no control on what platform the game is written for. |
That's not really correct either. |
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Cutriss
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| 138. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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A publisher has sway - They don't want to waste their time and money pressing and marketing, say, an Xbox Live-compatible Barbie game. They might try to convince the developer to pick a different platform, or decline to publish it at all.
But they certainly can't *force* Roxor to develop for the Xbox instead of the PS2. They can encourage it, sure, but they don't have the final word (unless you consider holding the pocketbook strings "the final word").
Edit - Note that the rules are different when a developer studio is *owned* by a publisher, such as is the case with KCEH and KDEA. In those cases, the publisher *does* call the shots, and basically they order the studio around.
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Tsuri
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| 139. Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| In the Groove is just Stepmania so technically it is on Xbox already... somewhat... |
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