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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q12KwXpP7SI It's been over a decade since Harmonix blessed us with Rock Band, one of the longest lasting music game platforms and now after some time making some dance games and some Kinect games and even a plastic toy for Hasbro, they're returning to the act of music creation. But since Guitar Hero, rock music has... let's just say "not done well", so they're focusing on a very different form of music: the DJ setlist. This isn't like DJ Hero though, because you're actually gonna be able to mash up the songs yourself. If this sounds familiar, you might have heard of that plastic toy that they put out, DropMix, which is basically just a weird physical card-based prototype of what they're giving to us now. What does that look like? Here's a gameplay video from Harmonix showing off a mission from their Campaign mode, showing off the interface, the different effects you can apply during your mixes, and how exactly you create your mixes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aZ2GWufNE In short, you take the songs (all split into four tracks, generally some combination of Vocals, Bass, Percussion, and Lead Instrument, which can be anything from the guitar track from a Rage Against the Machine song to the synths from Take on Me), and you place them into the four tracks you have, trying to get them in on the beat. Then you create a mix by adjusting the speed, replacing tracks as you get new requests, adding effects, fulfilling goals and just making poo poo that sounds good. There's a campaign of some sort and lots of multiplayer options but unlike Rock Band and games of that nature, you can easily jump into creation and start loving around without a clear goal in mind. There's also an emphasis on sharing your mixes and plenty of character creator options to make a DJ that fulfills your inner desires to headline at the Electric Forest. Of course, a music game lives and dies based on the music that you have access to, and Harmonix is second to none at building a track list that will have something for everyone, and not stopping until they get the biggest names. Fuser is no different, and they've gone and got songs that will appeal to the most basic-15 year-olds and the most irony-poisoned 30-somethings alike. This is the playlist that comes with the base game: quote:50 Cent "In da Club" Hip Hop 2002 And of course, like any Harmonix game, they've already got plans for DLC, with 25 songs being available at launch (and in a Deluxe Edition with the base game as well): quote:21 Savage "A Lot" Hip Hop 2019 And there's currently a bonus for pre-ordering: you get Mr. Brightside, New Rules and Young, Dumb and Broke as well. Of course, you don't have much time to pre-order because the game is available this Tuesday, November 10th! You can get it for pretty much everything, it's gonna be on PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. You want to hear something that a dev made to show off the platform? Here you go! (there's a bunch of these on the Fuser Youtube page, it's worth taking a look if you're still on the fence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JgMLpvEFbY DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Nov 7, 2020 |
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I plan to Fuse Edit: no NIN but I will make the closest equivalent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0devdVSBBE CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Nov 6, 2020 |
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Not sure if I’ll pop for the vip edition or just grab any dlc songs I like.
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They know what they're doing by making Evanescence DLC. It's just like my Japanese Anime (music videos)...
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The music looks great but how much actual gameplay challenge can there be here? Looks like a toy like dropmix.
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Chin Strap posted:The music looks great but how much actual gameplay challenge can there be here? Looks like a toy like dropmix. Dropmix by itself on a console is enough for me, honestly. There’s a “campaign” mode that probably won’t be something to brag about. Online looks pretty fun. They did flesh out the entire concept, adding a lot of things that will keep mixes sounding fresh. I think that alone is the main sell.
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it's definitely a toy i dont think the campaign is going to be anything other than like, drop records on the downbeat and pick the correct song decade. when i saw they added different filters and effects you can add and do some degree of dynamic looping on a drumpad controller gimmick i figured they were pretty much maxing out what i could expect from it
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Chin Strap posted:The music looks great but how much actual gameplay challenge can there be here? Looks like a toy like dropmix. This looks like a fun toy, and given how the Rock Bands basically milked that "press the right buttons when told to" as far as it possibly could, I'm glad that Harmonix is doing something a bit different.
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https://twitter.com/PSUdotcom/status/1324718178040098821 https://twitter.com/PCMag/status/1324724489930874880
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Super No Vacancy posted:https://twitter.com/PSUdotcom/status/1324718178040098821 As of right now it’s getting slightly better scores from PS4 reviewers but man I can’t imagine a game better suited for the Switch’s unique set of skills than this one. It’s something I could see myself spending a lot of time with in handheld mode for creation and when I’m on the go but being able to pop it on the TV to show people or take advantage of a sound system is also really nice.
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personally would never trade ps4 performance, live streaming, trophies and forward compatibility for at least the next gen, for portability
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I am thinking about PC for potential mods...
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yeah im not sure i realized there was a pc version before i preordered
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I went with the regular edition on switch. I was tempted to get it on PS4 but I like portably
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So apparently that list of songs in the OP is a partial list of songs in the base game, I checked the Wikipedia reticle again today and now stuff like Happy and Jolene are in there too. I think that “over 100 songs” quote might not be bullshit
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DC Murderverse posted:So apparently that list of songs in the OP is a partial list of songs in the base game, I checked the Wikipedia reticle again today and now stuff like Happy and Jolene are in there too. I think that “over 100 songs” quote might not be bullshit I believe it's confirmed that ~25 songs are Harmonix originals.
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Fly Ricky posted:I believe it's confirmed that ~25 songs are Harmonix originals. as someone who still listens to Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives and other Harmonix-adjacent rock bands from Rock Band, I'm good with this.
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Super No Vacancy posted:their twitter has really bad engagement i wonder how this is gonna sell yeah I feel like the advertising for this game has been really sparse and not very good. their YouTube page has lots of good videos but they all have tiny views aside from the big trailers, and I haven't seen much hype for it, even the reviews (which are pretty good) don't seem to be getting any traction. I imagine this is more of an NCSoft issue than a Harmonix issue, but man it seems like "the Guitar Hero people are gonna help you be a real DJ with all your favorite songs" should be a slam dunk. edit: this is probably my favorite review so far, this reviewer loved it and how accessible it is quote:Fuser PS4 Review DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Nov 8, 2020 |
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i think they patched it but i was playing this game all day due to changing region to new zealand. I couldnt get the VIP dlc to downlaod at all. Game is fun, I do wonder how many legs it has though. It has a "game mode" but its kinda meh.
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Honestly if I just paid $60 to make a hundred remixes of Call Me Maybe... I think I've gotten my money's worth
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I never thought I could enjoy subtly Rick-Rolling people as much as I currently am.
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I could see myself spending a lot of time working on mixes for those contests. Before I figured out exactly how it worked (you can’t just submit a mix you’ve already made to the contest you have to make a new one), I spent 20 minutes making a quick 32 but I might try to make something a little more intricate later when it’s not 2am. Honestly I might need to get out some scratch paper and write it all out first, going by feeling gets you close enough but to make something really intricate having it written down is probably gonna be essential. I honestly have no idea how the cross platform stuff works. My name was just taken from my Switch nickname so I’m just Nick but there’s multiple other people called “Nick” on here so maybe in order to be found I need the full name (Nick#6833) but I tried searching for myself and I didn’t come up. Someone should try to find/follow me.
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I thought this game might get kind of shallow but as you play the campaign it unlocks some pretty decent features for personal expression. You can mute/solo tracks, and then start accessing custom instruments to create your own beats (think of like a drum pad a DJ uses, although without a straight analog 1:1 button option you can't be nearly as flexible). I assume the high-end competitive scene is going to be absolutely absurd, but then a pretty big gulf of talent between that and the normal users who just want to vibe out or see how can play the most Rick Roll vs their friends. Basically, as someone with no real musical talent, I could vibe pretty hard to my own lovely beats and not really worry about much else.
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lol I thought I would just check this out before going to bed and uh I have spent four hours playing it and have already begun planning what DLC to buy... game might be good?
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This game is sick. It’s also surprisingly difficult to five-star some of these stages. 
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this poo poo rules, harmonix still got it baby one of my concerns though is that lack of a particularly high skill ceiling, which is what kept bringing me back to rock band/guitar hero for years and years. Also, add support for the DJ Hero turntables Harmonix you cowards, I got two of these bad boys let me hit the wheels of steel. Babe Magnet fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Nov 10, 2020 |
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Anyone tried the multiplayer yet?
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Harmonix, why must you tempt me so. I'm likely to get this, heck. But haven't yet.
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Chaotic Flame posted:Anyone tried the multiplayer yet? I went 1-1 last night. hitting the requested genre/decade on a pickup is big points and it seems like the other key is keep an eye on your opponents declining discs so you can trump them in the meantime
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There's some pretty crazy poo poo it unlocks during the campaign, with a bunch of programmable instruments like sequences, drum machines, and pads. And it unlocks different modifiers for the stems and poo poo too, it's surprisingly powerful.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:How does multiplayer work with DLC It's all server-based, so people can use their DLC you don't own and you'll still hear it!
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Kaboobi posted:There's some pretty crazy poo poo it unlocks during the campaign, with a bunch of programmable instruments like sequences, drum machines, and pads. And it unlocks different modifiers for the stems and poo poo too, it's surprisingly powerful. The mode and key changes are magical, like you can obviously go too far and break things but most of the time you can make it sound really cool Kaboobi posted:It's all server-based, so people can use their DLC you don't own and you'll still hear it! Oh sweet
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Oh wow that Riser effect is really cool, just got to the part of the campaign where that unlocks
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I played Dropmix with some friends awhile back and the technology was pretty cool. Given the positive reaction I'm seeing in here, I'm sure I'll be picking this up sooner or later. I'd like to wait and hope for the price point to drop, but realistically, I'm sure I'll end up picking it up some weekend when I'm a little drunk and wanting to play with music.
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