That's because of this: The timing of the button presses isn't off, but the timing of the resulting Ulala-sounds are. So when you press Up, you don't hear Ulala say that til a half second later.Parappa to me in that, even though I could swear I was on the beat, it just wasn't giving it to me, but I'd watch other people play, and even though it sounded like they were off, THEY'D pass it. Grr...
That's why when you watch other people play, you think they're off, when it's really that Ulala's shouts are. They're most likely pressing the keys exactly on time. Which is why...
Because then you aren't focused on what Ulala shouts, but rather the music and timing.I found Space Channel 5 to be easier when I wasn't looking at the screen
Which is the issue I was addressing in my original post. It's only "5 hours of gameplay" if you make it that way, with an intention to see the ending, and then shove it in the closet.I liked SC5, but there is no way I'm gonna drop $60 on a sequal that will only give me 5 hours of gameplay
I will reiterate, you will never understand Space Channel 5 if you don't strive for perfection, appreciating all the failures along the way. Only then will you be able to see:
1) ... the different animations of the cast depending on what beats you missed, and if you missed at all
2) ... how the music changes. I mean, people think Rez is a novel concept with the layering of music everytime you successfully shoot the portal 9x. SC5 has had it all along. You rescue a drummer, you get a beat added. You rescue a xylophone player, you get xylophone sounds added.
3) ... the difficulty level as well. I noticed that the game, like Rez, adapts to how well you play. For instance, the 1st boss of SC5pt2: Of all the rhythm patterns you have to mimic, his last one is the most difficult. Unless you have missed a beat prior to that, in which it becomes one of the easiest patterns.
If you play SC5 + pt 2 just to win it, then alright... it's not worth $60. But then you didn't really see the point of the game to begin with. On the other hand, I've spent over 5 hours on just Stage 2 over the last week and I'm amazed at all the differences that occur depending on what missed beats you have.
If you can appreciate the game for what it is, it's worth far more than $60.
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