DAMN RIGHT! DDR vs PIU vs ITG

[Manator]

Time to open this can of worms.


I pick DDR.
They defined the dancing genre, and reguardless of lacking of quality steps and crappy banners, I still find this game the most fun with the optimal difficulty without trying to die.

[sfxazure]

I say pump. 5-panel allows for the most freedom moving around the pad. The only turns in 4-panel games are crossovers, while pump has M-walks, phantom turns, etc. Also, personal opinion, the music itself is much higher quality than the other two games combined.

[Eskaine]

I pick ..... DDR cause I like it and it does not matter who wins the thing is that of those 3 I only like two and PIU Sux

[sfxazure]

Originally Posted by mofoka696

of those 3 I only like two and PIU Sux

care to back up you opinion with *gasp* VALID REASONS?!

...other than retarded fanboyism, i mean.

[Mystic]

Pump is light years ahead in everything but interface, in which they're still using mod codes. Who cares about that though, Pump music owns, steps own, Pump actually has a place for doubles players, etc.

[Angelic Clock]

Of all three I haven't played ITG, but it seemed to be quite tricky since you need hands and there are explosive mines. I think it's pretty neat.

[Manator]

PIU has hands.
And a fifth panel.

Heh.

Want mines? Play Stepmania.

[Kyosuke Kagami]

Pump has my vote.

It's the dancing game I've played the most, and also the dancing game I enjoy the most, too. Pretty easy to find here, also, and I adore the freestyle scene (and I think DDR and ITG totally lose in this last aspect).

Oh, and I also have a incredibly powerful reason, pretty noticeable

[Mystic]

Pump has harder than hands, as you're expected to not use your hands most of the time. Pump also has mines, granted only in special modes and not in regular charts. Pump also has mission mode, which is oddly fun.

[Razer]

If I want a trip down memory lane, DDR
If I want step-charts than are a test of stamina, ITG.
If I want something generally hard with fun stepcharts, PIU.


So in the end, PIU has my vote.

[TheHakku]

Yeah. I voted Dance Dance Revolution. Sure, the heavy or challenge steps may not have an arrow to go to every beat of the music, and freeze arrows don't screw you too bad if you let them go, but it has fun, sensible step patterns.

[Ryujin]

I vote for DDR, mainly due to it being the first exposure to the dancing game genre I had. Because of that, it still holds sentimental value. In addition, I like the balance of the songs and note charts. The steps to the songs are challenging to time without being absurd and unfun to play like ITG's upper-level songs. The timing seems to be harder on DDR than on ITG also.

Not bashing ITG at all. ITG is also fun for making you use your whole body, and on some songs the charts are stupidly fun (ex: R&J Expert, Land of the Rising Sun, Da Roots Expert). Some of the DDR stepcharts, namely the ones with straight stream, can get really repetitive after a while and it's good to see ITG flex some ingenuity into their patterns. The rating system is a refreshing change and plays more like IIDX, in that's it's usually impossible to 4-star songs. As a result, there's something to strive for every time, and I enjoy that. The game really tests your stamina, but as I said before I don't always like having it tested to huge extremes.

I haven't played PIU enough or have easy access to make a fair opinion, but I have no hatred towards it.

[Manator]

Good points aboit ITG.
LOTRS is probably the most fun chart on all of ITG.
However, I always find that most of their charts are too hard to be fun, hence why I prefer DDR. It, to me, offers more fun.

I've played PIU a couple of times, and so far it seems fun too.

[Paul]

Pump and DDR rock, but Pump takes my vote

[OrangeRight]

I prefer PIU, though I like DDR too. It's just that PIU's layout is a lot more fun once one gets used to it.

I don't think ITG is as good as DDR. I agree that some of the charts are "too hard to be fun." Not a bad game though.