Is BMUS as bad as people say it is?

Hattamhatter_99 · 12-23-2007, 07:28 PM

It's sitting under my Christmas tree right now, but I can't play it yet. I ordered it mostly for the controller but I've never played before so I want something easy to start up on. I know people say the songlist is bad, but is that it? Or is it just compared to the JP mixes and it's a good starting point?

Hi, I'm Diklov · 12-23-2007, 07:30 PM

Did you read any reviews for it? If you brought it then you must of read something about it right? I checked up the songlist and its not that bad, it has a smaller selection than most of the other styles and well, I haven't played it but I want to get it as well.

Razer · 12-23-2007, 07:35 PM

It's alright for a first attempt to introduce beatmania to America. The controller is pretty good but it isn't as accurate as the JP KOC, but if you just want to play and do not give a damn about scores, it's good enough.

rmz · 12-23-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Razer

The controller is pretty good but it isn't as accurate as the JP KOC, but if you just want to play it does the job.

uh what

Anyhow, BMUS is fine. Its songlist pales in comparison to the JP games, but it's still solid in its own right if you can get past the ridiculously ugly interface.

aroomwithaview · 12-23-2007, 07:52 PM

bmus would have been fine if it was released exactly as it came but four years sooner

or before guitar hero at very least

its all a real shame because some parts of bmus were clearly made well like the redone five key videos and the licences werent all terrible

but comparing bmus to third style which came out five years beforehand its pretty clear that they had a lot of potential which they just ignored or squandered

so how about that bmus2 that was supposedly going to come out some day eh eh

Lvng · 12-23-2007, 08:11 PM

It's certainly fine to start off if you've never played beatmania before, or barely have. Once you hit the 6s or so, you'll probably want to grab a Japanese one, since the lack of songs will certainly bring you down, as will lack of other features that you are grossly missing out on.

And interface is horrid, yes.

PURPLE DRANK · 12-23-2007, 09:52 PM

i got lots of enjoyment out of us, since it was the style i started on and didnt have swap yet i played the hell out of it. i remember passing V hyper and yelling YEAH I PASSED AN 8., then going to ai and seeing WTF10. long story short its still a good mix it just doesn't have that many songs

Blacksgiving · 12-23-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by a&Co

i got lots of enjoyment out of us, since it was the style i started on and didnt have swap yet i played the hell out of it. i remember passing V hyper and yelling YEAH I PASSED AN 8., then going to ai and seeing WTF10. long story short its still a good mix it just doesn't have that many songs

same story over here.

Only gripe I have is that they don't show you the ex score unless you play expert mode. Also the "easier" chart for Music to your Head [H] is so much more fun than the regular 7k.

Malev · 12-24-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Razer

The controller is pretty good but it isn't as accurate as the JP KOC

Is this true? I figured the US KOC was much better, especially since they have a much lesser chance to stick. It might be the slightly raised buttons on the US version that's throwing you off.

PooIs · 12-24-2007, 12:05 AM

No, not true at all, I've gotten 40 AAAs so far, haven't updated my VJA account this week, and I've only used the US controller. My friend, who played on the KASC until US came out said all his scores went up when he played on the US controller, therefore, I'd say it's at least as accurate, if not more so than, the JP controllers.

Blacksgiving · 12-24-2007, 12:08 AM

But the USKOC isn't as resilient to beating as the JKOC.

After picking up my USKOC after playing on my JKOC for like 3 months I broke key 3 in 2 days. Less even.

PICASIO PICASIO · 12-24-2007, 12:10 AM

Great starting point, but not a lasting game.

OrangeRight · 12-24-2007, 12:11 AM

Since you said you bought it for the controller.

My USKOC has never, ever had sticky keys. That's something I couldn't say for my two JPKOCs. Due to that, I still use my USKOC, and I did so for over 2 years, and it hasn't had a single problem since then. If it wasn't for the US controller, I would have quit by now, and if it wasn't for BMUS, there wouldn't have been a US controller.

I've heard they're easier to break, though. Be careful.

Monster in a box · 12-24-2007, 12:13 AM

Mediocre game, better controller than JPN, worse turntable, the interface is just as good as 9th, and by the interface I mean the song select screen / border. The other menus and stuff are pretty ugly, but they don't matter...

PooIs · 12-24-2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by THE INDIE HINDI

But the USKOC isn't as resilient to beating as the JKOC.

After picking up my USKOC after playing on my JKOC for like 3 months I broke key 3 in 2 days. Less even.

Broke meaning what, that it doesn't respond to presses anymore, or that you broke one of the feet on the keys? I call BS, cause I've had my controller since like two months after the game came out and it still works to this day. I've just broken a lot of the little feet off the bottom of the keys.