rmz: Yup, lane lines and target line in half-dark. Nothing else though. It's still all black, with the said lines.
Got to play a good amount today. Also found out the hard way about Extra Rush, thanks for the warning; got stuck playing tl100s on EXT...dammit. Failed near the middle-end, where I always fail.
Also watched something entertaining: dj Venom chose Kagonotori ADV Guitar for battle mode, and his opponent chose the exact same song, difficulty, and mode. He got a special title for it =P
Below is a cross-post; it's for anyone interested in seeing the U.S. loc-test pics and videos. If you have the game already, it's nothing special.
Well, no one brought a cam, so I was stuck with a cell phone camera.
Just a note for anyone that cares:
-Hazard mode was taken out
-Half Dark was added; you can see the target lines, lane lines, but that's it.
-The Speed Mod code no longer works; it's now replaced by the Play Style Menu. If you hit bass x 2 (or G-G for GF), it'll automatically bring up the Play Style Menu...kinda handy.
We found battle mode to be insanely fun, so there's a good amount of pics of that, and some Grand Prix.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, Battle mode is basically a mode where you can battle someone overseas in Japan or Asia, and you actually go head-to-head in real-time. That means, you see when they miss and how well they do while you're playing. You can battle based on Perfects, Combo, or a balance of both (Normal Battle). You then pick a song and they pick a song, neither know what songs are chosen until the VS screen. Winners are based on the final score, depending on what battle you chose. You get to play two battles (total four songs), regardless of whether or not you won.
If you win a battle, you get to "conquer" a region and move to another one. You can also unlock new songs and stuff (friend got Fly High, I got Summer Sun).
Grand Prix mode replaces Nonstop mode, in which you get to first choose which "Cup" or competition you want to compete in. Each competition will generally have a stipulation and a set of songs you are allowed to do. Some will only let you enter if you meet certain requirements first (like xx amount of GP points).
You can also just do ROCKxROCK Cup, which is a general pick-a-song and play four songs, thankfully not nonstop. You can earn GP points and still get new scores at the same time. There are no stipulations to ROCKxROCK Cup.
The best part of the GP mode is that 1, it's not nonstop; it plays just like a regular Standard Mode game, 2, you get 4 songs, and 3, no more "no recovery" Nonstop bar.
Problem is, you CANNOT select GP mode on a session game, a 2 player GF game, and if you do not have an e-amuse card; e-amuse is required to play GP mode.
I apologize that the picture quality sucks, my cell is either hit or miss.
The extra stages. They're all INCREDIBLY fun. Zigzag Life is typically Jimmy Weckl tricky.
A pic of DM.
Default sort 1; this is the first songs you'll see when you start the game. Obviously, you'll notice in the US loc-test, it's a lot of American songs...but that's not all of them (obviously).
Default sort 2.
Choosing a song in the ROCKxROCK Cup on Grand Prix mode.
Someone playing the Rookie Cup on Grand Prix mode.
Same song, different angle.
Battle mode: song selection.
The VS screen; I realized after I chose the song that I chose a really popular song and I'd get my butt handed to me...and I did.
And the results of the butt-whooping. First round results. I didn't fare any better on the second round.
The warning screen when you first play battle mode. Look ma! English!
Battle mode: in-game. It's entertaining to watch because if the losing person is down by a certain margin, it says "INFERIOR" next to your icon and "SUPERIOR" in gold letters next to the winning player. Of course you can still catch up and turn the tables.
I was kind of entertained by this guy's title.
http://mydjsobad.bemanistyle.com/bak...02-07_2332.3gp
Winning a battle...unfortunately my phone cut off the part where it shows what region he beat, and the song he unlocked because he won.
http://mydjsobad.bemanistyle.com/bak...02-07_2322.3gp
Another battle mode movie: we were entertained by this guy's title. Yeah, I'm so immature.
It's really random what happens during each Extra Rush level.
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