recomend Pop'n music game

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To some one who is getting there first pop'n music game what one would you recomend? I am getting my first pop'n music game soon and I don't know what one to get. I was thinking of getting 12 becouse Roku is in it >w< but 13 looks fun too.

[22Davo]

I just started on 10. It has a really good selection of songs in my opinion. I like it.

[Kanpachi]

There are a lot of threads about this already, but I'll give you my opinion:

Don't have much info about CS7.

I've heard that Pop'n 8 is one of the best CS releases, and is very beginner-friendly. While I can vouch for the latter, I thought some of the songs got pretty old in 8CS. I'm not saying they were ALL TERRIBLE OMGOMGOMG, I just felt the songlist got older quicker after I got another version of Pop'n. Many of the experts recommend starting on 8, which is what I did.

Don't have much info on CS9 or CS10, although I've heard that both of the unlock systems in these games are pretty bad (even though you can turn off the unlock system, so don't let it deter you from buying these mixes if you really want them).

I have 11, and I personally enjoy it, but have heard that 12 and 13 are better. I cannot vouch for this because I don't have 12 or 13 (although 12 should be in the mail hopefully by the end of the week...).

Many people absolutely love Pop'n 12 and 13, and I've heard both ways that 12 is better than 13 and 13 is better than 12. The case in point is, they're both probably very good.

Oh, and CS8, 9, 11, and 12 all have Roku. Not sure about 7, 10, or 13.

[D.J John]

i started with 13 and i love it!!! i have 11 and 12(which came today ^^) and they are really,really good.i would recommend is buying 11.it has ALOT of beginner friendly songs and really hard songs for when you get better.

[DragonMasterHawk]

I recommend any of 10 through 13 for beginners. Mostly because, starting with 10, the user interfaces started becoming not awful. Plus, starting with 10, all the EXes get unlocked automagically. If you're anything like me, going into Challenge Mode 100 times is the worst thing ever.

[Brett]

Pop'n 9 is my personal favourite. I would suggest against getting 8, unless you like really godawful interfaces.

[bfj]

also the high speeds are fixed in the newer versions (10+) so that they all scroll faster than in older console games (which makes OI Punk 0 harder for me to read in 13 than 9 XD)

[Hortence:The Muleface Mod]

Originally Posted by thewitchdoctor

also the high speeds are fixed in the newer versions (10+) so that they all scroll faster than in older console games (which makes OI Punk 0 harder for me to read in 13 than 9 XD)

9 is actually the only release with messed up speeds. The screen size is increased vertically by about 20%, but the notes scroll as fast as they did in 7 and 8, which means if you're normally comfortable reading at,say, 450bpm in any other Pop'n, you'll be reading at around 600-650 in Pop'n 9.

I started with Pop'n 9 and 10, and the whole time I played 9 a whole lot more. Good songlist, slower scroll speed, fun charts. 10 has excellent songs but really isn't worthwhile until you can play upper level stuff. The 20-35 section in Pop'n 10 is needlessly difficult, filled with stuff that, while not hard to do, is very hard to learn when the songs are by themselves.

Pop'n 11 is also really good, good songs, good interface, good unlock system.

Pop'n 12 is really good. Awesome songlist, song previews on the select screen, pretty decent difficulty curve, and Cowboy and Classic 11 have their timing windows fixed from 11CS.

Pop'n Carnival is fantastic. Everything you'd ever want from a Pop'n game so far as songs go, though not so much in the realm of crossovers.

7 and Best Hits are fun and have some really good charts, but don't make them your first games.

[Robo2001]

i recomend popn 8 and 9 ...because have a lots of good song and have a cool interfase..
see you

[Koop]

8 has Roku yes, but not playable. (Meaning he will never be playable on your side; kinda like MZD in 12. (Right?)

The only thing that kills 9 for me is the horrible unlocking process (I just found out it has time unlock ._.) but Loveholic, Dandy, and other amazing CS songs come from 9.
and 9 AND 10 (oops spoiler) have Nantaradeen lol

However; 7,8,9 and 10 are all cheaper than 11-13. So if you're willing to dish some extra $$, 12 is probably the crowd favorite, 13 is good too, bar a few little problems (Infinite Dance Glitch anyone?). As for the older games, I like 10 then 9 then 8, 10's song list just is a happy assortment of randomness and stuff and its cheaper!

[DragonMasterHawk]

Originally Posted by Koop

(Infinite Dance Glitch anyone?)

What's this now?

[bfj]

Originally Posted by Koop

but Loveholic, Dandy, and other amazing CS songs come from 9

cant forget toybox and infinity. i love those songs


also, the newer popns' life bars seem harsher, meaning youll get penalized more for missing notes. (or am i just imaging that?)

(oh and Dewgy thanks for clarifying the speed mod thing)

[Koop]

in 13, challange mode; using the Ojama DANCE, the character will continue to do their dance animation even after their attack ends.

(For example, Roki will dance with ants in her side of the screen for the rest of the song.)

THIS BECOMES HAZARDOUS FOR CHARACTERS WITH SCROLLING DANCE ANIMATIONS. (lol Hyper Rock and Roll)

[Hortence:The Muleface Mod]

Originally Posted by thewitchdoctor

cant forget toybox and infinity. i love those songs


also, the newer popns' life bars seem harsher, meaning youll get penalized more for missing notes. (or am i just imaging that?)

(oh and Dewgy thanks for clarifying the speed mod thing)

Any time.

And yes, the lifebar is a lot harsher as of 10CS onward, although it was at its very worst in 10.

[bfj]

ahh i just got 11 yesterday (now i have 7-13 whoo!) and it seemed like its life bar was just evil to me. i kept failing kagerou right at the end when it seemed like i wasnt even missing much at all. oh well ill just have to suck less i guess