#it's so PLEASANT COMPARED TO VOCALOID!

[everlasting-adoration]

ve been trying to write smut with the bois (no vocaloid) and can't settle on the way their bodies look if it makes sense ! cam you write some hcs abou5 that? whatever comes to mind no matter how canon it is, you probably got them bettr anyway!

The boys: bodies

I'm sorry this isn't much but I didn't know what to say... If they gave us shirtless cards with them, we both wouldn't be having this problem :'> It's kind of funny how I couldn't come up with many things about Toya, Akito and Rui and then I ramble about how hot Tsukasa is to me-

Toya Aoyagi

• Toya dislikes sports. He doesn't feel confident at them and he avoids them. Dancing is more than enough to stay healthy anyway!

• Despite this, he is flexible - for playing the piano professionally you have to do stretches!

• His body can be a bit cold at times, but he still gives amazing cuddles to his girl ♡

• He takes great care of his hands, he uses hand cream that has a very nice scent! He also recommended it to his pianist friend Tsukasa!

• Despite not being muscular, to a girl he can appear overwhelming in that good way a man is because of his height ♡

• But in general, he's more of the intellectual type~

Akito Shinonome

• Akito is muscular and strong, but not overly buff and huge!

• He works out a lot, he doesn't have time for sports because surpassing rad weekend is more important, but if some friends ask him to play after school, he will join and have fun!

• His hands are large and veiny, perfect for manhandling his girl ♡

Rui Kamishiro

• Rui is rather toned, you have to have some muscle to carry weird inventions around, after all!

• He has a rather warm body, but his hands are cold!

• He is very tall, perfect for reminding a girl who's in charge~

• How he is like this without eating vegetables remains a secret...

Tsukasa Tenma

• Oh my beautiful dancer man... Tsukasa's body is a perfect combination of elegance and masculinity, he's exactly my type >///<

• His body is slim and lithe as a result of dancing a lot!

• Speaking of dancing, Tsukasa eats a lot but all that energy gets used very quickly!

• He has a lot of stamina, which is advantageous during his shows... and something else...

• His hands are warm and definitely bigger than mine, but they're very elegant and with slim, long fingers, just like you would expect from a pianist! (This is also useful for something else...)

• Tsukasa always makes sure that his body is clean and well-groomed! Although his body hair is light, he feels more comfortable perfectly shaved. (But sometimes, when he comes back home tired after practice or shows, he doesn't feel up to it... If I happen to do intimate things with him soon later, him having a bit of hair down there from time to time is also attractive...)

• He uses cosmetics that result in his body having a very pleasant scent! But, in my opinion, the scent of his sweat is good too... :>

• His Adam's apple isn't the most pronounced out of the boys but it's definitely visible and I love looking at it...

• Although he's not the tallest, with his confidence and male body he makes me feel so safe and protected ♡ (or maybe it's just that 172 cm is without a doubt tall compared to a shortie like me...)

• Also, please note:

Amazing pillow for cuddles...

If there is need for that, I could try to make a separate short post about the explicit aspects of their bodies, if anyone would like that please let me know, but please don't expect too much...

[rom-30]

My Time by Bo En is my favorite song, and I want to make an in-depth post about exactly why, so here goes:

To start with, I need to describe what’s going on internally when I listen to a new song. I like to try and predict where its melody and chords are going (sometimes words too but that’s rare unless I’m guessing a rhyme), what cliches and conventions it follows, etc.

It’s like that one Mario Party minigame where you can’t look the same direction as the guy on the other team: If I “catch” the song, I win, if it evades me, it wins. It keeps my skills fresh, and I’ve done it since I was a kid!

My Time? It made me look like a goddamn AMATEUR. I have never “lost” like I lost to My Time, before or since. It made me look like Toph trying to hit Aang in the earthbending ring. It’s full of surprises, non-comprehensively listed here:

- The abrupt start

- It makes you think it’s a regular piano waltz, then an orchestral piece with some vocaloid, then INTENSE J-POP, then an orchestral piece again, etc.

- The melody!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh I love the melody sm.

- The high note on the second “Oyasumi” is so bold! I didn’t think someone would go for that.

- Also, the fact that it resolves on “Dream” and “Do” NOT to the tonic note (A), but a whole step higher(B)! Holy shit! I was SURE he’d go back to the tonic! (Note: these note names are for the Pale Machine version)

- ALSO also, the swell into the measure of silence after each?????? WHAT??????? WHO DOES THAT?????

- And NOT ONLY does he not go back to the tonic for either “Leave this dream” or “Hard to do,” he goes IMMEDIATELY into the “Days go by” section, which is jarring as all hell and elevated My Time into the tier “ok what the hell is going on here” (only songs I really like go there)

- This sequence:

“I’ll just, I’ll just, I’ll just, I’LL JUST—

Hands :)

(Hands! :D)”

WHAT????? HEY! HELLO??????? YOU’LL JUST WHAT????? WHAT DO YOU MEAN “HANDS”???? I’M NOT DONE TALKING TO YOU?????? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE’RE BACK AT THE BEAUTIFUL ORCHESTRAL PIECE????

- Not so much a surprise as a nice touch: The melodies played by the piano and accordion(?) during “Hands of time will wring my neck, every little moment spells regret” Very pleasant

- The main melody comes back in the vocals, supported by a flute that’s rising and falling in a way that evokes the idea of a daze or trance (makes you think “ok what wild shit is about to happen”), followed by another swell

- THE SWELL LEADS TO SOMETHING????? YOU’VE SPENT THIS WHOLE SONG GIVING ME SWELLS THAT LEAD TO SILENCE AND THIS ONE LEADS TO SOMETHING????? AND ITS THE MAIN MELODY AGAIN???? I LOVE IT

- Next, there’s an instrumental outlining—same style and everything—of the main melody up until “leave this dream,” but the main melody itself is absent! This song has thrown so many curveballs by this point that this is a welcome and familiar thing; plus, a lot of songs do this. This was an easy pitch compared to everything else

- INSTEAD OF DOING THE SAME FOR THE REST, YOU GIVE ME A SAD TOY PIANO RENDITION THAT FADES INTO SILENCE??????? WHERE ARE YOU GOING??????????

- THE SONG ISN’T OVER??????????? AND ITS THE CHORDS FROM THE INTRO TO THE ALBUM???????????? MAAAAAAN I GIVE UP, HE’S TOO GOOD

If you read this far, wow

Thank you for indulging me, and be sure to tune in next time for Music Nerd Hour With Regendary!

💙

And yes, I have played (and loved!) Omori. Funnily enough, it was my love of this song that spurred me on to play it!

[cowboy-robooty]

Let me show you the world of my hell hole of a playlist

Obviously I need to share the good word of the Sonic Vocal Tracks like dude i will make you sit and listen to all of them if i have to but my personal favorites are “This Machine” from Sonic Heroes, “Find Your Flame” and “Im Here” from Sonic Frontiers, “Live & Learn” from Sonic Adventure 2 and “I Am… All of Me” from Shadow the Hedgehog. They are a little more metal/rock ish sorry if my music terms are off but yeah you will be screaming you will be so pumped

Also literally just any track from any Lupin III media is so fucking good omfg. So Jazzy and upbeat you will feel so radical. My favorite intros are from Part 2 and also “Superhero” is a transcending experience I lives in my head rent free. Yuhi Ohno’s work is honestly just so good just skip immediately to his entire discography

Ok im sorry im a hardcore MARINA and Girls Love Shoes fan its just who i am inside. I need to come clean. Girls Love Shoes’ “Supamedicine” is my godsend its my holy grail. MARINA always drops bangers the people know her not much to say than that.

Also some random out of pocket ones. Any minecraft parody ever, any pop song from the 2000’s, animation meme songs that haunt you for life, the living tombstone and specifically She Wolf but nightcore. Just night/daycore / slowed down/speed up just to get a little cray cray.

Alot of my own music taste is just a bunch of Punk Rock and other random artists scattered about, sorry if you already listen to these guys </3 My entire playlist is a tonal nightmare its older than most average playlists. Been going strong since like 7th grade

DONT WORRY LOL MY PLAYLIST IS AIDS TOO ive had it since i got my first phone in 6th grade because i like to put all the songs i like ever in one playlist and hit shuffle on that ^_^

SONIC SHIT: I LIKED THIS. ROBOOTY WAS A FAN OHHH YESSS... DONT WORRY IDK HOW MUSIC TERMS WORK EITHER LOL BUT THIS IS GOOD. **nods head** ITS LOUD ITS GOT A VERY FULL SOUND I LIKE IT A LOT YESS!!!

LUPIN SHIT: DUDEEE I FUCKING LOVE THE LUPIN SOUNDTRACKS TOO!!! I FUCKING LOVE JAZZY SHIT ITS SO GOOD ITS SO FIRE I LOVE IT I LOVEEE WHAT LUPIN IS IN I ALWAYS DO BE PLAYING THAT LUPIN OPENING ON TAIKO!!!! I need to check out yuhi ohnos discography properly.... i always am slacking ok

GIRLS LOVE SHOES: i listened to supamedicine and it was pretty good! it was pleasant i was like **nods head** if my buddy put it on i wouldnt go "well... if you wanted to go to teen sex cove you couldve just asked 😏" but id be like **nods head in approval** and then continue talking about how my soundcloud almost got deleted for reposting yaoi christmas carols. anyways secret.. im actually not really a marina fan. like primmadonna and oh no is okay theyre like 5/10 to me but idk i just aint into her shit

RANDOM SHIT: IM NGL I DIDNT LISTEN TO A LOT OF MINECRAFT PARODIES BECAUSE THEY WERE PARODIES OF POP MUSIC AT THE TIME AND I HATTTTTEEDD POP MUSIC LOL. i think some are ok like dont mine at night but i cant really think of any others i liked. i still am not really big on modern pop in fact i kind of hate like a lot of it lol im a hater by birth 💔 I ALSO... **says this on the cross** HAVE HATED ANIMATION MEMES FROM THE MOMENT I WAS BORN TOO. i used to get so mad id be like THATS NOT A MEME!!!! THATS A SHITTY LOOPED GIF THAT HAS NO JOKES AT ALL!!!!! idk i never was an animation meme kid.... i always looked up to newgrounds animation and like people who made full mv parodies of vocaloid mvs or cola shake dance yknow but i liked those because i think theyre different from animation memes. its a completely different vibe and i think that comparing shit like burihamachi or the pappara baby boy thing to animation memes is like comparing manga and comics. theyre the same thing in principal but COMPLETELY different vibe yknow? anyways yeah i was a hater and refused to watch them in my lifetime... 💔💔💔 I LIKE THE LIVING TOMBSTONE THOUGH I LOVEE THE SONG CATS OUGHHH THATS SO GOOD.... i never listened to them a lot i only know like 3 songs lol so erm i dont consider myself a living tombstone fanboy since i think id be considered a poser 💔 LOOK IVE ALWAYS LIVED UNDER A ROCK IM ALWAYS SEVENTEEN YEARS LATE TO EVERY PARTY EVER!!! I NEVER EVEN LIKED FNAF I WAS INTO THE NIGHTGUARDS BUT DIDNT CARE ABOUT THE GAME THE LORE THE ANIMATRONICS I LITERALLY DID NOT GIVE A FUCK I NEVER WATCHED A SINGLE MATPAT VIDEO OR LISTENING TO ANY FNAF SONGS!! i was an asdf movie and newgrounds + niconico douga kid ermmmmm anybody like danjo danjo? anyways i do like nightcore! i love listening to nightcore of 80s songs ohh yes... i only listen to out of touch nightcore 😏😏😏

sorry for long tangents but yknow how robooty empire is. THE KING LOVES TO SPEAK! THANK YOU FOR THESE RECS ESPECIALLY THE SONIC SHIT I BE LIKE OHHH ME LIKEY 😍

[thatonegayspacerock]

Pretty Lavinia - just because it doesn’t fit the character in mind Doesn’t Mean I Can’t Join In On The Chanting Chorus About The Girl Boss That Is Lavinia. Rip to whoever is around me the next couple of days, I can tell this is going to be an earworm song that I’ll just be mutter singing under my breath. Sorry not sorry <3

MONSTER - an English vocaloid classic. A rare Gumi song I really like. I Can ABSOLUTELY 100% see this working with the character in my mind. Especially acting coy with the “I’m just being me~” line

FIRE!!! - this being on the same album as ‘Language of the Lost’ caught me SO off guard for a moment ngl. God the fact that I’ve never heard this song before now is a genuine shame. There’s so many good lines that fit that i can pull from this. Nevermind the fact that the song is just a banger through and through overall too. And the ending is so beautiful holy fuck

Machine Gun - Calcifer song. Not what I was expecting on my first listen through of this song that I’ve been putting off listening to for WAY too long. But yeah. That’s going on the Calcifer Playlist. For sure.

Mind brand - I…I have a confession chat. I’ve listened to this one before. Several times before. Like I have it memorized. The part which turns this into a confession that might get me cancelled? I prefer Kuraiinu (feat. Dr.R)’s cover compared to the original. The rap is just so good man. anyways I’ve tossed around the idea for this song for the character a couple times, but I think the sexual lyrics overpower too much for it to fit properly.

That being said

“Hold on a moment sir without a heart, what kind of shit you trying to sell?Talking up a simple girl, you picked her cherry very well. Promising the Sun and Moon, the story that you always tell. Now you’re out the door? I hope you cherry pick your way to hell.”

Just taking that line(s) at face value and ignoring all the other connotations of the song. It works WAY too well ngl.

Bee - 🐝 :> a very pleasant watch. Bee/10

I desperately need more songs about females seeking bloodthirsty revenge after a betrayal istg

I can’t keep listening to the same 4 songs imagining the [spoiler] arc

[anggecity]

Non-Japanese tries to explain the lyrics of "Black Gold" by otetsu ft. Megurine Luka

Note: I am not a Japanese speaker, so I depend on translation engines, and comments are always welcome.

Black Gold is one of otetsu-P's iconic songs featuring Megurine Luka. It's also one of my fave J-pop songs to listen to, so I got curious on what the lyrics meant...

TL;DR I think the song talks about a breakup, in simplest words. But it is not one that ended because of infidelity.

So first off, I'm checking the PVs if they could have highlighted other elements of the song. The original PV by meola is more of a still, exhibiting the sheen of gold, contrasting on a dark background. Meanwhile, Project DIVA's game video features Luka in a railway station, with black-gold motifs.

Down to the lyrics, I looked up one at Vocaloid Lyrics by user @vaffisuco.

On Vaffisuco's, there are some notes, possibly adding more context to the intended message:

1. Not quite sure what the little 'dot' means between 犠牲 and 代償。Here I just assumed these two were connected to one another grammatically and in context. 2. Unsure if the その覚悟 part connects with the next sentence cluster, and can't tell if the intonation is necessarily going down to indicate the end of a sentence. I decided to translate these sentences as such as to avoid a very lengthy English explanation. 3. Here I assume that the singer is verifying her existence/her failed relationship. She grasps the 'love' and the Black gold ring in order to leave her 'mark'. May possibly be referring to the existence of her ex, but I decided to translate this portion in first person.

Those notes aside, comparing it to DeepL and Google Translate, the human and engine translations mostly have the same translation. For comparison on engine translations, I merged lines per phrase, usually into ones or two whole lines. There is also one line-by-line at DeepL, as the line breaks sort of bring a different context, though still similar.

Altogether, the translations at the first verses present a confusing group of lines.

I was asked to decide which way to go, and I lied. The person who told me to go right went left. (from DeepL, merged lines)

As someone who also speaks Tagalog, I might see that "going left" can translate to "pangangaliwa" or a connotation of adultery/cheating. However, I am not sure if this is applicable in Japanese too. So I thought that it implies more of a backsliding, or a reversal of what was once promised.

To be able to breathe / So that I can live / Having to put it into words (from DeepL, line-by-line)

To me this implies that there had been an end of a connection in good terms, that ironically not staying true (lying) to one's initial words would mean being true to the next.

It must have been hard for you to put it into words, but you were still smiling, covered in scars. (from DeepL, merged lines)

There is a slight difference on translated syntax to different engines, but it is pretty consistent with all three presented translations here. However, for the next line, both line-by-line DeepL and merged lines at Google Translate show the same to who is expressing laughter, but differ to who apparently got the injuries:

You're covered in scars/ I was smiling (from DeepL, line-by-line)

It would have been painful to put it into words. I was laughing with all the scratches. (from Google Translate, merged lines)

And so is for Vaffisuco's and merged lines at DeepL, saying it's the other party that did so:

As I became covered in wounds / You laughed. (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation)

It must have been hard for you to put it into words, but you were still smiling, covered in scars. (from DeepL, merged lines)

I am not sure which among these translations fit the producer's intended message. Perhaps for one, it is open to interpretation. But I also think that the laugh can connote a "hiding the pain" (no reference intended), or it is more of a relief to one that broke the bond, that it had to be a relief for both.

The chorus translations are very similar. Vaffisuco's translation brings an imagery of, likely a lost possibility, a path that with this became a dead end.

Scared of the things that could separate us, / I averted my gaze and ran away / I stop in my tracks, my vision flickering / I am not prepared to be, or repay the victim* (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation) *The words translated were "犠牲" (sacrifice) and "代償" (compensation). Per the note, the translator "assumed these two were connected to one another grammatically and in context."

Vaffisuco's translation strikes me that it was a shock for the person, as if they were caught off-guard. At least as how I see it, the persona talks about how difficult something was to let go, and consequently "repay" the compensation that for one, will mend things altogether. I reckon a line confirms it, that they still have a significant attachment despite the breaking away:

I'm so, so scared of being separated, / I just want to be by your side (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation)

I'm afraid of being separated from you. I'm afraid.　 I wanted to be there. (from DeepL, merged lines)

Where Vaffisuco's (and another translation at LyricsTranslate) repeats with "or repay the victim", the engine translations seemed to show slight differences:

Stopping, hiding in plain sight The sacrifice, the price, I'm not prepared for [it] (from DeepL, line-by-line)

Stopping, sacrificing and compensating to appear and disappear (from Google Translate, merged lines)

The words may have resulted from completely different ways of extracting context from syntax, so here we are. But even so, the connotations share something in common. "To appear and disappear" presents itself in a way that there could be a sacrifice to begin with, to compensate in keeping, and the "stopping" in "[to] disappear". That's how I can interpret what I got from Google Translate. But for what DeepL showed, it could be reiterating the notion of not being able to accept for whatever had to be lost and "sacrificed".

The bridge builds up with lyrics that give a sense of "spiralling down". It likely, vaguely if anything, references fate being cruel.

So, what is the 'truth'? / Is it cold, hard metal? / Look, look at me walking! / Look, look at me walking! / So who was the one that made the decision? / Just where is our God? / Ah, how unfulfilling! (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation)

What's the truth, what's cold metal? Look at me, I'm looking at you, I'm walking backwards, When did God decide? I don't know where God is, I can't fill it, I can't fill it. (from DeepL, merged lines) *Without the rest of the lines, "埋まらない　埋まらない" becomes "I can't bury it I can't bury it"

I'm not sure what the "cold metal" is about, but a quick Google search of "冷たい金属だとか" showed this (and another random translation):

Could it mean that that the brink of sincerity becomes no more than gold, but that of silver? Could it be referencing the conductivity of silver? Or maybe it just generally refers to metal left in a cool temperature, that literally feels hard and cold to touch?

And down to the last two choruses... the lines changed, going to the song's conclusion.

Separating from you, I go far, far away / To the people who went left / I'll leave your last act of kindness right here / So it won't lose it's brilliance (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation)

To the one who went away, far away, to the left The last kindness you gave me, I'll leave it here so it doesn't fade away (from DeepL, merged lines)

Both DeepL and Google Translate shared very similar results. As for this, it bears acknowledgement on the other party, possibly memorializing the pleasant memories to be left behind.

What drives people apart / is that resolve for victims and their compensation I grasped the love dangling from my neck / and a black gold ring / So my footprints won't disappear (Vaffisuco's Vocaloid Lyrics translation) *Quoting the translator: "Here I assume that the singer is verifying her existence/her failed relationship. She grasps the 'love' and the Black gold ring in order to leave her 'mark'. May possibly be referring to the existence of her ex, but I decided to translate this portion in first person."

One of Vaffisuco's notes imply for the second last chorus that in times of trouble, people look for compensation and will do anything for it. It might try to say that at some point, vengeance is what pushes a person to act upon something; sometimes, this can be seen as closures, closing things. This is such that they believe that removing something from their live will make it easier, that it is a resolution on their part. (There definitely are more connotations that only human translators and native speakers can catch!)

To be separated from you The sacrifice, the price, the determination With [the] love around my neck and the black gold ring around my neck I'm trying to keep my footprints (from DeepL, line-by-line)

For the last chorus, I agree with Vaffisuco's note, seconding that the song is about a process of separation, when honesty is still honesty, and the difficulty of acceptance for one end (the persona). As for whose footprints are being kept, if it is decided that it was the persona's footprints, the persona wants to be remembered by one who left her. Otherwise, the persona wants to remember the other half, implied by the footprints.

As for the title "Black Gold", it can be interpreted in many ways. For English speakers, the phrase may be slang for "petroleum" as this resource in deposits had made certain countries rich by importation. But in jewelries, "black gold" refers to processed gold so its surface exhibits a black color.

Overall, the song shows itself as mysterious and poetic (especially that I am no Japanese speaker) with how the words are translated, and the implications I get by looking at how the syntax is processed for a language I am a native speaker of.

[themangaguide]

A Pure School Love

kaifuku jutsushi no yarinaoshi manga was within an incident the very first time of college as well as due to it she missed the extremely first couple of months of university. Not her challenge it shows up. The thing she's anxious concerning is her peak. She's truly brief at 140 centimeters, like 4th grader quick, that's how they guide it. On her initial day of course her launch obtains reduced by Yuushin, one of the most prominent guy that's freakishly high at 170 centimeters. He's exceptionally pleasurable to everybody and understanding of her personality tries to inspire her to laugh more. This piece of living love might be the trip of kaifuku jutsushi no yarinaoshi manga making new buddies plus another as well as actually experiencing university life.

Checking out Hiyokoi was slow in some cases, that will be clear consider our heroine is just a one. There being, who's put on a peaceful, afraid, and particularly fast woman unheard due to her shy personality and left out. She can not sustain however be brought in to male who's her contrary in nearly every means once the private resting next to her is the one and only the Yuushin. Hiyoki, who's nicknamed Hiyokin, establishes modification problems for himself making use of the aid of her great buddies and she really intends to vary Natsuki and Riichan. It and also the heroine has precisely the very same feeling as Kimi ni Todoke and the exact same pureness that's thestaple of shoujo manga, specifically. I did so believe it advanced only a little slower than it could have additionally it obtained some time to me to truly go into the history.

The characters, for whatever reason I usually assume it is more difficult to examine the personalities contrasted to story. Personally I think every personality should be one-of-a-kind considering that while I'm fine making use of the item having resemblance with each other. If 5 everyone was place in the specific very same condition we had actually all react to every circumstance I am discussing. That's why although I'm the item is exaggerated usually, I really do think the characters have a specific seasoning for them which make them exceptional.

iron ladies manga can be a typical bishie kind of lead. He likes to relax in college and also prevails. Besides arbitrary conversations he's we don't absolutely recognize much about him whatsoever within so or the quantity. He it is actually fairly wonderful usually as well as senses of giggling, as well as unlike guy brings an ideal lead is n'ted by him. If his optimal is was n'ted for by it he 'd be a normal manga guy, although a fantastic looking one.

I really suched as Riichan kaifuku jutsushi no yarinaoshi manga friends as well as Natsuki. Their individuals are in enhancement to the giggling they're great buddies to kaifuku jutsushi no yarinaoshi mangan and pleasurable. You will locate extra characters which are absorbing give a fantastic atmosphere utilizing their own people and spontaneity to the tale.

The-art is delicate and also basic concerning the eyes looking. It had been made use of a contemporary sort of manga so if your point is n'ted by moe females with big eyes, avoid. I believed it was pleasant that Riichan showed up so comparable to the Vocaloid Miku, attracted she was probably the most impressive in my experience to look at. Discover is did n'ted by me till I browse the most recent areas that several 97% of the manga to day is in college or in university attire likewise it surprised me I really did not actually observe at first.

Generally, it's a very nice shoujo manga to check out, the personalities are excellent and also funny. Not just a huge amount of crisis, not always. It's normally unwind and acquire aggravated that someone may be so scared. Numerous tiny people I match are hostile as hell. Through the manga you'll have also and also tales numbers side-story that aren't just funny yet great. This mangaka includes an exceptional spontaneity that shows on her job.

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[spicynbachili1]

Review: Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session!

We obtained the beat

It is arduous being the drummer. Not solely do you typically sit in the back of the stage, avoiding the highlight and hidden behind a mass of metallic, however you might be, primarily, the important thing to the entire efficiency remaining tight. A guitarist can blow their solo, a singer can neglect the odd line, however when the drummer loses themselves, all people can disintegrate. Oh, and you have, bodily and mentally, presumably the toughest, most tiring, and costliest instrument to study.

So thank the drumming gods that Namco Bandai’s Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! is little extra than simply mashing a single pores and skin like a lunatic. Much less Lars Ulrich and extra Animal from the Muppets, Drum Session goals to permit even probably the most rhythm-free gamers the chance to fiddle joyfully with that all-important backbeat.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! (PS4)Developer: Bandai Namco Writer: Bandai Namco Launched: November 2, 2018 MSRP: $49.99 (No Drum)

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session, is the second of two Taiko video games that launched final week, alongside Nintendo Change launch Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Enjoyable. However whereas the latter’s focus is on mini-games and occasion modes, Drum Session’s PS4 launch is extra targeted on the core Taiko no Tatsujin expertise.

Drum Session’s rhythm-action gameplay could be very simple. You bash alongside, in your drum controller or PS4 pad, in time to symbols that seem on a fast-moving on-screen monitor, ala Rock Band, Guitar Hero or any variety of earlier comparable titles. The purple symbols characterize hitting the pores and skin, the blue symbols require a faucet on the rim. The bigger symbols imply you strike with each sticks collectively, whereas prolonged yellow bars require gamers to hammer out a thunderous drum roll.

Gamers rating factors for excellent timing, in addition to for not dropping a beat, with prolonged combos making for main league scores. There’s a giant number of songs to select from, ranging in problem, and you may compete towards a pal or towards different participant’s “ghosts” on-line.

That is just about it. Drum Session is straightforward in design and enjoyable in execution. Gamers can play by the video games’ catalogue of music tracks, starting from royalty-free classical music to J-Pop and even some anime and online game themes, (even the Japanese model of Frozen’s earworm “Let it Go” will get a glance in). They’re pleasurable – and generally weird – tracks, however to nearly all of westerners it is a jukebox of unknown tunes, which might sometimes make stepping into the spirit of a track just a little robust. Particular company equivalent to Hi there Kitty and Vocaloid’s Hatsune Miku be a part of within the enjoyable with cameo appearances.

The aforementioned on-line mode permits gamers to work their approach up a rating ladder by difficult different gamers in drum-to-drum fight. The battles aren’t performed out in real-time, with the participant primarily enjoying towards a recorded replay of different Drum Session gamers, however this does imply there is not any hanging about ready for opponents to attach. When engaged with a number of the more durable tunes, head-to-head, it may be a fairly intense expertise, however its nonetheless good enjoyable.

As you full challenges by way of the in-game “Bingo card” system, you earn Don cash which might then be used to unlock thriller prizes. These aesthetics embody profile ornament and on-line messages, to a spread of clothes, designs and equipment to customize your private Don or Katsu Wada (the lovely drum characters who dance alongside along with your songs). The truth is, character is a giant a part of the enjoyment of Taiko no Tatsujin and, as you discover your stride throughout gameplay, all kinds of untamed and wacky kawaii creatures leap onto the display to occasion together with you. Despite the fact that that is only for ambiance, it is pleasant, bizarre and by no means fails to boost a smile.

Exterior of choosing quickplay songs and difficult on-line ghosts, there’s little extra Drum Session has to supply, with not one of the mini-games accessible in its Change brethren. The truth is, as a result of Change’s Pleasure-Con doubling up as an air drumkit, it makes the drum peripheral an absolute should for the PS4 model, and I might strongly advise towards choosing up the sport on the Sony platform with out it. The drum peripheral is offered in Japan and Europe, however Statesiders will sadly need to go down the import route.

Mileage with rhythm video games normally comes right down to the instrument you employ and of tunes on supply. In each regards, Drum Session is quirky, it has a drum that is not like your commonplace drum equipment, and a list of music that might be principally unrecognisable to the market exterior of Japan. However the gameplay itself is stable, thrilling and a variety of enjoyable. I do want there was extra content material on supply. The 2 modes are primarily Play Domestically or Play Towards a Ghost, and there is gonna be a variety of change to shell out for those who and a pal desire a drum every. When you’re seeking to play with mates, it might work out simpler and cheaper to choose up Drum ‘n’ Enjoyable for the Change (plus you get some bonus Nintendo tracks).

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session achieves its aim of being extremely simplistic however splendidly addictive. Painted in enjoyable and lovely visuals and peppered with distinctive tunes, it is a worthy addition to the canon of pleasurable rhythm-action titles. However heed must be paid to the potential price of choosing up a drum peripheral or two, as with out all of the manic arm-waving and ground-shaking, Drum Session might show a more durable promote for a lot of wannabe tub-thumpers.

[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher. No drum accessory was provided.]

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      Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session reviewed by Chris Moyse

7

GOOD

Strong and positively has an viewers. There may very well be some hard-to-ignore faults, however the expertise is enjoyable. How we rating:  The destructoid evaluations information

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