Hey guys,
Sam Mullen here, Localization Producer for Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX and the Project DIVA series. I just wanted to stick my head in and say thanks to you all for your interest and hype about Project Mirai DX. Im so excited about this game coming out next week (mainly because I want StreetPasses for it!!!!)
Since this is right before the masses get their hands on it, I wanted to let you in on a couple things Ive figured out about the game. Ive played this game extensively at this point, all which-a-ways, and I've devised what I would call the "Loc Producer's Rules to Min-Maxing Your Mirai DX Experience". Naturally, everyone can play however they want, more power to you. But I think if you follow these three tips, you will experience the game in the best way possible. Hear me out:
1. Do Not Rush It
Dont be in a hurry to unlock all the hard difficulties just to test your skill or see the hardest target charts. I feel like every chart is enjoyable in its own way, even the easiest ones. Savor the build up to the hardest levels, and spend time perfecting those lower difficulties before moving on, because moving up to harder levels before perfecting the lower ones may spoil your appreciation of them.
2. Set Your Goal Appropriate To Your Skill Level
I feel like many players misunderstand the difficulty balancing of this title. Project Mirai DX is, by design, a game that offers multiple levels of difficulty across a VERY broad spectrum of skill levels, simultaneously in each single song and difficulty. First time rhythm game player? Try to get to the end of the song. Played some other rhythm games on 3DS? You better be getting A or S ranks. Project DIVA veteran? If you miss a single SP Mark, you better be hittin that retry button. Rhythm Game God? Burn all your Play Coins on the "Do or Die" items and make it rain MP. If you feel like the game isn't challenging you, then I encourage you to set your goal higher!
3. More Than A Rhythm Game
While I know a lot of players will come for specifically the rhythm game, Project Mirai DX is a little microcosm of a world at your finger tips if you take the time to see it. The level of detail of the characters and their actions, the easter eggs, hidden events, the deeeeeeep unlockables, the mini games, the StreetPass stuff. Theres so much else in this game, but you really have to put some time into it to get the most out of it. Out of all the reviews Ive read so far, no one barely cuts below the surface on the secondary and tertiary stuff in this game. If you just play the rhythm game and unlock every hard song and stop, youve probably only seen and experienced about 20% of the games content. Even if you were to perfect every song, mode, and difficulty on your first play, that's 288 plays (and then some)! There is soooo much game here!
Anyway, thats just my personal opinion on it. Its a really great game, and for those who havent experienced the Project Mirai flavor of gameplay, youre in for a load of fun. And if it happens to be your first Miku game, well, welcome to the rabbit hole. It is very deep, my friend.
