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RTTP: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! and Elite Beat Agents series 10 Year Anniversary Replay
- Thread starter XxSlasherMcGirkxX
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Loved this series. EBA was the best though. The games could definitely have done with a couple more different types of inputs, though. (minus the circle wheel, which sucked)
Can't believe it has almost been 10 years. Scary how little has changed for me in my life in that time.
Would love to see a new one. The partnership with DeNA would mean that this would be a perfect mobile title. Like, perfect.
All of those games were very sterile and safe in terms of style. Elite Beat Agents was quirky and weird as hell. It doesn't surprise me at all that the extended audience said 'no thanks'.
Can't believe it has almost been 10 years. Scary how little has changed for me in my life in that time.
Would love to see a new one. The partnership with DeNA would mean that this would be a perfect mobile title. Like, perfect.
All of those games were very sterile and safe in terms of style. Elite Beat Agents was quirky and weird as hell. It doesn't surprise me at all that the extended audience said 'no thanks'.
Kobun Heat
Member
The original NeoGAF thread was epic and needs to be in here.
I was gonna post something about its 10th anniversary on its, uh, actual 10th anniversary...
I was gonna post something about its 10th anniversary on its, uh, actual 10th anniversary...
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
Huh I just played Ouendan on my 3DS and it was fine. Not seeing the issue here.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
EBA was my first DS game. I love it. Beat the cheerleader difficulty and all that.
It really is one of the best rhytm game ever produced on DS
It really is one of the best rhytm game ever produced on DS
TruSpindash
Member
Used to love playing the games in middle school, one of my all time favorite series. Every Nintendo Direct I always hope that a new EBA or Ouendan gets announced in the US or Japanese streams respectively.
Rhomega Beta
Member
He means making a new one.
Only game that caused me to cry due to a Chicago song.
What made Ouendan (and EBA) so good is the wrapping around the game. The characters are fun, the squads are lively, and the "story" is just hilarious. Even if you failed a section you still get treated to a scene, which might even be better than the success one. The only other rhythm game that even comes close to this series' presentation is Rhythm Tengoku. The gameplay is good too of course.
What made Ouendan (and EBA) so good is the wrapping around the game. The characters are fun, the squads are lively, and the "story" is just hilarious. Even if you failed a section you still get treated to a scene, which might even be better than the success one. The only other rhythm game that even comes close to this series' presentation is Rhythm Tengoku. The gameplay is good too of course.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Really the only rhythm game I've ever enjoyed. Gameplay is unbelievable addicting. Wish it would have done better and survived for a few more games. 
Ouendan was my first import as well, though prior to playing it I had played Japanese arcade games that my local arcade imported so I knew was I was in for. I remember I had to convince my mom to let me order games on Play-Asia when I was in middle school lol.
Really? I haven't played much Osu (I don't have a tablet and fuck playing it with a mouse) but it seems like something that would make a good high level rhythm game to me. I'd imagine at a higher level Beatmaps would be like much more difficult versions of Ready Steady Go or Samurai Blue on top level difficulty. And there seems to be a huge variety of songs available for Osu. The designing beatmaps for mouse play makes sense though.
Also I agree that EBA is the best one. Most interesting storylines, best presentation and probably my favorite beatmaps. Ouendan 2 comes close and Ouendan 1 has my favorite soundtrack.
cj_iwakura
Member
Ouendan 1 > September > Everything else in EBA > Ouendan 2
They hit solid gold with O1's song list and never came close.
They hit solid gold with O1's song list and never came close.
R_thanatos
Member
I was forced to change the bottom screen of my DS because i played with ouendan/EBA /OUE2 too much
Loved those games.
Loved those games.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
Dammit OP. I have a test to study for but now I'm just playing Ouendan.
Poltergust
Member
Despite the kind of game it is, EBA is one of the few games that actually made me cry.
You guys know what I'm talking about.
You guys know what I'm talking about.
KenzinFive
Member
Well, I guess it's time to buy all three of these games again. Ouendan 1 was the game that finally made me get a DS Lite, since it was so hard to do the spinning wheel parts of stages on the sunken touch screen of the phat 3DS. The DS Lite's raised touch screen made things much easier.
I still remember coming incredibly close to beating (even perfecting!) Jumpin' Jack Flash on hard in the airport on vacation after days of trying, until my stepmom walked up to me and asked me a question, causing me to fail. I've never played all of the songs in EBA as a result....
I know it's 100% unreasonable for Nintendo to make a new EBA since the original had disappointing sales...but I still dream.
I still remember coming incredibly close to beating (even perfecting!) Jumpin' Jack Flash on hard in the airport on vacation after days of trying, until my stepmom walked up to me and asked me a question, causing me to fail.
I've never played all of the songs in EBA as a result....I know it's 100% unreasonable for Nintendo to make a new EBA since the original had disappointing sales...but I still dream.
Slow down on those spinner yo
It's a shame Elite Beat Agents didn't have a revival when the music industry started allowing more licensed music in rhythm games thanks to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I wanted an Ouendan game with a huge song list.
Yeah, there's Osu, but I could never get it working on my iPhone. Osu Stream is a pretty good iOS version of it, but it doesn't have that many songs.
I even bought that Michael Jackson: The Experience game on the DS, because it ripped off the Ouendan gameplay, but with a Michael Jackson soundtrack! ...but they locked off all the harder difficulties, so it was kind of boring to play, and I never got to see if they game got any more challenging.
...so yeah, I want a new Ouendan!
Yeah, there's Osu, but I could never get it working on my iPhone. Osu Stream is a pretty good iOS version of it, but it doesn't have that many songs.
I even bought that Michael Jackson: The Experience game on the DS, because it ripped off the Ouendan gameplay, but with a Michael Jackson soundtrack! ...but they locked off all the harder difficulties, so it was kind of boring to play, and I never got to see if they game got any more challenging.
...so yeah, I want a new Ouendan!
Gunstarheroes
Member
Fuck Metroid
Fuck Zelda
Fuck Mario
Fuck Starfox
Fuck Mach Rider
Fuck Balloon Fight
Fuck Brain Age
Fuck Famicom Detective Club
This is the only series that Nintendo should have on their list of "Games we really should be making a sequel to"
Honestly one of my favorite video games of all time.
Fuck Zelda
Fuck Mario
Fuck Starfox
Fuck Mach Rider
Fuck Balloon Fight
Fuck Brain Age
Fuck Famicom Detective Club
This is the only series that Nintendo should have on their list of "Games we really should be making a sequel to"
Honestly one of my favorite video games of all time.
I love the Xmas bells they use instead of the normal sound effects for that song. It makes me wish the original song had them in it.
Gunstarheroes
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_80O22OJRs
Still cannot hear that song ever again without picturing the game and getting misty eyed.
LOVED me some EBA back in the day. Wish this series would come back.
This still fucking hurts. Especially because i failed it the first time and felt like garbage.
PreyingShark
Member
You talkin' about 3D? That could easily be disabled.
Nah, it's the emphasis on the top screen being the main screen, instead of being symmetrical like the DS. That was really one of the worst decisions made by Nintendo.
mr_sockochris
Member
Ouendan was amazing, I was utterly hooked on it for weeks and even had the soundtrack on my ipod to help me learn the songs to beat expert mode.
Cant believe it's been 10 years though. I reviewed it for PALGN.au at the time and remember it being the only review online for a good while. Penny Arcade featured it and the view count went through the roof which as a reviewer was nice to get my work seen and appreciated by so many, especially as I'm sure a fair few people would have purchased Ouendan because of it.
Cant believe it's been 10 years though. I reviewed it for PALGN.au at the time and remember it being the only review online for a good while. Penny Arcade featured it and the view count went through the roof which as a reviewer was nice to get my work seen and appreciated by so many, especially as I'm sure a fair few people would have purchased Ouendan because of it.
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
Okay I'm about ready to start to replay EBA. It's been awhile but it's so easy to jump back in.
The Bankslammer
Member
Well, I should rephrase, since osu!'s play numbers speak for themselves in asserting that a lot of people do consider it a good high-level rhythm game. I should say that despite my adoration of Ouendan and its gameplay, I don't find playing more difficult charts in osu! to be as gratifying or enjoyable as it is in other rhythm games. There are a fair number of difficult songs I have enjoyed playing in osu! in the past, but I've never felt particularly inclined to delve in any further. For one thing, song length can get to be a detractor. 2-4 minute songs (including breaks) rather than 1-2 minute songs in many other rhythm games tends to make retries quite painful. Additionally, like I said before, the attempts to turn it from a touch screen game to a tablet/mouse + keyboard game by creating sequences of notes so fast it's near impossible without 2 input buttons make the gameplay itself less appealing to me. And there's definitely a huge variety of songs available for the game, which is great, but I can't remember the last time I've checked recently approved maps and seen anything of interest to me.
The former two things I mentioned are definitely on a chart-by-chart basis and the last one could be chalked up to my unwillingness to try out something new, but what it comes down to in the end is that I've never felt compelled to continue playing osu! to reach the most difficult songs, while I have in other games. I might just not be suited for it, and that's okay with me. I adore the DS games and that's good enough, lol.
Maybe I'll finally beat the final level in the first one.
The lack of intro skip really makes retrying it a pain.
Managed to beat EBA on cheerleader difficulty and I'm not the best at rhythm games. So I was pretty chuffed with that.
Ouendan was the one game I really wanted to buy while I was in Japan back in November of 2006. It was almost impossible to find and I was checking any shop possible in the hopes to see it on the shelves. I managed to strike lucky and find a copy after a nice shopkeeper gave us a tip on the last day there.
The lack of intro skip really makes retrying it a pain.
Managed to beat EBA on cheerleader difficulty and I'm not the best at rhythm games. So I was pretty chuffed with that.
Ouendan was the one game I really wanted to buy while I was in Japan back in November of 2006. It was almost impossible to find and I was checking any shop possible in the hopes to see it on the shelves. I managed to strike lucky and find a copy after a nice shopkeeper gave us a tip on the last day there.
SirUltimos
Member
I'm gonna go out a limb and say that this series is the best series of rhythm games ever made. No other games, or series, has ever provided me with as much joy as the Ouendan series has.
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
The spinner being easier in EBA is very much appreciated.
metsallica
Member
Why are you posting instead of ordering? They're better than EBA, you have SO MUCH LEFT TO EXPLORE.
RadioHeadAche
Member
How difficult is Ouendan after completing EBA and Ouendan 2?
The Bankslammer
Member
Not very. Like, you probably won't be clearing Ready Steady Go on your first try or anything, but it's definitely not significantly harder than either other game. The charts don't exercise as consistent spacing reflective of timing as the following two, though.
I love the series but I'll admit I never got around to importing the original Ouendan
I played the hell out of Ouendan 2 though. I liked Elite Beat Agents, but Ouendan 2, damn. Hours upon hours I'd return to the game after years and still be able to play it fo hours. S ranked everything in invisible mode and still played for hours and hours. Such a damn good game.
Edit: My oldest record is Julia ni Heartbreak on May 27th 2007 and the youngest are Monkey Magic and Music Hour (one after another!) on January 27th 2012. Nearly 5 years apart. Damn.
Edit 2: I still find it so bizarre that out of entire EBA soundtrack the most fun song to play is Survivor by Destiny's Child.
I played the hell out of Ouendan 2 though. I liked Elite Beat Agents, but Ouendan 2, damn. Hours upon hours I'd return to the game after years and still be able to play it fo hours. S ranked everything in invisible mode and still played for hours and hours. Such a damn good game.
Edit: My oldest record is Julia ni Heartbreak on May 27th 2007 and the youngest are Monkey Magic and Music Hour (one after another!) on January 27th 2012. Nearly 5 years apart. Damn.
Edit 2: I still find it so bizarre that out of entire EBA soundtrack the most fun song to play is Survivor by Destiny's Child.
Rhomega Beta
Member
The only thing really harder is the spinners. It only gets annoying when you can't skip the intro to songs, which means you have to sit through the 30-second intro to Ready Steady Go every time you fail, and you'll do it a lot.
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
I can't believe one of my favorite songs is a Ashley Simpson song. Playing on Hard Rock is more more satisfying than any other difficulty. It's perfectly balanced in speed and difficulty. I find it easier to time the beats than in other difficulties too. Trying to get really good scores on easy is actually hard because it's so slow.