Is DJ Max Portable really this hard?

[Rocko]

So, I recently downloaded a demo for DJ Max Portable 2, a game I've considered importing.

And I simply cannot beat it. I've tried probably 30 times and cannot beat the song. Is this the normal difficulty of the game?

For reference, I got the demo here. Also, I don't just suck at rythm games in general. I've beat both Ouendans on Insane and I can do some of Oni in Taiko no Tatsujin. Maybe I just suck at this game?

 

[metaly]

I got the first DJ Max Portable a few months ago and I love it. It does seem pretty impossible when you start, but just stick with the easy songs in the 4-button mode and eventually you'll start working your way up. It took me a few weeks to play the 6-button mode with confidence, and even after months of playing regularly, most 8-button songs are too tough. But don't be discouraged by the demo. The original is my favorite PSP game by far. (I'm planning on getting the sequel soon.)

 

[Rocko]

Alright. So that demo song (It has five different sections, uses six buttons since -> and square share the middle section) is a harder song? I didn't want to buy the game and find that that's the level you start out on. I find the other rythm games I've played (Like Ouendan and Taiko) start you out obscenely easy. It looks like a game I'd be interested in if it isn't as hard as the demo makes it seem.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[SL4IN]

I noticed this too when playing. I can get about halfway through the song then I fail it. and I'm not bad at rhythm games, but this does seem pretty difficult.

 

[Chacrana]

Yeah, this demo is in' awful because it's a horrible indication of what to expect. The game does not need to be anywhere near this hard when you play it. There's a 4 button mode, and the learning curve is actually pretty gradual. It does get really difficult as you hit harder songs on 6 button mode, but it's not necessarily as impossible as this demo would indicate...

 

[SL4IN]

[quote name='Chacrana']Yeah, this demo is in' awful because it's a horrible indication of what to expect. The game does not need to be anywhere near this hard when you play it. There's a 4 button mode, and the learning curve is actually pretty gradual. It does get really difficult as you hit harder songs on 6 button mode, but it's not necessarily as impossible as this demo would indicate...[/quote]

that's reassuring because I was also thinking of importing the game. and to think, I was just going to own up and accept getting raped on every song.

 

[Rocko]

Good to hear, thanks. I'll probably watch and try and pick this up the next time Play Asia has some kind of sale. Same with Taiko Portable 2.

 

[pete5883]

My first impressions were from the demo, and they were not good since I would fail immediately after the song speeds up. But for some reason I tried it again a month later, and slowly got farther and farther into the song, until I could beat it. Still haven't played the full game, but may pick it up someday.