RedOctane to publish In the Groove for PS2!

skie · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: olr studios

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Sums up my similar feelings so, so well.

I see both bad and good in ITG. The home version has me curious, certianly. What certianly is interesting is that this is going to be a big year for home dance games between this, Pump it Up, and although it hasn't been announced officially, I think Extreme 2 & Ultramix 3 or whatever they'll be, are givens. And lets not forget DDR with Mario and the possibility it could be a factor in the US later this year (although yes, nothing official yet... that's all half speculation half wishful thinking

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foyboy21 · Roxor Staff Joined: 21 Sep 2002 Location: Seattle

The PS2 version DOES have an Edit mode.

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Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

Illusion Bomb · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

PIU, ITG, DDR for Xbox and PS2 (assuming)...

How the HELL am I gonna afford all this?
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Arctic Wolves · Trick Member Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Location: Canada

The "DDR Concept" is a US patent. Whether or not a lawsuit would go through, well, I think that would lie entirely with the judge. It's a gray area, but I have faith that Roxor has dealt with the issues they face (for now). I know that was why there was a conscious effort to keep ItG songs 1:50-2:10 in length, to differentiate from DDR songs which rarely breach 2 minutes and average around 1:30.

Anyways, yeah, it's gonna be one hell of an awesome year, I'll say! DDR, PIU:E, maybe even a new DDR... I must say, it's going to be quite the competition. But the best part is, us rhythm game fans are all winners in this! Perhaps KCET will feel the heat. Looking forward to playing In The Groove, especially since I can't get enough of the Missing Heart songs and adore some of the others.

Oh, and Foy, you are my hero for confirming Edit features, and the presence of arcade timings. :P

Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

I find this unexpected and pretty cool. Right when I saw the announcement about Red Octane publishing games, it never crossed my mind that they'd be doing this. Heh. Also, I haven't tried In the Groove yet. There are two locations in my state that have the game but I have trouble finding the time to drive out to either of them. I've also never played Pump it Up, but unlike some frighteningly obsessed DDR players I'd like to try both. In the coming months I'll be able to play both of them at home. Only thing is I need a second job to afford them.

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Prowler · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:41 pm Post subject:

penguin334 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002

Maybe ITG will become the craze like DDR did in Japan back in 1998. Just imagine......

-10 or so arcade mixes
-around 5 or 6 arcade ports and a few originals
-Japan will get only 3 different versions, and whore out stolen imported arcade/console versions

It's glorious.

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

Well, that's good news for ItG fans. I'm not one, admittedly. The music hasn't impressed me much. I don't see the variety some people talk about. It all sounds the same to me, kind of like a lot of what Naoki does on DDR. The steps...I think are on the order of UM1 song packs or worse. Yeah, that's just my opinion, but that's the way I see it. I especially have gripes with some of the Expert difficulty stepcharts, though I know they're for godly players who want more challenge, it's still servicing a tiny portion of the fanbase and probably alienating a much larger portion. There is no need to have such rediculously hard step patterns for songs in the 120-150 BPM range. Honestly, how many beginner or even intermediate players aren't turned off by the air of elitism that ItG puts on? I believe it is for similar reasons that Konami hasn't really tried to push their most popular rhythm game here in the states, Beatmania (II DX). The learning curve is amazingly steep on that game; it's very daunting to get into. I'm not so sure ItG will have the mass appeal of DDR or even PUI on the home market. PUI is still beating ItG on arcade distribution. Actually, as far as competition goes, I'm much more excited about trying out the upcoming US home version of PUI. Is it going to have any delicious Korean pop or will it be largely Americanized?

Oh, and I know I'm kind of raining on the parade, but I'm sure you ItG loyalists have a thick enough skin to put up with this, right?

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LvngLrg · Trick Member Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ

ok, i must say this sounds unbelievably amazing. i love ITG (though i completely suck on expert mode...hard i can handle np, thank you DDR). but do we have any signs of a release date yet? i'm going to reserve this one. thanks

nayten · Trick Member Joined: 19 Sep 2004

Awesome! When I read the announcement yesterday about RO publishing a game, I expected another MCGroovz-esque game to whore out more of their peripherals. It will be nice to play the true game, and not the stepmania edits on pc/xbox. I'm anxious to see what Konami does, now that the burner has been cranked up a notch by Roxor and Andamiro have kicked it up a notch. And to all those anti-ITG types: at least it wasn't EZ2DANCER!

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

Dang, I can't wait for this game! This game is simply going to rock! I'm going to be so freaking poor after getting my iPod Photo 30 gig with all that stuff, Pump it Up: Exceed, and then In The Groove!

Haha, I still love it though. <33

I just hope that I don't kill myself or the neighbors by playing some of the fun 11s!

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sherl0k · Maniac Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Location: the internet

If Roxor was smart, they'd also keep the same arcade layout and port most - if not all - of the songs to console. Foy confirmed an exact arcade conversion of the timing windows, which was definitly a step in the right direction.

These guys know what CS players want, and we can only hope they're going to deliver on it all.
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Catastrophe · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Worcester, MA

I still haven't played ITG yet, but now there are machines closer than 8otB. There's one in a movie theatre in Hadley, MA for example. ITGF has a machine locator if anyone wants to go check it out.

I think I'm gonna buy this one when it comes out. Even though I haven't actually played ITG yet I've been following it with screenshots, movies, and in forums since before the first game was released. And from what I've seen, the ITG team has actually done some original things with their game. Unlike a certain other non-DDR non-ITG dance game. So I'm going to be buying this pretty much to see if I like ITG or not. "So this game had better not suck."

(I say that to myself before every purchase.)

Pakwan Kenobi · Maniac Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002

As for legal issues that Konami might raise....has anyone actually tried to read the patents that KoJ got back in 1999? Go check them out people. But good luck reading all the legalese.

Then consider the fact that PIU and now ITG are coming out for the PS2. If Konami was going to do something to block the distribution of ITG and other dance games via a lawsuit, Konami doesn't have much time to act.

Finally...Well, hey, to those who hate ITG, don't buy it. Don't play it. This is exactly like people complaining when they heard that King of Fighters was coming out with YET ANOTHER INSTALLMENT, or that it was coming over to the PS2 so that their shrine to Capcom might be sullied. Or those who hate Virtua Fighter (Tekken) because Tekken (Virtua Fighter) is so much better.

In short, silly banter on an Internet forum.

Glad to see foyboy posting on DDR Freak answering easy questions on ITG's port to the PS2.
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foyboy21 · Roxor Staff Joined: 21 Sep 2002 Location: Seattle

One big thing ITG has going for it is that the staff are imbedded in the community and play many music games (not just DDR, PiU, IIDX). Because of this we can react to what you want and what you don't want.

To those of you who don't like things, want differant things (music, steps, mods, modes, whatever) PM me or make a thread about these things.

I do listen and have changed things in the past. My work is for all of us to have more fun.

This thread is not the place for this, so again, PM, or make a new thread with any suggestions that would make the game more enjoyable for you.

Now back to our regurlar schedualed topic.