Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Twitter Snippets (31 December 2019) - Deleting the Old Year with a New Surprise Addition


From the composer that brought us the BMS sensation Altale comes 2020's very first new Original, one melody that won't waste any introductory time and will be readily available on Japanese Green Ver. arcades from tomorrow. 

Once again, happy new year!


Title
Shinra Banshou Sakuzyo
森羅万象/削除
★?★?★?★?
Key: red = series debutblue = console debut

Feature: 2019 - The Year in Hindsight


It's the last day of the year, which means it's the prime time to have our usual talk on how the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise has fared in the latest 365-ish-days venue! Once again, we'll be picking up the end-2018 Feature format and review the biggest steps into 3-months intervals, with Lokamp chiming in for his personal ups and down on the series' whereabouts.

Bruise up your shoes, as it's time for a memory-lane stroll once more...

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Song of the Week! 28 December 2019


For the last feature of the year, our pick's title will mimic the same question that plenty of people of all ages have been asking themselves when getting any knid of wraped package for Christmas!

Say with me now...

Friday, December 27, 2019

Namco Taiko Blog (24 December 2019) - Wishing a Merry Xmas with a Happy New Tourney


One piece of blog-related news that slipped our radars a few days ago, the Qualifying Rounds for the rhythm game tourney we briefly talked about a few months back is about to begin! Grouping up all the partial reveals shared on Twitter thus far (as well as a short cameo by the Taiko Team's Etou), this blog post has everything the contestands will need in order to get prepped for the incoming competitive foray.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

[NS1] Online Ranking Match: Weekly Battle Songs for 2019/12/26~2020/01/01

https://switch.taiko-ch.net/images/top/news/tmb_rank_match.jpg


Title
Tomo ni
ともに/WANIMA
★3★4★5★7
One Night Carnival★3★5★6★8
Be The One Kamen Rider Build
  「仮面ライダービルド」より
★1★2★4★5
Itsumo Nando Demo Spirited Away
いつも何度でも/「千と千尋の神隠し」より
★2★1★2★1
Jounetsu Tairiku
情熱大陸
★4★4★6★7
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture Jacques Offenbach
天国と地獄 序曲/オッフェンバック
★4★4★5★6

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
  PAC TOY-BOX
★4★6★7★9
Tabetemo Tabetemo ☆Shoji☆ feat. Honoka♡Erika
タベテモタベテモ/☆しょーじ☆ feat.ほのか♡ えりか
★3★6★7★8
Kimi o Nosete Castle in the Sky
君をのせて/「天空の城ラピュタ」より
★2★3★4★6
Mirai feat. Mirai Komachi
ミライ/feat.ミライ小町
★3★5★5★8
Key: blue = unlockable; purple = DLC song (lower chance if not owned); red X = difficulty not used

Monday, December 23, 2019

[PS4] Taiko Ranked Match Event: DONKATSU Festival 2020


Celebrate year-end/year-start with another new Taiko Ranked Match Event! DONKATSU Festival 2020 (DONKATSU祭り2020) will run between December 27 2019 and January 7 2020 (start/ends at 18:00 JPT). Get brand-new rewards as well as ones returning from last year's Come-and-Go First Hit Fest.


Title
Radetzky March Johann Strauss I
ラデツキー行進曲
/J.シュトラウス(1世)
★5★6★7★7
From The New World Antonín Dvořák
新世界より/ドヴォルザーク
★4★5★6
★7


TitleFest Points
Title: DONKATSU20201
Greeting: Best Regards Too for 2020 da-don
2020年もよろしくだドン
15
Full-body: New Year Fish
めでタイ
30
Radetzky March
ラデツキー行進曲
50
Head+Body: Party People
パーリーピーポー
70
Head+Body: Kadomatsu
門松
90
Head+Body: Kamaboko
かまぼこ
110
From The New World
新世界より
130
Head+Body: Kagami-mochi
鏡餅
150
Title: TAIKO2020999
Don Koban ×3
ドン小判 3枚
Every 10
★ If you already received the returning reward(s) in past events, 10 Fest Points are given instead.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Twitter Snippets (21 December 2019) - A World-Ending Extension


Following suit from t+pazolite's reveal of a few days back, another Taiko soing is getting an extension through a Comiket 97 album release!

This time around, the artist in question is the nicknamed BlackY, which will feature his Taiko debut piece ARMAGEΔDON in three different flavors: the game cut, an extended version and a remix from haru_naba of Taiko x CreoFUGA and Bemani fame.

First Video: Monochrome Voice




Title
Monochrome Voice cosMo@BousouP feat. Hatsune Miku, GUMI
モノクロボイス/cosMo@暴走P feat.初音ミク・GUMI
★4★6★7★10
(961)
★10
(1305)

With an perfect antonym for a title, the exact same talent lineup and referential phrases in the composition, Monochrome Voice is the direct, negative sequel to the AI Battle Performance unlockable Colorful Voice. For the last song cosMo@BousouP has released an accompanying MV since the release, showing the backstory of a sister/nun (Miku) with a passion to become an idol to spread her songs of salvation and roping a ordinary schoolgirl (GUMI) into her plans along the way. We await further news on how this new composition falls into the narrative.


The notechart difficulty spread is also similar to Colorful Voice, with the Ura Oni being the intended full-scale carnage while regular Oni stayed as a toned down interim challenge.

Note for title hunters: Full Combo titles are "'Destroy! Everything!'" (「『滅セヨ!スベテヲ!』」) for regular Oni and Achromatic Singing Voice (無彩色の歌声) for Ura Oni.