Saturday, October 17, 2020
Song of the Week! 17 October 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Namco Taiko Blog (October 14 2020) - Western Stage Shines for Seven: IDOLiSH7 x Taiko no Tatsujin Collab 2020
Collaborations on arcade Taiko no Tatsujin (March 2020/Nijiiro ver.) are going
OVERDRIVE this autumn! While the
eastern corner
features girls of supernatural abilities, the very same period
(October 21 through November 30) also invites back seven
musically-adept boys on stage in stark opposition.
But first, the list of tracks that accompany this ultimate showdown of
collaboration in the October 21 update!
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Console Taiko Gaming Purchase Guide: How Many New Song Would You Get From Rhythmic Adventure Pack
We're one month away from the release of the port-compilation of Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon RPG Pack/Rhythmic Adventure Pack ("NS-RPG" hereafter) on 2020/11/26 (Japan/Asia). Have you decided to get on the adventuring train with Don-chan? Basing off of our "Console Taiko Gaming - Where to Start?" article from just before NS1/PS4 release in the West, let's discuss some points you may want to note.
1) Control Schemes
Current info suggests that NS-RPG features mostly the same control schemes as the original Nintendo Switch Version for the normal performance mode, with the Joy-Con (including Furi-furi/motion control), Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and the Taiko drum peripheral confirmed to be supported. Touchscreen controls have not been explicitly mentioned as of now.
Do note that the Taiko drum peripheral is NOT supported outside of normal performance mode. This is understandable as the story modes need more varied input than just the four input (including Don-chan's movement, NPC interaction, menu navigation, Katsu Attack in RS2 etc.).
Addendum (2020/11/05): Subsequent trailers reveal that button control (on Joy-Cons or Pro Controllers) is the ONLY supported control scheme for the story modes. Touchscreen control and Furi-furi/motion control are also exclusive to the regular Performance Mode.
Addendum (2021/03/11): Version 1.0.4 update added support for drum peripheral in story modes (only during drum performance). The drum peripheral has to be connected as Player 2, and you still need button controls (like Joy-Con) on Player 1 for other controls. See full details here.
2) Signature Features
True to the name, the main selling point for NS-RPG are the two story modes as previously featured in 3DS2 and 3DS3, now in higher definition. This is the first time that a Taiko no Tatsujin story mode be available in English and legitimately outside of Asia (NB. 3DS2 had a Korean release and PSVita had a Chinese release). The main mechanic of the story modes lies with collecting various battle units and assembling a team for battle, then taking on random encounters and event/boss battles through Taiko no Tatsujin drumming (sometimes with obstructions).
The ability to customize Don-chan also returns (only on colors and two outfit items), but the outfit items are not just for cosmetic looks and actually provide useful skills to Don-chan in the story modes as well.
On the other hand, NS-RPG loses multiplayer action as from the other Nintendo Switch title, being explicitly stated to be a one-player-only experience.
3) The Song List
NS-RPG boasts to feature "over 130 songs" (actually 137), which is just the base song lists of 3DS2 and 3DS3 minus a few tie-in songs (with Meiji Foods and Funassyi) and the controversial Senbonzakura. There will not be DLC support for NS-RPG, so the number is pretty much fixed.
Your actual new-track mileage may vary if you already own other Taiko games especially the legitimately worldwide NS1 and PS4. Thanks to the age of the original games, you would get more tracks that were topical around 2014-2016, which those two games (especially NS1) is already past for.
We have prepared comprehensive comparison list after the jump, but in summary NS-RPG will have:
- (if you only own NS1) 11 dupes with the NS1 base list plus 17 more with NS1 DLC
- (if you only own PS4) 16 dupes with the PS4 base list plus 27 more with PS4 DLC
(plus one more if you count Sotsu Omeshiki) - (if you own both NS1 and PS4) 24 dupes with either base list plus 32 more with their DLC
With this discussion, hopefully you are more informed to your purchase decisions. See you as we inch closer to release for more hands-on updates.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Song of the Week! 10 October 2020
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Namco Taiko Blog (October 8 2020) - Easterly Winds Blows a Sixth Time: Touhou Project x Taiko no Tatsujin Collab 2020
Touhou Project x Taiko no Tatsujin Collab 2020 main page:
[Plus/STH] Gakkyoku Tori Houdai New Songs (October 1 2020)
oh hey we forgot to cover this among all the DEEMO additions
Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds: October 1 2020
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Dramaturgy ドラマツルギー／Eve |
★2 | ★2 | ★3 | ★5 | ★8 |
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Gurenge
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 紅蓮華／「鬼滅の刃」より |
★2 | ★2 | ★3 | ★6 | |
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Ganso! Genius Cirno-chan☆ Touhou Project Arrange/Yuuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. miko 元祖！天才チルノちゃん☆ 東方Projectアレンジ コバヤシユウヤ(IOSYS) feat.miko |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★9 | |
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Itadaki 頂／CHUBAY |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 | |
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Hello! Don-chan ハロー！どんちゃん |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★6 | |
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Youthful Coaster U-ske feat. Natsu Kazura ユースフルコースター／U-ske feat. かずらなつ |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | |
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Yureru Pleats Jikkouiin feat. Yako Danchinomiya ゆれるプリーツ実行委員／feat. 団地ノ宮弥子 |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★8 |
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
First Video: Taiko Switch's Early-October Newcomers
Between single downloads, OP themes for an Anime that was shilled through soon-to-be-dead gacha games and thunder-stolen collab firsts, Drum 'n' Fun's October is lively like a few other months beforehand!
Both the new Anime theme and the latest Idolmaster song barge in with 8* Oni, the former with a risquè ending and the later putting stamina pressure on your average ondo track in Taiko gaming. The star of the show, of course, is one of Deemo's first boss songs, ported in the drum-hitting flesh with several cluster hybridations as well as some aggressive scrolling speed play on the big note side. What a 10-star to cap off the first music game collaboration with Taiko in such a long time!
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| Gomakashi Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story ごまかし／「マギアレコード 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝」より | ★3 | ★6 | ★5 | ★8 (389) | - |
 | ANiMA xi 「DEEMO」より | ★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ★10 (839) | - |
| BORN ON DREAM! ～HANABI☆NIGHT～ The Idolm@ster Million Live! Theatre Days 「アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！ シアターデイズ」より | ★3 | ★3 | ★5 | ★8 (689) | - |
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