osu! moments

23-11-2016, 07:37 PM

fdigl Wrote: Then you've never seen a Japanese rhythm game before.

osu! doesn't compare to high-level Bemani games. Sure, it still takes rhythm and lots of skill to be good at the game, but there are a few things that osu! lacks compared to these games.

• The timing windows on Bemani games are about 3.5-5 times more narrow than osu! timings are.
  
• You generally have a lot more to do in Bemani gamesthan pressing two buttons and tracking with a mouse/tablet.
  
• With how they are marketed and set up in-game, Bemani games are geared almost solely to hardcore Japanese arcade enthusiasts and rhythm game enthusiasts.
  
• Bemani games are very hard to get a hold of. Even the controllers can cost more than you'd ever spend on donating to osu!. Also, the newer games MUST be played online and at an approved location from Konami.
  
• Large amounts of money in prize pools for KAC, so large incentives to get good at the game. There's more than just fame here.
  

I wouldn't say you can't compare top ranking osu! gameplay to Bemani gameplay.
Especially considering how osu! is getting faster and harder rapidly, depends on the gamemode too though.