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Elite Beat Agents
Sanius
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For those who do not know or remember, Elite Beat Agents is the recently released musical rhythm game released for the DS just a few months ago. It can be considered a sequel to Ouendan, as well as an english counter-part. The game has not sold very well, with around under 350k units sold, it's still a great game.
If you played Ouendan, you know what to expect: Lots of fun, albeit frustrating, full of upbeat and sometimes (you're my inspiraatiooon) songs. The goal of the game is to hit marks with numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4 and then hit them in order when the outer ring around them is closed in around the mark. There are other marks such as phase markers where you have to hold your stylus on the screen and move a ball across a certain path, sometimes repeating the course several times in one phase. The most, I guess frustrating is the spinning wheel that pops in at certain times in which you must run the stylus in a complete circle on the screen at a quick pace to get the side bars to the top. Completing this will be treated as hitting just a right beat, but repeating can help you earn many bonus points.
So here, we will discuss EBA. Now, i'm going to start by saying that hard mode is fucking bullshit. Canned heat has the most fucked up beats ever, because mainly towards the starting they do not match with the song. Though that does not at ALL compare to You're the inspiration on Sweatin'. The game seems to be confused between voices and small piano synth sounds in the background, so the beats are extremely akward and you can't really count on your ears to guide you on the beats.
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I was trying to wrap that up tonight, but found it difficult to even make it through the song! Last time, a few days ago, getting an A was laughably easy, but I didn't have time then to refine to an S. The mistakes tonight were stupid, too: just tapping outside the beats, or forgetting to lift the stylus for the next beat.
EBA: an excellent gauge of how tired you are. I can't play this game for shit without a full night's sleep.
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That said, I also fucking hate it. I'm stuck on JJF on Sweatin' and I just can't do it. But then I've only been able to get through Without a Fight once, so usually I can't even get to JJF.
I was stuck on Let's Dance forever, that song is such a bitch.
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It was a funny game but it's waaay too easy to get overexcited when you're tapping for your life during Jumpin' Jack Flash.
I'm certain you can directly play JJF without playing through Without a Fight once you beat WaF.
I love this game, and I am glad I have Hori filters on my screens.
Really? How?
Shit, if you can do that I've wasted so much time trying to do WaF again.
Edit: I just figured it out. I'm so stupid.
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the survivor story is awesome.
Well I'm glad you figured it out and good luck beating it. It only gets harder.
You're paying too much attention to the words. The beats in You're the Inspiration are very natural and intuitive once you learn to focus on more than one part of the music. Same goes for Canned Heat. The problem, however, is that some songs change what beat they are following very rapidly. For these you just have to buck up and practice.
That's true. The last 20 seconds or so of the song are ridiculously intense.
Combos are what gets you points.
What upsets me is when I get a better rank in a song, but a lower score. Then the rank is not saved.
Edit- Your rank is determined by how many 300s and Elite Beats you get, and how few 50's you get. It's based on percentages.
your rank is determined by how many 300's you get.
your score depends primarly on your combo.
if you miss a dot in a slider, the game doesnt count it as a miss, but it destroys your combo.
At least thats what i understand.
Also, I can beat any song in the game on Sweatin', easily, except Jumpin Jack Flash.
even Without a Fight is easy. I just cannot see the numbers in the later parts of JJF in order to hit them. I might have to 'review' the song every time I lose so I can memorize the really tough patterns.
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I think Without a Fight might be my favorite song
Also: I recently cleared Hard Rock, going back for S-ranks now
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But Survivor? Nooooo.
God, I'm still depressed from purposely failing the 3rd checkpoint in that song. Just.... god. I did it so long ago but I will never forget it. Anyway, the only song I did good on was Without a Fight on whatever the hardest difficulty was. I was like 3,000 away from beating 645 when I entered my score. Knowing him though, he probably got all 300's on it since then just to make it so that only the gods of spinners could ever have a chance of beating him.
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Also, somtimes I have to restrain myself from puncturing my DS with the stylus.
September = most fun to play for me.
But that song was really sad.
"Survivor" is a dumb song. But when combined with a hilariously ridiculous spoof of House of the Dead zombie apocalypse (complete with ammo counter, RELOAD warning, and ridiculous "boss"), it becomes the greatest level in all of mankind. Well, not really. But you get my point.
I cannot play "You're the Inspiration" anymore, though. That shit is just too sad.
Your overall "Agent Rank" in the game is determined by the sum of your high-scores.
So, unless you are improving (or playing new songs), it won't increase.
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In all seriuosness, once i get the last 20 seconds, I'm in the fucking zone and cant lose.
My favorite song, because the beats match perfectly, is ABC. Second would have to be Makes No Difference because of the agents dancing.
And still havent unlocked survivor
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Hell yes. I prefer Ouendan because of the music and scenarios, but EBA is still a great game because the gameplay is the same (even improved in a couple minor ways) and it still has that awesome funny vibe.
Also, Canned Heat is so the best EBA song.
It's worth paying $60. Also, it's not the same game at all. It's better in every way.
Hey, whoa. Let's not go crazy.
I pay $60 for 360 games, I'd definitely have payed $60 for EBA if that's what it cost. I don't think it's "better in every way" than Ouendan though.
I still play occasionally. I still need to Full combo Survivor Divas.
I cannot do this.
Whoa, is this Matt and Ian as in from MacHall? Do they have a new project going? Where can I find it?
I find the intro to this song super fun. I had trouble with the intro (chieftain) until
and then it all melted together.
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haha!
I like to screw up the first section and let the cake explode.
Damn, i wish I didn't leave my cart at home.
Stupid downtime before class... I'll get you yet.
I think it's the most fun I've had on the DS, and is exactly the kind of game I needed on the DS.
I expected the game to be fun, but I didn't expect it to be this fun. I played for so long the first two days I got it that both my arm and my wrist hurt for three days afterward. I also get headaches if I play for too long (probably something to do with staring at a small screen).
It's so satisfying to get good at a song and memorize where everything is... I think my favorite song is Jumpin Jack Flash, simply because it's so satisfying to be able to easily do it after practicing for so long.