We've put up several posts in the past about Nodame Cantabile, a conductor-themed rhythm game that follows Ouendan's tap-circles-to-the-beat formula, hoping someone would eventually pick it up and let us know how its mechanics compare against its predecessor's.If we haven't convinced you to try it out yet, perhaps Play Asia's discounted price will; the import shop will have the Bandai title listed at $14.90 ($2.90 US shipping) until next Monday, less than half of its original price!
Speaking of Nodame Cantabile DS, have you ever seen the commercial that aired for it in Japan? It's pretty wacky! Jump past the break to watch the clip.
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8-30-2007 @ 12:13PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Anyone know the cheapest place for Jump Ultimate Stars and Ouendan 2?
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8-30-2007 @ 2:24PM
Hirsbrunner said...
Looks like I'm going to import for the first time.
Wanna get this title right now!
And the Tingle RPG. DON'T JUDGE ME! :-)
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8-30-2007 @ 4:24PM
Covarr said...
I played this game. It's really not that fun; the timing feels off, and the story part of the game is too long. If they took out the story entirely (which they couldn't, because it's based on a manga) and fixed the timing, it would be good, but it's really not worth playing as is.
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8-30-2007 @ 5:42PM
charlotte said...
When I saw this price I looked for some reviews online and found one that said that there are no scores in this game. Can anybody who owns this game confirm that? I cannot believe someone would make a rhythm game without scores. What is the point of those games, other than to break your high scores?
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8-30-2007 @ 7:12PM
ibitoshi said...
Wow, I've just read through all the comments here on this game, and it appears not a single person read the manga or watched the anime or the dorama. I can't imagine anyone enjoying this game without doing it first.
However, if you're a fan of the manga/anime/dorama, you're going to LOVE it. It's more a visual novel with mini-games, so don't expect EBA game play. The story follows the anime more, and the seiyuus are all from the anime; sorry you won't get Ueno Juri's wonderful Nodame voice. You'll get to play as Chiaki or Nodame and interact with all the other characters. I've not finished the game so I'm not sure where it ended; I'd imagine right after the Nodame Piano competition.
This game is not designed for gamers - it's for all the OLs who fell in love with Nodame last year after the dorama and the anime aired. It's a way to re-visit the characters. If you're not the fan of the anime/manga or have watched one of the best Japanese drama ever made, then I'd say please just skip it.
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8-30-2007 @ 9:03PM
Wotsun said...
I really enjoyed playing this: It is rather simple and "casual" in regards to the action and length (i.e short). as it stands its a perfect budget buy.
The timing ISN'T off and all the action fits perfectly with the music (which is itself quite good considering its not MP3 music) You do feel as if you're conducting and the rhythm tapping feels far more integrated to the rhythm of the music than , say, Elite Beat (which some could conclude that the action is quite arbitrary considering it's dance moves yer pullin' off and not creating or conducting the flow of the music)
If , for the sequel, they could deepen the play mechanic, up the difficulty and increase/lengthen the playlist - it would be a must have purchase for rhythm fiends.
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8-31-2007 @ 2:39PM
jesus_bon_jovi said...
I think the money is better spent on the Taiko DS drum game or Ouendan... or even Rhythm Tengoku for the GBA if you can find it.
THis game (Nodame Catible) has a lot of text and seems like more reading than rythm game at times.. the only fun thing was the implementation of the Taiko drum game within Nodame Cantible but now that they have a full Taiko game out its better to get that for your Taiko fix.
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8-31-2007 @ 3:41PM
ringoxcore said...
oh jes. totally picking this up, regardless of the gameplay. nodame owns my soul so hard its not even funny.
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