iDOLM@STER 2!!

[BT2]

You mean the one before or after the TGS show? ^^;

Both

[KIRBYSIM]

Erm... what's that?

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I thought there was a torrent for the MAG*NET show one o___O; (can't remember) I just remember watching it.

Although here's the one after the TGS show-- the one where it came with the Dengeki magazine (or something).

_{hibikideshohibikideshohibikidesho}

[KIRBYSIM]

ZOMG thank you so much!

*digs in*

Wow, it's an hour long. Also this is like the first time MegaVideo streaming has worked for me.

[KIRBYSIM]

Thanks again for sharing that post-TGS Gemaga iMAS2 special. Shed a helluva lot of light on the gameplay systems; I'm actually quite surprised that pretty much everything's completely new. Thought maybe they'd at least try to re-hash some of the gameplay systems just because they can.

The morning greetings seem to be a little less random now, and the lip-reading mini-game you do before the Festival performance is a cool new addition.

The actual Fes performance itself looks pretty fun too, just not as interesting and strategic as the 6-unit audition battle in the original iMAS. Thank goodness it looks like auditions aren't going anywhere then; I was a little surprised when iMAS2's director explained that audition battles aren't going anywhere.

Does anyone know to what extent iMAS2 will employ XBL functionality? Obviously for Fes performances there's the point leaderboards (as mentioned in the video), but have they talked about any other sort of online interactivity apart from that?

[Sev]

Well DLC is an obvious online feature though I hope they have some sort of file share system similar to Halo's where you can post recordings of concerts you've done along with screen-shots. Though the best thing that iM@S 2 could have but probably won't as far as online goes would be some kinda feature that would let you send vids to your PC so you could edit or post em on the net.

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That lip-reading mini game will probably screw me over all the time.  I request Naomi Wakabayashi to help me everytime i have to do it ]:

I think the auditions now seem more L4U like -- it's based on rhythm and timing (and I guess a little bit of deciding which one to use and when and where like the good ol' auditions).  I think we talked about it a while back and that it probably will only be online leader boards.  Although, I kinda hope that they keep the part where you can stalk watch people's performances on the leaderboard :"D (granted that you do have the DLC song -waves fist at L4U-)

[KIRBYSIM]

The new rhythm/timing-based system's pretty cool, but I'm still holding out hope for a more traditional audition battle where you have to use indicators like the judges' interest meters and their comments to tell if you're within top three for a certain appeal category.

C'mon, NBGI! Don't let awesome tactics like APPEAL BOMBING be eradicated from the face of iMAS!

[TweenDoriru]

I always thought of the current auditions like a rhythm game XD Since appealing on the beat gives you extra points in whatever category you appeal...

(though, fortunately it's easy enough to do auditions without reading the judges' comments XD)

[animagic4u]

I guess that's why it took so long to load the auditions in the first place.
So much going on at the same time.

the new auditions are cool looking I wonder if you'll still have wait time.

[Kaminos]

I guess that's why it took so long to load the auditions in the first place.
So much going on at the same time.

the new auditions are cool looking I wonder if you'll still have wait time.

I guess they didn't install the game on the hard drive ...

[animagic4u]

I guess they didn't install the game on the hard drive ...

Oh woops, shoulda made myself clearer there.
I meant I wonder if it will take long like in the original xbox 360.

[Scotty]

You can install on the original...

[Benpc91]

Even with installation, auditions still took a long time to load on the original iM@S and 360.  I think that's what he means.

[Elixir]

Pretty sure the original game didn't have long loading times for the auditions. The process was long, because you had to wait for other members to join (even if you were playing offline), plus the random comments from judges and to your idol before the auditions themselves. None of this had anything to do with loading times.