Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy/Curtain Call

Flintlock

Pro Adventurer
What the hell is the point of that page? It's not even playing a tune, just some random, horrible notes and sounds.
 

Alex Strife

Ex-SOLDIER
Actually, that's not really how it works. Dedicated teams are set up for these kinds of things. If it's a port, I can guarantee it was handled by someone other than SE.

Of course, I was talking assuming it'd be a new game. I know ports would be handled by someone other than SE. But it's true I shouldn't assume, since it's entirely possible that it'd be a port.
 

Kermitu Kleric Katie

KULT OF KERMITU
I just want Tifa and Rinoa and I'll be happy

I want Tifa, Laguna, Cid Highwind, Not Alone, Castle Pandemonium, Dancing Calcabrina, Magitek Research Facility, A Forested Temple, Julia, A Realm of Emptiness, Yuna's Theme, and The Golmore Jungle and I'll be happy. Or as long as it includes at least one of those characters and at least 3 of those songs.
 

Lex

Administrator
What the hell is the point of that page? It's not even playing a tune, just some random, horrible notes and sounds.

Couldn't tell you bby. But I too got a nasty shock with my headphones on last night when I loaded the page. It was unpleasant.
 

Kermitu Kleric Katie

KULT OF KERMITU
If they do make a sequel to Theatrhythm, I hope they don't do what Theatrhythm did and shorten the length of songs over 2 minutes long that aren't Dancing Mad~Tier 4 to 2 minutes, because that bugged me, especially since Dancing Mad got to be played in its entirety(and then some) while other songs (such as One-Winged Angel, Fight with Seymour, and The Darkness of Eternity, for example) only let you play about 2 minutes of the song.
 

Lex

Administrator
I'm personally hoping for a Vita port, because it looks like fun and because I own a Vita :monster:
 

Danseru-kun

Pro Adventurer
AND I AM HAPPY INDEED

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There is also Celes, Balthier, Auron, Hope, Serah and RAMZA

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SE is giving me a happy holiday

source: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/t_ff_sp/en/characters.html
 

Kai Schulen

... ... ...▼
AKA
Trainer Red
Only available if you have an iPad or an iPhone.

If they don't port those guys to the 3Ds, I will be a very sad panda.
 

Kermitu Kleric Katie

KULT OF KERMITU
They added The Red wings and Not Alone! FUCK YES!
I also find it interested how Tifa, Garnet, and Rinoa were added, since all three of them look very similar and have the same archetype.
EDIT: Too bad it costs $145.76 for everything. SE are such money whores...
 
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Lex

Administrator
I've just checked and saw it was "free" to download. "What is this witchcraft"? I thought. Then I realised it's probably all in-app purchases. Can't download at this present point in time due to it being over 50mb and me not being connected to WiFi :monster:
 

Flintlock

Pro Adventurer
Just wondering, what impact do the characters have on the game? Surely it's the same gameplay no matter which avatar is on the screen?
 

Cthulhu

Administrator
AKA
Yop
I downloaded the ipad version too just to check it out, but I don't plan on buying anything, :monster:.

First impression: Damn that game takes a long time to load, and they can't even get the loading animation to run smoothly. Have these people not learned not to do anything in the UI thread?

Second impression: the bits where you have to drag up and down don't really work well.

Third impression: S score on OWA (easiest), the 'fighting music' bits are easier imho. Mostly due to the dragging stuff in second impression.
 

Lex

Administrator
I don't find the "dragging stuff" hard at all, you just have to remember now to follow it to the left and keep your finger in the same horizontal position.

But yeah, it's buggy as fuck on at least the iPhone 4, takes forever to load and isn't smooth etc.
 

AvecAloes

Donator
I downloaded the game after reading about it on the Weekly Roundup. I have an iPhone 4, which I still haven't upgraded to the newest iOS (don't want to lose Google Maps :P ), so I'm not sure if that will really have an effect on the app's performance or not.

(Bear in mind, I had typed a post for this, but then got a server error, so this is my second time writing it out)

My initial response: Agree with Yop that it takes forever to load. However, I didn't seem to have any issues with lagginess or bugginess during the tutorial stages.

Played One Winged Angel, and didn't really have any lag issues then (except when receiving texts :P ), and I didn't notice any issues with the directional taps (except for my own mistakes, lol). I got a B rank. I thought it was fun. Now I will try Zanakand, and if I have anything else to add, you bet I will :)
 

looneymoon

they/them
AKA
Rishi
I have a 3DS and decided to pick this up.

Ugh I am so addicted. I really want the iOS exclusives though. Is there any word on an Android release?
 

Farron

If the sky comes falling down
AKA
Hallelujah

I love the 3DS version but I feel so heartbroken that Tifa, Dagger, Celes, Auron, Serah and songs like Not Alone are only for the ios and iphone and such.


:sadpanda:
 

Lex

Administrator
I would kill someone for an Android release because the optimisation for iPhone is pretty terrible. It's difficult to do well in songs on anything other than "easy" because it lags like fuck and even though you press it at the right time it doesn't register.

But yeah it is really addictive, and a lot of fun. Hell, why isn't there a Vita release? Like just make it available as a PSN app or something :/
 

Lex

Administrator
Why hello there

SE Files New Theatrhythm Trademark: "Curtain Call"

Personally, I'm quite excited about the possibility of an Android or Vita release, because I've been playing this game a lot recently and if it wasn't for the fact that my iPhone was manufactured 3 years ago and is therefore old and not optimised at all for this game, I'd probably love it.

I still have a lot of fun with it on iOS (to the point where my characters are all hitting level 90 now, lol), but sometimes it'll randomly not register an input or bug out for like 5 seconds due to slowness which means you automatically missed all the inputs and failed the songs.

@Danseru, I'm sorry I didn't see your post in this thread earlier. To answer your question, the characters don't actually have any quotes at all in this game, there's just a loading screen before songs that has them each say something completely random that forms a very odd statement when put together.

Here's a pic I just took for an example:

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Buying the Tifa character would simply give you her avatar like one of the above and have her walking about, but they don't have quotes or anything unfortunately. I don't see the point in buying any of the characters tbh. (Sidenote, doesn't that screenshot look nice considering the phone is so old now? lol)
 

Strangelove

AI Researcher
AKA
hitoshura
What model phone do you have, Lex? I have a 4S, which isn't that old but I do notice it slows down sometimes. But other games do that too, and the fact I tend to live life on the edge and have little free space on my phone might contribute. Also I am crap at rhythm games, this is the only one I've ever played much of.

I'm hoping Curtain Call will be something like Bravely Default: for the sequel, a 'complete' version with a bunch of extras. Like all the characters and songs.
 

Lex

Administrator
Yeah that's what I'm hoping for too :)

I have the original iPhone 4, and it's also quite full. Slowdown is particularly noticeable on the results screen where the critical bars are populating, or when I've been playing it for more than two or three songs in a row. If I play too much I'll get terrible lag in the middle of a section and the game just counts them all as "missed" even if my inputs are correct.

I've still managed to get a S rank on some of the ultimates and SS on most of the expert scores though, so I still enjoy it.

The best way I've found to play it is to close all of the apps on the phone, put your phone on airplane mode (aside from the fact that getting any form of notification completely ruins your score, airplane mode significantly speeds up the processing power of the phone in games) and make sure you're starting the game fresh. Meaning it's been closed and you're re-opening it. That way it runs flawlessly for about 3 songs before it starts lagging again.

Having the original 4 also means I don't get full backgrounds, I get mini versions on a weird looking green screen :D.

But yeah I'd be really really excited to pick up a version that has all the 3DS stuff (FMV events etc) as well as all the extras on iOS. Especially if it was for the Vita.

EDIT: The only reason I still have the original 4 is that I used to work for O2 and I got a staff contract, which is unlimited everything (including internet) for £15 a month. I'm so not ready to give that up, the second I upgrade my staff contract disappears since I no longer work there :desu:
 

Danseru-kun

Pro Adventurer
@ Lex

I think the characters blurt random lines from the game (there are screencaps of this,) for example, Aerith says "I want to meet you" and Cloud has a line "But I'm already here." I'm not sure Tifa has those too ;_;

Thanks for the reply
 

Strangelove

AI Researcher
AKA
hitoshura
That might be in the 3DS one (I was considering getting that but until they announce what CC is I'm holding back), but not in the iOS one. That image Lex posted is the only time you see dialogue in that version, which only happens when you select a single song from the track list (rather than playing a Quest Medley). So Tifa won't have those because she is only in the iOS one.
 

Kermitu Kleric Katie

KULT OF KERMITU
If they make a sequel it better come out for the 3DS, because if it's Vita exclusive I'm not getting it because I don't have a Vita and I wouldn't want the game enough to buy a Vita for it.
 
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