Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Matt Verran" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: vib ribbon Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:43:32 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 44 Message-ID: <8r0e6i$2of2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <8qr6u0$s2g1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <01c02992$d5bd7060$3b251bd4@pal-s-omnibook> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-1-73-206.btinternet.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 I've had a few more goes on it and i'm a bit better now, it does just require a bit of practice, I still manage to get mixed up between the spiky and spiked loop. The auto generation does seem a bit hit and miss, If your looking for a challenge try the Richard D James album (Aphex Twin), it's bloody impossible. Stuff with interesting bass lines generally works well, experimental drum and bass (the sitting-at-home-listening stuff rather than the club-repeat-for-eight-minutes variety) works fairly well. pal wrote in message news:01c02992$d5bd7060$3b251bd4@pal-s-omnibook... > > I got Vib Ribbon yesterday and grrr it's frustrating. Why couldn't they > just > > use triangle, cross, circle, square? > > I think their choice of buttons makes sense. Non-gamer people who I made > play Parappa had a very hard time learning where the buttons were, but my > mother was able to play Vib-Ribbon quickly! Vib-Ribbon's layout is more > diverse : two hands, up and down. Would it have used tricrocirsqua, you'd > have to play all buttons with one same finger : weaker differenciation. > Also, what would happen when you have to push two buttons simultaneously ? > All combinations would not be practical. > > Of course there's a learning time, but it's not so long when you practice > with the simpler songs. > > > Anyway anyone else played it? Able to recommend any good music to use? > > I was not happy with the auto-level-generation. Most quiet pieces produce > an unbelievable mayhem, and heavy-rhythmed ones produce a flat boring > thing. I tried some of my fav cds then got bored. When the level produced > is good it does not fit the music. > > The original VB tracks are great, however! Thanks Sony for not changing > them for the euro version (apparently) ! > > > > pal >