This has been brought up many times in the comments, so I feel the need to address this. In the video, I mentioned that this is the first game in the Project DIVA series thats released on a non-Sony platform. The exact quote from the video goes: "Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix is a rhythm action game based in the long running Project Diva franchise and is the first game in the series to appear on a non-Sony platform!" By series, I am talking about the Project DIVA franchise, which may be where the ambiguity lies. The 3DS games are part of the Project Mirai series, which are considered spin-offs of Project DIVA. Also, there are actually a few songs where you can change the vocals on! This is what has been mentioned in the comments so far: Sing & Smile (DLC) Interviewer 1925 Snowman Tricolor Airline Delusion Sketch Senbonzakura (the version where they all sing together) Piano Forte Scandle (DLC) Mousou Sketch (DLC) Embarrassment Hiding Adolescence Thanks to *jadehandro* and *I do not kn ow what to put* for helping put together this list!
Also, i just wanted to bring up that you can, in fact change vocals for certain songs. Although not many, they still exist. Here are a few: Embarrassment Hiding Adolescence: Len and Kaito. Snowman: Kaito and Len. Sing and Smile (DLC): All. 1925: All. Mousou Sketch (DLC): Miku and Rin. Interviewer: Luka and Miku. Thats all i can remember but i’m pretty sure there’s a couple more. I’ll go and double check
Fun fact for the people that don’t know: each miku song started out as a thing created by the FANS that is why it gain popularity! Imagine if your song that you made gained enough popularity that it was performed on live stage or put into a game.
Love miku games. Imma get this at some point. Also: Persona Dancing games are inspired by Hatsune Miku. And also: Luka needs to be a main star for a rhythm game imo!
I read that the Persona Dancing games were originally going to be developed by part of the devs who worked on the Project DIVA series, but they were dropped and development was moved internally to P-Studio because of quality issues!
7:19 I honestly don't like how this game looks like on the Ps4. It has an uncanny look to it. I prefer this more colourful graphics. Which is closer to what the Vita games looked like
I’m glad newcomers are enjoying it! I’ve been following the series for a while and I own Project Mirai DX, but this was the first time I was able to play the main series, and even though I knew almost all of the songs, finally being able to play them for myself and clear every song on hard was very satisfying and fun. I know hardcore fans that already own Future Tone don’t really have a reason to buy this entry, and it’s been too long since the series has done something truly new, but I’m happy with this game and I hope it’s success ensures more new games in the future (that are also on the switch so that I can play them too). On that note, somebody pray for my life because I’m going to start practicing the extreme charts now and I know this is not going to end well for me
Backlog Battle If you want some good practice, check out Hisokeee’s channel. He’s a diva veteran and just recently released a beginner’s and intermediate’s guide for skills you’ll need to clear harder charts in the game I found them very informative and good place to start
There's a few songs where you can change the vocals, and you actually showed one of them; that being Snowman. You can change the vocals to have Kagamine Len sing instead!
@@BacklogBattle songs like 1925, sing and smile, snowman, and interviewer are some of songs that can change vocals. There is another game in the franchise called Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Dx for the Nintendo 3DS, Mirai being translated to Future, I say about 10% of the songs is you can change the vocals. Especially the visuals are very different because of the hardware it was on, the look chibi meaning small body with a big head.
I love how this is both investigative journalism and a review. This is the first review I’ve seen of this game and I might have to get it. Keep it up!!
I personally feel that reviews can be so much more than criticism. It's true that that's the definition of what a review can be, but it's not all it is to me! Thank you for watching this video and I'm glad to hear that you loved it!
Hearing people who aren’t big Vocaloid fans give their opinions about stuff in it just makes me happy. Something about people just saying they like it, even if it’s just to a small degree, makes me feel the fandom won’t die.
I’m always looking for new games to discover and enjoy, so your love for the series is in good hands here! I’m just pleased to be able to finally play a Hatsune Miku game! I’m still playing it even beyond this review, especially when the TV’s occupied with something else! The Switch is perfect for that!
Backlog Battle Oh! I really love them! Did you know the first game is now out on IOS for the tenth anniversary? I got Trigger Happy Havoc and if the others come out I’ll get them too.
I am just recently learning about DIVA and even though I wasn't a big Miku fan, I figured I'd try the game out, as I had always liked music based games. I don't think I've had this much fun playing a game in a while. There's just something about the gameplay that makes me keep coming back. And also... Even if I don't want to admit it, I've been growing fond of Miku and the people that make her music.
It's that action style gameplay that's a bit addicting, I'd say! I think it taps into a very different part of our brain that's unlike any other music game out there. Definitely a unique experience! Glad to hear you're enjoying it!
Hatsune Miku has been around since 2008 and her Project Diva games has been around since the first one on the PSP back in 2009. Those early games were only available in Japan but being someone who brought them back in 2010 when I first realized how amazing her 2nd game was, I can understand why she was so popular from the get to. Many of these songs were fan made and it is a credit to SEGA of Japan to acknowledge that.
Thanks for sharing this! I knew that fans helped create songs for her during the past decade and it is really nice for both SEGA and Miku’s licensors to recognize them in the games.
@@BacklogBattle I also noticed in the video that you enjoyed the slower songs. Song of the forest, wastelands and magic is a song you may want to search as it is beautiful and was my fav during the PSP years.
Great review, honestly. Thank you for opening your mind and appreciating the amazingness of these games. As always, super comprehensive, in-depth review.
I still remember the comment you left my Atelier Ryza review, and every video I’ve made, I’ve strived to meet or exceed those expectations! I’m pleased to see you enjoy this one as well!
I was waiting for this game to release on Switch, and I'm definitely gonna buy it! I was playing just the other day the 3DS title, because I couldn't wait for this one's release. Love the chibi extetic of that one, but it's also nice to have a more traditional one, more similar to the PSP one that I also played. Thank you for your review! I really hope this game and this series receives the love it deserves, even on Switch. By the way, nice Ouendan reference, those are some of my favourite rhythm games of all time!
Preach! I have both Ouendan games AND Elite Beat Agents! I hear they're all rare now and I'm happy someone recognized those games! Do the Project Mirai games play differently? I've only known of it when doing research for this review.
@@BacklogBattle Nah, not really. There's the classic button mode and a touchscreen one that I haven't tried yet. What I really liked about it (I've only played the 3DS one) is the chibi aesthetic of the characters, similar to nendoroids if you know them, the storybook-like videos, and the fact that there were some songs I've never seen in Project Diva games, for example Aku no musume and Aku no meshitsukai.
Very cool review. This is a game series i've been playing since the PSP and i have super fun with them. The carpal tunnel issue in the joycon mode can actually be "solved" by increasing the joycon sensitivity for that mode in the options. It helped me a lot and i can play that mode for a long time now.
@@BacklogBattle That's sad to hear. at least that mode is like an extra and not the focus of the game. It's good to have options of other ways to play the game but i'm always focusing in the main mode.
I've never been a Vocaloid fan but I've always had a soft spot for the Project DIVA music games. The first one I played was Project DIVA f on the PS3 and I sort of prefer that style as far as gameplay. I did get this game too and it's basically a Switch version of Project DIVA Future Tone with less songs.
@@BacklogBattle yeppp! Basically when selecting a song, you press it once and it opens a small menu. So before pressing begin song there should be change vocals (it's usually the third option if you go down) and also modifiers to make the song challenging if you'd like! Also in the same menu if you go to the last option and go left and right, you can chose to just watch the music video or even practice certain parts in that song! I hope I made some sense and I hope this helped!
@@BacklogBattle at the top of my head songs that have multiple vocals: Sing & Smile ( the song is dlc) Interviewer 1925 Snowman Tricolor Airline Delusion Sketch Senbonzakura (has a version where they all sing together) Piano Forte Scandle (dlc) And I'm sure there's more but these are the ones I can think of now hahaha :p
Man, I still have my copy of Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd from a couple of birthdays ago because my friend recommended to me. I definitely had a lot of fun playing it, even if I suck at rhythm games. Although, there is something about the songs that make me smile and then I feel the urge to tap my feet and start humming. Very nice to hear that this version is just as good as the previous games and that the developers added some mew stuff for people who are more used to normal rhythm game mechanics, though I will always go for the main Miku mechanics. Very nice review of the game and I just noticed that Miku in one song is dressed as Ulala from Space Channel Five.......GENIUS!!!!!!!
I love Hatsune Miku! Been playing the games since Project Diva F. Downloaded and the played the demo until I could master the 2 songs. I really wanna get this game but don't think theres a physical release planned for North America. May have to go the import route and luckily these type of games don't really need much English except for the menus.
I imported the japanese version and you don't need any help with the menus since they're pretty simple and there's already videos and images saying what each menu option does in japanese so it's pretty easy.
Hi, Please spend a minute or two to slightly understand more about what Hatsune Miku really is. hatsune miku is a singing software. imagine like a piano, but u can also put in syllables and words. she could literally talks and sings in every language. just put in the syllable. and she will sing it for you. the software could be bought and everyone could make a song using this "idol". she is the "internet", she is a collaboration of many ppl, an "open source" idol. many professional and amateur song writer, producer, lyricist use this software cz they dont have a good voice, not rich enough to "rent" a singer, dont want to be on the spotlight, and many other reasons. and many of them, who never be inside of music industry, made career cz of hatsune miku hatsune miku has more than 100.000 songs in any genre (Rock, Metal, Pop, Opera, EDM, etc) in almost every language featuring her name. the top ones will be performed in concert. there was a spanish song who was the winner of concert event europe 2020 and she will sing it in her europe tour lives (barcelona, berlin, london, paris, etc). most people watch her live concert NOT mainly because of the anime or cute girl, but to celebrate their icon of collaboration, their icon of internet, their icon of perfections. perfect idol who cant die, cant get offended, cant be offended, cant get older, cant sing false note, cant miss a dance step, cant curse, cant rant in social media and do stupid drama just to be famous, wont do anything that does not resemblence an "idol", etc. miku is a non canon character. she is a blank space. she can be anyone, she is anyone. she is what her producer, fans, fan artist think she is. there are as many hatsune miku as there are miku fans. she can be a dying 6 y/o singing about canibalism and sex abuse in songs created by kikuo, ex: gomenne gomenne, she can be an 60 y/o singing traditional japan music, she can be a lesbian in songs created by minato, ex: magnet. this is the future. internet-based, fandom-driven, creative-freedom idol. maybe you'll understand more after reading this www.polygon.com/2014/6/24/5834596/who-is-hatsune-miku-video
I don't have a Switch(yet... Thinking about buying a Switch Lite because I want to play Astral Chain and the new Fire Emblem but the reported drifting issues with the console leaves me torn on the matter🤷♀️🤔). Anyway! I love the Hatsune Miku games. I've played Hatsune Miku Project Diva 1 and 2 and am currently playing Future Tone. When my sister and I started playing we were horrible. It's a really tough game but once you get the first song with a perfect score it gets really adicting. I've scored perfect on about 80% on the songs on normal but I also have a total play time on about 150 hours on those games 😂
That's why I felt the need to compare to shoot 'em ups too! There's something addicting about getting a high score in a game that's tuned to be focused on doing exactly that! Very old school, in many ways, but also gives you a great sense of accomplishment!
@@BacklogBattle very true. At first me and my sister thought it was impossible to get a perfect score at all but it is duable with a lot of practice. The first song I got a perfect score on was Spica :)
