Personal top rhythm games?

[Jayonnaise6105]

I love me some rhythm games! Starting with Guitar Hero Metallica in 2008, rhythm games have been among my all-time favourite games and has become one of my favourite genres. I would like to share some of my top rhythm games, and I would encourage anyone else to do the same! I was gonna say top 5, but however many are special or memorable to you works even better!

In no particular order, followed by the platform I played them on:
K-On! Houkago Live (PS3)
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (PS4)
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PS Vita)
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone (PS4)
Guitar Hero Metallica (Xbox 360)
Rhythm Heaven (DS)
Cadence of Hyrule (Switch)

 

[Eclipse14]

The BIT. TRIP series. Originally WiiWare titles, I know they got two physical releases in Collection for the Wii and Saga for the 3DS.
EDIT: Double posted, thanks internet lag.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Hatsune Miku Project Diva series (PSP)
Cytus 1-2 (mobile)

 

[elbanano]

not a big rhythm games fan but I love Crypt of The Necrodancer, the shopkeeper voice goes hard

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Boogie on the Nintendo DS for me.

 

[Jayonnaise6105]

Hatsune Miku Project Diva series (PSP)
Cytus 1-2 (mobile)

Project Diva is generally a fantastic series. I played it a bunch on the Vita as well. I'm unfamiliar with Cytus, but I never got into mobile gaming much

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Boogie on the Nintendo DS for me.

I thought that was only on the Wii. Learn something new every day

 

[SliperyHippo]

Rocksmith is pretty cool!
It makes me wish they had a multiplayer mode like Guitar Hero where you could hear your friends play wrong notes or funny licks while they're supposed to be resting, but unfortunately that just isn't a networking possibility.

 

[rollobobo]

Bust-A-Groove 1 & 2

 

[Sunnyside]

I think Rock Band 2 ended up being my favorite game of the entire GH/RB craze. The drums were a fun addition and it had a much stronger base songlist than RB1 or RB3 imo. And the base game was all I ever used. I was strict about never spending money for additional tracks.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. It's amazing. Play it. Preferably while attempting to get as close as you can to emulating the original bongo controls.

Ouendan on the Nintendo DS. Superior to Elite Beat Agents in song selection. That's all personal taste though. Jpop is less cringe to me because I can't understand the lyrics.

Space Channel 5! Dreamcast-era Sega had the best aesthetics.

 

[Jayonnaise6105]

I think Rock Band 2 ended up being my favorite game of the entire GH/RB craze. The drums were a fun addition and it had a much stronger base songlist than RB1 or RB3 imo. And the base game was all I ever used. I was strict about never spending money for additional tracks.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. It's amazing. Play it. Preferably while attempting to get as close as you can to emulating the original bongo controls.

Ouendan on the Nintendo DS. Superior to Elite Beat Agents in song selection. That's all personal taste though. Jpop is less cringe to me because I can't understand the lyrics.

Space Channel 5! Dreamcast-era Sega had the best aesthetics.

I ended up playing Guitar Hero at the time, but always wanted to try Rock Band. I really only played RB4 when that came out on PS4. I loved playing those sorts of games on the drums, but they never lasted long enough!

Not a rhythm game, but I love Jet Set Radio in terms of those Dreamcast-era visuals.

 

[Segadude113]

Slap Happy Rhythm Busters (it's a fighter with rhythm mechanics mixed in.)
Pop N Music
Parappa 1 and 2
Um Jammer Lammy
Space Channel 5
DDR
Crypt of The Necrodancer
Friday Night Funkin'

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

Dance Dance Revolution 5mix
Dance Dance Revolution Maxx 1 and 2
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (jap ver)
StepMania

Princess Debut

 

[Kaze01]

Project Diva 1 & 2 (PSP)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS, have not played the most recent entry in the franchise)
DJMAX Portable 2 & Fever (PSP)

Lookin' forward to get the Persona Dancing Trilogy soon.

 

[qw90700]

TBH I don't care about rhythm games and don't even know most of them but I was introduced to this genre by Gitaroo Man on PS2 and I only liked it for its sense of humor, not because it's a rhythm game or it was even fun to play.

Then I heard about Guitar Hero games but ignored them because they were more complex version of Gitaroo Man without anything "fun" whatsoever. I was playing a real guitar back then and due to how BS it's to play Guitar Hero I didn't like it at all!!!

This is honestly a BS design to make buttons horizontally lined inside of vertically just like a real guitar. IDK what they were thinking!!!

However I got Guitar Hero 5 and its BS guitar gamepad for free and played it just because it was cool to create your character and play it. I didn't have fun because of its gameplay, it was just "nice" to roleplay as rock star!!!

And then lastly I played Rock Band Unplugged just because you can create your whole band but no one told me you are forced to play the whole band!! I was almost breaking my PSP trying to play the BS game therefore I just threw the game out of the window instead!!! lolol

However best rhythm game I played was Rocksmith 1 because you use a real guitar to play the game.

 

[nobitakun]

Taiko no Tatsujin is a lot of fun. Surprised nobody mentioned it :O

 

[qw90700]

Taiko no Tatsujin is a lot of fun. Surprised nobody mentioned it :O
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I guess we don't have many people who are closely into Japanese culture lol.

 

[PSVitaForever]

In no particular order.

On 3DS:
Theatrhythm (both titles, I want to play the Switch/ps4 version too, no touch screen so it will be a different experience)

On Vita:
Deemo (I owned the physical Asia version)
Lumines
Cytus (got it on a non-modded console long ago, before the psn mobile was closed)
IA/VT (thanks to the English patch, I know it isn't required for a rhythm game but still I know I've enjoyed more than if I would have played it in jap!)

 

[taigaisak4]

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX for the PSP is a great game, a ton of songs if you add the DLC to your game. I also liked Project Diva extend as well, good game, but i prefered the Taiko gameplay more. I'm gonna play Project Diva 2nd# soon.

Surprised that nobody mentioned Osu, it's a very hard game

 

[Jayonnaise6105]

Project Diva 1 & 2 (PSP)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS, have not played the most recent entry in the franchise)
DJMAX Portable 2 & Fever (PSP)

Lookin' forward to get the Persona Dancing Trilogy soon.

The Persona Dancing trilogy are some of my absolute favourites. I love that P4D is almost a fully fledged Persona story, just told in more of a visual-novel style and occasionally broken up by dancing segments. You can just play free mode too, if you prefer. P3D & P5D aren't quite as deep in terms of story, but I love them all the same hehe

As far as I'm concerned, you can't really go wrong with any Project Diva/Theatrhythm games!

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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX for the PSP is a great game, a ton of songs if you add the DLC to your game. I also liked Project Diva extend as well, good game, but i prefered the Taiko gameplay more. I'm gonna play Project Diva 2nd# soon.

Surprised that nobody mentioned Osu, it's a very hard game

I've never tried Osu. I'm not much of a PC gamer, so I worry my lack of precision with a mouse would hold me back!

I do enjoy Taiko, but I don't play it nearly enough. I've played it as a minigame in Yakuza 5 and I have one of the Switch versions. I did also consider importing one of the Taiko drum controllers once, but never got around to it.

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In no particular order.

On 3DS:
Theatrhythm (both titles, I want to play the Switch/ps4 version too, no touch screen so it will be a different experience)

On Vita:
Deemo (I owned the physical Asia version)
Lumines
Cytus (got it on a non-modded console long ago, before the psn mobile was closed)
IA/VT (thanks to the English patch, I know it isn't required for a rhythm game but still I know I've enjoyed more than if I would have played it in jap!)

I really enjoyed both versions of Theatrythm! Never played the very first one though.

I never played those Vita ones. Yeah, English isn't critical for most rhythm games. I imported my PS3 copy of the K-on! rhythm game from Japan. I probably would have enjoyed it more in English, as there are little comedy skits now and then, but I still enjoyed it regardless.

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TBH I don't care about rhythm games and don't even know most of them but I was introduced to this genre by Gitaroo Man on PS2 and I only liked it for its sense of humor, not because it's a rhythm game or it was even fun to play.

Then I heard about Guitar Hero games but ignored them because they were more complex version of Gitaroo Man without anything "fun" whatsoever. I was playing a real guitar back then and due to how BS it's to play Guitar Hero I didn't like it at all!!!

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This is honestly a BS design to make buttons horizontally lined inside of vertically just like a real guitar. IDK what they were thinking!!!

However I got Guitar Hero 5 and its BS guitar gamepad for free and played it just because it was cool to create your character and play it. I didn't have fun because of its gameplay, it was just "nice" to roleplay as rock star!!!

And then lastly I played Rock Band Unplugged just because you can create your whole band but no one told me you are forced to play the whole band!! I was almost breaking my PSP trying to play the BS game therefore I just threw the game out of the window instead!!! lolol

However best rhythm game I played was Rocksmith 1 because you use a real guitar to play the game.

I have next to no actual instrument/music skill, so I was certain that I would suck at Rocksmith! I'm glad to see it has an audience though. I did also enjoy creating characters in Guitar Hero. Never tried Rock Band on PSP, but it sounds a bit rough.

 

[poppy_]

I have a few hours in rocksmith.

i also love guitar hero (and rockband/clonehero) parappa the rapper, um jammer lammy and gitaroo man.

 

[Jayonnaise6105]

I have a few hours in rocksmith.
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i also love guitar hero (and rockband/clonehero) parappa the rapper, um jammer lammy and gitaroo man.

I'd probably have to mash a whole franchise of my playtimes together to get that many hours. I think 500 hours might be the most I've put into any single game. I love to see it!

 

[poppy_]

I'd probably have to mash a whole franchise of my playtimes together to get that many hours. I think 500 hours might be the most I've put into any single game. I love to see it!

i used to pirate it for about 5 years before i bought it so i would have probably another thousand on top of that if it was tracking

 

[Jayonnaise6105]

i used to pirate it for about 5 years before i bought it so i would have probably another thousand on top of that if it was tracking

I'm so curious now about my own Guitar Hero playtimes. I played those to death for like 4 years before my Xbox 360 died, but that was from before most platforms kept track of that stuff.

 

[poppy_]

I'm so curious now about my own Guitar Hero playtimes. I played those to death for like 4 years before my Xbox 360 died, but that was from before most platforms kept track of that stuff.

i had an obsession with guitar hero from when i was 12/13 to about 18, i bet i have thousands in gh3pc alone

 

[qw90700]

I have a few hours in rocksmith.

Dude you must be living on Venus because that much Earth hours is like 5 hours on Venus when we equate time of both planets to "how much it takes for 1 day" logic lolol.