I don't play many music rhythm games at all. I do enjoy my time with the various minigames in the Yakuza series though, but not really as a full game until I played P3D.
The actual rhythm gameplay is quite good. Multiple difficulty levels and they get noticeably harder as you go up. I found Normal to be a pretty decent difficulty for my abilities. I can pass Hard and to some extent the All Night Difficulty tracks if I used support modifiers. Hard and above can get pretty crazy with how fast the beats are and the different patterns. The challenge modifiers are just insane and I have to applaud those that can clear tracks using these and end on a high rating.
The songs themselves have left me with mixed feelings. Most are remixes and many of them aren't as good as the original. Some are pretty different from the original song altogether. That said, I did enjoyed some of the remixes as well and actually prefer them to the original.
I do think the song list is lacking in quantity. DLC nearly doubles the list, but that's DLC.
There isn't any other notable gameplay modes other than the dancing part. There are social cutscenes with the characters which are pretty nice. They help further develop characters and often have other people appearing with them. The actual story and premise is basic. Other than the opening scene, there isn't much story until the end. The social cutscenes pretty much fill in the gap.
The graphics look great as well as the character models. Even though I think Reload looks good overall, I think the character models in P3D is even better. There is a ton of body movement with them though during the cutscene. It's nice to see a lot of activity in one hand, but it can pretty jarring another time when they make very exaggerated movements that's not really called for.
Overall, a great game for those that want more P3 and to see more character interactions. The gameplay is good, but I don't know if non-P3 fans will enjoy it as much.
The actual rhythm gameplay is quite good. Multiple difficulty levels and they get noticeably harder as you go up. I found Normal to be a pretty decent difficulty for my abilities. I can pass Hard and to some extent the All Night Difficulty tracks if I used support modifiers. Hard and above can get pretty crazy with how fast the beats are and the different patterns. The challenge modifiers are just insane and I have to applaud those that can clear tracks using these and end on a high rating.
The songs themselves have left me with mixed feelings. Most are remixes and many of them aren't as good as the original. Some are pretty different from the original song altogether. That said, I did enjoyed some of the remixes as well and actually prefer them to the original.
I do think the song list is lacking in quantity. DLC nearly doubles the list, but that's DLC.
There isn't any other notable gameplay modes other than the dancing part. There are social cutscenes with the characters which are pretty nice. They help further develop characters and often have other people appearing with them. The actual story and premise is basic. Other than the opening scene, there isn't much story until the end. The social cutscenes pretty much fill in the gap.
The graphics look great as well as the character models. Even though I think Reload looks good overall, I think the character models in P3D is even better. There is a ton of body movement with them though during the cutscene. It's nice to see a lot of activity in one hand, but it can pretty jarring another time when they make very exaggerated movements that's not really called for.
Overall, a great game for those that want more P3 and to see more character interactions. The gameplay is good, but I don't know if non-P3 fans will enjoy it as much.