Kinect’s dance title “Dance Masters” has been attracting attention for reasons which extend beyond its seemingly impressive dance gameplay…
Even if the scary rictus grin and forced enthusiasm of the blonde actress is overlooked, it appears quite a promising looking development in the area of dance/rhythm games in more ways that one, although the actual accuracy and control offered by the device in real-world usage is still a matter for concern.
Actual gameplay undertaken by some particularly unreliable game journalists is inconclusive at worst, impressive at best:
If Sega could somehow be coaxed into producing a Kinect version of Project Diva, it might well have something of a success on its hands – alas, this seems all too sensible a course of action for contrary-minded Sega.
after seeing the dance master, i would say its not that bad...
the concept and method of executing the dance were not as hard as DDR and certainly can be enjoyed by everyone
(although you might not sweat that much since you only need to match one pose/movement for every few secs,
during most of the game section, you can just stand still and not dancing like idiot)
It was on easy mode AND you still get extra points the stupider you look.
I imagine on hardest they will make you do backflips, side kicks, jumps and shit... way to go Microsoft, unlike WiiFit I can actually see people loosing some weight with this! ...as well as some furniture, their televisions, a few bones and if you happen to do it near a window your life ¬¬
Are you kidding me? From someone who does cardiovascular endurence training a couple times a week for an hour, I can tell you that that kind of dancing will break you into a sweat if you attempt to follow it accurately. Alright, you said people won't sweat that much, but I'm telling you you might be surprised at how much you ill sweat.
The thing with Kinect is - every game that uses the Kinect can work with the PS Eye since Kinect is the PS EYE! way to go Microsoft. Keep up producing nice games so that the developers can later port them to PS3.
The point is to follow the model that's dancing as a guide. It'll track other things such as where your hands will be during certain poses and line yourself up to other dance poses. Look at some more gameplay and you'Ll get it.
The point is to follow the model that's dancing as a guide. It'll track other things such as where your hands will be during certain poses and line yourself up to other dance poses. Look at some more gameplay and you'Ll get it.
sooo in other words you can totally stand still until the figure shows and then do a "seemingly" accurate pose to score....
fake, total fake
clearly in promo videos the "dancing" players ARE coordinated and not actually interacting with the game
Well, they are playing on the easier levels. It's similar to DDR where easy levels make you do only a few steps while hard levels bust you out on the notes.
Same here. The dancer does the same moves. In easy, you can just focus on doing the poses so you're not really dancing. Harder levels put more moves and actions so that you're moving closer to the dancer.
There's also a Stealth mode where they hide the motions so that the only way to be sure you're hitting them is to mimic the dancer.
If you've done DDR then it's really "how a DDRer learns to dance": do parts of the dance then add more and more till you get it right. Dance Central is more traditional in the learning style: Start with mastering easy steps, then change the moves to make them harder.
The technology can incorpotrate a rag-doll physics in it's games. The fact that they are using prescribed movements which are activated by your movements (similar to pressing buttons) is giveng me a reason to legally hate kinect.
ragdoll physics are only half the game.
to accurately reproduce what the dolt in front the screen is doing, you need reliable motion capture with a high capture rate and a little bit of forgiveness for mistakes. which is actually pretty hard to implement...
Wow, I figured more people on here would have recognized the moves. All it is is Para Para Paradise without the arrows. That being said, if you play this on hard you'll get more of a workout than you think. This actually makes me want to get a 360 now.
Did this guy have anyone with a professional dance background help design it? The game itself looks good, but the dance moves too soulless. There appears to be no rhythm, just absurd poses and quick move changes. Now... dumb.
And what's up with the sound track, I heard 90s eurodance music, that's fucking gay! It even features Japan's knockoff eurodance track, Night of Fire, from Initial D. LAME!
Btw, Naoki Maeda is the one of the main guys behind the original DDR. Composing over 30% of the songs (under different nicknames).
He's got some experience in the field :)
I also thought Para Para at first glance as well..and as soon as Naoki mentioned Eurobeat at the press conference, that was all the confirmation I needed.
Hmm she has a "rictus grin" for having to dance silly in front of hundred of onlookers while being filmed. But I am sure stage fright never effects non blond E3 interviewers. ^_-
i can see a bright future for this, if and only if they start making eroges for it.imaging the player moving his body back and forth to simulate movement during sex.otakus will buy this in flocks.this is the best way to revive he 360 in japan
after seeing the dance master, i would say its not that bad...
the concept and method of executing the dance were not as hard as DDR and certainly can be enjoyed by everyone
(although you might not sweat that much since you only need to match one pose/movement for every few secs,
during most of the game section, you can just stand still and not dancing like idiot)
It was on easy mode AND you still get extra points the stupider you look.
I imagine on hardest they will make you do backflips, side kicks, jumps and shit... way to go Microsoft, unlike WiiFit I can actually see people loosing some weight with this! ...as well as some furniture, their televisions, a few bones and if you happen to do it near a window your life ¬¬
Are you kidding me? From someone who does cardiovascular endurence training a couple times a week for an hour, I can tell you that that kind of dancing will break you into a sweat if you attempt to follow it accurately. Alright, you said people won't sweat that much, but I'm telling you you might be surprised at how much you ill sweat.
The thing with Kinect is - every game that uses the Kinect can work with the PS Eye since Kinect is the PS EYE! way to go Microsoft. Keep up producing nice games so that the developers can later port them to PS3.
Kinect is far more than a camera keep trollin.
The game character looks like Lady GaGa.
At least that girl still looks like a human..
you mean a whore.
iDOLM@STER with Kinect. Fund it.
Yes so you can be like this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOwYujH4Em0
otakus are scary ...
Well now, but first you need to perp yourself like these guys..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOqMK9LmvfE
The humanity...
The world...
Why in the hell I did saw a boy dancing "Go my way"?
I want my innocence back.
Will there be a Pantsu Pantsu Revolution game? ^_^
Do Want PPR!
looks like all you gotta do is dance like an idiot, then when the on-screen silhouette pops out you just have to make sure you look like it.
Hai, π-touch!!!!!
(Best done with an actual loli model in front of you for reference.)
For those ignorant of "π-touch," you are missing out on the key selling point of the iDOLM@STER game.
Please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXQLe5UMyRI
Nothing like a little flash here and there ^^
Donates 10$
the ruined it by trying to make it lifelike...as usual.
this producer looks like a total perv freak
This looks fun. It's a great idea. Makes me want to get one.
It looks awfully fake.
The point is to follow the model that's dancing as a guide. It'll track other things such as where your hands will be during certain poses and line yourself up to other dance poses. Look at some more gameplay and you'Ll get it.
doesnt look like kinect has to track much since obviously the woman isn't dancing in sync with the game character
The point is to follow the model that's dancing as a guide. It'll track other things such as where your hands will be during certain poses and line yourself up to other dance poses. Look at some more gameplay and you'Ll get it.
sooo in other words you can totally stand still until the figure shows and then do a "seemingly" accurate pose to score....
fake, total fake
clearly in promo videos the "dancing" players ARE coordinated and not actually interacting with the game
Well, they are playing on the easier levels. It's similar to DDR where easy levels make you do only a few steps while hard levels bust you out on the notes.
Same here. The dancer does the same moves. In easy, you can just focus on doing the poses so you're not really dancing. Harder levels put more moves and actions so that you're moving closer to the dancer.
There's also a Stealth mode where they hide the motions so that the only way to be sure you're hitting them is to mimic the dancer.
If you've done DDR then it's really "how a DDRer learns to dance": do parts of the dance then add more and more till you get it right. Dance Central is more traditional in the learning style: Start with mastering easy steps, then change the moves to make them harder.
I love Stepmania, so this'll be an awesome addition to my gaming room, should they actually finish this game.
The technology can incorpotrate a rag-doll physics in it's games. The fact that they are using prescribed movements which are activated by your movements (similar to pressing buttons) is giveng me a reason to legally hate kinect.
ragdoll physics are only half the game.
to accurately reproduce what the dolt in front the screen is doing, you need reliable motion capture with a high capture rate and a little bit of forgiveness for mistakes. which is actually pretty hard to implement...
Wow, I figured more people on here would have recognized the moves. All it is is Para Para Paradise without the arrows. That being said, if you play this on hard you'll get more of a workout than you think. This actually makes me want to get a 360 now.
that's not a helmet... he was born a hero.
Wow, I prefer DDR. like 100x prefer.
I got this video of the game at E3 yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpV-Ret8gIw
lol i tough the thing beside the blonde was female XD
Did this guy have anyone with a professional dance background help design it? The game itself looks good, but the dance moves too soulless. There appears to be no rhythm, just absurd poses and quick move changes. Now... dumb.
And what's up with the sound track, I heard 90s eurodance music, that's fucking gay! It even features Japan's knockoff eurodance track, Night of Fire, from Initial D. LAME!
Snnnoooppppp DDoooogggg in the House!!!!
Nothing new. In a lot of American games you can run around in underwear and even jump around and watch as the skirt flips up.
I love the para para paradise part this might be the only reason to even buy this.
The demo for this game was really entertaining. The whole time I'm laughing my ass off saying, "dude, you are too white and nerdy for this song!" lol
Btw, Naoki Maeda is the one of the main guys behind the original DDR. Composing over 30% of the songs (under different nicknames).
He's got some experience in the field :)
That dude looks hard gay.
damm this man look to the son of frankestein
I also thought Para Para at first glance as well..and as soon as Naoki mentioned Eurobeat at the press conference, that was all the confirmation I needed.
Hmm she has a "rictus grin" for having to dance silly in front of hundred of onlookers while being filmed. But I am sure stage fright never effects non blond E3 interviewers. ^_-
So, like, I wonder if Kinect can detect whether or not the user has an erection from the panchira, and whether or not he will be penalized for it.
lolz that looks fun. it should hit up the arcades for sure.
i would love to see gameplay videos of this on hard.
Interesting, 3rd Party software is way better than what in-house could come up with...
i can see a bright future for this, if and only if they start making eroges for it.imaging the player moving his body back and forth to simulate movement during sex.otakus will buy this in flocks.this is the best way to revive he 360 in japan
i think its the only way to revive the xbox in japan