I was converted today

Almost Crimes · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2004

I heard our local arcade got an ITG2 machine.. first I was skeptical but I had to check it out since the nearest DDR machine was 30 miles away. I went down and needless to say I played for 3 hours straight on an expensive machine ($1 for 2 songs). I was used to paying out of my buttocks like this though since the DDR machine 30 miles away is owned by the same guy (this one guy has a monopoly on like all arcade / bar games in a 40 mile or so radius) and cost the same, but since the songs are a little longer you get more for your money slightly.

But besides that, I think ITG is more fun than DDR. ITG's lame techno is better than DDR's lame techno. I've been playing DDR for about a year and I've played everything, yet I was wowed by some of ITG's more complex step styles. The stage itself seemed easier to move, more responsive and overall less "clunky" than the DDR stage. The whole theme of the machine was more polished and glossier than DDR from the asthetics to the sound.

I'm a loser and have to turn off hands and mines though. I picked a 7 difficulty song to warm up on and failed it because of all the hands. I felt retarded when I attempted them. I might pick up the home version to practice these and mines, I like the added difficulty but it's a waste of money at the moment to play with these options on since I'm just not used to them.

So far my favorite songs are Dawn and Euphoria on hard. But all the songs I played (except the ones with excessive hands and mines, heh!) were excellent. This is a perfect dance game. Thanks Roxor Games!

Disclaimer: I removed a "racial slur", that people refer to below. I apologize but never thought twice about it because I have Jewish friends and we joke around and stuff like that and no one takes offense. I apologize if I offended anyone, it wasn't my intention!

Xayro · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: Kokomo, IN

What do you mean converted?

You can like DDR and ITG at the same time...

IMO, DDR is better... but thats me..

It's nice to know that not everyone is hating on ITG, its a good game in it's own way, and ITG2 made it way better.
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Almost Crimes · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2004

By converted I mean I was a big DDR fan and now I think ITG2 is the best.
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Alezay · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject:

I like them both. But DDR is just getting old. And when ITG1 was getting old I got slapped across the face with ITG2 just yesterday (and just in the nick of time) have to say that it's tight as hell and there's plenty fr me to do on that one. Except yesterday I beat all the 12's and Summer on Expert so now, all I have to play is the rest.....
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Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Stop playing it.

$1 for 2 songs is a HUMONGOUS rip-off.

Almost Crimes · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2004

The closest dance machines around are:

3 miles: $1 for 2 songs [DDR]
30 miles: $1 for 2 songs [ITG2]

So I have no other options. And now I'm saving on gas.
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PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

The initial post of this thread would have been much better without the unnecessary and extremely nasty racial slur.

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Brick Tamland(LoveRevenG) · Trick Member Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Location: NC

I have totally converted also. I'm such a freak, when I went to London for 2 weeks this summer, there was ITG close by, so I played ALL THE TIME! But I have no ITG now so I'm blowing 400$ on new Aferburner, PS2, and ITG. How's that for converted?
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Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

Heh, I have to say that I've just become an ITG nut myself. I'd heard that an arcade in my area (well, sorta, about 20 miles away) got the game months ago, and I meant to go try it, but right after that, I had to put it off for months as I found myself drowning in work from college. This past weekend, I finally made it out there, and I love it. I don't hate DDR now, but ITG just feels so fresh and new compared to DDR. I'm addicted to the steps for Da Roots Hard. So much fun! I saw someone trying Pandemonium Hard there, and while he didn't do so well, he was miles above me. XD Only problem is the machine has been OWNED by Windeu and LilQ. It's disheartening being an ITG n00b and seeing scores of 99.5%-100% all up and down the high score lists.

I'd love to play ITG2 as well, but I've got plenty to keep me occupied on ITG1 at the moment.

Xayro · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: Kokomo, IN

ugh.. why did they have to add an ITG section on DDRfreak.

Don't quit playing DDR just because ITG walks through the door... Difficulty isn't the only thing that makes a game fun.

I'm not saying don't play ITG, because I like it too.

I'm saying... you don't really belong on DDRfreak if you don't like DDR.

Besides, you make it sound like a religion o.O
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Alezay · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject:

They're not saying they don't like DDR becuase like they said, THEY WERE "CONVERTED". Which means at some point, they were a DDR player. Just like most of us vets have been saying for a while, DDR is still fun, it's just getting old because there's nothing new about it anymore. I like DDR and ITG, but I can have more fun playing ITG2 than playing DDR because ITG2 is new, fresh, and there's plenty for me to do, even if I beat all the 12's and the only currently unlocked 13 already. There's still much to do. + If I don't like a certain chart, I can make an edit that's always accessible that can serve as a substitute. No one is hating on DDR, it's just old now.
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DAF · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Location: In CP

I concure with the original post. DDR has gotten kinda stale, and with ITG it feels new again. There is no ITG/ITG2 machine around here anyways, so all i get to play is the home version.
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arnoct · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject:

DDR is still good, except the only mix I play is Ultramix with my 130 songs

I haven't gotten around to buying ITG, but I'll most likely get it next week--provided the EBGames near my house still has it (They had one copy of it when I went in the other day, but I'm too poor to afford it until next paycheque

) Otherwise, I'll have to buy it from RO, and to ship to Canada apparantly it takes 1-4 weeks (!!!). Until then, I'll play stepmania with my... *ahem* "procured" songs.
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Spamster · Basic Member Joined: 06 Jul 2005

Haven't tried ITG yet, as the only machine I know of I've never been to.

And I don't know about Judaism being a race. Yet the comment was pretty stupid, nonetheless.

Brick Tamland(LoveRevenG) · Trick Member Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Location: NC

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DAF · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Location: In CP

Guys let's move away from the slurs/stereotypical comments and move back towards the goodness of itg.
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