#rhythm: altale
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Scuffed doodle for Altale.
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seeing the words Not In The Groove in your comment made me gasp irl i love that game its such a damn banger
have this gif its funny i think
Always happy to see another NotITG fan! It's truly criminal how few people know about this game. And I've been meaning to learn the chart in that gif for a while. Maybe soon 🤔
Also, this means I now have an excuse to yell about this game to the sorry fools who made the mistake of following me. So...
(Moderate photosensitivity warning btw, this stuff can get spicy for the eyes)
HYPERFIXATION BE UPON YE
I now get the chance to talk about a game I feel exceedingly n̸͓̒̍o̶̹̿͠r̷͚͇͗m̴͈͒̐a̸̝͉̒ĺ̶̹̹̆about.
What's NotITG??
Not In The Groove, or NotITG/nITG for short, is a rhythm game with some of the craziest & most creative visuals you'll ever see. It's an extravaganza of colors, music, and lots and lots of arrows. Words don't do it justice though, so here's an example:
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(HiTECH NINJA - Technician's High)
(Chart by Exschwasion + Tetaes)
Whoa, what the fuck was that? Is that even readable?
Yes it is, I promise! It just takes some practice. These are made to be not only doable, but completely feasible to read & learn. They wouldn't be fun otherwise. It's also not nearly as bad as it looks at first glance, especially if you know what sort of stuff you should be looking out for.
In fact, here are some things that can make it a little easier to parse:
The colors of the arrows are indicative of the timing (reds are on quarter notes, blues are eighth notes, greens are sixteenth notes, etc). This means it's possible to identify the rhythm of a song even if you've never heard it before.
If visual effects are getting particularly crazy, it can be helpful to read ahead and quickly memorize a "chunk" of notes to play while your vision is impaired, picking back up when the screen is clearer.
Charts (the arrows for a given song) are made to be played on a dance pad, with your feet. Furthermore, any half-decent chart commits to having good flow (or posture) meaning that the patterns you see are made to be "stepped" through with alternating* feet. This vastly limits the number of possible patterns that can be thrown at you. So if you happen to lose your place while reading the chart, it's very feasible to infer what the next few steps will be, giving you a chance to recover.
(*depending on the song, a chart may have you hit the same step multiple times with the same foot. There are other exceptions too but that could warrant its own section entirely)
If you want a way better explanation of this stuff, some prominent devs in the community did a great job covering all of it during the game's exhibition during AGDQ2022!
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This looks completely and utterly insane, there's no way I'd ever be able to play this!
That's where you're wrong, bucko! They aren't all made to be difficult! There are plenty of easier charts out there to learn the basics on & get your bearings. Some of my favorites include:
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(Chroma - Phantom Train Journey)
(Chart by Kaypooma)
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(Sakuzyo - Altale)
(Chart by PlasticRainbow + mrcool909090)
How do these even get made?
Good old programming! Also math. Lots and lots of math. You wanna make the arrow follow a funny path? Time to learn what a spline is. Want to make a circle? Hope you were paying attention in trig class, because it's time to break out the radians.
In all seriousness, I have nothing but the highest respect for the people that make charts for NotITG. Every single one of them is a culmination of music, art, programming, math, animation, visual design, game design, psychology, kinesiology and so, so much more. It's genuinely dizzying how multitalented these people are.
I'm interested in these man-made horrors beyond my comprehension! Where can I play this game?
You can download it from the game's website: noti.tg. It's free! Completely! There is no way to spend money on it. You'll just have to live with the fact that you can't give these talented creators your money.
I'd also recommend joining the game's discord (noti.tg/discord). They're incredibly helpful & friendly, just don't be a jerk :p. It should have some good information & resources for when you're starting out.
I feel like I've barely even scratched the surface of what makes this game special. I could probably make a whole other post rambling about the lore of UKSRT and the effect that's had on me, but this post is long enough as is.
If there's even one person who read this far, thank you for listening to the ramblings of a madman obsessed with a funny little arrow game! ❤️
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This hits me in the face whenever I come to the Phigros tag, so I figured I should comment on this one day or another.
As a Phigros/Arcaea player: yes I see Project Sekai and Bandori to be a subcategory of rhythm games
I think the main reasons as to why proseka is more famous is because
Different taste in music: ... let's be real here, people probably usually prefer Vocaloid/lyrical music compare to the non-lyrical/ear-splitting music most non-gacha rhythm games have. And while games like Arcaea does have songs that has lyrics, the most famous songs they have (maybe excluding Testify) are non-lyrical songs
Vocaloid: it... It's vocaloid, it's been existing for a literal decade and has never once even died down (...from what I still remember) and there's a reason for that
Skill difference: I mean, this drives people away from rhythm games in general, but honestly looking at Prosekai gameplay feels a lot more manageable than Arcaea's... And I literally have cleared FTR 9+ (some of them... Fuck Altale FTR)
... This is all I can think off of my head, I might edit this in the near future.
Rhythm gamers, I need your help.
How does one categorize Project Sekai, Bandori, or any idol/gacha rhythm game?
Whenever I ask someone if they know about rhythm game, why is project sekai the first game that comes to their mind?
Lately, I've been looking for people to talk about rhythm games with. Like Phigros, Arcaea, Wacca, heck even Dynamix if people still play it. But everytime I ask, I'm met with "oh I'm a rhythm game player, I love pjsekai :D" or insert idol game.
With the growing popularity of these I feel like people don't know what a """real""" rhythm game is. And it's very annoying when I want to find a community to join. Maybe I'm just too gatekeepy, or selfish but shouldn't classic and idol rhythm games be separated? Come on Colorful stage isn't the only game in existence! It's A rhythm game, not rhythm gameS.
Now, I can't blame them at all. I enjoy these games too. If these game is the popular thing nowadays, people might as well be allowed to have fun with it. I have nothing against idol games. But yet I feel forgotten. Kind of a "I played video games before people deemed that cool". And no matter how cool people find it, I can't fit anywhere.
Am I missing something?
#ally's ramblings don't worry abt it#Gods I've been leaving this in my drafts for MONTHS OP please ignore this I need to get this out of my drafts#And I'm not letting my 30 mins of typing to waste#Anyways more personal opinion:#Idol games are cool I just hope more people acknowledge the non-gacha ones#OP I'm sorry for hitting you with this wall of text#I'm pretty sure this conversation is long done by now
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Deemo songs by level (Hard/EX)
Because I don’t even touch the other modes honestly
5-6: immerse yourself in beautifully slow music
7: calm, nice, you can tap to the rhythm too!
8: a little challenging! Here are songs that are constant paced from start to end
9: some more trickier notes, we tried to replicate flick notes
10: a good challenge level combining rhythm and lots of trick notes, taps, and changes in tempo
11: it’s finger breaking good also here are all the pppp notes that you can’t hear without near max volume
12 (Marigold): the creation of a meme that went as follows. Player: “god they only use dubstep to make these songs hard” / Rayark: “hold my Mirai”
xi (ANiMA): you thought we were for two thumbs? GUESS AGAIN
xi (Aragami): if you don’t play with four fingers or two thumbs and two tentacles you’re basically going to die
01001100 (Ichizero): here’s what happens when we try to mash almost every note that appears in the song also have some double right hand percussion note spam
? (Pandora’s Box): actually decent and playable with two thumbs
El Cid (Reunion - Duo Blade Against): just die
Pain (Scherzo - pain in rain): the PAIN
V (Run Lads Run): this is what happens if we put every single note happening into one column
M (Magnolia): the first one aged poorly with time so here’s a new one with all these sick tricks we do now
L (Parodia Sonatina VarII): and this is where I tell you you can play with two thumbs and take that away from you with my ending that doesn’t seem like I dumped every single sound in there
L (Entrance): a remaster of the second hardest 1.x song for some finger breaking goodness
H (H): actually okay and significantly challenging but will not make you shatter your mobile’s screen
S (Altale): this is what happens when we try to make a Sakuzyo song have a xi-stylized beatmap
Sdorica (The Story Unfolds): actually this is just a level 10 map but nice touch on everything in it
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Doodles pt 12, bloody edition
#art tag#paradox project tag#rhythm: another me (neutral moon)#rhythm: kreuz#rhythm: aleph-0#rhythm: altale#rhythm: tempestissimo#rhythm: arcahv#sorta#rhythm: water#tw blood
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Something abt gacha classes, each row corresponding to rarity (1*, 2*, and 3*)
I was gonna do more but this took too long.
#art tag#paradox project tag#rhythm: credits#rhythm: primeval texture#rhythm: lemuria#rhythm: fft#rhythm: pupa#rhythm: mopemope#rhythm: destr0yer#rhythm: altale#rhythm: apollo#Man mopemope looks so goofy next to all the adults lmao
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Doodles pt 10
Third full body Destr0yer lmao
To note abt Destr0yer: While she is somewhat similar to Tempestissimo (in goals and personality), Destr0yer is dumber. Exemplified by how pathetic she is in [Afterwar] version.
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BOF Champions
#art tag#paradox project tag#rhythm: halcyon#rhythm: conflict#rhythm: bbkkbkk#rhythm: altale#rhythm: aleph-0#rhythm: nhelv#rhythm: destr0yer#rhythm: convergence
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Miscellaneous
#art tag#paradox project tag#rhythm: altale#rhythm: chronodivinity#rhythm: destruction 321#rhythm: distorted fate#rhythm: hikari
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Something something beach episode ig
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Merry crisis or whatever
Redraw
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Those who enjoy the ocean
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G2R2014
#Art Tag#paradox project tag#rhythm: altale#rhythm: aragami#rhythm: kreuz#rhythm: poison/affection#rhythm: pupa
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Girlies who kinda just disappear and reappear at will
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Looking upon the sky, maybe you’ll be able to catch a shooting star. And perhaps, your wish might even come true.
Champion of the G2R2014 Tournament. Altale can be seen traveling around the world by unknown means, guiding those who are lost, and granting wishes to those who need it. The only time she was seen using her own wish was to seal Destroyer’s powers.
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Merry crisis or whatever
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