My inside contact for Namco told me that We Cheer was developed as a simplistic “American” version of iDOLM@STER to market towards teen girl gamers (which I always assumed). It wasn’t meant to substitute iDOLM@STER for the West… just something created to experiment.
As always, I asked if iDOLM@STER has a snowball chance in Hell to Western shores, and he told me he’s trying… but it’s not easy with powers in charge (for both sides of the ocean; not just Namco’s US branch). ESPECIALLY since We Cheer is a financial failure. Not the same game by far, but considered too niche a market. :roll:
Too bad, but after I finished their story-mode today, they seem to be quite attached to me!
At least they very strongly opposed that I would become next the producer for their otherwise highly appreciated hime-chin (=Takane) but rather claimed me for continuing their own career!
So, I guess your best shot should be start working at 961, drag them over there - and get them for yourself with the methods that are more typical for that company!
I guess, that scenario stems from what happened to “Princess on Ice”?
Well, if it actually should happen, then I suppose a japanese market research must have returned the result: “In order to sell a here successful product in the remaining world: make it ugly!” :roll: :evil:
…off topic, but when’s ‘eroge review’ going to get a yaoi title review?
Back on topic now…i got a Japanese Xbox 360 + Idolm@ster + Idolm@ster L4U limited edition.
I’ll probably do Miki first…
Then either Ami/Mami or Yukiho
If i find Miki to hard i’ll change to Haruka though.
I have no idea how much your games differ from the PSP-version, but if they work exactly the same then…
… none of the girls can be too difficult at all!
You just may get a worse producer-ranking, but the game gives you every time you fail advancing to the next idol level within the time-limit another chance! So you never really can loose - except if you decide to turn down that next chance and give up!
Up to week 20 with Haruka.
It’s definitely a lot harder.
You can’t do 2 lessons a day like in the PSP version, and lessons are limited to ‘rounds’ instead of a time limited. So your lucky if you reach Good.
Auditions are harder, specially getting ‘Good Appeals’. I miss ‘9:02pm’ on the PSP version where I can ‘Good Appeal’ the entire song.
I love the clothes
I’v yet to see ‘Dark Haruka’…
I hate waiting 2 minutes before each Audition. ( After you sign up for an Audition, you need to wait 2 minutes as the other spaces slowly fill in with other Computer-Players )
I’v also noticed an error with the clothes + Dances. Sometimes hair or other body parts go through the clothes, and other times they don’t. Sometimes it happens during the same song ( noticed it today with the horse head, first time Haruka’s hair didn’t go through it, the second time it did )
I gave Miki a try before Haruka and she was…hard.
Keeping her tension up wasn’t easy.
It’ll get easier once I get the hang of it, but for now it’s slightly harder.
Anyone tried The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars for the DS?
On a side note: NEVER tell a group of iDOL’s - who lived for nothing but to be idols - they’ve been fired and will never work in the business again. It might get ugly. :twisted:
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