i'll give this one a tentative yes because the core gameplay is a lot of fun (the side lanes are a bit of a learning curve but are integrated very nicely, once you're used to it it's a pretty engaging mechanic)

but i must admit this game gives me a fair share of frustration, and not for gameplay reasons. the base song selection is nice, but it is relatively limited, and to get more you have to spend. and i mean SPEND.

for a game that has a base price of $50, i think the complete dlc content costing over $600 even with a 20% discount is just vile. there are lots of similar games that cost SIGNIFICANTLY less; i wouldn't be upset about this being one of the more expensive ones, but it feels like it is dusting the cost of basically all of them. muse dash gave me quite a big selection for i think like $40? and the base game price wasn't even comparable. for less than i paid for this game with no dlc i got (to my recollection) most or all of the song selection for muse dash.

i stress again that i do really enjoy this game at baseline, it has an interesting style and was able to force me to cope with playing bars on 4k. the pricing is definitely pretty egregious though. if you want to get any substantial amount of the game's content, you're almost obligated to wait for a sale unless you have tons of $$$ ($10 a pack for most isn't that bad until you realize just how many exist now, especially with the V EXTENSIONS being $25-30 and the seasonal clear passes...)

i'll give this one a tentative yes because the core gameplay is a lot of fun (the side lanes are a bit of a learning curve but are integrated very nicely, once you're used to it it's a pretty engaging mechanic) but i must admit this game gives me a fair share of frustration, and not for gameplay reasons. the base song selection is nice, but it is relatively limited, and to get more you have to spend. and i mean SPEND. for a game that has a base price of $50, i think the complete dlc content costing over $600 even with a 20% discount is just vile. there are lots of similar games that cost SIGNIFICANTLY less; i wouldn't be upset about this being one of the more expensive ones, but it feels like it is dusting the cost of basically all of them. muse dash gave me quite a big selection for i think like $40? and the base game price wasn't even comparable. for less than i paid for this game with no dlc i got (to my recollection) most or all of the song selection for muse dash. i stress again that i do really enjoy this game at baseline, it has an interesting style and was able to force me to cope with playing bars on 4k. the pricing is definitely pretty egregious though. if you want to get any substantial amount of the game's content, you're almost obligated to wait for a sale unless you have tons of $$$ ($10 a pack for most isn't that bad until you realize just how many exist now, especially with the V EXTENSIONS being $25-30 and the seasonal clear passes...)