Played with the Rhythm Heaven Silver fan translation patch.
Rhythm Heaven has been a favorite series of mine ever since I played the DS game back when it first came out, so I was excited to finally see where it all began. It's a solid start but man this game very strict with how many times you can mess up during a song. The series isn't particularly 'easy' (anyone who has gone for a full perfect run can tell you this) but this one is just brutal. I don't think any of the songs are impossible but you will most likely end up retrying a few times on some of the later ones.
The presentation is very simple and yet its charm still holds up a decade and a half later. Ko Takeuchi's art style has come a long way, but I feel like the game captures it pretty well despite the GBA's limitations.
The game's strongest strength, however, is the music. I'm happy that Tsunku has been able to consistently put out bangers for every single entry in the series since the very beginning. The Bon Odori was definitely my favorite out of this game and I hope they bring it back in the future.
It's unfortunate that Nintendo never localized this one, but hopefully its limited language barrier will convince them to at least put it out on the GBA Switch Online app someday. Nevertheless, I'm happy I was finally able to cover the one blind spot I had as a series fan. Definitely recommend checking this and the rest of the series out!
Rhythm Heaven has been a favorite series of mine ever since I played the DS game back when it first came out, so I was excited to finally see where it all began. It's a solid start but man this game very strict with how many times you can mess up during a song. The series isn't particularly 'easy' (anyone who has gone for a full perfect run can tell you this) but this one is just brutal. I don't think any of the songs are impossible but you will most likely end up retrying a few times on some of the later ones.
The presentation is very simple and yet its charm still holds up a decade and a half later. Ko Takeuchi's art style has come a long way, but I feel like the game captures it pretty well despite the GBA's limitations.
The game's strongest strength, however, is the music. I'm happy that Tsunku has been able to consistently put out bangers for every single entry in the series since the very beginning. The Bon Odori was definitely my favorite out of this game and I hope they bring it back in the future.
It's unfortunate that Nintendo never localized this one, but hopefully its limited language barrier will convince them to at least put it out on the GBA Switch Online app someday. Nevertheless, I'm happy I was finally able to cover the one blind spot I had as a series fan. Definitely recommend checking this and the rest of the series out!