Reading arrows

[Garquillex]

I'm starting the Difficult songs, where it starts getting harder to make that 'linear' picture of the arrows in your head. I was wondering if some of the players who can play the VD's+ can just look at the screen and play the arrows or if you read the screen as two sides, one for each hand. I was thinking of practicing the latter.

[awein999]

Re: Reading arrows

I just look at the screen and play the arrows...I think it's just another difficulty jump to get used to.

[meno_rocks123]

Re: Reading arrows

You eventually recognize patterns instead of individual notes, which makes reading the harder songs a lot easier.

[Gilly G]

Re: Reading arrows

This game is filled with patterns, as meno_rock stated. You will learn to recognise them sooner or later. Give it time and practice.

I don't recommend looking at the screen on two sides. Look at it as a whole, that way you can see the patterns. This will more or less come to you naturally as you keep on playing more and more.

I now often get mind blocks on old songs, so at this moment, it's better to look at the screen as two individual sides, or even all arrows individually, but that's only when you're having trouble on a specific spot. :3

[DJAirWave]

Re: Reading arrows

I speed up the arrows just a bit so it's easier to read them. I don't at arrows as a pattern (except those cute zigzaggy lines). To pass VD's and above, all you need to do is improve your reflexes and hand-eye coordination, no secret behind being good at FFR.

[Breakdown16]

Re: Reading arrows

I read arrows by the patterns, similarly to how Meno_rocks put it. For streams and jumpstreams that seem more random, I try to "feel" the beat of the sixteenth notes.

[Patashu]

Re: Reading arrows

Given that there are only four columns, barring -very- weird note intervals or polyrhythms there are only a limited number of pattern permutations that a song can throw at you. Sooner or later you'll get them all.

[Bluearrowll]

Re: Reading arrows

I speed up the arrows just a bit so it's easier to read them. I don't at arrows as a pattern (except those cute zigzaggy lines). To pass VD's and above, all you need to do is improve your reflexes and hand-eye coordination, no secret behind being good at FFR.

There's a difference between just hitting arrows and hitting arrows accurately.

[EgomaniaCircus]

Re: Reading arrows

You guys are crazy o.O reading arrow patterns? I read by density lulz, i.e., the patterns between the arrows.

[Infernova]

Re: Reading arrows

To be honest, I don't quite know if it's the best way of attempting to learn to play, but just playing the same song over and over again until you get used to the patterns will benefit you on practically every other song.

You'll learn the timings sub-consciously over time, so don't worry about that part. PA should come naturally once you start FC'ing songs of around Difficult and Tricky, anyway.

Personally, I also believe that playing something out of your depth makes you better at easier songs when you go back to them because you'll have adapted to something far harder, that maybe you can't even pass or whatever, but it's going to force you to improve dramatically anyway.

That's been the case for every rhythm game I've played so far, except that IIDX punishes you the most for playing something harder than you can manage. ;O;'

[dore]

Re: Reading arrows

I read everything as patterns. I see the shapes of the arrows in front of me and the different shapes correspond to what my hands should be doing.

[Xx{Midnight}xX]

Re: Reading arrows

I just hit buttons as they come, I don't look for patterns till the time I think i can AAA it comes.

[Nightfirecat]

Re: Reading arrows

Yeah, once you get to the higher difficulties, you start to read the arrows as little blobs of color more than actual arrows, and you recognize patterns at fast speed and your fingers just follow what your brain quickly processes.

[hi19hi19]

Re: Reading arrows

protip: when the arrows get to the receptors you hit the corresponding button

[Patashu]

Re: Reading arrows

protip: when the arrows get to the receptors you hit the corresponding button

this post has aids stay away from it