Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

[@glaceRaven]

Newcomers and people who haven't played any games since PD extend because of a lack of hardware. The early games had like 20-30 songs, so by those standards 111 is an awesome deal.

[@itsaxel8088]

0:01 can we just appreciate that transition?

[@callumdointhings5]

"This is a fantastic rhythm game... for the Switch! Hatsune Miku: *SNAP* Nice touch Nintendo Life aha

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

That Colorful Hair is Extravagant!!! 😀😁😀

[@1kulik]

thats how I like it!

[@socanordstrom973]

Welcome to vocaloid

[@Nyxpphire]

It's on sale for half off, folks! o3o Grabbing it at this discount.

[@DrCurvy]

Yup it's on sale for 6 days....

[@McMoofles]

I got 4 notifications about people’s Xenoblade Chronicles DE review going up along with this one, but here I am! ❤️

[@juukaart9530]

I have played the versions for PS Vita and I'm so pumped for this one. I played the demo a couple of time and I'm definitely getting the pack with all songs!!! 😍😍😍

[@xxargonautxx9790]

Visited my family today and my younger sister was playing a miku game on the ps5 think it’s project x . Ask if there’s one on the switch when i gave it a try, we found out yeah and it was this one with the mega pack bundle with the game for 48$. She instantly got it cause she loves Miku and playing handheld. I even got the game cause i love rhythm games 😂

[@errimusberrimus383]

A little late, but I'll take it. I gotta say, the joy cons don't make this the most comfortable to play in handheld, but it's neat to finally have a traditional Diva game on a Nintendo Platform.

[@anthonyrubel4057]

yeah i understand that. i stick with a wireless controller in handheld mode myself (table top mode i guess they call it)

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Yeah! I was happy when they announced a true Diva entry on the Switch, vs just Mirai on 3DS.. I dislike Mirai, but it's what we had, and I played it some, but I have all the PSP/PS3/PS4/PSVita versions so I was playing those until MegaMIX dropped.

[@dylanpullam3820]

If I can get over the vocaloid singing, I think would really enjoy this one! I have never played a game in this series before.

[@gabbytoyreview7359]

Try the demo man. It has catchy tunes and the gameplay is really good. Especially on higher difficulty where it follows the beat almost 1:1. Really fun stuff. I’d say its on par with guitar hero when it comes to fun.

[@Codemarla]

Try the demo. Its terrible and will help you save your money.

[@pimkinn]

im late but its so funny seeing both replies be polar opposite 😂 “oh this game is actually kinda good try the demo” “this game comes from the spawns of hell try the demo to see what i mean”

[@EmmaEnder14]

LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST RYTHEM GAMES OUT THERE O^O

[@unbreakablealex2732]

No. It would be Pop n Music, Dance Dance Revolution and Taiko no tatsujin, in exactly this order.

[@jijon805]

@@unbreakablealex2732 ddr should be on top

[@Wildestleaf]

Next dlc smash character right there

[@twinkpeaks9993]

I could honestly see it happening. Dunno what her moveset would be tho

[@anthonyrubel4057]

sadly won't happen as much as i would love it. Sakurai has stated time and time again that its video game characters only. She's a mascot of a voice synthesizer program. (she existed long before the Project Diva games). It's the same reason why anime characters won't ever be in Smash. Smash is about the celebration of video game characters (as Sakurai stated himself) Plus the legal hurdles between Yamaha and Sega.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

@@anthonyrubel4057 i think sega gave up their part of the ownership of it but I'm not sure

[@terrysyvertson9205]

never happening because she does not originate from video games

[@terrysyvertson9205]

@@twinkpeaks9993 never happening because she does not originate from video games

[@jadehandro]

Thank you for showing all the vocaloids! appreciate it :) Some songs have vocal change its awesome!

[@RinyuuSenpai]

Really can't justify buying this... I have ALL the previous games, including Future Tone with an arcade controller. This game only has about 10 new songs, and doesn't add anything else that is significant... They are just milking the series at this point. Neat for newcomers, but not worth it at all for longtime fans. It's not the first time it's portable either, the Vita had 3 games, as wel as the (admittedly aged) psp, but still.

[@callumdointhings5]

You're not wrong but im not gonna lie I got more into this one for some reason aha. Though PSA It still does that trash where you have to beat Hard to unlock the fun difficulties and the new touch screen mode is also trash The joy con buttons are just so good since they're all separated, and portable play is amazing. I have it on Vita too but who really carries that with them anymore lol. I think the pick up and play nature of it is just better on Switch lol it's easy to just quickly pick up and play for 5 minutes. Ps4 you have to commit a little more lol I set the icons to be arrows that are the same colour as the PlayStation buttons which is a super nice touch aha playing with ABXY was beyond frustrating

[@simmingforfunz6119]

The only reason a long time fan would get this in my opinion is just to play on the go 🤷‍♂️

[@anthonyrubel4057]

It know has 11 DLC pack. With 2 bundle packs to save money, instead of buying each separately. With a 3rd season of packs coming. I'd say its more than worth it. At least now anyways

[@elozone3014]

Finally a man of culture reviewing this gem.

[@James-gj8rn]

Great pick for your favourite song Zion :)

[@FansyBLK]

Mad I can't do mix mode on the lite doe

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

You're not missing much... Sega I feel only added that in to make it somewhat unique and not a complete/direct port.

[@bizaster]

I’m sad because we didn’t get a physical version in North America :(

[@Random_Fanatic]

Seriously? Dang... Glad I'm looking around and didn't buy anything yet. I still have my psp and Project Diva 2nd (69 songs) and unfortunately fully in Japanese so I still sometimes forget what the menus mean if it's been a while. I thought about it and love having the handheld option which is why I would think about the Switch version if I do get it and not Project Diva F (70 songs only but a full 60 bucks). 100+ songs for 40 or 50 is definitely worth it cause old and new songs.

[@Snivy102]

All the Switch needs now is the Persona Dancing games

[@jigglypuff452]

And Mother trilogy

[@reversecard9479]

Miku has some better dance moves than me tho

[@birdfish86]

I think i got my anime fill for the day now

[@johnnymind4151]

Nice, I'll get it in the future for sure! From time to time, I'm still playing Project Mirai DX on the 3DS, so I'll get this one too, to have Vocaloid songs also on my Switch.

[@MegaKabutops777]

1:51 is that nostalgia.....welp I know what song I'm binging

[@Random_Fanatic]

Oh man I was on the fence but I can switch the buttons to look like the Playstation? Omg that's great!

[@zebjensen4251]

you forgot to mention the fact that you can just listen to the music and have a portable concert that you can fit into your pocket.

[@lovelyviruz]

I’m not a fan of rhythm games but I always wanted to this game. I’m afraid I’ll be frustrated though like with other similar games but the art style is so adorable.

[@ArcaJ]

I love this game. It's like it always belonged on the Switch. 😁

[@alexhorbacz1547]

currently trying to 100% this game (yes really) I am forty hours in and am at thirty five percent.... AAAHHH!!

[@DustinNuttall]

Excellent review

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Is there an option for arrows instead of Nintendo buttons?

[@wrathpsp]

Yes.

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Thank you for reviewing this game without any bias, but as an aforementioned veteran to the Project Diva series, I found it distracting that you didn't have the song's on screen audio playing sync'd up with the note chart that was being played... if that makes sense whatsoever. Pretty much the entire time it was "Catch The Wave"'s audio. Another somewhat small nitpick is that you didn't show off any "HARD" mode charts, and I'm aware that not everyone is a veteran like myself since game 1 on PSP (I'm assuming you guys at NL aren't), but it would have been nice to represent some gameplay above "NORMAL" vs just showcasing "EASY" and "NORMAL". Lastly for the nitpicks, the game indeed does run smoothly with all the decisions Sega made when developing the game, but there are songs where the framerate is both 30 fps and 60 fps at the same time. What do I mean by that? Well, in some songs, like "Senbonzakura" for example when and where there are several characters on screen dancing around, the PV (Promotional Video/Background video) runs at 30 fps, where as the actual note chart pattern runs at 60 fps. It doesn't really deter from gameplay, but that's just a fun fact in case you didn't know that. I've had this installment since its Japanese release (I got the 10th anniversary edition/limited edition bundle from retailer AmiAmi.com) back on its release on February 13th of this year and I admittedly haven't been playing it super much, but when I do get the mind set to play I enjoy the living *ahem* out of it. It's quite literally yes a sister game to the PS4's and Arcade's Future Tone, but I also consider it to basically be a slightly watered down port of Future Tone from PS4 to Nintendo Switch. You can argue with me on that if you'd like, but that's how it feels for me. Lastly, I'm sad that among the 135+ songs available (with DLC factored into that number) it doesn't have some Future Tone staples like "High School Days -Diva Edit-" or other fan favorites. Anyway, thanks again, and thanks again for reviewing this game with no bias.

[@buttaflyknife]

How did you write all of this

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

@@buttaflyknife Using my hands and a computer ;)

[@kingbill8155]

How does Miku have better dancing than everyone in the world

[@lesliemorganking3283]

Are the notes the same on the physical version?

[@UtopianMagic1408]

Is the dlc worth it if you buy it seperately

[@TyanaAlexandra]

This game feels amazing on PS4. I dislike my joy con controller so would probably only get this if I was getting a pro controller also

[@SnipingMachines]

Dropping by to show some ❤️

[@letsdaze1168]

The animated PVs are my favorite

[@DanaTheInsane]

And you can Switch from letters to Arrows. Great for us DDR game folks.

[@w0rlds-end_]

CATCH THE WAVE!

[@buttertubs2]

i just want them to include gakupo and gumi :(

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

GUMI is not owned by the same company as Miku is.

[@hulahulahup]

Easy is ironically harder than hard or normal mods.

[@gracedollworldfun2622]

I wish I had that Mukka game

[@toshironikko]

sometimes wish there was an option to speed up the buttons slightly so they get spread out a little bit instead of sometimes being on top of each other - unless there is and i havent messed around with the options enough

[@Gundam909]

I'm new so I might get it

[@suikodenvocaloid4k429]

missing to many great songs from future tone

[@phobosmonolith4863]

Who is even watching this? If you're a Miku fan you buy the Miku game, if you're not, you probably don't. There you go.

[@MooMoo_420]

People who are thinking of buying the game

[@willaimwoods4841]

IMO only the new songs look good in the new style. may just be me and my years on PS4 and arcade.

[@unbreakablealex2732]

I won’t buy any rhythm game for the switch anymore because they all have input lag. Taiko no tatsujin, Xonic Beat and all the others are just unplayable via buttons.

[@dawsonarmstrong3627]

Not sure about those other ones, but Mega Mix does have an input lag calibration option to fix that.

[@unbreakablealex2732]

Dawson Armstrong That didn’t help at any game because of the ultra slow and cheap BT connection.

[@Dante93k]

Wouldn't a wired connection help in this case?

[@unbreakablealex2732]

Orogoth of course I tried the pro controller via cable but it’s the same lag AND the random UP inputs on the D.Pad. Almost forgot about it. Thx for reminding me why I didn’t use to play Tetris 99 with it :(

[@LynnMooney]

Excellent game!! 😁👍

[@green.holden]

I'm not so sure about buying. I can already get all the songs on the internet. The game doesn't seem worth $40-$60. :|

[@SourStrawberrys]

Well now it is half off on the eshop for the regular version and version with extra dlc. So I'm getting it.

[@DMadHacks]

Mikuwu

[@Phonex108]

*GAAAAAAAAASSP* my sis is hoing to like this uvu

[@cleothebirb7973]

This game kinda sucks tbh. PS4’s future tone is a lot better with more songs and better graphics. ig it’s good for portable future tone but not worth the price.

[@レオン-s6n]

Actually 141 songs 😆

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

And with the second season of DLCs now?

[@SourStrawberrys]

Yeah, 141 if you pay for the one with extra dlc. Otherwise the standard one only had like 104 songs.

[@anthonyrubel4057]

@@ChiefMedicPururu its has 11 DLC packs now, which can be bought in 2 bundles to save money. 3rd season coming sometime too

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

@@anthonyrubel4057 Wait, THIRD season???

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

@@anthonyrubel4057 Seriously, how do you know that?

[@YoBoyGio]

Ha

[@matte_black_centipedes4018]

first :P

[@novaa263]

Second lol

[@oisandaisvlogs9025]

Third bruh

[@ronaldvalverde9743]

This is more an ad than a review

[@Codemarla]

I dont trust this reviewer at all. I played the demo and this game is god awful. Id give it a 3/10. And thats being generous. Its the bare minimum for what qualifies as a rhythm game.

[@cyanryann64]

Wtf are you talking about project diva is great man telling me it's the bare minimum lol

[@kittikorn6674]

Have you tried extreme difficulty

[@Codemarla]

@@kittikorn6674 The difficulty was the least of its problems.

[@petercorcoran5372]

Plays well , looks shockingly bad . Vita PD had better graphics

[@noon6064]

yes, it looks like a 2000s website with like 50 sparkly gifs on it