A true legend of Vynil City. Not gonna lie, and talking serious now, I wish we got a prequel to MEET the guy! I'm legit curious about him. Imagine meeting him as he speaks of his wife being pregnant, and he is excited to the day he meets his daughter!
I think that’s what the feeling the producers are trying to give you throughout the game. It really makes you second-guess if their goal was really worth it because in the end, they were the perpetrator’s who are hijacking concerts and causing many property destruction. And all because they overreacted on failing the audition and the judges being prejudice. They are not the worst people in the world but they are indeed in the end still people.
@SpookyLittleGirlLikeYou I mean, to be fair, the music is how they produce the power. Like, it looks ridiculous to us, but if we only had enough power to keep one or two key buildings per city running we'd probably put all our power into the buildings that generate our electricity.
This game is an underappreciated diamond amongst games. The story telling was phenomenal and I really felt for each of the characters. A prequel or sequel is well deserved so long as the same folks are the ones making it.
I agree! The game is amazing and makes me so happy while playing it and gave me inspiration to make some NSR oc’s and experiment with their design. I always listen to the games music while doing my homework, it helps me focus and always make feel happy!(sadly I only have the switch version but I still love it) I’ve met so many amazing people and made new friends because of this game. I was one of the many artists who submitted their fanart to be in Encore Edition! It’s an honor to have my fanart in one of my favorite games along with my friends and many other talented artists who also submitted their fanart. I just hope someone makes a video about showing all the fanart and the guitar case with the fanart on it so the people who submitted their art can still see their art in the game even if they can’t play it
You can really tell they beefed up the visuals in a lot of key areas. The 1010 fight, by far my favorite, is like night and day. The original fight was such a visual clusterfuck that it was impossible to tell what was going on sometimes, and a lot of the attacks were really unclear.
One big difference I notice about this version of the bosses is that many attacks have louder/better defined sound effects to go with them. For example the last phase of DJ Sub Sup or Sayu's trident attacks. It's a really welcome improvement since it telegraphs attacks better.
I gotta admit. The relationship between Zuke and his deadbeat brother is absolutely entertaining. Their whole family dynamic is summed up in just those first few minutes.
You can tell that Metronomik did a wonderful job at polishing up this game in a one-year span just in the battles alone. What really stuck out to me were the effects in Sayu's battle with her trident, 1010 effortlessly appearing on the ground after launching into the sky, and in Tatiana's battle with her fireballs and flaming swords. I enjoyed the little touches, too. The sound cues in Nova's battle, the visual cue for Eve's eye lasers, even how Sayu looked more solid in her hologram at the end. It's so amzing to see my favorite game be revamped and brought new life! Seeing all the hard work in just those 6 battles alone made me tear up. I hope I will be able to play this someday. Thank you for showing us the beauty of Encore Edition! 🤘🤘🔥🔥
i hate the yinu boss fight not because it's difficult but because its so depressing "fingers curved, fingers curved" and how yinu's mother protects her to her last breath just hurts
Okay when I originally played this game on Playstation and me and my brother fought against Dj Subatomic SuperNova I legit yelled "Bust his balls!" as soon as the fight began.
something ive noticed with this game is that yeah, rock being the predominant music would help with energy, but for a different reason EDM is purely made on computers and other technological stuff, which naturally takes up power, while rock doesn't require any tech to be made aside from a microphone
"Hey c'mon man, I understand perfectly what you're trying to do... *10 seconds of awkward silence later* ...or, maybe not". This line of dialog got me.
20:12) to answer May’s question, he’s probably been in that area for so long with a different accent that his accent has grown less and less overtime, but it is said that people with different accents have their accents amplified by being around people with the same accent like Jacksepticeye and Dahei da Nogla for example
Am I the only who is dissapointed at this game's finale? I really thought that after Kliff backstabs everyone and hacked into the robots and the satelite, that he would turn them into a giant mech and you, along with Tatiyana and the NSR artists, would have to defeat it as the TRUE final boss.
Honestly no, i feel like if we actually fight cliff it would take away from the vibes that he has. Kliff isn't someone special he has no talent, and he's just a fan. A toxic fan yes, but he cannot be one of them
@@piranhaplant2555 he HAS mad hacker skills. In the originel game, after defeating Tatiyana, he hacks into the satelite and sents it crashing down into NSR tower. The reason why he was able to schedule a meeting with Mayday and Zuke is because he hacked their phones. And after Mayday Zuke realise what they have become, Kliff hacks into the robots to prevent them from destroying the generators and reaching The Grand Quasa. My satelite idea totaly works. Besides, the originel final boss fight kind of sucks and so having that be the apitizer instead of the main course would be much better.
@@spouwnerring hmm if we would have to fight kilff as the final boss What music genre would he be? I'm not sure if he plays music or he just listens to music
i like how everyone has like such complex backstories and subatomic is just "yeah im a dj" OOOH THE LITTLE DETAIL!!! WHEN YOURE NEARING ROCK THE SONG ALSO TURNS INTO A ROCK VERSION!!!
But like I don’t think she was **too** bad cause she has a point, we just show up ruin this kids piano and try to kill their mom… although I will say they did do an amazing job at giving her a base for her argument while also making her a Karen,and over protective mom to still make you doubt her and believe that you’re doing the right thing!
Good to see you play this. The very first game from Malaysian company. The director of this game once work at Square Enix and a lead designer for Final Fantasy XV
the switch version is just a little scuffed in general. some of my textures still don't load right to this day and the graphics have a noticeable downgrade from other versions
My overall favorite boss in terms of entertainment is DJ Subatomic Supernova. But my favorite boss in terms of telling an overall story is Yinu (and Yinu's Mom).
Tatiana is the best kind of "Villain" the one who can throw everything back in the face of the "heroes" and actually overpower them with logic. She had Mayday second guessing herself at the end of their back and forth, had she kept pressing like that, it's possible she could have opened dialogue with them about joining NSR and expanding their list of artists and genres.
I think it’s more a commentary on both boy bands (including K-pop ones!) and the whole “You’re replaceable.” Thought process towards them. The fans, the poses, the outfits, the tour stops…that leans more in the typical “boy band!” Stuff, I think. Then there’s the replaceable factor. If one member (like a singer) can’t work with the group anymore, you just go find new singer to replace them in the group. At least, that’s what I think. I could be totally wrong though!
It's more leaning towards the commentary of Kpop bands being on point to their choreography practices and how they're following orders (either it comes from composers & writers making their songs or the corporate controlling their fate) which reflects how militaristic nature of Kpop bands
The only problem I have with the game is it’s WAY to short even with the shadow rap battle side mission. I hope the sequel adds more bosses and level layouts cause an easy set up for a sequel would be a “World tour” like setting playing gigs in other cities and stuff
Looking back on these bosses and how people started to doubt Mayday and Zuke, even to the point of mischaracterizing them as villains makes me wonder how they viewed NSR when the game came out. BBJ had good intentions, they believed what they were doing was right. However while they had a good message, they did not plan ahead or knew the whole picture. While yes it was shitty of May to break Yinu’s piano, how could she have known that it belonged to Yinu’s deceased father? She also shows remorse for what she did immediately after, meaning she then learns how much that piano meant to Yinu and her mom. Mayday and Zuke aren’t “heroes” or “villains”, they’re people who believed they had a good cause. In the end it was proven that both Tatiana and Mayday were wrong AND correct. No one but Kliff really were bad people, they were just people. Artists who wanted to create. Or maybe it’s just a silly video game lol
The studio is from Malaysia No wonder DK west can speak Malay I immediately search this about this game on Google after hearing my language being spoken I'm so proud to be Malaysian
I love the detail that when Mayday and Zuke are separated in Eve's fight, Mayday's area is chaotic and angry while Zuke's area is pristine and almost divine Could either be seen as representations of the two of them OR representations of how Eve views/feels about them. Could also very likely be both-
You know what could be a fun and challenging boss fight, a fight against like a dancer or someone who listens to there music and there really challenging and the thing is that they will change songs every few minutes so you haft to keep track with each new attack and the way you neat him is you haft wait untill he gets an ad where there's a chance they will skip it or not and that's when you attack
DJ sub could of said " You remind me of Uranus." Because only foul smelling things come here with no taste. Be gone peasants. That being said just found out about Encore edition and can't wait till it comes to consoles. Also I could listen to Tatiana forever.
I think the greatest part is, Tatianna is completely right the whole way through, about how Mayday is really just throwing a tantrum because she didn't get her way. Maybe EXDM wasn't perfect, but what Mayday almost caused with her actions... I feel a better ending would have ben her seeing a LOT of jail time. CLeaning up your own mess is NOT a heroic act/
I won't say they were completely right the whole way through. Even if Mayday was... uhh... kinda selfish and dumb at times, the current system DIDN'T work. They WERE losing power in the city, and they had a draconian hierarchy and some of their members are _A bit too drunk on power._ There HAD to be change, the execution was just a teeeensy bit sloppy and a bit too personally motivated. But hey, the outcome is a city that isn't actively crumbling under the weight of a higher up's spite.
the whole issue was that a monocultural way of running the city was inherently flawed, not everyone was a rock fan, but not everyone was an EDM fan either. This is why the power kept going it, only a large chunk of the population was really performed to at a time, ignoring all lesser trends in favor of the singular larger one.
It's kinda funny to think about but most common performers are kinda poor compared to others so they need to run gigs to pay their bills or other-words ; KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
Literally the 4th boss fight: beat up a piano kid and summon the devil's wife also she turned into a spider who doesn't anything then the piano kid hates the devil's wife and then turns into a giant golden rose and try to get the piano kid by beating her up again
The thing with this game is that, all the boss fights are unfair. DJSS was a lonely man looking for a meaning in life and it got destroyed. SAYU was a vocaloid and was overlooked because of it. YINU was only a child having a grief, 1010 was a project of an ex-soldier, having a life-crisis, EVE was a woman who got ghosted by her ex, surviving an abusal relationship, yet the game tries to represent BBJ as protagonists. Strange...
The game has many ways of being interpreted, which is why it's called No Straight Roads. I personally think BBJ were two folks with a passion but lost their way when seeking justice against the 'rock opression'. Both had their passions and mistakes. Which I really like it!
I feel like a better smaller detail to Yinu's boss fight in the end was that the meter read as an error, busted, or something; noting clearly it was neither EDM nor Rock (obviously), but rather classical music purely from the heart. With that, I think it would have been better story telling wise to have Yinu before Tatiana (maybe even before Sayu, with Sayu being before Tatiana) to better serve the overarching lesson of the game, with Yinu screaming out to just let her play how SHE wants to play. Following afterwards, Mayday and Zuke begin to second guess their selves as to whether or not they're fighting for the people of Vinyl City or serving their own self-interest, realizing they were suppressing Yinu as much as the NSR was then instead of post Tatiana with the new NSR analogy, giving a clear indication to the player where the story was taking a shift towards while giving a start to character development instead of all unloading at the very end with Mayday. Going back to having Yinu>Sayu>Tatiana for progression, this would make the interaction between Sayu make even more sense, because Mayday doesn't want to oppose them or suppress them, she understands they're just trying to do what they love, she just wants to help the city, not hurt it.
OK so I know nothing about this game yet and what u got from that first boss fight is "colorful friend duo decides the Starman partied too hard so they murdered him by stabbing his balls repeatedly"
While not required thats how I ended up playing the original. Im also the kind of person to spam Solo's on downtime because I love how well the rock blends with the EDM backtrack
If you want to see a game like that, it's not so much like NSR, but there is a rythm/plataforming game called Mad Rat Dead that has really good music if you want to check it out!
If you want to see a game like that, it's not so much like NSR, but there is a rythm/plataforming game called Mad Rat Dead that has really good music if you want to check it out!
@@alucardsantradideus267 more the attacks themselves are. I assume they were thinking something closer to Crypt of the Necrodancer, where at least attacks have to be done to the beat. I think here you *can* do that, but it's not required whatsoever.
I woulda smacked her hard, and told her it was her just desserts. She was as bad as, if not worse than, EDM itself! I can't like this game, as fun as it is, because you quickly realize Mayday has no love for anyone but herself, she'll go right through Zuke anytime he disagrees with her, until she gets it beaten over her HEAD that she's only hurting everyone with her actions, and how so many people DO suffer without realizing it. It's a great deconstruction of idol society.
never forget
Yinu's dad got the big lady, and a near literal angel of a daughter.
man knew he did good.
yeah preach man 🛐🛐
A true legend of Vynil City.
Not gonna lie, and talking serious now, I wish we got a prequel to MEET the guy! I'm legit curious about him.
Imagine meeting him as he speaks of his wife being pregnant, and he is excited to the day he meets his daughter!
740 people boutta get bonked
I like the fact Zuke and May have reactions to the bosses they go against, adds more expression and character to them and that’s awesome.
Yeah, like the altered Show Stoppers for 1010 and EVƎ
I first started doubting their mission when they broke the piano.
sayu was the first blow but yinu was the critical hit that makes you doubt their decisions
Keep in mind, most of them were minding their own business. Then those 2 just showed up to ruin everything.
I think that’s what the feeling the producers are trying to give you throughout the game. It really makes you second-guess if their goal was really worth it because in the end, they were the perpetrator’s who are hijacking concerts and causing many property destruction. And all because they overreacted on failing the audition and the judges being prejudice.
They are not the worst people in the world but they are indeed in the end still people.
@@SonicGurl82 Everyone is hero of their own stories.
@SpookyLittleGirlLikeYou I mean, to be fair, the music is how they produce the power. Like, it looks ridiculous to us, but if we only had enough power to keep one or two key buildings per city running we'd probably put all our power into the buildings that generate our electricity.
This game is an underappreciated diamond amongst games. The story telling was phenomenal and I really felt for each of the characters. A prequel or sequel is well deserved so long as the same folks are the ones making it.
No is a normal
I agree! The game is amazing and makes me so happy while playing it and gave me inspiration to make some NSR oc’s and experiment with their design. I always listen to the games music while doing my homework, it helps me focus and always make feel happy!(sadly I only have the switch version but I still love it) I’ve met so many amazing people and made new friends because of this game. I was one of the many artists who submitted their fanart to be in Encore Edition! It’s an honor to have my fanart in one of my favorite games along with my friends and many other talented artists who also submitted their fanart. I just hope someone makes a video about showing all the fanart and the guitar case with the fanart on it so the people who submitted their art can still see their art in the game even if they can’t play it
That's cool and i really liked jokes, dialogues, music and cartoonish style
But the gameplay is boring tho
Agree fully. With it is
Hollow knight
Solar ash
Hyperlight drifter
And many others
@@samuniverse14 BRUUUUUH
You can really tell they beefed up the visuals in a lot of key areas.
The 1010 fight, by far my favorite, is like night and day. The original fight was such a visual clusterfuck that it was impossible to tell what was going on sometimes, and a lot of the attacks were really unclear.
Same with yinu tbh.
There is one thing I can say about this fight and that whole thing about Neon J dancing a top his creation was nothing more than a big fat rumor...
1010 looked a bit underwhelming compared to the other boss fights before. A welcomed change
The last phase with dancing Neon J on perfect parry was very hard and tricky !
Yinu is so cute and sayu looks like an Vocaloid or Utau singer
One big difference I notice about this version of the bosses is that many attacks have louder/better defined sound effects to go with them. For example the last phase of DJ Sub Sup or Sayu's trident attacks. It's a really welcome improvement since it telegraphs attacks better.
Bit lower sound for DJSS’ effects. So far they’re too loud and sometimes muffle the music.
I gotta admit. The relationship between Zuke and his deadbeat brother is absolutely entertaining. Their whole family dynamic is summed up in just those first few minutes.
Everyone: *TOWERING OVER ZUKE AND MAYDAY*
Yinu: *Mama helping her because she is a small child*
No she was helping her ego like with all stage moms
Sus
@@Kpimpmaster She was literally 9 years old and more humble than most children I've ever known when I was her age.
You can tell that Metronomik did a wonderful job at polishing up this game in a one-year span just in the battles alone. What really stuck out to me were the effects in Sayu's battle with her trident, 1010 effortlessly appearing on the ground after launching into the sky, and in Tatiana's battle with her fireballs and flaming swords.
I enjoyed the little touches, too. The sound cues in Nova's battle, the visual cue for Eve's eye lasers, even how Sayu looked more solid in her hologram at the end. It's so amzing to see my favorite game be revamped and brought new life!
Seeing all the hard work in just those 6 battles alone made me tear up. I hope I will be able to play this someday. Thank you for showing us the beauty of Encore Edition! 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Sayu is also more visually expressive in her cutscene as well.
@@MinuHex is racist
@@Remember-o7r Keep your trap shut if you have nothing to say.
I really hope Encore Edition could make it to console as well. I had a hard time beating Crazy Mode and Perfect Parry Mode using the Standard version.
i hate the yinu boss fight
not because it's difficult
but because its so depressing
"fingers curved, fingers curved" and how yinu's mother protects her to her last breath just hurts
In fact,Yinu is my favourite boss
So are we just gonna ignore the fact DK West has a stand
Oh shit i haven't realized
And then they did the to be continued meme
Bruh
Not at all. I just keep forgetting the symbolic name I gave it.
@@kylestubbs8867 you gotta tell us when you remember, I’m interested in the name you gave it.
Okay when I originally played this game on Playstation and me and my brother fought against Dj Subatomic SuperNova I legit yelled "Bust his balls!" as soon as the fight began.
Lol same
😳
Bruh 😭
AYO
Bro that is mad ayo lol
something ive noticed with this game is that yeah, rock being the predominant music would help with energy, but for a different reason
EDM is purely made on computers and other technological stuff, which naturally takes up power, while rock doesn't require any tech to be made aside from a microphone
Don't forget amps and drum kits.
@@Djay_B drum kits dont really need power, and amps are pretty much optional
@@Glacial7 In rock, all sound from electric guitars and electric basses have to go through an amp or else it can't be heard.
Yinu's mom is a tree, yinu is a bouquet of yellow roses. I just realised
I like how as the boss fight progresses the song they're fighting against slowly mixes with rock and roll.
I was today years old when I found out that Neon J's weapons in the final phase of his fight are the 1010 Bois themselves. Such a neat detail.
Oh my god, that's sooooo bad! Straight up using them as fireworks
How creative!
😅😅😅
No matter what I'll never forget those 2 destroyed a 9 years old kid's piano, which also was a gift by her late father, that was just plain wrong.
As much as I love Zuke and Mayday, doing that was just wrong.
Zuke: She's not going to fall for those cheap compliments right May?
*May is completely lovestruck*
Me: LMAO!
Rolling shoes
SHUT UP
The way they hit that 🎶Stifled🎶 got me
She fell for those cheap compliments.
Me: *almost dies laughing
"Hey c'mon man, I understand perfectly what you're trying to do... *10 seconds of awkward silence later*
...or, maybe not".
This line of dialog got me.
00:00 Intro
00:59 Dj Subatomic
08:55 Sayu
19:16 DK West
27:17 Yinu
37:17 1010 & Neon J
45:38 Eve
54:15 Tatiana Qwartz
1:01:32 ENDING
Wow
Thank Jaba
1010 & Neon J is my favorite boss
I just Love how the weakest of them is the guy that has control over the solar sistem
Y la más fuerte te manda a otra realidad
20:12) to answer May’s question, he’s probably been in that area for so long with a different accent that his accent has grown less and less overtime, but it is said that people with different accents have their accents amplified by being around people with the same accent like Jacksepticeye and Dahei da Nogla for example
JACKSEPTICEYE MENTIONED?!?! DAHEI DA NOGLA MENTIONED?!?!?!
Can we all agree that Yinu has literally the best sing in the game
I agree
Hers is good but the others are sorta mid NGL
But I have a degree in Fine Arts and Music-
*SHUT UP!* 😂😂😂
Am I the only who is dissapointed at this game's finale? I really thought that after Kliff backstabs everyone and hacked into the robots and the satelite, that he would turn them into a giant mech and you, along with Tatiyana and the NSR artists, would have to defeat it as the TRUE final boss.
Man, that would've been awesome.
Honestly no, i feel like if we actually fight cliff it would take away from the vibes that he has. Kliff isn't someone special he has no talent, and he's just a fan. A toxic fan yes, but he cannot be one of them
@@piranhaplant2555 he HAS mad hacker skills. In the originel game, after defeating Tatiyana, he hacks into the satelite and sents it crashing down into NSR tower. The reason why he was able to schedule a meeting with Mayday and Zuke is because he hacked their phones. And after Mayday Zuke realise what they have become, Kliff hacks into the robots to prevent them from destroying the generators and reaching The Grand Quasa. My satelite idea totaly works. Besides, the originel final boss fight kind of sucks and so having that be the apitizer instead of the main course would be much better.
Yeah the finale looks kinda rushed
@@spouwnerring hmm if we would have to fight kilff as the final boss
What music genre would he be?
I'm not sure if he plays music or he just listens to music
i like how everyone has like such complex backstories and subatomic is just
"yeah im a dj"
OOOH THE LITTLE DETAIL!!! WHEN YOURE NEARING ROCK THE SONG ALSO TURNS INTO A ROCK VERSION!!!
That explains the EDM/rock meter, I thought it meant how well you were doing.
@@TalkingcatCOUGHCOUGH It means that too
He's a bit more complex still however! It seems like he has a genuine fear of being forgotten,its interesting
@@Snowstriken I feel like he might be depressed
@@tallic967 oh yeah definitely. He's channeling his feelings of feeling so irrelevant into music. He just wants to be remembered
I love that yinu’s hair is made out of roses
yinu: WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I love Yinu’s battle so much, the mother was the perfect Karen auntie mix
Hello my lord
Its my favorite rendition of Canon in D i've ever heard. And when you layer the rock over it is the most eargasming sound
But like I don’t think she was **too** bad cause she has a point, we just show up ruin this kids piano and try to kill their mom… although I will say they did do an amazing job at giving her a base for her argument while also making her a Karen,and over protective mom to still make you doubt her and believe that you’re doing the right thing!
Ah yes the mother being a Karen for protecting her child over people who randomly came in and destroyed a piano given to the girl by her father..
@LilacLulu bruh don't take it so literal, I called her a Karen because even Yinu felt overprotected and controlled by the end of the boss battle.
Someone desperately need to show this game to the Game Grumps. Dan would be head over heels 😆😄
Oh yeah are you freaking kidding Dan would go nuts over this game
On god
I’ve been waiting for one of my fave TH-camrs to play this for years 😭 I’d literally buy this for them
Wow! Zuke And DK West Speaking With Malaysian language Is The Best Scene Ever!
What more funny thing about him is using KL accent
Have to admit it, it was very awesome to hear a Malaysian language in a game
It's weird that despite this game being made in Malaysia, theret no Malaysia dub. It would have been cool to see
@@starmaker75 That means Zeke and West would've spoken English instead, you reckon?
@@BrainL101maybe but hey one can dream, hope, and/or imagine i guess
This game is SUCH a hidden gem. I'm glad I played it.
The music is fantastic, i only expected they make the bosses more difficult but its ok, i guest we never see the last Edm artist
The last edm artist is the friends we made along the way
Im joking, its dk west
@@BN-zv7tn lol, i don't think so but why no there's no another one
Good to see you play this. The very first game from Malaysian company. The director of this game once work at Square Enix and a lead designer for Final Fantasy XV
Dude I just binged watching u play all these games and all the bosses and endings and I’m so addicted you’re the best keep up the great work
31:30 I cant, when zuke kept falling down evertime yinu's mom slamed her arm on the ground, i lost it🤣🤣😆😆😂😂
54:48 she's not wrong, she does have a point .
Yeah!
What really annoys me is that to this day the switch version of the Christmas update is still not here.
Nintendo be like that
It probably wont run on it since it looks like the switch version is based on a earlier builf of the gamr
the switch version is just a little scuffed in general. some of my textures still don't load right to this day and the graphics have a noticeable downgrade from other versions
@@unitymask yeah, I can see the PIXELS whenever I’m playing and it doesn’t feel as great as the other versions and platforms that have NSR
i kind of wished that the encore edition had one more boss based on the mural of the mystery man next to 1010's mural.
but its a good game overall
My overall favorite boss in terms of entertainment is DJ Subatomic Supernova.
But my favorite boss in terms of telling an overall story is Yinu (and Yinu's Mom).
same
Tatiana is the best kind of "Villain" the one who can throw everything back in the face of the "heroes" and actually overpower them with logic.
She had Mayday second guessing herself at the end of their back and forth, had she kept pressing like that, it's possible she could have opened dialogue with them about joining NSR and expanding their list of artists and genres.
Is Ten Ten a commentary on the creepy, hyper-produced nature of K-pop bands? If so that is AMAZING
I think more like on boy bands, as example of one direction and bts
I think it’s more a commentary on both boy bands (including K-pop ones!) and the whole “You’re replaceable.” Thought process towards them.
The fans, the poses, the outfits, the tour stops…that leans more in the typical “boy band!” Stuff, I think. Then there’s the replaceable factor. If one member (like a singer) can’t work with the group anymore, you just go find new singer to replace them in the group. At least, that’s what I think. I could be totally wrong though!
It's more leaning towards the commentary of Kpop bands being on point to their choreography practices and how they're following orders (either it comes from composers & writers making their songs or the corporate controlling their fate) which reflects how militaristic nature of Kpop bands
It’s only the second fight and I love these two already😂The comedic timing is amazing, whoever wrote the plot lines for these two are geniuses
39:11 "baby i'm electrifying"
ELECTRIFYING~
The only problem I have with the game is it’s WAY to short even with the shadow rap battle side mission. I hope the sequel adds more bosses and level layouts cause an easy set up for a sequel would be a “World tour” like setting playing gigs in other cities and stuff
I would like to see a sequel where we get to see other music genres.
Looking back on these bosses and how people started to doubt Mayday and Zuke, even to the point of mischaracterizing them as villains makes me wonder how they viewed NSR when the game came out.
BBJ had good intentions, they believed what they were doing was right. However while they had a good message, they did not plan ahead or knew the whole picture. While yes it was shitty of May to break Yinu’s piano, how could she have known that it belonged to Yinu’s deceased father? She also shows remorse for what she did immediately after, meaning she then learns how much that piano meant to Yinu and her mom. Mayday and Zuke aren’t “heroes” or “villains”, they’re people who believed they had a good cause.
In the end it was proven that both Tatiana and Mayday were wrong AND correct. No one but Kliff really were bad people, they were just people. Artists who wanted to create.
Or maybe it’s just a silly video game lol
can we talk about how some of the boss themes highkey slap
The studio is from Malaysia
No wonder DK west can speak Malay
I immediately search this about this game on Google after hearing my language being spoken
I'm so proud to be Malaysian
Zuke and DK West don't have the same skin colour? Mayday: I sleep
Zuke and DK West don't have the same accent? Mayday: real shit
I love the detail that when Mayday and Zuke are separated in Eve's fight, Mayday's area is chaotic and angry while Zuke's area is pristine and almost divine
Could either be seen as representations of the two of them OR representations of how Eve views/feels about them. Could also very likely be both-
40:26 love that new part
I'd like to think that yinu's father was a child prodigy pianist too and he passed his talent on to yinu when she was born
46:22 I think i'm dense cause I just realized she's asking for zuke to sit on her
Oh god thats not an image i want
@@ArcticpriceThefallenangel Lmaoo
Artistically, probably...
That's part of the problem
XD
@@Ramsey276one lol
Bunka-Junka-Shakalaka-BAM!
This game has some awesome music.
A purely made Malaysian game you played,Jaba...keep up the good work😉
32:30 *yinu casually ignores gravity*
This game is an absolute hidden GEM
You know what could be a fun and challenging boss fight, a fight against like a dancer or someone who listens to there music and there really challenging and the thing is that they will change songs every few minutes so you haft to keep track with each new attack and the way you neat him is you haft wait untill he gets an ad where there's a chance they will skip it or not and that's when you attack
That’s a good idea actually
DJ sub could of said " You remind me of Uranus." Because only foul smelling things come here with no taste. Be gone peasants.
That being said just found out about Encore edition and can't wait till it comes to consoles.
Also I could listen to Tatiana forever.
Without a doubt right next to the psychonauts series the best damn music game ever
I'd personally recommend Necrodancer as well.
Psychonauts isn't a music game...
@@FreakinSweet1987 yeah but it does have good music xD
@@FreakinSweet1987 true, but its music & creativity gets me
I think you’re forgetting something..
You’ve forgotten to include mad rat dead!! check out it’s ost sometime, it’s an absolute banger\
I wish they had room to make Neon J. Dance on top of his mech, like they originally intended.
Binged an entire play-through of this game during Quarantine
I'm really thankful for my friend telling about this game, cause this is super cool! And I really really love the art style and music.
"this is too easy" 31:30 dont let you move for 5 second straight, i think this scene of the green dude falling again and again really funny, lol
I think the greatest part is, Tatianna is completely right the whole way through, about how Mayday is really just throwing a tantrum because she didn't get her way. Maybe EXDM wasn't perfect, but what Mayday almost caused with her actions... I feel a better ending would have ben her seeing a LOT of jail time. CLeaning up your own mess is NOT a heroic act/
I won't say they were completely right the whole way through. Even if Mayday was... uhh... kinda selfish and dumb at times, the current system DIDN'T work. They WERE losing power in the city, and they had a draconian hierarchy and some of their members are _A bit too drunk on power._
There HAD to be change, the execution was just a teeeensy bit sloppy and a bit too personally motivated. But hey, the outcome is a city that isn't actively crumbling under the weight of a higher up's spite.
the whole issue was that a monocultural way of running the city was inherently flawed, not everyone was a rock fan, but not everyone was an EDM fan either. This is why the power kept going it, only a large chunk of the population was really performed to at a time, ignoring all lesser trends in favor of the singular larger one.
It's kinda funny to think about but most common performers are kinda poor compared to others so they need to run gigs to pay their bills or other-words ; KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
Sayu takes gun memes
I like the music remixes but I wished they added more to the ending or animations but I'm still happy.
There's actually 3 DK west battles in this game
True, but only the first one is required. The other two are entirely optional.
@@kylestubbs8867 Personally, they are, like I know they're hard ass fuck but like for the story it feels like it's necessary
@@kylestubbs8867 That's true only first one shows as a boss fight other two are optional
Literally the 4th boss fight: beat up a piano kid and summon the devil's wife also she turned into a spider who doesn't anything then the piano kid hates the devil's wife and then turns into a giant golden rose and try to get the piano kid by beating her up again
The thing with this game is that, all the boss fights are unfair. DJSS was a lonely man looking for a meaning in life and it got destroyed. SAYU was a vocaloid and was overlooked because of it. YINU was only a child having a grief, 1010 was a project of an ex-soldier, having a life-crisis, EVE was a woman who got ghosted by her ex, surviving an abusal relationship, yet the game tries to represent BBJ as protagonists. Strange...
The game has many ways of being interpreted, which is why it's called No Straight Roads. I personally think BBJ were two folks with a passion but lost their way when seeking justice against the 'rock opression'. Both had their passions and mistakes. Which I really like it!
I still love the fact the visuals are just amazing!
“This pedestrian girl you chose is a mistake. She is fire! Fire and sea do not mix!!!”
Wonderful ❤
I never realized u can see dj subatomic supernova hairy legs on his 2nd phase
I feel like a better smaller detail to Yinu's boss fight in the end was that the meter read as an error, busted, or something; noting clearly it was neither EDM nor Rock (obviously), but rather classical music purely from the heart. With that, I think it would have been better story telling wise to have Yinu before Tatiana (maybe even before Sayu, with Sayu being before Tatiana) to better serve the overarching lesson of the game, with Yinu screaming out to just let her play how SHE wants to play. Following afterwards, Mayday and Zuke begin to second guess their selves as to whether or not they're fighting for the people of Vinyl City or serving their own self-interest, realizing they were suppressing Yinu as much as the NSR was then instead of post Tatiana with the new NSR analogy, giving a clear indication to the player where the story was taking a shift towards while giving a start to character development instead of all unloading at the very end with Mayday. Going back to having Yinu>Sayu>Tatiana for progression, this would make the interaction between Sayu make even more sense, because Mayday doesn't want to oppose them or suppress them, she understands they're just trying to do what they love, she just wants to help the city, not hurt it.
Ngl I'd listen to the dj songs
There's something about the mixing of the chill beats with progressively increasing amount of rock
38:22 Zuke be like: “WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MAYDAY?!”
You know that saying “a Diamond in the rough”? This game is the embodiment of that!
DK West, DK West, my healthbar is a mess. LOL!!
DJ Subatomic now is my new favorite character.
OK so I know nothing about this game yet and what u got from that first boss fight is "colorful friend duo decides the Starman partied too hard so they murdered him by stabbing his balls repeatedly"
2:20
What have you done today?
SIMPELTONS!!
*se menea epicamente*
2:23 Bros f!ckin jammin up there😂
TenTen is giving me so much secondary embarrassment oh my goddd
This game would be much cooler if you have to time your attacks to the beat like in Crypt of the Necrodancer. Probably harder though.
While not required thats how I ended up playing the original. Im also the kind of person to spam Solo's on downtime because I love how well the rock blends with the EDM backtrack
ok but can we talk about how good the ending is?
I’m kinda sad that this game wasn’t like a rhythm game and platformer combined
If you want to see a game like that, it's not so much like NSR, but there is a rythm/plataforming game called Mad Rat Dead that has really good music if you want to check it out!
If you want to see a game like that, it's not so much like NSR, but there is a rythm/plataforming game called Mad Rat Dead that has really good music if you want to check it out!
It is, I'm not sure what you mean
But it is?
@@alucardsantradideus267 more the attacks themselves are. I assume they were thinking something closer to Crypt of the Necrodancer, where at least attacks have to be done to the beat. I think here you *can* do that, but it's not required whatsoever.
OK but that intro transition was smooth as hell for some reason
7:49 Mayday's not even exerting much effort to run here XD
Can it even be considered running AT ALL? She's pretty much walking!
A really unique game with awesome music themed bosses.
I hope that we'll see an Anime Styled tie-in series.
If the game was ever made as an anime show, then they will add the intro
Are we gonna ignore the fact azule was having a stroke at 31:26
Kacy: I love the soundtrack and all games edition is awesome!!!🤩🤩🤩
Bella: Well, sounds nice.😊😊😊
SPOILERS!!
Can I just say?
When Mays crying at the end I love how Zukes just like
"Uuhhhhhh-"
I woulda smacked her hard, and told her it was her just desserts. She was as bad as, if not worse than, EDM itself! I can't like this game, as fun as it is, because you quickly realize Mayday has no love for anyone but herself, she'll go right through Zuke anytime he disagrees with her, until she gets it beaten over her HEAD that she's only hurting everyone with her actions, and how so many people DO suffer without realizing it. It's a great deconstruction of idol society.
9:48
This part 😂
42:58 48:34 48:50 50:20 51:26 51:40 59:00 1:00:09 1:00:49 1:00:54 1:01:57
aaaawww, I was hoping we would finally get to see dancing neon J, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
Whenever I head Dk west, I just think "this guy needs help, he has some sort of complex with the 'you ain't nothing without west' bit
DJSS is a hella interesting first boss (just saying).
I like how casual DK west is about stealing Zukes fans
He wants a rap battle with Zuke. That involves making him angry enough to accept.
The person who made this vid is cracked at this game
Fun Fact: Whenever you destroy the music note chip in the Sayu fight, it actually removes the vocals from the song