Pulsen

From the viewpoint of someone who is hardcore into Rhythm gaming I just can't recommend Pulsen for its cost. If you're looking for a packaged standalone experience that requires no additional setup and is super casual friendly, then it might be the game for you. But for an advanced user, who is already accustomed to modifying a game like StepMania to fit my needs, I find the experience lacking. There is the promise of a song editor coming eventually and steam workshop integration, but nothing you can't already get in SM for free. No custom themes, noteskins appear to be limited to paid DLC, limited mod-ability. The chart gimmicks are cute, but I don't really feel the same depth in them as other packs. Look up WinDEU or charts made for D.O.W.N.S. for some examples. And as far as overall difficulty, even the most challenging of charts was relatively tame compared to the majority of what I commonly play on SM/FFR. If you're a pad player, you can expect a similar experience to picking...

I'm a really big fan of rythm games, having played DDR, ITG, PIU, osu etc.. Sadly pulsen feels like a gimped version of existing software out there.. Sure it's easy to install since it's on steam but overall it has been a negative experience..

TL:DR: This game isn't worth $15. Free alternatives are Stepmania, FFR, and osu! mania (to an extent). Long answer: Out of curiosity I thought I would try this game to see how much it differs from other VSRGs. $15 is a bit steep for these types of games but I thought they might've done something interesting that would make it worth it. Here are some pros and cons I have with the game: *DISCLAIMER*: I will be comparing this game A LOT to Stepmania, another VSRG. The reason for this is that they are so similar to each other, it would be crazy not to compare the two. PROS: - The game seems to have a fairly professional feel and doesn't feel like it was made halfassed - The customizability in the settings for the game is extensive (feels VERY similar to stepmania) - Supports replays. This is especially good for this game because Stepmania, the game that is most similar to this game, does not have this feature at the moment - There is no prep work to get this game running with an assort...

As a StepMania and osu!mania player, my opinion may be a little biased here and there. [h1] Things I enjoyed [/h1] [list] [*][u]Graphics[/u] The game is probably the best looking VSRG around. [*][u] The Music [/u] While not the kind of music I enjoy most of the time, it works. I would personally love more high-bpm songs, hardstyle, eurobeat, etc. though. [/list] [h1] Things I did not enjoy [/h1] [list] [*][u] The difficulty [/u] The difficult part about these maps is that it isn't the actual note mapping that makes the songs hard, it's the scroll speed changes and various effects. Coming from SM and o!m where such effects are unusual, the scroll speed changes annoy me. Yes, such effects should have a place in maps, though I feel they are majorly disruptive to the general flow of how a map goes (see CTRL ALT BELIEVE @ approx 0:45). [*][u] Lack of Variety with Note Patterns [/u] (Going to use some SM-terminology) In Pulsen, most of the maps I played (admittedly not many of them...

It's StepMania.. You can get that for free..

Nothing that really makes it stand out over it's competitors, and it appears to be have been abandoned. No workshop support, little aesthetic customisation, no options that other games dont already have, flipping the playfield invalidates scores, no editor, and the bundled maps are good, but not good enough to warrant the price tag. Not a bad game, but there just isn't any reason to get this over stepmania.

Finally i can use my dance pad again!!!! im enjoying this game like i did with ddr 6 years ago!

Negative reviews seem to be mostly from people who are just mad to actually have to pay for the work artists have put into songs and mappers have put into charts. I personally am not a fan of being a freeloader and playing copyrighted songs so this game gets my full support. Furthermore, the charts are nice and vibe well with the music, and most of the songs are good too. I also like how they're unique, since I play so many rhythm games, and many of them have similar songs. So this game is a nice addition to my rhythm game library for sure! I also find the charts to be of higher quality than a lot of the ones that one can find in games people recommend to play instead of this. Also the difficulties are perfectly fine. I guess the people calling it 'easy' are used to the kind of trash high difficulties most free vertical scrolling rhythm games churn out. But in any good triple A rhythm game I've played, the difficulty isn't about eyeraping you with bulky overcharted maps paired with in...

it's literally stepmania packaged with a bunch of (pretty easy) custom charts for some mediocre songs and a few noteskins maybe worth it for $5, not for $15 if you like this type of game, just play etterna

The best Stepmania-inspired official games on Steam! I'm-a enjoying & loving it a lot too! It got so much of your favorite songs or maybe the songs that you will love much. But the VVVVVV music (in this game) will really give you the great feelings of dancing to the video game music remixes assuming that you enjoyed the Nintendo games. I always play on the hardest difficulty however I go one difficulty down if I can't get past the first half of each song but I'm not ever playing on novice or easy because I'm too good for those difficulties and it can also weaken my skills for this game. With the Steam Workshop support, we won't even have to lose our Stepmania songs by accident since it will be similar to Garry's Mod and Source Filmmaker where you create your own contents and upload to the Steam Workshop instead of putting in a file storage for others to download. I'm happily tuned for that. Even everybody should make charts of video game music remixes too (for Steam Workshop though)...