Utagumi 575

rhythm s new genre utagumi 575is a game that creates new ground fora genre by takingliterary sensibilities and mixing itwith popular japanese music the haiku a japanese poetic form that follows the strict rule of 3 lines following 5 to 7 to 5 syllables per line a new style of gameplay is invented instead of the formulaic approach of only matching button presses to various tempo based patterns utagumi 575incorporates this with a hiragana guessing game the result for players is that after fulfilling the correct cadence requirements a prompt for missing japanesecharacters appears and these are filled in by paying attention to the phrase be displayed the context of the song and rules of a haiku inspired by vocaloid while this may sound complicated the intuitive user interface makes it easy to instantly transition into this new style of play in fact any one who is familiar with games likehatsune miku project diva for any vocaloid games for that matter will feel right at home as many aspects of this game are developed by vocaloid contemporaries aside from gameplay differences there will definitely be a robust selection of songs anime haiku graphically everything is designed with a strong anime influence from cinematic cutscenes gameplay and animated movies everything moves with the fluidity appropriate to a new flagship franchise it is extremely easy to be charmed by the distinct personalities of protagonistsazuki and matcha the former is a free spirited girl who moves and attracts those around her with a vivacious energy and the latter being one of independent though and introspective charisma as the first product of sega s project 575 this game can be recommended to music anime and even japanese literature fans