THE iDOLM@STER 2

The idolm@ster 2 was announced in E3 2010. and it is going to be released in 2011.

FINALLY a NUMBER 2 GAME, not just an "add-on" new game.

Facts
-3 member team
-Hibiki, Takane is now included in 765 Pro's Idols
-New songs
-New Clothes

BUT WHAT REALLY EXCITES ME IS:

NEW HAIRDO

Mami is now different from her twin, with longer hair tied to her left side, making a Side-Ponytail.
Makoto uses Hair Layers that makes her looks more mature rather than sporty
Miki now has more of a wavy long hair rather than her old spiky.
Ritsuko loses the pig tails and uses a OL approach by making hair her into a back bun.
Asuza is gonna have a new refreshing look by cutting her hair shorter.
Iori decides to cover up her large forehead with a cute and simple wavy hairdo

PV link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKr8rSGt4sk&playnext_from=TL&videos=pJUttIlK4QU

REGRET TIME, SINCE I DON'T HAVE A NTSC-J XBOX 360

YES!

Obligatory comparison pics XD

I want a 360 now. You don't really need to know Japanese to play this right?

well, if this stick to the original gameplay format, then "yes, you don't really need a high level JApanese"

but you'll probably mess up in memory raising events and interviews.

:D

Looks like Microsoft is working their way in the Japanese developer community.

Good for them!

Now they can hopefully try and get that beach head in Japan up and running then start the mass invasion.

Bad news

other than the fact that they included a "Boy Band" rival group.

NAmco decided to make 4 Girls unplayable

Iori, Ritsuko, Azusa, and Ami.

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/09/18/idol-master-2-now-yaoi-master/

WHAT!?!? WHY IORI?!?!?! This makes me cry.

I like everyone's new hairdo though, especially Iori's.

Also, Azusa cut her hair shorter, not Chihaya. Please fix first post, thanks.

wait.. wait...

No Iori and Azusa...

No more twins as one unit...

Boy band...

what the hell, Namco!

:(

(in b4 paid DLC content later on)

I'd say WTF. Almost all the Idols that have changed are removed from being played. That doesn't make sense. If they have a new style of hair, why not let us play with them?

WTF Namco!?!

Miki 4ever!!!!

If you guys been on YouTube and have watched at least some of the IM@S English Subs, it seems that domelola is back to bring us more subs for the new IM@S 2. Yay!

I got a simple question. I never played or seen any Idolm@ster franchise but i've seen alot of ppl orgasming about it. So... what's so great about it or rather, what's this game about?

well let me put it in gameplay steps, because it's easy to expand the explanation that way. (THis is the Idolmaster SP version that I'm explaining)

1. After naming your Character (usually he's called "Producer") You need to pick one from all the available 10 Idol candidates.

2. routine scheduling:
-You pick her schedule, Training (Mini games), Interviews, PR events (Memory & mood events), Auditions, Breaks, and vacations.

3. Your Goal, is to get as many fans till the appointed date, you can also make a specific target that will boost your popularity a Producer (your keep your Producer level for next plays), by promising the Idol some things, like "Make her a Rank S Idol, and make her sing in Budokan"

well, that's the gameplay, what most people like is the "socializing" factor, and the personal story that resolves around it.

The SP, was quite good, because rather than just "Raising your idol", out of the blue, you suddenly get a rival group and a nice story that revolves around it.

well, just alittle update that I forgot to write.

4 of those characters has some back story for their "disappearance" from the playable roster.

Ritsuko -> Finally get's the job of becoming a New Producer in 765 Productions, she was not supposed to be an Idol herself.

Ami, Iori and Azusa -> is under in different unit under the Production and management of Ritsuko, but still in the same Productions, so you can consider them as "Rivals". so you actually have 2 Rivals.




T_T

......

Wait, why I'm sobbing about this... I don't have a 360 for god sakes~~~... XD

EDit

They're debut song



I'm happy that I can still see them singing and dancing.


EDIT, the 2nd PV has all of them though

[align=center]The World is All One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lQR8n89kdk

damn underscores breaks the embedding....

I am going to miss Ritsuko, Ami, Iori, and Azusa, especially Iori. Oh well, Ritsuko is fulfilling her dream as a Producer now, and the other Idols are now under her. Hopefully, down the road of the game, we can still play with them.

Also, expanding on this, here's "The IdolM@ster 2nd Mix"

It's a remix of the original song "The IdolM@ster"

I like the new mix, but it's hard to choose which I like better, the original mix, or the 2nd mix.

*hugs xbox to chest* shh its ok baby...soon..very soon...


lol I can't wait to get this

I am very interested in hearing the new Yukiho's voice actress' rendition of "Cosmos, Kosmos".

So far she sounds like the original VA through the storyline, but when she sings, she sounds different. I don't mind it, its just I really want to hear her sing Yukiho's cover song.

I still like the new voice overall, but I also will miss the old, soft, voice actress for Yukiho.

I'll really miss seeing Ritsuko as an idol. She will always be my favorite.
But I also know she wanted this, so it's not totally like they're throwing her aside. ;_;

I just really don't get it, though. If they had to pick a new voice actress for Yukiho, why wouldn't they deem her unproducable instead of one of the other girls? It just makes more sense.