Remember this post?
http://gamer--freakz.blogspot.sg/2010/06/best-of-djmax.html
Well I decided to do a post like that for all of the music games I play from now on (well not all, but you know, at least most of them). For today's agenda, we're going to cover the Bemani games that are under Konami's label, the ones that are in the arcades...the "Jubeat" series, more specifically. Most of you that live in countries with dead arcade scenes won't get to see most of these games, but those who do...you'll do well to know that "Jubeat" has some really sick songs.
Without further ado, let's begin. Also note that there will be NO licensed songs in this list.
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Best of the Jubeat
Name: Evans
Artist: Dj Yoshitaka
From: Jubeat
Who can ever forget this? I've never played the original "Jubeat", but I do know that this was the final unlock in the first game and that it was the hardest song back then. Even now, it stands as one of the hardest songs in the game, standing tall at level 10. Still, its the first "Jubeat" song to start off Dj Yoshitaka's mean streak of lovely synth songs. Evans was lovely, it was synthy as hell, it was epic, it was catchy. Not much more you can ask for.
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Best of the Jubeat Ripples
Name: Macuilxochitl
Artist: Tomosuke
From: Jubeat Ripples
This one was an enigma. I didn't like it at first, but after repeated listens it was easily one of the best songs in the game up to date. It's funky as hell, and I won't be typing the name again anytime soon because its ridiculously long and stupid sounding. Its full of jazz and style, not to mention, its another level 10. This one was the final unlock in "Ripples".
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Best of the Jubeat Knit
Name: Far East Nightbird
Artist: 猫叉 Master
From: Jubeat Knit
Ah "Far East Nightbird", how I love thee. I always loved 猫叉 Master's work...LOVED it! "Far East Nightbird" was one of his many entries to the "Jubeat" series, and hell, its a really, really badass one. His songs are always so calm, cool and stylish, "Far East Nightbird" brought me into his domain and I was practically dumbstruck by its awesomeness.
Name: I'm So Happy
Artist: Ryu*
From: Jubeat Knit
This one is a no-brainer. "I'm So Happy" is one of the most played songs in "Jubeat Knit", but for good reason. The damn thing is pretty much a party song, it has energetic beats, its catchy as hell, and if you played it in a club people will probably jam to it really well. Its easily the most blood pumping song in the game, and playing it is as great as listening to it.
Name: Flower
Artist: Dj Yoshitaka
From: Jubeat Knit Append
Holy hell, "Flower" is one of my favorite songs in the game, and for good reason. This was easily Dj Yoshitaka's most well acclaimed song during the time. It was SUPER synthy, it sounded really epic, and there was no reason to hate it. The song by itself was also crazy difficult, which lead to a massive spike in its play counts.
Name: Stellar Wind
Artist: L.E.D
From: Jubeat Knit Append
"Stellar Wind" is pretty awesome. It sounds great, that's for sure, its my favorite L.E.D song up to date because of how steadily epic it is, it doesn't get too crazy for no apparent reason. Another reason is because it is the absolute most intriguing song to play, with its highly confusing and misleading note chart. Combine these 2 and you get a lovely song.
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Best of the Jubeat Copious
Name: Ryoushi no Umi no Lindwurm
Artist: Kuroneko Dungeon
From: Jubeat Copious
I won't bother typing out the name because its stupidly long, but this song is a f**king masterpiece. "Jubeat Copious" was rather disappointing in terms of GOOD new songs, but "Ryoushi no Umi no Lindwurm" alone can make up for that. It's freaking epic, its hard to describe the genre of the song other than just full blown epicness. It sounds like a final boss theme to a RPG, that's how f**king good this is.
Name: The Wind Of Gold
Artist: Kors K
From: Jubeat Copious Append
Honestly this was Kors K's only epic song. All of this songs always sounded rather funky and are more on the mischievous side, "The Wind Of Gold" counters all of that. It sounds epic, I almost mistook it for a L.E.D song at first. And what more can I say, its a level 10.
Name: Jomanda
Artist: Dj Yoshitaka
From: Jubeat Copious Append
He's done it again. "Jomanda" is once again, one of the best songs in the game and is by Dj Yoshitaka. It takes synths to a whole new level and the song as a whole feels like its telling a story. This is one of his most dramatic pieces by far, and of course, its a complete joy to play as well. After a short absence from "Copious", he manages to kick it up a notch in "Append".
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Best of the Jubeat Saucer
Name: Squall
Artist: 猫叉 Master
From: Jubeat Saucer
猫叉 Master is epic, there's no way around it. As if "Far East Nightbird" wasn't awesome enough, he went ahead and made "Squall", a song that is probably even more epic than "Far East Nightbird", something that isn't realistically possible until today. "Squall" has the same tone and feel as "Far East Nightbird", but takes it further and makes it stronger.
Name: Mothership
Artist: Sota Fujimori
From: Jubeat Saucer
Sota Fujimori is a genius of a man who has done many awesome songs regarding high quality synths, but his better songs are always out of the "Jubeat" franchise. "Mothership" is probably his first really amazing one that is in "Jubeat", and its with good reason. Its energetic, more energetic than anything in the game maybe, on par with "I'm So Happy". Playing it and listening to it both give me the chills...the good type of chills.
Name: TSAR BOMBA
Artist: L.E.D
From: Jubeat Saucer
The first dubstep song in "Jubeat Saucer" that really caught my attention. If L.E.D manages to master the ways of the "wub wub dub dub", he can really make it big here, because "TSAR BOMBA" is an amazing example of a great way to bring the wubs to "Jubeat". Freaking amazing, the mixture of instruments and beats makes it an amazing song to behold.
That's it for "Jubeat", I'll be making more lists for other music games in the future!
Peace.
