Wacca: An Overview and Why You Should Play

you know during the good old days where i played rhythm games almost every week before quarantine i've noticed that there are two kinds of rhythm games we have games like dance rush and ddr where you mainly use your feet and then there are games that are more traditional where you use your hands hit notes to defeat it was then that i realized that i haven't really talked about this other rhythm game that i liked and wanted to get into before a certain disease started closing arcades in california so in order to get my fix i somehow convinced my family to cross the border and take a day trip to nevada to check out a round 1 arcade to play this game but that's a story for another time the point i'm making here is that i like this game so much that i was willing to take a 4 hour trip just to play this game and basically prep for this video because if games like ddr are not your thing and you just want to have a more chill rhythm game experience then look no further because it's another month and that's another video and i've decided that i wanted to talk about a game called [Music] [Applause] wakani to start waka is a rhythm game developed as a collaboration between two companies marvelous a company known for developing or publishing games such as god eater no more heroes and skull girls then we have the japanese music group par cortana c known for their work as an independent music label released in 2019 waka was released in japan and in other asian territories as well as the united states however don't be surprised if you haven't heard of it i mean that's what this video was for after all in any case from the times that i played waka it's a really fun game and i can only hope that more people actually get into this hidden gem when you know the arcades start opening back up moving on waka is really simple to play the controller is a 360 degree touch panel that uses sensors to detect the movements of your hands and the great part about this is that the control scheme actually contributes to its overall simplicity as you don't really have to deal with buttons unlike maimai or pop and music allowing for many to easily get into the game other than that you pick your song and can customize certain settings to your liking such as note speed which is self-explanatory or mask intensity if you want to darken the background and make notes easier to see once you get into the actual gameplay notes will come from the center of the screen onto an outer ring referred to as the judgment line and you must tap on these notes to the beat of the music in any case waka is a great game for anyone looking to get into rhythm games as its simple gameplay is easy enough for people to get into especially when you compare it to other games such as maimai and for the purposes of this video i'll use the song knight of knights to illustrate the difficulty gap between these two [Music] games maimai seems a bit difficult right well when we compare that to the hardest difficulty of the same song in waka we can clearly see that waka is more casual friendly than most other rhythm games and due to waka's simple mechanics it makes it a great way to get new people comfortable into the rhythm game genre building confidence and fundamental skills which will carry over into other rhythm games thus it's not just a great rhythm game by itself but it also serves as a stepping stone for people to get into the more hardcore games that i mentioned earlier in addition to its casual friendly gameplay waka has an absolute banger soundtrack quite literally as tons of original songs are in the hardcore genre with songs such as try again by usao and gate 1 by iran though of course since this is a japanese music game there will definitely be tracks that will attract people from your veteran weebs to the guy who just started getting into anime waka's got your standard fare of vocaloid songs with roki and zenbon sakura then they have songs to some of the most popular anime like the openings to evangelion and boku no hero however this is not even an exhaustive list as there are songs from the touhou project and a variety of other songs with more along the way as more updates are released which brings me to another reason as to why waka is a great game especially for long term play as waka is periodically updated with new songs events and collaborations ensuring that the game stays fresh even if you've completed everything in fact just recently there was a collaboration with hall of life member picora with some of her songs becoming playable so if there are any fans of youtubers out there well i've got the perfect rhythm game for you with this in mind we can clearly see that waka is a great gateway rhythm game and with enough time and dedication you'll be able to get the hang of it just don't be fooled by its overall simplicity and pretty light as waka can provide enough of a challenge to keep you on your toes once you get comfortable with its gameplay i mean just look at this guy now that i've probably convinced you to try out this underrated gem here are some general tips that'll help you out though first if you want to find a walka machine you will find them only at round one arcades and maybe the occasional anime convention if you're lucky once you start playing i highly recommend you wear gloves because well i'll let's see dog da from trash case explain why it's like a plastic thing right and some of the inputs are like do a full 360 with your hands so you're just sliding your sweaty palms all around this thing and you're like like trying to get your hands but don't worry you don't need any special type of glove any cheap cotton one will do just as long as it reduces friction from your hands also i recommend bringing a headset with a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack as waka has a built-in audio port to help you get into the music if you find yourself distracted by all the background noise now if you've seen my past videos there's a common trend among rhythm games where they have this special little service to log in your scores save your progress and give access to events and waka is no exception you see they have this card that you can buy to get these perks though they often come in different forms so just consult with your local round one if they sell them and once again i highly recommend doing this as you can get these perks and as a bonus your first game is free in short waka is a great game for many to try it's gameplay is unique enough to attract those who have fallen into the rhythm game rabbit hole yet simple enough to get people who never so much as touched a rhythm game before to have fun in a normally intimidating genre and the absolute killer song selection is a bop that'll get you trying out all the songs each with their own unique and creative chart design not to mention the amount of support the game gets ensures that you'll have no shortage of content to get through so yeah go play this game it'll be great and hopefully we can get ourselves an official localization in the near future anyway guys thank you so much for watching this video and i'll see you in the next one peace

Channel: FNWeeaboo

Views: 11,719

Rating: 4.965517 out of 5

Keywords: wacca, japanese, arcade, music, rhythm, game, marvelous

Id: O3oG3mu32kk

Length: 7min 25sec (445 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 13 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/SomeRandomPetey]

Virgin washing machine vs chad donut

[u/PwndaSlam]

this game is great, glad to see more people taking about it

[u/CallMeFeed]

Dude your vids are great

[u/MooX_0]

I love wacca, but make sure to have gloves before playing more than 10 min xD

[u/Sekacnap]

Great vid, informative and well spoken! Wanted to play this game for a long time, but the Round 1 near me didn't have it last time I went and now it's closing thanks to covid, womp womp... looks like a blast though!

[u/pandoricaelysion]

ughhh i wanna play this so bad. theres a round one relatively close to me but i have no idea if theyre open. one daaay

[u/ChafCancel]

Of course, they have Freedom Dive...

[u/jsword52]

hardcore tano*c is already the main reason lol