D4DJ Groovy Mix 4+

Reviewing from the perspective of somebody who plays more for the rhythm aspect than the gacha or story. D4DJ stands out among the myriad of other mobile gacha rhythm games to me. The gameplay is more interesting with the disc and slider note types. And unlike any other gacha rhythm game to my knowledge, it offers technical scoring, in addition to the typical card based scoring. Very great feature for people like me who are more interested in the rhythm gameplay and don’t necessarily care about the cards.

The music selection also feels more tied to the overall rhythm gameplay scene than other gacha rhythm games. In addition to the many original tracks by the game’s original groups, there’s also some Touhou music, collaborations with other rhythm games (WACCA, Rhythm Doctor, maimai). The Japanese server even has a cover of conflict, though it’s absent here. The overall EDM focus of the game’s original music also makes it more similar to other rhythm games, a game genre that overall tends to have a strong focus on electronic music genres.

TL;DR - D4DJ is a strong recommendation for rhythm gamers who want more in-depth gameplay than other gacha games tend to offer, and can more easily ignore the gacha aspect of the game due to the addition of technical scoring.

I typically don’t write reviews, but I have some thoughts I’d like to share.

the graphics are very meh for once, none of the cards are particularly jawdropping, + most of the characters seem to have as much personality as a stale piece of bread. The overall layout of the game is honestly very painful to look at. I understand they were trying to go for a certain theme, but I feel like it doesn’t really work well, and to be blunt, is ugly. It’s just not appealing to the eye. I also feel as if the game is overall very overwhelming, I feel like it has a bit too many features, and I was constantly getting popups when I was just simply just trying to play the live show. On that note as well, the option to customize ur own club is cool and all, but I feel like it’s very lackluster and honestly not really necessary. The songs are also in my opinion, kinda bad.. some of them are really great! but the covers are very meh in particular and I feel as if most covers literally sound like they were made in garage band, I also had a lot of trouble with the live shows in particular, I feel with the way the live shows are designed, it makes it overall very difficult to play especially when your a thumb player, this coming from someone who can fc 27 songs on bang dream… I can however appreciate the fact that they made it to where even if you get a good, it counts towards ur combo.

TLDR; as a comparison to bang dream, this game is amazing. it’s like the same game with slight different mechanics and a whole new set of characters. enjoyable, challenging, and most importantly, fun!

honestly, this game is just REALLY GREAT. i came to this game as a pretty decent bang dream player, expecting the exact same mechanics and similar features. however, my expectations were completely blown. now, i certainly didn’t come to this game with no prior knowledge as i did watch the anime, and ever since i finished it, i’ve been waiting for the game to come to en servers. the characters are all just AMAZING (muni is obviously the best character), and i love being able to collect them in the gacha. just like bang dream. and that’s also one thing i like. it’s similar to bang dream, but it’s not a clone. there are so many games that just have the same exact mechanics as bang dream with a little tweaking here and there, but d4dj is anything but! there are so many aspects of this game that just make it slightly more hard. in other words, slightly more enjoyable. overall, this game gives off the same feeling and satisfaction as bang dream, whilst being more challenging and having a different overall theme.