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by MonMotha » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:50 pm
Half-double is an interesting mode that I really would like to see them fully revive. Several newer nightmare charts are actually half-doubles. One application is to acclimate new doubles players, but it's also just a fun mode of play. You have roughly the same "travel" that you'd see with a singles chart. There isn't much running from one side to the other like can happen on full double charts, so it feels more like playing single. However, the stage layout is totally different. You have a total of 6 panels arranged in yet another pattern. Think of it as single play but with a stage layout not DDR or PIU like. That's about how it feels. There's a little bit of lateral motion that you don't get on a true single chart, but it's pretty minimal, and there's a whole lot of weird (but rather fun) twists and turns. It's a great mode that highlights one of the stepchart aspects PIU likes to tinker with the most.
If you want to have some fun on half double, play Mexi-Mexi [A] NM or Deja Vu NM (but not the another). Both are actually half-doubles that do a pretty good job of highlighting the funs you can have with the mode.
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