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How to Play Buyo Dancing in Like a Dragon Ishin: To In
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How to Play Buyo Dancing in Like a Dragon Ishin: To In

Learn to play the Buyo Dancing minigame in like a dragon ishin, available from Chapter 3. Costs 1,000 Mon per play at the Nichibuza.

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Learn to play the Buyo Dancing minigame in like a dragon ishin, available from Chapter 3. Costs 1,000 Mon per play at the Nichibuza.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to Rakunai and locate the large, purple building in the northeast.
  2. 2
    Approach the southern side of the building to trigger the "Nichibuza’s Newest Fan" Substory. You will play the minigame on the easiest difficulty during this Substory.
  3. 3
    After completing the Substory, you can visit the Nichibuza building to play Buyo Dancing on any difficulty. Each play costs 1,000 Mon.

How to Play:

  1. On the easiest difficulty, use the directional pad. On all other difficulties, use both the directional pad and face buttons.
  2. Press the required direction or face button as the white bar approaches the end of the circle.
  3. A perfect timing will result in "Beautiful" appearing on screen. Different grades are given for successful and unsuccessful hits.
  4. Your score is in the upper right corner, with the goal to pass the song next to it.
  5. A flower below your score fills as you hit notes. When full, press L1/LB to initiate a bonus minigame.
  6. In the bonus minigame, guide a fan along a track using the designated analog stick to the end within a time limit for bonus points (4,000 points).
  7. Generally, focus on hitting notes rather than the bonus, especially on higher difficulties, unless you miss a note or struggle with a section.

Completion Requirements:

  1. There are three songs, each with four difficulties.
  2. To achieve completion, you must reach the rank of "First Class" on all difficulties of all three songs.
  3. "First Class" requires a score better than the passing score.
Tips for Higher Difficulties
  • Higher difficulties require splitting focus between the directional pad (left) and face buttons (right).
  • When a string of notes ends with the Square/X or Right D-Pad, the game often switches to the other set of inputs (e.g., Right D-Pad/Square or X). This pattern helps predict input switches.

Completing Fubuki Kouta on Geisha Difficulty:

  • Be aware of a tricky section at the end of the second verse with two notes, followed by another note, and then a single note. This pattern repeats.
  • The ending features single notes in a circle on the right, followed by one final single note on the left.

Completing Heartbeat on Geisha Difficulty:

  • This song is generally straightforward, but the ending can be challenging.
  • Most notes are triplets initially. The tempo increases after a slowdown, with consecutive notes switching between buttons.
  • The finale alternates between two buttons on either side (e.g., Right D-Pad and Square/X). It returns to consecutive notes, ends with two full circles (right then left), and a final note on the right.

Completing Samurai Enbu on Geisha Difficulty:

  • This song has a section near the end that deviates from the usual patterns.
  • It starts with many consecutive same notes. Pay attention when it switches to the left side.

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