

No, in fact a lot of patterns got nerfed when transferred from older series to DJMAX Respect, because they changed how judgement system worked. When I play Respect the charts are just stupidly hard. While I agree that DJMAX Portable 2 is one of the best game in the series, DJMAX Respect is the best DJMAX series released since then. I wish there was a true successor to Portable 2. They don't even sound the same on most of the classic songs. They don't have the same zen like flow the older ones could put you into. I tried it so many times but I just get angry and quit because it doesn't FEEL like DJ Max.

Also, the sounds just don't feel as instant as they did on the PSP. It doesn't feel like it was designed with two thumbs in mind. If you can, go back and play "Every Day" 5B. I believe the team that did that charts in 2 were the pinnacle of brilliance when it came to the note charts. They just don't have that "flow" that they did in Portable 2. The note charts for the songs make little to no sense. I tried to play DJ Max Respect and I just can't enjoy it. Started with Portable one on the PSP and have played almost every release since then.
