YMMV / MÚSECA

• Complacent Gaming Syndrome:
  • Almost everyone who plays at a high level just uses flat lanes with no curving, since it's the least screwy lane option.
  • Some players of 1 + 1/2 ignore Grafica and just go for the standard game mode.
• Growing the Beard: While the original MÚSECA is seen as a mess of confusing interfaces and gimmicks, especially by American rhythm game players that can't read Japanese, MÚSECA 1+1/2 not only adds a simple "just play for score" mode for those who don't care about Grafica, but also makes Grafica easier to use (just use the lower right spinner and the Start button to decide each of your three Grafica) and unlock (instead of a sequence of story mode objectives or the Graf.HOLE, just unlock them directly in missions).
• It's Easy, So It Sucks!: Some players complain that 1 + 1/2 removing the Life Meter gives players little incentive to play well.
• Sequel Difficulty Drop: 1+1/2 no longer has a Life Meter but replaced with a pass/fail system that requires a player to score 700,000 points. Despite that, you can play all three songs even you fail your first two.
• Surprisingly Improved Sequel: 1 + 1/2 is seen as this by the few active players who are left, due to taking out a lot of the confusing elements of the game or making them more comprehendable.
• They Copied It, So It Sucks!: Some people have noticed that the game's control scheme bears a striking resemblance to that of another rhythm game, Neon FM (although its buttons have a layout more like classic beatmania, but they don't spin and there's no pedal), and have accused Konami of copying it, while happily shutting down clones of the eAMUSEMENT network and DanceDanceRevolution look-a-like In the Groove.
  • Ironically, this was also the first non-Konami game that the aforementioned "BRAIN POWER" reappeared on.

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