beatoraja-english-guide VS etterna

8 note lanes can be hard to read for anyone just starting out on IIDX. I would also suggest giving BMS, osu!mania 7k, or even DJMAX and EZ2ON 6k/8k a try at home to start the reading brain training.

I also second Beatoraja and Lunatic Rave 2. Beatoraja is more modern, but can be fucky to set up if you don't know exactly how Windows locale shit works. LR2 is old as fuck and pretty jank, but it's been the standard for over a decade for a reason! You need to get your own songs for them though, they don't come with any defaults. However, the scene for them is MASSIVE so you will literally never run out of songs for them once you do find them.

p.s. bms is very accessible and the community is super helpful as can be seen here: https://github.com/wcko87/beatoraja-english-guide/wiki

It's all explained on this link : https://github.com/wcko87/beatoraja-english-guide/wiki

BMS (beatoraja)

You would have to install multiple programs. First, install LR2(http://www.dream-pro.info/\~lavalse/LR2IR/search.cgi?mode=download) or Beatoraja(https://github.com/wcko87/beatoraja-english-guide/wiki). These programs are use d to actually play BMS.

and if you google "BMS starter packs" there are a few good ones out there, including some listed on the github page for beatoraja :https://github.com/wcko87/beatoraja-english-guide/wiki/Downloading-Songs

I'm running `OpenSSL 1.1.1n`, which appears to be the correct version per https://github.com/etternagame/etterna/releases

Etterna - "Etterna is a community developed version of StepMania 5 specifically made with keyboard players in mind", another fork of stepmania 5, while it will support your sm5 charts, themes might make use of deprecated functions which are no longer supported.

Any good rhythm game fits all these criteria. Osu is easy to set up, though I’d personally recommend Stepmania (either Project OutFox or Etterna) which has better gameplay settings. If you have the patience to get it all set up, BMS is my favorite “difficult, yet rewarding” game out there.

I love playing a really difficult game to de-stress. Like Ikaruga or a hard song on Etterna, a free rhythm game. It takes so much of my attention that it sort of resets my stress levels and gives me some catharsis. They are also super short, so it can be done quickly if needed.