Timepiece phase II

Timepiece phase II

Song Information

Timepiece phase II's jacket.

Original Version

Artist: 佐々木博史
Composition/Arrangement: Hirofumi Sasaki
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Bass: Hiroki Fujiwara
BPM: 287
Length: 1:44
Genre: PROGRESSIVE ROCK
Movie: mito, tQy
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
• GITADORA CS
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG
• GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER

CN Ver.

Artist: 佐々木博史
Composition/Arrangement: Hirofumi Sasaki
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Bass: Hiroki Fujiwara
BPM: 287
Length: 1:44
Genre: PROGRESSIVE ROCK
VJ: mito, tQy
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A longer, re-arranged version of Timepiece phase II by Jimmy Weckl appears on the GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumManiaV3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS, as one of two songs chosen in a poll by fans to be arranged for the soundtrack.
• A portion of Timepiece phase II is used on ENCORE CONQUEST from GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6, a medley of previous ENCORE STAGE songs by Trick Trap+.

Trivia

Timepiece phase II's banner.

Timepiece phase II's e-AMUSEMENT card.

• Timepiece phase II is GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX's PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE. Timepiece phase II is accessed by earning at least 98% Perfects on Agnus Dei or cockpit on EXTRA STAGE, up to the highest difficulty tier played on EXTRA STAGE.
  • Timepiece phase II is also the first PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE introduced in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series.
• Timepiece phase II is also GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER's PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE. Timepiece phase II is accessed by earning at least 98% Perfects on either CLASSIC PARTY 3, VOIDDD, or One Phrase Blues as EXTRA STAGE, up to the highest difficulty tier played on EXTRA STAGE.
  • It's also available as an unlock with time-released unlocks by playing Arcade mode for 19.5 hours.
• Timepiece phase II is available in GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX as an EXTRA STAGE, and can be unlocked with an e-AMUSEMENT account at 200 Skill Points. Timepiece phase II is immediately available in Standard Mode as of GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V.
  • This is also the first time the ENCORE STAGE of the previous game was not made immediately available in Standard Mode in the following game.
• Timepiece phase II is Hirofumi Sasaki's final song credited to his name in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series.
  • It's also the only song in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania credited under his name that does not feature Yoshihiko Koezuka on bass.
• Timepiece phase II is listed on the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America) Master Songlist. However, there isn't more data of the song available and the entry was removed from later Master Songlists.
• Timepiece phase II is the GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX LIMIT BURST (EXTRA STAGE) song of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro. It was made available to play on January 23th, 2013.
  • Timepiece phase II is the second GUITARFREAKS & drummania LIMIT BURST in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro, after DAY DREAM, the GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX LIMIT BURST.
• An alternate set of charts for Timepiece phase II featuring Charge Notes, titled Timepiece phase II (CN Ver.), can be found in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro.
  • Even over three weeks since Timepiece phase II was added to tricoro, both sets of charts were still in LIMIT BURST Phase 3, while all other LIMIT BURST songs were in Phase 4 and can be unlocked by simply playing three songs from their corresponding series until the release of beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA.
• The sun from Timepiece phase II's video would later become a selectable character in GITADORA OverDrive's Battle System.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Original Version

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts	—	546	1162	1665	522	1180	1571
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present	—	5	10	12	6	11	12

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drums			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	641	899	1101	457	457	457	679	679	679	457	457	457
GF10/dm9→GF/DM V2	54	74	92	66	85	94	40	46	87	77	90	98
GF/DM V3→V8	54	74	↑93	66	85	↑97	40	46	↓84	77	90	↑99
GF/DM MASTERPIECE SILVER	54	74	92	66	85	94	40	46	87	77	90	98

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drums				Guitar				Bass
	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master
Notecounts	641	899	1115	1115	457	457	457	457	679	679	679	679
GF/DM XG→XG2	5.20	6.90	8.40	9.00	5.50	6.40	8.80	9.30	5.00	5.40	7.30	8.50
GF/DM XG3	5.20	6.90	8.40	9.00	5.50	6.40	↓8.60	9.30	5.00	5.40	7.30	↓8.40
GITADORA→Present	↑5.80	↑7.35	↑8.65	↑9.20	↑6.05	↑6.85	↑8.85	↑9.45	↑5.65	↑6.00	↑7.60	↑8.60
GITADORA CS	5.80	7.35	8.65	9.20	6.05	6.85	8.85	9.45	5.65	6.00	7.60	8.60