EZ2ON Reboot. Rather interesting experience.
Technical stuff first. Yes, the game is over 70 GB. 70.7 GB as of writing this (9/3/25) and will increase as more DLC is added. DJMAX is literally the same (about 75GB as of 9/3/25) so slightly bigger than EZ2ON. It's the high quality music tracks & BGA (music videos) taking up all the space, including the ones you don't own.
In terms of visual fidelity, not much in the way of graphics/tweaking visual settings. There's like two presets for graphics, lol (low/medium). Pretty sick. Runs great on my hardware. I play with framerate unlocked (NVIDIA G-Sync in settings) and it's smooth; no major framerate drops when playing. You can select your preferred capped framerate depending on your individual hardware needs if necessary. No issues encountered so far in 20 hours of gameplay. Zero crashes or disconnects as well from my experience, although personal results may vary depending on various factors, like hardware for example. This game does use XIGNCODE3 software, which requires a constant online connection for it to work. If you hate anti-cheat/anti-tampering software and like being able to play offline, do take note because you can't. Other in-game settings include key sounds toggle, individual audio volume settings, sync sampling, audio buffer, keybindings/input, changing themes, language, and polling rate selection (1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000Hz). Recommend you use a quality mechanical keyboard with good polling rate support if you intend to play higher key modes like 6 or 8 key for example. Regular office boards (including some non-gaming laptops) will typically not register more than 4 keys due to garbo polling rate/ghosting/key rollover. Just FYI for new rhythm game players or people who like to blame the game for 'not working right' instead of their own hardware.
Usual overview if you've never played/seen this game or similar. It's a vertical scrolling rhythm game (VSRG). Pick a song to play, keys fall from top to bottom of screen, you hit keyboard keys in sync with score line to score. Simple concept. EZ2ON Reboot in particular has two difficulty modes (Basic/Standard) with 4 sub-difficulties (Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard). Basic is a low stress mode with lenient scoring and is intended for new players/learning or casual play. Standard is more judgemental in scoring and is difficult at higher difficulties. There are 4, 5, 6, and 8 key modes and keybinds can be customized to your liking. There's no intended difficulty. You choose what you want to do. Can play everything on Basic EZ difficulty if you want!
Me? I personally find the difficulty of various tracks in EZ2ON to be both fair and rewarding. Very challenging at higher difficulty levels, too. Whether it comes to learning, mastering and most importantly enjoying the music/charts, I can safely say that I don't feel like I'm spamming keys when I play, so to speak. Rather, I am in sync with the music, which is what every rhythm game should strive to do. Everything about the gameplay is meticulous, hands down. A majority of the charts I have played feel logical in their creation. Striking keys feels great, especially when you find a track with an absolutely beautiful chart. Hard tracks offer a good challenge and the skill ceiling for the game is rather high if you intend to take it seriously, which is always welcome. Game is as easy or hard as you want it to be. You just have to put in more work if you wanna improve.
Is the song selection any good? Yes and no. All music is subjective in appreciation. And subjective is the best term to describe EZ2ON Reboot's library. Extremely subjective to the point where I'd say unless you have an open mind, you might not enjoy this game's offerings. Hell, I don't enjoy every song in the game and that's okay. I mean, who actually likes every single song in the game? No one! A lot of the songs are...eccentric, for lack of a better word. Some straight up make me question their existence. I enjoy a handful of tracks in the game ranging from hardcore/rock (Showdown, Climax, Black Industry), artcore (Nihilism), pop (Lovely Day, Feel), to some of the random oddity instrumentals that most people would probably skip over because they don't have vocals (2nd Life, Aqua Flow, Absolute Death, Rain Blossom). Just to give some examples of songs from the game that I like/find their charts fun. I believe all the tracks I listed are in the base game, but DLC has so much good music depending on your tastes, imo. Do note that you can check out all the songs included in the game + DLC on YouTube or check the Wiki if you're unsure of what the hell kind of music is even in this game and whether or not you'd like them or not. So yeah, very odd selection overall. Might be a turn off if you don't like music out of your comfort zone. I think my only gripe with the music is quality control. Some of the tracks are just so wildly random in terms of genre as I've mentioned. It's not that they're 'bad' bad, but it's hard to find consistency among the music if you get what I mean. Hard to put into words; mixed feelings.
As far as DLC goes, I've only purchased two packs (Prestige and DJMAX). Both I consider high quality with great charting, songs and value, but have nothing to do with the base game, so that's all I'll say.
I mentioned this reviewing DJMAX and I hadn't really seen it mentioned much at all for this game, but if you LOVE player statistics...this game literally has the BEST stats database I've ever seen of ANY rhythm game that I've played. Seriously, I can vouch as I habitually check it after each session before logging off. It's extremely in depth! Shows player level, total play count, top songs played, total scores across Basic/Standard Modes + scores for individual key modes, average accuracy rate, best scores, best combos (several of these can be sorted PER INDIVIDUAL SONG by the way!), recent 30 games played with the date it was played on including other tidbits like what note speed you used and if you activated random notes or used the fader. Very helpful if you like to remember what you were playing in a previous session. There's also the obligatory music video gallery for all the songs you've played if you wanna chill and watch those. It also operates similar to the stats page in that you can show all the music videos and browse or you can section them off by EZ2 'eras' (EZ2 First Tracks/EZ2 2008 tracks etc.) or by DLC. Sure, not everyone cares about stats, but I appreciate the fact that the EZ2ON Reboot team goes the extra mile to include such data if you want it. Helps create a footprint for those looking to improve, reflect on, or simply have digital memories of your rhythm game exploits. Rhythm games without extensive stat pages is like the moon without the stars: pointless.
Do I recommend EZ2ON Reboot? If you like actually PLAYING rhythm games and appreciate the effort put into making quality charts/producing unusual music, yes. Grab on sale if you're unsure. I purchased on sale with intent to return if I didn't enjoy, but in the end I ended up liking the game. Can always return if needed since songs are short and you won't likely hit the 2 hour mark if you dislike what you're playing. I play lots of DJMAX and I'm not one to pick sides, but DJMAX and EZ2ON Reboot are way up there for me in terms of masterful VSRGs quality. In fact, I can appreciate EZ2ON being a direct complement rather than a competitor as I've gained so much in the way of patience and improving my rhythm game skills simply by playing this game. Do I think it's the better game? Hell no. It may not have my preferred style of music, but the important thing is that EZ2ON Reboot is its own unique identity. The song selection, charting, UI, style, and overall feel of gameplay... All of that is its own. So yes, no harm in trying out EZ2ON Reboot if you're looking for a new rhythm game. It's a very high quality, premium rhythm game experience.
