SAME like. maybe i got a lil too attatched to the old artstyle but the girls especially have a New sameface and it doesnt have the rhythm heaven visual identity (2 mme,,,) the little creatures on the other hand (trundlers, umbrella performers (BORING ass name but ok),, the lightning bolting aliens) coupd be put onto any rh game and blend in pretty well. most of the remixes also don't have visuals that make it look Different which is. Strange ! and Jarring! and Idk If I Like It!! but now that i think more about it i have the feeling that groove is simultaneously a return to its origins (tengoku) ; it brought back a bunch of the features tengoku originally had that megamix took out. and most of the tengoku remixes (save for 3, 5 and 8 i think?) didnt have a theme. the minigame names are also kinda repetitive because of the sheer amount of N's it has. hop n slide. hop stop n roll. stop n go n stop is the most egregious one i think. theres so many words that end w -op too (hop, stop, pop (in pop dont drop)),,, its a little. ough.
but it IS packed. with a lpt of new features and the comeback of other features too. the concept of TWENTY whole remixes!!!! hello!!!!!!!! and BEATSPELL!!!!?!? its so good. and it still Is the new rhythm heaven. not the same as the other games but it's still something