No joke. Two girlfriends who have no interest in video games broke free from their Nordstrom jeans shopping (serious stuff here) and came over to the house for a super-fast sampling of Dance Central on Kinect before picking up the kids.
It all happened so fast that the dog got really excited and didn’t quite “stay”. Out she went on the deck for the time being. (More on what happens with Kinect with a big dog in the picture in the next post.)
I pop in Dance Central. and the intro to the game rolls…
“I’m so excited.” (the Mom)
“This is a good video.” (the Pilates Junkie)
I sign in.
“I love how it’s so futuristic… that you’re just using your hand for the commands.” (the Mom)
“Okay, which song?” (this is me)
“PUSH IT.” (Both, almost simultaneously, after seeing a few songs)
I pick the Easy mode just to get started. The Mom jumps in first.
“This is hard!” (The Mom, after a few steps to the music.) “This is so much fun!”
Pilates Junkie is laughing at the nerdiness of it all.
“I’m totally sweating!” (The Mom)
Pilates Junkie jumps in, laughing at herself for getting about half the moves right. She also lets out a little gasp when a move isn’t quite right, and the dude tells her, “That’s alright, everyone messes up on that one.”
And just like that, their inaugural Kinect Dance Central session is over.
Final thoughts from them?
The Mom: “OMG I’m totally getting this. My kids will love it. I love the no-controller thing.”
Pilates Junkie: “I don’t like the Freestyle so much… when they take your pictures. I don’t really want to see that.”
I agree. I’m not a fan of the photo Freestyle feature. (Xbox – can we disable this? Don’t mind the Freestyle, don’t need to see the sweaty playback.)
When they leave, I’m back on Bust A Move, trying to stay in the Top 10. A few rounds later, I post my highest score yet (another blog post, another time).