I'm back from the loctest! (and from the dead apparently)
I'm not much on Skullheart lately, but I'd like to give my report and pics and videos, hopefully someone likes it!
I went to Hey! Arcade and stayed there from 3~5 and from 7~8:30. There was one arcade running SG and a line to play, like Cellsai said, and three screens showing the game: One in the arcade's entrance on Akiba's Chuo street (which is like Akiba's main street), one next to the line and one on the emergence exit behind the line. When I went in the early afternoon there seemed to be a lot of interest in the game! The line was somewhat long, and I think there were around 6~8 people who were playing frequently, going back to the line after playing. Most players I saw seemed to be already seasoned players. But there were a lot of interest in the screens; two guys were watching it at the entrance, 2~3 in the stairs behind the line and around 4 in the screen next to the line. Some of them stayed there watching for the whole time I was there!
There was less interest later at night, with only 3 people circling in the line. I didn't stay much but it seemed like throughout the day there were a lot of different people coming and going rather than it being always the same people.
As for a personal report.... This was my first real arcade experience and it was really really fun. I managed to have fun even tho I'm just a casual bad player! I'm a tad upset I got shy and didn't try talking to anyone >>;;
I did feel the slowdown and it was a little bit distracting. For me it seemed to occur on the Final Atrium stage with a really j.hp happy Filia.
I also thought it was kinda weird that the arcade was in English, but I don't think this is going to be an issue since you have limited options in arcades anyway. Story mode should be in Japanese if it's in, but the rest is just flavour text
*edit* Also apparently japanese really love the Synergy shirt because I saw two wearing it today. It made me giggle when they were standing next to each other ♡
Anyway! Have some pictures! I tried not to take pics that showed people's face too much because people don't like that, but I kinda failed, so huh sorry everyone but Mike wanted pics
http://f.cl.ly/items/1x1Q3I213G423e2j2G1a/IMG_5711.jpg
http://f.cl.ly/items/1r1z1u2o1S3z0p3I2f1M/IMG_5714.jpg Arcade entrance
http://f.cl.ly/items/3B290M3C0S2U43163M0V/IMG_5718.jpg Our bby cute arcade
http://f.cl.ly/items/0G3i3d2B2W1M0O2N190Q/IMG_5719.jpg Pic of the line
http://f.cl.ly/items/1n0s0z182C421o0E4042/IMG_5720.jpg The TV on the emergency stairs
http://f.cl.ly/items/0U252g1c101L360K370m/IMG_5729.jpg
http://f.cl.ly/items/0Y201G3u2W0U3B0i462A/IMG_5735.jpg More arcade goodness
Videos! (done!) [sorry they're bad and some kinda short, I didn't want to get in the way]