Oh right! It would be great if the image wasn't as low-res, didn't think I'd have to zoom
Upon further inspection, the 3DS remake is actually the odd one out for rotating all inputs for some reason, the Switch 2 remake has the same face button directions as they are on C-pad.
Also, I just found out, it looks like there
are even more notes to play than just the 5 made apparent in regular gameplay:
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In fact, the remake's note viewer appears to be the most accurate one so far. Both of the previous games have it dumbed down to 4 lines. (Excuse my music theory ignorance, I'm sure there are proper terms for this!)
I wouldn't be surprised if this is already common knowledge following countless video analysis on the footage shown on the Direct, but this was a fun rabbit-hole to briefly dive into