A Musical Story

beat很好，画风很对胃口。

I am about 2 hours in (including the demo) and have nothing but good things to say. The atmosphere (graphics and of course the music) is perfect for the story this game wants to tell. You are young, full of dreams, and making memories with your friends. The characters were so endearing that I found myself replaying chapters to get a star so that they have the perfect score ending.* There is hardly a learning curve as the gameplay involves 2 buttons that you use to play the songs (with some variation such as combo or long press). *Note to devs: a skip cut scene button would be much appreciated for those of trying to 100 percent the game. Also, this game should be SteamDeck verified as it plays well without issue.

Such a beautiful game that I can't stop coming back to. The visuals, story, and MUSIC (oh my GOD the music) all come together to create not only a wonderfully unique rhythm game experience, but a genuine piece of art. My only nit-pick is that I wish there were a way to fix input lag since every machine is different. All love to the devs and everyone else that worked on this!

Jogo bonito, interessante e com uma trilha sonora muito boa... Mas, a mecânica de música é, infelizmente, uma das piores que já vi. Ainda assim, não irei negativar pois o conjunto da obra ainda vale a pena, e por ser curtinho, esse ponto negativo se torna mais tolerável. (Porém, espere uma promoção.)

Une pépite où la musique se met au service de l'histoire. La mécanique de scoring qui permet d'accéder à des chemins alternatifs est vraiment très inspirante, tout comme le reste du level design. Merci pour cette découverte, ça donne envie de créer des jeux de rythme narratifs !

Hayatımda oynadığım en sıkıcı oyunlardan biri olabilir. Sarmadı.

this is a calming yet cognitively (musically) engaging game with a beautiful storyline

What a journey, every music is a masterpiece. Thank for the ride.

This is called 'A musical story'. I expect the story to pay off just as much as the musical elements like the title suggests. This is more like 'A musical slog'. The story is too slow for the gameplay. You slowly unlock story scenes by playing rhythm sequences correctly. But sometimes you will be playing a very difficult rhythm, listening multiple times, and then your story scene will be: a guy peeing, or people laying down, or a person driving. Or even less interesting things than this. Compare this to games like 'Cytus' or 'Deemo' which are story based rhythm games that have much more story content after beating difficult parts and won't lock you into a looping sequence if you make only one mistake. Either make story more rich or gameplay more forgiving. Otherwise, it's wasting your time. Edit: Also I watched the end of the story online (I was on chapter 22 before I gave up, I was certainly patient enough with the most difficult parts of the game before quitting). Spoilers: No racism is ever shown to the point it feels like the creators don't even feel comfortable to show it. The main character is constantly high and feels chased by hallucinated racist icons. In reality, it looks like his bandmates are alright, he is too enveloped in his drugged up paranoia, assaults a member and runs into the woods for his poor girlfriend to chase him. Then his hallucinations come back, and he crashes his car which also could endanger both him and his girlfriend again. And for some reason, she still stays with him. Even though this story is supposed to be after the civil rights movement, it feels like establishing this story in the 1970's a was pointless choice. The racism was completely fictional and cartoony, not interpersonal or systemic. At the end, our protagonist looks so crazy that the only takeaway can be 'don't do drugs'. What could've been a powerful message about a black man fighting discrimination in the 70's through music ends up as wasted potential.

Une expérience plus qu'un jeu. Il est merveilleux et touchant. Sensible et magnifique. Il touche notre corde sensible. La difficulté est là si on n'a pas l'habitude des jeux de rythmes mais des options sont là pour faciliter un peu. Le jeu reste immersif et sa DA nous transporte. Niveau musical c'est une pépite pour les fans des 70's. Je le recommande sans hésiter. Merci aux équipes créatives :)