Melody

I never thought I would be playing the Marimba. I have no experience playing this instrument and have very limited musical knowledge (I play guitar, using Rocksmith and tabs). I also have a very limited knowledge of reading musical notation. However, even with my limited musical training/experience, this app is just amazing and inspiring. I had a lot of fun just playing around with the Marimba in VR. I didn't notice any latency/lag issuees, double hits, or sensitivity problems [u] Note: I played this on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers and the controllers played fine [/u] (grab buttons are for volume, trigger to add a 2nd mallet, Y or B to go to main menu and choose different environments). I loved recording myself and then hearing the midi file once I exited the game. Amazingly, it actually didn't sound half bad if I don't say so myself. There's 3 different environments and they all bring a little something different to the table. I think you start off in the Enchanted Forest. It's a very nice environment to play in, just seeing the VR world around you makes playing the Marimba all that more enjoyeable and relaxing. However, I think you should start in the practice room. You can see where the C note is to center your playing and that's awfully helpful, especially not being familiar with the Marima key layout and not having the best musical ear. The Tron Room changes up the Marimba experience as the keys are laid out all around you. That makes playing the instrument totally different and is where I created my masterpiece due to my unrestrained creativity being properly unleashed :D Should you get this game? I think it's quite the bargain for $9;99. Just know that you will need some musical experience or have an appetite to learn and experiment. There are no lessons and no tutorial. If you love making music and VR, then it's a no brainer, get this app. Now, I'm going to check out some YouTube tutorials and see if I can apply what I learn there to my virtual instrument. Peace out!

This was amazing to play. I loved playing the marimba back in high school and this game brought all of those happy memories back! Playing this felt like I was back in the high school band room playing away. While playing I did find it annoying how the menu button hint kept poping up every 5 min. I also saw the store page says vive only but, it runs just fine on oculus. One feature I would love to see is a way to view sheet music in the VR space. Overall I give this game 4 VR mallets up!

It seems to be ok. You play and record your tracks with a marimba and that's about it. Regarding accesibility, for obvious reasons you can't play this one handed (I mean, you can, but there isn't much fun). You can barely play sitting down. VR accessibility score ----------------------- One-handed = 0/10 Wheelchair = 2/10

I’m right on the fence on this one. On one hand, it runs smooth, looks good in a cartoony way, is responsive, and has some neat features like recording your song, metronome, etc. On the other hand, it just doesn’t really engage me or get me interested. Perhaps it’s my lack of interest in marimbas in general, whether they are virtual or IRL. Hmm. Well, in the end, it’s not BAD, it’s just not my cup of tea. I got it in a bundle, and I’d suggest getting it on sale, only if you’re into marimbas or think your kids might get some fun out of it. I’ll give it Thumbs: UP!

Melody is awesome! A gorgeous colorful environment with a responsive Marimba setup, great fun for kids and adults. Really impressed with the ergonomic and accessibility tweaks the dev made to ensure it's comfortably playable for all.