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Rhythm Cult

By codecavy

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4973.7722
Fun4043.7121
Innovation8543.2621
Theme6863.8121
Graphics12953.3121
Audio154.4721
Humor3233.5220
Mood2974.0021

Comments

alina-baybulatova 2021-04-27 17:59

Awesome graphic style!!!!

tyler-roberts 2021-04-27 18:00

Unique take on a rhythm game! Good music too

kro 2021-04-27 18:03

Cool rhythm game. Sometimes (roughly) dots goes off bit.

nyanpierre 2021-04-27 18:13

I like the vibe :D

maybeagoose 2021-04-27 18:14

Very nice game )

audrey 2021-04-27 18:17

Definitely enjoyed this one!! Very good mood captured with most of the dialogue + music + audio. Some of the art was a bit lacking but the combination of being able to see the characters dance and the great dreary color palette absolutely made up for that :) Color coding each row of notes was a really subtle but great decision and being able to wrap from top and bottom made the later stages so much more doable, even if it was a bit disorienting at first! This game is full of great subtle little things

mujina 2021-04-27 18:20

Veeery cool music and overall atmosphere. I like the Undertale-like sound effects on the dialogues. And I loved the narrative.

bunchanurds 2021-04-27 18:20

I couldn't believe someone actually made a rhythm game with that theme! Amazing work! Loved the tunes too, especially the last one. An overall rating after each level would've been nice though, maybe even make me replay for a better score.

huskylover269 2021-04-27 18:24

Damn this was amazing

moski 2021-04-27 18:24

Sounds like he's been crunching for Ludum Dare too, alright.

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Before anything else, music is 10/10. Well worth to groove through all the levels.

Now I proceed to sing praises to this game. While some may think that the graphics are on the basic side, I'd say they're actually very charming and do help build up the atmosphere. I like jamming with the guardians and making it all the way to the deepest void, with some bittersweet themes to it.

And it might not sound like much, but I'm most impressed by the polish of the text. Not many games in these jams have the option to press the button to show more text and faster. It's usually all displayed from the start, or press to skip, or wait until it finishes appearing. These details really help the player enjoy the narrative at their reading pace. Fantastic!

My only "issue" is that to me, this wasn't much of a rhythm game which I was looking forward to, but rather, some "reverse dodging" game with some cool music to it. Rather than moving to the beats, it felt more like I was moving around do the beats would position to my position. It felt a bit awkard at the start, but it stopped being a problem soon.

Regardless, I love it when jam games have music this good. Fantastic entry! :whale:

goggleskitty 2021-04-27 18:25

This is so good! The music's great, and I love the dialogue for all of the characters!

cyzaine 2021-04-27 18:27

First go Godot user!

Now... Wow. You always hope when you're competing in a Jam that you can really make a complete package, but usually you can see where things got cut, or the whole thing becomes something of a proof of concept. But this really did feel like a complete package.

I think I died on melody 6 about five or six times before I finished it, but it really felt like a proper 'boss' fight song, and is stuck in my head now. Lots of fun, and super impressive it was done in 72 hours. Really glad I played it.​

reblys 2021-04-27 18:27

The rhythm gameplay did not really convince me, but when you read between the lines, the message of the game is unexpectedly heartfelt. The storytelling totally got me, and moved me. Congratulations !

llaumegui 2021-04-27 18:29

Very nice rythm game, well played

jonathan-jennings 2021-04-27 18:32

I had a blast with this one the audio design , theme , narrative thread all were great and all wrapped around a delicious rhythm game center . Excellent work you pulled together a lot of things in a little time !

mrjotubes 2021-04-27 20:11

First, congrats on making a rythm-game for a gamejam ! I really think it's one of the hardest genre of game to make for a jam, but yours is such a complete package that I have to mention it !

The difficulty curve was on point (almost lost it at the last song !) and the music was great and varied.

To be honest, I was focusing so much that I didn't really pay attention to the animations of the characters, but they were all very well written and different.

Definitly the best entry I've played so far, huge congratulations !

eugenik 2021-04-27 21:07

The graphics are absolutely amazing! well done!.

chimp 2021-04-27 21:14

I dont' play rhythm games a lot beause I just can't get the timing right and lost all coordination. The first few levels were alright. The 3rd and final level were the tricky ones for me, it didn't seem like the notes scrolling were in time with the beat. I wasn't able to pay attention to much of the animation since I was focusing too much on the incoming notes. They were a bit too fast for me; last level I had to put the volume down very low to just barely audible levels

What artwork I was able to see is really good, and the music is fantastic... Don't suppose you have a Soundcloud for the last track? Would like to enjoy listening to it without worrying about inputting the right keys.

Overall I enjoyed the game, good job! :thumbsup:

truechips 2021-04-28 15:33

Great!