Nocturne: Prelude
I rather enjoyed this game, for many reasons, and would recommend it to anyone who would enjoy the following:
-The character you play as, while it is a set character, is very androgynous, allowing you to play as any gender you want. You can also change the name of your character to whatever you want.
-The setup of the game (there’s a main storyline, but free exploration is encouraged), art, and catchy music reminded me of Legends of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was a wonderful game.
-It’s free!
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
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I have never played a single rhythm game before, so I review this as an absolute beginner.
- Gameplay
The easy mode is perfectly suited for those who’ve never played a rhythm game before. It’s pretty standard rhythm gameplay with some rpg elements mixed in to spruce it up a bit. I really like the fact that if you’re struggling with a fight, you can look around to see if there’s some better equipment laying around.
There’s random encounters which I’m usually not a big fan of, but it makes sense for an RPG. These random encounters though are great because they let you, you know, play the rhythm part of the game!
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Nocturne
Nocturne
The digital afterlife survived humanity’s extinction.
Nocturne completes the full story that began with Nocturne: Prelude.
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Meet a cast of unique characters who’ll challenge what it means to be alive.
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Explore a vast and beautiful pixel art world.
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Master an entirely skill based rhythm combat system.
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Fierce battles with unexpected twists.
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Challenge your highscores in Arcade mode.
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Multiple difficulty modes suitable for beginners and veterans of the rhythm genre.
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Original soundtrack composed with a mix of digital and live performances.
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Befriend a giant orange fish.
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NOISZ
It was about time I write a proper Review of one of my favorite Video Games in Existence.
‘Kay here I go.
NOISZ is a Masterpiece.
I love 99.99% of it.
But with the upcoming 2.5 Update, it shall be over 9000%, hahahah funny meme.
Alright more details.
Story is very well-written and engaging.
Though when you gather absolutely all the Events of both NOISZ and re:||VERSE and analyse, there can be some oddities in the Continuity.
NOT SPOILING !
The Origin of it are Plot Twists, obviously.
At least, we don’t reach Kingdom Hearts level of Absurdity.
– Real player with 1316.8 hrs in game
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The description pretty much explains about this game: this is a mix of bullet hell and rhythm game. Now, a similar, much more popular game of “avoid these things that come out in sync with the music” is Just Shapes & Beats, but there’s a fundamental difference between NOISZ and Just Shapes & Beats. Just Shapes & Beats is just a plain bullet hell game that happens to have good music; you don’t need to have a sense of rhythm to excel in it. On the other hand, NOISZ is also a rhythm game. In NOISZ, you can only take an action every beat, which means despite all the bullets coming at you, you must maintain that rhythm in your head.
– Real player with 285.6 hrs in game
A Frog’s Tale
A Frog’s Tale is a linear story-driven turn-based RPG. As Norman the Frog, the player explores a variety of settings, solving puzzles and battling enemies to advance the story. Levels are designed with verticality and platforming in mind to accommodate the frog’s key ability: jumping. The player can also swing the sword while exploring to slice grass, activate switches, stun enemies, and more.
Norman the Frog meets friends on his journey that join his quest and help him along the way. Each party member grants an additional skill to be used while exploring that can aid in solving puzzles and navigating the environment. The party members will also lend their skills during combat in the form of attacks and magic spells.
A Chamber of Stars
Each person has a universe inside of them.
A personal universe with characters influenced by the observable reality around them. Your friends, the fans, the local shop clerk, each person you pass without giving pause is another universe. You make up a story about them, they form a story about you. The universes expand.
I always wonder how similar our universes can be. You and I. Will I ever be able to pierce through and present myself, my real self, or will the information be lost in translation? The thing rattling around in our heads can’t be all that different. We both still get choked up over the same melodies, it’s only human to do so, right?
Maybe, if you would like it, I could play something for you. Lord knows your songs are still rattling around in my head.
The singularly named Starr, an enigmatic performer, guitarist and songwriter, has somehow survived the constant shifting tide of the musical landscape. Decade after decade, this artist has remained relevant in culture’s eye. After multiple personas, genre manipulations and controversies, the public is still buzzing. “What will Starr do next?” The rumors say their upcoming album will be the fated magnum opus…
A Chamber of Stars is the sequel to 2018’s The Endless Empty. Through six unique worlds the life of the rock n’ roll hero, Starr, will be pieced together. Exploration, choices and performances will change the course of a life and will alter the songs that are produced. A Chamber of Stars will feature a mix of classic adventure games, puzzle solving and unique rhythm game performances all within a fully realized surrealist universe.
Nothing heavenly or divine; just filthy mortal music here.
Unsweet
The story of Unsweet unfolds in the fairy-tale world of living sweets, where the protagonist who has lost his memory goes in search of his own past in an addictive adventure full of friendship, hardship, palace plots and secret experiments. In his journey, the main character will meet unimaginably strong opponents, deadly traps, cunning riddles and insurmountable obstacles.
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You have to go around miles of sweet land studying their history
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One of the few cinematic platformers on the market
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Levels will be teeming with chocolate coins, for which you can buy new skins, cheats and much more …
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Malicious enemies will stand in the way of an unarmed hero
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Do quests and get bonuses for them
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Battles with bosses at Kojima level or even higher
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Worked plot, characters and character design
Soundtrack
The dynamic soundtrack will make you more than fully experience the sometimes creepy Unsweet atmosphere. Each musical theme is written with a thrill to what is happening on the screen. Each melody will complement the already living characters with their own theme.
Billie Bust Up
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🎶Billie Bust Up is a musical 3D platformer inspired by Disney musicals, with memorable unique villains and singing bosses, we’ve entwined the gameplay into the music
🎭Each main character has their own song that sells their personality, motives, and charm. Up to 15 unique songs by Daniel Ingram!
🎼The lyrics serve as a telegraph for the gameplay
🥁 Attacks drop to the beat of the music with rhythm-based battles
🎸Music adapts to the way you play
🎹 Different gameplay experiences and battles for each song to engage the player in new and more interesting ways, as to not get repetitive
🐈 A large and unique cast of characters, each with their own backstories, personalities, and charm
🌸 A cheerful and cute exterior masking a deeper and darker story
🎤 Optional sing-a-long mode for every song
❤ Accessible! We think it’s important for everyone to have the chance to play
🐐🦊 Optional local split-screen co-operative gameplay between Billie and Oscar
SIT DOWN, PLEASE
Game is a 1 out of 10 for the sheer fact it’s broken Video here (once it uploads) w/ time stamps to dialogue outside of the ending you can’t reach and the crashes: https://youtu.be/R_UDuAQKmQE
Disclaimer Unlike the other reviewers so far I actually played the full game (that you can play BEFORE making my review)
The first part of the game has the most redundant mechanic and takes sooooooooo long literally like 5-6 minutes a person to max the juice and you’re literally just managing 2 things. The story is really hard to follow the grammar is a bit off and you’re thrust into the world told A B and C and the story doesn’t really give you enough information about the world to draw you in and feel involved in the plot to be honest. I did enjoy the flashback with the grandpa that was probably the highlight of the game and story. (the story is probably the best part of the game by far). THE WORST PART IS you get all the way to the end and the heart crashes your game. I literally tried so many different ways to beat it the mechanic for even playing the ending is terribly hard because your chain move and your single light up move are on the same key and with the BACK TO BACK TO BACK COMBOS it’s almost impossible to get them without erasing your moves plus the heart heals when you make a mistake, so imagine my surprise when the game crashes after I FINALLY brought him to probably his last phase. Hopefully the crash situation will get fixed for future players. The game would have been a 6 out of 10 if it worked the story was interesting even though it’s not told particularly well told and it tries to do some neat things but the first part of the game drags because of redundancy.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
I wasn’t expecting a game like this at first, but it drew me in pretty much immediately. The story is really intriguing and well done, so are the characters and the ending was a nice twist. But the spearhead of this game is the atmosphere, the mood that transmits is really powerful, giving me different emotions, from distress to sadness. In a word: dark.
The only flaw, if you’re looking for a game with fast-paced gameplay, fun and dynamic, this game is not for you. In fact, it’s a bit repetitive, but once you understand that the gameplay is functional to the narrative, a simple device to tell a story, it’s something you can live with easily. In addition, there is also a fast game mode that shortens the timing and does not make you lose anything in terms of plot, a mode that I sincerely recommend to anyone who wants to approach the story giving up a little immersiveness. Basically, a game that you do not see every day and that I fully recommend.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game