Posted on: June 16, 2024
Greggrogg
Games: 123 Reviews: 4
Great melody, terrible lyrics
The music of the gameplay flows beautifully, harmonised by the vibrant art style and animations bursting with personality. Duets with friends go equally well as solo performances, as the game lends itself very well to synchroneous play, and the AI is (actually) intelligent and quick. Only the occasional cacophony of clumsy city and battle interfaces interrupt the smoothness of the experience. Until one gets to the story elements, that is. The opening verse is particularly egregious in that regard, since the characters are often extremely one dimensional, and the dialogue linnes of our heroine frequently fall below standard even for the genre. The literal songs themselves, while a promising vehicle for storytelling, do not present much either in melodic variation or lyrical cleverness, making them a chore to get through. They are fortunately skippable, but it is a shame that the namesakes of the game are its weakest parts. Not to end on a negative note, story had never been the hook of these kinds of games. The gameplay has enough clever twists to the formula to differentiate it from other titles in the genre, and at the same time enough similarity to satisfy the same cravings.
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