Unnamed SDVX Clone
releases on TBD
USC is a free rhythm game based on Sound Voltex and KShootMania. It allows the use of custom charts and skins.
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Great Sim for a great Rhythm Game! 10x better than KShoot imo
Just bought a Faucetwo for at home play, most fun I’ve had in years.
Great simulator but missing the polish of the Arcade game, obviously.
Great simulator but missing the polish of the Arcade game, obviously.
Very nice game, ppl should play it. Hard to get used to the controls but once you get the hang of it the game gets infinitely more enjoyable and you start feeling proud of yourself. I feel like this is how it is with almost all rhythm games, and this is no exception - especially the style of this one. This is an SDVX clone but the UI is coded very well and I love the skin feature! Kinda wonder what this would look like with circle/arrow notes or something, but nobody's made that yet.
Most rhythm games stop gameplay if you miss a certain number of notes. Sound Voltex doesn't care. You define what is success, whether that be getting a B or a perfect combo. I feel like that in and of itself is a quite powerful ludonarrative for a world where one's standing is usually set by someone other than yourself.
The game also goes the brave step of actually modifying the sound of the music according to your play style, which goes a long way to making you feel like you are actively making music as you play. This sadly makes song creation very hard, to the point that many community dumpers just add the FX to the actual ogg file, but I feel this issue is outside of the game itself, so to speak.
Finally, in most rhythm games, difficulty is only scaled up by the reaction time between notes, the complexity of note placement, or the density of notes. The multi-tasking nature of Sound Voltex makes it so that songs can scale difficulty in very different ways. There are very difficult songs that do not make use of the FX buttons or white keys at all and still provide a satisfying experience. An absolute gem of a game.
The game also goes the brave step of actually modifying the sound of the music according to your play style, which goes a long way to making you feel like you are actively making music as you play. This sadly makes song creation very hard, to the point that many community dumpers just add the FX to the actual ogg file, but I feel this issue is outside of the game itself, so to speak.
Finally, in most rhythm games, difficulty is only scaled up by the reaction time between notes, the complexity of note placement, or the density of notes. The multi-tasking nature of Sound Voltex makes it so that songs can scale difficulty in very different ways. There are very difficult songs that do not make use of the FX buttons or white keys at all and still provide a satisfying experience. An absolute gem of a game.