Another part of my Obscure Games Recommendation List that is unfortunately going to go shelved for the time being.

This was recommended to me by Retyl and I appreciate the recommendation.

Gitaroo Man is a game that within just the past few weeks my friends have played and loved, but I honestly just can't get into it because of the massive difficulty spike at the beginning of the game.

I do not play rhythm games frequently, and even then they're more of your Guitar Hero/DDR adjacent type of games than Gitaroo Man's approach. The game teaches you the basics and gives you a first level that seems to fit with the level of skill a new player would have by that point, but the jump from the first level to the second is just so massive that yeah, I burned out quickly.

I am not a rhythm gamer nor am I good at this game and I'll accept that I'm not good, but I also have limits to how long I'm going to keep throwing myself at a brick wall and compared to other difficult games that I've played Gitaroo Man just isn't one I can keep justifying myself to keep playing.

It has a great aesthetic, and good vibes, but this is a rhythm gamer's rhythm game and I am a filthy casual in that regard.

I'm not gonna give it a score, I only got to Mission 4 before I got filtered. If you think you've got the skills to play Gitaroo Man, I'd say give it a shot, you'd probably make it farther than I did. I on the other hand, need to play something that doesn't raise my blood pressure.