Francis is a visionary musician. His performances take the form of slow games of Simon.
He traverses the galaxy, by holding right.
His shredding restores life to dull planets by draining the life force from the player's ears.
I guess I get what it was doing, but it's a colossal misfire on every level. The style of that first trailer way back when hooked me so much I didn't expect actually playing it to be such a slog, and I especially didn't expect the visuals to be so unpolished to the point of unpleasantness. Bummer.