This game is actually really funny. This is like the only rhythm game I've ever played that has had a song selection of American radio music. Most of the time for non-fan built rhythm games, there's an ost or music collaborations from other rhythm games. Basically whenever you play a rhythm game, you expect to not ever recognize a song unless you play other rhythm games. This game is really unique in that regard.
The gameplay itself isn't bad and can sometimes have nice ideas for the charting. I think the song choice leads to an interesting result in the charts, too. Normally rhythm games have a lot of instrumental songs, but this one only has songs with vocals. The result of this is that almost every chart will have you hit notes in accordance to what the singer is singing. This results in sort of unique charting and I just found that interesting.
Unfortunately, as someone else put it, it basically has every mobile game problem. There are long ads that happen every time you open a pack or box to unlock songs. The real killer is after a short while, you basically have to pay to unlock songs, or grind the small amount you have forever. Also half of the time you unlock something, you only unlock the potential to unlock it via lootboxes lol.
This was fun to play for about a couple hours until I realized I wouldn't want to commit to unlocking more than the 20 songs I steadily unlocked. Also it's really funny how if you ever miss, you have to pay in game currency if you want to continue the song or else it kicks you out. As a gamer, naturally, I don't miss; but, its target audience is definitely for people who aren't into rhythm games so I can see them getting income off people who are just beginning lol.
Oh also this is the only fleshed out mobile rhythm game I've seen where you're intended to play in portrait mode with both hands holding the phone and it's like super comfy. More rhythm games definitely need to do that because every other one is like intended to be played with the phone laying down on a flat surface and like what's the point of a mobile game that requires a convenient setup like that. Groove Coaster is sick but that feels more like it's supposed to be played with one hand holding the phone and the other using two fingers.
The gameplay itself isn't bad and can sometimes have nice ideas for the charting. I think the song choice leads to an interesting result in the charts, too. Normally rhythm games have a lot of instrumental songs, but this one only has songs with vocals. The result of this is that almost every chart will have you hit notes in accordance to what the singer is singing. This results in sort of unique charting and I just found that interesting.
Unfortunately, as someone else put it, it basically has every mobile game problem. There are long ads that happen every time you open a pack or box to unlock songs. The real killer is after a short while, you basically have to pay to unlock songs, or grind the small amount you have forever. Also half of the time you unlock something, you only unlock the potential to unlock it via lootboxes lol.
This was fun to play for about a couple hours until I realized I wouldn't want to commit to unlocking more than the 20 songs I steadily unlocked. Also it's really funny how if you ever miss, you have to pay in game currency if you want to continue the song or else it kicks you out. As a gamer, naturally, I don't miss; but, its target audience is definitely for people who aren't into rhythm games so I can see them getting income off people who are just beginning lol.
Oh also this is the only fleshed out mobile rhythm game I've seen where you're intended to play in portrait mode with both hands holding the phone and it's like super comfy. More rhythm games definitely need to do that because every other one is like intended to be played with the phone laying down on a flat surface and like what's the point of a mobile game that requires a convenient setup like that. Groove Coaster is sick but that feels more like it's supposed to be played with one hand holding the phone and the other using two fingers.