I can understand the general praise the game gets. It's very fresh feeling both in terms of it's vibe and presentation. The mechanic feels unique too where combat is on a beat.
Story wise it's pretty silly, power of friendship thing but it's entertaining for what the game is. Combat is ok, you don't have to follow the beat with your presses but if you do you get bonus damage.
Music is overall good, I think though that it's hard to feel that it's good since a lot of the game is platforming, and during those sections they dial the music down to basically being a metronome so there's no excitement or build up. Music was best during boss fights or when they generally used a licensed track.
Overall for a 10-12 hour game it's pretty enjoyable but more iteration/licensed music budget (amazing how much lyrics help hype up a track) would be great.
Story wise it's pretty silly, power of friendship thing but it's entertaining for what the game is. Combat is ok, you don't have to follow the beat with your presses but if you do you get bonus damage.
Music is overall good, I think though that it's hard to feel that it's good since a lot of the game is platforming, and during those sections they dial the music down to basically being a metronome so there's no excitement or build up. Music was best during boss fights or when they generally used a licensed track.
Overall for a 10-12 hour game it's pretty enjoyable but more iteration/licensed music budget (amazing how much lyrics help hype up a track) would be great.