Theres Potential

This is a fantastic game that I believe has a lot of potential, but theres still a lot that needs to be worked on. The idea is there, but it can be improved a lot. Dont get me wrong, this game has a lot going for it, but Ill start of with the cons.

Cons:

-Poor grammar
-Difficulty "reading" notes
-Distracting backgrounds
-Lack of song sorting system
-No indication to the end of a song
-Limited started song choice
-Limited theme starter choice

I play the game in English, so Im not sure if poor grammar is in the other languages, but it really bothers me. The tutorial wasnt difficult to understand, but there could have been better words choices as well as better punctuation. It just appears very sloppy and unpolished for a game that looks really nice overall. A fluent English speaker could write everything up cleanly and correctly because the idea is there, its just not integrated fluidly. Reading the descriptions of the characters is interesting and the basic understanding is there, but its not enjoyable to struggle over what the words mean. Also, about the tilde (~) when Zing speaks, its very distracting. I get that thats her "style" but it makes her seem annoying and pretentious. Reducing it to a few would portray her happiness without being distracting.

The multiple themes are great, but they dont work very well to make the playing experience enjoyable. The backgrounds that play during songs can be distracting, sometimes blending in with the notes. The notes are difficult to predict and read when theyre close to each other on the same line. The orange circle that pulsates is the brightest color on the screen and takes away from the notes. In pure mode, the special notes are hard to predict and blend into the background.

Theres no song sorting system so its difficult to find the song you like to play. Sorting by name, difficulty, rank achieved etc. can resolve this problem.

When a song is finished, theres too much of a delay between the score screen popping up and the song playing. I keep thinking there should be more to follow but its really the end of the song.

There are very limited choices of songs and themes for paying $2. Theres a decent selection of songs, but the difficulties of levels are either too easy or too difficult so I personally cant gradually improve. Id have to attempt to play harder songs right away which I dont particularly enjoy. There are also a lot of themes that are locked which is a shame. You can purchase more themes and songs in game, but I dont think its worth it where the game is at right now.

Pros:

-Lovely art
-Pretty visuals overall
-Great/unique concept
-Unique song selection

The game design itself is very clean and futuristic. It has a sleek design and thats always a selling point.

The concept of the game is unique. Having two modes helps with that, but incorporating the special notes in pure mode can be done a lot smoother. Otherwise the play-style is something if never encountered in a rhythm game.

This may have vocaloid songs, but theyre not the standard Miku, Len, Kaito etc... These songs are sung by Chinese vocaloids as well as some other. If you wanna listen to something different, theres a lot of good songs to be introduced to.

Conclusion:

This game has a lot of potential, but theres a lot that can be done with it. I suggest waiting a bit for a few more updates because its not worth the money at the moment. Though there are a lot of great songs and the play style is fun, theres still a lot of things that are wonky in it. I cant wait to see this game at its peak, because Im sure this isnt the final product yet.

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