In this game you play as Michael, a man who receives a magical flute that summons falling pianos to fight the shadows.
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What I like about this is how smoothly everything responds. I love the feeling of dropping six, seven pianos all at once. When fighting with shadows I feel just the right amount of chaos and control. The game has great atmosphere and is a joy to play.
Some thoughts: I'm not entirely on board with the pianos spawning with your momentum. The first time that happened, and really every subsequent time as well, it didn't feel like that was what -should- have happened. Like, when I summon a piano, I expect it to drop straight down, you know?
I also felt like the platforming was just a little slippery. With all the small platforms I need to land on, I found myself missing or slipping off more than I think I deserved.
Really nice idea. Loved the piano mechanic even though it was pretty damn hard at first. I got stuck around level 3 because I couldn't get pianos through the hole because one was stuck there.
Other DiningPhilosopher here, the game crashed on me during the (final?) boss when they pushed me out on the right side :'( Otherwise extremely nice (and hard!). I couldn't stop laughing about the piano summoning. I half-expected the game to end on the first screen, that would have been even funnier :P
This was probably one of the best interpretations or the theme I've seen so far. It's amazing how many different things you can do with falling pianos, and the levels take advantage of that very well. Something I noticed is that if you run off of a platform (or piano) without jumping, you keep the ability to jump once in midair. This is probably a bug, but it makes for some really cool alternative ways to complete levels (like the one right after the city). The only real complaint I can think of is that as someone else mentioned, the pianos being created with your momentum feels a little strange. Excellent job overall~
Great Entry! good use of the theme and great music. I had some bugs with respawn in the first level, but after that it was fine. Also, I found it extremely annoying how the piano would 'follow' you when you drop it
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A game where you kill with a Piano is huge.
Some thoughts:
I'm not entirely on board with the pianos spawning with your momentum. The first time that happened, and really every subsequent time as well, it didn't feel like that was what -should- have happened. Like, when I summon a piano, I expect it to drop straight down, you know?
I also felt like the platforming was just a little slippery. With all the small platforms I need to land on, I found myself missing or slipping off more than I think I deserved.
Anyway, great game!
good use of the theme and great music.
I had some bugs with respawn in the first level, but after that it was fine.
Also, I found it extremely annoying how the piano would 'follow' you when you drop it
Really polished game, probably i'll rethink how the pianos fall from the sky because giving them some momentum gave me some problem in some puzzle.
Nice music and sfx.
Got stuck in the second level of the city so i didn't finished the game.