Hiii! This is a fun rhythm game about the character Cheriku! She's a great dancer, but don't let it get too late, or something unexpected might happen... (hint: wait until the clock hits 3:00)
Gameplay tips: You can scroll the main menu with the mouse wheel and open applications with the right mouse button. I recommend checking the settings first; you can adjust the volume and bindings there. The current bindings for the dance poses are written on a sticker in the lower left corner of the screen.
You also can customize your character in the store.
Kryakikrya - game designer, unit developer. Chmonyka - 2D graphics. Special thanks to Stepa and Nikita for writing their own music and remixes for our game! :D
Really good art style! I love the character! The guide is a little bit vague, actually I don't know how to play at first, the display of default key bindings is a little bit strange at first? I don't know whether it's a bug, but I think it can be better with more clear instructions :)
@anima-animus049 Hi! Thank you very much for your feedback. After reading it, I decided to add a tutorial for the player to complete before the first level. If possible, could you try playing my game again?
@anima-animus049 I also fixed some of the bugs and softlocks, and also lowered the difficulty of the game a bit, so it should be more enjoyable to play.
@crotonyl-alcohol Hi! Thanks for your feedback. Regarding the bindings... that's quite unusual. But you can change the button bindings in the settings anyway, which also changes them on the sticker. Regarding the difficulty: during the game's development, the timing for pressing was about 1.5 times shorter (1.4 seconds now, but it was about a 0.9-1.0s, and only 0.1s for the "perfect" timing). The obstacles themselves were also more frequent and flew faster (7s now vs 4s then). I've received several comments from friends about the difficulty being too high, so much so that they couldn't even get past the second level and see the story. Have you completed all levels of the game? If possible, could you tell me if you found levels 3/4/5 difficult? Have you reached the end (3:00 on the clock)? Are you more annoyed by the slow speed of obstacles, or by their small number?
@crotonyl-alcohol I would be very grateful for your answer, because due to the large amount of playtime during the development stage, it is hard for me to estimate the difficulty myself.
@kryakikrya The speed of obstacles. I normally spend half of the time waiting for the obstacle to come.(maybe a little exaggerated, but it really was frustrating to wait for that long) Regarding the UI, I also found right click to be "choose", and failed to use space to do the same.(it showed two 'choose' on the UI lmao)
@dirtycoat I was trying to create something like an old console simulator. Maybe tech from 2000-2010 is not that old, but for me it's quite nostalgic. To make the screen look similar to the old one, I added several shaders to the console screen: stripes on the screen, fisheye, bloom, and also made most of the sounds similar to the old games (I was inspired by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997))
@crotonyl-alcohol Thanks for the reply! I've reduced the obstacle move time (7s -> 5.5s) and also increased the damage from incorrect actions by 1.5-2 times. Regarding the spacebar and right-click: right-click selects an application (Main-menu only), and spacebar confirms a dance during gameplay. For the first 2.5 days of development, this was all done with one key (spacebar), but sometimes I'd die (while holding spacebar), causing the level in the menu to be restarted immediately. This could have been fixed by adding a delay or something, but I decided to simply separate the bindings.
Pretty cool game, the art is really nice. I think the game is still a little bit too easy. Also, on the story parts, it would be nice to have an indicator that the story has ended and you could exit, I spent 2 minutes just pressing random stuff on my keyboard and I though the game softlock. But overall, pretty cool game!
@dimanuello@neeko69 Hi! I found it interesting that two comments with completely different opinions were posted back-to-back (one saying the game was too hard, the other saying it was too easy). So, I decided to add difficulty settings! Now, in the menu, you can choose whether to play the easy or hard version of a level. Hardmode is more challenging in every way: there are more obstacles, they move faster, and the click frame is smaller. I also fixed the issue where it wasn't clear when the comic ended.
Cheriku has a lot of charm and the art style is really nice. The desktop-style menu with apps is a fun framing for a rhythm game, and the custom outfits are a cute touch. The key hints were a bit confusing at first, so the tutorial you added is a good call. Nice work.
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Overall I find the game too easy, thus unappealing.
I see you showed some horror image in the description, and I was not able to reach that far in the game.