Whereas my apparent most important goal at Tokyo Sport Present is new or upcoming video games, typically an indie developer is exhibiting off a sport that has already launched that catches my consideration. Maybe they’re launching within the Japanese marketplace for the primary time. Possibly there’s a companion sport, sequel, or port coming. Some could even simply be hoping for a second probability to get observed within the cruel seas of the market. Regardless of the motive, I don’t thoughts it. Frankly, I miss cool video games on a regular basis, and if I missed one thing then there’s an excellent probability a few of you’ll have as effectively.
NOISZ STARLIVHT (Free), from Anarch Leisure, launched on the App Retailer all the way in which again in February of this yr. Jared caught it in his weekly round-up, as Jareds do, however that appears to be about so far as it bought on our radar right here at TouchArcade. Whoops! Whereas doing my rounds within the Indie Sport Space of the Tokyo Sport Present, Son of Musgrave wished to cease and play an English-teaching sport. Certain, why not? Instantly subsequent to that sport was NOISZ STARLIVHT, and it caught my consideration shortly with its colourful visuals and nice music.
A standalone follow-up to the PC sport NOISZ, NOISZ STARLIVHT is a novel sport that wears many hats. It’s a visible novel! It’s a rhythm sport! It’s additionally type of a bullet-hell shooter? You purpose to grow to be the #1 idol group whereas battling interdimensional music monsters, and that’s simply the floor of this wild story. You possibly can play by means of the entire most important story at no cost, with further purchases for additional options and content material. It’s fairly a considerable story, and the writing has a attraction to it that may’t be denied.
Past the story segments, you’ve bought the rhythm sport portion of NOISZ STARLIVHT, and that is the place it will get a bit spicy. As you would possibly as count on from a sport on this style, you must faucet, maintain, and flick because the notes arrive in every lane. Alright, we’ve seen that earlier than, what else have you ever bought? Nicely, you’re additionally battling enemies as you do that. These enemies will assault you, and also you’ll need to spare a finger to maneuver your character round to dodge. You’ll additionally typically need to clear sure notes by shifting by means of them.
The problem is in fact that you must do each of these items on the similar time, one finger tapping to the beat whereas the opposite frantically dodges. It’s like rubbing your tummy and patting your head on the similar time, and I imply that in a great way. Naturally, the music is superb. Can’t have a lot of a rhythm sport with out good music.
I’m actually glad that Anarch Leisure was exhibiting the sport off on the Tokyo Sport Present this yr, and that I occurred to catch it. I downloaded the sport instantly and have been enjoying it day by day since then. So whereas this specific hands-on isn’t telling you about one thing you couldn’t have seen earlier than, it’s telling you a few sport you possibly can play proper now. And it’s best to!
