Here's the skinny, hip cats. Like, we weren't around in the 1970s, but we've seen photos, and we've heard the music of Steely Dan, so we feel confident in saying that French studio Glee Cheese has nailed the aesthetic of the era in the trailer for A Musical Story. As Steely Dan might say: groovy, man.
A Musical Story is a narrative about a young man, Gabriel, exploring his memories through music, played as a rhythm game. There is no text, no dialogue - just sweet, sweet music, and the unique visuals of Gabriel's digs, friends, and life.
If you want to check out A Musical Story ahead of time, the game will be showcased in the upcoming London Games Festival - a ten-day long celebration of the virtual medium - and will have a free Steam demo as part of the showcase, starting on the 19th March.
If you're cool to wait, that's funky, too. A Musical Story is due to release on Switch, PC, Xbox One, and iOS this summer. Dig it?
Does this far-out rhythm game tickle your ivories? Do us a solid and give us your opinions in the comments below.
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Art direction on this is awesome
@daisygurl heck yeah!
The game looks fantastic. I just hope the gameplay good as it looks.
@daisygurl Huh? I'm a millennial and the majority of non-classical music I listen to is from the 1960s and 70s.
Are You Experienced?
Love anything like this....... Day one👍
Really intrigued by this. Excited to see more
Need some serious Acapulco gold, Zig Zag double wide, a spinning color wheel and some serious munchies to do this one.
This looks like my kind of game! Will be giving it a look.
I actually remember the Seventies, and I dig it. It will live or die by the music, and it's hard to judge that based on a single hook, but the teaser has me intrigued.
Never mind Steely Dan, the Seventies had everything going on, musically speaking. Prog rock, hard rock, psychedelia, folk and folk rock, heavy metal, punk, ska, New Wave, disco, Latin jazz, funk, reggae, R'n'B, the beginnings of hip-hop, the roots of the Goth movement and early electronica, amongst other things. Even country, a genre I'm not overly fond of, had some great stuff happening in the Seventies. It's almost impossible to NOT like some of the music from that decade, even if you were born in the next century.
@JasmineDragon I thought that I was the only person here who could remember the seventies! Good list of music genres.
As a member of a punk art rock band in the 90's, I just might like this game . . .
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