XBA says: Go on tour with this 70's band from your home console
Neil writes: "Think of a rhythm-based music game and immediately you'll usher up memories of the classics: Rock Band, Guitar Hero, PaRappa the Rappa. A Musical Story promises to let you create similar memories, although this one is most definitely different."
WTMG's Oliver Shellding: "There is so much about A Musical Story that is visually and audibly fantastic, and that cannot be disputed. This is a game that really benefits from the social media exposure of the world, as players will be able to see streamers who have sacrificed time and effort into crafting a perfect playthrough for the enjoyment of others. But, from a player’s perspective, it’s a repetitive chore to need to be perfect and memorized, not harmonized, to succeed and to tell the full story. Failure to conform to the developers designs means being on the outside, turning away the very nature of the misfit that Gabriel and his band seek to embrace."
Rhythm and narrative games usually steer clear of one another. While one relies on reaction-based gameplay, the other can be absent of traditional mechanics to focus solely on the plot. Looking to merge genres is A Musical Story, but can this psychedelic tour produce a soundtrack and tale that truly captures the essence of the 70s?
