SEQUENCE STORM
- December 21, 2018
- SPECIAL MAGIC GAMES LLC
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Reviews
- The game features a great variety of accessibility options, making it playable for visually impaired users and enhancing the overall experience for all players.
- The gameplay is engaging and fun, combining rhythm mechanics with racing elements, which adds a unique twist and keeps players coming back for more.
- The soundtrack is filled with high-quality tracks, and the game offers a solid difficulty curve that challenges players without being overly punishing.
- Some difficulty ratings for stages are mis-rated, leading to frustration as certain easy stages are rated too high and difficult ones too low.
- The reliance on track geometry and visual gimmicks can obscure upcoming notes, making it difficult to anticipate inputs and detracting from the gameplay experience.
- Performance issues and crashes have been reported, particularly on lower-end computers, which can hinder the overall enjoyment of the game.
- music128 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, featuring a solid mix of original tracks primarily in the electronic and trance genres, which enhances the gameplay experience. While some players find certain songs mediocre, many appreciate the adrenaline-inducing soundtrack and the variety of difficulty levels that keep them engaged. The inclusion of a workshop for custom tracks and the developers' support for contributing artists further enrich the musical landscape of the game.
“The gameplay is exciting and the music is awesome.”
“The music is generally good, spanning many genres, with some truly outstanding tracks.”
“Great original music!”
“On some of these songs you can't even see the upcoming notes because the track is curved awkwardly (e.g. the end section on the Young Jaguar theme).”
“Similarly, other tricks are employed to achieve the goal of spiking the difficulty, including FOV changes, spinning the camera around, random pauses in the middle of songs, and random tempo changes.”
“One con is that the music is mostly electronic.”
- story88 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story mode is praised for its engaging narrative and unique mechanics that enhance the rhythm gameplay, making it stand out in the genre. While some players find the story simple, it effectively ties the levels together and offers a variety of challenges, including racing elements that add depth. Overall, the combination of a compelling cyberpunk setting, accessibility features, and entertaining missions contributes to a highly enjoyable experience, though some players feel the story could be more engaging.
“I didn't expect a rhythm game to have such an interesting story, even if it's as simple as it is.”
“The world and story are also quite interesting.”
“I'm really loving the combination of factors in this game, challenging rhythm action, a fascinating cyberpunk story with an ethos similar to the film Tron, and a high-tech racer with upgrades to buy and stat points to earn.”
“I definitely recommend it if you have some experience with rhythm games, but even on the lowest difficulty you can get overwhelmed with inputs by the end of the story - which was surprisingly short.”
“The story isn't really engaging... I feel like the devs can do better!”
“Yes, the story mode is basically a racing game.”
- gameplay82 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a well-crafted blend of rhythm and racing mechanics, offering a fun and engaging experience with a variety of challenges and unique features. Players appreciate the polished mechanics, intuitive controls, and a diverse soundtrack that enhances the overall enjoyment. With a substantial amount of content and a gradual learning curve, the game caters to both rhythm game veterans and newcomers, promising over 50 hours of gameplay.
“Overall, the gameplay is incredibly fun.”
“The gameplay is fast and visually engaging.”
“The rhythm and racing mechanics are great, the missions are entertaining, and accessibility is top-notch.”
“It quickly ramps up to have sadistic mechanics like diagonal holds zigzagging across the track, which completely ruin my cognitive abilities while I'm trying to punch the 10 other buttons.”
“There is no rubberbanding mechanic as far as I can tell, so you'll have no way to catch up if you get multiple combo breaks.”
“I'm a little worried that the 'slowing down on corners' mechanic creates conflicting design goals, but even on the challenge mode version of the campaign you're never asked to optimize things to a ridiculous degree.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with praise for the clean design and appealing 2D art that establishes a strong aesthetic. However, some reviewers feel that the overall visual impact does not stand out as much as expected, particularly in comparison to other titles in the genre. Notably, the game also excels in accessibility, making it playable for visually impaired and blind players through effective voiceover support and audio cues.
“Whether you're up for getting every achievement or just sticking the game on for some action, this is definitely one I can recommend, particularly given the developer's amazing work with accessibility, making a fully graphical game playable by visually impaired and blind people with complete voiceover support and audio cues. It's an awesome game in its own right too.”
“To be fair, the 2D art looks great and establishes a good aesthetic, and in-game everything is designed cleanly and doesn't get in the way of the level unless it's meant to.”
“Unfortunately, everything else about the graphics fails to really pop for me.”
“Let's just get this out of the way: it's an SDVX clone with keysounding and a focus on visuals.”
“So I won't call it a rip-off, unlike 音灵 invaxion, which copied the whole game system, design including most artworks, and play style from DJMax series and SDVX and still being subpar.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players consistently highlight the game's high replayability, citing its fun and challenging gameplay, smooth controls, engaging story, and the addition of custom tracks and competitive leaderboards as key factors that encourage repeated playthroughs.
“It's fun, challenging, and offers lots of replayability.”
“Smooth controls and a cool story, lots of replay value.”
“Topped off with a huge replay value, custom tracks, and a competitive leaderboard.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users consistently report significant performance issues and crashes that hinder creativity, particularly in the editor. These optimization problems necessitate workaround strategies like culling to manage performance effectively.
“My biggest gripe definitely has to be with performance issues.”
“The main thing that limits creativity in the editor is performance issues and crashes, meaning you have to get creative with culling and what-not.”
