A Musical Story

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Meristation
    Mar 28, 2022
    68
    A Musical Story is a laudable attempt to tell a story based on the mechanics of a musical game. The game manages to imbue us with that atmosphere, scarce in silence, that was the 70s. The mechanics are very simple and allow us to focus on the music and the story: the trip through memory shattered, a search for the way back in the middle of the darkness, the light at the end of the tunnel that lights up blinking to the beat of guitar notes.
  2. PC Gamer
    Mar 9, 2022
    65
    Great music, delivered in frustratingly bitty form. A clever rhythm game that doesn't mesh with its prominent story.
  3. Edge Magazine
    Mar 24, 2022
    60
    The process of mastering it? Let's just say it's not quite our tempo. [Issue#370, p.123]
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  1. Eurogamer
    Mar 1, 2022
    Wonderful, lo-fi sounds and hand-crafted visuals make A Musical Story a clear a labour of love, sadly let down by its rhythm mechanics.

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  1. grihajedy
    Mar 23, 2022
    6
    "Музыкальная история". А где история то?
    Сценок с сюжетом очень мало, они очень малодетальные, практически неинформативные, поначалу сюжет    "Музыкальная история". А где история то?
    Сценок с сюжетом очень мало, они очень малодетальные, практически неинформативные, поначалу сюжет максимально бытовой и простой, к концу всё превращается в какой-то артхаус с воронами. Я просто инстинктивно отворачивался во время сценок, так как они просто не о чём, я скорее ждал геймплей. Да, я понял, что это воспоминания и гг лежит в коме по сюжету, но это не спасает. Вдвойне печально, потому что визуальный стиль то крутой, меню выглядит очень красиво, но все силы разрабов ушли на геймплей, видимо.
    А геймплей это просто ритм-кликер, причём поначалу музыка реально качает, а к середине какое-то уныние, в котором мне трудно было ловить ритм.
    6/10
    Если бы было можно, поставил бы нейтральную оценку, но играть не советую.

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  2. Helmspire_Gugli
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    No written review ever can describe what a blissful experience this game Is.
    It delivers exactly what people expected from the trailers and    No written review ever can describe what a blissful experience this game Is.
    It delivers exactly what people expected from the trailers and even more.
    I ready many reviews that explained how its gameplay Is its weaker part, but may I kindly tell these people that they might have 0 to non existent sense of rythm of you find this game hard or not intuitive?? Absolutely a hidden gem that sadly not many people Will play. If you are even remotely entrigued by its look, don't hesitate and buy It! You won't regret It    … Full Review »