a tragedy this game isn't as well received as I want it to be but it stole my heart and fucked me in the ass at the same time youre all big meanies this is a masterpiece the god of videogames told me so I'm gonna trust them
you know me hot and sexy listening to VGM playlists on youtube stumbling onto the vs yinu mix track and I already got my attention at 100% I knew i had to check this game out and im so glad I did it blew me away the fuck
I'm slowly realising that I just love these types of flawed experiences that pour so much love into your heart you may be exploding any time soon and thats what I felt in the very first minutes of NSR
while I don't think the story is that much of a deal breaker its still pretty goofy and tight enough to make a 180 and actually being pretty great disclaimer promare is one of my favorite anime movies ever and I'm a big fan of studio trigger style over substance type of executive approach and that will make you a good idea of why I actually ended up loving this as much as I did
enter mayday and zuke an indie band trying to make a breakthrough in the mainstream music scene but are contrasted by the EDM capitalistic view of dictator tatiana trying to suppress rock music as much as possible so they go on this kind of purifying crusade to convert most of the districts of the cities to rock music instead of EDM
if you think this is a stupid synopsis it's because this is a stupid synopsis but they actually play with this kind of over the top narrative to their advantage the story just gets weirder and weirder to the very end but even though this could be argued as a low point what really carries on the back the entire game is the characters and art direction
don't get me started I'm in love with the character design of this game every single PG has some kind of quirks and that is reflected to how they present themselves in the story mayday is THE ADHD sunshine type of girl always happy and outgoing and therefore gets typically overexcited and stimulated and just loves loves loves chaotic environments (I relate to her I'm ENFP AND ADHD I just vibe with her too damn much) zuke at contrary is a laid back chill type of guy never gets too much words out of his mouth and tries to get the job right as much as possible (I want to fuck him)
these two have a synergy so tight I actually cannot think of one without thinking of the other one they're a duo that complements each other in so many aspects and just make a damn good pair of protagonists I gotta say
the other characters play it safe for their type of archetype and while this may ideally be a problem it is so much funny BECAUSE they over exaggerate their stereotypes and this culminates in another high point of the game: the comedy is pretty fucking funny and pretty fucking dope it actually has that weird mature ish cartoon esque type of comedy that I'm very fond of and I found myself going “chuckles I'm in danger*
adding to all that the art direction has such a distinct and coherent art style mayday and zuke have so many different expressions that personality and when you add the incredible voice acting (japanese one not english you already know I hate english voice acting) you're gonna get some characters that feel both goofy and real to a degree and even some side characters or even just people you talk in the town have a portrait or a 3d models that plays right into the l already established art style and this shines particularly in the bosses designs that are just so grand I'm not gonna lie eve the dj guy yinu they're absolutely incredible character designs they feel straight out of a masterclass in the subject not gonna lie
and this also reflects to the entire city every different district is brimming with personality that reflects the boss of the area every nook and cranny is detailed as shit and at times youre gonna be left just vibing with the booming movida of the entire place and even the boss pre stages and stages are just beautiful to look at
mind you the gameplay is probably the weakest part of the entire experience but that doesn't mean its not worth anything basically this is ideally a fighting game which moves to the sound of the music but you can basically just ignore the music and do whatever the fuck you want tackling the stages with either zuke or mayday but most of the time youre gonna switch between them now its pretty fun how both of them have fundamentally different battle movesets and while this is not incredibly deep its fun as it is you get combos projectiles stickers to put on your instruments (mayday has a sick guitar and zuke plays the drum I love me some drummer bf) to get bonuses upgrades using skill trees (I love skill trees) transform stage elements to your aid and special moves and finishers I genuinely enjoyed this stuff too fucking much my mind says this is mid but it's honestly so good I dont even care and this obviously cultimates in the boss battles now some are better than others due to different gimmicks here and there that may or may not break the entire battle yet I genuinely enjoyed most of them the mermaid one the yinu one and the eve one are just outstanding great great job
now this would not be as good as an experience without the powerful ost banging in your ears for the entire experience and i have this bad habit of putting 20 links to music that nobody listen so I'm gonna just link one later
since this is a tale about rock against edm most of the tunes are gonna surround these genres the town themes are edm tracks but the boss battles have these incredible segments of the song shifting to either more rock or more edm and genuinely augments the entire experience now one of my favorite one of the bunch is the vs yinu theme which is BEAUTIFUL classic rock and edm clashing and trying to shift the song to their favour its absolutely sensational and the last stretch of yinu going fucking crazy on the piano is emotional as shit but honestly all of them are bangers and dabble into different styles of edm so youre gonna find something of your liking in this soundtrack its just phenomenal
so whatever don't wanna bloat this because I'm trying to make some more straightforward reviews or else I'm never gonna log these games that being said this one absolutely stole my heart it's a deeply flawed experience theres probably more issues than praises to be made but I cannot overstate enough how much pure and unfiltered fun and love was poured into this product and it got me playing this with a smile on my face for the entire time playthrough and I'm definitely gonna come back to this one times and times again trust you will be dealt with period period
zuke I'm literally single if you wanna use me as a drum
you know me hot and sexy listening to VGM playlists on youtube stumbling onto the vs yinu mix track and I already got my attention at 100% I knew i had to check this game out and im so glad I did it blew me away the fuck
I'm slowly realising that I just love these types of flawed experiences that pour so much love into your heart you may be exploding any time soon and thats what I felt in the very first minutes of NSR
while I don't think the story is that much of a deal breaker its still pretty goofy and tight enough to make a 180 and actually being pretty great disclaimer promare is one of my favorite anime movies ever and I'm a big fan of studio trigger style over substance type of executive approach and that will make you a good idea of why I actually ended up loving this as much as I did
enter mayday and zuke an indie band trying to make a breakthrough in the mainstream music scene but are contrasted by the EDM capitalistic view of dictator tatiana trying to suppress rock music as much as possible so they go on this kind of purifying crusade to convert most of the districts of the cities to rock music instead of EDM
if you think this is a stupid synopsis it's because this is a stupid synopsis but they actually play with this kind of over the top narrative to their advantage the story just gets weirder and weirder to the very end but even though this could be argued as a low point what really carries on the back the entire game is the characters and art direction
don't get me started I'm in love with the character design of this game every single PG has some kind of quirks and that is reflected to how they present themselves in the story mayday is THE ADHD sunshine type of girl always happy and outgoing and therefore gets typically overexcited and stimulated and just loves loves loves chaotic environments (I relate to her I'm ENFP AND ADHD I just vibe with her too damn much) zuke at contrary is a laid back chill type of guy never gets too much words out of his mouth and tries to get the job right as much as possible (I want to fuck him)
these two have a synergy so tight I actually cannot think of one without thinking of the other one they're a duo that complements each other in so many aspects and just make a damn good pair of protagonists I gotta say
the other characters play it safe for their type of archetype and while this may ideally be a problem it is so much funny BECAUSE they over exaggerate their stereotypes and this culminates in another high point of the game: the comedy is pretty fucking funny and pretty fucking dope it actually has that weird mature ish cartoon esque type of comedy that I'm very fond of and I found myself going “chuckles I'm in danger*
adding to all that the art direction has such a distinct and coherent art style mayday and zuke have so many different expressions that personality and when you add the incredible voice acting (japanese one not english you already know I hate english voice acting) you're gonna get some characters that feel both goofy and real to a degree and even some side characters or even just people you talk in the town have a portrait or a 3d models that plays right into the l already established art style and this shines particularly in the bosses designs that are just so grand I'm not gonna lie eve the dj guy yinu they're absolutely incredible character designs they feel straight out of a masterclass in the subject not gonna lie
and this also reflects to the entire city every different district is brimming with personality that reflects the boss of the area every nook and cranny is detailed as shit and at times youre gonna be left just vibing with the booming movida of the entire place and even the boss pre stages and stages are just beautiful to look at
mind you the gameplay is probably the weakest part of the entire experience but that doesn't mean its not worth anything basically this is ideally a fighting game which moves to the sound of the music but you can basically just ignore the music and do whatever the fuck you want tackling the stages with either zuke or mayday but most of the time youre gonna switch between them now its pretty fun how both of them have fundamentally different battle movesets and while this is not incredibly deep its fun as it is you get combos projectiles stickers to put on your instruments (mayday has a sick guitar and zuke plays the drum I love me some drummer bf) to get bonuses upgrades using skill trees (I love skill trees) transform stage elements to your aid and special moves and finishers I genuinely enjoyed this stuff too fucking much my mind says this is mid but it's honestly so good I dont even care and this obviously cultimates in the boss battles now some are better than others due to different gimmicks here and there that may or may not break the entire battle yet I genuinely enjoyed most of them the mermaid one the yinu one and the eve one are just outstanding great great job
now this would not be as good as an experience without the powerful ost banging in your ears for the entire experience and i have this bad habit of putting 20 links to music that nobody listen so I'm gonna just link one later
since this is a tale about rock against edm most of the tunes are gonna surround these genres the town themes are edm tracks but the boss battles have these incredible segments of the song shifting to either more rock or more edm and genuinely augments the entire experience now one of my favorite one of the bunch is the vs yinu theme which is BEAUTIFUL classic rock and edm clashing and trying to shift the song to their favour its absolutely sensational and the last stretch of yinu going fucking crazy on the piano is emotional as shit but honestly all of them are bangers and dabble into different styles of edm so youre gonna find something of your liking in this soundtrack its just phenomenal
so whatever don't wanna bloat this because I'm trying to make some more straightforward reviews or else I'm never gonna log these games that being said this one absolutely stole my heart it's a deeply flawed experience theres probably more issues than praises to be made but I cannot overstate enough how much pure and unfiltered fun and love was poured into this product and it got me playing this with a smile on my face for the entire time playthrough and I'm definitely gonna come back to this one times and times again trust you will be dealt with period period
zuke I'm literally single if you wanna use me as a drum