Most rhythm games stop gameplay if you miss a certain number of notes. Sound Voltex doesn't care. You define what is success, whether that be getting a B or a perfect combo. I feel like that in and of itself is a quite powerful ludonarrative for a world where one's standing is usually set by someone other than yourself.
The game also goes the brave step of actually modifying the sound of the music according to your play style, which goes a long way to making you feel like you are actively making music as you play. This sadly makes song creation very hard, to the point that many community dumpers just add the FX to the actual ogg file, but I feel this issue is outside of the game itself, so to speak.
Finally, in most rhythm games, difficulty is only scaled up by the reaction time between notes, the complexity of note placement, or the density of notes. The multi-tasking nature of Sound Voltex makes it so that songs can scale difficulty in very different ways. There are very difficult songs that do not make use of the FX buttons or white keys at all and still provide a satisfying experience. An absolute gem of a game.
The game also goes the brave step of actually modifying the sound of the music according to your play style, which goes a long way to making you feel like you are actively making music as you play. This sadly makes song creation very hard, to the point that many community dumpers just add the FX to the actual ogg file, but I feel this issue is outside of the game itself, so to speak.
Finally, in most rhythm games, difficulty is only scaled up by the reaction time between notes, the complexity of note placement, or the density of notes. The multi-tasking nature of Sound Voltex makes it so that songs can scale difficulty in very different ways. There are very difficult songs that do not make use of the FX buttons or white keys at all and still provide a satisfying experience. An absolute gem of a game.