I like the concept, but I think for the actual jam you didn't bring much to the table, if the gfx/sfx and music were all already made, and you only have a few lines of 1 song. 4-5 timing based guesses at lyrics for 1 song I don't know didn't really engage me as a player. That said, it is a nice idea, and with a little more time, development and maybe a wider array of more commonly known songs it could grow into a nice project. Also, if the arrow could some how be a little bit synced to the rhythm of the lyrics coming out I think it would have a better effect. As it is, sometimes the arrows passing by just as the blank is becoming visible, you have to (or can) wait for a second or even third pass before making your selection. It's less fun/challenging with so many opportunities to think about your choice. Hope you continue development though, it's a great idea.
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Thanks for checking this out! Just wanted to say: the fonts and sounds were made by me previous to the jam, sure, but the /programming/ of the game engine here and all of the other art featured in the game is completely unique to the jam (the fonts themselves received a bit of editing, too). My friend was intending to produce a unique tune over the weekend but he got sidetracked by a family emergency, so this old chiptune of mine in there as placeholder stuck around. No different than a solo dev using open-source fonts and sounds for their entry. You're right, there's only a half dozen multiple choice selections to make, but better to keep the scope contained IMO for something like this when the mechanics are definitely not final. This is very much a proof-of-concept experiment and not intended as a complete game, I chopped down a ton from the original idea (which among other things includes making multiple passes of the chorus to progressively alter it) in order to make this manageable to complete and had the submission ready 3 AM Sunday night. I'm glad you see potential in the idea and I agree that the timing of the arrow and wide window to make a choice are things that ought to be thought about, and will be. Cheers for your feedback :)
Hey! Just thought you might be interested to hear that it's now possible to mod the text contents of this thing. While quite a rough implementation, the Windows build now comes with it's chorus data in an easily editable format and also includes 3 additional songs' choruses to play through (all Iron Maiden, I'm afraid XD). Also, in both the web and Windows downloads there's one tiny little tweak to the hard mode in that every single A-B-C-D selection subs 1 stamina so changing your choice or missing a "?" block has more of a consequence.