I think the biggest problems for me were how vast the overworld felt and the janky overworld movement; maybe you could lock it to a grid instead of allowing diagonal movement?
I loved the songs and the characters, that part felt very fleshed out- maybe a bit more of a heads up if it'll be two lines of song or just one.
Love the plethora of content in this demo! Really excited to see this come together. Not much to say that hasn't already been said so I'll try to make some of my own points, the overworld has a lot of empty space and is very easy to get lost in (I spent 15 minutes wandering aimlessly after Nami), the diagonal movement is bugged in both how it's activated and activating the movement sprites, and the fence guy's text box is bugged if you talk to him again. The verse switching can get confusing and it can take a couple of retries to get down, especially since verses can change from doubles to singles to repeats and supports very quickly, maybe a heads up on the HUD could improve on that? Like something that says "Heads Up! Single-line support next!" or "Double-line repeat incoming!" can very easily cut back on the frustration and retries needed. Maybe also the right stick can be used with the scratching as well? It can be very difficult trying to do quick directional inputs on the stick on scratch solos, having a second stick to use inbetween rapid inputs could make things flow much smoother. (If it actually does work ignore this lol, I just couldn't tell if it worked or not when trying it when the game gets hectic) Really love this project, good to see this style of rhythm game making a return. Lovely characters, cute charm, earworm tracks for days. Showed last year's demo to a bunch of friends and I'm doing the same with this one.
I love how this demo! it needs work, for sure (Overworld is way too big, sometimes reading the notes gets weird), but i am super excited to see how this project goes!
The new songs are both amazing and not only show your skill in creating amazing animations and music videos, but also a banger of a soundtrack. i also love seeing all the small touch ups done to the two previous songs like the intro of grease poppin and the setting and music of cream cheese icing. Also the story mode is a fun way of tying the stages together, however i think the map is a bit too big, especially since there isn't a lot to find off the beaten path, maybe some more npc's or stickers would help? or just make the map smaller, but those are just tiny critiques on an overall amazing demo!
The charm and presentation of this game is well, infatuating. I love the prospect of being able to expand off of prerequisite notes and being rewarded for it! (There's a little glitch on Nami's battle where pausing during the intro will screw the timing up, but retrying fixes it.) I'm really pumped to see where the game goes next!
This game is really cool! The only issue I have with it right now is that it can be a bit confusing when the game switches to Support out of nowhere. Maybe having a slight gradient at the end of the line or an indicator that shows what kind of line is coming up next could help. Either way, I look forward to seeing what comes out of this project!
yo after when going in 3d mode on mc stage it doesnt rank u down or up it just stays in the level u were before 3d for ex i was on mid fi and when i was afk on purpose to make it go back it was stuck on mid fi
This game is very cute! I love the attention to detail in game and the music! The gameplay is kinda hard to get used to if you don't have any experience playing rhythm games, but that's okay! I have a lot of experience playing rhythm games so I didn't have much of an issue. Some verses in Cream Cheese Icing and Grease Poppin' are a bit of a pain to pass, but enough practice will get you to passing them.
This is great, but the scoring is a bit weird. I'll mostly get one line and lose points but be really off the next one with the wrong letters and such, but gain points?
I hope in full game will have "pre-rendered intro/cutscreen" or "2D Mode(use sprite instead of 3d model)" Option , because i'm use low-spec laptop
and i got glitch that when it game over but music still continues playing (and customer complain sound start playing )and screen freeze , after screen respond i get teleport to 3D Mode and not get game over in that round.
In the current build, you should be able to use it by adding the game's exe to your Steam Library as a Non-Steam game and then switching to the "PS" controller layout in the game's options. Sorry for the late response!
This game is so my jam it's unbeliavable. This thing is so charming I can't even put it into words. If you need any kind of asset or promo artist please hmu I do work that's completely up this game's alley
this is so awesome, ive been excited for this since the original teaser of grease poppin'. the art and music is so nice, i hope we get to see more soon
really cute game!! the art is cute, the characters are cute, and the animation is REALLY good!! my only "issue" is that the keyboard controls are a little awkward, but its not noticeable enough to the point where it inhibits gameplay. i look forward to future updates!!
This game is the shit bro, but is there a skip intro button in this game's future? Grease Poppin' is great and I wanna play it more but the intro feels long as hell after restarting so much. Nothing wrong with the intro itself it goes hard but the option would be really nice. Fantastic game btw, I need more of this. :)
Could you add a latency calibration feature like in rhythm doctor? I have to hit the keys weirdly early to have them hit "on time". Other than that I'm a big fan! I love the aesthetic <3
I love this game! The art style's amazingly nostalgic to me, the beats are funky cool, and the gameplay is on point with a PaRappa the Rapper style! I wonder if there's a way to mod this game... I'd love to see content with mods, but if not I can't wait to see this game grow!
Thanks! At the moment I've got it covered, I've actually kinda been making the soundtrack a bit faster than I can keep up with developing, so I've already got a bit of a backlog to fulfill LOL. If that ever changes though I'll be sure to consider!
The next build will be more optimized, so hopefully that should help when it comes out, but do keep in mind that there's only so far I can go with that and some weaker computers might just not be able to run the game well, unfortunately. Remappable controls are also on the way as well.
Two problems I've been facing is with some controllers when they are connected will reset the game when you start a level. The other one is with all my controllers when the oppoment will put L or R button at the beginning when it's your turn and you wont 't be able to press L or R anymore. Other than that it's a great rhythm game!
This game is like, really, really GOOD. But there's just a tiny (tiny)problem with it, whenever i play The Boss Battle stage the UI GOES crazy, Like sometimes whenever i'm playing the UI Puts every single note in one note. It bothers me, and i hope you fix it soon.
This game is awesome! Tho i have a problem with it I installed the zip file, unzipped it, added the game to my steam library, and it worked! then i closed, BOOM the .exe file was gone, i hope i can fix it in the future! but great game!
Suggestion: Make the record scratch able to be used with the D-pad, as sometimes I experience my joystick registering inputs that are caused by it snapping back to the center
(In other words, I make an up input, but because my controller flicked back down a bit too far, it would register a down input shortly after)
If everything's setup correctly on your end, the Dpad should work, so you might wanna double check the troubleshooting guide if you haven't already, but regardless, the next build will have much easier controller setup so it'll work for sure there!
Just gave ya a 10 bucks for basically making the new Parappa/Lammy game we ain't ever gonna get, ha.
Wanna show my support 'cus I love rhythm/music games like these, DDR and FNF, while good, like, I can't play them, I go crosseye with all of them arrows going at lightspeed, eh.
I said in a youtube comment that if the game was moddable, I'd basically make my own, but guess no worries, I ain't no good with coding, nor making music or what, so... yeah, lol, I'm useless.
I would like to give more support and maybe even help out with the game personally, but all am good at is making some decent art, nothing much. Tho the game's style is adorbs, I love it~ <3
Welp, guess I'll just wait up for more content in the game, keep up da good work~
Some things that I like and I think that needs work
The things I liked! + Gameplay is great, a spiritual successor to Parappa the Rapper with key difference which is supporting the bar. I usually see this in modded Parappa videos but man it feels great to play and listen when you go along with the "rival" + Music is great as well! My thoughts for this is like if I have a music player and I'm just in it for a long car ride, I can use this to pass the time and enjoy the beats
The things I feel that needs work... ! There are few to some cases that inputing an incorrect key would literally sabotage the entire line and there is no way of salvaging it, I would get if my rhythm is wack but accidentally hitting a wrong key and unable to redeem just kinda sucks ! Supporting the Bar needs work, especially if you decide to have levels that require input immediately after finishing a line ! Scoring System needs work, gives me false hope on certain cases like if I get a 1346 on Funk and then the results tell me I got 1052 ! Having Vocaloid Voices (if that's what I'm hearing) is good but I wish they are louder than the music since some of it feels muffled to the audio track
Overall, great game demo, I really enjoyed the concept and after playing it for like 3 days, grinding for S Rank and attempting to get Acsencion Mode, I really enjoyed the experience, despite the small problems I ran into. Here's to good luck on your game!
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I like this game so much!
I think a little more music box placement in the story mode and some NPCs to give advice would make exploring the map even better!
I am using a slightly lower spec computer and the gameplay is not difficult, the optimization of the game is working great!
Loved the demo!
I think the biggest problems for me were how vast the overworld felt and the janky overworld movement; maybe you could lock it to a grid instead of allowing diagonal movement?
I loved the songs and the characters, that part felt very fleshed out- maybe a bit more of a heads up if it'll be two lines of song or just one.
I can't wait to see the full product!
Love the plethora of content in this demo! Really excited to see this come together.
Not much to say that hasn't already been said so I'll try to make some of my own points, the overworld has a lot of empty space and is very easy to get lost in (I spent 15 minutes wandering aimlessly after Nami), the diagonal movement is bugged in both how it's activated and activating the movement sprites, and the fence guy's text box is bugged if you talk to him again. The verse switching can get confusing and it can take a couple of retries to get down, especially since verses can change from doubles to singles to repeats and supports very quickly, maybe a heads up on the HUD could improve on that? Like something that says "Heads Up! Single-line support next!" or "Double-line repeat incoming!" can very easily cut back on the frustration and retries needed. Maybe also the right stick can be used with the scratching as well? It can be very difficult trying to do quick directional inputs on the stick on scratch solos, having a second stick to use inbetween rapid inputs could make things flow much smoother. (If it actually does work ignore this lol, I just couldn't tell if it worked or not when trying it when the game gets hectic)
Really love this project, good to see this style of rhythm game making a return. Lovely characters, cute charm, earworm tracks for days. Showed last year's demo to a bunch of friends and I'm doing the same with this one.
I love how this demo! it needs work, for sure (Overworld is way too big, sometimes reading the notes gets weird), but i am super excited to see how this project goes!
The new songs are both amazing and not only show your skill in creating amazing animations and music videos, but also a banger of a soundtrack. i also love seeing all the small touch ups done to the two previous songs like the intro of grease poppin and the setting and music of cream cheese icing. Also the story mode is a fun way of tying the stages together, however i think the map is a bit too big, especially since there isn't a lot to find off the beaten path, maybe some more npc's or stickers would help? or just make the map smaller, but those are just tiny critiques on an overall amazing demo!
The charm and presentation of this game is well, infatuating. I love the prospect of being able to expand off of prerequisite notes and being rewarded for it! (There's a little glitch on Nami's battle where pausing during the intro will screw the timing up, but retrying fixes it.) I'm really pumped to see where the game goes next!
Awesome Parappa inspired game!
Psst, btw! If you try to use a controller but the game freaks out, add the game to steam and launch it from there!
great game, the tutorial man scares me
This game is really cool!
The only issue I have with it right now is that it can be a bit confusing when the game switches to Support out of nowhere.
Maybe having a slight gradient at the end of the line or an indicator that shows what kind of line is coming up next could help.
Either way, I look forward to seeing what comes out of this project!
I felt this more with the double phrase, the only difference is a brace around it. They should have their own color
yo after when going in 3d mode on mc stage it doesnt rank u down or up it just stays in the level u were before 3d for ex i was on mid fi and when i was afk on purpose to make it go back it was stuck on mid fi
This game is very cute! I love the attention to detail in game and the music! The gameplay is kinda hard to get used to if you don't have any experience playing rhythm games, but that's okay! I have a lot of experience playing rhythm games so I didn't have much of an issue. Some verses in Cream Cheese Icing and Grease Poppin' are a bit of a pain to pass, but enough practice will get you to passing them.
This is great, but the scoring is a bit weird. I'll mostly get one line and lose points but be really off the next one with the wrong letters and such, but gain points?
I hope in full game will have "pre-rendered intro/cutscreen" or "2D Mode(use sprite instead of 3d model)" Option , because i'm use low-spec laptop
and i got glitch that when it game over but music still continues playing (and customer complain sound start playing )and screen freeze , after screen respond i get teleport to 3D Mode and not get game over in that round.
How do I use a ps4 controller?
In the current build, you should be able to use it by adding the game's exe to your Steam Library as a Non-Steam game and then switching to the "PS" controller layout in the game's options. Sorry for the late response!
No problem. Im very much enjoying what im seeing so far.
This game is so my jam it's unbeliavable. This thing is so charming I can't even put it into words. If you need any kind of asset or promo artist please hmu I do work that's completely up this game's alley
this is so awesome, ive been excited for this since the original teaser of grease poppin'. the art and music is so nice, i hope we get to see more soon
really cute game!! the art is cute, the characters are cute, and the animation is REALLY good!! my only "issue" is that the keyboard controls are a little awkward, but its not noticeable enough to the point where it inhibits gameplay. i look forward to future updates!!
Owo is that a "they" I see? Nonbinary protagonist? I might have to give it a shot!
bruh
What?
This game is the shit bro, but is there a skip intro button in this game's future? Grease Poppin' is great and I wanna play it more but the intro feels long as hell after restarting so much. Nothing wrong with the intro itself it goes hard but the option would be really nice. Fantastic game btw, I need more of this. :)
Yep, a skip feature was developed recently and will be in the next update! ^^
Could you add a latency calibration feature like in rhythm doctor? I have to hit the keys weirdly early to have them hit "on time". Other than that I'm a big fan! I love the aesthetic <3
That may take some time to figure out, but I'll put it on my to-do list! Thanks for playing!! :>
Challenging, but very good!
Are Custon Controller (Controller For PC) Gonna Work In next Updates?
Future updates will have native controller support, so most likely yes
Good game but wish there was some easy mode for people who don't have a gamepad
good game lol
Very cool if you want to play ptp and fnf at the same time, but mostly the ptp, great job dev! You did great
I love this game! The art style's amazingly nostalgic to me, the beats are funky cool, and the gameplay is on point with a PaRappa the Rapper style! I wonder if there's a way to mod this game... I'd love to see content with mods, but if not I can't wait to see this game grow!
This game is awesome! do you need another composer to help with the soundtrack? i'd love to help! if so, is there anyway i could contact you?
Thanks! At the moment I've got it covered, I've actually kinda been making the soundtrack a bit faster than I can keep up with developing, so I've already got a bit of a backlog to fulfill LOL. If that ever changes though I'll be sure to consider!
Melodii is the just right sister for Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin'!
no
its cool, but when playing on gamepad its kinda confusing since controls are kinda inverted
The game runs low in my Laptop, and i putted the most low quality
When the game is complete, the game will have a 32 Bits version?
And how i can change the controls?
The next build will be more optimized, so hopefully that should help when it comes out, but do keep in mind that there's only so far I can go with that and some weaker computers might just not be able to run the game well, unfortunately. Remappable controls are also on the way as well.
Thanks for reply :D
Two problems I've been facing is with some controllers when they are connected will reset the game when you start a level. The other one is with all my controllers when the oppoment will put L or R button at the beginning when it's your turn and you wont 't be able to press L or R anymore. Other than that it's a great rhythm game!
This game is like, really, really GOOD. But there's just a tiny (tiny)problem with it, whenever i play The Boss Battle stage the UI GOES crazy, Like sometimes whenever i'm playing the UI Puts every single note in one note. It bothers me, and i hope you fix it soon.
This game is awesome!
Tho i have a problem with it
I installed the zip file, unzipped it, added the game to my steam library, and it worked! then i closed, BOOM the .exe file was gone, i hope i can fix it in the future! but great game!
This demo is incredible so far, hope there will be a difficulty slider in the full due to the fact I crumple under pressure like a sheet of tin-foil.
The game looks amazing for the most part, but the UI needs some work. For example...
Suggestion: Make the record scratch able to be used with the D-pad, as sometimes I experience my joystick registering inputs that are caused by it snapping back to the center
(In other words, I make an up input, but because my controller flicked back down a bit too far, it would register a down input shortly after)
If everything's setup correctly on your end, the Dpad should work, so you might wanna double check the troubleshooting guide if you haven't already, but regardless, the next build will have much easier controller setup so it'll work for sure there!
Just gave ya a 10 bucks for basically making the new Parappa/Lammy game we ain't ever gonna get, ha.
Wanna show my support 'cus I love rhythm/music games like these, DDR and FNF, while good, like, I can't play them, I go crosseye with all of them arrows going at lightspeed, eh.
I said in a youtube comment that if the game was moddable, I'd basically make my own, but guess no worries, I ain't no good with coding, nor making music or what, so... yeah, lol, I'm useless.
I would like to give more support and maybe even help out with the game personally, but all am good at is making some decent art, nothing much. Tho the game's style is adorbs, I love it~ <3
Welp, guess I'll just wait up for more content in the game, keep up da good work~
Some things that I like and I think that needs work
The things I liked!
+ Gameplay is great, a spiritual successor to Parappa the Rapper with key difference which is supporting the bar. I usually see this in modded Parappa videos but man it feels great to play and listen when you go along with the "rival"
+ Music is great as well! My thoughts for this is like if I have a music player and I'm just in it for a long car ride, I can use this to pass the time and enjoy the beats
The things I feel that needs work...
! There are few to some cases that inputing an incorrect key would literally sabotage the entire line and there is no way of salvaging it, I would get if my rhythm is wack but accidentally hitting a wrong key and unable to redeem just kinda sucks
! Supporting the Bar needs work, especially if you decide to have levels that require input immediately after finishing a line
! Scoring System needs work, gives me false hope on certain cases like if I get a 1346 on Funk and then the results tell me I got 1052
! Having Vocaloid Voices (if that's what I'm hearing) is good but I wish they are louder than the music since some of it feels muffled to the audio track
Overall, great game demo, I really enjoyed the concept and after playing it for like 3 days, grinding for S Rank and attempting to get Acsencion Mode, I really enjoyed the experience, despite the small problems I ran into. Here's to good luck on your game!
WHERE IS GEORGE LOPEZ?