A Musical Story announced
Publisher Digerati and developer Glee-Cheese Studio are delighted to announce the rythm / narrative game A Musical Story, scheduled to launch this summer on Xbox One, Switch, PC (via Steam) and iOS devices. >In A Musical Story, there will be no text or dialogue: the whole story will be told through the game's soundtrack, in which you will find 26 original tracks composed and performed by Charles Bardin and Valentin Ducloux, together with the animated illustrations a curated by the artist Alexandre Rey. The central theme that will be addressed during the adventure will be that of the connection that can be created between music and memory. Here are the statements by the developers of Glee-Cheese Studio regarding their particular project:
"We wanted to create something different, something that would remain in the minds of the players, both for the gameplay and for the story. it took a long time to find the right formula, but this was the one that inspired us most ", the words of game designer and co-composer Charles Bardin.
" In most games, there is a visual timeline, which shows exactly when to play the notes, ”added Bardin. "We focused instead on creating an experience that is based on the player's listening skills: so he has to hear the music, understand it, progress and reveal the story".
At the top of the news you can give a first look at the main features of A Musical Story. While waiting for the title to be released in the summer, a free demo featuring the first 10 chapters of the game will be available on Steam on March 19th to coincide with the start of the London Games Festival.
A Musical Story is a rhythm game coming soon to iOS
Digerati has announced a new upcoming rhythm game named A Musical Story will be releasing on iOS later this year alongside a launch on PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.
Developed by Glee-Cheese Studio, the game is a musical adventure game set in the 1970s where you unlock the memories of Gabriel, a musician who needs to piece together significant parts of his past.
It’s part-rhythm game and part-interactive art as A Musical Story fuses the connection between memory and music as a key theme to tell Gabriel’s story. To emphasise this, the game has no text or spoken dialogue, allowing the music to take over using an original soundtrack composed and performed by Charles Bardin and Valentin Ducloux.
The creation of A Musical Story started in 2017 when Glee-Cheese experimented with different ideas for how the game should utilise its narrative elements. The team eventually found the vision that most felt right for the story they wanted to tell, and the game entered development.
“We wanted to make something different, something that would stick in the minds of players, both for its gameplay and story. It took a huge amount of time to find the right formula, but this one was the most inspiring,” says Charles Bardin from Glee-Cheese Studio.
“In most musical games, there’s a visual timeline, showing exactly when to play the notes. We've focused instead on creating an experience that relies on the listening skills of the player, so they must feel the music, understand it, to progress and unveil the story.”
You’ll be able to download A Musical Story later this year when it releases in the summer. It’ll be a paid release, but we don’t know how much it will cost.