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Sound Shapes |OT| A Game For Vita (and PS3)
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Wait, I didn't know you could do this.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Me either! Know what I am doing tonight lol.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
In like the 2nd or 3rd section you can hit certain parts of the screen which have those music pulses (not sure how else to describe these) and mash them and try to get rhythm. I mashed but still sounded good. Best music so far in, Rowdy.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
I just downloaded this. Playing on the PS3 while my Vita finishes backing up on PC.
First impression: I love this game. I really really love this game. Now let's see if exploring the game further on the Vita would sustain this strong impression.
But really, good job Queasy. Impeccable presentation.
First impression: I love this game. I really really love this game. Now let's see if exploring the game further on the Vita would sustain this strong impression.
But really, good job Queasy. Impeccable presentation.
CorySchmitz
Junior Member
I love tapping the little orange moving-platforms in the tutorial.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I love Rowdy Clouds. Purgatory on the superbrothers album is also a stand out, from what I have played AP far.
Lol and now I need to replay the tutorial.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Probably too early to call yet, but I think I really like this game. I love the presentation at least.
It looks and sounds very good. Customization is neat too.
It looks and sounds very good. Customization is neat too.
Welp, looks like I'm going to replay a few things.LiquidMetal14 said:
tearsofash
Member
Made a simple level with the default stuff. Nothing too fancy.
http://www.soundshapesgame.com/level/Yus1YUWC
http://www.soundshapesgame.com/level/Yus1YUWC
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Wait, looking at the albums it seems there's only 4 (excluding the tutorials), with each one having 4 tracks? I know this game is going to be largely driven by the community levels, but I was hoping for more campaign levels. "/
How long does it take to complete the entire campaign on average?
How long does it take to complete the entire campaign on average?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Every level has some form of this from what I've played. In album 2 now. Some unique sounds to just mess with. I'm sure you could probably do this with user created levels too.
dancrane212
Member
After reading some of these impressions I think I'll have to give it a shot, I imagine it looks gorgeous on the Vita's screen. It'd be nice to play something a little less demanding then Persona 1.
One quick question though, is the game more of a traditional level based platformer or something more akin to Pixel Junk Eden where it's more of mood...style...thing.
One quick question though, is the game more of a traditional level based platformer or something more akin to Pixel Junk Eden where it's more of mood...style...thing.
Yeah, I definitely do wish there were more. However, I figure there will be some great community levels as well.
I would say that if there was a line, where "Traditional Platformer" was on one end, and "Pixel Junk Eden" was on the other, it would be smack dab in the middle. Which I think is cool (Eden was not in my taste, personally).
Lumpy Onion
Member
I am really digging interactions between the music and the visuals. But tbh I don't think is my kind of game. I am just finding it boring for some reason and I am not a fan of how it controls. I have played a half an hour on Vita and PS3 and will play some more. But so far I am wishing I had waited for a demo.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I would say that the tapping can only be done on Vita unless somehow the game has move compatibility. I could be wrong but it's intuitive and seems very much made for touch.
idlethreats
Member
Just played the first few levels in campaign mode and wow, the music is awesome! Bought this on a whim since it was discounted and it seems like there's a Vita games drought til the fall, and I am really, really impressed so far.
iAmMaximus
Member
Is there a soundtrack released for the game?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Lots of cool things.
Looks crisp and sharp on the Vita screen.
iAmMaximus
Member
Dead Prince
Banned
oh. i see wario64 is making his way on the leaderboard.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah, just noticed it in the Cities level. Works really well, and it's kind of fun to muck around with that.
Probably best to play it with the touch screen. I noticed that with the custom level tutorial when I played both the PS3 and Vita versions. I sort of felt like it was faster or a little more natural to do that stuff with the touch screen.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
The game looked great in videos, but didn't always makes sense. And while I knew the music parts were going to be good, I was really worried about the platforming parts. Having played the game for a few levels, however, I can confidently say that there's a very solid platformer under all those nice beats and whimsy, with tight controls.
The mechanics are very straightforward (stick, unstick, jump), but the variety in objects and enemies are impressive; some simply walk back and forth, some behave as jump pads, some are safe to touch in one part but not the other, while some will pursue upon spotting you. Everything blends in nicely and offer varied platformer-type possibilities. I can't wait to see more.
The mechanics are very straightforward (stick, unstick, jump), but the variety in objects and enemies are impressive; some simply walk back and forth, some behave as jump pads, some are safe to touch in one part but not the other, while some will pursue upon spotting you. Everything blends in nicely and offer varied platformer-type possibilities. I can't wait to see more.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Agreed, 100%. And remember, if it's Red, it means Death.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
There's lots of potential with user created levels and the imaginative music. I tried the Kingdom Hearts one but the song is too short. Sounded nice though.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
They couldn't have made it any easier, yet it's utilized in very different and interesting ways. Which leads to my second point: the game gives a fair bit of challenge sometimes lol. I rike.
tearsofash
Member
Is anyone else having trouble with cloud sync?
Dog Problems
Banned
The PixelJam levels are so much fun, I think they may be my favorite. I was also not very familiar with deadmau5's music but what he has in this has made me want to check it out.
Failed on me the first time, then I just retried and it worked like a charm.
tearsofash
Member
Tried several times on PS3 and vita. Nope. I feel like I've flooded the engine or something.
I made a level on Vita, but played through some campaign on PS3. I just want them to get along, but nothing will sync.
I just bought P3P 3 weeks ago, Fate/Extra last week, and now this game comes out. I've been playing Vita all the time recently.
I'm still unsure of this game, but I will give it time for great user-generated levels to appear before I make a decision. Or maybe I should bite now...
I'm still unsure of this game, but I will give it time for great user-generated levels to appear before I make a decision. Or maybe I should bite now...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Everyone should try Pickled Beats by monkeyface2009. Decent platforming but great beat.
This confirms that even user levels have that tapping. On the top and bottom of the screen above, you can make drum/top and bass/bottom beats.
This confirms that even user levels have that tapping. On the top and bottom of the screen above, you can make drum/top and bass/bottom beats.
tearsofash
Member
There's already a gaggle of user levels to play, three different variations of the campaign mode. Should be a good time-sinker. Never buy a system for one game though. (Protip: buy Gravity Rush too)
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Same here. I thought "Delete Cloud Save" would clear whatever is clogging the tubes, but it's failing to delete that too. Weird since I didn't have a problem 10 minutes ago. I'll just give it a few more minutes.
Speaking of, I wish there was am auto-sync option.
KaidoRacer7
Member
Does anyone is having problems to install on Vita? Downloaded through PS3 and Vita and when it try to install, shows a error message.
The PS3 version is working fine to me
The PS3 version is working fine to me
CorySchmitz
Junior Member
Everyone should try Pickled Beats by monkeyface2009. Decent platforming but great beat.
This confirms that even user levels have that tapping. On the top and bottom of the screen above, you can make drum/top and bass/bottom beats.
Pretty sure monkeyface2009 was one of my Queasy coworkers. Look forward to a lot of Queasy-and-Co.-made community levels, for sure.
Oh yeah and I haven't finished Gravity Rush either. Huge backlog on my Vita, but I think it Sound Shapes would be a good game to play during an 18-hour flight. It seems like it.
Dog Problems
Banned
Cory, do you know if the soundtrack is going to be available on Bandcamp or something?
tearsofash
Member
There should be some sort of GAF compendium of Sound Shapes players' profiles so we can all play each others levels.
CorySchmitz
Junior Member
I don't think there will be a soundtrack, 1. because of licensing stuff, 2. because the game itself is kind of the soundtrack. But who knows. I agree it would be cool to have!
However:
Shaw-han (I Am Robot and Proud) has 5 albums out on iTunes (and they're all great!)
http://www.robotandproud.com
And Jim Guthrie has a ton of amazing solo releases, as well as the soundtracks to Indie Game the Movie and Sworcery: http://jimguthrie.bandcamp.com
You might have known all that already though
I downloaded it and played about 6 or 7 levels on my PS3 earlier before I ended up playing on my Vita when I went out a little later. Man, this game is really better on the Vita. The only advantage to the PS3 is the comfy controller. The OLED + headphones combination is what really makes the game. I was thinking the game was pretty good, but I'm enjoying the game twice as much now. This game really, really needs to be played with headphones. Makes a huge difference, and that screen makes the bright colors really pop.