#Marie rhythm thief

[axriven]

pretend i posted this on time for bastille day ☺️

(phone background version below cut!)

[wormeyeballs]

hello rhythm thief enjoyers i just spent like an hour and a half trying to figure out how to rip assets from 3ds roms and i finally got somewhere so heres all the rhythm game title sprites

[ellisllies]

Saw this and immediately went to work

REFERENCE + extra ⬇️

Silly marie with phone for the shadow outline

[themicro]

Okay I have absolutely no clue why this keeps slipping my mind, but can we talk about how in the scene at the theatre, (where Marie plays with the orchestra,) at the game where you dance with her

She’s in this beautiful gown with beaded roses and you just can’t take your eyes off of her. Everyone else is dressed just as if not more fancy….

And you’re… in jeans, a sweater, and some converse you’ve had for 3 years.

[pentacle-artist]

Okay, emblem analysis time! Sorry about the quality. It's a cropped photo of my 3DS.

Okay, first off, we have three components here.

The Bottom resembles both wings and a crescent moon, which can correspond to both Moon Princess and potentially even the bracelet, at least visually in that second example (it's a winged dragon, after all ^v^).

The Middle is an upside down triangle, it kinda looks like the hanging gardens, but I also think it could broadly be earth. Interestingly, there isn't any royal title here.

The Top is obvious, it's the sun. That is the sun. "The Cross of the Sun King" is important, and light is needed for the crown's secret message (if I'm remembering things correctly).

Time to go into more overthinking territory. What I think could've happened if Rhythm Thief got a sequel: Marie, Raphael, and Charlie each being tied to one of these parts.

So, Marie is the moon, obviously. She knows Moon Princess. There's even a moon on her hairclip.

Raphael, I think, would be earth, assuming that's what the triangle represents. The Bracelet of Tiamat reacts to willpower, something associated with earth, and his item before that is a *metal* coin.

Then, by process of elimination, Charlie would be the sun, and their association would probably be established last. As far as we know, they don't have an item, so I can't pull from anything in that regard. If you associate the sun with the truth, Charlie is a private eye and finds out *something* at the end of family ties. Plus, they can get riled up easily, a trait given to some sun coded characters.

That's what went through my head, anyway. Honestly, Charlie being the sun just feels correct to me in a way that's tricky to put into words.

[darkartistyt]

some of my favourite of these things from paris caper (taken from the fandom wiki)

[local-hyena]

Rhythm Thief is a game published by sega in 2012. It's a rhythm game that follows the thief Raphael, also known as Phantom R. Raphael's goal is to find his father, but he gets tangled up in a bigger mystery : anime Napoléon came back from the dead as a Zombie to become an emperor once again. As a french person, this plot in impossibly funny.

All in all, this game is awesome ! I really l'île the character designs, they are simple but efficient. The characters all have different personalities, my favorite being Charlie. Though, I could easily find a bunch of cons to this game : I feel like the characters could be deeper. The story is okay, it does its job as being a video game's red string for the different rhythm minigames.

Speaking of rhythm minigames ! They are very fun. They become more difficult with time, and some of them are really difficult (the one in which you control Charlie with the console's gyroscope was the WORST). With rhythm comes music. Rhythm Thief's music is really cool ! Very jazzy, exactly the typical-french-accordion type of tune, you know ? As the game takes place in Paris, the city is intensely romanticized. However, the mysic used during rhythm minigames are a bit... lacking ? Don't get me wrong, some of them are great ! Some of my favorites are the one in which you shoot at knights while controlling Vergier and the final battle against Graf, as well as the first stealth rhythm minigame. But qome lf them are just rhythm, not actual music, you know ? There are also a handful of sound-based puzzles, which are fairly easy, but I'm not complaining. I'm currently playing a Professor Layton game and I am clearly not clever enough for that.

Another thing that bugs me : thourough the game you will find hidden objects. Once you finish the game, there are three additionnal chapters yoi can unlock by finding all those collectibles (I don't know the english terminology for this game) : sounds and hidden partitions, and another chapter you unlock after getting an A score for ALL rhythm minigames. The problem is : sometimes, you can access a location only once in the game, and some of these hidden objects are in these one-time locations. So if you miss one you will have to start all over again. I just finished the game earlier, so I don't know if I missed collectibles in those areas, I still have to check. Getting all A scores will be a pain in the asssss uurggggg.

ALSO THE ENDING. SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN NAPOLEON WAS NOT THE ACTUAL NAPOLEON ? WHAT DO YOU MEAN RAPHAEL'S FATHER IS STILL WITH THE REAL ACTUAL ZOMBIE NAPOLEON WAITING FOR HIM TO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH ?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE LAST QUOTE OF THE GAME IS "I WILL GET THE PLAN TO NEXT PHASE" ??? WAS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE A SEQUEL ??? WILL THERE BE ANSWERS IN THE ADDITIONNAL CHAPTERS ??? WHAT THE FUCK ????

Also there is a dog. His name is Fondue. This is a very important piece of information.

The game also features fully-animated cutscenes, which actually look great !

In conclusion, Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure was an awesome game ! It is great for all fans of rhythm game, but it also features elements of visual novels and puzzles. In my opinion, it has a general vibe similar to Professor Layton, Ace Attorney and Doctor Lautrec (though I haven't played this one yet...), so check these games out too !

[pastel-axle]

”Would you like to dance with me?”

R25 is one of my absolute favourite scenes in the game, it’s only natural that I’ve made a piece celebrating it! (Raphael should have worn the waiter uniform though!)

[sopheeble]

Can I interest you in some silly Rhythm Thief scribbles??

(Still hoping for a sequel 🤞)

[leslietheluna]

Don't worry, Fondue will bail them out! ...hopefully

I saw this meme going around on twitter for a while and thought it'd be perfect for these two lol

[journeyofstars]

Happy anniversary, Rhythm Thief!!!

I cannot believe over a decade has passed omfg..... all time favorite comfort game (´༎ຶ ͜ʖ ༎ຶ `);;;;; so fun to draw the babies again hhhhh ♥♥♥♥♥

Decided to replay the game after so many years and it's just as fun as I remembered it! I used to be quite good at the rhythm games, but now I suck lmao... RIP muscle memory

[axriven]

guys we're gonna be in the Nintendo Direct. yeah we're totally getting that switch port. dude just trust me. what do you mean i made it up hahaha

[wormeyeballs]

i have chronic shitposting disease

[themicro]

shuffles up to you pointing my fingers together

hey fellow gamers..... how we feel about transfem Marie.....

[pentacle-artist]

Happy Bastille Day!

[darkartistyt]

random ass rhythm thief headcanons bc why not

raphael's anemic but doesnt tell marie of this so she only figures out after he stands up too quick and faints right in front of her once. then, of course, he waves it off like its no big deal, despite accidentally scaring the daylights out of her

he's also nearsighted as fuck. cant see shit

him and charlie used to go to highschool together but neither of them really knew each other then. they do vaguely recognise each other the first time they meet in-game. not that it matters to either of them at the time tho

charlie is closeted transmasc, only really out to raphael and marie

speaking of, they're all partners :)

charlie's the gamer of the trio, though marie would be down for some more casual games like animal crossing or minecraft in her free time. the only time raphael would touch a controller is if hes playing with the two of them

raphael was a track and field kid. probably did distance running

marie generally dislikes songs with lyrics bc she likes to listen to music while she's working and words distract her too much. that and she's not a fan of cheesy 2010s Pandora's Top Hits type pop songs that play literally everywhere (projecting)

raphael's pan, and marie and charlie are bi

im not sure if raphael's cis tbh but idk what he is if he's not. i dont think he even knows. his gender is phantom r i guess