#the metronomicon

[lokh]

man. ive got a million unplayed games on my steam account. maybe while im unemployed i should start streaming again

[dark-art-666]

[igortaevluk]

OK, I'M ALIVE...

and I have this...

I originally drew this as a kind of "cover" for one of my stories, but I still haven't even edited this story or even transferred it from my notebook to my tablet, so...

I'll leave it that way.

Btw, how are u, guys??

(by the way, the book I ordered, Metronomicon, finally arrived today, so maybe a little reading will give me a little inspiration...)

[transmanleonardo]

lovecraftian

oh my god I completely forgot to do this

I don't know a lot of 100% lovecraftian stuff, but here's some titles that I feel might scratch the itch:

Aesthetics: Scorn, Darksiders franchise, Devil Daggers, ULTRAKILL

Creatures: Subnautica, Prey, Stray, Crypt of the Necrodancer, SOMA

Deep and fucked up storytelling: Inscryption, Pyre, Remember Me, Subsurface Circular, Bioshock 1+2

Scorn is the only game on this list that's not in my library, but it seems like an appropriate one to include on this list

There's also The Metronomicon but I feel like the only inspiration from lovecraft is... the name of the game.

[the-iron-shoulder]

Hell yeah Metronomicon

“You are so dead, dancing with the enemy!

You are so dead…”

[lyrics from the song “fighting with the melody” by jimmy urine]

[mysteamgrids]

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor

[wedeemchannel]

Limited Run Collectors Bundle: Within The Box | We Deem

Finally got the Limited Run Bundle I spent over $200 on... Limited Run Games Definitely got me on this one but I am happy and I get to give people who didn’t get a chance to pick the games on release a SECOND CHANCE!

[madcat-world]

Metronomicon: Train Arrival - Alex Andreev

[elnnagg]

A cute spidercat from the Metronomicon universe. Today white suit))

Day thirteen.

Posts about these creatures on the website https://metronomicon.ru/

[quickboot]

Characters announced so far for Bounty Battle

[very-good-games]

To dance and defeat villains by your brilliant sense of rhythme? Fascinating! 

🕺💃🕺 The Metronomicon - musical RPG for PC and Mac: https://very-good-games.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-metronomicon-game.html

[bemanistyle]

Review: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (PS4)

The golden era of rhythm gaming has come and gone in the blink of an eye. We witnessed the rise and fall of the mainstream rhythm game, bringing plastic instruments, and light up arrows into our hearts and homes. But as they say, all good things must come to an end. Years went on and the mainstream grew tired of the rhythm game formula.  The market quickly grew saturated with cheap knockoffs or quick cash ins.  While the hardcore rhythm gamers appetite for more remains insatiable, the mainstream has grown increasingly skeptical. Developers have had to dive deep to find a new twist on the seemingly stale formula.  One approach we’ve seen in the genre has been mashups and crossovers. The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is yet another forray into the crossover experiment.

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor blends arrow tapping gameplay with RPG strategy and battle. When starting up you’ll be presented with a basic story line complete with partially animated screens and an introduction to our heroes.  The visuals are somewhat of a mixed bag.  Some of the art and animation is charming and fun, where other aspects just come off as low budget or cheesy. This neither makes or breaks the game however. After the brief introduction we’re taught how to play. Your party of 4 is deployed and pitted against the enemy or enemies depending.  Each character has a track with arrows streaming, which is extremely reminiscent of Dance Dance Revolution.  In order to successfully carry out a “turn”, you must hit a successful stream of notes until reaching the arrow set to deploy your move. Each character has a class that serves a specific purpose. You have various classes such as a medic or a mage. Similar to other RPGs your characters and parties can be customized in various ways.  Whether that be swapping party members out or equipping new gear. As you progress through the story and complete different challenges you will unlock various upgrades and loot.

So is The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor a success in its ambitious mashup? Yes and no. On one hand for RPG junkies, the sense of progression is noticeable.  With higher levels comes new gear and new abilities.  These will help you in your quest to top the leaderboards. It also adds new layers or motivation to replay songs and complete challenges rather than just mindlessly mastering the same song over and over. Overall the RPG aspect is only a solid addition for me, but definitely not a game changer. This element is necessary for the game to survive, which brings me to my next point and it’s a big one, the rhythm aspect. The Rhythm portion of this game is the heart and soul of this game. The RPG elements are merely there to add a new purpose or goal to the rhythm aspect.  As mentioned above at its core the game is essentially Dance Dance Revolution with a tiny pinch of amplitude given the track changing. They even have the visual modifiers such as “sudden” or “hidden” in the form of status ailments from different attacks.

While it can be fun mixing in the RPG strategy of how to unleash your attacks and in what order to take care of the different tracks, I simply found it as a cover up for a fairly surface level arrow mashing game. The music list is passable.  There is a nice spread of genres covered in the song list, but outside of a handful of tracks, I found the songlist mostly forgettable. On top of that Rhythm games are all about the charts. The patterns seemed basic and almost without purpose. Given that the game was split between two genres it seemed to show to me that they had to spread out their efforts over the various different elements of the game. On top of the charts being mostly standard, I didn’t feel the same desire to improve my skill level and attack those full combos. Instead the way to grind out high scores here is to get better gear and strategize around your party. That’s not to say there isn’t progression of skill.  The problem is if you’re a veteran of the genre it should be pretty simple to pick up and master from the start.  The timing is extremely generous and there is no real discrimination in terms of how accurate you were. If, however this is your first time with this particular there are 3 difficulties from easy to hard, although I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere as a starter in this field.

Ultimately I feel like there is enough here to warrant checking out. The game really is a sum of it’s parts. Individually nothing really stands out- the visuals are nothing to write home about, the RPG elements are just OK, and the rhythm portion is extremely basic. Despite all of this it can be fun chasing the top of the leader boards and seeing what the progression of your characters will bring next. Even though the RPG element is seemingly here to cover up a lackluster rhythm game, the combination works to make a passable experience.

Review: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (PS4) was originally published on bemanistyle ♪

[rhythmbastard]

Status Quo Sunday Made It Through Irma

Yes, we're doing all right over here. Thankfully, the storm moved on to Florida's west coast as it developed. We didn't lose power Sunday, but we did briefly overnight. I've got friends that have been without for quite a while but are getting it back now. There seems to be other storms coming my way, but I'm not sure about those yet but at least they won't be a Category 5. Anyway, on to business: BUTTONS ON BANDCAMP!

Put one on your clothes, bookbag or anywhere! Preferably somewhere visible so someone will ask "Oh, who's Rhythm Bastard?" and you'll be all like "Oh, Rhythm Bastard? He's this really awesome guy who can take Magic The Gathering or whatever and make a sick ass punk jam out of it" and then your friend will be like "Oh shit, he sounds hot" and you'll be like "Oh yeah, he's totally shredded. I hear he has an 8 pack"

If you've seen me at a recent show, you've seen these. However due to a gross oversight I haven't put them on Bandcamp yet, so here they are! JAM OF THE WEEK: "Walk The Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was)

What ever assumption you have of Was (Not Was) is dead wrong. Yeah, they do funk music, but as far as subject matter goes, the go from the typical R&B that was pop in the day ("Spy in the House of Love") to more pointed commentary ("Out Come The Freaks") to sad stories ("There's A Street Named After My Dad") to whatever the fuck "I'm In Jail" was. "Walk The Dinosaur" looks and sounds like a gay old time, to quote the Flintstones. "They're wearing caveman outfits and the set looks like the old times! Eyyy!. It was featured on the soundtrack to The Flintstones and The Super Mario Bros. movie and one of the Ice Ages! It's about nuclear war. ...Yeah. The front men aren't the actual songwriters, the guitarist and bassist are and they have pretty commited ideals. Anyway, I'm talking about this because the Magic The Gathering Ixilan Prerelease is this weekend! Yay! Magic! I am working on the new song. THE METRONOMICON TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY, I'm gonna kick some ass on The Metronomicon! COMING SOON I found a bunch of footage and I'm looking to make another cosplay video! They got away from me after a while, and they didn't feel as fresh. I'm also updating a lot of stuff with my Twitch stream and have put together a Discord, but that's more of an "I Don't Know What I'd Need To Start" kind of thing. Leave suggestions in the comments! via Blogger http://ift.tt/2xdPX0H

[ferocity-flynt]

So you're telling me there's a light-hearted, funny, modern fantasy, real-time turn-based rpg out there where you collect characters, gear, and powers so that you can stop the emerging terrifying monster rave parties by playing copyright-friendly DDR??

[ronpashots]

No one:

Literally no one:

Kids in Hope Peak's High:

Monokuma: