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Criticism: a musical history (PS5) - a charming rhythm start title with a lot of heart

A musical history is exactly what the title suggests . This first exit of the French independent studio Glee-Cheese Studio describes the trip from a group enveloped to perform in Pinewood. Although it's a rhythm game, things are presented with a touch of visual novel, with individual chapters and thumbnails that bring you closer to your destination. The gameplay is solid although a little simplistic. The notes are filled around a loop circle and it is up to you to hit L1, R1 or both together at the appropriate time. The focus is made entirely on the pace, so you will not have to do something too crazy as you would, say, Rock Band. The soundtrack also knows it, putting much more emphasis on grooves. Many songs have easily discernible and incredibly catchy rhythms, which helps you put yourself in the right mindset to nail a given piece. Although, as the game is intended to take place in the 70s, some battery rhythms sound a little too synthetic for the time, with an annoying ...