Interesting concept of having a mix of texting / rhythm game, although maybe there would be a better way to incorporate the rhythm aspect to the texting? I found it impossible to read and play simultaneously. Perhaps the texts could be revealed during breaks or in between levels, or even coming up with a creative way mix the text and rhythm together (actually typing the words / [insert creative idea])

The Visuals are very nice i like them a lot, the idea is also nice but i think the controls are very intuitive and the messages are hard to read after a while. Nevertheless it is a nice game and for a quick round great.

This is a fantastic game, but the notes (messages) didn't seem to register properly. I still love these types of games though, and I really like the theme. I couldn't really focus too much on the messages, so it would be cool to be able to read through them after the song ends. I don't know if that's already a thing. Also, the notes are a little too transparent in my opinion. It helps to see the messages, but while playing, I'm mainly focused on the gameplay. Great job on the game, I really liked it!

Registering the notes seems pretty inconsistent, mashing got me through the first two acts but the third was impossible to get further than a dozen seconds in. That being said the aesthetic was cute, the music was good (first song was a bop!)

Cute looking game but I couldn't play it past the first few messages. Is it supposed to hit the bottom line or the "button" for it register? It seems inconsistent and all over the place. I would have liked to see a much clearer UI to indicate when the notes are hit, the little emoji icons are too small when you need to be looking at other parts of the screen and the "wrong" emojis look very similar to the "correct" ones (they are all yellow), so it's very hard to discern in one quick glance.

I also thought even in the first level it was too hard, the notes were coming in very fast and in a lot of different combinations, it was not a good introductory level.

I would also have like to see a key rebinding menu. I'm not a rhythm game enthusiast, but I think I could manage a bit better playing on one hand than having to coordinate both hands like in the default settings.

The idea of texting is cute, but after playing I find that it's basically impossible to read the background text and play the game at the same time, so most players will be missing most of the story of the game. It could have been like a cutscene reward after finishing a level for example.

Would love to see you guys fix the game up after the jam and I'll be happy to give it another try.

Great work! First of all, shout out to the whole team. The visuals, music, and effects all being done by you is seriously impressive. It’s also not very common to see rhythm games in game jams, so shout out to that too.

For reference, I’ve played some rhythm games before, such as Sayonara Wild Hearts, Fresh Tracks, and Everhood, yet I still found Act 1 pretty difficult. Maybe it’s just a problem on my side, but I think the game could use a bit more balancing.

I also noticed some UI issues. The menus felt a bit unresponsive at times. For example, in the start menu, the mouse has to be almost exactly at the center of the button for it to highlight properly.

I also honestly couldn't understand how the game implemented the theme, if it did. If there is a connection that I missed, I’d genuinely love to know more about it.

That said, the presentation and overall vibe of the game were really good, and it’s clear a lot of effort went into it. All in all, nice work!

Very cute execution and nice story integration of the theme! i would have loved the inputs to be clearly synchronized with the music and to have clearer visual indication of how successfull my input was

I have the self-perception of being okay-ish at rythm games, but I couldn't make it past the first few messages. are the inputs linked to the rythm of the melody? graphics and idea were great though.