Game 47: Muse Dash I'm not the best at rhythm games, it's been a long awakening to that fact, but it's something I realized when I decided to play through Rhythm Heaven Fever. While I still love Rhythm Heaven Fever with all my heart; it did discourage me from playing rhythm games in the same way again. Then after a passing comment about Muse Dash from a coworker, I tried it. Muse Dash had a very fresh look to it. Mixing in elements of pop art, anime, and techno stuff. Visually, the game was appealing enough for me to give it a proper try for it's small price I had to pay. And before I knew it I was kinda hooked.
Muse Dash only uses 2 buttons to do it's gameplay, and while it does become quite challenging, it's that simple feature that had me properly hooked in it. A lot of the time I get really mixed and confused with my button presses when I have to be cautious about it. There is a difference between doing an input you learned, and timing your button presses with precision. Muse Dash still has precision and timing for it's button presses, but it's that simplistic nature that doesn't confuse my dummy hands as much. The difference between Muse Dash and other rhythm games is that it just never gets more complicated then that. Yes, you will have to endure more and press more on harder difficulties, but it was absolutely addicting just jamming to these tunes, and pressing these buttons along the way. The game not only sports a ton of different visual fields, effects, and enemies, but the wide variety of it's basic music library is huge.
This game has so much content in it's basic form, and while there is additional DLC, the game already sports roughly 60 songs alone. On top of that, the game understands how to properly pace itself with the way it's level up and unlocked system work. While it does have elements of gacha gaming in it, a lot of what Muse Dash does is simply there to get you to play more. There is something wonderful about going through songs you don't like simply because you know that you close to leveling up and perhaps unlocking a new character or loading screen. The game has constantly been updated to the point that leveling up can still feel rewarding to new and older players alike. And as far as I know the DLC, while effectively being it's own priced game, consistently keeps getting updated, has collabs with characters like Reimu and Miku. And the game has it's own in game achievements on top of achievements from it's given platform that can give you an excuse to keep playing songs so you can get better at it. In other words, Muse Dash gives you so much for so little that it kinda feels like I'm ripping them off.
Honestly, Muse Dash is kinda a slam dunk on every thing I want in a rhythm game. A bunch of cute girls and characters that give a really neat visual style while you play through it. Plenty of songs for any player to like, and a very simplistic game style that is very friendly to pick up. Consistent amount of rewards, and motivation to keep playing through it in case you get stuck. And most of all, the game is absolutely at a value priced, featuring a ton of content that keeps it fresh as well as DLC that feels like a bigger expansion of the main game. If you glanced at this game and thought you might enjoy it, you should pick it up, you'll enjoy it!
