A Musical Story

Nintendo World ReportTed Hazell

9.5/10

Glee-Cheese Studio’s motto is to develop innovative games with a strong artistic identity. With A Musical Story, they have done exactly this. It plays and looks like no other rhythm game out there and, to me, is close to faultless. I am very excited to see what they will produce next. Here’s hoping for an album release of the soundtrack on streaming services… Please!

Pure NintendoSophie Hiner

8.5/10

A Musical Story is a rhythm game that…well…tells a story through music. It follows a band and their journey to the Pinewood Music Festival in the 1970s, but is it worth hitching a ride?Read More

GameSpewKim Snaith

8/10

Despite its brevity, A Musical Story is a game that will stick with you long after you’ve completed it. Its sumptuous artwork, simple yet incredibly emotive, will leave a lasting impression, though not as much as the fantastic soundtrack, which will pulse through your head long after you’ve turned it off. Combining a narrative driven experience with engaging rhythm-led gameplay, the result is something rather special, unlike anything you’ll have played before.

PC GamerTom Sykes

65/100

Funk, folk and math rock collide in rhythm game that doesn't quite hit all the right notes.

WayTooManyGamesOliver Shellding

6.5/10

Rhythm games are a fickle, evil bunch of titles that I simply cannot stop playing. I was at the front of the line for those Dance Dance Revolution days back in the late 90s and early 2000s, and I mistakenly thought that smashing arrows was the same thing as being able to dance. I tried my hand at Pop N’ Music, Guitar Hero, even a short but shameful foray into Idol Masters, and the results have been the same: I have no rhythm. Maybe I aged out of it, maybe the style has changed, but I suck n...