ADOFAI is the first true rhythm game on my list and wow it certainly is something. The gameplay is incredibly simple, one of the simplest forms of input in the most versatile genre of games: one button. You press one button, any button, in time with the path you’re following. Doesn’t have to be the same button, you can alternate fingers or hands if that is easier for you, but every button does the same thing: steps on the next tile.
The game starts off very simple, and each of the main worlds comes with a few tutorial levels to prepare you for the patterns you’ll encounter in the level, but as a general rule of thumb, each level is a little harder than the last, and may take some time and practice to learn the patterns and build up your muscle memory.
This would all be okay if not for one simple fact: If you miss a step, you fail the song immediately and have to start again. Thats what makes this game one of the most deceptively challenging rhythm games to get in to.
This game came back on to my radar a couple years after I first played it because they released an official paid DLC, Neo Cosmos, produced by TaroNuke. And if you don’t know that name, then boy you best prepare for something big, because you’ll very quickly learn that the fundamental rules of the game are about to change under you. The recomendation is that you will be prepared for the levels in Neo Cosmos when you have beaten each of the first 12 levels in the base game.
Anyways, consider this the flood gates open to one of my favourite genres, rhythm games.
A Dance of Fire and Ice:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/977950 £4.79 (£8.78 as DLC bundle)
Itch.io: https://fizzd.itch.io/a-dance-of-fire-and-ice $3.99 (Demo available)
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fizzd.connectedworlds £1.69
Neo Cosmos DLC:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977570 £3.99
Itch.io: https://fizzd.itch.io/neo-cosmos $4.00
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