No Straight Roads

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 87 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 19 out of 87
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  1. fretless94
    Aug 26, 2020
    9
    The spectacular soundtrack and visual design immediately sold me on this game. The actual gameplay isn't anything really revolutionary, but the music and visuals elevate it and make it all worth it.
  2. funzoid
    Sep 1, 2020
    8
    Solid debut game from Metronomik. The game combines great music and unique rhythm-based action/beat 'em up, coupled with sweet-looking visual design that looks like love-child of Jet Set Radio and Music Album Cover. My only wish is the game to have longer story.
  3. vahn
    Sep 9, 2020
    7
    I only heard of this game through some random videos on youtube but I was already struck by the style and music: the style is unique and the first game that comes to mind is Psychonauts, while the music is varied and extremely enjoyable - and I still listen to the OST everytime. When I got the game I was very curious because I didn't know much else besides being a platform game with a sortI only heard of this game through some random videos on youtube but I was already struck by the style and music: the style is unique and the first game that comes to mind is Psychonauts, while the music is varied and extremely enjoyable - and I still listen to the OST everytime. When I got the game I was very curious because I didn't know much else besides being a platform game with a sort of boss rush mechanic, but in the end it's a very good game.

    The characters are fantastic, they are so charming and enjoyable to watch, the animations are great and the faces so expressive. Also the bosses are quite unique and I really enjoy all them, being some stereotypes of today's music industry (The DJ, the vocaloid, the child prodigy, the boyband, and the "Lady Gaga") but still have enough personality to make them enjoyable to watch. What's even great here is that, as much as the NSR are the villain here, the game really doesn't side with anyone and there's even a great message at the end of the game that really wants to say that "all types of music are valid and as good!"

    So that's why I want to be brutally honest here and say that as much as I love this game, it's very hard to recommend it as it is due to the annoying amount of bugs that can ruin the game.

    Now, the ps4 version overall works fine, didn't have any major game-breaking bugs so far and it's overall functioning and even managed to reach the end of the game, but the problem starts when you try to play and do other things, as well as some people having worse bugs than me: currently the only major bug I have is the inability to unlock perfect parry mode but I heard of people having black screens, while for me the boss energy bar was all white. The game itself seems to work overall fine, but that's because I got lucky, and I can't say you if you buy it, will have the same luck.

    Because of this, I would recommend caution when buying this game: the game is overall cheap too, only 40 euros to me, so it is worth the price at least, but if you're the unlucky one who was unfortunate enough to get a game breaking bug, then it's either restarting the game, wait for a patch, or give up...

    If the game had no bugs, I would've easily given this game a full 8/10 because it still does have some other small flaws - the game is very short, finished it in less than 8 hours, and some fights in higher difficulties don't seem to be very balanced either. But once this game gets fully fixed, it'll be an amazing ride with no straight roads!    … Expand
  4. meemman
    Aug 26, 2020
    8
    A fun game, however there are some bugs that kinda get in the way. Most of them are on them visual side, though thank god they're temporary and can just go away with a simple restart of the level. And while its a minor number as far as I've found there still distracting though and the bugs that DO disrupt the game-play are extremely rare (least as fair as I've seen), but it isnt unplayableA fun game, however there are some bugs that kinda get in the way. Most of them are on them visual side, though thank god they're temporary and can just go away with a simple restart of the level. And while its a minor number as far as I've found there still distracting though and the bugs that DO disrupt the game-play are extremely rare (least as fair as I've seen), but it isnt unplayable levels of bad and kill the game. Also wish it was longer.

    Hope the team pitches up the bugs cause this was a pretty good game over all, the gameplay while simple is pretty good.

    The soundtrack is the best I've heard this year and worth it alone.

    And the characters and writing is are pretty great and colorful, booming with personality.

    And it would be a shame for the bugs to ruin it as minor as they are. Not the best game of all time but better then a few other games this year.    … Expand
  5. Cryslyn
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    fun, vibrant, and unique. the game is has very charming characters and seeing them interact makes me happy
  6. Kivonovik
    Sep 6, 2020
    8
    This is a unique and enjoyable game experience. The Bosses in this game have character and brightness that is rarely seen in modern games today. The music takes center stage as both a background and tool for combat.
  7. BevQuinn
    Sep 13, 2020
    7
    Doing a 2 player game with this is hard. The camera is dodgy- better for single player. Can't rotate the camera around during boss battles and you loose sight of yourself during 2p because of it.
    Even outside of game, you loose sight of player 2.
    Still has some glitches here and there but nothing a few updates wont fix. Overall a really nice game to play for one person. 2 people is just    Doing a 2 player game with this is hard. The camera is dodgy- better for single player. Can't rotate the camera around during boss battles and you loose sight of yourself during 2p because of it.
    Even outside of game, you loose sight of player 2.
    Still has some glitches here and there but nothing a few updates wont fix. Overall a really nice game to play for one person. 2 people is just dodgy. Easier but dodgy because of camera.    … Expand
  8. Drogramirez
    Sep 20, 2020
    3
    Like other reviewers have mentioned, the story and music is good but the gameplay is very very bad.

    Combat is stiff and clunky. Hitting enemies feels like you are hitting a rock. They don't have any pain animation or hit feedback. They just continue doing whatever they are doing while you are hitting them which makes the gameplay feel really unsatisfying. Movement is also not tight and    Like other reviewers have mentioned, the story and music is good but the gameplay is very very bad.

    Combat is stiff and clunky. Hitting enemies feels like you are hitting a rock. They don't have any pain animation or hit feedback. They just continue doing whatever they are doing while you are hitting them which makes the gameplay feel really unsatisfying. Movement is also not tight and the jumping is floaty. The camera is fixed during battles and often placed at poor angles that looks cool to watch but doesnt play very well. One of the main mechanics in this game is that you can play music to transform objects but you don't really do much with this mechanic. There are not many objects that you can transform. Most of the time, the transformed objects will either shoot something or do something that is not clearly explained to the player - either way they will do some damage to the enemies. It's not as creative as say, Nintendo games where you must use the the core mechanics to solve puzzles. Here there are no puzzles to solve, you just need to hit everything. There also isn't much gameplay involving rhythm - sure the enemies all attack to the beat but that's about it.

    There's also a city hub which you are supposed to explore that feels very weird. The game is called No Straight Roads but all of the roads in the city are straight. The whole city is basically one straight path from start to end. There also isn't much to do in the city unlike other games where you can buy items, help npcs, play mini games, find secrets etc. Wish there was more more stuff you can do in the city that could expand on the world building. In local multiplayer mode, the camera only focuses on the first player which means that the second player cannot explore the city.

    Not to mention, the game is very buggy and unfinished. Although a lot of the bugs are visual, it really detracts from the experience because I would expect more polish from a $40 game. In almost every stage, there's always objects clipping against walls, textures that look muddy and objects popping in while missing vfx. In some cases, cutscene and dialogue audio is out of sync and sometimes the game crashes. Some gameplay sequences end abruptly leaving you to wonder whether there was supposed to be more but was cut out.

    The level designs are also very bad, expecially for the security levels. A lot of the segments are repeated and the placement of the props feels awkward. Like for example, there are trees on top of a concrete floor, spotlights appearing out of nowhere, street lights not arranged properly, giant props that are not meant for human-size characters and many more. It looks like the level designers just randomly put props around the levels without thinking. The lighting is also very rough and the colors are off in certain sections. For example, the Sayu stage on the first platform, you can tell that the color saturation is very different from the rest of the stage. In addition, a lot of the levels have this extremely flashy colors and mirror-like reflective floors which makes it very difficult to focus on the gameplay.

    Overall, this game is either a hit or miss with some players. If you play the game for the music, visuals and the story, you might have a good time. For me, its a miss though. Because I prefer a much better gameplay when I'm playing a game and I expected more from this game. Like many people said, this game actually looks more fun to watch on YouTube than it is to play. Also it would be better if the game is $20 instead of $40.    … Expand
  9. gewhw
    Jan 24, 2023
    6
    This game is actually worth a try even though my expectations wasn't that high
  10. Rhaeleden
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    I really hope the developers take the time to fix all these gameplay issues because they are hard to justify given the $40 price point of this game. Even without all these bugs, the price for the game is still questionable given the relatively short and unpolished gameplay.

    Some people are saying that this game is made by a small team but if you pay attention to the credits, there is at    I really hope the developers take the time to fix all these gameplay issues because they are hard to justify given the $40 price point of this game. Even without all these bugs, the price for the game is still questionable given the relatively short and unpolished gameplay.

    Some people are saying that this game is made by a small team but if you pay attention to the credits, there is at least 100 people and several studios involved in the making of this game. It's certainly not AAA but that is a MASSIVE budget for an indie game. Additionally, the Metronomik team has assistance from a big publisher and has also received the Epic Games exclusivity grant.

    With the amount of people involved as well as the pricing of the game, I feel that this game needs be compared with other action games of similar price points especially if games like Psychonauts ($20) and Child of Light ($15) are considered non-indie. I wouldn't mind paying $40 for this kind of game if the gameplay actually is good. But as it is right now, the lack of content and quality in NSR's gameplay makes it difficult to give this one a pass.    … Expand
  11. AmethystVenom
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    NSR is a great accomplishment for Metronomik's first game. It's a super fun and unique adventure with lots of heart,humor and a killer soundtrack. The world they built is fantastic and the voice over work truly makes you love these characters. Collectibles and surprises are in the game as well to keep it fun and all the bosses have nice variety. A few complaints would be the camera isNSR is a great accomplishment for Metronomik's first game. It's a super fun and unique adventure with lots of heart,humor and a killer soundtrack. The world they built is fantastic and the voice over work truly makes you love these characters. Collectibles and surprises are in the game as well to keep it fun and all the bosses have nice variety. A few complaints would be the camera is static so sometimes its tough to follow and I wish it was a bit deeper combo system but those two things definitely don't take away from the fun here. Highly recommended!… Expand
  12. tortuga64
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    No straight road is fun game, the story is ok and soundtrack are really good.
  13. RenShepard
    Aug 29, 2020
    9
    I don’t play small games like this often. Finding games like no straight roads is a true treat. With its amazing soundtrack and old school like boss fights I fell in love. It was almost nostalgic
  14. Owlyman
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    This takes me back so much to old PC games, and being Metronomik´s first game it really blows my mind. Is one of those games that got so much love put into it. A few bugs were encountered, but it still blows my mind. Really fun experience. I really wish the Metronomik team to keep up the good work.
    Great music, great visuals, great color pallete. Really fun gameplay.
    I´ve seen a few    This takes me back so much to old PC games, and being Metronomik´s first game it really blows my mind. Is one of those games that got so much love put into it. A few bugs were encountered, but it still blows my mind. Really fun experience. I really wish the Metronomik team to keep up the good work.
    Great music, great visuals, great color pallete. Really fun gameplay.
    I´ve seen a few critics that went over the theme that only the enemies followed the rithym of the music and not the playable characters, but i think that´s kinda annoying on a 3D game. Kinda restrictive in a way, having so many ways to confront some attacks (like using habilities, for example).
    I found it a really solid game. I will play it again as soon as I can.    … Expand
  15. EerieCode
    Sep 4, 2020
    9
    This game caught my eye at first because of its colorful graphics and excellent soundtrack, and having played the entire game on Day One, I can safely say those elements are the best part of the game. The colorful graphics add to the charm of the entire world, and most of the cast has eye-catching designs that make even the minor characters memorable. As for the soundtrack, there's a hugeThis game caught my eye at first because of its colorful graphics and excellent soundtrack, and having played the entire game on Day One, I can safely say those elements are the best part of the game. The colorful graphics add to the charm of the entire world, and most of the cast has eye-catching designs that make even the minor characters memorable. As for the soundtrack, there's a huge variety of genres, from rock to classical to EDM, all with plenty of remixes to keep things fresh on replay. This game even managed to make a rap battle sound appealing, I can assure you that's no easy task!

    The story also managed to exceed my expectations: it's nothing extremely complex or surprising, I'm sure most players would see a lot of its twist coming, but it's still functional and still manages to provide many humorous and surprisingly heartfelt moments. I'll also give props to the voice acting for this: the VAs' performances aren't perfect, but they managed to inject a lot of charm into the game, it kinda ends up giving the feel of an old-style PS2 videogame in that regard.

    The gameplay is a bit of a mixed bag: the rhythm-focused battle system is something I hadn't seen in videogames before, and it manages to provide some unique and challenging boss battles which are definitely the highlight of the game. The in-between parts, unfortunately, tend to lag behind: they're functional as links between the boss battle, and they manage to provide interesting story tidbits and characterization, but aside from that there's not much to do in the overworld. There are also the occasional bugs and glitches, as expected from a company's first game, but the developers have already confirmed there's a patch in the works for them, so I don't consider it something worth docking points over: the bugs are relatively minor, at least the ones I've seen in the PS4 version, and don't majorly impact gameplay.

    Overall, if you want a fun and short game with memorable bosses and soundtracks, I can't recommend this game enough: if you play this, you're definitely in for a good time!    … Expand
  16. CriticoDubioso
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Good music, decent story and above average art but EXTREMELY poor execution on the gameplay. At the time of writing, this game is just not worth the selling price what with the ridiculous bugs, bad game design and rough gameplay.
  17. DavisCrimson
    Aug 27, 2020
    9
    About My Final Review on Ps4 game No Straight Roads

    1) Story = 8.5/10 = Story actually pretty good at first..since its story more about revolution of the Rocks through the Edm rules...what is i impressed most on this story got subtitle text Bahasa Melayu which make us proud about this game...kinda funny as hell tho..really wish got Malay dub on this game(yea i know only DK West and Zuke    About My Final Review on Ps4 game No Straight Roads

    1) Story = 8.5/10 = Story actually pretty good at first..since its story more about revolution of the Rocks through the Edm rules...what is i impressed most on this story got subtitle text Bahasa Melayu which make us proud about this game...kinda funny as hell tho..really wish got Malay dub on this game(yea i know only DK West and Zuke got bit malay dub)...just only bit letdown for me is this game story are pretty short but its story are decent anyway

    2) Char Design/Voice Actor = 9/10 = So far in through my stream gameplay to end...based voice language English(dunno about japan one will try later on) are decent voice actor got Malanglish sound actor style XD like DK West and Zuke....their Char Design are not bad at all...just felt cartonish bit,wish they make like anime kimetsu no yaiba char design one hehe..haha some are thought its more picasco character XD

    3) GamePlay = 9/10 = Gameplay are good..felt like play game kingdom hearts as well..its action rhythm style or action adventure indie game..which just hack and slash then find some manuever points to target flying enemies efficiently,roll and avoid the strongest attack based their notes of song rhythm style from boss..which pretty cool for me...wish got reaction command like game kingdom hearts or ff15 on this game muhehe

    4) Crafting Features/Skills tree = 8/10 = Their Prime weapon only like Mayday is Guitar style and Zuke is Drum style only...their Skill tree also got variant based on their tier skill lvl from lvl 1 to lvl 4 to improve their stat for more better...i basically love see the skills tree name into Bahasa Malaysia...making me laugh a lot XDD..like melee=huru hara,health point=kesihatan...Skill Zuke name:Fesyen Rambut Terbakar...Berdekah aku dibuatnya(making me Lmao) XD and the rest skill name...its really super funny see those skill in Bahasa Melayu...wondering who make that sub text language Bahasa Malaysia is Champion of Malaysia haha

    5) Graphic = 8.5/10 = In my opionion about this graphic its pretty cool and good environment..got vibe Malaysia and Japan...love at place AkuSuka(i like) Gahahahaha so funny that place name idea..got felt vibe place like Japan's harajuku,akihabara and KL Midvalley..combined mix feeling vibe...so its pretty cool environment area

    Total = (8.5+9+9+8+8.5)/5 = 8.6/10 Rating of Final Review= Overall for me its good action rhythm indie game...one of best local Malaysia that i can support muhehe but sadly bit letdown for me its Story are pretty short..can finish this game within 3 hours to 6 hours straight play...hope they make longer than that on next upcoming their game...Anyway Thank you so much Wan Hazmer.Daim Dziauddin and their team Metronomik..you guys are awesome for make this game hehe,hope improve better on next one...Proud to be Malaysian...ok that's my review hehe..Thank you guys for reading My Review...Arigatou ****

    Reviewed by : DavisCrimson    … Expand
  18. Onislogo
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    I can´t place any mistakes that can make this game less than a 9. So many soul put into it. Really fun experience, REALLY great music. Everything feels alive and character design is WONDERFUL. Visually incredible. Bosses are interesting and fun to beat. Nice patterns to learn different on each one.
    Had a blast playing this. Totally recomended
  19. Volner
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    No straight roads is Metronomik’s first game. As a starting point it is perfect. This game has lots of humor, interesting boss fights and very good story. But the best parts of the game are soundtrack and art style. Game’s music is simply one of the best that I heard in video games and artstyle is unique and beautiful. Metronomik surely done a great job.
  20. Lilitheve
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    The game is really unique in both its game play and music. The couch coop is so much fun! I listen to the music while I work!
  21. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 12, 2020
    8
    No Straight Roads
    No Straight Roads is a 5 hour long beat em up game that can be played either solor or local coop where you play as Zuke and Mayday who set out to bring rock back to vinyl city
    and to do this you have to take on NSRs top EDM musicians and gather new fans and a following. There are 5 main artists here, all with their own unique feel to them which is no straight road’s    No Straight Roads
    No Straight Roads is a 5 hour long beat em up game that can be played either solor or local coop where you play as Zuke and Mayday who set out to bring rock back to vinyl city
    and to do this you have to take on NSRs top EDM musicians and gather new fans and a following.
    There are 5 main artists here, all with their own unique feel to them which is no straight road’s best accomplishment.. its world building, its character building, its story… this is such a fun world to exist in.. I couldn’t wait to take down the next boss in this game after beating one… and in between these boss battles is a little hub world full of collectables you can use to boost your weapons or upgrade the town a bit to gather new fans.. which in turn helps you unlock game boosts and abilities in your skill tree, making it that much more important to do your best in these boss battles… as primarily this is a score chasing game, unfortunately though the gameplay isn’t nearly as great as the rest of the game and its presentation is…
    on your way to each boss is a series of security levels, here youll take on robots that attack to the beat of the song, but it really is just an unengaging button mashing fest from each floor until you eventually get to the boss, and this is no straight roads biggest flaw, the gameplay, the combat, the platofmring.. it’s all a dud.. youre bashing square, occasionally shooting enemies in the distance and collecting power cells to upgrade the hubworld which is these sections saving grace… I enjoy the collecting more than I do every other aspect outside of the boss battles, and even the platforming is annoying thanks to a lack of any camera control… thankfully though these lackluster levels are worth getting to for the grand finale, the boss battles…
    As a score chasing game, its all about score.. so this isn’t really a game that sets out to give you a challenging boss to beat, but rather beat this boss in the fastest time taking the least amount of damage as possible, a even if you fail youre given the option to continue from that spot but forfitting any chance of a great score, which means lower amount of fans earned by the end.. but I feel this sortve defeates the purpose.. the only point of getting a good score is to get more fans so that you can be more powerful, but whats the point of being powerful if you have infinite continues to get through the games story…
    really making all of the skill tree and rpg systems in this game pretty pointless…
    Overall though no straight roads is a plesent surprise, it’s a unique experience with a great world worth visting, and some of the best characters this generation of games has to offer,
    I give no straight roads
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  22. frederik1478
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Lovely combining of Music and gameplay, I loved it so much that I played it straight from start to finish In one sitting , Gameplay was mediocre but the presentation and the experience make-up forward , My favourite boss Fight was Number 2 and I'm still listening to the music , Would recommend
  23. kedireturns
    Jun 8, 2023
    4
    Interesting idea. Terrible execution. Boring game, slog to play through. You keep wanting it to end.
  24. Fake-BigWeld
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    The game has some awesome visuals and art direction, the music is great and the overall concept of No Straight Roads is a neat idea, but the poor gameplay, awful storytelling, countless amounts of bugs and disappointing world building overall led to a mediocre gaming experience that I would find hard to recommend.
  25. LadyAux
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    NSR is definitely no PaRappa the Rapper nor is it Brutal Legend. Not even sure the game knows what it wants to be either. Forgettable music, poorly designed gameplay, irritating characters and the most PG, cliché story you can think of. This game would have been great if it stuck to at least one design of rhythm game, not try to be ALL of them at once. Its short, boring, painful to playNSR is definitely no PaRappa the Rapper nor is it Brutal Legend. Not even sure the game knows what it wants to be either. Forgettable music, poorly designed gameplay, irritating characters and the most PG, cliché story you can think of. This game would have been great if it stuck to at least one design of rhythm game, not try to be ALL of them at once. Its short, boring, painful to play through and just feels so unpolished. I give my honest opinion about the game here: https://youtu.be/57ACU0Hsumg… Expand
  26. AortaPlatinum
    Aug 30, 2020
    7
    So you know all those crazy awesome weird Dreamcast games, like Jet Set Radio or Super Magnetic Neo? Alright so take that concept and combine it with character action/hack and slash gameplay, and combine THAT with a rhythm game, stir in some godlike character design and outstanding music, shockingly well thought out world building and lore, and a ton of unlockables, and you have NoSo you know all those crazy awesome weird Dreamcast games, like Jet Set Radio or Super Magnetic Neo? Alright so take that concept and combine it with character action/hack and slash gameplay, and combine THAT with a rhythm game, stir in some godlike character design and outstanding music, shockingly well thought out world building and lore, and a ton of unlockables, and you have No Straight Roads. There are definitely some large flaws, such as the boss fight in NSR tower not being explained super well, your AI partner in single player mode just standing around and not doing anything during boss fights, and fast travel having a very strange unlock requirement that I didn't even find until after I finished the story, but with a couple patches, this could easily go up there with some of my favorite games of all time.
    Also Sayu is my wife.    … Expand
  27. Solidradin4
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    The game visuals are great and ost is catchy and tells us bout the bosses personality, but gameplay wise, it has many flaws, jump is floaty, DK west bosses are you tough which is good, but to have the ability to heal in that only pc, is kinda unfair XD, but still most game is enjoyable, but also pretty short, and the last boss's is predictable in a way, but still it's a decent and funThe game visuals are great and ost is catchy and tells us bout the bosses personality, but gameplay wise, it has many flaws, jump is floaty, DK west bosses are you tough which is good, but to have the ability to heal in that only pc, is kinda unfair XD, but still most game is enjoyable, but also pretty short, and the last boss's is predictable in a way, but still it's a decent and fun experience (sorry for my English XD)… Expand
  28. Wqrt
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Really good soundtrack, visual design, character design, graphics, combat, etc.
  29. Noctircus
    Sep 11, 2020
    10
    First game by Metronomik and it already looks massively promising. The OST itself is worth its own praise, truly a masterful work of musical piece. The gameplay is fine, but may be improved more. The game overall is an art.
  30. MadeliaBurnness
    Sep 23, 2020
    4
    When the story, music and art did their jobs but the development team don't know what the heck they are doing. This is a $40 'indie' game with dozens of people involved. I've seen games with less than ten people working on it that has far better execution. That said, the guest artistes that performed all the soundtracks are awesome!
  31. Cheap
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    i love this game, the music is great i and has a really cool arty style. :)
  32. brisonmaray
    Dec 28, 2020
    8
    Its a really good game the story is great but the gameplay could be more but thats all right I would give is a 10 or a 9 but the gameplay is lacking and its kinda short but great game and fantastic music I recommend
  33. Xedmed
    Nov 27, 2021
    6
    NSR is an unfortunate game. Scenariowise its fantastic. The themes, soundtrack, all brilliant. Gameplaywise it belongs on the Dreamcast or PS1. Combat is sloppy and ridiculously punishing. A parry system that rarely allows you to parry, and a firing system that only lets you hit far away enemies. Its a sluggish and often clumsy affair. I do hope it gets a sequel as the scenario is jawNSR is an unfortunate game. Scenariowise its fantastic. The themes, soundtrack, all brilliant. Gameplaywise it belongs on the Dreamcast or PS1. Combat is sloppy and ridiculously punishing. A parry system that rarely allows you to parry, and a firing system that only lets you hit far away enemies. Its a sluggish and often clumsy affair. I do hope it gets a sequel as the scenario is jaw dropping and I'd like to see combat refined so that the gameplay is as much fun as the setting.… Expand
  34. Yrye
    Jul 29, 2022
    6
    The camera needs some work as it's hard to see what's going on most of the time
  35. Gamerawy2002
    Jun 9, 2023
    8
    man this game is sooooo good, masterpiece

    but it has many issues, like bugs and control issue

    the local co-up was good idea and reminder of ps2 games, but the camera view corrupted when you play 2 player

    the game has really funny jokes, good story in general, awesome art style and wonderful character design, although the gameplay was fun but the it was too simple or superficial
  36. Hjerj
    Oct 19, 2022
    6
    Felt like this was an ok game to enjoy but much too short and doesn't have enough value if for a full price game
  37. GrabMyDende
    Nov 7, 2022
    9
    Love the characters, dynamic is cool. The music was consistent and bangers. I saw the ending coming though but the game is unrated
  38. Herjd
    Nov 16, 2022
    6
    solid game with some good music in the game somewhat. wish it was longer and have more value.
  39. Nmaa18
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    intro: An underrated game. It's like a simplified psychonauts 2 more focused on music.

    The good stuff: the music is nice, the writing is good and will surprise you with how deep, realistic, and relatable it can be contrary to the childish looks n voices in the game. i personally love the art style, especially the character dialogue moments, they use a wide range of high quality art for    intro: An underrated game. It's like a simplified psychonauts 2 more focused on music.

    The good stuff: the music is nice, the writing is good and will surprise you with how deep, realistic, and relatable it can be contrary to the childish looks n voices in the game. i personally love the art style, especially the character dialogue moments, they use a wide range of high quality art for the characters. the main hub is like disneyland, its pretty. Finally, the fighting maps look good, and the game overall feels well structured.

    What could have been improved: i think the game could have been a bit more polished, some minor bugs. the combat was ok, but not very deep. the "purple shots" were confusing because you have to parry at, what felt to me like, a later time than the screen would suggest. a parry to the robots would have been nice, because the dodge was not very effective/fun to use.

    Conclusion: This game is about the story of a charming, compatible, duo that fight against djs, pianists, and male pop bands to get NSR rid of the government - because they censor rock and deprive the city of electricity. It is also about brotherly love, break ups, accepting defeat, fighting against greater powers, and much more. along the way, the music is truly great, and what is great is that the fighting areas are as varied as the music, there is Pop music, EDM, classical piano solo music, Rock music, and hiphop. The price and length are correct. I give the game 72/100    … Expand
  40. MAYDAYFAN
    Apr 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No straight roads is a game I recommend to people who love music the ending where the character kliff turns on you it’s a taste of a masterpiece everyone should play it and love it. My favorite character is mayday very passionate gotta say my type of girl. You have to beat these people who are apart of NSR which does edm music you are a indie rock band who got humiliated by the NSR so you go back home or try to them the power goes out for a little bit then mayday and zuke decide to go and hijack all of the stages. It’s a really fun game kind of hard to do the hand part but other wise then that it’s fun. Go play it.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. App Trigger
    Jan 29, 2021
    90
    No Straight Roads is a big and colorful musical experience with heavy JRPG influences that lets you fight the man, give power to the people of Vinyl City and bring joy, all with the sweet power of rock and roll.
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    Nov 9, 2020
    70
    No Straight Roads has fantastic visuals, a phenomenal soundtrack, and lovable characters. It's a shame that the rest of the game doesn't hold up as well but I didn't regret my time with the game and will be replaying the boss fights many more times thanks to the fantastic music.
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  3. GamingBolt
    Nov 1, 2020
    70
    No Straight Roads looks great, sounds great, and has great characters- but it has major gameplay issues that bring down the whole experience.
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