A Musical Story

 Switch
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nintendo Life
    Mar 15, 2022
    70
    In its mission to make you listen to its music, A Musical Story practically hands you a blindfold. The story asks you to relax into its acid-trip jam-session cool, but somewhat harshes the mellow with its insistence on repeating long phrases until they’re perfect. However, it looks and sounds fabulous, and will reward perseverance and repeated plays.
  2. TouchArcade
    Mar 9, 2022
    60
    The biggest problem with A Musical Story comes in its gameplay mechanics, though. You play the tunes in sliced out sections, and you have to hit every note perfectly before the game will let you move on. And unless you’re really good with audio cues, you’re going to fail a lot. The worst thing is that once you’ve missed a note, you know you can’t succeed but you still have to finish out the slice anyway. It’s aggravating in the worst way. You never get that feeling of being one with the music that you get with better rhythm games. Great music, an uneven story, and unpleasant gameplay make for a very rocky road trip indeed.

Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best Switch Game of 2022

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  1. NindieSpotlight
    Mar 30, 2022
    9
    I’ve truly enjoyed the diverse set of indie titles that have come to the Switch under the category of rhythm and music. There have beenI’ve truly enjoyed the diverse set of indie titles that have come to the Switch under the category of rhythm and music. There have been nail-biting challenges like Thumper, track-mixing and more creative games like Fuser, frantic dodging to the great tunes of Just Shapes and Beats, and more… a plain cornucopia of delightful tastes and styles. I’m happy to say A Musical Story continues that trend, going completely in its own direction with a surprisingly deep collection of rhythms you’ll need to replicate that favor constantly-changing patterns and styles over tying your fingers up in knots since you’ll only need to use your 2 trigger buttons to play along. Also worth noting is that if the game sees you struggling, it will progressively lend you some help as well. As sensational as the music is though, the real feature here is the incredible wordless story the game’s unique art tells, paired only with the game’s music to convey a deep and at times dark story that really sucked me in. Artistically stunning, filled with emotion, and approachable but also challenging, it’s a memorable journey on the Switch.… Full Review »
  2. BobsYourUncle
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    An incredible rhythm-based game with an original story that you can’t put down. I played this one all the way through in about 2 hours. It’sAn incredible rhythm-based game with an original story that you can’t put down. I played this one all the way through in about 2 hours. It’s truly an engrossing narrative with gameplay that is so addicting and satisfying. It starts at fairly easy and really picks up the difficulty bear the halfway point. I don’t want to spoil the story but it goes to some really interesting places that I never expected. If you even have a passing interest in this game, give it a shot because I was blown away by its narrative, art, music, and gameplay.… Full Review »
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