No Straight Roads

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5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. Mental-Bug
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    So much love has went into this game and it shows. The story, characters, and music are all excellent. The boss battles are the best part - both cinematic and unique. Being made by such a small studio, the bugs are not too surprising - and it is a shame that the Switch's hardware limitations don't show the gorgeous graphics in their full glory. Note that a patch is in the works as ofSo much love has went into this game and it shows. The story, characters, and music are all excellent. The boss battles are the best part - both cinematic and unique. Being made by such a small studio, the bugs are not too surprising - and it is a shame that the Switch's hardware limitations don't show the gorgeous graphics in their full glory. Note that a patch is in the works as of writing this. After beating the game, I look forward to going back and getting what I missed. Overall the game shines through the rough edges, leaving a game that made me laugh, cry, and definitely think. 9/10… Expand
  3. Cryslyn
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    fun, vibrant, and unique. the game is has very charming characters and seeing them interact makes me happy
  4. JuanIV
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I had a lot of fun with it. Way more challenging than I though it was going to be. Killer soundtrack, along with the really fun look of the whole game in terms of charachter design's. It might be short but it's well worth your time.
  5. Ar2RdevilPiNKy
    Oct 11, 2020
    8
    A true masterpiece, if you tune in to the wave of this game. Nice gameplay, amazing music, story, characters that are very interesting to watch and follow. And also really good jokes.

    Switch version suffers from all sorts of problems, from simplified lighting to simplifying many details (both on the levels and in the interface). And there are just more bugs in this version than in the    A true masterpiece, if you tune in to the wave of this game. Nice gameplay, amazing music, story, characters that are very interesting to watch and follow. And also really good jokes.

    Switch version suffers from all sorts of problems, from simplified lighting to simplifying many details (both on the levels and in the interface). And there are just more bugs in this version than in the PC version. It would be great to see patches that fix problems in the game, as well as the ability to switch between graphic settings, as in the Witcher 3 on Switch.

    This is still a great game, and I hope that the developers will not abandon it without bringing it to a perfect status. The game deserves it.    … Expand

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. KeenGamer
    Nov 17, 2022
    95
    Part rhythm game, part platformer, part boss rush, No Straight Roads takes the best parts of these genres and forms a fun, groovy whole that'll have your ears tingling, heart pumping, fingers twitching, and feet tapping. For Metronomik’s first game, you wouldn’t think it given how much of a blast No Straight Roads is. In fact, in this author’s opinion, the only major downside to it is that it feels too short. But even if that’s the case, the game doesn’t drag on to the point of fatigue, each little collectible or side mission or story beat sitting comfortably where it needs to be. I picked this game up for the premise alone, but the bosses and music definitely helped me stay.
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  2. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 21, 2020
    50
    They’ve sold all the tickets but forgot to wake the lead singer up. No Straight Roads is only for those that enjoy half a performance. [Issue #2, p.63]
  3. Hey Poor Player
    Oct 29, 2020
    70
    In some ways, No Straight Roads felt like the second coming of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It had all the right ingredients to be the perfect blend of rhythm and action into one phenomenal package. And while it does plenty right, it’s a little too off-key where it counts. Some fine-tuning on the combat would certainly help sync the boss battles with the aesthetics and exploration aspects, as that mechanic carries way too much weight to ignore. Still, I can’t lie — I’ve absolutely fallen in love with No Straight Roads for what it does offer, which is an explosively intense experience that will punch your teeth right out of your face. If you favor adventure over rhythm, there’s no reason not to pick up No Straight Roads; if beats are more important than battles to you, perhaps wait for tickets to go on sale.
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