Cosmophony

[h1]Overview[/h1] [i]Cosmophony[/i] is a small rhythm game with five songs to play, where you control a small ship, and need to dodge incoming obstacles. The concept is simple, the controls even more so, but the difficulty curve is one of the most abrupt I've seen in rhythm games. [h1]The Pros:[/h1] [list] [*][b]Good Music[/b] - The most important aspect of a music based games is, well, the music. It's a collection of five Drum&Bass songs by the same artist. There is sufficient diversity between them to entertain, and the melody is catchy too! [*][b]Lovely Design[/b] - The game adopts a minimalist approach when it comes to graphics and UI, and damn, it looks good and makes it easier for your eyes to notice screen elements more easily. Here your reflexes are really important, and a good plain color contrast between obstacles and the road is welcomed. Minor shading is also present. The menus look very sleek and I like them too. [*][b]Entangling Challenge[/b] - If you could pass each l...

I kept going back and forth on this game, even considered giving up on the last level. But I've been enjoying it immensely the whole journey. Because the video trailer is misleading (in a negative way) and tells you nothing about what [i]Cosmophony[/i] feels like, I encourage you to see [url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=564193901]my gameplay video[/url] (no commentary). I hope you can understand how enjoyable it was to play the game in this manner. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=564193901 The first two levels allow you to follow the tune to a great extent and can be perfected by anyone, and the game is totally worth it for that feeling alone. The following levels, though, made me feel confused. At first they just seemed like a bunch of random obstacles. But understanding came with time and practice. A big component in this game is memorization (yes, the levels are not generated; same every time). Usually I'm an opponent of memorization, b...

Daaamn! My fingers ;D This game is really entertaining and when you practice and you survive the whole tune.... nothing feels better. The tracks are awesome too... i just have to find out where to find the music ^^

Cosmophony is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. It's a basic bare bones minimalist/low poly 3-button endless runner, with a lightweight "shooting" element. Move down an endless tunnel dodging blocks by moving left or right, and sometimes shoot things in your way, all the while listening to completely crap DnB music, some of the worst I've heard, which is inexplicable given how much decent music there is on Creative Commons, the developer could have just asset flipped some of that and the soundtrack would be a lot better. Anyway, this is an incredibly shallow mobile app with no value or merit as a serious game for PC gamers. From a technical perspective, as a mobile app, this doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The mobile app features lazy minimalist/untextured low-polygon "retro" assets and visuals, making this look like a barely functional 3D gam...

PCP fueled Drum and Bass rage simulator 2015 10/I want to die

Cosmophony is a little music/shooter game, and it will test your nerves and reflexes. Beat the tutorial and the first level, but it will become serious from level 2 to the end. You actually play with your keyboard arrows and space to shoot enemies. The goal is the do a 100% for each level, meaning that you have to shoot every enemies and of course, stay alive. I played the level 3 a little and just literally crashed into a wall at very high speed. The sure thing is... I was not prepared. :(

While I enjoy it, I feel like a lot of the difficulty comes from memorization more than actually being a difficult reaction/precision game. Mechanics change mid level with no time to react, targets are hidden and require specific movement to setup a way to reach them. (Trying not to spoil anything) On the fifth level the timing of the gimmick mechanic seems really dodgy one moment and fine the next. I know where I'm supposed to be positioned at what time, but its hit or miss if the game reacts like I expect it to. Might be better if there wasn't any delay between key presses and lane switching but theres a small delay that is easily noticable when trying to quickly move from one side of the screen to the other. Makes hitting some of the timing goals a lot harder than they need to be. That being said its cheap, the music is good, and its definitely an interesting game. If it ever goes on sale I couldn't recommend it more. But 5.50 CAD is probably the upper limit on what I'd spend on 5 ...

Yeah so this game is really fucking difficult. Some parts of this game go so fast your eyes will unfocus and your brain will "tune out" leaving only your fingers to do the rest. It's honestly a very hypnotizing feeling when you no longer process what's going on but all you can do is react. The backgrounds are trippy as hell. Just imagine Super Hexagon takes LSD is at a Rave and that's this game. The music works beautifully with the level design and really helps the player "flow" better as you practice more and more. The first two levels are easy. The second level shows you how this game truly is and from then on good luck. This game will test your reflexes and muscle memory. Honestly, I love this game. Addicting, fun, challenging, and rewarding once you finally beat that one level you've been stuck on for a while. This game is worth it all the way.

Awesome Game! It's difficult, but not impossible and you know that, and that's what makes you keep going. Drum n Bass is also one of my favourite genres so that helps a lot. If you like Audiosurf and Drum n Bass you'll like this even more!

Quick Score: 4/5 Notes: Short game with only 5 levels. Overall pretty fun, but 95% of your playtime will be spent on the final level because the difficulty curve is actually stupid. And that is my only real complaint. Luckily the final song is pretty good, so that made it slightly less painful to grind out. The first 4 levels took me 90 minutes combined. The last level, which is only 100 seconds long, took me 6 hours. In the end this is basically a budget version of Everhood though. So if you are looking for a more fully fleshed out game I would suggest checking that game out. (though it does have some of the worst achievements in the history of the world)