For this week's Demo Play Thursday i played the Nintendo Switch version of Rhythm Heaven Groove.
I came away from this demo disappointed. the music and art style are still great, but this felt like a game designed for fans rather than something for newer or more casual players. Basic things like auto playing the computer talking wasn't here and i felt that the game did very little to help the player get good or just even better.
this demo only has 4 unique stages and a 5th which is a remix of all 4 together. But before all that, there's a calibration with the game and the TV it's being played on. but even here i wasn't completely sure i was doing it right, clicking the button on the sound rather than the video, and no feedback was provided.
There's a lack of feedback in Rhythm Heaven Groove. there were stages i could see i wasn't performing well on, but the game offers no solutions on how to improve or even goes into much detail just how bad i was. i don't know if i was pressing buttons early or late. the game just offers a simple word appraisal at the end.
So with poor onboarding for new players and a lack of feedback overall, i came away from this demo not wanting to get the game nor even Wishlist it. but as a demo i do think it works well as it seems to give a fair impression of the game, and it's one i don't want to play.
