The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (2016)

Packing in a fully-fledged story mode with a colourful cast of musically-empowered heroes and villains, The Metronomicon sees you take control a party of eight newly graduated masters of the "rhythmic combat arts" to wage musical warfare against a multitude of dance-mongering fiends.

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Marooners' RockDouglas SpearsAug 20179.4/10
Not only does it feel better, personally, but with the new features added I can say that The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor has a bright, rave-colored future ahead of it. If you like rhythm games but don’t want clunky instruments or pads, this is the game for you.
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GamingTrendElisha DeograciasAug 201790/100
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is one of the most infectious rhythm games this year. Its perfect blend of music gameplay and RPG mechanics is an ambitious one that sticks the landing, and the addictive soundtrack will have your toe tapping long after you turned it off. Just stay away from the dancing bears if you're not shaking it like a Polaroid.
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CGMagazineLisa MiorSep 20179/10
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor takes the base game to a whole new level of co-op dance party fun!
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TheSixthAxisOct 20177/10
All in all, The Metronomicon successfully blends the mechanics of rhythm action games with the battle system of JRPGs. As such, it is well worth experiencing, although I am not sure how big a crossover market there is between those two genres. Unlike Persona 4 Dancing All Night, for example, the main element borrowed from RPGs is in the battling. If the concept intrigues you then there is much to enjoy, but only the most freakishly dextrous should try playing at the harder skill settings.
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RPG FanAlana HaguesAug 201772/100
An interesting twist on both rhythm games and RPGs, but it's not always successful.
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About the game

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Developer: Puuba
Publisher: Kasedo Games, Akupara Games
Released: September 29, 2016
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Lightweight Java Game Library
Time to beat: 4 h rushed · 8 h main story · 20 h completionist

IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 15 ratings.

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