Much as I used to like enjoying them, it’s not an enormous shock that rhythm video games by no means discovered an excessive amount of footing outdoors of the arcade circuit. Increasing calls for for specialised {hardware} and a give attention to memorization of a set playlist implies that they’re not the very best of matches for residence play, particularly and not using a dance-pad or related controller. Breakdancing-themed sport Floor Kids is totally different, with a give attention to freestyle aggressive play and movement over rote memorization.
While key improvement credit score goes to Canadian outfit MERJ Media, the artists that outline this sport are animator JonJon and the scratch-happy DJ Kid Koala (previously of Deltron 3030), who supplies the beats that you just’ll be shifting to. It’s a classy pairing, and whereas the restricted variety of artists concerned does give this sport a considerably narrower stylistic scope than many rhythm video games, it’s inconceivable to disclaim that it’s received a singular look and sound to it.
As you’ve in all probability seen from the trailer above, outdoors of some distinct rhythm challenges, there’s no note-chart to observe in Floor Kids. For probably the most half, you’ll be dancing freestyle, making an attempt to elegantly chain as many strikes as you possibly can to the beat with out breaking your combo. Like a extra stationary Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, then. Each character has their very own repertoire of strikes and there’s some method concerned in chaining from one trick to the following, so it shifts the main focus of the sport from studying the monitor itself to studying your character whereas matching the beat.
The sport was launched on Switch late final 12 months, however the PC model is about three weeks away but, set for launch on May 16th. Looking at opinions of the console unique, it was fairly nicely obtained on the entire, with widespread complaints being that it’s a bit quick as a single-player expertise, however might be a variety of enjoyable when two good gamers actually begin competing. You can follow or wishlist the game on Steam here.
