Love this Game! you Play the Music not just Hear Music. but you Playing it! when i want to Hear Anime Music, i will always Play this Game <3 ^^)/

im surprised some weeb perv hasnt made a nude mod yet

How fun this game is really depends on the songs you pick. I haven't figured out the audio detection system yet, because some songs work a lot better than others, regardless of them being by the same artist with very similar sounds. Some songs will have obstacles created that look like O-----O-----O-----O (O's being beats and -'s being breaks), while others will have O-O-O-O-O, and obviously the more fast paced the obstacles are, the more engaging the song will be. I wish every song worked really well, so Melody's Escape becomes quite the challenge when you just want to find a song that works well and isn't boring to play.

Songs that worked well for me:
Andrew WK - She is Beautiful
Paramore - Misery Business
My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na

Unfortunately, regardless of how fast or slow paced the song actually is, the game likes to create a really slow and boring obstacle course for you. It really makes no sense, and like I said, I haven't figured out yet what makes a more engaging song. I still recommend the game, because overall it is very good and an easy one to 100% if you care about achievements, but it does have its problems.

This is a really great game if you love music of any type. Watch out if you're playing for an extended period of time, because you can get eyestrain a lot at first. Doesn't need a good computer to run. (my laptop is terrible and I still get 60 frames) Still working on that last achievement, and I don't even know what overload mode is xD

Definitely worth buying, Melody's Escape has given me years of entertainment

Melody’s Escape is a rhythm game with the ability to use your own music. At a glance, this game focuses more on timing button presses to notes on the screen, in contrast to games like Audiosurf where the music is less synchronized and tied together to the generated level. With a familiar yet unique twist on the typical rhythm game formula, Melody’s Escape provides excellent use of your music in its accurate and fun levels.

The gameplay in Melody’s Escape is definitely inspired by several other games. The ability to use your own music brings to mind Audiosurf, and the action of pressing buttons to the music is seen in countless other rhythm games. Vib Ribbon and Bit.Trip Runner are the biggest influences in terms of gameplay mechanics and overall style, and it shows with the running action and obstacle dodging. There are two kinds of objects in each level, which are notes and obstacles. At easier difficulties, there is no real distinction between these two objects, but harder difficulties require dodging obstacles using another set of keys. For example, on a controller, notes would be pressed using the colored buttons and obstacles be done using the control stick. On a keyboard, WASD is used for notes and the arrow keys for obstacles using the default controls. It actually takes a while to get used to the controls in terms of timing and trying to dodge obstacles. At first it may feel difficult to manage pressing the right buttons, but over time it gets easier and this is where you start having fun with the levels. In addition to the default difficulties, there is also an option to create your own difficulty level using various settings to tune your own experience. The game does a great job detecting the beat of the song along with intensity changes and other key moments. This is reflected in the level with the placement of objects and how fast Melody is running. For the most part, the synchronization to the music is very good and makes for fun tracks to play using pretty much any song. Overall, Melody’s Escape plays like most standard rhythm games with a couple of unique features to play with. These new mechanics may take a while to get used to, but it’s rewarding to play through the well mapped levels that match quite closely to the current song.

Using a predominantly vector art style, Melody’s Escape looks visually clean with its colors. Most of the game uses silhouettes along with a distinct color. The game does a fine job of color coding things with what button to press for a note or obstacle and showing what part of the song you are on. There are some visual effects such as glows or particles that don’t distract from the gameplay, which is pretty important when there’s a bunch of notes to press on the screen. Modding is supported for Melody’s Escape, enabling players to change character skins, hairstyles, and color schemes. The clean and smooth graphics are great to look at, and aren’t too distracting when playing through a song.

Most music based games tend to create a level that loosely matches the song. Melody’s Escape goes for a more standard rhythm game where timing is important. The gameplay provides a similar style to most other games with some unique new features, and the levels are designed to be timed to the song with excellent results. As a whole, Melody’s Escape focuses on delivering solid rhythm gameplay, and it succeeds in being fun to play and listen to your own music.

It doesn't matter on what kind of music genre you listen to, this game's tempo detecting system will know every beat from it. Whether you listen to Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, or even Baby Metal, this game just knows every beat. I recommend this game to anyone who is looking for a good challenge (if played on Intense or Overdrive) and enjoys playing to their own music.

My rating: 10/10

I suck at this game T.T

9$ for this game. Just No, i would rather give 5$ instead of 9$ i like the game but the price is too high. (Yes and No)

Big yes for this game! Had fun instantly interacting with music. Check out the review for details.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi9mLvklj58&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLea9mAwyZL0yaDmXz7nAOIUa6TBUCcn1L

Remember when you were a kid, sitting in the back seat of your parents car looking out the window, pretending there was someone running along with your line of sight, avoiding obstacles and such. Well that is this game in a nutshell. I have a lot of regret in my library, but this is not it. 10/10