Two major side quests task you with finding paper scraps and sound clips throughout the game, and collecting all of either unlocks a bonus chapter that further fleshes out a relationship in the game. Outside of the story, there are tons of collectibles. The music is good, but it’s not memorable. With so much diversity and excellence, I was especially surprised that I could barely remember any of the specific songs after I turned the game off.
Even at its best, the games in Rhythm Thief don't feel fun enough to warrant replay, and likely won't even be the parts you remember when all is said and done.ĭespite this, the music throughout is outstanding, featuring hip-hop, folk, classical, upbeat jazz, and more. This is only assisted by a horribly broken grading system, where slipping up for a moment can immediately bring you from a perfect score to a near-fail. The fun and polished ones are overly simplified affairs of tapping the touch screen to a beat, while an equal number of games (specifically the gyro-controlled ones) feel so clunky that I was actually upset when the game required them to progress the story. This in itself isn't problematic, as the game still has a ton of diversity, but it's apparent that, in coming up with so much variety, almost none of the games feel fully developed. Rhythm Thief features 50 rhythm games, ranging from "swipe the touch screen in a direction to do an action to the rhythm" to "press buttons to take out enemies." Of course, the game features plenty of diversity, like a one-off Samba De Amigo inspired game and a very competent sword-fighting affair, but the games still generally fall into those two camps.
With that said, the gameplay is not nearly as refined as the presentation. There are also some non-rhythm puzzles to keep the story sections fresh, and they are really cool (despite a total lack of difficulty). Furthermore, Raphael progresses across Paris using in an almost-identical static screen format as Professor Layton, all the way down to "tap everything to find secrets" trope. Like the Layton series, anime cut scenes are frequently used to push the story forward, and likewise, the animation is stunning. The story and presentation are both absolutely excellent, complete with great pacing despite a short length of six hours. As the story develops, Raphael meets a mysterious girl Marie, faces off against the local police force, and tries to stop a man who claims to be the resurrected Napoleon Bonaparte. The story follows Raphael, an adolescent who steals objects of rarity as the mysterious Phantom R with his dog Fondue. Rhythm Thief is a Sega published-and-developed rhythm game that takes place in a relatively modern Paris, France. Unfortunately, only two of those assertions proved to be correct. For a while now, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure has been seen as the 3DS answer to Elite Beat Agents, with quirky settings, fantastic style, and great gameplay.
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