Rarely have I had the experience of painting (or perhaps I should say 'sculpting'?) with music. In fact, unless I'm forgetting something, I've only had it once to date: When playing Auditorium just now. Yes, I've played it once, for perhaps 20 minutes, and it's already got me itching to send this recommendation out into the world.

I won't say that this game is deep, per se. But for me (and perhaps for other music+game lovers?) it is highly satisfying.

If you're curious about mechanics, you basically use gravity wells to shoot particles of raw music potential, attempting to intersect them with regions of space representing instruments. Some instruments require tuned particles, so you must first direct them through color-tuning fields before slingshotting back to instrument areas. Basically, you create galaxies of swirling colorful particles, that, when lined up just so, create a glorious symphony of sounds to reward you.

The effect is marvelous and transporting. On almost every level I've played so far (perhaps the first 15 or so), I've gotten lost in the beauty of my own musical universe of swirling lights. I find myself staring into each beautiful solution, until the desire to make NEW music finally overwhelms the desire to languish.

Duly recommended.

Rarely have I had the experience of painting (or perhaps I should say 'sculpting'?) with music. In fact, unless I'm forgetting something, I've only had it once to date: When playing Auditorium just now. Yes, I've played it once, for perhaps 20 minutes, and it's already got me itching to send this recommendation out into the world. I won't say that this game is deep, per se. But for me (and perhaps for other music+game lovers?) it is highly satisfying. If you're curious about mechanics, you basically use gravity wells to shoot particles of raw music potential, attempting to intersect them with regions of space representing instruments. Some instruments require tuned particles, so you must first direct them through color-tuning fields before slingshotting back to instrument areas. Basically, you create galaxies of swirling colorful particles, that, when lined up just so, create a glorious symphony of sounds to reward you. The effect is marvelous and transporting. On almost every level I've played so far (perhaps the first 15 or so), I've gotten lost in the beauty of my own musical universe of swirling lights. I find myself staring into each beautiful solution, until the desire to make NEW music finally overwhelms the desire to languish. Duly recommended.