Scratchin' Melodii [DEMO]
A downloadable game for Windows
Scratchin’ Melodii is a rhythm game about self expression!
Inspired by the classic roots of the rhythm game genre, repeat or remix beats to find your own groove in a radical Funk & Hip-Hop adventure! Join Melodii, a young DJ, on their ridiculous journey to pay off their community service debt.
Wishlist the game on Steam here!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2728050/Scratchin_Melodii/
Most Recent Devlog: Progress Checkup! (Nov. 2024) | Scratchin' Melodii Devlog
Most Recent Demo: Christmas SAGE 2023 Demo V1.033 (Jan 19, 2024)
Please note that this is the last demo of the game while I work on finishing the full game. The contents of this demo do not represent the final game, as this demo is of an older build of the game and was released mainly for testing and feedback purposes. Many things are more or less finished than others, in no particular order.
You can get the soundtrack here!: https://lj-lephemstar.bandcamp.com/album/scratchin-melodii-ost
Official Website: https://www.scratchin-melodii.com
This demo features:
6 playable songs
If you played the last version of the demo, you'll notice that the Vocaloid tuning and/or vocal mixing has been redone for the returning songs!
- Cream Cheese Icing
- Nami.WAV
- Stir & Mix
- Grease Poppin'
- Supastar Tennis
- Sidechain Fever
The first Act of the game's Story Mode
Story Mode has been almost completely redone since the last demo! Now taking place in a new more cinematic 3d environment.
How To Play
All of the gameplay happens on the Rhythm Tracks.
When the line is blue, you'll see your opponent's icon start moving as they lay down a beat. After they're done, it's your turn to respond to that beat using the available buttons shown on the Rhythm Track. The start of your turn will be indicated by a controller rumble and Melodii's icon beginning to move,
When the line is pink, Melodii will have their own unique set of available buttons to press. The start of your turn will be indicated by a controller rumble and Melodii's icon beginning to move.
At the start of each turn, only Rhythm Tracks being used for that line will light up.
For example, this is a Double Line, so both the top and bottom tracks are lit up. Double Lines use both Rhythm Tracks and are played from top to bottom.
Scoring Meters
Rhythm - This will increase every time you gain points from being on-beat with the song. To stay on-beat, line up your button presses with the beat dots and stars on the Rhythm Tracks.
Expression - This will increase every time you gain points from remixing the suggested line using the available buttons.
Obedience - This will increase every time you gain points from following the exact button order and timing of the suggested line.
Expression is much more valuable to your score than obedience, so really try to mix things up when you can! Have fun!
TROUBLESHOOTING
"How do I freestyle/How does the Expression meter work?"
Here's a full guide! https://lj-lephemstar.itch.io/scratchin-melodii/devlog/653636/scratchin-melodii-...
"Why isn't my controller working/mapped right?"
This usually either happens because another program is interfering with the game's native controller support or because you're using an unsupported controller.
Other possible solutions:
(If playing natively)
- Make sure Steam, DS4Windows, or any other program that affects controller input isn't running in the background
- Make sure your controller is player 1
- If you're using an NS Pro Controller natively, try using it wirelessly
If none of that works, you may be using an unsupported controller. In that case, try adding the game to your Steam Library as a non-Steam game.
(If added to Steam as a non-Steam game)
- Make sure DS4Windows or any other program that affects controller input isn't running in the background
- Make sure your controller is player 1
- Make sure you have the config for your controller enabled in your Steam settings.
"Why aren't my controller vibrations working?"
This game has vibration signals, which serve as warnings to help with being prepared for things such as upcoming lines. If yours isn't working, possible fixes are:
- Make sure Steam(if running game natively), DS4Windows, or any other program that affects controller input isn't running in the background
- If you're using a NS Pro Controller, try adding the game to your Steam Library as a non-Steam game and playing it from there.
"I'm experiencing some or a lot of lag."
I'm not sure how low I'll be able to get the minimum system requirements for the full game, but at the moment if you don't have a decent enough PC, it's unfortunately going to have a hard time running the game, especially if your system can't run the game at its intended framerate (60fps). I'll do my best optimization-wise, but please keep in mind that there will always be a certain point where weaker systems will just not be able to run the game properly. Lag also increases the chances of certain bugs/glitches happening.
Minimum System Requirements (Estimation) | Recommended System Requirements (Estimation) | |
OS: | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 |
Processor: | 2 Ghz | 3.59 Ghz |
Memory: | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
Graphics: | 8 GB VRAM | 8 GB VRAM |
Storage: | 2 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
Copyright Information
©LJ LephemStar LLC, 2021 - 2023
Updated | 15 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (661 total ratings) |
Author | LJ LephemStar |
Genre | Rhythm |
Tags | Cute, Hand-drawn, Low-poly, Unity |
Links | Homepage, Soundtrack |
Download
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Development log
- Progress Checkup! (Nov. 2024) | Scratchin' Melodii Devlog32 days ago
- Progress Checkup! (Aug. 2024) | Scratchin' Melodii DevlogAug 09, 2024
- Progress Checkup! (Apr. 2024)Apr 04, 2024
- Demo V1.033 Patch NotesJan 19, 2024
- Demo V1.032c Patch NotesJan 04, 2024
- Scratchin' Melodii - Expression 101 (How to Freestyle)Dec 21, 2023
- Demo V1.031 Patch Notes [Volume Settings Hotfix]Dec 20, 2023
- Demo V1.03 Patch NotesDec 19, 2023
Comments
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IT WONT OPEN WITH WHISKY SOMEBODY HELP M
The cuteness of this game belies its difficulty
I want full game
i really like the game but sometimes supastar tennis can be a pain
I will soon feel your pain on steam
I really like this game but I don’t like the fountain part it makes me uncomfortable can u get rid of it??
Great Work !
Things I have problems with: The game makes me die on purpose, I'm not supposed to land them at perfect, but if I get one wrong, or one out of place, it gives me minus points
I tried opening the 2021 demo and it said I got a virus (I wanted to play all of the demos)
OOF
The game is good and very hard as playing on pc I mostly go for expression cause I love remixes but its so fast I cannot keep up with i
This game jumps forward because they think that beginners can move fast on everything I don't recommend.
Great game, im having a lot of fun, my only critique is that i personally didint like the fountain joke, and i would like to not see it in the final product, besides that, yeah, pretty fun game and nice songs
Your vibe rocks
ES COMO RAPA THE RAPPER CON PS1
I got S rank on nami.wav but it still says A rank
epic, one of if not my favorite rhythm games.
It's such a charming game, but the easy mode is still too difficult for me. The initial jump from the tutorial to Cinnabay & Biggie Cheesecake is HUGE. I love that there are options for different people, but an easier mode would be such a good addition for people like me, who'd just like to enjoy the story mode
Hey uhhh it doesnt fit onto my screen, i cant see the play button and stuck on into screen
I think it's supposed to be like that because I've had the same thing.
ur screen is 2 meters long real??
I really hope this gets finished. this is looking really good. Good music. good art.
do i have to play on xbox controller?
Very good! I just think the difficulty spike is way too sudden, you don't have time to get the hang of the controls before your thrust into the first real level. There's nothing wrong with a hard game!!!, but hard games do need a little time to prepare the player. Overall I'm very excited to see where its headed!! :D
who is Jamtine's love
I wish there's android ver
good game but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD ADD A EASY MODE FOR LOSERS LIKE ME
Same :D
i wish i knew how to get good :D
XD
Keşke :D
Hi! This demo is looking REALLY good!! The only thing is that I feel like the Q and E buttons are WAY too close to the WASD buttons to be practical. I've rebound them as LShift and the Space Bar as the Left and Right Shoulder buttons, and my scores are closer to what they are on controller now! With those buttons being LShift and the Space Bar, it allows for me to have a specific finger for each shoulder button, which helps a LOT! (When I don't forget which one is Q and which one is E...) I also have the arrow keys as IJKL instead, but I don't know if that's exclusively a personal preference. I can't wait to see this game fully released! :D
I turned off the Lo-Fi warning but it keeps turning itself back on!
will there be chrome version?
i think
wow this is... VERY COOL i want 2024 sage
I have a problem with lag when playing Nami.WAV, what should I do
anyone know how to use a ps4 controller with no bluetooth?
Micro USB to USB cable
you can use usb!
i love this game but it starts out extremely hard
HOLY MACORONI THIS IS KEWL AWESOME SAUCE GALAR REIGON CHAMPION APPROVED
*dev
No 3d mode?!?!?!?!?!?! 😱😭
it will return in full game
Lags
as with every other game not natively running on the switch, it refuses to work with double joycons even a little bit
all of the inputs are completely wrong and they don't work half the time
also the "remap buttons" feature is completely broken
ive got it working fine with steam, if you're just using joycons on computer
Amazing Parappa-like! :D