This game is amazing. The sound is supreme. The new updates to the songs and voices are perfect. Don't change a thing! You're on the right track! No pun intended.
That's supposed to be fixed in the latest patch, but if you can, check your title screen to see if its V1.31 or above and let me know so I can be sure!
I don't know why, but it is impossible to get any other score than D or C. I never feel like I'm playing correctly no matter how well I repeat the line and when I feel like I make a perfect line I lose points. I don't know if the scoring system is poorly thought out or not intuitive. Maybe the judgement it gives to the scores is too strict but I really feel that no matter how well I keep up the pace I will not score well.
Yes I know that guide, I have read it and it still doesn't feel pleasant to play it or freestyle.
I'm not hating the game, I like the aesthetics, I like the songs, I like everything. But playing it just feels wrong. I understand that the game is inspired by parappa but it shouldn't feel just as inconsistent with the score and grades. I'm not a game developer either, maybe it's just my fault. But throughout my playthrough I kept feeling frustrated by the game taking away my score for a line that I felt I did well and I would just like to give this feedback from someone who really likes rhythm games.
From my experience, the scoring is sort of consistent. Some rare lines feel weird, like Rensa's "LEFT LEFT-LEFT" most of the times when I press all three LEFTs it gives me a negative. Instead I end up just pressing the first two and that almost always lands me a positive. It's not easy to get A and S, you have to learn the songs, try the different lines, see when you can freestyle and how, and come up with a plan to make points.
Really enjoyed the demo, thanks for the generous amount of stages!
Some feedback:
- Cream Cheese Icing is very difficult for a first stage
Having the first stage use all the available buttons with no build up is a pretty steep curve. I hope the full game has some easier stages at the start like Parappa/Lammy to ease you in. Nami.wav ought to be the first stage in this demo.
- The overworld is far too big
I love the presentation of the overworld, but there's just too much space between points of interest. Surfing the keyboard helps, but unless the full game is going to have collectables or places to perform stunts on the keyboard then it needs to be shrunk down.
- Thank you for freestyling
I am terrible at memorisation, so I often mix the X and Y buttons up or don't have enough time to see what's coming up, so I fat finger my way through the ends of certain lines. I was only able to finish the demo because of how generous it can be when I accidentally freestyle.
- Intro skipping
Being able to fast forward some intros is very appreciated, but it would be nicer to just jump to an appropriate starting point. The fast forwarding still takes time and a little annoying to do on repeat attempts. If Stir & Mix just started immediately where it fast-forwards to on reset then I'd be happier.
- Good/Bad feedback sound
I had difficulty telling just by the sound effect whether I failed a line or not. The correct sound effect may be better off with something a bit more positive like a dinging sound?
Again, thank you for a wonderful demo - the amount you've managed to stretch the Parappa gameplay is inspired and I'm super excited for where it goes from here.
I've since learned that I can get above a C rank by aggressively freestyling which is probably easier for me having the rhythm but lacking the ability to recall the buttons.
Menu navigation still possible during transition when resetting a level. I can open the options menu during the transition and the level will be playing in the background. Softlocks at that point and I need to reset the game
This game is awesome, I mostly came here after I saw Kubzscouts play it and I enjoyed the art style and gameplay so far. Here's my video on the latest song that I tried, which was Side Chain Fever, and I had fun, though I didn't full clear it. Merry Christmas to everyone :)
Dude...this demo was AWESOME! The amount of improvements you added to this game is seriously impressive. We had a blast playing this and can't wait for the full release to drop. Keep up the amazing work you're doing. We're wishing you all the best🙌🏾
I finished demo, all songs and here are my humble thoughts and BUGS found:
1. Cream Cheese Icin is much, much harder compared to Nami, Stir & Mix and Grease Poppin. Finishing it took me longer than those 3 combined, even when playing demo for 2nd time. I enjoy this game being hard, but first song (excluding tutorial) easier than 3 next ones including boss isn't something I expected. Still easier than Tennis and Sidechain
2. Hard mode would be amazing, but I'm sure there will be one in future if there is normal and easy mode already
3. "Making wish" thing is masterpiece! :D
4. I like old Cream Cheese Icin little more. Voices, music and all. Only change I would prefer to be is spray painting
5. First bug is seeing trough walls, once you're touching them. You can see under Melodii's stairs, trough walls in her home and outside
6. At the end of Sidechain Fever I had lags. Not to big ones, but lags in rhytm games are lethal.
7. I'm not against it, but in this world, politics etc. Melodii's interaction with bathrooms in McWave's can be disliked by people
However I still love this game, can't wait for full version, will totally buy or preorder it and personally I find Sidechain and Nami songs best <3
Easily one of the best rhythm games in a long time between the adorable visuals, catchy tunes, and the overall mood. Astonished at the level of quality here, as a clear love letter to Parappa the Rapper, it nails every mark perfectly.
The game broke! I started playing and out of nowhere all my song data is gone, the story mode button doesn't work, and the second I start playing any level the animation freezes and I can't play. (The game doesn't crash and I am playing on an expensive computer)
Definitely sounds like your hardware's specs are below what's recommended, it definitely isn't supposed to run like that. I've added a recommended system requirements section to the page now. Sorry about that!
This game allows basically no creativity if your not bashing your keyboard, Supastar Tennis is pinpoint perfect which just makes me not want to play the song at all, and if you don't have a good computer this game is basically unplayable. Sure the 2022 demo lagged on my Rust-Bucket 3000, but at least that was playable. Not saying the whole game is bad, just that it needs some difficulty tweaks and optimization.
fr yeah, I was able to even stream the demo with minimal issues, only a bit of lag, but now I can't even play the game without streaming it without crazy lag. it's very frustrating. not to mention that a game that encourages creativity and "putting your own spin on it" makes you lose points on a line if you get ONE button/timing wrong, regardless of how well you were doing on that line outside of that one mess up. (like I'll press the button in time but "oops it was the wrong button sorry lose 133 points and now ur in lo-fi")
If you can't navigate to the Clear Data button through the in-game menu, try going to "HKCU\Software\LJ LephemStar" in the Windows Registry Editor, and then deleting the "Scratchin' Melodii (Demo)" folder inside. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Ive been following the game since the sage 2022 demo and having alot of fun! But i've encountered something thats driving me nuts and I dont know if its a bug or if its meant to be that way, but whenever I complete a song with S rank it just shows up as A rank in the quick groove menu. It sucks because S rank takes lots of work so id like to atleast see proof that I managed to do it.
Check the title screen to see if it says "V1.031" in the top left. If not, your S ranks will only show on the menu if your highest score was an S rank. V1.031 changed this so it would save your rank separately from your score, but if you're still having issues after switching to the latest version be sure to let me know!
This is a very good update, I noticed a vocal change only on the jamtyneI haven't played the old demo for a long time and I was shocked by the 3d and the change in the beginnings of the songs is a good update, I thought that the project was abandoned because there were no new messages on Twitter or in discord, and today is a good day 2.2 geometry dash, melodii update. i like song "Sidechain Fever".Write your favorites
i think i might have done too much tinkering with controls...
- i tried mapping to the keypad with the generic layout but the 4 & 6 functioned as left and right, with no way to get out of the options menu (also tried using num lock to see if that was the problem but it only stopped the 4 & 6 from triggering left and right)
- retried with different keypad numbers but nothing triggered 'select' or 'go back'
- said fiwb and decided to map keyboard to generic layout and it switched back to the keyboard look by itself (still nothing responds to 'select' or 'go back'
- also the game got moderately louder ToT
- auto button did ??? not sure
- re-extracted the game and it did not respond past the initial loading screen... oops
either way i love the songs (+ the new tuning!!! so crisp) and maybe my cursed layout was not meant to be
Might wanna check the audio on that first opening thing. Its WAY WAY WAY to loud. Like "Audio is completely distorted" levels of loud. Edit: The volume OVERALL seems to be extremely extremely loud, and I have no idea why. At 1% windows volume the audio is completely distorted and very audible.
I tried a bit but cannot understand the Expression rank at all. It's always super low no matter what I try. Someone said to me I should "do additional input with the rhythm" but If I don't follow the buttons that are shown, it counts as a mistake. What am I doing wrong?
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This game is amazing. The sound is supreme. The new updates to the songs and voices are perfect. Don't change a thing! You're on the right track! No pun intended.
That's supposed to be fixed in the latest patch, but if you can, check your title screen to see if its V1.31 or above and let me know so I can be sure!
I don't know why, but it is impossible to get any other score than D or C. I never feel like I'm playing correctly no matter how well I repeat the line and when I feel like I make a perfect line I lose points. I don't know if the scoring system is poorly thought out or not intuitive. Maybe the judgement it gives to the scores is too strict but I really feel that no matter how well I keep up the pace I will not score well.
Try reading this guide from the devlog, hopefully it should help. https://lj-lephemstar.itch.io/scratchin-melodii/devlog/653636/scratchin-melodii-...
Yes I know that guide, I have read it and it still doesn't feel pleasant to play it or freestyle.
I'm not hating the game, I like the aesthetics, I like the songs, I like everything. But playing it just feels wrong. I understand that the game is inspired by parappa but it shouldn't feel just as inconsistent with the score and grades. I'm not a game developer either, maybe it's just my fault. But throughout my playthrough I kept feeling frustrated by the game taking away my score for a line that I felt I did well and I would just like to give this feedback from someone who really likes rhythm games.
From my experience, the scoring is sort of consistent. Some rare lines feel weird, like Rensa's "LEFT LEFT-LEFT" most of the times when I press all three LEFTs it gives me a negative. Instead I end up just pressing the first two and that almost always lands me a positive. It's not easy to get A and S, you have to learn the songs, try the different lines, see when you can freestyle and how, and come up with a plan to make points.
butterman
Is anyone else having their game crash when they try to boot up a song or is it just me?
Can't wait for the full game
I could beat the SHIT out of the main character bro, like i mean really give her or him the good ol' one two.
*they (main character is genderless)
dude I said her or him, that's enough.
Game really surprised me
Really enjoyed the demo, thanks for the generous amount of stages!
Some feedback:
- Cream Cheese Icing is very difficult for a first stage
Having the first stage use all the available buttons with no build up is a pretty steep curve. I hope the full game has some easier stages at the start like Parappa/Lammy to ease you in. Nami.wav ought to be the first stage in this demo.
- The overworld is far too big
I love the presentation of the overworld, but there's just too much space between points of interest. Surfing the keyboard helps, but unless the full game is going to have collectables or places to perform stunts on the keyboard then it needs to be shrunk down.
- Thank you for freestyling
I am terrible at memorisation, so I often mix the X and Y buttons up or don't have enough time to see what's coming up, so I fat finger my way through the ends of certain lines. I was only able to finish the demo because of how generous it can be when I accidentally freestyle.
- Intro skipping
Being able to fast forward some intros is very appreciated, but it would be nicer to just jump to an appropriate starting point. The fast forwarding still takes time and a little annoying to do on repeat attempts. If Stir & Mix just started immediately where it fast-forwards to on reset then I'd be happier.
- Good/Bad feedback sound
I had difficulty telling just by the sound effect whether I failed a line or not. The correct sound effect may be better off with something a bit more positive like a dinging sound?
Again, thank you for a wonderful demo - the amount you've managed to stretch the Parappa gameplay is inspired and I'm super excited for where it goes from here.
I've since learned that I can get above a C rank by aggressively freestyling which is probably easier for me having the rhythm but lacking the ability to recall the buttons.
BUG:
Menu navigation still possible during transition when resetting a level. I can open the options menu during the transition and the level will be playing in the background. Softlocks at that point and I need to reset the game
I am obsessed with this game but I can't play. Please add a Mac version. Los of people would really appreciate it, including myself.
pleas make a mac version
Hello LJ I have a question, can it be played for high or mid-range Android?
Needs a setting for controller stick deadzones, I keep getting misinputs from stick snapback
You can adjust your control stick deadzones by going to Options > Controls > Remap Inputs > Calibrate
This game is awesome, I mostly came here after I saw Kubzscouts play it and I enjoyed the art style and gameplay so far. Here's my video on the latest song that I tried, which was Side Chain Fever, and I had fun, though I didn't full clear it. Merry Christmas to everyone :)
Dude...this demo was AWESOME! The amount of improvements you added to this game is seriously impressive. We had a blast playing this and can't wait for the full release to drop. Keep up the amazing work you're doing. We're wishing you all the best🙌🏾
i am sorry but i really want to play this game will you add a mac version anytime soon?
I find the system requirements kinda funny because this game is neither cpu or ram intensive...
I finished demo, all songs and here are my humble thoughts and BUGS found:
1. Cream Cheese Icin is much, much harder compared to Nami, Stir & Mix and Grease Poppin. Finishing it took me longer than those 3 combined, even when playing demo for 2nd time. I enjoy this game being hard, but first song (excluding tutorial) easier than 3 next ones including boss isn't something I expected. Still easier than Tennis and Sidechain
2. Hard mode would be amazing, but I'm sure there will be one in future if there is normal and easy mode already
3. "Making wish" thing is masterpiece! :D
4. I like old Cream Cheese Icin little more. Voices, music and all. Only change I would prefer to be is spray painting
5. First bug is seeing trough walls, once you're touching them. You can see under Melodii's stairs, trough walls in her home and outside
6. At the end of Sidechain Fever I had lags. Not to big ones, but lags in rhytm games are lethal.
7. I'm not against it, but in this world, politics etc. Melodii's interaction with bathrooms in McWave's can be disliked by people
However I still love this game, can't wait for full version, will totally buy or preorder it and personally I find Sidechain and Nami songs best <3
Melodii is non-binary, if people don't like it then they can funk off and play some other rhythm game.
welp, I had no idea, I thought it's joke cuz music note on door, toilet for musicans. Thanks for telling me
My laptop is able to handle hsr but not this game
HI LJ i love the game 10/10
I do have one question are you planning on adding the badge system back in the full game
Hi LJ, I liked the game by 1000000 out of 10, so I would like to see the locations in the water park.
Easily one of the best rhythm games in a long time between the adorable visuals, catchy tunes, and the overall mood. Astonished at the level of quality here, as a clear love letter to Parappa the Rapper, it nails every mark perfectly.
Can't wait for the full release!
The game broke! I started playing and out of nowhere all my song data is gone, the story mode button doesn't work, and the second I start playing any level the animation freezes and I can't play. (The game doesn't crash and I am playing on an expensive computer)
please add performance options like hide map in songs i cant go without a second without lag
also fix the stupid tennis song i keep hitting the note perfectly but it still doesnt count
Definitely sounds like your hardware's specs are below what's recommended, it definitely isn't supposed to run like that. I've added a recommended system requirements section to the page now. Sorry about that!
This game allows basically no creativity if your not bashing your keyboard, Supastar Tennis is pinpoint perfect which just makes me not want to play the song at all, and if you don't have a good computer this game is basically unplayable. Sure the 2022 demo lagged on my Rust-Bucket 3000, but at least that was playable. Not saying the whole game is bad, just that it needs some difficulty tweaks and optimization.
fr yeah, I was able to even stream the demo with minimal issues, only a bit of lag, but now I can't even play the game without streaming it without crazy lag. it's very frustrating. not to mention that a game that encourages creativity and "putting your own spin on it" makes you lose points on a line if you get ONE button/timing wrong, regardless of how well you were doing on that line outside of that one mess up. (like I'll press the button in time but "oops it was the wrong button sorry lose 133 points and now ur in lo-fi")
How can i reset Scratchin Melodii data (I changed my keybinds and now im stuck on the main screen)
If you can't navigate to the Clear Data button through the in-game menu, try going to "HKCU\Software\LJ LephemStar" in the Windows Registry Editor, and then deleting the "Scratchin' Melodii (Demo)" folder inside. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Ive been following the game since the sage 2022 demo and having alot of fun! But i've encountered something thats driving me nuts and I dont know if its a bug or if its meant to be that way, but whenever I complete a song with S rank it just shows up as A rank in the quick groove menu. It sucks because S rank takes lots of work so id like to atleast see proof that I managed to do it.
Check the title screen to see if it says "V1.031" in the top left. If not, your S ranks will only show on the menu if your highest score was an S rank. V1.031 changed this so it would save your rank separately from your score, but if you're still having issues after switching to the latest version be sure to let me know!
This is a very good update, I noticed a vocal change only on the jamtyneI haven't played the old demo for a long time and I was shocked by the 3d and the change in the beginnings of the songs is a good update, I thought that the project was abandoned because there were no new messages on Twitter or in discord, and today is a good day 2.2 geometry dash, melodii update. i like song "Sidechain Fever".Write your favorites
The puyo puyo girl is Gumi from vocaloid??!
i think i might have done too much tinkering with controls...
- i tried mapping to the keypad with the generic layout but the 4 & 6 functioned as left and right, with no way to get out of the options menu (also tried using num lock to see if that was the problem but it only stopped the 4 & 6 from triggering left and right)
- retried with different keypad numbers but nothing triggered 'select' or 'go back'
- said fiwb and decided to map keyboard to generic layout and it switched back to the keyboard look by itself (still nothing responds to 'select' or 'go back'
- also the game got moderately louder ToT
- auto button did ??? not sure
- re-extracted the game and it did not respond past the initial loading screen... oops
either way i love the songs (+ the new tuning!!! so crisp) and maybe my cursed layout was not meant to be
Best rhythm game I've played in recent years, even my friends and I decided to copy the sequence of one of the best scenes in the game
Might wanna check the audio on that first opening thing. Its WAY WAY WAY to loud. Like "Audio is completely distorted" levels of loud.
Edit: The volume OVERALL seems to be extremely extremely loud, and I have no idea why. At 1% windows volume the audio is completely distorted and very audible.
Not sure what the issue is
Update: Touching the volume slider fixed it.
Love the game so far. <3
Only bug that I encounter was: at first start of the game, the sound of this game was like 500% louder. *rip ears*
Glad you're liking it so far!! Just released a hotfix for the audio issue, sorry about that and thanks for letting me know!
Maybe, I don't have rhythm 😅
I tried a bit but cannot understand the Expression rank at all. It's always super low no matter what I try. Someone said to me I should "do additional input with the rhythm" but If I don't follow the buttons that are shown, it counts as a mistake. What am I doing wrong?
you should only use the inputs that are used in the bars but you also have to stay on beat