I've been thinking of making a rhythm game of my own, but I'm wondering if it's too similar to Bandori...
It doesnt have a name yet and suggestions would be very helpful!
Basic Story:
Every year hundreds of bands made up of all different types of creatures "battle to the death" in a musical tournament. This year, you (the player) are the judge. You have to decide which of the five remaining bands go onto the finals, and who will be the ultimate winner.
The story will be visualized by a mixture of Visual Novel, Comic and 8-bit mini games. It is also a Choose Your Own Adventure story and your choices will affect your gameplay.
The Bands:
Just like in Bandori, you will be able to make custom bands. There will be gacha and the characters will also have attributes.
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Silver Bullet: A band of lycanthropes who play Visual Kei style music.
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Crimson Moon: A band of rebels who play a variety of music. They tend to lead towards metal and punk rock.
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Bard's Riot!!: A band of talented bards that play a variety of music. They tend to lean towards pop.
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True Beat: Another band of bards who play rock. (Think Roselia style music)
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C1_00: A band of robots who play techno music. They were invented by scientists to be the greatest band known to man.
Events, Multiplayer, and Play Style:
Events will be through Raids, where the player uses their chosen band to battle with monsters or other players.
Multiplayer will only be through VS matches. The first player to loose their HP (whether through missing notes or the opponent hitting GREAT and PERFECT) looses.
The play style will be similar to Bandori, but the display will vary depending on the event and your main band. On HARD and EXPERT modes, the screen may go through various effects, similar to NEON FM.
Outside of Gameplay:
- There will be area conversations and minigames that you can play to earn the game's currency (still undecided).
- There will be "Fan Clubs" in which you can make/join one to compete in exclusive Club Raids.
- There will be a trade system in which you can trade duplicate cards with other players. This will take place and be monitored on a Trade Board.
- There will be auctions in which you can sell duplicate cards for in-game currency. This will take place in the auction house.
So, what do you think? Is it too similar to Bandori? Is there anything I should change?
