Review: LOUD - My Road to Fame (Steam)

Defunct Games reviews LOUD: My Road to Fame, available February 23 on PC and coming soon to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Previously available on Switch.

While a bit on the predictable side, LOUD: My Road to Fame is an enjoyable rhythm game with a strong selection of songs, some cool backgrounds and a likable young rocker named Astrid. It does a good job of using a standard game controller to approximate what it’s like to play a fake plastic guitar, and the gameplay is easy to pick up and full of hidden depth on the higher difficulties. Unfortunately, LOUD is marred by a story that is a bit too straight-forward for its own good and a soundtrack full of songs that sound half-finished. There’s no doubt that this is a fun rhythm game, but if I’m being completely honest, I’m way more interested in what happens to Astrid after the credits roll.

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[dharkling]

Played the heck out of “Um Jammer Lammy” back on original PlayStation,
Switch gem nobody knows about is “Lanota”, had to remind myself
what the title even was. Worth a look.

[scas]

My favourite rhythm game is songbird symphony! That game is so cute and it mixes platfofming, puzzles and rythm in such a charming way!

[Johoony]

Wait I got try is game a wild back and it’s only says loud it’s not loud road to fame is their a difference

[cyberpunknut]

Original music isn't always a bad thing. Looks like this has a cool backstory to it.

QOTD, Persona dancing all night.

[Geno]

QOTD: My favorite rhythm games are Guitaroo man and the Rhythm Heaven games.

[kevincullen]

A rhythm game I really liked was Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. It used a system where the characters would attack enemies that represented hitting the notes in the music. There was a lot of freedom with which buttons you felt comfortable using for performing these actions. It even had a little bit of a story making it feel less like an ignorable spin-off title and more part of the series as a whole. Even though it might seem a bit niche, since it only appeals to fans of this one game series, I like that they were willing to give the spotlight to the awesome and varied soundtracks these games have and I'd love to see other franchises embrace this style too.

[JenMistress]

I guess as long as the game ends before the MC goes into the heavy drugs, should be an alright game. 😉😂🤣 But seriously, does indeed sound interesting. As for the question, I'm going to go with PaRappa The Rapper. That's one of those, even losing makes me laugh, so I don't mind it too much.

[Cyberbrickmaster]

Based on how you described the gameplay, it sounds to me like a Superbeat clone, only with rock music and a story arch.

[wilrivera]

... not necessarily a rhythm game but is music based - beat hazzard ...