User:ZeusDeeGoose/sandbox/Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical

Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical is a rhythm game that released for iOS and Android on June 17th, 2016. On May 11th, 2017, it was ported to the Nintendo Switch, and on October 18th, 2021, it released on Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Esquadra and INSIDE SYSTEM, and published by Flyhigh Works.

Good Qualities




Overall

 * 1) Extremely short length with nothing much to do after the end of the game, other than getting all of the Syega.
 * 2) Depending on your view, the game is somewhat repetitive.
 * 3) The game can feel lazy at times. For example, almost everything is ripped from The Legend of Dark Witch Episode 2: The Price of Desire. While this makes sense for a mobile game, for a console game it can feel lazy.
 * 4) Like Episode 2, the story isn't noteworthy.
 * 5) *The game also makes the story slightly more confusing - why does Sola go on an adventure? This isn't explained in-game until you've beaten 8 stages. Why does Rudy go on an adventure as well? It's not explained at all.
 * 6) Missed opportunities:
 * 7) *The game doesn't include the arranged songs from Dark Witch 3, which could've been a nice bonus.
 * 8) *No Syega Shop, which could've added more replayability.

Mobile version

 * 1) Awful controls.

Console versions

 * 1) Unlike The Legend of Dark Witch, it's sequel, and Brave Dungeon, the ports doesn't add much, not helping the fact that it's a mobile game that was ported to consoles.
 * 2) Absurd difficulty for Hard mode and above.
 * 3) No online co-op, at least on Switch.

Reception
Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical received a mixed reception from critics, and a mixed-to-positive reception from players. It earned a 53/100 on Metacritic, and a 3.5/5 on GameFaqs.