[Rhythm] Girls Star Melody by Egames

This will be the first rhythm game I've shared on this site! It also happens to be a browser game, which reminds me a lot of Flash Flash Revolution, but as you'll see the developers were adamant about blazing a new trail in the rhythm game genre. Take a look!

Girls Star Melody
(ガールズスターメロディー)
by: Egames
genre: rhythm
2017
browser

Translated from Freegame Mugen:

A Spectacular Rhythm Game! Girls Star Melody

Hit the right notes flowing from the right! Choose from a plethora of songs in the collection!
You can essentially play this spectacular rhythm game for free!
Plus, all characters are fully voiced!

Controls
Press the J key to play red notes, the F key to play yellow notes, and the D or K key to play blue notes.
Clear the level by finishing the piece without letting your life reach 0!
Form a band of your favorite characters and reach for a high score!

Voice Cast
Hirano Hikari (hana10)
Furukawa Akane (ぱせり [paseri])
Shimizu Aoi (frisk0x0)
Mochizuki Rin (とりこ [toriko])
Moriya Kurumi (真宮ひな [Mamiya Hina])
Tsukimiya Hotaru, Namiki Moe, Kuro (楠絢芽 [Kusu Ayame])
Tachibana Reina (蓮子 [Renko])
Shinomiya Shiina (蠍媛 [Sasorihime])
Kikuchi Karin (るりま [Rurima])
Kamegon (天音ロア [Amane Roa])
Old lady (武川楓 [Takegawa Kaede])

Highlights
A rhythm game like you've never seen!
Unique characters!
All characters fully voiced!
Besides the rhythm game, try changing up the decorations in your clubroom and a variety of other game elements!

Pay Special Attention To...
An "EASY" difficulty level that even beginners can play!
When you're up for it, try out "NORMAL"!
For a change of pace, rearrange your clubroom!

Message to Players
Feel free to stream plays!
We'd love it if you'd link to our site, too!
http://egs-net.info/game/girls/

Players are impressed by the cute characters, well-matched voices, and carefully-considered events. The difficulty levels are also scaled nicely for all kinds of players and the frequency of events and song additions- as well as story updates and rewards- keep them coming back.

Japanese language difficulty: ★★☆ (2/3)
Sure, if you've played rhythm games before you can probably figure out most of the basic controls, but it would be such a waste not to understand the story or the character dialogue! Plus, you'll have a hard time getting through the menus, as they're quite well-explained... in Japanese.


One of many interesting things about this game is the ability to form your band and develop their abilities. Some contribute to performances, others allow access to items for your clubroom, and some affect your fishing equipment. No, I didn't know that fishing had anything to do with playing music, either, but it's there!

To play, all you have to do is press the orange button under the social media icons! First-time players will have to register: after "click to start", press the blue button at the bottom of the screen, then the blue button at the bottom right (to agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy), then enter first a username, a password (careful, it'll show on the screen!) and then enter the hiragana characters in the bottom row and press the blue button. That'll be a hurdle for people who don't have a Japanese keyboard installed, but if you're serious about studying the language, go ahead and install it!


That's all for this week's showcased game! Another Tokyo Game Show Special comes on Saturday.