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Harmono by leon75

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made by leon75 for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Make some music!

Harmono is a game about harmonizing to music, literally, not figuratively. You control an insturment that can play 1 note at a time, while randomly generated chord progressions are played. You must harmonize your notes to the chords and prevent yourself from hitting too many unstable notes. Complete the game by finishing each song!

Made for Ludum Dare 49 By Leonovsky75

Controls:

  • White keys: QWERTYU
  • Black keys: 2,3,5,6,7 (numerical keys on your keyboard)
  • (You can only play 1 note at a time!)
  • Raise an octave: Shift
  • Lower an octave: Control
  • Skip tutorial/Skip Song: Backspace

Tips: Green notes stabilize the field. Orange/Risky Notes unstabilize a little. Red notes unstabilize a lot. Don't play the same note too many times in a row. Play multiple risky (orange) notes in-between green notes to increase the power of the next green note.

All sound samples made in Renoise. The game is made in Gamemaker Studio 2.

Harmono Intro.png

Gamemaker Studio 2 project https://leonovsky.itch.io/harmono
Windows Build https://leonovsky.itch.io/harmono
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/harmono

Ratings

Overall 148th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 193th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 13th 4.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 204th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 321th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 13th 4.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 188th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 134th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

shp
04. Oct 2021 · 03:58 UTC
Very innovative concept, playing more might actually teach you something
Cratthew
04. Oct 2021 · 19:36 UTC
Very cool game! I enjoyed it a lot
Mathiouza
05. Oct 2021 · 02:04 UTC
Great! Really interesting concept!

I got stuck in the tutorial so I passed it, but in game it was okay. Sometimes I didn't really understand why I was loosing, but other than that it looks really polished!

The art is great too!
irwatts
05. Oct 2021 · 14:09 UTC
Wow this is so cool! The idea is great and presentation is fantastic. I would add a little more messaging about what is effecting the stability though. Sometimes I thought I was doing well but I was still failing. I would love to play a full scale version of this with MIDI instrument support!
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 15:07 UTC
I do not have the motor coordination to play song games, lol! But i loved the beat, the style, and the unstable effect growing/shrinking. Nice entry!
uberscientist
05. Oct 2021 · 15:49 UTC
Interesting and fun game! I was able to complete all besides "Jazz" (Harmono broke right on the last measure for me), I was still a bit confused about the "progress bars" that count down on the notes to the next chord and I don't know if the tutorial is broken (or me)

fun idea, could be interesting to keep working on it!
DNAbro
06. Oct 2021 · 22:59 UTC
This one is really great. Love the visuals and sound design on it, and it was funny too. A little bit confusing on what exactly to do but once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed it.
Srynetix
07. Oct 2021 · 18:14 UTC
Really good concept! :smile:
Visually its really nice, I was stuck in the tutorial with the green/orange/red notes.
As I don't have a QWERTY keyboard its a little difficult for me playing at the right speed, but great job!
Euler Moises
09. Oct 2021 · 02:03 UTC
At last a cool music game! It took me a while to find it.
I lost a few times despite being right. I didn't understand why.

Congratulations!
Euler Moises
09. Oct 2021 · 02:03 UTC
At last a cool music game! It took me a while to find it.
I lost a few times despite being right. I didn't understand why.

Congratulations!
dob
11. Oct 2021 · 23:08 UTC
Very interesting concept. I wasn't sure how exactly to interpret the visuals and rules - e.g. I got stuck at the end of the tutorial and eventually just quit out. I also wasn't sure whether doing shift or control had any impact on the game, although it was fun to hear the higher and lower notes. But fun to jam along with the game. I did the tutorial, the first one, and then the crazy one, and I totally lost on crazy on about measure 16. Fun idea - thanks for making it.
Jimbly
13. Oct 2021 · 08:08 UTC
Really cool, I felt like I was making music! I managed to beat all of the levels, would have enjoyed more =).
Jonah_SRG
14. Oct 2021 · 16:00 UTC
Wow, I really love this concept. It is a really cool way to tutorialize improvisation over chord changes. The visualization of the green, orange, and red keys is really cool for illustrating notes that are in or out. It would be cool to show the chord names as you play along, or even be able to set up your own chord changes and play over them. I am thinking the idea of playing the orange notes before/after the green notes is supposed to illustrate the concept of passing tones, but I am not sure I fully grasp how they work in real life or in the game. Really cool and inventive take on the theme, not one I would have ever expected but am happy to play. Really well done!
crefossus
16. Oct 2021 · 01:31 UTC
Very interesting and innovative twist on a rhythm style game. The feedback is much less precise and rewarding than a ddr/hit the note on time, but this game has it's own mood and feel that is executed well. I love the music and flow of the menus and overall pacing.
MaxguN
17. Oct 2021 · 09:57 UTC
Great concept! I really enjoyed playing through all the tracks. I must say I found it maybe a bit too easy and I didn't really have to press any black keys. I think with some more work, that would make a great rythm game!

Very good job to you, congrats for your entry :slight_smile::thumbsup:
Zachary Shah
17. Oct 2021 · 22:58 UTC
Proud to be your 20th rating! Great visuals, neat gameplay, was very confused at first but the tutorial helped me out. I wish I could know what keys I was pressing when I pressed multiple at once; it only highlights one of them. Add some better feedback and you have a killer game!