What Makes Good Rhythm Game UX?
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Mar 7, 2023 16:00
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Rhythm games depend on good UX. RPGs with terrible menus are fine. Janky shooters sell millions of copies all the time. But rhythm games with bad UX can be dead in the water. Building a competent user interface for a rhythm game isn't all rocket science, though. Let’s go over some basic must-haves for making a rhythm game UX, and some cautionary tales of games that didn’t hit the cue.
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