March 16, 2023
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Backbeat
Release date
March 16, 2023
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Summary
Stephanie "Watts" Watson, an aspiring bassist, bounced from audition to audition never finding music that really resonated with her, that is, until she discovered the magic of funk. Caught up in the groove, she recruits a group of hometown amateurs to take on art school darlings La Tormenta at the Battle of the Bands.
A truly creative musical puzzle game. Manipulate four threads of time to guide your band through perilous predicaments. Perform jam band tricks to maximize your score. Customize your play with musical effect pedals and playing styles.
Backbeat System Requirements
🤏 Minimum Requirements
OS:
Windows 10
CPU:
Core i5 7600
RAM:
6 GB RAM
GPU:
Nvidia GTX 680MX
HDD:
2 GB available space
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Critic Reviews2
What I want out of a puzzler is the moment of revelation when a solution becomes clear. What the characters are getting out of their adventure here is the joy of playing music together, but the sloggy grind of actually playing Backbeat doesn’t provide the first and can’t mirror the second. Although the game makes a respectable effort to connect the resources it’s asking the player to manage to the mechanics of a successful funk session, it never finds the joy
inherent to the music. This is the right game for someone, surely, but not for me.
June 6, 2023
Whether you're into funk fusion or not, there's no denying that the musical rewards all that fastidious work behind the mixing desk.
March 24, 2023