桑之巫韻︰夜鳴脈動 Song of Morus: Heartbeat on Beat

This is an experimental game about mixing shoot'em up with rhythm element. It's highly recommanded to leave the bloom filter on and unmated, it helps you to catch up with the beats.

CONTROL

WASD/ZQSD - Move
Spacebar - Float
Left Click - Shoot fulu (click every beat)
Right Click - Shoot coin (click every 2 beats)
Esc - Pause

Unlike most shooting game, you have to click at right timing to make an available shoot. Also, you can maximize your output by clicking both mouse buttons.

STORY

Taoist Priest Song received a report about an upcoming Jiangshi crisis (Chinese hopping vampire), and decided to neutralize them all in one night. It's a risky decision because the necrotic energy is strongest during midnight, but Song found a trick, by following the rhythm of energy flow.

ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY

I am deeply sorry about the difficulty . During the game jam, i was quite ran out of time,  and havn't done a full game test. But i promise, it's doable. All you need is  willpower, passion, a good mouse, and probably hours of free time. Here's some hints:

#1 Don't panic
It's a rhythm game. If you lose your beat, things will go worse. it's okay to have tons of Jiangshi on the scene, as long as they are in one group so that you can guide their chasing. It's ok to have the boss jumping around and you hit nothing, as long as you don't get hit either.

#2 Remeber you can jump
When you are surrounded by jiangshi, try jump over coffin/table, some of them cannot jump high and the conffin/table may block them

#3 Remeber you can float
You doesn't actually have to dodge bullets like any bullet-hell game. You can use the float features to switch layer. Some of the boss's phases only focus on the ground. You can float around to take a breath and sync your beat.

#4 Undead is dumb
Most of the time, the enemies move based on your position. Try to guide their movement to benefit you.

MUSIC