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Memody: Sindrel Song

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Tobias Cornwall

Tobias Cornwall

 6 Dec, 2019 (6 years ago) 9.99$ STEAM
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Description

Memody: Sindrel Song is a novel take on the music game genre, in which you must accurately mimic musical melodies to build memories that give light to life despite the darkness inside your mind.

GAMEPLAY

  • It's a music game, but it's not a typical rhythm game. It's more like learning songs by ear on an actual instrument.
  • Mimic melodies using piano-like note buttons, in two 'modes' (light and dark) of six notes each. These play distinct tones that are consistent between songs (eg key 1 always plays a Bb in light mode, an Ab in dark mode).
  • The challenging difficulty makes success incredibly satisfying! The player's performance is graphed after each attempt, marking clear progress towards a goal. There's also an easier Casual mode.
  • Immerse yourself in an imaginative world with deep lore, with lots of clever dialogue that fleshes out seven unique characters, each of whom represents a different outlook towards life, death, and the difficulties we face.
  • Learn seven increasingly difficult songs, each with emotional themes related to the characters, story, and life in general.
  • Feel moved by this heartfelt exploration of coping with mental illness, finding meaning in life, and empathising with others by listening.

STORY

The story follows Memody, a 'sindrel' who's just awoken into life. Sindrels naturally live for just six days before a fatal winter claims them, but the opportunity for prolonged life presents itself to her. Sindrels have symbiotic creatures in their heads - daemons - which provide guidance through life, but Memody's is 'defective', poisoning her thoughts with constant abuse. Would life eternal be desirable if it was shared with an inescapable inner critic? By sharing songs with other sindrels and understanding their perspectives on life's value, she might build connections with new friends - and new outlooks - whose light outweighs the dark.

STORY BEHIND THE STORY

All the game's content - concept, code, graphics, music, writing, etc - was made by a solo developer, while recovering from treatment for brain cancer... which he had on top of serious mental health issues (severe social anxiety and depression). Both the physical and mental brain issues revolved around memory in different ways: a big part of the social anxiety is being haunted by (often objectively trivial) memories of social embarrassment, and the major brain surgery to treat the tumour presented the risk of permanent memory loss. This game explores the dark and light sides of memory, both in an attempt to reduce or prevent that memory deterioration, and to make peace with inner demons.


If nothing else, hopefully it's inspiring. If someone can do this alone with both mental illness and brain cancer, then surely you can achieve your goals if you put your mind to them!


This is the first of several games that'll be set in a world called Alora Fane. If you appreciate deep, characterised - and funny! - dialogue in games, and novel world lore, there should be a lot in this for you!

Windows Requirements

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Dual-core CPU @ 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics or dedicated graphics card with 512 MB of VRAM
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
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Purple Flame

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Complete Hearth's song on any difficulty.

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Gold Flame

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Complete Hearth's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal Flame

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Complete Hearth's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple Heart

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Complete Remedy's song on any difficulty.

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Gold Heart

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Complete Remedy's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal Heart

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Complete Remedy's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple Hammer

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Complete Hammer's song on any difficulty.

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Gold Hammer

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Complete Hammer's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal Hammer

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Complete Hammer's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple Skull

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Complete Duhrge's song on any difficulty.

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Gold Skull

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Complete Duhrge's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal Skull

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Complete Duhrge's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple Clef

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Complete Vivace's song on any difficulty.

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Gold Clef

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Complete Vivace's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal Clef

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Complete Vivace's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple River

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Complete Course's song on any difficulty.

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Gold River

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Complete Course's song with at least 180% accuracy.

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Crystal River

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Complete Course's song with 200% accuracy.

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Purple Daemon

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Gold Daemon

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Superior Sindrel

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Adept Singer

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Reach level 30.

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Experienced Singer

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Reach level 45.