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01-23-2007, 07:17 AM
Site. (http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick/news/)
http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick/screenshots/screen_03.jpg
ClickBeat started its life as an idea that we (Aymes and Surasshu) had when Surasshu visited Aymes in England. We thought that a music game that was controlled by the mouse would be an awesome addition to the music game genre, something that hadn’t really been tried before. When “Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!” (which later became more commonly known under the English name “Elite Beat Agents“) came out shortly after, we knew that this was the direction we wanted to take our game too. The game appealed to us because of the crazy graphics and the fun Japanese music.
We initially decided to just try to replicate the game, using their circle scripts and songs and so on. However, it soon became apparent that the mouse didn’t work quite the same way as the stylus, and the scripts in Osu! were all but useless for our game. Honestly, the game may look similar on the surface, but it feels like something altogether different. So we went for all original compositions and started calling the game ClickBeat (or BeatClick, it was never quite consistent).
The game was part of Surasshu’s thesis/project that got him a Master of Arts in composition in context. Not that that makes the game any better, of course, but I say it’s nice to know!
Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this. As stated above, it's sort of a PC version of Elite Beat Agents, only simpler (no paths or spinning) and a little less precise (at least for me and my mouse). Still, it's certainly good freeware. The thing that makes it stand out though, is the fact that, once you get the relatively simple script system down, you can create your own levels using your own songs, graphics, etc. If you want, you can also share them with others and download other peoples levels to play (there are like, eight out right now that you can download I think).
Anyway, I just figured I'd share this info. If anyone makes anything using this, feel free to share it in this thread. Or discuss it. Or whatever.
http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick/screenshots/screen_03.jpg
ClickBeat started its life as an idea that we (Aymes and Surasshu) had when Surasshu visited Aymes in England. We thought that a music game that was controlled by the mouse would be an awesome addition to the music game genre, something that hadn’t really been tried before. When “Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!” (which later became more commonly known under the English name “Elite Beat Agents“) came out shortly after, we knew that this was the direction we wanted to take our game too. The game appealed to us because of the crazy graphics and the fun Japanese music.
We initially decided to just try to replicate the game, using their circle scripts and songs and so on. However, it soon became apparent that the mouse didn’t work quite the same way as the stylus, and the scripts in Osu! were all but useless for our game. Honestly, the game may look similar on the surface, but it feels like something altogether different. So we went for all original compositions and started calling the game ClickBeat (or BeatClick, it was never quite consistent).
The game was part of Surasshu’s thesis/project that got him a Master of Arts in composition in context. Not that that makes the game any better, of course, but I say it’s nice to know!
Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this. As stated above, it's sort of a PC version of Elite Beat Agents, only simpler (no paths or spinning) and a little less precise (at least for me and my mouse). Still, it's certainly good freeware. The thing that makes it stand out though, is the fact that, once you get the relatively simple script system down, you can create your own levels using your own songs, graphics, etc. If you want, you can also share them with others and download other peoples levels to play (there are like, eight out right now that you can download I think).
Anyway, I just figured I'd share this info. If anyone makes anything using this, feel free to share it in this thread. Or discuss it. Or whatever.