Frederic - Resurrection of Music is a musical rhythm game where letters on the keyboard correspond to piano keys.
The various musical pieces in the game, adapted from Chopin's works, take on a variety of styles, but are all quite catchy and, perhaps more importantly, synchronize well with user input. The falling notes to be played aren't always completely faithful to the music playing - easy and hard levels both simplify the tune significantly, differing only in the level of accuracy necessary to win the duel. But the falling notes are fairly accurate representations of the melody, and the rhythm is lined up perfectly.
Sam's Protip: It might make more sense to customize keyboard input so that it uses the lower two rows of the keyboard, which usually line up better to actual piano layout than the default upper rows. Or, to turn the game into a bit of unconventional typing practice, keep the white keys as ASDF and set the black keys to JKL.
Pros
- Customizable input keys and difficulty level
- No skimping on the animated cutscenes and colorful characters
Cons
- Cannot change difficulty level mid-campaign
- The plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and regional voiceover accents are sometimes way off
The game is neither too difficult, nor too simple. It is not very convenient that you cannot change the difficulty level when the game is started.