72
It's a fun game with some great mechanics and intriguing ideas going for it. If there was reduced experience gambling, less incessant grinding and a few additional songs, it could have been a far superior game.
70
If you are not afraid of rhythmic games Sequence should definitely find the way to your screen. You get interesting musical title spiced with RPG elements. [Jan 2012]
79
Overall, I was mildly entertained by Sequence, with its good points making up for the repetition, and leaving a bit little left over. Sequence only costs $5 (from Steam or Xbox Live), and it might take you up to 15 hours to complete, so along with it being odd and unique, it's also a pretty good deal. So if you have dexterous fingers and a weekend that you don't know what to do with, then there are certainly worse ways that you could spend your time.
9
One of my all time favorite rhythm games. The story really stand outs with lots of twists and turns and is thoroughly enjoyable. The gameplay is a very interesting mix of DDR and fun RPG mechanics, changing back between gathering mana for spells and defending against the monsters attacks. Farming out all of the items on floor and leveling up feels really good. All of the items have fun and funny descriptions that also add to the experience.
8
A criminally underrated game, the gameplay is addictive and the story (though impossibly cheesy) is really engaging.
8
This is a good game But it's not perfect Lets start with its glaring issues, first of all, the grinding. While I don't have a problem with the crafting system which is xp for items, its fine, my problem is, items have CHANCES to drop, meaning you might have to do the same fight 10 times before you get the item you need. Second, the lack of music is kind of annoying for a rhythm game, and since you have to do the same fight over and over, and that really is a HUGE problem. What's good is its story, which, is basic, sure, but its good basic. The mechanics are good too, the spells are all unique, well, their casting is, the attacks are upgraded versions of others. The conversations and such are fun to read, but the 'twist' is very obvious. The difficulties do their job, and being able to play the map of the mana pool as a bonus is pretty cool too, but you can't change difficulties after floor 3. Overall, It's good even if I had less good than bad to say, it is overall a very interesting game. But in honesty I'm probably being bias because I like grindy rpgs.
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Nov 7, 2011
100
Play Sequence well and you'll fall into Zen bliss, forgetting all your problems and applauding yourself after every victory. Fumble and you'll swear in grunts, hating yourself until you get it right. Perseverance is hard, but worthwhile.
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Feb 18, 2013
10
An absolutely amazing game! While it isn't a game you can really play for 100 hours, I still had a great time playing it. And for only $5! The only issue I have with it is the synthing, and I find it stupid. But still, BUY IT.
Mar 3, 2012
10
This is really a fascincating game.
The game dragged me into playing till i finished the game in one week.
The story is good, the music great,
so go get and play it!
Feb 7, 2012
79
Overall, I was mildly entertained by Sequence, with its good points making up for the repetition, and leaving a bit little left over. Sequence only costs $5 (from Steam or Xbox Live), and it might take you up to 15 hours to complete, so along with it being odd and unique, it's also a pretty good deal. So if you have dexterous fingers and a weekend that you don't know what to do with, then there are certainly worse ways that you could spend your time.
Jun 19, 2012
72
It's a fun game with some great mechanics and intriguing ideas going for it. If there was reduced experience gambling, less incessant grinding and a few additional songs, it could have been a far superior game.
Feb 27, 2012
70
If you are not afraid of rhythmic games Sequence should definitely find the way to your screen. You get interesting musical title spiced with RPG elements. [Jan 2012]
Nov 3, 2011
65
Sequence is sort of like serving someone a ham sandwich on a silver tray with all sorts of accoutrements. It's nice that it's a silver tray and not a paper plate, but I'm still eating a ham sandwich here.
Nov 22, 2011
50
Sequence is a disappointment--a game with some good ideas that fails to build on its initially impressive showing.
Nov 26, 2011
10
I finally signed up with MC just to give this game a 10. It's a very low-budget game, so don't expect a lot of glitz. But the money was well spent, and the actual game underneath is excellent.
Nov 24, 2012
7
Sequence is a fun but simple DDR-style rhythm game with just enough uniqueness to keep the 10 hours it takes to reach 100% completion interesting. Its voice acted narrative, level-up system, and loot and inventory elements help it rise above its fundamentally repetitive nature. Several NPCs have some really great dialogue, which kept me eager to push through to the next story scene. It would have been nice to have a lot more variety in the music, but thankfully the handful of tracks, especially Ronald Jankee's work, are all great. Considering only two people made the game (and it only cost me $1.25), Sequence was and is a memorable experience worth playing.
Nov 28, 2011
7
Very, very nice game. It cost me almost nothing but I would gladly pay double price for it.. or even more. Graphics are mostly static, but artwork is pretty nice.. Voice-acting and music are top-notch, there's also plenty of good humour here. It's a rhythm game, but far more complicated than standard one. You need to control three separate screens, so without an xbox controller you will fail miserably;) Gameplay is difficult, that is for sure... but who does not like challenges? :) I highly recommend this for all lovers of finger-breaking, rhythm games and arcade games in general. It won't steal your heart, but it's charming enough to steal a couple hours of your life ;) In conclusion : 7 points for Sequence!
Sep 22, 2012
4
I dont like to give bad reviews, but I actually went all the way to create an account to give my advice on this game. This game is a grindfest with rythm gameplay. They keep reusing the same songs over and over again right from the second level. You keep having to re-fight the same ennemies to get XP and the elements to create new items... There is no real RPG in the fact that you dont have anything to explore or anything. You jump from menu to menu and when ready to battle you select " battle". That's it. The story isnt compelling either but the dialogues are funny if you like slightly immature jokes. Other issue is that the musics, though nice, dont seem to fit a rythm game to me. They lack contrast and the keys you have to press dont seem to match the musics at all half of the times. Be sure to have a joypad to play too. Meh.
Dec 27, 2011
2
I like indie games. You don't need a huge budget to make a great game. This isn't a great game. With bland gameplay that lost its novelty about a decade ago and a snark-soaked story that sounds like it was written by someone still in puberty, the game's only saving grace are the solid RPG elements, and those aren't enough to salvage this shipwreck. I give it one point for the art, and another because one of the many eye-rollingly immature comments in the game's opening did make me chuckle.
