{"id":844,"date":"2019-06-02T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T18:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/david-bailly.com\/portfolio\/?p=844"},"modified":"2019-09-28T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T14:19:42","slug":"versatility-of-wandersongs-singing-mechanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/david-bailly.com\/portfolio\/versatility-of-wandersongs-singing-mechanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Versatility of Wandersong’s Singing Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The avatar’s unique ability is to sing, which is controlled with the right stick. Through singing, the game features all kinds of ways of using thumbstick controls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Besides moving and jumping, every interaction is done through the singing mechanic: pushing the joystick in one of the eight directions makes the bard (your avatar) sing a given note. Each note corresponds to a direction and a color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some interactions directly use the singing, like singing songs in rhythm or selecting dialog options. Most of them, though, are justified by considering the singing as something magical in order to use the direction of the stick, for example to move or pivot platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of some of the many uses of the thumbstick control: 
– Repeating a sequence (repeat a bird song to get a higher jump from it) 
– Selecting a dialog answer (which makes your character sing the answer) 
– Waking someone up (works with any note) 
– Actually singing a song with another character (as a simple music mini game) 
– Creating a short melody (shop’s theme song) 
– Moving a platform in the direction of the stick 
– Orienting wind direction in the direction of the stick 
– Turning a crank to open a door or move platforms 
– Moving a ship on a map (with the crew singing along) 
– Entering a code (a sequence of 3 orientations) 
– Tuning a radio frequency (singing at a crystal ball) 
– Rotating the stick at the right speed to match a given frequency
– Changing direction (forward \/ backward) and speed of platforms moving on rails 
– Even not doing anything (waiting without singing)
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Also, being able to sing at any time, for no gameplay reason, make the singing more natural and is coherent with the bard’s personality in the story. You can even dance and unlock new dance moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n