The description of Lost in Harmony - Play With New Friends
Kaito and Aya take you on a dreamy musical adventureLost in Harmony: Kaito´s Adventure tells the harrowing tale of Kaito and Aya. These school friends are constantly separated by Aya’s illness, which often see her in hospital. Missing her, Kaito retreats into dreams – made up of half remembered events, his studies, and music.Kaito retreats into dreamsThrough each dreamscapes Kaito rides his skateboard with Aya clinging to his back - avoiding obstacles and collecting stardust on his path to the goal.avoiding obstacles and collecting stardustAn audio and visual feastTo be completely reductive, Lost in Harmony is a lane runner akin to Subway Surfers with additional musical elements. You skate down the screen, avoiding obstacles and debris, as you try and make your way to the end of each stage.a lane runnerWhile this sounds like half the games on the store– Lost in Harmony is much more than its peers thanks to the way it uses it blend of music, visual, and gameplay to create a touching tale of confusing teen romance. much more than its peersYou skate though Kaito’s half dreams. Each is filled with music - from remixed classical pieces like Orpheus in the Underworld to Wyclef Jean’s latest song.You skate though Kaito’s half dreamsOrpheus in the UnderworldAs you would expect from the half conscious thoughts of a teenage boy, the game’s world is dreamy and disjointed. Images and characters appear in a range of styles that leave the world looking like a popup book collage.a range of stylesOne second you could be chased by an anime bear, before – in the next moment – finding yourself assaulted by more illustrative army trucks alongside seemingly real-world people that line the road. Everything is disparate, but work together to make the world unfurling around the pair completely beautiful.Everything is disparate, but work togetherDreamy, but deceptively hardBut don’t let my description of its tone and gameplay confuse you - Lost in Harmony gets incredibly hard.Lost in Harmony gets incredibly hardThe runner gameplay is instantly turned on its head. Rather than racing into the screen, you are skating outwards. Here the metaphor is the pair trying to outrun their lives, but it translates into horrors such as being trampled by boars and dodging debris from atomic blasts.you are skating outwardsThis is easy in itself, but Lost in Harmony layers in other elements to constantly pull your eye from the horizon where these dangers appear, demanding you split your focus.constantly pull your eye from the horizon where these dangers appearAnd it really does force your attention everywhere. Flashing arrows indicate trees, rocks, and even missiles flying in from off screen, causing you to constantly weave back and forth. It’s a serious challenge, particularly when you also have to try and collect stardust and other items to boost your percentage completion of the stage.force your attention everywhereThe final, superb, distraction are the musical orbs that appear across the screen as in Elite Beat Agents. Here you must tap orbs to the beat to earn points towards the 50% completion you need to move the story forward. Easy in theory, but not when also controlling your dynamic skateboarders.Elite Beat Agentstap orbs to the beatA beautiful collision of everythingLost in Harmony has you managing so much that it is, at times, brain numbing – but the tight tap and swipe controls, beautiful look, and stunning music mean that repeated plays never frustrate. Plus, finishing a stage introduces more of Kaito and Aya's poignantly painful tale of romance through their SMS conversation’s, which - thanks to the music – is surprisingly impactful. tight tap and swipe controls, beautiful look, and stunning music
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