Melatonin

[h3]Melatonin's namesake is ironic because everything about the experience will keep you awake, locked-in &/or annoyed.[/h3] The gameplay is intense & unforgiving, the rhythm is usually asynchronous, off-beat or heavily reliant on the art & graphical animation over audio . Gameplay comes in the form of Spacebar & Arrowkey inputs at the allocated point in the level, indicated by respective audio cues but mostly through animated characters & items, however audio/visual feedback for failure is a mixed bag. Overall there is little room for error due to tight input windows & sequential correct inputs being all-but required to gain the stars required to reach the next level. Melatonin dumps a lot of information on you from the get-go rather than feeding said information where applicable as you progress, although each level has a dedicated practice level available prior to a true attempt that explains the required actions & cues through a screen indicator. The true attempts remove the indicator from the experience & challenge your audio/visual timing & knowledge although with its removal I found the game to be unfun & frustrating as [b]the audio levels, music, metronome & effects, at best are quite similar to each other or completely overpower each other at their worst. [b]There is no dark mode and every level & menu consists of constant soft bright colors from a pastel palette.[/b] The graphics, artwork & animations are cute, fun & well crafted but the gameplay & levels are too dependent on their presence rather than audio & rhythm indicators which makes the game draining to play with constant white beaming at your face. [h3]Conclusion[/h3] Overall I found Melatonin to be outright unfun without accessibility options enabled & too boring with them enabled & I recommend purchasing if you're interested when it drops to around $5-7AUD. I have requested a refund after attempting to play the game on 5 separate occasions as I thought my mood may be a factor but alas.