If you own a Nintendo Switch, Hexagroove is a new game you should check out, another ambitious project created by former Linden Lab developers. (In this case, from folks mainly on the Blocksworld team.) As befitting a game from Linden alum, Hexagroove is a mash-up of many genres, with a core focus on player creativity -- specifically, it's a "tactical DJ" game:
Hexagroove combines elements of strategy, rhythm, and action games in a unique blend of self-expression. Your goal as a DJ is to combine musical loops in real time to regulate a virtual audience's energy, working them into a state of euphoria with your artistic skills. The action swings from contemplative to frantic as you move between song sections in one of ten dance music genres. Over time you'll unlock new musical loops, DJ tricks, and club venues to play in. Perform together with friends in your room or on the dance floor with this truly creative title from the developers of Elite Beat Agents and Blocksworld.
I love its capacity to turn a game into an actual DJ performance that can then be piped onto a real world dance floor -- something people have been doing in Linden Lab's Second Life for years.
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