The Third Sanctuary (ADOFAI Custom Level)
This song needs no introduction. The funky time signatures are just begging to be put into a rhythm game, and I had to throw my hat into the ring. I saw a couple other people have done their own versions, and no shade to them, but I felt like I could do better.
The other levels I saw don't fully explore how weird the song's rhythm is — instead focusing more on the melody, which is basically just straight eighth notes. They also rely on a lot of twirls (as many custom ADOFAI levels often do). If you go back and play the official levels you'd be surprised how prudently they use twirls compared to custom levels.
I tried leaning into using camera movement and tile visibility instead of twirls wherever possible, and I ended up not using any twirls at all! This led to a bunch of really cool rotationally symmetrical patterns. It really shows how cool ADOFAI is as a way to visualize rhythms.
One thing I am still lacking in is decorations/visuals, but I was kinda lazy lmao.
On a different note, I can't upload this level to the workshop because Toby Fox doesn't allow his music to be used in ADOFAI custom levels. If you want to play the level, just tap along to the video lol.
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Song is "The Third Sanctuary" from the Deltarune Chapter 3+4 Soundtrack by Toby Fox: • 63. The Third Sanctuary (DELTARUNE Chapter...
Game is "A Dance of Fire and Ice": https://store.steampowered.com/app/97...