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Pianistic

Become a pianist with KEYBOARD and MOUSE! Play the masterpieces of classic, jazz and other piano pieces.

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September 1, 2020
5 years and 335 days ago
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About the Game

Pianistic is rhythm game that little different from the traditional.
Some rhythm games are operated with the keyboard, some with the mouse, but pianistic with both.
This means the difficulty may be higher than in existing systems. But don't forget, it's not easy to be a pianist.
Meet Pianistic's performance system with masterpieces of piano.

Pianistic Rhythm Game

  • Pianistic is rhythm game that is more pianistic than traditional.
  • Gameplay needs two hands playing ─ Keyboard and Mouse at the same time.
  • Become a pianist with pianistic's performance system.

FEATURES

  • Over 20 songs that masterpieces of piano including Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Beethoven, Duke Ellington and others.
  • More songs will be updated.
  • Only support keyboard and mouse input.

Control

There are two types of notes in pianistic.

Square is keyboard note, and circle is mouse note.
To explain the keyboard note first, the numbers in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 correspond to Shift, A, S, D, and Space.
Of course, you can change the key in config menu.
And the mouse note is operated by vertical movement and click.
You can change keyboard note display type to keycodes instead numbers.

Standard Song List

  • Der Flohwalzer - Unknown
  • Gymnopedies No.1 - Erik Satie
  • Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen
  • Moon River - H. Mancini
  • Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwine
  • Moonlight Sonata Mvt.1 - Beethoven
  • Elegie - Rachmaninoff
  • The Girl from Ipanema - Jobim
  • Fur Elise - Beethoven
  • June Barcarolle - Tchaikovsky
  • Prelude in C Sharp Minor - Rachmaninoff
  • Clair de Lune - Debussy
  • Take The A Train - Duke Ellington
  • Liebestraum No.3 - Franz Liszt
  • Giant Steps - John Coltrane
  • Fantasie Impromptu - Chopin
  • Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky Korsakov
  • C Jam Blues - Duke Ellington
  • Ballade No.1 in G minor - Chopin
  • Piano Concerto No.2 Mvt.1 - Rachmaninoff