History VideoGame / NoStraightRoads

''No Straight Roads'' is an upcoming rhythm-based [[ActionAdventure action-adventure game]] developed and published by Metronomik. The core of the gameplay revolves around its soundtrack, enemies and attacks all timed to the beat of the music, and the protagonists fighting them by firing notes like bullets, transforming props and objects into machine-guns and useful devices by playing epic solos, or simply smacking them with their instrument. It is scheduled to be released for the [=PlayStation 4=] and PC in spring 2019.

* VariableMix: In Vinyl City, everything moves to the beat of the music, especially the enemy's attacks.

* StageMom: Yinu's mother is a huge red giant trying to protect her during the Boss fight, gets angry at the heroes for distrupting the concert (to the point of even scaring Yinu) and using [[EvilPuppeteer marionette strings]] to pull her away.

* StageMom: Yinu's mother is a huge red giant trying to protect her during the Boss fight, gets angry at the heroes for distrupting the concert (to the point of even scaring Yinu) and uning [[EvilPuppeteer marionette strings]] to pull her away.

* PropagandaPiece: The Boss trailers are styled as NSR commercials presenting the bosses in a good light, like making [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9OGo1eJas Yinu]] look like an InnocentProdigy or showing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_p8MFTm_I DJ Subatomic Supernova]] giving a [[BastardlySpeech rousing speech about music.]]

* PropagandaPiece: The Boss trailers are styled as NSR commercials presenting the bosses in a good light, like making [[Yinu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9OGo1eJas]] look like an AdorablyPreciousChild or showing [[DJ Subatomic Supernova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_p8MFTm_I]] giving a [[BastardlySpeech speech about music.]]

->''(singing) This is our city. Vinyl City. We play our music. Play freely. Until they came. It was NSR. An empire of EDM! They took over the city led by Tatiana! Oh Tatiana! She's the big boss. And has a crew. And they're so bad. And they smell bad. They must be stopped! ''

* CentralTheme: According to the developers, one important question the game will explore is what it means to be an artist.

'''No Straight Roads''' is an upcoming rhythm-based [[ActionAdventure action-adventure game]] developed and published by Metronomik. The core of the gameplay revolves around its soundtrack, enemies and attacks all timed to the beat of the music, and the protagonists fighting them by firing notes like bullets, transforming props and objects into machine-guns and useful devices by playing epic solos, or simply smacking them with their instrument. It is scheduled to be released for the [=PlayStation 4=] and PC in spring 2019.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: ''Are'' any of the characters even supposed to be human? Aside from their wild, outlandish features that wouldn't look out of place in 80's graffiti and album art, you have Yinu and her Mother who sport a strong nature-theme, the former's hair being shaped like roses, and the latter's looking like a giant, prickly bush.

* MesACrowd: An unnamed artist of NSR is a is capable of creating copies of himself as his own personal army and [[MundaneUtility backup dancers.]]

* UrbanSegregation: Ever since NSR moved in, Vinyl City has been divided into two halves, the prestigious, luxurious, and spacious areas surrounding their headquarters, and the grimy, crowded, and cramped slums and apartment complexes everywhere else. Among the many signs of inequality is that while the former is always lit up in enough neon and spotlights to blind unlucky passersby, the latter constantly suffers blackouts because of them.

--> '''Bunk Bed Junction,''' "Welcome to Vinyl City"

* GadgeteerGenius: Aside from his Master's Degree in Fine Arts in Music, Zuke is responsible for the more fantastic and combat-capable elements of his and Mayday's instruments. His workshop is also the upgrade page.

* MusicalAssassin: Bunk Bed Junction and the NSR both fight using weaponized music, only occasionally using their instruments as blunt-weapons, or weaponizing props laying around.

'''No Straight Roads''' is an upcoming music-based action-adventure game developed and published by Metronomik. The core of the gameplay revolves around its soundtrack, enemies and attacks all timed to the beat of the music, and the protagonists fighting them by firing notes like bullets, transforming props and objects into machine-guns and useful devices by playing epic solos, or simply smacking them with their instrument.

Enter Bunk Bed Junction, a rock-duo comprised of guitarist/singer "Mayday" and drummer "Zuke." Disgusted and angered by NSR's predatory pracitces, they vow to crash their artists' concerts and performances, take down their leader, Tatiana, and free their city and its people with ThePowerOfRock!

Enter Bunk Bed Junction, a rock-duo comprised of guitarist/singer "Mayday" and drummer "Zuke." Disgusted and angered by NSR's predatory pracitces, they vow to crash their artists concerts and performances, take down their leader, Tatiana, and free their city and its people with ThePowerOfRock!

'''No Straight Roads''' is an upcoming "Rhythm-Action Game" by Metronomik. The core of the gameplay revolves around its soundtrack, enemies and attacks all timed to the beat of the music, and the protagonists fighting them by firing notes like bullets, transforming props and objects into machine-guns and useful devices by playing epic solos, or simply smacking them with their instrument.

* GadgeteerGenius: Aside from his Master's Degree in Fine Arts in Music, Zuke is responsible for the more fantastic and combat-capable elements of his and Mayday's intsruments. His workshop is also the upgrade page.

* MusicalAssassin: Bunk Bed Junction and the NSR both fight using weaponized music, only occasionally using their instruments as blunt-weapons, or props laying around.

* UrbanSegregation: Ever since NSR moved in, Vinyl City has been divided into two halves, the prestigious, luxurious, and spacious areas surrounding their headquarters, and the grimy, crowded, and cramped slums and apartment complexes everywhere else. Among the many signs of inequality is that while the former is always lit up in enough neon and LEDs to blind unlucky passersby, the latter constantly suffers blackouts because of them.

* PredatoryBusiness: NSR promotes and sells their EDM music by restricting the creation of all other genres, and ''crushing'' those who try to fight them, financially (by taking over smaller record labels), logistically (by hogging all the utilities and resources exclusively for their events and performances), or literally [[MurderIsTheBestSolution (by killing them).]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Are you ready to Rock?]]
->''(singing) This is our city. Vinyl City. We play our music. Play freely. Until they came. It was NSR. An empire of EDM! They took over the city led by Tatiana! Oh Tatiana! She's the big boss. And has a crew. And they're so bad. And they smell bad. They must be stopped! Ta-da-da-dum ta-da-da-dum da-daaaaaa-daaaaaaa-dadhjashdkjasbdkjasbnfqwertyuiopasdfghj! It's time we stand up and fight against NSR/ We'll battle with them to the very end/ Fight for our rights! The music revolution about to start! NSR you better watch your back! We are gonna come for you tonight! We will face your EDM with Rock! But first let me finish this song! Take a piece of this--BAM! And a slice of that--POW! It won't be easy--WOO! It's okay because we ROCK!''