I've chosen the current layout mostly because those letters are aligned both on QWERTY and AZERTY keyboards. Unfortunately, this isn't true for all keyboards, and it remains weird even so. An alternative I've recently considered is using 12345 instead. It should remains the same for most keyboards, and it has the mental alignment I look for (even if it's still uncommon for a game).

Glad that you enjoyed it despite the tough controls! Thank you for your feedback!

Very similar indeed! In fact there have been several interesting rhythm games on this jam, with some cool variations. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks!

Yeah, the difficulty curve is weird. It's very hard right at the start, but becomes easier once you understand the rules and find some winning strategies…

I'm glad that you passed the tough learning and enjoyed the game! Thank you.

Actually you don't have to manage them all. Focusing on one color only, and keeping a restricted number of active notes, is the intended strategy. Ignoring inactive notes or other colors is not penalized. Unfortunately I fear I haven't made that clear enough. The reason that there is so many dots on the screen is mainly so that they can bounce with each other.

Thank you for your feedback!

Thank you! Happy that you enjoyed the puzzle part of the game.

Oh, which keyboard do you use?

The controls are more challenging than I expected, I must say. I'm happy you could make it to the end though! I didn't thought spamming the keys was a working strategy, but that's cool too! =) Thank you for your comment.

Mmm, question: would have it been better if the keys were 12345 instead of DFGHJ?

Either way, I admit it's a very unusual control scheme. I hope you had still fun. Thank you for your feedback!

In an early version, there was 8 keys to play with. It was a nightmare! In the end, 5 was the best compromise between something playable and musically interesting. Glad you liked the idea!

Really glad you liked it! I'm surprised spamming the keys works so well, but in my experience the best way to play is indeed not thinking too much about it and just hitting notes here and there. Thank you for your comment!

Thank you! I like games that let the player has to experiment a bit to find out the rule by themselves, so I hope this one succeeds in that.

Yes, the game is pretty challenging indeed. You're not supposed to catch every note (focusing on one color and a restricted number of active notes is more efficient), but even so it quite difficult. Hope you were still able to reach the end. Thank you for your feedback!