Pianista has beautiful visuals and it's vast musical collection makes it an interesting title for lovers of rhythm games and classical music. The controls are the sole problem and it could be much better if it used the touchscreen.
Pianista: The Legendary Virtuoso2017
Pianista: The Legendary Virtuoso
2017 Superbright
Playable on
Available on
- $24.99
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Details
- Launch
- June 29, 2017
- Developer
- Superb Corp.
- Publisher
- Superbright
Overview
High end Piano Music Game. Play premium sound on Nintendo Switch™ Beautifully tuned music and marvelous technique awaits. Lay your fingers on the controller to explore the sound of piano. MATINÉE - Choose 4 keys or 6 keys to perform, and select 3 songs to play. Challenge highest score to compete with others in Rank, also hidden stages are available when you achieve special missions. CONCOURS - Packaged challenge sorted by different themes. This mode features various difficulty and missions. Show your best performance in CONCOURS ENSEMBLE - Using Joy con to perform a duet. Customize your own play style using different piano skins, speed options, and more options with friends for best result. LIBRARY - Check your play status, and also world’s famous composers and their songs. PIANO - There are many piano skins to collect, which inspired by world’s famous paintings. Achieve special missions to complete your collection!
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Reception
Pianista is the music game equivalent of attending the opera. It may not be the most comfortable or novel environment, but if the content has been engrossing and inspiring people for centuries, then it must be doing something right.
There is a glut of rhythm games on the Switch already, but none of those subsequently inspired me to pull out my keyboard and brush up on some of the music that I've learned over the years. Pianista did, and while it might not encourage you to take up music lessons, at the very least you'll walk away from this with a better sense of "classical" music....