LOUD: Beginner Tips
LOUD follows Astrid, a guitarist who, with the support of her dad, pursues dreams of rock stardom. You'll unlock new songs, outfits, and guitars throughout the story campaign. Eventually, you'll graduate from jamming on a broom to playing your first professional gig.
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LOUD's mechanics are similar to titles like the Persona Dancing series or Superbeat: XONiC. Star icons move across lines coming from six directions of the screen. Players must press the respective button when the stars reach the end of the line, in sync with the music. The concept is simple, but the difficulty progressively increases. LOUD sends stars across the screen faster than you can discern on its most demanding difficulty. So, how can you keep up?
Before starting a new game, we recommend calibrating the audio. Furthermore, LOUD will ask to calibrate the audio upon its first boot-up, so you shouldn't miss the opportunity. LOUD's audio calibration is a simple process that performs better than some triple-A titles. So, getting your gameplay in sync is hassle-free!
If you're playing on the Nintendo Switch, we doubly recommend regularly recalibrating, especially when switching from docked to handheld mode. You can recalibrate your game anytime by entering the Settings menu and selecting Adjust Calibration.
While playing through LOUD on Skillin' difficulty, we used two controllers: standard joy-cons and gamepad-style joy-cons. Unfortunately, the gamepad-style controller, specifically the d-pad, required more force for button input to register. This resistance made faster rhythms, like eight and sixteenth notes, near impossible to play.
Conversely, the joy-con, with its snappy buttons, worked much better. There
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