Musical Memories UI
Mar 2017 - May 2017
https://gardenfaerie.itch.io/musical-memories
Musical Memories is a game where you regain your memory as you play musical instruments. The art style and theme was a mid-century (1950’s-60’s) modern design.
This game had two main game modes, or mini games: Memory Matcher and Note Matcher. To let players know how they were doing in the Note Matcher mini game, a performance meter was included that would dynamically fill depending on whether or not the player missed the notes. To let players know how they were doing overall, the Motivation Meter and Memory Counter were put in the hub world to show their progress and let them know how much they have left of the game. Including the controls and/or information about the mini games before starting let the players know what game mode they were going into and prepared them for it.
Main Menu. Includes Play, Options, Controls, and Quit buttons.
Options Menu includes a toggle for Fullscreen and Subtitles. There is also a slider for the Master Volume.
Controls Menu shows both Keyboard and XBOX Controller mapped controls.
Pause can be brought up in the hub world or during the mini games. There is an overlay on the game to contrast with the buttons. From Pause, the player can Resume, go to the Options Menu, check the Controls, or return to Main Menu.
The Motivation Meter and Memory Counter are shown in the hub world and update as the player progresses through the game. If they fail a mini game, the Motivation Meter decreases. If they pass, the Memory Counter increases.
The Performance Meter is shown in the Note Matcher mini games. It decreases if the player misses notes and increases if they play them correctly. If it empties out completely, the player fails the mini game and is returned to the hub world.
Controls screen that shows up when the player goes to a mini game. Shows both Keyboard and Controller controls. They are color coded to show that they are mapped the same.
Memory Matcher info screen that explains to the player how to play this type of mini game. It has an example gameplay gif on the side.
By now, the player should know how to play this type of mini game. Instead of an explanation, there is a warning that says there are more rounds so they are prepared.
Note Matcher info screen that explains to the player how to play that type of mini game. It also has an example gameplay gif on the side.
By now, the player should know how to play this type of mini game. Instead of an explanation, there is a warning that says there is a faster tempo so they are prepared.