Link: Monomals PICOMY There's a big music contest going on amongst the world's best animal DJs! Armed with a big fishing rod and a plug, go fi… TouchArcade Rating: Buy Now Watch Media DetailsThere's a big music contest going on amongst the world's best animal DJs! Armed with a big fishing rod and a plug, go fishing in deep waters to help the DJs catch all of the Monomals™, and create your very own music in the MonoMaker™! CATCH • Choose your favourite animal DJ: Retro Rabbit, Funky Frog, Techno Tiger, Rocky Rhino or MC Scratch • Explore 28 beautiful oceanic courses full of hazards and challenges • Prepare for Arena Battles and catch tons of Monomals • Discover dozens of collectibles and power-ups • Incredible console-quality graphics COMPOSE • Use the Monomals in the MonoMaker to create your own music • Listen to your own music in your self-created playlist during your fishing adventures • Switch instantly between music genres and listen to different styles of your music • Create and use Monomal stamps for instant results! • Literally unlimited hours of music making! COMPETE • Compete in the offline Hot 99 chart and go platinum! • Rate or be rated - share your music creations online for others to download! • Join weekly online contests and become the best musician! -------- The following applies when you make and share your music to the online charts: • Please be respectful of the copyright of others and do not make and share songs that violate another party's copyright. We may remove songs if we believe they violate copyrights. • Please know that there is a possibility that we will use your song to promote Monomals on our social media channels. Information Seller:PICOMY Genre:Action, Music Release:Nov 01, 2019 Updated:Sep 22, 2021 Version:1.3 Size:924.9 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #2 macplash, Nov 1, 2019 Last edited: Nov 1, 2019 This game’s totally hilarious. It has great characters. Presentation is top-notch. Controls are responsive. Everything’s smooth, physics and movement is flawless. Sounds and music is all this game’s about. It’s pretty neat. BUT! Why the hell do I have to lose coins whenever I fail to avoid a spike or get hit by an enemy etc? It’s ridiculous! Those sounds effects in shop costs a lot of coins. How am I suppose to afford them if I lose all of ‘em throughout a level? And those levels are not easy! From the visuals and overall theme I’d expect to be aimed at younger audiences, but with this difficulty and such mechanics, I just don’t get it. I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty frustrated right now. I worked hard for those coins and for what? just so they can be taken away from me because of stupid torpedos in last room? So unfair! Barak Well-Known Member Mar 13, 2010 230 4 18 Portland, OR #3 Barak, Nov 1, 2019 This game is super high production value and I am really enjoying it so far. It IS very challenging, so like @macplash said, even though it looks kid-friendly... it isn't. My poor three-year old got very excited and then very frustrated two minutes into it. Picomy Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2011 60 6 8 #4 Picomy, Nov 1, 2019 Great to hear you both are enjoying Monomals We'll look into some of the balancing for our upcoming patch to smooth out some of the difficulty spikes. We'll let you know once the patch is live! @Barak - awesome that your three year old already is into gaming! But to be fair, our target for Monomals was more towards 9 and any age above. Still hope you get some great fun out of it though! macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #5 macplash, Nov 1, 2019 @Picomy oh, I’m enjoying it a lot even though I hate losing those coins. But for now my focus is solely on getting all those guys unlocked and I’m planning to worry about coins later. hopefully when there’s some balancing implemented in that upcoming patch. and since you’re here, aside from giving you my compliments on such polished and hilarious game of yours and thank you for it, I have to ask about those 4 torpedo guys in the end of 3rd level. What exactly is it that kills them for good? I made it through somehow, but ended up chasing the last of those guys for like 10 minutes. Did I miss some explanation during the introductory tutorial? Since it seems there’s eventually gonna be some grinding for coins necessary, I’d like to be sure what to do instead of hoping for something to happen that kills them. Picomy Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2011 60 6 8 #6 Picomy, Nov 1, 2019 Thank you kindly for the heartwarming comment, macplash! Regarding the ninja beluga's: Once they are in their attack (torpedo) mode, only a solid wall wil stop 'em! So be sure to move those big blocks in their pathway which will definitely help. Then be sure to take them out quickly before they recover. Hope that helps! macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #7 macplash, Nov 1, 2019 @Picomy OH! So that’s the trick! I didn’t realize I’m supposed to hit them while they’re unconscious. I was just hiding and dodging in hopes they hit the wall multiple times which eventually kills them for good. Definitely a great hint. Thank you! Draven2222 Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2013 297 47 28 #8 Draven2222, Nov 2, 2019 ONCE AGAIN Apple forget to mention anything about support for physical game controllers, after all the fuss on launch of iO13 supporting XBX1 and PS4 Dualshock controllers.. these 6 new apple arcade releases this week have absolutley ZERO info to whether they support a controller or NOT..and it's down to us the fan base to figure it all out... (again) so if any of you knid gents/ladies know if this game actually works with a game controller? that would be awesome Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #9 Boardumb, Nov 2, 2019 I don't know why it can't just say it in the app store, but the web previews for app store links show if it has controller support or not. This is from Oceanhorn 2: Barak Well-Known Member Mar 13, 2010 230 4 18 Portland, OR #10 Barak, Nov 2, 2019 @Picomy Oh yeah, I didn't expect it to be easy enough for him, but the combination of gorgeous graphics and music maker appealed to him a lot. Once I unlock everything I can let him go crazy in that part at least Picomy Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2011 60 6 8 #11 Picomy, Nov 2, 2019 Last edited: Nov 2, 2019 Monomals supports all controllers! Though the upcoming patch will show the correct button layout for the Playstation controller. For the short time being I’d recommend playing with an MFi or Xbox controller. @Barak that would be our ultimate goal, get the young ones into music! We tried to make the Monomaker (composer) really easy to understand, but at the same time offer enough depth for the more experienced musicians. Also, we can’t wait to add the online music sharing feature soon! That will be a great way to inspire other players or get inspired by downloading the full compositions (yes, you can also change them to your liking) Couple of ‘hidden’ features / tips for you: • Shake a note that is longer than 2 steps to add a vibrato. Great for accents on your melodies! • When making notes longer, you can also drag them down and upwards, creating glides. • If you catch the second Monomal (Hi-Hat) place them on every step for 1 measure long in the Drum category. Then slide the Drum button to the left and find the “Groove” slider to play with. This makes your rhythms a bit more funky Enjoy! ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #12 ROGER-NL, Nov 2, 2019 I just ordered an X-Box One controller just for this game, it looks so great, it comes tomorrow, an extra Sunday delivery ha ha. Never thought I would hold a Controller again after 10 years of IOS, I had the Nintendo Switch briefly but it’s different, so looking forward to it. I got my Ipad Pro on a Stand so that’s super handy. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #13 macplash, Nov 2, 2019 Don't you have to buy this effect in the shop for 200 coins first? drunk_vader Active Member Feb 23, 2015 40 9 8 Barista Winnipeg, MB, Canada #14 drunk_vader, Nov 3, 2019 Love the game, a lot. A few questions and suggestions: 1. Running on iPhone 8 Plus and I was getting frame rate drops consultancy. Perhaps it can be ironed out in future updates? 2. Are there only 7 levels in total? Or am I missing something? thanks. Picomy Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2011 60 6 8 #15 Picomy, Nov 3, 2019 1. We’ll continue to improve Monomals across all devices so better performance and better battery life is high on the list for an update very soon! 2. There are 7 Monomals (levels) to catch in each world and there are 3 worlds. More worlds are planned in the future! @macplash you can already add vibrato on longer notes. The vibrato effect in the shop is a ‘master’ effect on Drum, Bass or Lead. Hope that explains it for you. drunk_vader likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #16 macplash, Nov 3, 2019 @Picomy sure, thanks! I didn’t get too much into composing aspect of the game because I’m having hard time progressing through the collecting phase. But I guess finding the right balance for the difficulty is tricky. Especially if there’s just one difficulty for everyone. Some will find it perhaps too casual. Some, on the other hand, might have difficulty finishing the 3rd level already. So, I’m not gonna lie, I’m struggling. But I’m not giving up on it just yet. Draven2222 Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2013 297 47 28 #17 Draven2222, Nov 4, 2019 Last edited: Nov 4, 2019 Draven2222 Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2013 297 47 28 #18 Draven2222, Nov 4, 2019 Thanx PICOMY, the problem is when looking for a game in Apple Arcade the majority of the appstore descriptions do not show the icon "SUPPORTS CONTROLLERS" this is including your game.. so as a gamer would enjoys playing games with controller, i skip this because no info is given to me at the point of searching for controller supported games. All i can do is download it and test.. but if i donr this for every game it would take a hell of a long time. So i resort to asking on these forums, to people who have already tested. or directly to you the developer. APPLE ARCADE Current state of affairs: 1: 90+ Games released on Apple Arcade (as of NOV 2019) 2: 9 Games that actually list "Controller Support" in their App descriptions. 3: 82 Games that support controllers but DO NOT show "Controller Support" info in tha App descrition now if your a maths kinda guy..thats 90% of current Apple Arcade release show no info about supporting controllers, yet they do. Somethings wrong.. i'm here to help correct. Barak Well-Known Member Mar 13, 2010 230 4 18 Portland, OR #19 Barak, Nov 4, 2019 @Picomy absolutely love this game on so many levels but really think the difficulty could be tweaked a bit or an easier mode added. At least with touch control there is some real frustrations. Also, how do you tell how much health you have? I feel like I never know when I am about to die. More importantly, after beating the first four levels on world 1 and 2, I was playing the very difficult 3-1 and got all the way to the end, and all I had to do was catch the Monomal, but the gravity was messed up and I was stuck on the floor (instead of in open water) so was unable to catch him. Having a hard time willing myself to start from the beginning of the level again Picomy Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2011 60 6 8 #20 Picomy, Nov 4, 2019 We’ve submitted a patch for review that adreses a few random bugs the one you mentioned in the Arena’s and fixed some difficulty spikes. I’m sorry you’ve experienced that one as I can imagine the frustration after completing the entire level. Hope the patch is approved soon so you can continue Also, if you don’t mind too much - can you tell us what levels / parts you find difficult? We’re gathering lots of feedback from everyone to tweak the difficulty more in the next update. Regarding your health: if you take a hit, a part of the cable becomes transparant and will slowly refill. Once refilled you can take a new hit. If you got hit during the transparency, you’re defeated. Hope that helps! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
This game’s totally hilarious. It has great characters. Presentation is top-notch. Controls are responsive. Everything’s smooth, physics and movement is flawless. Sounds and music is all this game’s about. It’s pretty neat. BUT! Why the hell do I have to lose coins whenever I fail to avoid a spike or get hit by an enemy etc? It’s ridiculous! Those sounds effects in shop costs a lot of coins. How am I suppose to afford them if I lose all of ‘em throughout a level? And those levels are not easy! From the visuals and overall theme I’d expect to be aimed at younger audiences, but with this difficulty and such mechanics, I just don’t get it. I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty frustrated right now. I worked hard for those coins and for what? just so they can be taken away from me because of stupid torpedos in last room? So unfair!
This game is super high production value and I am really enjoying it so far. It IS very challenging, so like @macplash said, even though it looks kid-friendly... it isn't. My poor three-year old got very excited and then very frustrated two minutes into it.
Great to hear you both are enjoying Monomals We'll look into some of the balancing for our upcoming patch to smooth out some of the difficulty spikes. We'll let you know once the patch is live! @Barak - awesome that your three year old already is into gaming! But to be fair, our target for Monomals was more towards 9 and any age above. Still hope you get some great fun out of it though!
@Picomy oh, I’m enjoying it a lot even though I hate losing those coins. But for now my focus is solely on getting all those guys unlocked and I’m planning to worry about coins later. hopefully when there’s some balancing implemented in that upcoming patch. and since you’re here, aside from giving you my compliments on such polished and hilarious game of yours and thank you for it, I have to ask about those 4 torpedo guys in the end of 3rd level. What exactly is it that kills them for good? I made it through somehow, but ended up chasing the last of those guys for like 10 minutes. Did I miss some explanation during the introductory tutorial? Since it seems there’s eventually gonna be some grinding for coins necessary, I’d like to be sure what to do instead of hoping for something to happen that kills them.
Thank you kindly for the heartwarming comment, macplash! Regarding the ninja beluga's: Once they are in their attack (torpedo) mode, only a solid wall wil stop 'em! So be sure to move those big blocks in their pathway which will definitely help. Then be sure to take them out quickly before they recover. Hope that helps!
@Picomy OH! So that’s the trick! I didn’t realize I’m supposed to hit them while they’re unconscious. I was just hiding and dodging in hopes they hit the wall multiple times which eventually kills them for good. Definitely a great hint. Thank you!
ONCE AGAIN Apple forget to mention anything about support for physical game controllers, after all the fuss on launch of iO13 supporting XBX1 and PS4 Dualshock controllers.. these 6 new apple arcade releases this week have absolutley ZERO info to whether they support a controller or NOT..and it's down to us the fan base to figure it all out... (again) so if any of you knid gents/ladies know if this game actually works with a game controller? that would be awesome
I don't know why it can't just say it in the app store, but the web previews for app store links show if it has controller support or not. This is from Oceanhorn 2:
@Picomy Oh yeah, I didn't expect it to be easy enough for him, but the combination of gorgeous graphics and music maker appealed to him a lot. Once I unlock everything I can let him go crazy in that part at least
Monomals supports all controllers! Though the upcoming patch will show the correct button layout for the Playstation controller. For the short time being I’d recommend playing with an MFi or Xbox controller. @Barak that would be our ultimate goal, get the young ones into music! We tried to make the Monomaker (composer) really easy to understand, but at the same time offer enough depth for the more experienced musicians. Also, we can’t wait to add the online music sharing feature soon! That will be a great way to inspire other players or get inspired by downloading the full compositions (yes, you can also change them to your liking) Couple of ‘hidden’ features / tips for you: • Shake a note that is longer than 2 steps to add a vibrato. Great for accents on your melodies! • When making notes longer, you can also drag them down and upwards, creating glides. • If you catch the second Monomal (Hi-Hat) place them on every step for 1 measure long in the Drum category. Then slide the Drum button to the left and find the “Groove” slider to play with. This makes your rhythms a bit more funky Enjoy!
I just ordered an X-Box One controller just for this game, it looks so great, it comes tomorrow, an extra Sunday delivery ha ha. Never thought I would hold a Controller again after 10 years of IOS, I had the Nintendo Switch briefly but it’s different, so looking forward to it. I got my Ipad Pro on a Stand so that’s super handy.
Love the game, a lot. A few questions and suggestions: 1. Running on iPhone 8 Plus and I was getting frame rate drops consultancy. Perhaps it can be ironed out in future updates? 2. Are there only 7 levels in total? Or am I missing something? thanks.
1. We’ll continue to improve Monomals across all devices so better performance and better battery life is high on the list for an update very soon! 2. There are 7 Monomals (levels) to catch in each world and there are 3 worlds. More worlds are planned in the future! @macplash you can already add vibrato on longer notes. The vibrato effect in the shop is a ‘master’ effect on Drum, Bass or Lead. Hope that explains it for you.
@Picomy sure, thanks! I didn’t get too much into composing aspect of the game because I’m having hard time progressing through the collecting phase. But I guess finding the right balance for the difficulty is tricky. Especially if there’s just one difficulty for everyone. Some will find it perhaps too casual. Some, on the other hand, might have difficulty finishing the 3rd level already. So, I’m not gonna lie, I’m struggling. But I’m not giving up on it just yet.
Thanx PICOMY, the problem is when looking for a game in Apple Arcade the majority of the appstore descriptions do not show the icon "SUPPORTS CONTROLLERS" this is including your game.. so as a gamer would enjoys playing games with controller, i skip this because no info is given to me at the point of searching for controller supported games. All i can do is download it and test.. but if i donr this for every game it would take a hell of a long time. So i resort to asking on these forums, to people who have already tested. or directly to you the developer. APPLE ARCADE Current state of affairs: 1: 90+ Games released on Apple Arcade (as of NOV 2019) 2: 9 Games that actually list "Controller Support" in their App descriptions. 3: 82 Games that support controllers but DO NOT show "Controller Support" info in tha App descrition now if your a maths kinda guy..thats 90% of current Apple Arcade release show no info about supporting controllers, yet they do. Somethings wrong.. i'm here to help correct.
@Picomy absolutely love this game on so many levels but really think the difficulty could be tweaked a bit or an easier mode added. At least with touch control there is some real frustrations. Also, how do you tell how much health you have? I feel like I never know when I am about to die. More importantly, after beating the first four levels on world 1 and 2, I was playing the very difficult 3-1 and got all the way to the end, and all I had to do was catch the Monomal, but the gravity was messed up and I was stuck on the floor (instead of in open water) so was unable to catch him. Having a hard time willing myself to start from the beginning of the level again
We’ve submitted a patch for review that adreses a few random bugs the one you mentioned in the Arena’s and fixed some difficulty spikes. I’m sorry you’ve experienced that one as I can imagine the frustration after completing the entire level. Hope the patch is approved soon so you can continue Also, if you don’t mind too much - can you tell us what levels / parts you find difficult? We’re gathering lots of feedback from everyone to tweak the difficulty more in the next update. Regarding your health: if you take a hit, a part of the cable becomes transparant and will slowly refill. Once refilled you can take a new hit. If you got hit during the transparency, you’re defeated. Hope that helps!
