I am absolutely floored at the quality of this game. I was just looking to scratch that rhythm game itch with something new, so I downloaded this. I was not expecting the experience I got. The mechanics of the rhythm game itself are fun and intuitive, and the difficulty is challenging (especially Chaos mode) but not so much that levels are impassable after a few attempts. But I’ve played plenty of mobile rhythm games that were probably comparable in gameplay mechanics alone. The music itself is diverse and unique, as it follows a narrative of a variety of composers and performers, so each character whose music you play has a unique style. Even the electronic music (which isn’t really my genre) is fun to play and listen to, especially from the perspective of it being something written by one of these characters you grow attached to over time. But the thing that really truly wowed me about this game was the story. The character interactions, both in “IM” and in the offline interactions are super realistic and natural, and the way the story unfolds and ties everything together is incredibly addictive and engaging. I’ve found myself spending hours playing this game just to read the next thing that happens. I definitely intend to purchase more character DLC in the future, and as another reviewer stated, think this would make an incredible anime.

I have never written a review before but this game deserves one. It’s absolutely incredible and truly one of the finest games I have ever played. The core gameplay is engaging with a perfect difficulty curve. The more you play the more your skill inches up higher and higher and there’s always another chart that was juuuuust out of reach that you can finally now full-complete (MM). The story (yes! Story!) is fantastic, full of engaging characters, deep world-building, complex themes, and unique non-traditional storytelling methods. The cutscenes are rare but are always top-notch quality when they appears. And finally, THE MUSIC. Rhythm games live or die on their music and Cytus II thrives on a *stellar* soundtrack. There’s something here for everyone and nearly every song is worthy of headphones time on it’s own even separated from gameplay. Rayark has curated an incredible collection of songs from a wide swath of genres that you will want to play again and again. This game is a masterpiece. If you have any affinity for rhythm games you will absolutely love it.

I got Cytus 2 a few months ago, and it’s definitely a fun game. It’s ad-free, which is a plus for any free mobile game. It runs extremely smoothly, and the graphics are great. A lot of the charts are great, and some of the songs have definitely grown on me. Eventually, I got to the point where I couldn’t progress any farther without buying any song packs. That’s when the game instantly became unplayable for me. There are about 10 DLC characters, plus many song packs. Each character dlc costs about $10. That means that in order to get all content, you have to spend at least $100 dollars- not counting the extra song packs for free characters. There’s also the recently added capso system, a gacha system that gives a chance to unlock some dlc songs, in case you don’t have that much money like me. However, the capso system also costs $10 to unlock, instead of being free like most other gacha systems in free games. I wouldn’t mind this as much if the dlc were extras. Unfortunately, they all contain major parts of the main story. Basically, the game’s fun, but be prepared to spend a lot of money to get the full experience.