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People of Note on PS5 Blends Music and RPG Mechanics With Charm, Despite Rough Edges

The verdict spotlights inventive music-driven systems over thin PS5-specific polish.

Overview

  • Push Square reviews People of Note on PS5 and calls the Iridium Studios release a distinctive indie musical RPG.
  • The soundtrack shifts with each genre and flows between styles inside zones, which the reviewer says sounds natural and seamless.
  • Turn-based battles run as musical stanzas that rotate the active genre, with BP to fuel special Songstones and fusion Mash Up moves.
  • The world splits into rock, EDM, folk, and rap regions that shape the look, enemies, and short story vignettes.
  • Accessibility options let players disable environmental puzzles, while the review notes simple animations and no use of DualSense haptics.