A new turn-based title, People Of Note, is here to reveal to us how People Of Note will shake things up in the genre with music
I do love a good musical, and it seems like we are getting another in the mix of our video games with People Of Note. A new title that Iridium Studios and Annapurna are working for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC to release somewhere in 2026. Not just in the vein we have seen other musical titles land out there, but with People Of Note being a turn-based title to allow for all of the songs to flow out there. An interesting choice to give us, when others have been a timed event to make sure that the live music videos, as they are, hit the beats correctly and keep the flow going. That will all be seen here, as we have the reveal of just how that could function out there.
As the story for People Of Note goes, we have been shot out of a Noteworthy Song Contest and need to find a new way to impress those judges. That is where we see one of our characters, Candace, starting the journey as she realizes that she might need to be more than a solo act to do this. That is where she will start to journey across the realm of Note, yes, that is the name of the world, in search of others to help build out the act and maybe hit that sweet success she is looking for. To make things worse, and give us a deeper story for People Of Note, it also sounds like there will be a deeper and more sinister thing happening to the world of Note, and that our newly found band will need to hit the stage to help make sure that problem is silenced along the way as well. Not too much for a group of bards to have to do out there, right?
People Of Note — Reveal
After being shut out of the Noteworthy Song Contest, Cadence realizes that her solo act might not be enough for the judges. As she travels across Note to the Rock City of Durandis, the EDM City of Lumina, and more, Cadence fills out her band with eclectic and powerful musicians from lands afar. But something’s brewing in the distance…the Harmonic Convergence is playing havoc with the world’s musical energies, and dark forces are working behind the scenes to disrupt Note’s natural harmonies. It wasn’t in the set list, but Cadence and the others need to step up and make sure music itself still has a future on stage.
In People Of Note, experience turn-based combat like never before: each battle is an interactive musical performance with evolving combat conditions, real-time rhythm-based attacks, and genre-bending mashup attacks!
Enjoy full-length cinematic musical sequences spanning a wide variety of musical genres, performed by our main cast of characters.
- Experience turn-based action combat as a dynamic, interactive musical performance.
- Tempo-Based Rhythm Combat: Time your attacks to the beat of the music for amplified damage against opponents.
- Dynamic Combat Conditions: As the music in battle changes in real-time, strategize your attacks to synchronize with the current genre.
- Musical Mashups: Combine the unique musical genres of your team members to unleash electrifying musical mashup attacks.
- Explore Note, a massive world where each genre of music is represented by a completely unique environment and culture.
- Dive into vibrant dungeons full of offbeat enemies and clever environmental puzzles.
- Play it your way: Don’t like environmental puzzles? Turn ‘em off. Not into turn-based combat? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. The entire experience of People of Note is completely customizable.
Have you been looking for another title like People Of Note up to now? Do you like having musical video games out there to play, or will it always be just the rhythm games that get highlighted? How do you think each member of the band will function? How will all of the different sounds each can make build into a solid musical performance in the end? Let us have those thoughts and discussions in the comment section below. As I mentioned, I am a fan of video games like People Of Note, so expect there to be as many updates as possible. I want to see this one hit a new high note for the genre, and I hope you do as well. Please keep on coming back to see and hear all of those updates along the way to see if the game is going to hit those levels of highlights out there.