Wiseman: No More Breakups

Wiseman: No More Breakups is an arcade rhythm combat game about August, who wants his phone back after his girlfriend takes it. A train gets in the way, and you fight through its cars to reach the people aboard.

Rhythm combat

Attacks depend on your timing: hit the inputs to attack, but miss the window and you bleed. Combat uses four buttons. There are no checkpoints or shortcuts; if you lose, everything resets, including every boss and car, and you start again.

The people on the train

The passengers include her best friend, brother, exes, pet, biker gang, mother and father. You choose the order and fight them all. Each boss talks, and every conversation chips away at August’s claim that he doesn’t care.

Sound and look

The soundtrack is all jazz. The game’s presentation combines an anime-style interface, spray-can energy and a HUD with opinions.