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Originally published on RoundTableCoop.com on 6th November 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Picture this: It\u2019s the mid-2000s. The weekend is here, and I\u2019ve got a few mates around. Merriment and frivolity abound. Sooner (rather than later), the Playstation 2 comes out and with it the dual microphones of Singstar. That\u2019s the feeling I get with Let\u2019s Sing 2024, the latest karaoke game from the developers over at Voxler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Sing 2024: Modes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, Let\u2019s Sing 2024 is a party game. It\u2019s best enjoyed with friends in your living room. But there there\u2019s more to it than simply a karaoke machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An all-new career mode serves as both a fun story mode as well as taking you through some of the basics of the game. At key points in your journey players will make decisions that affect the flow of their story. All roads lead to the same place, though, and the decisions made don\u2019t really seem to have any lasting impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a point where I was made to choose what type of artist I would be. I chose rock but the very next song I was presented with (that I had to sing) was not a rock song. Career mode ends with you winning the Let\u2019s Sing Music Awards and reconciling somewhat with your rival and all being right with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Sing 2024 has an online component. In Let\u2019s Sing Fest, players are added to a lobby of randomised songs. These songs are based on a theme for a 30-minute slot. The mode then matches you with other players for asynchronous multiplayer matches. Let\u2019s Sing Fest is drop in and drop out, meaning you can start and stop whenever you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Sing 2024 Wants Your To Party With Friends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Career mode and Let\u2019s Sing Fest are alright, but they\u2019re effectively single player experiences. Even the online components don\u2019t really have any interaction with your opponents. The bread and butter of Let\u2019s Sing 2024 is its karaoke mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Groups (or singles) can take turns in the Classic mode or boot up Feat. mode to either perform a duet or battle your friends. Let\u2019s Sing 2024 can take any USB microphone but if you don\u2019t have any of those you can turn your phone into a mic with a simple app download. It manages well, capturing player vocals with the only limitation that the phone and system you\u2019re playing on have to be on the same network (i.e. same wifi connection) for it to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Look<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Sing 2024 has changed up its look, putting more emphasis on player created avatars. When singing, players\u2019 avatars will appear on screen like they\u2019re on a stage with the video clip for the song playing on a smaller \u2018screen\u2019 in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This could have been a good change for the series if they\u2019d gone for full body avatars. Instead, we have talking heads with hands. I found myself not caring about my avatar because they looked weird and distracted me from the video clips that were playing in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game contains multiple levelling opportunities. Players can level different modes as well as genres of music to unlock more accessories for their avatars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why A Subscription?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t had a lot of experience with the Let\u2019s Sing series. But I have been playing Rock Band since its first release way back in 2008. Every time they came out, I bought the Band-In-A-Box pack (microphone, guitar, and drums) and graduated to the Pro Drums which adds three more pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the things I love about the Rock Band series is that with every new release Harmonix have made the tracks from the previous game exportable. Combined with all the DLC I\u2019ve bought, I have over 900 songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I say all this because when it comes to music games, Rock Band is the gold standard I measure others against. More that once in writing this review I caught myself unreasonably comparing Let\u2019s Sing 2024 to Rock Band. One area that I think it is fair to compare them is in how you acquire more songs. Rock Band charges per individual song and you keep that song. Let\u2019s Sing 2024 has a subscription service titled VIP Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m going to be upfront and say that while it\u2019s become the industry standard to offer subscriptions or battle passes, I don\u2019t like it. I like to buy something and have it. It\u2019s a major factor in why I prefer physical items over digital media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the risk of turning this review into another physical vs digital debate, I\u2019ll state the main reason I don\u2019t like subscriptions in most games: content availability. I don\u2019t want the full experience of a game to be locked behind a pay wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will say that at least Let\u2019s Sing 2024\u2019s VIP Pass is not auto-renewing so if you forget about it, you won\u2019t be charged for something you\u2019re not using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s Sing 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My feelings about DLC vs subscriptions aside, Let\u2019s Sing 2024 does exactly what it says on the box. It\u2019s a karaoke game that lets you sing along to current hits as well as chart classics. Whether you\u2019re using a USB mic or your phone you\u2019re going to have a fun time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music games live and die by their track list, and Let\u2019s Sing 2024 has a decent list, even for a middle-aged white man like me. In addition to the 20 tracks that come with the base game, there\u2019s also another 15 songs that vary depending on what region you are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n