Absolutely an insane game and is rhythm game perfection. I think this game really pushes the meaning of what a rhythm game should be, and that's why I absolutely adore it.
Where most rhythm games are basically clicking a button to play a note, or strumming/pounding/drawing along on your plastic controller, Thumper says, "eff that." Thumper says, "why don't we have a game soundtrack that's industrial and grating, only sounding the best when you fully complete a track with an S rank?"
Thumper throws out all the preconceived notions you should have about a rhythm game and turns it into an aggressive assault on your eyes. You speed down a track at thousands of miles per hour, flicking your controller up and around just to time it right as your beetle grinds off a wall, screeching just the right frequency to send your dopamine sensors reeling.
Thumper is everything a rhythm game is not, and yet? It's amazing. Probably not for everyone, and difficult to 100%, but a game unlike any other, and a game that really makes anyone who does play it think about it a whole fucking lot.
Where most rhythm games are basically clicking a button to play a note, or strumming/pounding/drawing along on your plastic controller, Thumper says, "eff that." Thumper says, "why don't we have a game soundtrack that's industrial and grating, only sounding the best when you fully complete a track with an S rank?"
Thumper throws out all the preconceived notions you should have about a rhythm game and turns it into an aggressive assault on your eyes. You speed down a track at thousands of miles per hour, flicking your controller up and around just to time it right as your beetle grinds off a wall, screeching just the right frequency to send your dopamine sensors reeling.
Thumper is everything a rhythm game is not, and yet? It's amazing. Probably not for everyone, and difficult to 100%, but a game unlike any other, and a game that really makes anyone who does play it think about it a whole fucking lot.