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[Beat Saber] Guitar Hero + VR + Light Sabers.
Mr_Grinch
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So there's lots of discussion about Beat Saber going on in the VR thread and it might JUST be able to support a thread of it's own.
What is it?
It's a rhythm game, in VR, with Light Sabers.
Why should I care?
It's a rhythm game, in VR, with Light Sabers.
Can I have a bit more info?
Sure, you stand on a platform and red or blue block come towards you with arrows on. Your left hand is red, your right hand is blue. Slash the blue blocks with your right and red with left. To add to the difficulty, most of the blocks have a direction on them which tells you which way to cut them. Additionally there are red walls which you'll have to side-step or duck.
What platforms is it out on?
Currently it's an early access title on Steam and the Oculus store. The developers have said they'll be bringing it to PSVR but I suspect that'll be when it is out of Early Access.
What kind of content is available in Early Access?
10 official songs, which doesn't sound a lot but within that you have varying difficulty levels to conquer and an additional "No direction" and "One Handed" mode. No direction mode doesn't just strip the directions from the boxes, it gives you entirely new beat maps. Same goes for One Handed mode, only five or so of the tracks are available in this mode, and the only difficulty is "expert" but it's a fun additional challenge.
I don't like this kind of music
Me neither really, but when you're in the game it doesn't really matter! That said, you're well catered for by the community who have already started using an unofficial editor to come up with all crazy extra tracks. Some of them, as you'd expect, are ridiculously hard, but others are pretty good. The devs have said that an alpha version of the official editor will be released shortly (due last Friday but technical issues have pushed it back).
Cool, can I see what it looks like?
The mixed reality videos give a really good flavour of what it's like to play:
Official vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1sw4lfwFw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVMKIHQht0
Darth Maul Dual Sabers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLdVoj6ec0
Poi Sabers:
And of course if you want to see what you'll look like playing the game in your living room, and not being particularly good, then this is me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUOTQQ8mUYg
This looks exhausting
You're not wrong. It's pretty good exercise. I won't lie, my t-shirt normally comes off after the first couple of tracks (you're spared that in the video above) and I'm pretty much panting by the end of the expert tracks.
So what are you waiting for? Post up your scores! Add people to friends lists! Post videos! Let's see if we can actually keep a thread going about a single VR game...
What is it?
It's a rhythm game, in VR, with Light Sabers.
Why should I care?
It's a rhythm game, in VR, with Light Sabers.
Can I have a bit more info?
Sure, you stand on a platform and red or blue block come towards you with arrows on. Your left hand is red, your right hand is blue. Slash the blue blocks with your right and red with left. To add to the difficulty, most of the blocks have a direction on them which tells you which way to cut them. Additionally there are red walls which you'll have to side-step or duck.
What platforms is it out on?
Currently it's an early access title on Steam and the Oculus store. The developers have said they'll be bringing it to PSVR but I suspect that'll be when it is out of Early Access.
What kind of content is available in Early Access?
10 official songs, which doesn't sound a lot but within that you have varying difficulty levels to conquer and an additional "No direction" and "One Handed" mode. No direction mode doesn't just strip the directions from the boxes, it gives you entirely new beat maps. Same goes for One Handed mode, only five or so of the tracks are available in this mode, and the only difficulty is "expert" but it's a fun additional challenge.
I don't like this kind of music
Me neither really, but when you're in the game it doesn't really matter! That said, you're well catered for by the community who have already started using an unofficial editor to come up with all crazy extra tracks. Some of them, as you'd expect, are ridiculously hard, but others are pretty good. The devs have said that an alpha version of the official editor will be released shortly (due last Friday but technical issues have pushed it back).
Cool, can I see what it looks like?
The mixed reality videos give a really good flavour of what it's like to play:
Official vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1sw4lfwFwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVMKIHQht0Darth Maul Dual Sabers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLdVoj6ec0Poi Sabers:
And of course if you want to see what you'll look like playing the game in your living room, and not being particularly good, then this is me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUOTQQ8mUYgThis looks exhausting
You're not wrong. It's pretty good exercise. I won't lie, my t-shirt normally comes off after the first couple of tracks (you're spared that in the video above) and I'm pretty much panting by the end of the expert tracks.
So what are you waiting for? Post up your scores! Add people to friends lists! Post videos! Let's see if we can actually keep a thread going about a single VR game...
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Warframe/Steam: NFyt
I managed Legend and Escape, then one of the ones towards the bottom on expert. Those last two were pretty much 'skin of my teeth' though to make it through!
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
But, Beat Sabre with summer isn't going to be the dream. I foresee getting heat exhaustion while indoors.
Edit: On Steam http://steamcommunity.com/id/ash-housewares
Good plan, I'll dig them out of the VR thread tomorrow. Feel free to post them in here though to save me the trouble
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
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Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
Are you worn out? That shit wears me out quick
The jump to Expert is no joke, goddamn.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
So far only found one I really like that captures the spirit of the default song beatmaps while being a different music style, but also while making sure the saber sounds don't feel out of place with the music.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
The core of Beat Saber is about slicing blocks, not hitting them. It's not like other rhythm games that reward minimalist movement and precision. It's a game about big movements and flow, and therefore any combination of blocks strung together needs to ensure that there is room to enjoy flourishes and back swings. If the speed and direction of the notes is such that player has no time to do more than merely tap the notes, that's not Beat Saber, that's turning it into a different game.
In some ways I actually prefer playing on Hard to Expert for exactly that reason -- there's a bit more time to get really impressive-feeling swings together.
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PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
I tried a few, Franz Ferdinand - Take me out because I had fond memories of it in guitar hero but it didn't flow great, not a good start but everything after that was fun. My wife is a big Hamilton fan and she enjoyed watching me p play the rap battle, and the Pirates of The Caribbean theme is actually surprisingly fun. The majority didn't stack up to the originals but they're and awesome diversion.
Now my wife is waiting for someone to chart The Greatest Show :biggrin:
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Going to try those customs tonight grinch, thanks for the heads up.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
GORN + Beat Saber crossover when?
Does it have a One Punch mode?
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Also tried $100 and Escape on extreme. Hahahah nope. Made it like 20 seconds in at best.
I'm currently in the process of toppling all the expert leaderboards (there is an SS rating for the songs if you're a high score junkie like me).
"Oh no....oh noo....OHH NOOOOOO!"
Holy hell, it feels like hard should be normal and extreme is like 3 levels above that!
I haven't even bought it yet
Are you some sort of rhythm ninja?
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
I am a drummer, yes. Also I hope they don't change the scoring system - there was a discussion somewhere regarding that this was their nth iteration and were open to feedback. What makes this game great is the length of the swing is 95% of your score, so to really get better you have to move more and improve your technique.
Some are suggesting to give most of the points based on timing. If it goes that route then the game becomes largely indistinguishable from an air drumming game which will crush the soul of game.
EDIT: It's also very obvious these custom maps are made without the slash scoring system in mind. They look challenging and goofy, but I agree with you Casually - they don't look that fun.