In case you missed the news we just flew back from 2 weeks of filming around the world and are [among other things] hard at work on a special series celebrating the ten-year anniversary of The Witcher franchise. More news on that soon. We also turn 1 year old on September 12th! It's hard to believe all that's happened in those 12 months. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Please, subtitles, please don't forget the subtitles; those are really important because of my hard hearing. And several videos on your channel don't have it. Apologies for my english, is not my mother language. Salutations.
Thanks for the message. Since UA-cam removed its CC marketplace we've had trouble getting captions up at the same time as the publish rime. Right now Noclip Sessions are the only content of ours that don't all have CC. We're working to fix this this month.
Wow! A year already!!! Awesome! Congrats on an awesome year and thank you so much for all the great content. Can't wait to see the Witcher series. :) I just started playing it and am super siked to see the history of it.
One of my favorite games, made by someone from one of my favorite bands, on one of my favorite channels, started by one of my favorite (former) coworkers. I don't think I could possibly enjoy this more.
Thank you for this Danny. Thumper was one of my absolute favourite games of last year and, perhaps weirdly, captured the experience (for me anyway) of playing live music better than any Guitar Hero or Rock Band game ever could.
Always been a fan of Brian Gibson. Chatted with him for a bit outside the Smell when they played there and was super genuine. Always love to support my guy on all his projects, and Thumper is such a masterpiece.
I don't generally play rhythm games or music games since I have very little sense or rhythm or interest in those lane-jumping mechanics but Thumper is an exception. *_RHYTHM VIOLENCE_*
Remember seeing Thumper on gameinformer's youtube channel for the first time last year around E3, had no idea what it was, but I clicked the video and I got goosebumps listening to those beats. After that I I frequently thought about it, got it day one on PS4. Fantastic game and one of my favorite indie titles.
Thumper! I loved Thumper! ...Not the best contribution to a comment section, I know, but just in case these guys stop in to read the comments, I loved the game! Felt SO good to beat it.
Danny, you never cease to amaze with who you line up for these interviews. Brian and Marc made 2016's best indie game, IMO. Thumper is a masterpiece. Love to hear these guys elaborate on how it was conceived.
The level numbers of the indicate the time signature you'll be playing in through that level, i.e. Level 5 = 5/8 time, Level 6 = 6/8 time, Level 7 = 7/8 time... (excepting Level 1 & 2, as far as I'm aware...) I love that so much about the game though! I've never found a rhythm game that focuses so much on the irregular time signatures as well as Thumper does. I never really understood how 5/8 or 7/8 time could 'feel' good until I overcame those levels. The game helped me grow as a composer!
I don't remember seeing a clip of the game in this video that wasn't 4/4, can you reply with the time in the vid with an irregular time signature? Or are you just talking about the game in general, not exclusively this video?
Playing Thumper in PSVR is a totally different experience. I'm new to it but damn man, I think you guys kind've cracked the code of me being really interested like 'I need more' and at the same time myself being like 'Whoa, that shit was scary.' :D
Haven’t Played This Yet, Though The More I Watch, The More Interested I Become!!! I Love Rhythmic Games, Especially Ones With Sounds And Visuals Like Thumper!! My Favourite Sounds Come From Each Successful Hit The Bosses Take, And The Feedback Exhibited By Wondrous Sounds of Synths.
I would also love to see an inside look into noclip ITSELF. It is very interesting to be how it all works. For example: These two lovely people did not just fly over (one from Korea even) just to chat for about 20min right? They must have been payed accordingly as well as their flights. Is that the power of 4K Patrions? So with that patrion money noclip is able to pay flights and time for the people they interview? Thats very interesting. I dont think any other youtuber catering to this industry has this power.
Thumper in VR is absolutely amazing I think buy ps VR2 only because this game. This game is awesome, look, music absolutely cRaZy. Thx Dudes. Greetings from Czech Republic🖖
hazy33 This is (as far as I know) all prerecorded at the last GDConference in a backroom. It's just released over time to fill gaps due to travelling and filming other awesome content ;)
I can't say I enjoyed what I played of this game. Not that it's bad. It just never clicked for me. It's a very slick game, and it's cool to watch though.
This game was too hardcore for me and ended up being a disappointment (not a bad game in any way). Difficulty spike is steep and the time commitment to finish a stage in one go is big. Was incredibly hyped but the repetition and the feeling i'm bashing my head against the wall to finish a section stopped me from continuing.
Alex Landry yeah it can get intimidating. I've S ranked all the stages up to level 5 and it is getting seriously difficult but I like that it is a game about the flow - once you're on it it feels totally natural, once you're off though it feels equally alien.
Why doesn't Harmonix own this game? Most companies make you sign an NDA that includes a clause that grants them the right to any IP you come up with related to your work.
I played the first third of it (three worlds out of nine) and then received a refund. The inputs it prompts you for rarely exhibit any consistent sense of musical rhythm; and I found there was not enough notice for many prompts, which made failure frustrating rather than success fair or rewarding. It's also got a very harsh, repetitive, constantly noisy soundscape, which removed from the sense of music even further, and only served to ensure a headache.
Hunter Short each world is designed with a time signature in mind. World 1 in 1/4 world 2 in 2/4 ect. And there are sound ques that tell you what's coming up. It doesn't give you much time till the notes come up but it's there. I understand your distaste for it but I just wanted these points to be mentioned for people reading.
It's hard to pick one. Here is a list of a few music based games. DDR, Maimai, Osu!, Super Hexagon, Electronic Super Joy and crypt of the necrodancer. Audiosurfer 2 is in my opinion also better executed even if I don't personally enjoy it as much as some people do.
I personally don't put these games under the same type. I get something different from those games. I see that you compare them because they are based on music. But that is a big abstraction imo.
Why not? Due to "amazing" PS Store return policy/process it is wasted $20. For the same money I've got DmC for example and have no difficulties with smashing buttons in this game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In case you missed the news we just flew back from 2 weeks of filming around the world and are [among other things] hard at work on a special series celebrating the ten-year anniversary of The Witcher franchise. More news on that soon. We also turn 1 year old on September 12th! It's hard to believe all that's happened in those 12 months. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Please, subtitles, please don't forget the subtitles; those are really important because of my hard hearing. And several videos on your channel don't have it. Apologies for my english, is not my mother language. Salutations.
Thanks for the message. Since UA-cam removed its CC marketplace we've had trouble getting captions up at the same time as the publish rime. Right now Noclip Sessions are the only content of ours that don't all have CC. We're working to fix this this month.
Wow! A year already!!! Awesome! Congrats on an awesome year and thank you so much for all the great content. Can't wait to see the Witcher series. :) I just started playing it and am super siked to see the history of it.
Thank you so much for your quick response and concern. I'll be waiting impatiently. XD
We just added the CC to this video from our new supplier. Would love to know what you think of them!
Obligatory "I love Lightning Bolt" comment
One of my favorite internet personalities interviewing one of my favorite musicians. What a time to be alive.
Like, yeah. Ya gotta.
One of my favorite games, made by someone from one of my favorite bands, on one of my favorite channels, started by one of my favorite (former) coworkers. I don't think I could possibly enjoy this more.
What?!?!?! This is the bassist from Lightning Bolt?!?!?! That's so rad.
Thank you for this Danny. Thumper was one of my absolute favourite games of last year and, perhaps weirdly, captured the experience (for me anyway) of playing live music better than any Guitar Hero or Rock Band game ever could.
Always been a fan of Brian Gibson. Chatted with him for a bit outside the Smell when they played there and was super genuine. Always love to support my guy on all his projects, and Thumper is such a masterpiece.
I don't generally play rhythm games or music games since I have very little sense or rhythm or interest in those lane-jumping mechanics but Thumper is an exception.
*_RHYTHM VIOLENCE_*
Remember seeing Thumper on gameinformer's youtube channel for the first time last year around E3, had no idea what it was, but I clicked the video and I got goosebumps listening to those beats. After that I I frequently thought about it, got it day one on PS4.
Fantastic game and one of my favorite indie titles.
Utterly adore Thumper and Lightning Bolt. Cool interview
Thumper! I loved Thumper! ...Not the best contribution to a comment section, I know, but just in case these guys stop in to read the comments, I loved the game! Felt SO good to beat it.
Thumper is such a work of art! I hope that they work on a sequel, or that someone else pushes their ideas further.
Danny, you never cease to amaze with who you line up for these interviews.
Brian and Marc made 2016's best indie game, IMO. Thumper is a masterpiece. Love to hear these guys elaborate on how it was conceived.
In case you didn't already know, there is a GDC thumper retrospective for this game that goes more in-depth about their journey and process.
I like these guys, they're quite genuine and Thumper fascinates me visually.
Thumper gives me legit anxiety. It's an amazing game but holy cow...tough, real tough.
god im so glad you guys covered this game
Danny, I just love these Sessions videos. Thanks so much for doing them.
If I played thumper on shrooms I would probably die from a heart attack
cloudbloom i play it on mobile i connect my ps4 controller to it
@@abasicgameenjoyer5798thats pretty cool but can you play it on shrooms
@@atticuskelem347Maybe he died.
anyone else notice the weird time signatures in the game?
Yes but I'm a drummer. I feel like most people don't notice time signatures :-)
The level numbers of the indicate the time signature you'll be playing in through that level, i.e. Level 5 = 5/8 time, Level 6 = 6/8 time, Level 7 = 7/8 time... (excepting Level 1 & 2, as far as I'm aware...)
I love that so much about the game though! I've never found a rhythm game that focuses so much on the irregular time signatures as well as Thumper does. I never really understood how 5/8 or 7/8 time could 'feel' good until I overcame those levels. The game helped me grow as a composer!
I don't remember seeing a clip of the game in this video that wasn't 4/4, can you reply with the time in the vid with an irregular time signature? Or are you just talking about the game in general, not exclusively this video?
@@Indecency562 No way, i never saw it that way. I need to check that out again!
@@Indecency562 I'm pressing X to doubt on that one (9/27? hu uh)
Playing Thumper in PSVR is a totally different experience. I'm new to it but damn man, I think you guys kind've cracked the code of me being really interested like 'I need more' and at the same time myself being like 'Whoa, that shit was scary.' :D
that final level 9 boss is kicking my ass but i keep coming back to this game, so well made.
Best rhythm game ever made. Nothing compares to it, its in a league of its own and possibly ahead of its time.
Good work as always!
That was unexpected... One of my favourite games on the Switch. Thank you Danny O'Dwyer
slatan slatanek Agreed!
slatan slatanek Also, "you're dead meat" lol
sedrick campbell hell yeah!
Holy shit is that Bryan Gibson from Lightning Bolt? I had no idea he was even involved in games. Such a fucking cool bass player.
Whaaaat the guy that made thumper is the guy in lightning bolt? That dude is an absolute legend.
My favorite game on PSVR! Such a great game. Not sure my controller appreciated the experience though. My poor x button.
My left analog broke
I've never actually seen what Thumper looks like. That's pretty badass.
Getting ready to buy it for Switch soon Game looks like a trip
honestly only game that made my psvr purchase worth it
Just recently discovered THUMPER when the PS VR2 was released. I LOVED the game & i am desperately hoping for THUMPER 2!🙏
Haven’t Played This Yet, Though The More I Watch, The More Interested I Become!!!
I Love Rhythmic Games, Especially Ones With Sounds And Visuals Like Thumper!!
My Favourite Sounds Come From Each Successful Hit The Bosses Take, And The Feedback Exhibited By Wondrous Sounds of Synths.
I really wished they showed level 5 in this video. To me, that stage really shows what Thumper is about.
Hey I didn't know my favorite bass boy made this game. Just played. I LOVE IT SOO DANG MUCH of course !! :):):)
I only discovered this game this year (2021.) I am so glad I did. It’s difficult, but in a good way.
Holy crap I am excite for this one, I love Thumper! Thanks, Danny!
I would also love to see an inside look into noclip ITSELF.
It is very interesting to be how it all works. For example: These two lovely people did not just fly over (one from Korea even) just to chat for about 20min right? They must have been payed accordingly as well as their flights. Is that the power of 4K Patrions? So with that patrion money noclip is able to pay flights and time for the people they interview? Thats very interesting. I dont think any other youtuber catering to this industry has this power.
Great interview Danny!
i love this game even though i don't think i'll ever get past level 3
closedmouth Aha
You have to give up some times:)
Its not made for every body.
May be your better with words
Just bought the game!
Thnx man!! Love it
Thumper in VR is absolutely amazing I think buy ps VR2 only because this game. This game is awesome, look, music absolutely cRaZy. Thx Dudes. Greetings from Czech Republic🖖
looks like a more grungey mechanical dark impactful audiosurf
DrizztDoUrden16 - name of the player in video, somebody there is a Forgotten Realms/R.A. Salvatore fan :)
This is my favourite game
Thought that man had a pitchfork sticking out of his noggin for a second
begging for a sequel
Honestly Thumper is a "What it feels like to get lost in a song at play it through all the way perfectly" simulator.
the beat is satisfying af
Oh I wish we could see some old version and prototype material! Good clip, nonetheless :)
Oh shit, I had no idea the bassist of Lightning Bolt made games.
I never noticed the pincers on the beatle until now.
Very gratifying game 👌🏼
Indie Games Are The Way To Go!!!!
Well Done To These Gentlemen Here!!!!
This game is a trip inside of Trent Reznor's brain.
33 seconds in I paused to switch out by "beater" dt990 pros for my audeze lcd XCs. 58 seconds I'm on steam. Will watch video later.
OCD requires me to get all Ss
Then, after that, get all S+ ranks in Play + mode! ❤
It's good you can fit in meeting these people whilst on your huge jolly around the world ;)
hazy33 This is (as far as I know) all prerecorded at the last GDConference in a backroom. It's just released over time to fill gaps due to travelling and filming other awesome content ;)
So he's on a jolly and NOT interviewing? Nice work if you can get it ;)
What is the music used in the intro and outro of this video? I really like the vibe of it.
What was the music used in that doc? It was awesome. It would be cool if you credit music in the description
Woot!
best vr game in my psvr
What is the song used in the intro/outro to this video?
i didn't realize these guys came from Harmonix, tho it kinda makes sense :p
I can't say I enjoyed what I played of this game. Not that it's bad. It just never clicked for me. It's a very slick game, and it's cool to watch though.
Dope
He lives Korea
i love this game, i hope maybe some day Thumper 2 wil come out. 1 complain though, checkpoints are sometimes way to long.
omg nocpli omg noclip! :D
pickaxe
oh god his nails
Not a game about rabbits, moving on.
This game was too hardcore for me and ended up being a disappointment (not a bad game in any way). Difficulty spike is steep and the time commitment to finish a stage in one go is big. Was incredibly hyped but the repetition and the feeling i'm bashing my head against the wall to finish a section stopped me from continuing.
Alex Landry yeah it can get intimidating. I've S ranked all the stages up to level 5 and it is getting seriously difficult but I like that it is a game about the flow - once you're on it it feels totally natural, once you're off though it feels equally alien.
Haha McFlurry
Why doesn't Harmonix own this game? Most companies make you sign an NDA that includes a clause that grants them the right to any IP you come up with related to your work.
So the games's "Audiosurf"?
Tony Yasi imagine audiosurf if it were good
not exactly, it usually has only one lane, and the levels are set already, as, you cannot put your music.
Tony Yasi not even close
Too much weed
I just can't get into the music of this game.
luciddre4m it's not music. Now try again.
Am I the only one who thinks that the microphones aren't that great?
Yo what's wrong with the guy on the left
I played the first third of it (three worlds out of nine) and then received a refund.
The inputs it prompts you for rarely exhibit any consistent sense of musical rhythm; and I found there was not enough notice for many prompts, which made failure frustrating rather than success fair or rewarding. It's also got a very harsh, repetitive, constantly noisy soundscape, which removed from the sense of music even further, and only served to ensure a headache.
Hunter Short each world is designed with a time signature in mind. World 1 in 1/4 world 2 in 2/4 ect. And there are sound ques that tell you what's coming up. It doesn't give you much time till the notes come up but it's there. I understand your distaste for it but I just wanted these points to be mentioned for people reading.
git gud nub
7 years to make that piece of junk? holly!!
Thumper is ok. Other games have done music concepts better. Much better, but Thumper is ok.
which in your opinion do it the best?
It's hard to pick one. Here is a list of a few music based games.
DDR, Maimai, Osu!, Super Hexagon, Electronic Super Joy and crypt of the necrodancer. Audiosurfer 2 is in my opinion also better executed even if I don't personally enjoy it as much as some people do.
I personally don't put these games under the same type. I get something different from those games. I see that you compare them because they are based on music. But that is a big abstraction imo.
Thumper was mediocre in Twisted Metal 2
I fucking hate this game. Idk why, but controls on my PS4Pro are not responsive. Huge delays make this game fucking unplayable.
Ah, so let me get this straight - you have failed to actually play it, and therefore must fucking hate the game. Cute logic.
Why not? Due to "amazing" PS Store return policy/process it is wasted $20.
For the same money I've got DmC for example and have no difficulties with smashing buttons in this game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯