THRASHER

criminally underdiscussed. doesn't feel as violent as Thumper, but absolutely has a compelling hook to it. it's like.. bear with me here, Atari's classic arcade game Quantum but if it controlled with a wii remote. i cannot stress enough that VR controls are *the* way to play this game. it was a vision pro exclusive at launch and only made it to steam later, so the controls are completely designed around using your physical hand. you absolutely need the quick flicks of your wrist combined with the more precise movements from your shoulder to get the most out of this game. it's spiritually a wii game and i mean that in the best way drawing circles around things has never felt so good. big recommend. play it in VR.

I got this on sale and I played this in VR. As many have said before, this is an OSU-like where you basically have to guide your cursor through gates/circles while avoiding red gates/circles. There are combo mechanics to get higher scores and the entire premise of the game seems to be for speedrunning levels. Your score is the remaining time on the clock. Combos increase your clock by maybe a few seconds. In VR it seems most segments can be completed in mere seconds. I assume later levels get challenging to a point where you have to take a moment to navigate through the chaos. At least when it comes to VR, the visuals are fun to be immersed in. it is a little artsy/trippy at times and the environments are definitely unique. The gameplay is just point and the dragon chases your cursor; It is really intuitive and easy to understand when you play it. TLDR: I could see some people really enjoying this type of gameplay. For me, I don't typically chase scores or try the same levels over and over trying to streamline things. This wound up being a decent experience, but I doubt I'll play it through or very much more. Visuals - 7.5 Gameplay - 7.5 Audio - 7.5 Story - N/A Overall…

somehow severely underrated, like, 43 reviews on this gem??? play this game bros, it has stunning visuals and insanely satisfying gameplay once you get the hang of it

this game got me sweating cuz i also reached level 7

The gameplay feels like fruit ninja with power abilities with different obstacles. I find the art direction unique and similar to Thumper. I wouldn't call it a rhythm game where you hit notes on the beat, but following the flow of the music within the gameplay. I find the gameplay easier with mouse than it is for VR and Controller, even though the game is made with VR in mind for more immersion. There is a time mode (complete as fast as you can) and + mode (higher difficulty, more precision), which I find playing with a mouse is beneficial for accuracy when doing + mode. The music and theme for each world is distinctive enough to where it feels like a different experience from the previous world along with learning new tech mechanics for each new approaching world. Overall, I like the new feel of a wavy hypnotic flow from the Thumper game.

Thrasher is a rhythm and survival game where you fight lovecraftian bosses in an abstract and surreal world. You can play it with mouse and keyboard, with a controller, or in virtual reality. I played it in VR and I consider it the best way to experience it thanks to its incredible visuals, but it’s also very fun and challenging with the other control methods. You take control of a space eel in extradimensional, abstract levels. Using a pointer, you guide its movement across the screen—preferably with circular motions—with the goal of feeding it lines of light, avoiding obstacles, and defeating bosses. The gameplay feels like a mix between a rhythm game, Fruit Ninja, Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance, Beat Saber, and Osu. You must trace the correct path to execute attacks or cuts at the precise moments, passing through the right lines and avoiding obstacles and enemies with millimetric precision. There are 9 areas, each with 10 zones and a three-phase boss fight. The pace of the game is fast and intense, since the levels are time-based. You start with one minute, and the timer goes down as time passes or when you hit obstacles. On the other hand, you gain seconds by making precise cu…