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Jin Entres
Malevolent Intervention
Reavers.
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Posted - 2008.02.14 11:13:00 -
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My Steam popped up its usual advertisement window and offered me the pre-order of a little game called Audiosurf, due for release tomorrow. I was intrigued by the idea so I investigated further. Here's the description:
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Ride your music.
Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose. You earn points for clustering together blocks of the same color on the highway, and compete with others on the internet for the high score on your favorite songs.
Audiosurf on Steam includes The Orange Box soundtrack, integrated with the game to enable "Still Alive" surfing and more. In addition, Audiosurf is one of the first titles to leverage the recently announced Steamworks, offering full support for the Steam Achievements that appear on Steam Community profile pages.
Play with any music from your own collection--the game supports MP3s, iTunes M4As, WMAs, CDs and OGGs
Valve's The Orange Box Original Soundtrack is included.
Online scoreboards for each song you play.
Choose your strategy from 14 available characters.
Track your progress as Steam Achievements.
There seems to be more and more of music games ranging from beatmania and DDR to Rockband and Guitar Hero, but the greatest limitation in all of them has been the lack of the ability to use your own music in them. Audiosurf is not like the aforementioned games; it's not about playing the song. It's an addicting casual game (it does have harder difficulties for virtuoses, of course) that enhances aural experience by making it an interactive audiovisual trip.
I of course wondered how well it worked with different kinds of music. I browsed youtube for some member videos from the beta that was available for a while (I did not learn of the game before yesterday, though), and here are three example videos. Briefly, however, the concept of the game (or the casual mode at least): avoid the grey blocks while collecting/hitting the coloured boxes. Very simple.
Enigma - Ameno
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames
Pendulum - Blood Sugar
I think this might become wildly popular. I can't wait to get trippin' tomorrow. 
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CCP Mindstar
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Posted - 2008.02.14 12:52:00 -
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Hot!
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DarknessInc
Minmatar
mUfFiN fAcToRy
Sex Panthers
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Posted - 2008.02.14 13:13:00 -
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my brain hurts from watching and trying to track the car thingy with my eyes...time for bed
Originally by: Viator Pilot
Now I will go back to agents, already without the desire of adventures on the ass :)
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.02.14 13:31:00 -
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While that looks fun (ish), I don't see it being...
any good...
Like, theres no rhythm needed in collecting the blocks, just mad-speed reactions and 20/20 vision.
Seems just random to me.
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.14 13:36:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
theres no rhythm needed in collecting the blocks, just mad-speed reactions and 20/20 vision.
Seems just random to me.
Mad speed reactions and 20/20 vision ftw! 
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2008.02.14 13:44:00 -
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Edited by: Meiyang Lee on 14/02/2008 13:44:36
There's a free demo available of it from FilePlanet (providing you have a free account there that is)
On another note. Don't try Dune - Million Miles From Home on Ninja Mono Mode unless you're really good at this, my wrists still hurt. Damn that is fast...
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Jin Entres
Malevolent Intervention
Reavers.
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Posted - 2008.02.14 13:53:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
While that looks fun (ish), I don't see it being...
any good...
Like, theres no rhythm needed in collecting the blocks, just mad-speed reactions and 20/20 vision.
Seems just random to me.
You are right, it is not a game of rhythm or finger twitching prowess. But it doesn't have to be because there are plenty of games competing on that front. I see this game's strength in enhancing your music listening experience. Whatever music you want to listen, you can use in the game. There is a big difference in concentrating to a song and playing it on the background, and keeping you occupied with concentrating in the music is one clever trick by which games like these work. Another is the flow, the rollercoaster tunnel that syncs with beat and mesmerises with visual stimuli. This game needs nothing more than these simple elements to be worthwhile for hours of entertainment.
And of course it doesn't hurt that it's only 9$. So you don't have to compare it with full priced games for wallet worth.
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:03:00 -
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Im not comparing it to a $40 game, I'm saying that it doesn't look to be, as you said, "wildly popular".
I just don't think it will catch on. If I want to listen to music, I'll listen to music, not have all my concentration lapsed into dodging little grey barricades.
If I want to concentrate on music, I'll close my eyes. The grey barricades are a distraction from the music, not an enhancement. The rhythm-shifting 'highway' isn't going to make me focus on the music.
I'm not saying it's bad, infact I think it's quite impressive, but I don't think it will catch on in any big way.
I still love valve for letting anyone publish on steam for free. They are my new god 
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Al Ugilac
Malevolent Intervention
Reavers.
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:03:00 -
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This post should have an epilepsy warning
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Spaced Skunk
9omH
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:05:00 -
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Looks quite fun tbh :) Might buy if for a measily 5 quid.
To Spawny, a great guy, a great laugh. Rest in peace buddy.
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Terail Zoqial
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:16:00 -
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Wish they had that on 360 marketplace, looks like a nice game to chill to.
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Jin Entres
Malevolent Intervention
Reavers.
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:21:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
I just don't think it will catch on. If I want to listen to music, I'll listen to music, not have all my concentration lapsed into dodging little grey barricades.
If I want to concentrate on music, I'll close my eyes. The grey barricades are a distraction from the music, not an enhancement. The rhythm-shifting 'highway' isn't going to make me focus on the music.
But the thing is, you don't. Or at least I don't. It takes an incentive in this era of all manner of virtual distractions to find time to concentrate solely on music. If I'm listening to music on my computer, the chances that I'll turn off the monitor(s) and stop multitasking like a madman are next to none.
Originally by: lofty29
I'm not saying it's bad, infact I think it's quite impressive, but I don't think it will catch on in any big way.
From what I have seen and heard, it is already quite a sales hit. The low price and simple concept have attracted many like myself to loosen the purse strings for something interesting and innovative. Of course it has the limitations of any casual game, but casual games have a surprisingly big market (watch latest Zero Punctuation, too!  )
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Shurikane
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Posted - 2008.02.14 14:56:00 -
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Tried the beta. It's still around on my HD, working and everything. I played, perhaps, two hours of the game, then never opened it again.
Big problems: collecting the blocks has no rhythm to it. There is no groove to master. The latter levels have blocks combos that are simply next to impossible to dodge (try any techno song on Mono Ninja) and in the end, it's pretty much like playing a dodgan gaem with a song tacked on top.
To be honest, I'd much rather play Rez, where the levels are at least custom-tailored to each song and the satisfaction drawn from the experience is much, much more palpable.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.14 18:00:00 -
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Seems people are already playing it
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.02.14 18:18:00 -
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THE CAKE IS LIE!
Epic win tbh. But i dont get why people wants to pay $9 for it 
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.14 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: LaVista Vista
THE CAKE IS LIE!
Epic win tbh. But i dont get why people wants to pay $9 for it
Yup, I can't see myself actually paying for it. It looks fun and all but the sort of thing I'd pick up, play for a few hours and never touch again... 
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.14 21:46:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Hot!
Hotter
too bad I can't login at the moment... but regardless, consider yourself beaten 
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CCP Mindstar
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Posted - 2008.02.14 21:55:00 -
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Originally by: Rawr Cristina
Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Hot!
Hotter
too bad I can't login at the moment... but regardless, consider yourself beaten
Haha cool - I didn't think people read those high scores! Btw... addictive game
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.14 22:00:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Haha cool - I didn't think people read those high scores! Btw... addictive game
Oh I didn't read any scores, I literally just decided to try that song to see what it was like (turns out it's awesome ) then looked at my score at the end, saw 'mindstar', remembered that this song is used in a certain EVE trailer and concluded it was you
Coincidence?
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CCP Mindstar
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Posted - 2008.02.14 22:12:00 -
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Originally by: Rawr Cristina
Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Haha cool - I didn't think people read those high scores! Btw... addictive game
Oh I didn't read any scores, I literally just decided to try that song to see what it was like (turns out it's awesome ) then looked at my score at the end, saw 'mindstar', remembered that this song is used in a certain EVE trailer and concluded it was you
Coincidence?
Yep. It was me.
And so was this :p
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.14 23:14:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Yep. It was me.
And so was this :p
devhax 
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Tajidan
Mortis Angelus
The Church.
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Posted - 2008.02.14 23:23:00 -
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Not Audiosurf, awesome nonetheless.
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Terail Zoqial
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Posted - 2008.02.15 01:53:00 -
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Originally by: Tajidan
Not Audiosurf, awesome nonetheless.
I suck, haven't made it to lvl5 yet, looks pretty awesome though.
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Shurikane
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Posted - 2008.02.15 02:03:00 -
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Rez > *
Especially audiosurf...
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.02.15 05:36:00 -
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that does look quite entertaining.... just not 10$ entertaining
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mantium
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Posted - 2008.02.15 13:21:00 -
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Probs cool if you are eating mushrooms or beeing an epeleptic
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Zapatero
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Posted - 2008.02.15 15:22:00 -
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Edited by: Zapatero on 15/02/2008 15:22:05
Let's see who can get the highest score for getting through the entire RealX set from Fanfest 2006 
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Postings From The Edge
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.02.15 16:53:00 -
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Originally by: Zapatero
Edited by: Zapatero on 15/02/2008 15:22:05
Let's see who can get the highest score for getting through the entire RealX set from Fanfest 2006
- Z
I would so much do that if you bought me the game!
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defiler
Mad Hermit
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Posted - 2008.02.15 17:13:00 -
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Originally by: Zapatero
Edited by: Zapatero on 15/02/2008 15:22:05
Let's see who can get the highest score for getting through the entire RealX set from Fanfest 2006
You're on!
The perfect iron man challenge for us pew pew 'tards space geeks capsuleers if there ever was one.
Mad Hermit corporation
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Kyrall
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2008.02.15 17:59:00 -
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As far as I can tell it should be available any minute now, anyone know different?
Also, what's the maximum length of track allowed? Some of my favourite songs are the extended rocky jamming sort of ones, normally near the end of albums, really hope I can play with them!
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Originally by: Micheal Dietrich
Does it really take 3 minutes to show the same 5 scenes though?
Originally by: Tarminic
Clearly you have not watched anime.
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