Audiosurf: What's your Song?
Because Audiosurf is so undeniably excellent, and in deference to Nyles' great review I figured it was high time we talked about what songs people played, what were the best, what were the worst and what were the hardest?
So let us know: Which song(s) do you love to play?
Which were not as good as you thought they'd be?
Which song(s) were the hardest?
aaand: What mode do you play?
Inquiring minds want to know!
My picks for good songs are: Highway to the Danger Zone - Whoever (noone really cares who sang it), Positive Contact - Deltron 3030, Gravel Pit - Wutang, The Garden - Mirah, Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse, Sunndal Song - The Apples in Stereo
Worst songs: 1812 Overture (so boring, but I don't know what I was expecting), 3rd Planet - Modest Mouse, Step Right Up Tom Waits
Hardest: Anything from The Mars Volta, especially Inertiatic esp, but I challenge y'all to get through the 12 min Circatraz esp in mono and not hit any greys (very stressful)
I usually play in mono.
I've been playing mainly on Expert Mono. My favorite song so far has to be Sidewinder by Avenged Sevenfold. It's a long song (just over 7 minutes) so you can get the Ninja Achievement from it. You also won't feel like you've cheated by playing a song that has a lot of slow time. Sidewinder is crazy fast for the entire song.
Jadawin wrote:
I usually play in Mono as well, and so far the best song I've played is 'The Walk' by Imogen Heap: there are a few spots where the vocals get really intense and the game manages to match what I'm hearing perfectly, creating a truly surreal meld. Of all the songs I've played, that's the one that stands out the most in my mind.
'Daylight' by Delerium starts off really slow, but gods that one gets hard around the middle! That song would have to qualify as the hardest song I've played through.
As for songs that suck with Audiosurf: I'd have to say that there are a few from NIN's 'Ghosts I-IV' that aren't very inspiring. Don't get me wrong, some are really good, but others... not so much.
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Absolute best is Lateralis by Tool. Hands down.
Runners up are most songs from Tiesto's "Nyana" album.
I also like popping in some Thievery Corporation or Telepopmusik before going to bed.
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The Hold Steady - "Cattle and the Creeping Things"
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My first track was "Won't Be Home" by the Old 97s, because it's about a car, and it's fun to yell along. Then I tried Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc.," recreating the video. I found "Still Alive" boring, maybe because I play on super easy baby mode. Anything from the Pixies' "Doolittle" is pretty good.
I want to play my Rock Plaza Central album, "Are We Not Horses," but the stupid iTunes store is stupid and I hate it forever now.
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You guys need to jump on Nothing But Flowers by Talking Heads. It is on the Clerks 2 soundtrack, great song, and the Audiosurf chart is just crazy.
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So far I've done:
King's X - "Pretend." Not too bad, very consistent tempo, nothing too difficult.
Cradle of Filth - "From the Cradle to Enslaved." Gets crazy once the blast beats kick in.
Nightwish - "Cadence of Her Last Breath." I didn't want to start with any of the 10-12 minute songs they do, so I pulled out this one. Not a complete disaster....
I didn't appear to chart very high with any of these....I'm definitely in need of practice here.
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