A completely ridiculous game has appeared on Steam. In Trombone Champ, you are supposed to hit notes with a trombone, which apparently turns out to be quite complicated. Tens of thousands are celebrating the failures of various players on Twitter and the strange notes that come out.
What kind of game is this? Actually, Trombone Champ is a rather simple rhythm game. Notes appear on the right side of the screen that you need to press and hold according to the beat.
So it isn’t much different from classic Guitar Hero, just with a trombone and two special features. For one, the notes are not strictly bound by chords but flow into each other. This leads to some bizarre intermediate tones, just like with a trombone.
On the other hand, the trombone sounds a bit… different. While the sound is definitely classified as a brass instrument, with just a little good will, it can also be interpreted as quite a childish fart sound.
Accordingly, the laughter and joy surrounding the new game on Twitter and Co. is immense. A user’s tweet, who poorly mutilated the famous overture from William Tell, reached over 160 thousand likes and tens of thousands of retweets on Twitter within a few hours:
What particularly amuses people is that poorly hit notes are rated as “nasty” – a word often used for both negative and suggestive remarks.
Surprisingly, Trombone Champ has not achieved much success on Steam yet. According to steamcharts, a maximum of 1,028 people played simultaneously since the release on September 16. However, the reviews are “very positive” at 95%. Here you can find Trombone Champ on Steam.
“This is not just a game. This is a simulation”
Many of the reviews praise that you can have a few hours of fun with Trombone Champ for just 12.49 Euros. The game isn’t very long, offering only 20 playable tracks, but it brings many laughs when you play as poorly as the Twitter user mentioned above.
The most praised review on Steam even mentions that the game accurately represents how it feels to be a real trombonist:
I am a classically trained trombonist with 27 years of experience […] You have to believe me when I say that this is not just a rhythm game. It is a simulation. All those countless hours of practice, lessons, rehearsals, and performances have been rendered meaningless by Trombone Champ.
It is real. All of it. The stroboscopic light. The ‘accidental’ glissandos. The disappointed look of the conductor. The roaring applause. The faint antagonism from all the other instruments. And the baboons. ABOVE ALL the baboons.
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Everything is fitting – except that you don’t learn how to count your pauses until the next entrance correctly. Others jokingly say that they have thrown Rocksmith off the record for this game.
Negative reviews only advise against the game because you have to torture yourself through your own inability to unlock everything. But if you want to push through it, you will be well propelled to keep going.
Another game with the potential to be a hit: Gord is a city builder in Diablo style and will be released soon:
Indie games like Trombone Champ for such a low price often have the potential to become a viral hit, especially because of their accessibility and humor. Exciting gameplay often plays a significant role here. There are already several examples from the past:
