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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Beat Saber challenges players to cut color-coded blocks in the indicated direction while dodging obstacles and maintaining flow. Songs are hand-mapped by Beat Games’ design team to encourage broad, dance-like movements that feel intuitive even to first-time VR users. The base game ships with 38 tracks spanning EDM, rock, and pop; additional licensed packs ( | Beat Saber challenges players to cut color-coded blocks in the indicated direction while dodging obstacles and maintaining flow. Songs are hand-mapped by Beat Games’ design team to encourage broad, dance-like movements that feel intuitive even to first-time VR users. The base game ships with 38 tracks spanning EDM, rock, and pop; additional licensed packs (like Queen, Green Day, BTS, Timbaland, Daft Punk) are available as DLC, each introducing its own themed environment and light-show. | ||
== Design & Scoring == | == Design & Scoring == | ||
Unlike classic rhythm titles that reward millisecond-perfect timing, Beat Saber employs an '''“Instructed Motion”''' system. Optimal score per block (115 points) is awarded for a ≥100° pre-swing (70 pts), a ≥60° follow-through (30 pts), and a straight cut through the block’s center (15 pts).<ref name="design2025" /> This design nudges players into choreographed arcs and body-scale gestures, generating what '''Road to VR''' calls “motion-driven flow.” Over time, mappers exploit this by pairing musical phrasing with specific motion “flavors” (robotic jabs in | Unlike classic rhythm titles that reward millisecond-perfect timing, Beat Saber employs an '''“Instructed Motion”''' system. Optimal score per block (115 points) is awarded for a ≥100° pre-swing (70 pts), a ≥60° follow-through (30 pts), and a straight cut through the block’s center (15 pts).<ref name="design2025" /> This design nudges players into choreographed arcs and body-scale gestures, generating what '''Road to VR''' calls “motion-driven flow.” Over time, mappers exploit this by pairing musical phrasing with specific motion “flavors” (robotic jabs in ''Harder Better Faster Stronger'', or sweeping power-cuts in ''Radioactive'') to evoke distinct emotions. | ||
== Key Features == | == Key Features == | ||