Ellen Plays Beat Saber on EXPERT DIFFICULTY | Show of the Weekend

Ellen played Beat Saber for the first time this year, and now she's an EXPERT?! Luke sits with her on the purple sofa to find out how the hell that happened.
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[@amory765]

I am so used to seeing Ellen and Luke sitting down that the trajectory from 'wow Ellen is incredibly light on her feet, she is NAILING the DDR' to 'I used to be a dance teacher' was an entire character development side plot in the Show of the Weekend manga

[@coyoteartist]

I knew that she was and it was still like say what now?

[@typacsk]

It does make sense, looking back at that "Detective Pikachu dance" sketch

[@xarph]

The time she crawled up the back of the couch was dramatic foreshadowing

[@chriswalker4535]

Ellen - dance teacher in uni, is deep oxtra lore.

[@Eric-bq8nd]

@@chriswalker4535 Man, at this point I've been around these channels and this community that I'd forgotten it was Deep Lore and just assumed everyone knew.

[@ShinyHubCaps]

After several Shows of the Weekend where Ellen patiently listened to Luke and Andy discuss their new obsessions, now Ellen has a passion project

[@Joe90h]

In fairness she did inflict Avatar on Luke that one time.

[@xenogil180]

Ellen will have an unfair advantage in the Xmas Challenges if they decide to include a Beat Saber challenge. Would love to see that stomp!

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

They'll give her handicaps, put on the disappearing arrows and super fast speed 🤣🤣

[@xenogil180]

I wonder if she isn't already doing that 😅@@WhatTheFirstAidSpray

[@jenniferrush9749]

@@WhatTheFirstAidSprayor make it really slow to throw her off 😂

[@Ceece20]

The Xmas challenge will be guiding in an aircraft

[@BouncingTribbles]

The challenges are set by the person who likes the game. So it would be Ellen who comes up with a challenge she can finish. I believe that the rule is as long as you can actually do the challenge you can put it in the bag

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

There's something really satisfying about watching someone be really good at something. Did not expect Ellen to dominate DDR, nor the revelation that she was a dance teacher! More Ellen dancing videos, please!

[@nramos33]

If you go back far enough, there is video of her dancing as a Pikachu

[@oxfanblink4115]

As well as Pickachu. She smashed her Gold News world’s hardest achievement on Dance Dance Spotlight during her year with Xbox On. To Benny’s slight annoyance since he amusingly failed the week before 😅

[@travistjmacmccollum]

We need to get video of Ellen playing on expert from an outside perspective. I’m sure that would make for hilarious content. Also Ellen being a beast at DDR was not something I had on my bingo card, but I’m not complaining

[@przemekdude]

She used to be a dance instructor so it's not surprising. Edit: further into the video she even mentions it

[@benjamincook8479]

@@przemekdude Didn't know that, learn something new every day

[@travistjmacmccollum]

@@przemekdude I had no clue, but that makes a lot of sense now.

[@pvtspoon]

There’s VR game they play early in the channels life that shows them from an outside perspective.

[@issiemerry]

the best show of the weekend episodes are ones like this that are just a fun little insight into what Luke and Ellen have been enjoying recently

[@odysyr]

I love that in the footage of Luke playing the racing sim you can see Mike in the background watching like some sort of Obi (F)One to Luke's... Luke!

[@tino9718]

Mike going by in the clip like in that gif was hilarious!

[@dominiquedegner5040]

As a regular Beat saber expert player I have one thing to say: "One of us! One of us! One of us!" Welcome to the beat Ellen! =)

[@anthony1234dunne1]

Love how much joy this has brought Ellen ❤

[@rwh19921]

Seeing the pure joy this game gives ellen is so cute and makes me want to play when i have no way to do so.😂

[@ailynevensen]

I hope Ellen gets the chance to play Pistol Whip. It's wholly satisfying with the rhythmic gaming. Feels like you're in an epic John wick movie.

[@AdrianColley]

Damn, the arcade footage showed Ellen using minimal movement, crushing it without even raising a sweat. That's your 10,000- hours level expertise right there.

[@noveliniel52]

Beat Saber changed my life. I lost like 20lbs, and have now Full Combo’d over 100 Expert+ level songs. The custom map/modding community is so supportive, and I’ve even started making my own maps. Like Ellen, I grew up playing DDR etc. I loved seeing Ellen’s excitement, and I hope her passion will encourage other people to try Beat Saber (or any rhythm/workout games)

[@cheffrey19]

Ellen should 100% play synth riders, feel like thatd be right up her alley.

[@private1177]

its the best rythm game there is. it actually makes you move and not just boringly flail your arms or even just your wrists like beat saber. you dont need to move in BS at all. like just standing still not even moving your arms is the best way to get higher scores because using only wrist is faster. its so...urgh. but synthriders you are actually motivated to move your whole body to it. Edit: also BS devs are trash. breaking mods every singe update so it becomes so inconvienient to use custom songs that they force you to pay their overpriced DLC. while synthriders has mod support build in. You can just dl a song and use it. or use their official mod tools to add your own song.

[@johannord4778]

Updates tend to break mods

[@diarmuidallen5899]

Absolutely loving this era of oxtra where they go " im really into this rn so we're talking about it for 30 minutes "

[@DiardanRose]

I used to love Guitar Hero, but I could never play higher than the first or second difficulty level. Not because I was bad, but literally because my hands are so small I couldn't hit the buttons by my pinkie. I always wanted to get better at it but it was physically impossible to actually manage it.

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

Ive never played beat sabre, but I can imagine that it gets quite hypnotic

[@ailynevensen]

It gets very exiting once you get the hang of the swing patterns. It's so much fun.

[@TheRealComradeOtis]

Ellen's headbobs at the paxwest are the most adorable things ever. Its also epic how supportive the whole team is towards each other, another reason why the OX family is one of my favorite youtube channels.

[@anthonymiller5625]

18:25 I had the hardest time with Nightmare King Grimm in Hollow Knight until I just kind of let go of my focus and reacted with an almost odd sense of detachment. I managed to avoid hits I had no business being able to avoid.

[@Gleamings]

The best thing about the PC version of Beat Saber is that there are million free custom maps that you can download, with all sorts of songs on all sorts of difficulties ... pretty sure there are a bunch of Star Wars maps out there :D

[@MrFutago87]

You guys should get a microphone for Producer John that he can turn on on the occasion he has something to add to the topic.

[@kunegund9690]

Plus then Dicebreaker would have decent sound.

[@hintonus]

This made me really nostalgic for the golden age of guitar hero and rhythm games! Glad that Beat Saber is still keeping the genre alive!

[@TransGuyShane]

Would love to see ellen put some beat saber on her personal channel ♡

[@paxmelchizedek6095]

I had the same journey with Beat Saber last year, and what I realized as I was trying to get better was just how similar reading the blocks in Beat Saber is to reading notes in music or even just reading in general. There's a level of literacy you develop as you just keep playing, and it feels SO GOOD once you get to the point of picking up a new song and being able to play it well from the get go. 10/10, thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for Beat Saber!

[@RubbaNoze]

I got my first vr headset (the quest 1) in april 2020 - best decision for getting through the pandemic :) I was so sad I couldn't go dancing in the clubs; playing Beat Saber and Pistol Whip were really good for my physical and mental health =) kept me in shape and happy. Edit: After watching this video I had the pressing urge to get back into playing Beat Saber (and getting my mods in order). Just played for 2 hours, after months of not doing so. Thank you, Ellen! Your excitement is just that contagious!

[@tunnelnugget3181]

I love how excited Ellen is for this game. Her excitement is so contagious. Now I wanna play it. haha.

[@osteogent6445]

Fallout Good Boy! You can't drop a pun like that an end?!? I pulled a rib laughing when that one took me by surprise 🤣

[@davetech9403]

This was a really great episode. I’m glad Ellen has a thing like Luke’s racing games thing that brings her joy. Also, I like that she is advocating alternative ways to exercise for those of us who hate the gym. I now need to justify to the NHS that I need a PS5 and PSVR2 for health reasons.

[@valerynorth]

Prescription consoles now!

[@vhunterlock]

How fascinated that little girl was watching Ellen was ADORABLE! ❤

[@nonducorduco7356]

I love how positive and supportive the whole oxtra crew is about each others video games obsessions. You guys dont just nod and listen or shut it down, you engage and sound interested, even if the obsession isn't yours too. Really uplifting to see that people exist like that.

[@chrisc1140]

I love Beat Saber so much, been playing it off and on almost since it came out! And yes I absolutely love when Ellen mentioned the "don't think too much" bit since that's 100% my experience, my favorite times are where (especially the first time playing a song) it's just full head empty swinging through, fully moving with the flow of the song without even really *seeing* the blocks! Although, when she mentioned someone doing too big of movements all I could think was "Ellen!! That's how you get the bigger points!" Since swing....angle I think it is?...is part of what goes into the points you get for hitting the block.

[@dictatorofthecheese]

I actually loved beat Saber, I used it last winter when I got my quest 2 vr headset to keep active. I played a ton of fitbeat (a song on there for those who don't know) because it's fast, it makes me duck, and it gets my heart rate up. I probably have so many songs memorized. I'm trying and succeeding to lose weight through walking at the gym and beat saber during winter while going on walks constantly during the spring and summer and early fall. It also kept my mood high during the dark winters we get where I live. I'd alternate between the gym and beat Saber. I'll probably do it again this winter. I'm glad to see you enjoy yourself, Ellen :)

[@RoPoem]

That was really good fun hearing you guys just chilling and talking on the sofa about a game you are obsessed with.

[@Mrchair905]

Y’all have to do a beat saber challenge or something for a Holiday competition, would be fun as hell to watch everyone flap their arms about and then have Ellen just slay everyone.

[@laser8389]

My Songs Know What You Did in the Bark reminds me of Alestorm's "Alestorm For Dogs", which is their normal songs but the vocals have been replaced by a synth track of dogs barking. It's gold, and now you guys need to do My Songs Know What You Did in the Bark.

[@Dark3y3]

The whole, 'oh I played a little' slaying at a convention bit I get. I had my game for that, Dance Central. I'm a bit chunky, so going up on the stage at PAX East was a hoot because not only did I gold star the song on the highest difficulty but during the freestyle section I would do a toe touch into the worm. Which no one expects someone of my girth to perform.

[@mdgeisto8953]

Personally, I really love Beat Saber up to and including hard difficulty. And the reason I don't like the difficulty settings beyond hard is not so much that I think it's too hard, but the fact that I very much enjoy doing big swooping motions with my arms, where on those higher difficulties, you don't really have time for that and it's all more in the wrist. This all being said, great game^^

[@roguishpaladin]

Have you been purchasing any of the newer songs? If not, you might want to try them. There's a new mechanic where your saber has to follow arcs for those songs.

[@mdgeisto8953]

@@roguishpaladin I have not, sounds interesting! 😯

[@Jillbles]

The Fall Out Boy pack was my first with those big swoops; it was an adjustment!

[@ailynevensen]

The Imagine Dragons pack does it too and it's soooo satisfying.

[@TGFGamesta]

Official Beat Saber Ambassador here. Congrats on making it to Expert. It is always good to see others who love the game as much as me. Keep going, keep slashing and keep feeling the music ❤💙

[@ZekeMe0ut]

Today I learned two things: - Ellen used to be a dance teacher - Ellen listens to FOB

[@frankcaggiano8282]

As someone with like 1000 hours of leaderboard scores for Rockband 3 drums, beat saber seems insane. Good on Ellen for being so bomb at it, impressive as heck

[@PLAYER_42069]

Ellen & Luke being good at Souls games and also Beat Saber and racing sims makes perfect sense because they all require a good sense of rhythm (timing) to do well. It's the theoretical "flow" state when you're playing a game, but it seems like the game is playing itself because you're making all the right moves without even thinking about it. Also, contracts and workload aside, I don't see why Luke, Ellen et al. can't have separate KZbin channels that focus on their passions e.g. Rhythm games for Ellen, Sim Racing for Luke, etc.

[@kunegund9690]

There's definitely nothing intheir contracts. It's the workload, definitely.

[@chrisjones5949]

I usually like hearing from Ellen anyway - but her singling out Rum 'n' Bass as a really fun Beat Saber song was extra delightful! :D

[@Henderson10102]

Played it for years now and relate exactly to how Ellen feels as she moves up in difficulty. Not long and you'll be hitting everything at Expert+ 😉 And that whole "oh I play a bit" at an event... so true 😅 Funny how you mention the exercise element and the guy on Reddit who moved their arms too much. I've always tried to keep fit and using this but then adding more movement in to exhaust yourself is a really decent workout!

[@landonewts]

Agreed, I kind of whip my arms around too, I enjoy playing that way. It is a fun way to be active in VR.

[@Tukaro]

14:13 Ellen: "But if it could be [devoted to one game], I'd make it Beat Saber" Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning: _[sad video game noises]_

[@teafling]

I’m mostly uninterested in VR but if I could justify buying a headset for just one game, it would be to play Beat Sabre. The pure joy Ellen derives from this game is just so wholesome and lovely.

[@anthonymiller5625]

Yes, love watching the experts playing their games on youtube. Distortion2 for almost anything Soulsborne, Haelian for Hades, Retromation with Enter the Gungeon, Mike and Luke on the racing games, Jane for chill Sims, Andy with the RE and Red Dead fashion titles, and NOW Ellen with the Beat Saber.

[@Rpu4]

Ellen saying "It's, It's" should have ended with: "Monty Python's Flying Circus"

[@awkwardghosties1113]

Beat saber has a very strong modding community. one of the mods, FeetSaber turns the game into basically a VR DDR. its a lot of fun.

[@paulidin]

This brought me such joy to watch! Every detailed explanation point from Ellen was already a delight but then all the action clips showing her playing the games were even better than the in- game footage! That could be a channel right there (Ellen goes to events and crushes at dance mat and beat Saber games).

[@sambridgett]

I shared Luke's confusion for a minute there, trying to imagine how one would bust moves to Blur's melancholic classic

[@chriswest6988]

Nothing came to mind at all for me based on that title and I just figured, "it's some eurodance track that never got big over here." Then Luke being very confused at the idea it was a good fit for DDR made me recalibrate, but then Ellen started humming the Ode to Joy, which I have heard dance remixes of, and that's not what that were called. around that point I stopped making guesses. Was this just some remix that was originally made for use in that DDR rather than something pre existing that was known for any other reason?

[@kevinphiggins]

8:55 I love how entirely nonplussed rock snob Luke is at the idea of Linkin Park and Fall Out Boy packs for Beat Saber. Very relatable

[@christinewebb8893]

I am so, SO glad that Ellen mentioned dance mats and Dancestage Euromix!! My brother and I played both Dancestage games on the PS1 back in the day. (I think I enjoyed them more though, lol.) Also, nearly 20 years ago, I remember seeing a man play one of the Dancestage arcade games at Valley Centertainment in Sheffield. (The arcade was inside a bowling alley called Hollywood Bowl.) He must have been playing on Hard or Expert mode there, because at one point he leaned back on the metal bar and pounded the dance panels rapidly with his feet! I didn't get his name, but he definitely got a workout from it. 😄

[@brendanowicki3821]

I didn’t know Ellen was a fellow Dance Soc teacher at St Andrews!!!! I taught tap there back in the day!!!!

[@aidanfolkes]

I bought a Quest 2 during lockdown. Beat Saber was a great way to get some exercise when I couldn't go out. The biggest problem I found was having fewer and fewer songs where I could get that satisfying jingle for beating your previous score. Then I discovered you can add a modifier to speed up the song and get 5% extra score!

[@cathie6846]

About the racing channel comment. I have a friend whose twitch is her playing sim racing games. She's the top female racing channel now, and gets invited to events all over the world. I think she's fortunate that it's her passion, that I don't think she ever got bored. We met as ALTs in Japan, and she brought her whole rig with her. I'm jealous about the travel, not going to lie, but I'm proud of her.

[@switchingtime]

Ellen, I just want to say that it was the Rock-Band-drums-to-real-drums pipeline for me and I couldn't be happier. If you ever have the inclination and resources, I can't recommend a kit (acoustic or electric) enough. And like you said: it's all in the wrist!

[@DavidVitez]

OMG! So much of the conversations in this video have happened between my wife and I. She's 100% obsessed with the game and loves it so much. My wife just got us both into Beat Leader and she's climbing the ranks like crazy! There's just soooo much to this game. It really is an "iceberg" of a game.

[@maryearly3259]

Awesome video and I'm so happy for you Ellen. you killed it at PAX. good luck on Expert Plus!!!!

[@billybotany]

I will say, regardless of the game, your guys' enthusiasm for a game always gets me to tune in. I just like watching you guys play stuff.

[@CrazyDriver666]

Ellen story reminded me of good ol times. So I will share the story. I was hyped about BeatSaber because I liked rhythm games despite playing only few of them on PC. On one convention I found a stand with BeatSaber. Two songs or two tries. Who beats hard gets a coupon. I started with normal it was not hard at all, so I tried hard and finished it, thou with mistakes. I stood in line 2nd time and tried expert. That was a mistake. Too fast, too many. After maybe a year I found a friend who invited me to play when I was just delivering him some stuff. After that I got used to it. Hard became quite comfortable and I started to try expert levels when this game transformed into the game for parties for us. Later, I got mine own VR and at that time I was trying expert+ levels and now I conquered them. My friends could do even better (some crazy custom expert+ levels or just Camelia levels). Now unfortunately I don't have much time, but maybe I should go and play it again. P.S. "Swashbuckling" level Rum'n'Bass is even more exiting on Expert +, also you can try 1 sword mode for a different, but also great experience on that level

[@Some_Guy_On_YouTube]

Ellen is bang on about the “zone”. I got through Dragonforce in Guitar Hero once. My friends went nuts and asked how I did it. I had no answer, I just zoned.

[@thattagen]

Synth Riders (orbs!) and Audica (guns!) are both excellent accompaniments to Beat Saber. Definitely check both of those out if you dig VR rhythm games.

[@Ich3Oh]

i dunno - Audica just feels like a totally different beast - Pistol Whip hits the itch a lot harder for me.

[@thattagen]

@@Ich3Oh I get ya. Pistol whip has a great feel to it, but Audica has excellent mod support with some super challenging fanmade levels. Unfortunately, I believe the high score servers for Audica and all Harmonix games were taken down this year

[@Matta1224]

As someone who’s decently skilled in Beat Saber, here’s a few tips to get into expert+. Override default colours: find 2 colours you are comfortable with, as this makes it easier to recognise which hand is left and which is right when going to different songs. Try dissapearing arrows: this forces you to look ahead a bit and makes a habit of moving your sabers on insinct. Usually when you cut a note, the next cut on the same hand will be in the opposite direction, usually… Last tip is to just play semi regularly, you’ll get the hand of it over time. Take the plunge when you’re ready and soon you’ll feel the notes moving slower and slower. Practice makes perfect. Good luck 👍 Edit:typo

[@kevinphiggins]

Ellen dropping in at a PAX West Beat Saber machine like Jewel going to a karaoke bar incognito in that Funny Or Die video

[@RangerBeef]

This is what we love, people being passionate and joyful! I'm hoping Ellen can get Beat Saber on a PC one day. The mod community and all the amazing songs contained within, for free, is just awesome.

[@katfromthekong414]

Shenanigans are back!

[@Prawnsly]

For another grueling slog through 14th century France.

[@sovannsey2180]

Level 1 : 14th Century France

[@Prawnsly]

Difficulty: Grueling

[@xs10shul]

This was so fun to watch. I think some of the best videos you all do involve speaking to the games that YOU are passionate about. I'm not capable of doing well at rhythm games, but Ellen's descriptions of her methods makes me WISH I could play something like beat saber.

[@randyotte9599]

Ellen's pikachu dance workout sequence makes so much more sense now...

[@aceundead4750]

Ellen 2023 - "in Guitar Hero some songs are harder than others." Me ever since GH3 - "everytime i just listen to Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce my left hand cramps up."

[@MrChapmanification]

What a treat sabre

[@Ich3Oh]

Woo! Welcome to Beat Saber mania! my feet were twitching the entire time you were showing footage of the game, there xD (possibly the one-month withdrawal since I moved and still havent got a place to set-up xD)

[@cearnicus]

Yay, a rhythmgame-focused SotWE :D Ellen's totally right about just 'zoning' out and basically let your body do the movements without concentrating too hard. There's a ... "flow" to good chart where the next thing follows from the previous one. Seems Ellen has that down! I wish I were better at Beat Saber, but my arms just go numb for a week :\ I'm better at the foot-games. Funnily enough, DDR is sort of at the bottom of these. If you can find it in an arcade, I can recommend Pump It Up (PIU). It's 5 panels rather than 4, which allows for greater variation, and the charts tend to focus more on flow rather than timing so it does feel more like normal dancing. Especially from difficulty 8 and up they throw crossovers and twists at you that lead you all over the pad. And then there's doubles where you use both pads and co-op where you play with up to 5 people simultaneously! I can also recommend Chunithm and Mai Mai. For the former, look for a piano, and for the latter something resembling a washing machine.

[@me0262]

I think we need a long form stream of Ellen playing Beat Saber. You go, I'll be right behind you with Beat Hazard.

[@chris18560]

I love Beat Saber but it is hell on my wrists. If that happens to anyone else, a good alternative game is Synth Riders which plays very similarly but instead of having to hit notes you just touch them and you end up feeling like a club kid. It sounds too easy but the higher difficulties are intense and involve just as much arm movement, just without the wrist shock that I get from Beat Saber. It’s a lot of fun.

[@maries1993]

There is something so wholesome about Mike and Luke praising Ellen as she kills at Beatsaber at the end 😂 May we all have such supportive friends in our life. This vid reminded me of how much I adored DDR on the Wii back in the day, and I would be that friend who would show off my DDR skills at the arcade. BeatSaber is fun but I want to move my legs! Now I’m looking into how to install a game pad and Stepmania to my PC

[@Diasporani]

'End of the Century' was my favourite Dancing Stage track! I also really loved 'Dynamite Rave', and I remember there being one that may have involved ducks that would slow dowm and speed up, and little me thought it the height of accomplishment to ace that one 😂 Pretty sure I've still got a dance mat somewhere

[@LordMogatron]

I liked that you recorded her at the arcade; seeing her nail that effortlessly was amazing

[@MichaelBrown-tv6qx]

Mike saying “outrageous! OUTRAGEOUS!” Had me in stitches 😂

[@mattball8622]

Beat Saber is the absolute peak when it comes to feeling incredible while looking ridiculous and I am all about that.

[@AdamusPrime24]

I'm all for more Beat Saber! ^^ My fave song I've discovered through it is 'Escape' with Summer Haze ^^

[@weezercollector]

That Pax Beat Saber footage insert was 👌. My brother and I used to be absolutely obsessed with the Rock Band games, reaching our pinnacle with Rock Band 3, Green Day Rock Band and the full band instruments kit - however, when Rock Band 4 was announced to be a PS4 exclusive and that you'd need to buy all new controllers to play it, we kind of just gave up with it. 😞

[@CrazeeAdam]

Welcome back guys!! You both look well :)

[@MetalheadAndy25]

That bit at pax was so cool, Mike just calling Ellen's skills outrageous 😂

[@fraserborland5134]

Congrats on reaching an expert. I remember being so excited to have broken through that difficulty barrier. Good luck with those expert+ levels

[@scottanderson8329]

I love the happy/proud smile Ellen has as she talks about it. 😊 Congratulations Ellen, that really cool! I'm confident if I ever tried Beat Sabre I'd look like a flailing mess. 😂

[@Chris_Sizemore]

I'd honestly love to see a beat saber styled game called Sith-Sith Rampage (SSR). Plays like a rail shooter/beat saber but you can cut anything you pass by. Go through various famous Star Wars locations with appropriate theme music. Keep the two saber thing going, work out a mechanic where you can throw a saber and control it a bit before it comes back. You get points for how much damage you do, bonuses for special targets, and you lose points when you take damage. Have it to where you can flip between humanoid targets, droids and blocks. If you want to go full on insane, put in a level editor where you can place targets and use your own music.

[@Icam_here]

cool learning about how Ellen in enjoying Beat Saber that was a nice touch on the editing to say Show Pony Ellen for one of the dance game bit. totally get the thing about going back down to lower difficulty when you get use to higher ones

[@piralos1329]

My favourite thing is watching Ellen at the arcade Beat Saber, and just watching the screen bob as she bobs her head to the music. 10/10 (also this video makes me want to get into beat saber, damn you!!!!)

[@Zenlore6499]

Finding a niche super fun and addictive hobby and talking about it with so much passion will always put a huge smile of my face! 😊

[@FingersMahoney]

I know EXACTLY where they went. That's a Dave & Busters. My local one has the Vader Immortal lightsaber dojo.

[@harrisong3386]

Beat saver is the Neil Pert of drumsets😂

[@landonewts]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Love you two talking Beat Saber. I play Beat Saber in VR as a fun way to warm up for FitXR workouts - not great at it, haven’t yet gotten past Hard mode - but who cares, it’s fun. Beat Saber with Lizzo or Queen - even more fun.

[@higg873]

The effects on the electronic mixtape tracks are really fun as well but they do sometimes make me feel sick. The greatest showman is my go-to last song to play to finish out a session. Such fun

[@greggleblom]

Cool! We got some Ellen lore in an episode! We dont get a lot of Ellen lore, I didnt know that she used to be dance teacher.

[@thatsdruidic]

That moment when the term "Ellening" transmutes into absolutely owning people at Beat Saber.

[@studentjohn]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away when I was about 4 stone less spherical, I did some martial arts - wado ryu karate, among others. Watching Ellen there's a me from that time that wonders if she ever did anything of that sort? A lot of smaller statured people tend to assume they'll just get out muscled in martial arts, but things like Karate (or tae-kwon-do etc ) are mostly 'stand-up-and-hit' styles in which footwork and speed can intuitively dominate strength. I realise she might just not be very inclined towards martial arts, but I suspect, looking at her playing here, she'd crush it in her weight category, and probably to a good extent beyond that. Not to mention almost any style of fencing - even historical longsword fencing only uses a sword weighing a few Kg at most. Ellen in full plate, halfswording? It might put a new spin on 'Ellen's Fear Academy' :D

[@ThisChaoticKnight]

I can't do anything but agree that affter you get used to the more dificult levels, the easy ones with tons of waiting and slow notes get a lot harder. I've maily played the project diva games, (and a bunch of different arcade games), but it is true for just about every rythm game I've played. It's always fun trying out a new game where you have to try and figure out what level you want to be at while learing, where it's challenging enoughtr but you still get to learn the controls and style of the game xD

[@jimithi5543]

I would love "Ellen Saber" and "Luke Turismo" channels.

[@ChristopherFonseka]

As someone whose 2 favourite bands are Fall Out Boy and Linkin Park: 8:52 makes me tremendously happy 😊

[@ferndodd3912]

On god, I read your comment as Fall Out Park and Linkin Boy 🙈 😂

[@ChristopherFonseka]

@@ferndodd3912 it would have been a bizarre crossover, but a blessing all the same