A comedy of errors.
The answer is of course Beethoven, and I can prove it.
“Never liked the guy,” says one achievement in Trombone Champ.
Getting this achievement requires you to turd (destroy) one of the game’s collectible Mozart cards.
I rest my trombone case.
The music is played note-for-note, dictated by the manuscript.
I’d forgive you for thinking that Trombone Champ would fall into that category.
A very solemn picture indeed.
Classical music is the perfect space for Trombone Champ’s humour.
From the first beat, this game plays nothing straight.
There’s a ridiculous amount of baboons, hot dogs, and questionable facts.
I don’t know enough about J.S.
I can play as a character called Horn Lord.
In contrast to rhythm games and classical music, I can play whatever note I want whenever I want.
Don’t worry about hitting every note on time, because failure is triumphant.
With the freedom allowed to the player, Trombone Champ does not want to be played perfectly.
Instead, it extends an invitation to fail.
This does exactly what you think it does - it mutes the trombone.
Play as disastrously as you want, but miss out on the fruits of your labour.
Yes, the exact opposite of the point of the game.
Try something unexpected and a little bit different, because there might be something wonderful for you to discover.
And if you fail?
Dust yourself off, laugh it off, then get up and give it another spin.
I think it’s safe to say that 2022 has been another weird year for us all.
