sprunki phase 30
Sprunki Phase 30: The "Okay, Now You"re Just Messing With Us" Edition
3 AM. Can't sleep. Browser history says I searched for "sprunki phase 30" earlier. Why? I don't know. Curiosity? Boredom? A deep-seated need to click on colored shapes? Anyway, here we are.
Phase 30. Thirty. 3-0. That's a lot of phases. At this point, I half-expected it to just be a blank screen with a single pixel that beeps. But no, it's... a thing.
First impression: They changed the layout again. Icons aren't in neat rows anymore. They're... scattered? Like someone dropped a bag of candy on the floor. The purple one is way up in the corner. Why? No clue. Aesthetic choice? Laziness? Modern art?
Q: Who is Phase 30 even for?
A: Good question. If you're new to Sprunki, start literally anywhere else. Phase 3, Phase 6, Phase 9 – all make more sense. This feels like an inside joke for people who've played every other version and are now bored. Or for insomniacs like me at 3 AM.
Q: Are the sounds any good?
A: Some are. There's this metallic "ting" that's actually really nice. Sounds like hitting a wine glass with a spoon. The bass? Weirdly muffled. Like it's underwater. Intentional? Maybe. Annoying? Sometimes.
The "I Can"t Believe This Works" Combo
After 20 minutes of random clicking (my cat was judging me), I stumbled on something that shouldn't work but does:
1. Click the floating green orb (it drifts around, which is... different)
2. Tap the red square in the bottom-left exactly once
3. Ignore the blue triangle entirely (it's a trap)
4. Double-tap the yellow... zigzag? thing
What you get is this ambient drone that actually loops pretty well. Would I listen to it voluntarily? No. But as background noise while pretending to work? Surprisingly effective.
Personal rant: The "help" tooltip is useless. It just says "experiment!" Thanks. Very helpful. I'm experimenting. My experiment says this UI is confusing.
Phase 30 vs. Earlier Phases: What Even Is Consistency?
Remember Phase 17? That was weird too, but in a charming way. Phase 30 feels like they threw out the rulebook and just added sounds they thought were "cool." Some are cool! The wind-chime-like effect is actually pleasant. Others sound like a fax machine having an existential crisis.
Actually, that fax machine sound? Kind of growing on me. It's so aggressively digital. Feels like 1998 internet nostalgia.
"Today's weather: grey and drizzly. Perfect for making depressing electronic music with Phase 30." – My actual thought this morning.
The "1-Minute Challenge" I Failed Miserably
I tried to make something coherent in 60 seconds. Failed at 45 seconds. Here's what I managed:
- Three clicks on the floating thing
- One drag of the swirly icon
- Panicked button mashing as the timer ran out
Result: Chaos. Beautiful, unstructured chaos. My roommate yelled from the other room: "What is that noise?!" Success?
Should You Bother With Phase 30?
Look, if you've played every other Sprunki and you're bored, sure. Give it 10 minutes. It's... an experience.
If you're looking for a proper rhythm game? Go play Phase 6 Definitive or something. This is the experimental art project of the Sprunki universe. It's interesting in a "what were they thinking?" way, but I wouldn't call it "fun" in the traditional sense.
My final rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars. One star for the wine glass sound, one star for the floating UI novelty, half a star for the fax machine existential crisis. The rest is just confusion.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go listen to actual music to cleanse my palate. Or maybe I'll just click that wine glass sound a few more times...
Update: Played it again while writing this. The blue triangle IS a trap. Avoid it. Trust me.
