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I absolutely love this game. I find it a bit difficult to explain why I love it, but I'll give it a try...
I've enjoyed rhythm games like Guitar Hero in the past but I never reacted to them like I reacted to Thumper. It's just one of those games where the feel, the look, the music... it all combines into something so wonderfully distinct, I can just totally lose myself in it. I feel exhilarated when I finally nail a section I've screwed up so many times before, terrified when the music hits just that right ominous note and the game seems to be doing everything in its power to throw me off, frustrated when I crash on a corner which I've hit perfectly the last 20 times I've tried it... and finally relief when I complete a level and find myself at the score screen, when some music plays which eerily sounds just like The Shining soundtrack (awesome!)
I think part of the reason I keep coming back to it is that it can put me in a state of absolute focus which I don't often find in games, but I find really really helpful when I just want my internal monologue to shut up. The closest experience I've had in the past is the total focus I had to find when I played through Dark Souls for the first time.
I've no idea if any of the above will make sense to anyone else, but I hope it does. And I know I'll keep coming back to this game, because I haven't found anything else like it before or since.