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Post by Ex on Aug 28, 2019 20:22:51 GMT -5
I've beaten the original Shovel Knight, and that was the 3DS version. It included Plague Knight, but that was disappointing because PK didn't have any new levels. You just played through the same levels as PK. Granted he controlled differently than SK, but it was still too redundant for me. Has there been any SK releases that actually brings in new levels/bosses?
The Shovel Knight Dig game looks legit.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 28, 2019 20:50:06 GMT -5
Yep, Specter of Torment has all-new levels. PK has some new areas added to existing stages, but is otherwise the same. I do think PK controlled quite a bit different from Shovel Knight, and made for an interesting experience. He could absolutely shred some bosses.
The levels in KoC will also be all-new.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 21:23:23 GMT -5
You can tell Shovel Knight is a great platformer because even I played through the whole game and enjoyed it quite a lot. I played the PK expansion as well.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 29, 2019 6:47:06 GMT -5
So just how fast do Limited Run's go out? HappyConsoleGamer's review of The Ninja Warriors Return popped up in my feed and so I went over to LR... and well they're already sold out.
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Post by toei on Aug 29, 2019 8:51:28 GMT -5
So Yakuza 7 will actually be turn-based, like that really elaborate April's Fool trailer, which leads me to think that it was really a test to see how fans would react. Even now they say that if it's poorly received, they'll just switch back on next game. Also, new city and new lead, which IMO is a good thing - you need change after a while.
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Post by Ex on Aug 29, 2019 12:05:04 GMT -5
So just how fast do Limited Run's go out? LRs usually sell out immediately. Mostly to scalpers who then put the new LR releases on Amazon and eBay at premium prices.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 29, 2019 19:58:38 GMT -5
I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the Blazing Chrome release and pre-order that asap when it pops up. toei: I was surprised to see some negative backlash but I saw a lot of positivity too. The series has 6+ (spinoffs etc) installments with the beat em' up style. I'm personally totally cool with them changing things up. Might finally be in a new city too I hope. I just wonder if this is Sega and them trying to mirror Persona somewhat? Who knows, but I'm one that doesn't believe turn based magically got bad over the generations. I'm very interested to see how this shapes up.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 29, 2019 21:14:08 GMT -5
This looks cooler than The Messenger to me.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 29, 2019 21:30:05 GMT -5
Oh, that one is on my wishlist as well. Looks great. (But don't knock The Messenger, it was a blast!)
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 29, 2019 21:49:47 GMT -5
Oh, that one is on my wishlist as well. Looks great. (But don't knock The Messenger, it was a blast!) Yeah, I still need to play it actually.
I guess this is super subjective, but I like the look of Cyber Shadow more. It's very Natsume. It looks more authentically 8bit for the most part, but animation wise a lot smoother (kind of like Shovel Knight). Something about The Messenger in comparison looks slicker than what you would have seen on the old systems. Maybe it's easier to say its pixel/sprite style is more modern, Cyber Shadow looks like it aligns closer to old school styles.
Like I said, extremely subjective haha... either way not a real knock on The Messenger though, still looks cool. With a nice comparison of two retro ninja throwbacks, one does stand out more to me visually than the other. And so maybe some others could easily prefer The Messenger.
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For something I'm really not feeling at all that others seem excited about, that would be Blasphemous.
Trying a little too hard? I don't know, nothing about this one really gets me interested from what I've seen.
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