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[PensivePen]

Not a huge fan of Korra (and I am bewildered there are people who prefer Korra to Bayonetta, one is literally a vacuum of personality where good characters lose their good features the moment they talk to her) but waiting for gameplay impressions. So it's essentially MGR but bending? Still, I heard the game is more lenient.

This game's hard mode is about as difficult as MGR's hard, which is to say not very. The mechanics are solid but it's littered with an annoying minigame and the presentation is very low quality and the story is basically nonexistant. The way you charge moves is somewhat similar to playing as Sam in MGR, but it doesn't have the depth or variety of that game. It's only really worth it if you can enjoy a game for its mechanics alone and look past the presentation.

Just as a comparison, Sam's DLC in MGR is way better than this entire game.

 

[speedlolita]

Haven't gotten the game yet so I am basing it on views. So it isn't? Still, why are the cues a bit too long?

I think I'll get this 5 bucks in Steam. It already being Korra still makes me angry (should've been an Aang game).

MGR is no joke. It's a pure Platinum games, despite the Metal Gear ties.

 

[luffxan]

That title is too good, you deserve all of the applause.

 

[Joqu]

What would be cool, is if it proved to be successful to make another that included many different avatars that we havent seen yet. But I doubt it'll happen especially with Nintendo sending the newest season out to die.

yeah damn you nintendo

 

[Coffee Dog]

Korra has a huge pop up box every time a new technique like parrying etc. is introduced.

does it explain that you can charge your moves or taunt though? None of the reviews seem to realize you can do those.

 

[Akai__]

What would be cool, is if it proved to be successful to make another that included many different avatars that we havent seen yet. But I doubt it'll happen especially with Nintendo sending the newest season out to die.

Uhm what?

 

[Boss Doggie]

This game's hard mode is about as difficult as MGR's hard, which is to say not very. The mechanics are solid but it's littered with an annoying minigame and the presentation is very low quality and the story is basically nonexistant. The way you charge moves is somewhat similar to playing as Sam in MGR, but it doesn't have the depth or variety of that game. It's only really worth it if you can enjoy a game for its mechanics alone and look past the presentation.

Just as a comparison, Sam's DLC in MGR is way better than this entire game.

Hmm... haven't played Sam DLC yet actually. Maybe I should do that first.

MGR is no joke. It's a pure Platinum games, despite the Metal Gear ties.

...I have played and finished MGR and Bladewolf DLC

 

[TI82]

yeah damn you nintendo

Ha! Good catch thanks

 

[Gipsy Danger]

So does this make up for no Bayo 2 on the systems we actually have?

I have a Wii U. So I'm good.

 

[Skilletor]

does it explain that you can charge your moves or taunt though? None of the reviews seem to realize you can do those.

Yes to the charge, didn't see anything for a taunt.

 

[NEO0MJ]

The only review worth mentioning.

Wait, MSRP of $60?! Where did they get their info from?

 

[Uraizen]

IGN: 4.2/10
Gamespot: 3/10
Destructoid: 7/10

At the fourth chapter and so far I don't see myself agreeing with IGN and Gamespot, really enjoying it.

One of IGN's negatives is that the parry window is too small. Yeah, okay.

 

[Riposte]

Steam won't let me pre-order this, so I'm waiting lol

Rating a game based on price is dumb, sorry. That said, it sounds like the most negative reviews may not have really understood the game. Unfortunately with a "Normal" (Read: actually easy) default difficulty, it may not actually matter. I'm going into this with lowered expectations (even though it has the same director, IIRC, I don't think it will be as good as Anarchy Reigns, let alone Bayonetta).

 

[coolasj19]

Now I'm not as conflicted that I spent my Korra money on Miku instead. I'll just hold off for now and buy it during the inevitable Season 4 finale Korra sale. Not that I'm not in the market for a good action game, I'm just more in the market for an amazing action game ala Bayo and/or Bloodborne.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Anyone know how this performs on PS3? Is it serviceable at the least? If it runs ok, I'm pulling the trigger.

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

Character action games can get ridiculous scores tho, namely bayonetta 2

Well, some of these are regarded as masterpieces and rightly so. Shame this one isn't one of them.

I just want to clarify that I don't think character action games are bad. It's just that they tend to get low scores by reviewers.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

One of IGN's negatives is that the parry window is too small. Yeah, okay.

Amusingly I think the parry window is far, far more forgiving than Bayonetta or MGR.

 

[Supermanisdead]

Has anyone figured out how to unlock the secret costumes?

 

[Blooddimond]

Game's up on steam now, downloading to see what settings are offered.

 

[publicpwnerer]

Game's up on steam now, downloading to see what settings are offered.

Someone said just the resolution apparently.

 

[Blooddimond]

Someone said just the resolution apparently.

Yeah, they did on twitter, i'm just curious if that really is it.
EDIT: Resolution seems to cap at 1920x1080, nothing beyond that seems to work :\

 

[GuardianE]

Any comments on performance between the different versions? I'm thinking of getting the 360 version.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Posted in the preload thread, it's up on Steam.

 

[Supermanisdead]

Any comments on performance between the different versions? I'm thinking of getting the 360 version.

360 and PS3 versions are 720p, others are 1080p. All versions are 60fps.

 

[GuardianE]

360 and PS3 versions are 720p, others are 1080p. All versions are 60fps.

Great, thanks.

 

[Hubb]

One of the unlockable costumes.

I was just messing around, but I got the

Spoiler

Avatar Spirit outfit

. It's Up, Up, Down, Down, Square.

 

[Peff]

One of the unlockable costumes.

I was just messing around, but I got the

Spoiler

Avatar Spirit outfit

. It's Up, Up, Down, Down, Square.

Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle?

 

[Krecik]

After first look at the settings:
It's terrible.

2 quality options: normal and smooth.

No 1920x1200 resolution.

I checked the game files and its savedata, haven't found any .inis to edit.

It's just... so damn sad.

Oh, and to add insult to injury, it's one of those games that start in windowed mode with low resolution and change the resolution each time you select new value in the menu, instead of letting you selected the desired one and and then applying it.

 

[Gbraga]

Yeah, they did on twitter, i'm just curious if that really is it.
EDIT: Resolution seems to cap at 1920x1080, nothing beyond that seems to work :\

Durante pls

EDIT: Bought it

Can't wait to get home from work.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Yeah, they did on twitter, i'm just curious if that really is it.
EDIT: Resolution seems to cap at 1920x1080, nothing beyond that seems to work :\

oh god what

 

[Kintaro]

Went to Steam client to purchase, but....there's no button to buy. =x

 

[Tain]

Just bought this blind on Steam a few minutes ago, won't be able to play until I get home. I expected a pretty barebones port, sounds like that's what I'm getting.

 

[lovely ladies]

One of IGN's negatives is that the parry window is too small. Yeah, okay.

I'm sorry but the person who reviewed the game shouldn't be reviewing action games if he/she really thought that.

 

[Robobandit]

After first look at the settings:
It's terrible.

2 quality options: normal and smooth.

No 1920x1200 resolution.

I checked the game files and its savedata, haven't found any .inis to edit.

It's just... so damn sad.

Oh, and to add insult to injury, it's one of those games that start in windowed mode with low resolution and change the resolution each time you select new value in the menu, instead of letting you selected the desired one and and then applying it.

Can you change keybinds?

 

[Mononoke]

I have my issues with the game (as I've said in the Impressions thread and the official Book 4 Korra thread). But I still enjoyed it for what it is. I think, I would probably give it a 6 myself (keeping in mind it's a budget title).

 

[SykoTech]

You can't bend Platinum
was the better title imo

Heh, that would have been perfect.

 

[Krecik]

Can you change keybinds?

Not when you have a controller plugged in. Only option in the Controller submenu is the vibration toggle. If, you know, you would like to check bindings for the controller or even change them... well, you can't.

 

[Regiruler]

Bayo 2 is an outlier in that it's a platinum action game that holds your hand through a lot of the basics. From what I've seen Korra doesn't painstakingly tutorialize every minor element of the combat system and requires a bit of experimentation on the part of the player. It's a lot closer to Rising, W101, or God Hand in that sense.

I mean, it's not like what I'm claiming is supposition. The IGN and Gamespot reviews both are full of factual inaccuracies about the combat system because these guys are shit and can't be bothered to learn to play.

Neither Rising nor Wondeful 101 got reviews this poor though from major outlets, and as we all know W101's learning curve is notorious.

 

[Zomba13]

Ok, straight away the settings are annoying me. You have to go through each and every resolution option to get to 1080.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

oh god what

MGR all over again.

 

[Grief.exe]

Dear Platinum,

Quit locking your games to 1080p. Your justification is nonsensical.

-PC

 

[Coffee Dog]

Neither Rising nor Wondeful 101 got reviews this poor though from major outlets, and as we all know W101's learning curve is notorious.

God Hand did. And it also shares a major flaw that also affects this game: it's ugly as fuck and noticably on a budget. Poor presentation + difficulty = bad reviews.

 

[BDrummer1606]

Does anyone know the other code for the costume? Got the

Spoiler

spirit korra costume

but can't figure out the code for the other

 

[Gbraga]

MGR all over again.

I hope this one at least doesn't lock at 24fps when playing through HDMI.

 

[Toa TAK]

So is the final boss epic or what?

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Haven't gotten the game yet so I am basing it on views. So it isn't? Still, why are the cues a bit too long?

MGR is only as hard as you make it. If you try to cheese your way through, it's not going to be easy; learning the mechanics is the only way. All the bosses test your mettle, and the last boss is the ultimate final exam.

Now I'm not as conflicted that I spent my Korra money on Miku instead. I'll just hold off for now and buy it during the inevitable Season 4 finale Korra sale. Not that I'm not in the market for a good action game, I'm just more in the market for an amazing action game ala Bayo and/or Bloodborne.

In what reality is that an inevitability?

 

[Robobandit]

Not when you have a controller plugged in. Only option in the Controller submenu is the vibration toggle. If, you know, you would like to check bindings for the controller or even change them... well, you can't.

If you unplug the controller, can you change keyboard bindings? I have a friend who only plays games with a mouse and keyboard and she's wanting to know before she puts down money.

 

[Kite777]

Does anyone actually know what the graphics option does? I'm assuming smooth adds some AA or something but I really don't know.

 

[bob_la_blaw]

any tips on how to beat the last game of the pro-bending on ace difficulty? the team ai is garbage, and the everything 1hko korra

 

[Krecik]

If you unplug the controller, can you change keyboard bindings? I have a friend who only plays games with a mouse and keyboard and she's wanting to know before she puts down money.

Unfortunately, no. Even with the controller unplugged I only see the option for vibrations. And no mouse contorl in menus, of course.