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Double Dragon 4 (PS4/Steam) teaser trailer
- Thread starter SolidSnakex
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Bog
Junior Ace
Kaufman is awesome. Was the game not well received? I've only ever heard people say they loved it.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Except all of that was what made the game amazing.
Douche McBaggins The 3rd
Junior Member
holy shit fuck yeah. At first I thought Aksys? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. They're gonna fuck it up like they fucked up the Contra game. But then I saw the old style and I'm like HELL yeah. But I wouldn't mind seeing Neon ported too.
CamHostage
Member
...and, it played well.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
I'm liking the idea in theory
woof
This isn't sprite work, that background is just a weirdly stretched and bitcrushed image of a skyline.
I think the aesthetic is lazy and poorly done. Probably gonna be a pass for me.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Fight me bro
MightyHedgehog
Member
I mean, I love the idea of adopting an iconic retro look and doing new installments in that style faithfully, like the last gen MM9 & 10 games or the upcoming Sonic Mania, or even better, going further to creating whole new titles, like Shovel Knight or Axiom Verge. This feels a bit too lazy just going from that teaser. Why not start with arcade or 16-bit foundations for a new DD beat 'em up? That said, I'm feeling confident that it will be better than DD Neon just because it will retain the classic down 'n dirty grapple moves that define the gritty vibe of classic Technos Japan titles.
TotalMackerel
Member
Yep.
God I loved Super Double Dragon on my SNES. Now I just want to replay that!
MagnaderAlpha
Member
The purple and orange walkway is the only thing that looks somewhat on par with the character sprites (only cause they also look NES accurate). The cross-shaped gear is too simplistically detailed(and IMO, they should've ditched the black outline,a it makes it more cartoony looking), and the red support beams of the building have this sorta extremely light rust texture overlayed on them, trying to give them more detail, but given how simplistic they are without it, and how the detail looks way different from anything else, it just looks like ass. Then, of course, the background... woof indeed.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
Hard Corps Uprising is the best Contra.
This game looks sort of ugly and I don't think the original Double Dragon is really something to aspire to, but I'm at least somewhat interested in seeing Arc try their hand at classic-style action games.
SolidSnakex
Member
ArcSys charges 800yen for a DLC character in BlazBlue and the equivalent character is $8 in the US.
Douche McBaggins The 3rd
Junior Member
Gameplay wise it's not bad. I still prefer the Genesis Contra Hard Corps, but the art style actually ruined it for me. I kind of hated that generic anime style. I liked the super masculine contra style from the 80s-90s.
dcx4610
Member
I just finished playing through Double Dragon Neon (PC version this time) and while I loved the music and thought the gameplay was fun, the tone made me mad. They basically turned the characters into 80s goofballs and like Bill & Ted. I thought that was disrespectful to the series and didn't fit at all.
THIS is right up my alley. Double Dragon II is my favorite NES beat em up and I can't tell you how many times I've beaten the game. This looks like a perfect sequel. New levels, more moves, new characters and the right tone. Day 1!
THIS is right up my alley. Double Dragon II is my favorite NES beat em up and I can't tell you how many times I've beaten the game. This looks like a perfect sequel. New levels, more moves, new characters and the right tone. Day 1!
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
It makes me physically ill. It's unplayable.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed Neon after reading a lot of bad things about it. Also, the OST is fantastic.
So, yeah a PS4 port would be really good.
YAAASS!!!. It better have the kneebuster (aka hair pull kick) in it unlike Neon. Hey lets not put in the move that most people identify with the IP. EDIT: NES Double Dragon 2 is my favorite of the series (and yes I played Super Double Dragon and the GBA game that Atlus published) so anything that looks to be an extention of that particular vibe is an A+ n my book.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I was hoping they would ride the current indie trend of 16-bit level pixelized graphics with jaw dropping animation.
Ulysses 31
Member
Play the GBA version, it's even better.
I'm glad that the Japanese version got rid of all of that.
McBradders
NeoGAF: my new HOME
Greatest hyperbole of 2016. Just squeaking it in before the new year!
It says something that no matter what, after multiple releases, Double Dragon II is still the one I mentally go back to when I think of "Best Double Dragon". And I actually enjoy DDIII for what it is, and qute like Neo, too!
JUst don't mention Gravity's DDII game from a few years back on XBLA:
It's funny, because the non-beat-em-up parts of DDII (and 1) NES never seemed necessary. I don't think the designers agree, but I wonder if the platforming and spike pits ever really WORKED for anyone. I like the endless pits, I liked things like the Helicopter battle, but platforming over single-hit deaths just seemed like a desperate need to add variety to gameplay.
The air juggling shown in the trailer is... pretty cool, but also feels pretty extraneous? It'll look cool, but do I really need it? *shrug* I'm glad our classic hair pull is here, and I love seeing some new enemies.
And for those who want something a bit more updated in art, River City Ransom Underground is still on the way, and contines to look very great.
They released some Character Spotlight videos over the past few weeks:
Bonus: Live Action Short - Featuring Live action Abobo!
I love the fact that DD and RCR franchises have loads of people making their own takes on them. The existence of 1 gam here or there doesn't means something else different can't also exist. We have Kunio-Kun Sports games and RPGs, sequels to the western takes on the franchises, multiple takes on Double Dragon by a variety of devs... I welcome them all, as they help keep the genre and series alive.
Oh, and for anyone lookin for more 16 bit lookin brawlers on Steam, 99vidas game came out the other day, too:
I've enjoyed my time with it, though that's commentary for another thread... definitely worth lookin into, though.
At any rate, a DDIV that picks up after II, and for an in-expensive price, is a nice cap to 2016 to me. I look forward to giving it a shot in the new year!
JUst don't mention Gravity's DDII game from a few years back on XBLA:
It's funny, because the non-beat-em-up parts of DDII (and 1) NES never seemed necessary. I don't think the designers agree, but I wonder if the platforming and spike pits ever really WORKED for anyone. I like the endless pits, I liked things like the Helicopter battle, but platforming over single-hit deaths just seemed like a desperate need to add variety to gameplay.
The air juggling shown in the trailer is... pretty cool, but also feels pretty extraneous? It'll look cool, but do I really need it? *shrug* I'm glad our classic hair pull is here, and I love seeing some new enemies.
And for those who want something a bit more updated in art, River City Ransom Underground is still on the way, and contines to look very great.
They released some Character Spotlight videos over the past few weeks:
Bonus: Live Action Short - Featuring Live action Abobo!
I love the fact that DD and RCR franchises have loads of people making their own takes on them. The existence of 1 gam here or there doesn't means something else different can't also exist. We have Kunio-Kun Sports games and RPGs, sequels to the western takes on the franchises, multiple takes on Double Dragon by a variety of devs... I welcome them all, as they help keep the genre and series alive.
Oh, and for anyone lookin for more 16 bit lookin brawlers on Steam, 99vidas game came out the other day, too:
I've enjoyed my time with it, though that's commentary for another thread... definitely worth lookin into, though.
At any rate, a DDIV that picks up after II, and for an in-expensive price, is a nice cap to 2016 to me. I look forward to giving it a shot in the new year!
I hate this game, I really do, it's to me the worst Double Dragon game ever made.JUst don't mention Gravity's DDII game from a few years back on XBLA:
It looks bad, runs bad, plays bad, and it's just, so bad!
Haha, yeah, it really ran horribly. If they nailed the gameplay, I'd have been able to accept it as a more straightforward take on DDII, to compliment Neon... but it's just... nasty. I'd rather go back and play Gekido!
CamHostage
Member
Well, they've got to start somewhere. A brand new Double Dragon isn't exactly the most in-demand concept right now (and games like DD Neon and Scott Pilgrim and Double Dragon Advance were enjoyed but did little to reignite the subgenre,) and remakes of the NES or Arcade games could have done something but probably would have fired up confusion since there's not quite a definitive best-DD. An inexpensive but interesting hybrid NES-type game is a fun concept to play with, DD2 was an awesome, awesome game and needs more games like it (DD3 NES didn't do the job, unfortunately,) the team seem excited to put their names on it, and the franchise can go pretty much anywhere still from here.
Arc System Works has taken some careful but deliberate steps in handling the Kunio-Kun series (some remakes, some semi-sequels, some experimentation in style, all consistently moving the brand slowly out of retirement) and hopefully DD has a gameplan as well. Just slamming into one great "the sequel we always wanted" game with either brand would have made many of us happy as hell, but I can kind of see why they've taken a more measured approach.
Haha. No wonder I've been a secret Phil Collins fan most of my life.
And you guys dissing DD2, one of the greatest feelings and sensation in gaming is when you successfully land that flying knee.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
jesus christ this is worse than saying Fighting Force 64...
IrishNinja
Member
this looks cool - damn, i never finished Neon. was that ever released on a physical disc?
Manmademan
Member
yurinka
Member
The game has been announced for PS4 and PC. It will be released before the Switch launch.
Manmademan
Member
lol. There's VERY low demographic crossover between anyone old enough to have played Double Dragon 2 at launch and anyone actually planning on buying the switch.
RedAssedApe
Banned
if its like double dragon 2...dope
CountAntonius
Member
Can't stand retro graphics. Would have preferred their contra treatment.
Synless
Member
Thank you.