OrbitalBeard
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This is out tomorrow in NA, correct? I've got PSN funds ready to go.
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Assault Android Cactus |OT| Do Androids Dream of Bullet Hell? (Multiple platforms)
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potatohead
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How the eff did this not win over Broforce, fuck democracy! It never works!
Gonna buy it out of spite for the morons who voted Broforce.
Gonna buy it out of spite for the morons who voted Broforce.
Thanks for your support everyone 
The game still isn't up proper on the store but should hit every storefront overnight (It's mid Tuesday here in Aus already which is why you might see it).
The price is 14.99 USD or 14.99 Euros but there'll be a 30% discount for two weeks if you're a PS+ user, we weren't sure when the stores would update but reviews are 'embargoed' (Though it's a pretty soft one) until about 12 hours from now which is when we thought Launch would be happening, so if you want to wait on those they should be up around the time of the PSN update in most regions.
A couple leaked early already which I've been quite happy with, only smaller sites and most got taken down as they went up by accident but so far nothing below an 8 So hopefully that means our efforts to bring Cactus to PS4 aren't too bad.
I know a lot of folks are concerned about performance especially in the wake of Broforce and other Unity games having significant issues, I won't claim our performance is flawless in all scenarios but you can get a taste for it by watching our Vote to Play video which was all captured on PS4 a few weeks before we went gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLZJ_Q3gR4
Edit - Didn't see this coming, one of Australias oldest and most respected mags Hyper just gave us 10/10! http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Revie...mpaign=PC+&+Tech+Authority++-+Latest+Articles
The game still isn't up proper on the store but should hit every storefront overnight (It's mid Tuesday here in Aus already which is why you might see it).The price is 14.99 USD or 14.99 Euros but there'll be a 30% discount for two weeks if you're a PS+ user, we weren't sure when the stores would update but reviews are 'embargoed' (Though it's a pretty soft one) until about 12 hours from now which is when we thought Launch would be happening, so if you want to wait on those they should be up around the time of the PSN update in most regions.
A couple leaked early already which I've been quite happy with, only smaller sites and most got taken down as they went up by accident but so far nothing below an 8
So hopefully that means our efforts to bring Cactus to PS4 aren't too bad.I know a lot of folks are concerned about performance especially in the wake of Broforce and other Unity games having significant issues, I won't claim our performance is flawless in all scenarios but you can get a taste for it by watching our Vote to Play video which was all captured on PS4 a few weeks before we went gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLZJ_Q3gR4
Edit - Didn't see this coming, one of Australias oldest and most respected mags Hyper just gave us 10/10! http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Revie...mpaign=PC+&+Tech+Authority++-+Latest+Articles
potatohead
Member
Thanks for your support everyone
The price is 14.99 USD or 14.99 Euros but there'll be a 30% discount for two weeks if you're a PS+ user, we weren't sure when the stores would update but reviews are 'embargoed' (Though it's a pretty soft one) until about 12 hours from now which is when we thought Launch would be happening, so if you want to wait on those they should be up around the time of the PSN update in most regions.
A couple leaked early already which I've been quite happy with, only smaller sites and most got taken down as they went up by accident but so far nothing below an 8
I know a lot of folks are concerned about performance especially in the wake of Broforce and other Unity games having significant issues, I won't claim our performance is flawless in all scenarios but you can get a taste for it by watching our Vote to Play video which was all captured on PS4 a few weeks before we went gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLZJ_Q3gR4
You rock, thanks for the info.
Yup, sorry I didn't write it in my post (did mention it in the updated OP, though!) but it only seems to be available in Australia right now. But I don't think it's much more than 24 hours away.
As for Shareplay:
Edit:
Also, I've updated said OP with some updated info for PS4 and such. Have a feeling the console is where it'll find it's legs.
As for Shareplay:
Edit:
Oh shit, that's awesome! I'll update the OP with that
Also, I've updated said OP with some updated info for PS4 and such. Have a feeling the console is where it'll find it's legs.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Fuck Dudebroforce.
And Vita, you might have noticed in the Vote to Play stuff we were still not working with a publisher and handling all the ports ourselves which means things take us a little longer, on the flip side it means everything that goes out is us giving it 100% to make sure the conversions are as good as they can be.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
valentine71
Banned
Got my review code and downloading now! Yay!
Definitely crossbuy.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Edit: Duh, that's what you just said. Yeah, I'm in the US and latency is going to be an issue.
SlasherJPC
Banned
This game is fantastic. Def will be supporting it with a purchase on ps4!
ExitPlanetDust
Member
I was at a local gaming meet up on Wed last week and we actually got 4 players AAC co-op going. I wish I would have recorded some of it on my phone. That shit was beyond hype.
Fired this up and god-damn, after having played it at PAX Aus I'd forgotten how smooth it ran on PS4. This is going to be a killer party game, I think.
While I'm sure there are specific differences between this and the PC version, from memory they basically look identical. And runs at 60fps flat, too.
While I'm sure there are specific differences between this and the PC version, from memory they basically look identical. And runs at 60fps flat, too.
Boogalogist
Member
Can't wait to play this game. I've been waiting for a year! Crossbuy is fucking awesome. You guys are rad!
Okay. Day one then. Like tomorrow. Thanks for this gem!
I hope there are no performance issues like Broforce is riddled with. I know, I know, different companies and different games. I trust you guys to do a great job so I can scream bloody murder!
Nothing is ever perfect but I'm happy to be judged by the community on our technical performance, Tim practically chained himself to his desk for months to get things as seamless as they could be.
Folks asking about Cross Buy just keep in mind we aren't launching PS4/Vita simultaneously, just PS4 this week! Vita some time later this year along with Wii U.
katsubento
Member
Soon I get to finally play this. Been waiting a long time.
I voted for this and I agree with you. Made no sense broforce won. Now people are complaining how bad it is. Suits them right lol
peacemountain
Member
just bought it (the game is up on the store, EU here)
+1 sale
happy to support an enthusiastic company with great community liaison.
+1 sale
happy to support an enthusiastic company with great community liaison.
YianGaruga
Banned
I think I'll wait for the Vita version to be out now. The discount isn't as big as I hoped and there have been too many cancelled ports in the past.
30% off for the first 2 weeks and it's crossbuy with Vita? Seems like a really good deal to me.
YianGaruga
Banned
Vita version doesn't actually exist yet though.
Seriously! I was so bummed when broforce won. I played this at PSX and the shooting felt sooo good.
PS+ Vote to Play is pretty terrible as it stands.
It relies more on your trailer than your actual game and the most vocal/complainy gamers don't know what they want so they vote for whatever appeals to them on a surface level (epic memes).
Big, bright, loud & fun.
Jumped into this for a quick dip just before finishing Firewatch and in both cases I'm reminded that in a lot of cases the best experiences this gen have been in the smaller titles.
Awesome game Paz & I hope bringing it to console rains sales down on Witchbeam!
Jumped into this for a quick dip just before finishing Firewatch and in both cases I'm reminded that in a lot of cases the best experiences this gen have been in the smaller titles.
Awesome game Paz & I hope bringing it to console rains sales down on Witchbeam!
Been looking forward to this for a long time, really glad to have finally gotten my hands on it!
Quick question, what does twisting actually do? I'm struggling on the first boss because I don't really see a way of dodging its attacks in the later stages of the fight since you move relatively slowly. Does it give you invincibility frames or something?
Quick question, what does twisting actually do? I'm struggling on the first boss because I don't really see a way of dodging its attacks in the later stages of the fight since you move relatively slowly. Does it give you invincibility frames or something?
Yeah, you're invincible when switching weapons. You also get a lot of invincibility time if you pick up a shutdown.
potatohead
Member
Yea that's a good point.
Fking meme generation, it offers so much and then punches you in the face with this kind of stuff
There is brief invincibility through the start of the weapon swap, and when you grab shut down powerups. This is indicated through the white sheen that covers your character while the invulnerability lasts.
However you should still be able to dodge the attacks in Embryo's later phases, a lot of it comes down to reading the safe zones - Like in the phase where he moves towards you shooting in a massive bullet spray you're actually safer standing close inside the safe 'V' shaped area in front of him. You should also be able to power through by making good use of your secondary in the early levels/bosses even if your dodging skills are still being developed, just remember your best solution in AAC is always to do as much damage as quickly as you can
Yo, Broforce, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but Cactus had one of the best fans of all time. One of the best fans of all time!
Yes, most did. I chose AAC.
bestpersonevar
Member
Does anybody know if the Indiebox for this game will include a PS4 code like Nuclear Throne did?
Came here to ask if it ran at a constant 60fps and w/o any tearing. Didn't know there was a Vita version planned. Then I read this and instantly bought it:
It will not, but there's plenty of value in there.
I don't think many games will offer a PSN code in their Indiebox, and it's also tricky to distribute PSN keys like that because they are region locked while the box is global.
We do an adaptive v-sync solution for when the game is under too much load to hold perfect 60 so there is tearing in the game, but it runs smooth the majority of the time.
There is brief invincibility through the start of the weapon swap, and when you grab shut down powerups. This is indicated through the white sheen that covers your character while the invulnerability lasts.
However you should still be able to dodge the attacks in Embryo's later phases, a lot of it comes down to reading the safe zones - Like in the phase where he moves towards you shooting in a massive bullet spray you're actually safer standing close inside the safe 'V' shaped area in front of him. You should also be able to power through by making good use of your secondary in the early levels/bosses even if your dodging skills are still being developed, just remember your best solution in AAC is always to do as much damage as quickly as you can
Ah, ok. I think I'm starting to get the hang of dodging now - reached zone 4 and made it to layer 13 of infinity drive. The only thing I'm having issues with now is not seeing the attacks that kill me because there's lots happening on screen, but as I get more used to enemy patterns that should go away. This game really is very good; I adored it at EGX2014 and I adore it now!
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Live on the U.S. PSN store.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Just picked it up for PS4! That discount is nice and apparently it's cross-buy? Sweet! Anyone know when the Vita version launches?
I've had my eyes on this for years and almost picked it up in Early Access a few times on Steam but finally got it now!
I've had my eyes on this for years and almost picked it up in Early Access a few times on Steam but finally got it now!