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Gambit2483
Member
A bit longer than 11 hours, but there is a meaty endgame too after you finish it. I cant stop playing
Just redid the first stage on hard
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
How do you get an S in timing? The best I can do is a B and most of the time I'm at D lol.A bit longer than 11 hours, but there is a meaty endgame too after you finish it. I cant stop playing
Just redid the first stage on hard
Playing on Hard too.
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Luipadre
Member
i was always on beat 85%+ of the time
James Sawyer Ford
Member
It probably deserves a low 80s meta, imho. Which is still a great score.
It would be elevated to a 90+ if the level design weren't as confined, and the platforming was significantly better. I keep thinking to myself how much fun this would be with a little more traversal influence and freedom from something like jet set radio. As it is the game feels too confined with level design that leaves a bit to be desired.
The combat is fun and the art style is great. I think the musical soundtrack could have a lot more variety too, it's too butt rock focused.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Small tip for anyone having a bit of a hard time with the beat timings, don't walk anywhere, triple dash and end with an attack and then cancel that attack with three more dashes and repeat; I've been playing like this from the start and it should give you a real feel for the beat instead of looking for visual cues.
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Alright after playing some more today, it’s starting to click a little better. Feels like a throwback in a lot of ways but fresh in others. Also I figured out why I was locked at 4K/60 last night, had to physically disconnect my monitor to get 120hz output to my TV and man this game fuckin pops. Just beautiful to behold.
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Reizo Ryuu
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The korsica fight was really good but they made her too good, and with that I mean it was extremely obvious when she first popped up during the conference call she was a "good guy", her design just screams that, plus the colour coding, great voice etc. though it did make me wonder how they were exactly going to handle the actual fight, and it was dope.
Loved the initial LIFT cutscene too, a lot of choreography to get it working perfectly to the beat.
Loved the initial LIFT cutscene too, a lot of choreography to get it working perfectly to the beat.
DeaconOfTheDank
Member
I finally got more comfortable with the parry mechanic just in time for Korsica's stage.
This was easily my favorite level by far and I felt like the combat system really cemented itself as one of my all time favorites. Plus, the battle with Korsica at the end of was just the cherry on top
I haven't felt this way about a game's combat since Sekiro, and I've played all the way up to NG+7. Can already tell I'll start a new playthrough as soon as I'm finished with my current one.
This was easily my favorite level by far and I felt like the combat system really cemented itself as one of my all time favorites. Plus, the battle with Korsica at the end of was just the cherry on top
I haven't felt this way about a game's combat since Sekiro, and I've played all the way up to NG+7. Can already tell I'll start a new playthrough as soon as I'm finished with my current one.
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touchfuzzy
Member
Yeah dang, I’m not at all into waifu culture or anything but Peppermint makes me feel things…
SenjutsuSage
Banned
A ride or die for sure lol.
GenericUser
Member
Hmm, good ratings. Unfortunately, I can't stand the artstyle. Pass.
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Mr Branding
Member
Finished it last night. What a ride! The last levels are even better than the beggining. Rarely see this kind of crescendo and consistency in action games.
My highlights were
In my opinion this game is the perfect example of ‘all killer, no filler’. It has the perfect lenght, the right amount of levels, the pacing is spot-on. I ain’t big on horror games so did not know who these Tango guys/gals were but I’ll be keeping my eye on their future output now for sure.
10/10 action game.
My highlights were
The Mimosa boss fight and that Invaders must die section. Was constantly tapping my foot, damn! But really, the Joy Formidable section was uplifting, the NIN mixed with the boss fights was an ace move, everything just clicked with me.
In my opinion this game is the perfect example of ‘all killer, no filler’. It has the perfect lenght, the right amount of levels, the pacing is spot-on. I ain’t big on horror games so did not know who these Tango guys/gals were but I’ll be keeping my eye on their future output now for sure.
10/10 action game.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Just found out there's music by The Prodigy in this game and now I want to play it even more lmao.
How many songs are in the game? is it just one per level?
How many songs are in the game? is it just one per level?
Mr Branding
Member
6-7 licensed songs, rest is original work
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Wtf?
This is why they hand out the metro for free. Its trash.
Wtf?
SportsFan581
Member
Reizo Ryuu
Member
maybe 2 or 3 per level, whenever there's a licensed song it's only one per level though.
Wildebeest
Member
Just watched a bit of this on twitch. The music sounded a lot like North American Scum by LCD Soundsystem.
Orbital2060
Member
Business as usual for Metro UK.
Wtf?
Try and read some of their other reviews for Xbox games.
So it is "tell me you are PlayStation fanboy without telling me you are PlayStation fanboy" type of situation?
Orbital2060
Member
Its either explicit or implicit in every review theyve done for Xbox, or their hilarious editorials or reader letters which I think they write themselves. Metro UK is a shitshow but the sad part is that their scores end up on MC and OC.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
That's some impressive fan-tardation. Goes further than some of the dumbest takes on here.It's getting even better
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
How the writting? Are they constantly yapping nonsense or will I be able to play the game in peace? Everything else looks fantastic, just a bit worried about that aspect since it seems to be the norm in modern games.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
There's a lot of dialogue, but it's all really good/funny IMO.
Punished Miku
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They talk a lot. There's many tutorials up front. There's cutscenes. Personally though I think the voice acting and writing is actually shockingly good. The humor is actually on point, and has proper comedic editing and timing. Multiple cutscenes actually made me laugh audibly out loud briefly. It's like Legend of Korra tier voice acting and animation. Apparently it's also very good in Japanese. Personally I recommend English to get the most out of it on playthrough 1, but will play 2nd run in Japanese.
The game is clearly meant for replayability also, so many of the cutscenes and tutorials can just be skipped 2nd time around. And with the difficulty some people have with rhythm games, I think the tutorials were actually justified and well done.
Story isn't some amazing thing. It's saturday morning cartoon level, but it's good. The characters (all of them) are genuinely iconic and memorable.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Sounds fine, as long as it's not the Marvel kind of funny.
I wonder who wrote the game. If it's something close to the japanese humor of games like Yakuza then I?ll probably like it.
Music to my ears, love when games are fun to play without taking themselves too seriously.
GHG
Member
Lots of talking but use the Japanese VO and treat it like it's an anime.
Personally I couldn't stand it with the English VO, gave me "how do you do fellow kids" vibes.
So your milage may vary, but if you're not enjoying it then switch it to Japanese, I found the voice actors to be a lot better, especially in terms of tonality.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Don't, you'll miss a lot of nuances that JPN vo's simply don't do, also missing out on korsica's accent is a crime.
Orbital2060
Member
I played with Japanese VO from the beginning. More to read, but it sounds way cooler.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I think I would have missed some of the subtle vocal lines that actually made me laugh. I agree. It just sounds like a cartoon in English.
But I will play in Japanese next and compare. The VA is great though. I guess if you never watched Saturday morning cartoon or Avatar or Legend of Korra maybe you'd hate it. Oh well.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Good point, I'll give it a go in english then. Game seems to be very replayable so I'll probably end up doing a playthough with both.
Klosshufvud
Member
It's not really Japanese writing at all. It's western cartoon writing. I found that aspect of the game disappointing and too tame for my taste.Sounds fine, as long as it's not the Marvel kind of funny.
I wonder who wrote the game. If it's something close to the japanese humor of games like Yakuza then I?ll probably like it.
Music to my ears, love when games are fun to play without taking themselves too seriously.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Wtf?
Haha! Literally, WTF....
....We can't give you a higher score awesome game as your parent company has had a pretty poor release schedule over the last few years..
...that has to be one of the worst comments i've ever seen on a review....Holy poop!
It's all in the wrist
Member
Played for a few hours today. What a great game! The beat is infecting my brain when I quit playing.
The entire time I play, I'm thinking about JSRF. SEGA, you fucks, make something happen.
The entire time I play, I'm thinking about JSRF. SEGA, you fucks, make something happen.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Can't be done that easily without gamepass. If it's coming to retail you have to market and get reviews or people wont buy it. Indies can get away with it because of the cheap price.
Secret of Evolution
Banned
It's getting even better
Now I want to hear about how actually Sunset Overdrive rips off JSR's style.
SportsFan581
Member
Even with GP, which certainly does make it easier, they might not do it on a game with a $100m+ budget. Pre-orders are often an important part of the sales return on games like that. It would be an interesting experiment if they choose to do it on huge budget titles too. If it worked, damn GP would be saving them their entire advertising budget on each game.
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
They have market research on it I'm sure. A game like this will appeal to enthusiast gamers so they don't need as much marketing. Even the ones who don't own an Xbox will see this game and buy a system if they are persuaded.
Games with a broader appeal require more marketing. For example, I've seen 10 ads already for Minecraft Legends just since the direct on youtube. They're marketing it heavily.
Ristifer
Member
Someone on this forum must've written this.
Wtf?
SportsFan581
Member
SenjutsuSage
Banned
haha mark a game down because there hasnt been enough releases in the last few years? thats some amazing juornalism, BUT, it is the metro so what do you expect.
Also said they wouldn't score Flight Simulator since it wasn't a game at all. Just google earth or some shit.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
It would work for Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield, but I know they won't do it for Starfield. They could sorta do it, though. Instead of an immediate shadow drop, they can do a 2-3 week Shadow Drop. Shows deep dive then say, "play it yourself in 2 weeks!" *mic drop*
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