Messofanego
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Nice. Why you gotta kill those flashlight robots instead of stealthing past, they are cute!
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Knack |OT| Playin' Knack in my Tub!
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Nice. Why you gotta kill those flashlight robots instead of stealthing past, they are cute!
graywolf323
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Messofanego
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What is up with that "blocked scene" glitch where the stream stops when you get a relic or trophy thing? Have seen it in multiple places.
I just beat it on normal, it got a bit repetitive near the end and it would have been an whole lot more interesting if the collectables meant something- I'm not going to play this again anytime soon.
Still it was way more of a platformer than I expected and I was pretty happy about paying it.
Still it was way more of a platformer than I expected and I was pretty happy about paying it.
The devs block streaming during that time. Devs are allowed to shut off PS4 direct dtreaming whenever they'd like in a game.
Messofanego
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Qwell
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Played a little bit with the wife today, I was just showing it to her before we left to go furniture shopping and we ended up playing for over an hour. I had previously played myself through about 2.5 chapters. Like others have said, it's not for everyone but I'm having fun with it. It tickles that old ps1 adventure game. And I'm sure kids would like it.
I do second the "safe" or maybe sterile sentiment, it could use a bit more pizazz but for what it is I think it's good, would prob get a sequel if one came out. It does make me look forward to a ratchet and clank game if insomniac were up for it.
I do second the "safe" or maybe sterile sentiment, it could use a bit more pizazz but for what it is I think it's good, would prob get a sequel if one came out. It does make me look forward to a ratchet and clank game if insomniac were up for it.
I think it's to hide real friend names. I have a few people I now in real life who've been playing this so their name would pop up if the stream allowed it. Probably just a privacy thing.
Just finished my live stream on Hard. Got to 5-1. I can't believe there were enemies with Ape Escape-like nets! Such a fucking tease! Love Knack.
I remember seeing that and thinking how cool it would be to have an unlockable pipo helmet for Knack.
Coolbgdog12
Member
I have a copy of this sitting on my shelf unopened. I can't wait to try it out.
Appollowexx
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This is great to hear. I have this game as part of my preorder at Game along with Killzone. It's good to know that it offers that old school vibe and is enjoyable, if simple.
I'll be playing this co-op with a friend on EU launch night so it's nice to see people on Gaf have been having a good time with the game.
Oyashrio-Sama
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Streaming Hard Mode now! http://www.twitch.tv/oyashirosama
Messofanego
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Real friend names, like Facebook? I can understand that. Those Ape Escape nets look brutal.
Square Triangle
Member
The more I watch stream of Knack, the more I want it.
Can anyone confirm if the cutscenes in Knack are real-time or FMV? Just a curiosity I had, since I assumed they were real-time but Digital Foundry said they were prerendered, which I'd be surprised since it'd be fairly obvious they were due to the amount of compression 1080p video would require, and the fact that the game doesn't fill up a BD at all, and I believe there's a lot of cutscenes in this thing.
Liferebooted
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I finally just started playing this about 2 hours ago, so much fun. I got to 3-1. It is kinda hard, I've died 10+ times already my only complaint is that the checkpoints are kinda far, otherwise I love it.
Did this game not come with an inserts in the case at all? All my other games came with codes for whatever and insert ads but all Knack had was the disc. Just making sure.
Did this game not come with an inserts in the case at all? All my other games came with codes for whatever and insert ads but all Knack had was the disc. Just making sure.
Shadow2222
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I'm really happy that you guys seems to actually be collectively liking it. I am on chapter 8, and I like the game quite a bit. I really do hope they make a Knack 2 down the line.
I absolutely love Knack (the character), especially his voice.
I absolutely love Knack (the character), especially his voice.
Do we know who does his voice? It sound familiar but I can't place it.
My case was empty as well, only control instructions printed on the case insert under the blue plastic.
SRTtoZ
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I keep watching streams even though I own the game lol. I still haven't opened it because I'm trying to get through some other games first like KZSF. I'm excited though, looks like good clean fun.
Dead Prince
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done streaming. I wasas dying constantly xD die at the same spot over the same thing. never learn ;P even made the game harder than it should be.
I also agree that the reviews were unnecessarily harsh. Knack never gets any new moves but the combat is super satisfying and the complexity of the game comes from throwing multiple enemy types at you simultaneously. I'm playing on hard and the game is super punishing, when I go into autopilot and stop paying attention I die almost immediately. Definitely a skill intensive game. But when you get through a section cleanly, it feels incredibly satisfying, and when you die it's never because the game is unfair, it's because you were bad and you know it immediately.
Sometimes I call it unfair but really I died on a gamble. I knew the attack was coming and I choose to attack too hoping that mine would get off a split second earlier.
I'm close to chapter 4 so far, and I am really loving this game. This is really going to be one of those games that people play and say "WTF?" at the reviews. It is just one of those kinds of games that for whatever reason was never going to review well, but is a blast to play. I played about a chapters worth of co-op, and that was so much fun. Having a buddy run around distracting enemies with chrome Knack (I like to call him Whack, because he's always whacking me in the back) while you sucker punch them in the back is just too much fun. Having no real death penalty also means that you can have a lot of fun just beating each other up until one of you eventually falls of a ledge. I really feel like anyone that enjoys old school games like Crash Bandicoot should ignore the reviews and pick up this game, or at the very least give it a go from GameFly.
Side note, I need more PSN friends that play the game so that I can get some more choice with my parts. Fell free to add YodaySunrider for another Knack playing friend.
Side note, I need more PSN friends that play the game so that I can get some more choice with my parts. Fell free to add YodaySunrider for another Knack playing friend.
Yeah I can see myself putting it around that range as well.
Oh wow, well, I'll keep playing, though you are spot on about the difficulty and checkpoints.
bumpkin
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I won't deny that there's only a three-hit combo that you'll spam to death, but do you not use any of the sun-stone powered abilities for crowd control or his diving jump attack as an opener? I'll give you that the combat is nowhere near as deep as other big action games in recent years, but I think the combat is what you make of it.
maquiladora
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I never knew Mark Cerny was a gaffer.
Have you played the smartphone game? If not, maybe you can get something you need through that.
perineumlick
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That level is pretty hard. It's also beautiful, and the stream quality is great!
perineumlick
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Yeah, I think the combat works well within the context of this game. It's more of an old school test of your reflexes than a flashy move combofest.
I also don't find it boring. I had to force myself to stop playing today, so I can get some sleep for work. That's a good sign in my book.
Dat stream name
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Deleted member 17706
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I'm glad I picked this game up. I'm really enjoying it. Just playing on Normal difficulty and only two chapters in, but it can be quite challenging. It's like a series of combat puzzles. The graphics are beautiful, too. Can't say I'm too fond of the human character designs or Knack, really, but it's a neat game.
I didn't see your post at first, and I did not see where DF came out and said it was prerendered. This is what I was writing:
I'm at the end of Chapter 7 (Hard Mode). I'll probably start streaming again, but taking a break for a little bit to order Pizza and see if anyone on GAF noticed something weird about the cut scenes.
So on Knack and edges I see what appears to be compression artifacts during cut scenes only. (Similar to JPG compression high values to low values causing ringing from the sine integral.)
If the cut scenes are in fact prerendered, that makes a bit more sense why they're constant 30 (from DF video) and why the download for the game is so large. It just makes me a little sad inside though as I think most everything in the cutscenes could actually be done in engine. (from a studio outsiders pov though, I did not work on this game)
Maybe it was in order to ship on time? Prerender the cutscenes while the rest of the render tech is getting up to framerate?
Edit: On gameplay topic though, I'm having a blast on hard. Way more fun that KZ was on hard, and I'll probably step that down to normal as I was stuck on the 2nd level.
MezzoForte
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been checking out some of your guys' streams, looks mad fun!
SpeedySwaf
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Watching the stream. Knack's almost the definition of a glass cannon.
EDIT: Ah, that's hard mode? That might explain it. (Though I recall him being kinda fragile on Normal in the demo as well.)
It's not a bad thing. It really does encourage having to approach the encounters with some thought rather than mashing the attack button.
EDIT: Ah, that's hard mode? That might explain it. (Though I recall him being kinda fragile on Normal in the demo as well.)
It's not a bad thing. It really does encourage having to approach the encounters with some thought rather than mashing the attack button.
I am on the final boss and have been playing the whole game on hard. The final boss is SOOO FRUSTRATING ARGUGHHHHHHH. Easily 10x worse than anything i have experienced so far, but I was really digging it up to this point. Hopefully there is something i am missing but its driving me mad.
Quarantine
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I feel like this game got a little shit on by the reviewers. I wanted to kind of try all the games I got last night, played Killzone for about a half hour then decided to try Knack. I think I played it for about 4 hours. It sucked me in, I think it's a pretty fun game. But I've always been a fan of those kind of games so maybe that's why.
Psychoward
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Both PS4 retail launch exclusives got shat on and I honestly have no idea why.
heh. The break is more related to needing food and there will be grease upon grease (pizza hut). Hence not playing while eating. Definitely washing hands more than once before touching controllers again.
Watched that video, laughed pretty hard. I'm excited to play with the new Kinect too. (less than a week left to finish these ps4 games)
Mega64 is always right on the spot. Rocco is a pretty nice guy too.
Watched that video, laughed pretty hard. I'm excited to play with the new Kinect too. (less than a week left to finish these ps4 games
)Mega64 is always right on the spot. Rocco is a pretty nice guy too.
Yeah, I've been holding my judgement on reviews about Knack until after I beat the game. It's sucked me in too, I'm a huge fan.
recklesscognition
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I had 3 games when I cracked open the PS4 last night for the first time. I downloaded Contrast and Resogun too. I played each and we ended up playing Knack for like 6 hours on Hard, then I woke up at 6am to play again. I have no idea why but I'm loving it.
I am trophy hunting too, any missables?
I am trophy hunting too, any missables?
Callibretto
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expectation and higher standard for being build as next gen games from scratch I guess. reviewer expect something that can't be done on current gen other than graphics upgrade
OK, it isn't as bad as i thought. Its definitely one of those fights where you can see yourself making more progress the more you do it, but it was really really frustrating at first because i was sort of going about it the wrong way. Ill write up a detailed review later.
I think it is a 6.5-7.5 range game for me.