TOMBA IS COMING BACK!! (PS4/PS5/SWITCH/STEAM) 😍☺😚
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Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
I only got to(I think) this level in the PS1 demo-CD I borrowed:
But I remember thinking that it had a certain charm and looked quite good.
I later happily found and bought Tombi 2 and it was with its 2.5D not a looker to put it mildly:
But the gameplay and events/quests were quite challenging and fun so it's one of my favourite PS1 games. I'm really looking forward to play the whole Tombi 1 game and I hope the gameplay is as fun as the sequel. But nevertheless this kind of game is so unique so I'll enjoy it anyway.
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Nah, Tomba 2 IMO is at least just as good as the first one, arguably better. But, it's true that the first area or two in the sequel require a lot of adjustment in terms of jumping and judging distances in a way not needed for the first game. I can understand how it might've been a bit off-putting going from the first to the second.
There are definitely areas where T2 makes the first game feel antiquated. In general though, I'd say T1 is the easier of the two games, because with the sequel you need a bit of time to get adjusted to the 2.5D camera changes that can make some jump pretty tricky, in a way that wasn't present in the first game.
Don't think Tomba is their IP. Whoopee Camp is still around;
CamHostage
's posts explain it pretty well in terms of what's likely happened.Fren, are you really arguing that a sprite-based, slow-as-molasses point-n-click SNES adventure with some horror elements has so much of a better chance at sales on Xbox in 2023 than a PlayStation platformer, that the second one is just skipping a release on the system altogether? When the same company is behind the release of both? When the same company is also rereleasing Gex, and that one is coming to Xbox?
I mean, I've all but resigned myself to devs and publishers skipping Xbox just because, but
Yes, that's what I'm saying :/ I don't see why Clock Tower being a slower-paced game means it's a bad fit for Xbox. Again, it's a horror-themed game, more mature in style, and 2D. There's a decent audience for at least the first two on Xbox outside of Game Pass.
Most of the audience for games like Tomba are just going to be on PlayStation, Nintendo and PC/Steam statistically speaking. I'm guessing Gex is somewhat different because for starters I don't even know who holds the IP rights anymore (is it Crystal Dynamics?). Besides that, it's rife with Hollywood pop-culture references and is way more "wacky American" than "wacky Japanese" like Tomba, so I guess WayForward feel it'd be a better fit for the Xbox audience at least for a B2P game.
Tomba might show up on Xbox through a Game Pass deal maybe 6-12 months after.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
I only got to(I think) this level in the PS1 demo-CD I borrowed:
But I remember thinking that it had a certain charm and looked quite good.
I later happily found and bought Tombi 2 and it was with its 2.5D not a looker to put it mildly:
But the gameplay and events/quests were quite challenging and fun so it's one of my favourite PS1 games. I'm really looking forward to play the whole Tombi 1 game and I hope the gameplay is as fun as the sequel. But nevertheless this kind of game is so unique so I'll enjoy it anyway.
IIRC the sequel changed how you gained EXP from defeating enemies...maybe it was them eliminating the Levels specifically?
I haven't played through it in a long time; waiting for a good time to fire it up again but depending on when the re-release for the original comes up and if WayForward have Tomba 2 lined up shortly afterwards, I might wait until I pick up the re-release for the sequel to play it again.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
U n i o n 0015
Member
Any talk of enhancements or improvements?
Trailer was basically the opening FMV of the game, little other detail.
Trailer was basically the opening FMV of the game, little other detail.
digital_ghost
I am a closet furry. Don't you judge me.
Tombas back
back again
thats a fact
tell a friend
tombas back tombas back tombas back.
back again
thats a fact
tell a friend
tombas back tombas back tombas back.
Dick Jones
Banned
Should have been in the State of Play. Fucking hell, I can't believe I'll get to play it again outside my Vita.
butane bob
Member
Do none of you know how to use emulators?
Putyouinmyoven
Member
Actually mr. butane bob, that's how we've all been playing it for the past 20 years.
The point is to not have to use emulators.
nial
Member
Almost a year later, but Tomba was never a Sony game like many people seem to believe. It's a Japanese game (published by developer Whoopee Camp itself) that SCE simply picked up for release in the West, pretty much like Final Fantasy VII back in the day.
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Did they ever open up orders for physical copies? I was waiting on that, feels like forever ago.
Also something I'd like to know. I don't think the NA version of the first game had Events listed for tracking the way the PAL & Japanese versions did, so that would be a nice QOL change.
Don't know if there was any cut content from the original but if so it would be neat to have it restored for the new version.
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Holy shit this was an unexpected surprise!
Bert Big Balls
Gold Member
Whenever I see anything related to Tomba, I instantly think of CavemanDCJ. "I would really prefer if you would be quiet."
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
And Tomba 2 also (announced today)
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
GymWolf
Member
I tried tomba 2 for like 1 hour and the artstyle was so offputting compared to the first one that i bailed out.
Is the game as good as the first one leavong the graphic aside?
CuteFaceJay
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CLASSIC!
genesisblock
Member
My brother loves these games. He'll definitely get them day 1.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Tomba 2 is fantastic. I am definitely picking up both of these.
sncvsrtoip
Member
loved game but remember it freeze at some place when entered some door lol
ResilientBanana
Member
It's not a Tomba!