I think this game has the potential to surprise people. It made by one of the people who did Contra 3. The gameplay reminds me of Shock Troopers a little bit but also Contra. Plus, you get to play as a panda.
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Contra Rogue Corps plays better than it looks fromthe gameplay snipets.
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I think this game has the potential to surprise people. It made by one of the people who did Contra 3. The gameplay reminds me of Shock Troopers a little bit but also Contra. Plus, you get to play as a panda.
I've seen more gameplay in a different vid and am pretty confident it's gonna be a good time. It looks like an evolution of Neo Contra gameplay-wise which is just fine with me, that game is great.
Realistically I didn't expect them to do another side scrolling run n gun after Hard Corps Uprising presumably bombed so bad, I never hear anyone talk about that game but it's amazing. I'm okay with this direction just, y'know... tighten up those graphics and we good.
Realistically I didn't expect them to do another side scrolling run n gun after Hard Corps Uprising presumably bombed so bad, I never hear anyone talk about that game but it's amazing. I'm okay with this direction just, y'know... tighten up those graphics and we good.
I think it was partially the confusing editing, bitrate and the non-side-scrolling stigma that turned a lot of people off. Of course, not a lot of people played Neo Contra.
With the way Konami's pushing it(arcade cabinet kiosk!) and touting the producer of Contra III, this is likely gonna be more than a Metal Gear Survive-like cash grab.
With the way Konami's pushing it(arcade cabinet kiosk!) and touting the producer of Contra III, this is likely gonna be more than a Metal Gear Survive-like cash grab.
I actually thought it looks pretty decent. The fact that you can Izuna Drop a nuke on enemies is amazing.
This is looking like a Bomberman R kind of case. Lower budget Konami IP given to passionate devs and they're trying to do their best with it.
May not be the best thing in the world, but looks fun enough to me. Hopefully it's good.
May not be the best thing in the world, but looks fun enough to me. Hopefully it's good.
Honestly, it makes me happy whenever anyone mentions it. Uprising is so fucking good (despite having a stupid monetization model).
Personally, I think it is the best Contra game. It is an absolutely gem. Uprising is definitely just waiting to be "discovered". When people start pawing through the PS3 collection years from now (once it is fully considered "retro"), it is going to be one of those unappreciated gems that people get excited about.
The Switch trailer looked way worse than the others, but it was the headliner. A bit unfair, but eh.
I don't particularily want buckets of useless swearing in my Contra, but I gues this kind of stuff should appeal to those who enjoyed the Devolver Digital E3 panel, or things of that ilk.
I see no reason why it couldn't be as fun as the various PS system games. I'm also glad to see some of Konami's producers and such active on some projects again.
I don't particularily want buckets of useless swearing in my Contra, but I gues this kind of stuff should appeal to those who enjoyed the Devolver Digital E3 panel, or things of that ilk.
I see no reason why it couldn't be as fun as the various PS system games. I'm also glad to see some of Konami's producers and such active on some projects again.
100% agreed.
If there's anyone out there wishing someone would just make a balls to wall incredible run n gun in the vein of Contra alien wars and hard corps, hard corps uprising is your unsung hero.
Just judging from my two play throughs with bahamut and sayuki(? Samurai) Contra could not have been given a better shot at new life with imo. I couldn't tell you why it didn't succeed but it's hard to believe it was due to the actual game itself, it's more or less all I could have asked for a modern contra.
Unfortunately this doesn't have the benefit Bomberman has of being super clean, so it's a bit of a mess visually.
Classic Contra: Sly and Arnie vs Aliens
Direct sequel: Play as a Panda and an Alien in a top down game?
Like, makes more sense as a spinoff like Hard Corps sequel it's a team of four weirdos including Poochie variations, not the actual main characters.
At least the music seems a bit more action movie instead of the edgelord nu-metal of the horrificly ugly PS2 games.
Direct sequel: Play as a Panda and an Alien in a top down game?
Like, makes more sense as a spinoff like Hard Corps sequel it's a team of four weirdos including Poochie variations, not the actual main characters.
At least the music seems a bit more action movie instead of the edgelord nu-metal of the horrificly ugly PS2 games.
The physical copy has either reversible cover art or additional art on the inside over the cover done by the guy who drew these covers...
Uprising is a f***ing masterpiece, only quite lacks the amazing Shattered Soldier mood and soundtrack (the latter is good, very good but no Yamaoka god-tier level).
I didn't think the gameplay would be too bad to begin with and I definitely respect it going wackier and more stylish but holy fuck does this game look like total ass. I know it's common gamer hyperbole to say "it looks like a PS2 game", but this literally looks like a PS2 game that Konami sat on for 15 years. Every time I look at the fucking panda the first thing that comes to mind is Panda from Tekken 5.
I enjoyed Hard Corps: Uprising as much as rest of you guys, but my main issue with the game was the aesthetic. I typically associate Contra from its gritty comic style along the lines of Contra 3 and 4 as well as Contra ReBirth with 90's Action Movie style along the lines of Rambo or Commando. It's just something I've always associated with the Contra series since it's origins. Heck Shattered Soldier managed to maintain this, although that game was Metal as all hell, but not entirely a bad thing.
Hard Corps: Uprising would have been my perfect Contra game if the artstyle was consistent with the rest of the series and didn't lay on the Guilty Gear style anime aesthetic too thick, but it is what it is, I suppose.
Hard Corps: Uprising would have been my perfect Contra game if the artstyle was consistent with the rest of the series and didn't lay on the Guilty Gear style anime aesthetic too thick, but it is what it is, I suppose.
Yeah, Shattered Soldier aesthetics are unrivalled, among the truly most fascinating ever.
I'm not immediately sold on Nobuya Nakazato being deeply involved with the game (apparently Konami marketed Rocket Knight XBLA and the recent Tencent games with his name) but I'm not writing it off yet or anything. I could possibly see it being a Neo Contra tier game.
I'm with you there, it took a few hours to get over how much the characters just didn't look at all like Contra. I love Ishiwatari's style for GG but yeah it missed the mark. The game is just so good I'd forgiven it completely tho.
In terms of aesthetics the genesis Contra Hard Corps is king for me and Rogue Corps looks like it's trying to go that route. Crossing my fingers for some good remixes!
Also crossing my fingers this won't be the third Contra 'corps' game to get overlooked for one reason or another. 😂 🔫
I am a tremendous Contra fan, so I will give this game the benefit of the doubt, but I will not lie: this is not what I was hoping for in another Contra game. The top-down perspective, and swearing are not to my taste, and are big turn-offs.
At least they didn't go with the truly offensive anime 2D/3D visuals found in the horrendous Hard Corps Uprising. No way this new game is worse than that awful shit.
At least they didn't go with the truly offensive anime 2D/3D visuals found in the horrendous Hard Corps Uprising. No way this new game is worse than that awful shit.
This isn't something personal, that literally is the Contra aesthetic. With big melodic Rambo style action movie soundtrack (only really done justice in Contra Spirits). Followed to a T by Contra, Super Contra, Contra Spirits and Operation C and was returned to in Contra 4 after a bunch of missteps.
Shattered Soldier really does not maintain the look, it's all 2002 edgelord teen nu metal by way of Cronenberg.
I really have no idea why people like it, it looks absolutely horrible, with such a shit aesthetic, z-grade animation and also messed with the gameplay formula far too much with crap fixed weapons.
Look, guys, can we go past the fact that they turned the normal mapping amount slider to 11 and just appreciate the fact that you can play a gentleman Alien blob, a girl with a sword in her symbitoic alien midriff, and a fucking CYBERNETIC PANDA, please?
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
Give me over the top enemy encounters and sensible level design, and I think it'll at least be as fun as Neo Contra, though I know that game isn't everyone's cup of tea, either.
I think Treasure is literally just one guy at this point.
I liked Neo Contra, so I'm down for this.
I have to say though, the graphics look like they're missing a layer of detail. Like Playstation home when your characters looked like playdoh people until the good graphics finally loaded in. Is it missing lighting or textures? Just looks off in that way.
I have to say though, the graphics look like they're missing a layer of detail. Like Playstation home when your characters looked like playdoh people until the good graphics finally loaded in. Is it missing lighting or textures? Just looks off in that way.
Huh, didn't know it was getting a physical release. And I'm glad to see Tom duBois getting game work again.
We'll see. I don't hate Neo Contra but I'm just not interested in another top-down entry.
Still, if it reviews okay (not asking for the moon there, but at the very least in the 6.5 - 7 range) then I might check it out.
Still, if it reviews okay (not asking for the moon there, but at the very least in the 6.5 - 7 range) then I might check it out.
A tiny bit of me can't help but think that it'd fit better in the Metal Slug universe than the Contra one.
Yeah, i bought the game but HCU is more anime than its ever looked and it may have turned off alot of folks because of it. Hard Corps for genesis was anime too but it had the early 90's cyberpunk asthetic that didn't really change the look of the game too much from other titles in the series.
Oh lawd this game is aiming for 30fps on consoles. With those graphics to boot.
Contra Rogue Corps looks like a UE4 game they downgraded as much as they could to run on the switch
I played it for 30 minutes and I don't love it yet. It plays fine but feels flat and uninteresting. Neo Contra is much better as an overhead style shooter.
It's Unity.