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Cyber Shadow Review Thread (Game Inspired by Ninja Gaiden & Other NES Action Games) Releases on 1/26 for Switch/PC/PS4-5/Xbox Gamepass
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I believe if you look on the eShop it says when it ends. I saw it last night but I'm not near my Switch now.
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Why not? It's a style that works well for 2D games made by a single person that started out chipping away at it in their spare time. The pixel art and gameplay look cool.
There's also far, far more indie games released that don't use NES-style pixel art, it's just that the good-looking ones with obvious influences from classic titles we are familiar with tend to catch the eye and generate more discussion than most of the couple-of-dozen indies that release each week. The publisher being Yacht Club gave this a deserved boost given their pedigree too.
Yes, some games it works quite well and if this means they can keep the prices down than I'm all for it. I'm just surprised it's still a thing after all these years and not just isolated on handhelds.
Why? It's timeless. Generally the simpler a style is the more timeless it is, that's why no one is rushing to make N64-style graphics, decent pixel art has a quality all of its own even 30+ years later while comparatively early 3D stuff looks terrible next to modern 3D games. I'd love to see more 16-bit style stuff though.
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Weird thing to say. They wouldn't look out of place on a handheld but they do on consoles/PC? As if modern handhelds aren't capable of so much more just like consoles and PC?
YES! I was praying daily at the tail end of last year that the game would still hit 2020, but this is the next best thing.
I've been waiting for a "gamer's game" for a long time -- something with a tough challenge accompanied by immaculate old-school gameplay -- and this looks like it's going to scratch that itch wonderfully.
Really looking forward to the soundtrack too. It's being headlined by Enrique Martin, but also apparently co-composed in some manner by Jake Kaufman? Can anyone confirm?
I've been waiting for a "gamer's game" for a long time -- something with a tough challenge accompanied by immaculate old-school gameplay -- and this looks like it's going to scratch that itch wonderfully.
Really looking forward to the soundtrack too. It's being headlined by Enrique Martin, but also apparently co-composed in some manner by Jake Kaufman? Can anyone confirm?
When you play on a big screen those pixels can at times become so large it's hard to make out what it is you're looking at. It's like blowing up a JPEG 400 x 400 onto a 60" screen.
Yep! Soundtrack by Pentadrangle and produced by Jake Kaufman.
https://twitter.com/yachtclubgames/status/1111445145587609600?lang=en
I have been waiting on this game since last year. Already pre-ordered and I can't wait to finally play it!
I'm not sure if Jake did any composition or not. When they announced his involvement, it was in a producer role. I guess it's possible he did compose a track or two in the end. But I know this is primarily by Enrique Martin.
getting if for switch even though i own a ps5 since it might be years before i invest in a 120hz monitor
Pre ordered on Switch and can't wait to play, loved the messenger and I have faith in YCG that they're publishing this because it's worthy.
Sorry but I can't agree with this at all. I don't know what game you played that turned into a pixelated mess on your TV lol
this just comes off like "I don't like pixel art, period" propaganda at this point
People actually believe this. Was this bad joke supposed to be accompanied by a trollface cringe pic?
Are you sure youre not using the zoom option on your tv for that fucked up image. jesus christ.
This will be the my first real test of the Series controller's dpad in a traditional game, aside from Tetris Effect. I'm pretty sure it'll be miles better than the Switch Pro for sidescrollers.
yeah this has to be a troll. my analogue mega sg with all the settings finely tuned on a 55'' TV is so gorgeous it makes me want to cry
Hmm, it's less accessible than Shovel Knight and that'll put some reviewers looking for a bit more of a helping hand off I suspect. Which is fair enough for the wider audience they are reviewing for, but stuff like this does pretty much do what it says on the tin, and by all accounts is still significantly easier than the games it's taking inspiration from. These days being able to rattle through to the ending in 6 hours or so of almost constantly new content because you have unlimited continues and can immediately restart at the same section is very different from having to replay the whole game every time to get a handful of cracks at the section that you're struggling with. Before getting past it and immediately having to do so again. These games always end up being much bigger than the NES titles because of that and with a range of ideas to match, but rarely get the credit for it.
Had no idea this game existed but i will buy tomorrow for X1 (don't have gamepass). Looks cool and i always like 2D games with ninjas xD.
I was thinking of a game I own called Gemini Rue. The pixel density was simply too low. Anyways no point in me making anymore comments about it because this game does look good.
But Gemini Rue doesn't look like a NES game in the first place....
When done well, the 8-bit aesthetic with some nuanced modern touches is one of the most appealing looks a game can have imo.
i just looked the game up and it looks like a late 80s/early 90s european PC point and click adventure? i don't get this dude's posts AT ALL lol
i mean.. if it doesnt have infinitely spawning eagles/bats before jumps we might have something here heh
And as far as I could tell the main criticisms, aside from check points being "a bit too spaced out,"were regarding the story and dialogue.
Which...who cares in a game like this?
Ninja Gaiden NES if reviewed today would be lucky to get a 7/10.
i'd say Ninja Gaiden on NES is a solid 7/10 anyways.
same wavelength
Not to derail, but how was The Messenger? It looks like a pretty solid platformer..... up to a point. Most of the negatives I've heard about is at during the final half of the game, where lots of backtracking is introduced and becomes a slog.
Gamingcapsule's review explicitly mentions the CRT filter, here at 7:53 into the video. He says it looks mostly good, but experienced some strange scanline artifacts:
I really enjoyed the game and think it's worth playing, I also enjoyed the back half of the game though I'll fully admit it's the weaker half of the game. I'd say the first half is a 9/10 second half a 7/10 averaging the game as a whole to an 8/10.
Thanks. It does show some footage of the filter in that review. Looks like those artifacts with it enabled are a bug. Hopefully the final release Switch version won't have that issue, because otherwise the filter looks pretty decent.
