The always great Gamersyde is starting to post their footage from Day 1 of Gamescom, beginning with Battletoads.
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Gamersyde | Battletoads 8 Minutes of 4k/60fps Direct Feed Gameplay
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Still mostly like how it looks in theory but I also definitely stand by my opinion that the characters don't stand out from the background enough, which is bad in a brawler sort of game.
Whilst the animation on the characters at times is interesting. Man, is the gameplay slow. Like, it's really really slow. Feels like it's moving at a snails pace trawling through molasses.
Also, this really needs actual voice acting, and it needs to be as extremely cheesy as possible, revel in that 80s-90s cheese. Those text-boxes aren't doing anything in the games favors.
Also, this really needs actual voice acting, and it needs to be as extremely cheesy as possible, revel in that 80s-90s cheese. Those text-boxes aren't doing anything in the games favors.
The animation on it's own is really smooth, and full of personality. Even getting up from the ground is filled with extra personality.
The hit detection at points looks spotty. Once you're locked, the combos rock, but before that, is looks like they might be swinging at air.
This could definitely have to do with the enemies "settling in" to the scene, before getting beat. We'll see.
I love how big and detailed they let the blows be. No tiny attack boxes or limited sprite styles for this. They take up huge space. But at the same time, I'm not sure this matches with the hits. I turn my toad into a huge train, but do I have a train's attack box?
I don't mind the slow speed. Not sure it's a must here (not like players like this can take the full movesets to task on a show floor), but this is definitely an "Animator's Showcase" game right now, rather than a "super snappy, gameplay is king" experience, so far. I don't hate that, as you rarely get to see the former.
Still looking forward to seeing more. Can't really tell the true balance of a game like this by a single 1st stage play.
The hit detection at points looks spotty. Once you're locked, the combos rock, but before that, is looks like they might be swinging at air.
This could definitely have to do with the enemies "settling in" to the scene, before getting beat. We'll see.
I love how big and detailed they let the blows be. No tiny attack boxes or limited sprite styles for this. They take up huge space. But at the same time, I'm not sure this matches with the hits. I turn my toad into a huge train, but do I have a train's attack box?
I don't mind the slow speed. Not sure it's a must here (not like players like this can take the full movesets to task on a show floor), but this is definitely an "Animator's Showcase" game right now, rather than a "super snappy, gameplay is king" experience, so far. I don't hate that, as you rarely get to see the former.
Still looking forward to seeing more. Can't really tell the true balance of a game like this by a single 1st stage play.
Thank you for confirming I thought maybe I was just super high and imagining it was moving slow
It's not what people we expecting but I like the look of it personally. Will have to actually see what it plays like.
What a genuinely shitty first post. Seriously, why even bother?
What a genuinely shitty first post. Seriously, why even bother?
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You are still super high, but yes, this is very slow.
Even the most low or no budget indie games do better gameplay than this.
Art aside, this seems to miss what I love about Battletoads. It wasn't really a beat-em-up! Some levels were but there were so many other gimmicks. Vehicles, pure platforming, races, all sorts of neat stuff.
Talking about the NES version. Never played the others.
Talking about the NES version. Never played the others.
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It's looking surprisingly good with lots of frames of animation. I could do without the tutorial hint near the boss, which is a little patronizing, but other than that, I like it. I hope you traverse longer distances between encounters at points in the game, so it doesn't become too static.
I like the art-style, but I think they need to increase the speed.
Original Battletoads games were fast... damn fast.
Original Battletoads games were fast... damn fast.
Errrr..great animation, but the rest looks awful. It is slow, as others have mentioned, but I kept losing where the characters were, and even getting the right "lane" seemed difficult for the player.
Hard pass from me.
Hard pass from me.
GTA IV had vehicle handling remarkably different than GTA V, and yet they both felt great to play. If the gameplay here is slower than the original, why not wait until you play THIS Battletoads before you shit on it?
The art style and animations are gorgeous, but as people are saying, they completely missed the boat on the pace of the original game's gameplay. Maybe it'll feel differently while playing, but as of now, it doesn't look very much to play. I hope I'm wrong.
It does look pretty slow but the craft is clearly there. Perhaps playing it will make you perceive it differently.
I love the animation and colour palette.
The toads have more defined individuality now. I think this could be a damn fun co-op experience.
I love the animation and colour palette.
The toads have more defined individuality now. I think this could be a damn fun co-op experience.
Presentation side is incredible, but the game does look super slow and dull. Might not be an issue when youre actually playing but it doesnt make for a fun watch
The artstyle doesn't bother me as much, but that gameplay is looking basic. Microsoft needs to call up The Behemoth. Castle Crashers was a hit on Xbox 360, this has a similar aesthetic and I feel like they could work the kinks out of the gameplay here.
It just dawned on me that this is likely to land on the Switch eventually.
It just dawned on me that this is likely to land on the Switch eventually.
I wish there was a demo for this game.
If does play slow, I hope there's options to change that or that it isn't too late to respond to feedback.
If does play slow, I hope there's options to change that or that it isn't too late to respond to feedback.
This looks like a pretty bland beat em up.
The OG battletoads was great because it introduced a lot of fun and interesting mechanics throughout the game.
This doesnt appear to be doing that at all.
The OG battletoads was great because it introduced a lot of fun and interesting mechanics throughout the game.
This doesnt appear to be doing that at all.
I think you are over reacting. Outside of a couple of drive by's (which have already resulted in warnings) most people are pretty level headed in this thread. People are just making observations based on what we've seen, not dismissing the game completely.
It's also pretty reasonable to go into a reboot/sequel with certain expectations. That's inevitable, and totally normal.
The art style has grown on me since the initial reveal, but I'm concerned it won't capture what I loved about the original. But, this is just a tutorial so I'm not making any sweeping judgements about the game as a whole.
Apparently the character designs are by Mike Dietz, probably most known for his work on Earth Worm Jim.
Explains a lot.
Explains a lot.
The E3 montage trailer showed other gameplay like racing, so I think we'll see some of that.
that's good work and the animation is great.
but that needs to be like 2x or 3x the speed. it looks very dry at these slow speeds.
is this game targeted towards small children? only reason I can think of for the combat to be that sedated.
Yeah, I'd prefers my brawler a bit speedier than that.
Good thing is that there's lots of people getting their hands on the game now, and it doesn't have a release date yet, so with some luck there'll be time to make adjustments.
Music is fantastic, but man is the gameplay so slow and boring that it's unbearable. Enemies in Battletoads aren't meant to be like late game Streets of Rage sponges, the point was they hit like a truck and overwhelmed you with numbers so you had to manage encounters to try and get as many quick kills (via the "crazy" limb morph attacks) as possible. This is just basically "look at all the wacky animations we made" currently, the gameplay isn't Battletoads.
To be honest I'm not even that impressed by the visuals (character animations aside), there is little to no motion in the background or anything in the way of effects going on (the static puddle in the boss fight...), it looks sterile.
To be honest I'm not even that impressed by the visuals (character animations aside), there is little to no motion in the background or anything in the way of effects going on (the static puddle in the boss fight...), it looks sterile.
After watching a few minutes of it. The animation grew on me, I didn't like when I first saw it, but it looks pretty damn good. However, I can see how it may not appeal to others. The game in some sections feels a bit slow. I changed the speed of the video to 1.25 and it felt ok in most areas, some it felt a bit too fast (at 1.25). So a balance in between 1.0 and 1.25 would be perfect.
Looking forward to checking it out when it drops on GamePass.
Looking forward to checking it out when it drops on GamePass.