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Mechstermination Force |OT| Platforming Boss Rush Action by Gunman Clive Creator
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Please, add HD Rumble in a patch! :-) That would make such a difference IMO! And if you do, make sure to add a strength option (joycons generally seem to need less HD rumble than a pro controller). Thanks for a fun game!
Haven't climbed enough yet to be able to answer the wall tether thing. The character is pretty "light weight", but IMO that's a good design against the huge bosses.
Based on what I've played so far, it's well worth the asking price.
Just bought the game, will jump in after I finish Steam World Dig 2!
Seconding the ask for rumble via a patch!
Seconding the ask for rumble via a patch!
When I first saw this game I thought the mechs were a little generic, but the way they're constantly transforming/breaking apart and pulling out new attacks that make you go "WTF WHY CAN THEY DO THAT" is really impressive.
The character is really light and floaty like in Gunman Clive. As for the wall tether, I haven't seen any issues. It works exactly like climbing walls in the Retro DKC games.
The character is really light and floaty like in Gunman Clive. As for the wall tether, I haven't seen any issues. It works exactly like climbing walls in the Retro DKC games.
Yeah this is really good as expected. It's pretty much a Treasure-style game made by Bertil with crazy transforming bosses. The first thing you have to learn is to quickly use the shoulder button to stand in place and fire precise shots. I think the controls could be slightly tighter but so far it looks and feels good.
I really like this after two bosses but there are some control and physic "weirdness" that will take some getting used to.
Maybe it's just me, but I wish holding L to crouch, which locks your movement, would do so without having to hold the fire button down first. I don't know why, but it was really throwing me off at first. I think my brain is working now, though.
And yeah, the jumping and is really floaty and I had some frustrations because of it in the snow level but that's all just getting used to the way the game plays and not really a problem. Much like Clive.
I DO wish there were more sound effects and feedback when parts are flying off of the mechs because that stuff is really visually saysfying and with some more sound it would be awesome feeling.
This shit is cool, though.
Maybe it's just me, but I wish holding L to crouch, which locks your movement, would do so without having to hold the fire button down first. I don't know why, but it was really throwing me off at first. I think my brain is working now, though.
And yeah, the jumping and is really floaty and I had some frustrations because of it in the snow level but that's all just getting used to the way the game plays and not really a problem. Much like Clive.
I DO wish there were more sound effects and feedback when parts are flying off of the mechs because that stuff is really visually saysfying and with some more sound it would be awesome feeling.
This shit is cool, though.
Mechstermination Force looks fantastic, sharp in its style, design, and performance. The bosses seem so fun and creative, which must be an incredibly difficult thing to create, and loading looks quick from the footage I've seen. Good to see many players and reviewers enjoying it already.
Best of luck to beril and everyone else involved on their awesome new game.
Best of luck to beril and everyone else involved on their awesome new game.
The NintendoLife review felt sorry for the game appearing so close to Cuphead, basically.
Interesting. They're different enough in terms of tone, style, and mechanics that I didn't even make the connection myself. I think the lower price and two week headstart was a good call.
Cuphead is more of a contra boss run in my opinion.
This game is more like a 2d Shadow of the Colossus without the free roam aspect with some bullet hell.
If I wasn't sold on it before, this description is the kicker. :)
I think the game started to click with me when this fairly standard robot boss transformed into a giant alligator. I'm still kinda getting used to the game and finding it a little frustrating but it's fun and the bosses are really interesting. Definitely feels like something I'll replay a lot
just to make sure, this is not a Contra-like run'n'gun game. Boss fights only!
Like the Gunman Clive games, this title lacks the audio "oomph" you expect when hitting enemies or taking damage yourself. The sound effects are far too limited and quiet. I'm also really struggling with this game's jumping controls for some reason.
Really cool game though. I love boss rush games and this is scratching that itch quite nicely.
Really cool game though. I love boss rush games and this is scratching that itch quite nicely.
I'm aware. HCU had its fare share of bosses hence the comparison.
Although I've found my playthrough of this to only be ok so far. Nothing spectacular, although I do like the two that I fought so far that had a surprise phase 2.
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Ye I have a huge problem with the sound design. So many missing sound effects. It is really hurting my enjoyment of the game when shooting lacks audio feedback. The game feels unfinished.
This was already an issue in the Gunman Clive games. Sound design is a hugely underwhelming in all Hörberg Productions games, unfortunately.
Been playing for a long time now and loving it. I am to the forth boss and it is great but the small touches are holding it back. Something as simple as a pause sound or lowering the volume when you pause are missing.
The missing sound are the biggest travesty but the game design is great and I just keep wanting to play more to see the different transformations and seeing the breaking of pieces are so satisfying which makes the audio side so underwhelming.
Love love the boss designs.
The missing sound are the biggest travesty but the game design is great and I just keep wanting to play more to see the different transformations and seeing the breaking of pieces are so satisfying which makes the audio side so underwhelming.
Love love the boss designs.
yeah, I agree. Really wish this game had more "punch" in the audio department, but it's still an awesome experience regardless.
Yes it is but you gain money to buy health upgrades and new weapons which helps. You just have to die alot to gain the money. A 2nd player is really helpful too.
Liking it but kind of struggling to adapt to the controls. Is ZL used to crouch and stick to the spot while shooting?
I've beaten a few bosses in handheld mode but I feel like the controls are a bit loose/imprecise in handheld mode. Hard to describe but it's my own fault. Gonna try and play on the Pro pad tonight, docked, and see how things feel.
Really digging it overall though!
I've beaten a few bosses in handheld mode but I feel like the controls are a bit loose/imprecise in handheld mode. Hard to describe but it's my own fault. Gonna try and play on the Pro pad tonight, docked, and see how things feel.
Really digging it overall though!
Nope not as far as I know. Don't see a setting for that.
The bosses are great tho and you have to learn the pattern.
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Played a bit just now and my initial impression is unfortunately a tad negative. My main problem is that the bosses require precise 360° shooting, making the d-pad insufficient, while the movement, as is usual for 2D games, feel terrible with the analog stick. This led to me constantly switching between the two, which didn't feel fun at all.
So far I think if I could move with the d-pad, shoot with the right stick, and jump with R, I would have a much better time.
So far I think if I could move with the d-pad, shoot with the right stick, and jump with R, I would have a much better time.
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All shoulder buttons seem to work identical. I think you can choose whatever suits you the best.
Don't know how well d-pad movement would work on the circular bosses, like the one with multiple circles and a core in the middle. And if you jump with R, how would you grab the walls?
Bingo, I knew it the moment I saw those FOV moments and BGs clearly set up for stereo 3D.
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first half of that post seems to have ended up in the wrong thread? sounds like an eShop thread post?
Played with the Pro pad today and was able to blaze through several bosses, some on the first try. The difficulty is really all over the place, but I mainly think it's partly because bosses that required climbing and wall jumps are really awkward at times. One of my favourite bosses (mechbeth, I think it was called?) had so many climbing sections you needed to jump from a grab to another grab that kind of expose how inconsistent things feel. For example, it's hard (if not impossible?) to do a standing jump upwards to hang and grab, even if you're holding LS up and ZL. I found it was easy to jump up into a hanging grab if I was crouched first.
Combine this with bosses that move and bend and it's unnecessarily difficult at times.
Another issue I have with the controls, but I realize that this one's on me, is that sometimes I'm hanging onto something or crouching for so long (while trying to aim very precisely) that I forget I'm going to begin moving again once I let go of the fire button. It's something I need to get better at but it throws me off pretty often.
To qualify all of my experiences above further, I'm playing solo. I think the game would definitely be easier in co-op.
I know the above sounds negative but I'm having a great time with it aside from those gripes. It has a "okay let's try just one more time" feeling if you lose. And it's so intense at times that you'll check the clear time when you finally beat a boss and say, "wow, was that really only 2 minutes?" The action is so intense and dialed-in that I feel like fights take 10 minutes, but I guess focused action has a time dilation effect or something.
Anyway, I'm gonna go see if I can beat the last few bosses now!
Combine this with bosses that move and bend and it's unnecessarily difficult at times.
Another issue I have with the controls, but I realize that this one's on me, is that sometimes I'm hanging onto something or crouching for so long (while trying to aim very precisely) that I forget I'm going to begin moving again once I let go of the fire button. It's something I need to get better at but it throws me off pretty often.
To qualify all of my experiences above further, I'm playing solo. I think the game would definitely be easier in co-op.
I know the above sounds negative but I'm having a great time with it aside from those gripes. It has a "okay let's try just one more time" feeling if you lose. And it's so intense at times that you'll check the clear time when you finally beat a boss and say, "wow, was that really only 2 minutes?" The action is so intense and dialed-in that I feel like fights take 10 minutes, but I guess focused action has a time dilation effect or something.
Anyway, I'm gonna go see if I can beat the last few bosses now!
Eh not really, that video is literally how far it ever got on 3DS. Everything about the artstyle, the design of the bosses and levels etc were done after I returned to the idea two years later, with solely the Switch in mind
there is also this:
That was just... thoroughly average.
I dunno why the shmup section was so floaty. And it felt like the music could have used orchestra or guitar.
Going for time isn't a good objective in this sort of game when you have so much rng.
I dunno why the shmup section was so floaty. And it felt like the music could have used orchestra or guitar.
Going for time isn't a good objective in this sort of game when you have so much rng.
Duly noted beril ! I guess it's just part of your design/artstyle sensibilities even now thst you left the 3DS behind then hehe
Yeah, will edit that out thanks
Yeah, will edit that out thanks
What an annoying game.
Why is there no dual analog? Because of that i constantly jump left/right right into the pit because i was shooting in that direction.
Why aren't rockets aligned properly so when i shoot horizontally i destroy them? Sometimes default gun's bullets just fly a pixel above them and that's just wrong -- if i see a rocket flying horizontally towards me my gunfire SHOULD hit them when i shoot horizontally. Anything else is just an error.
Why is there no dual analog? Because of that i constantly jump left/right right into the pit because i was shooting in that direction.
Why aren't rockets aligned properly so when i shoot horizontally i destroy them? Sometimes default gun's bullets just fly a pixel above them and that's just wrong -- if i see a rocket flying horizontally towards me my gunfire SHOULD hit them when i shoot horizontally. Anything else is just an error.
I've been liking it so far. Granted I'm not very good at these games but the ability to earn money from replaying old missions means I can afford upgrades.
Love the boss designs and transformations!
Love the boss designs and transformations!
So if you were an enemy ship going horizontally towards your target, you would automatically choose a height above ground where it's the easiest for you to be hit? Choosing any other height is an error?
saw the giant bomb quick look for this game and it looks rad af. the mulitstage boss stuff really gets to shine here, love it.
i cant really play games right now due to an injury, but im looking forward to playing it when i can.
all hail giant destructible mech bosses.
i cant really play games right now due to an injury, but im looking forward to playing it when i can.
all hail giant destructible mech bosses.
Try it on the Pro controller if you have one. Moving to the Pro from Handheld mode was seriously a gamechanger.
Replaying is really nice if you just want to grind out some quick cash, yeah! The game definitely gets easier overtime too, as you purchase more Hearts. In a sense, it has a Dark Souls-ish progression where, over time, you can brute force your way through some bosses because you'll have earned enough money to buy a Heart or a new weapon.