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Monster Boy and the cursed Kingdom coming Dec 4. Previews round-up thread
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Got any impressions? I'm interested in hearing about how it controls, enemies, level design, that kind of stuff you would see in a short demo.
Not the newest one. I'm talking about Monster Boy Dragon Trap.
Oh. I thought you were at PAX and thought this was a remake. LOL. Yeah, Dragon's Trap is awesome too.
Here's some offscreen footage. It looks like the same old demo but with the new character designs. Maybe that's why nobody got footage of it? I don't know. I'm certainly interested in seeing more of it.
Sorry guys, the lack of footage is our fault! We didn't want any recorded material this time as we're not 100% finished yet and didn't want to have last minute beta footage on the internet before releasing final material in an upcoming trailer. Please look forward to it! The PAX demo was very short, just the beach (with limitations e.g. some closed areas that are currently in construction.)
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Different team, different project altogether.
Long story short:
Dragon Trap is a wonder boy 3 remake.
Monster Boy is a spiritual successor to the later entries in collaboration with the series creator.
Hope this game isn't long for the sake of being long. I like my 2D platformers rather short and awesome than stretched and boring.
It looks great tho. The only thing I don't like is the fact that there is retail version for the US but none for Europe.
It looks great tho. The only thing I don't like is the fact that there is retail version for the US but none for Europe.
It looks great there but I doubt it'll look so good as an icon on the 720p screen, too much detail.
Better than I thought, and I shall eat my hat. But nowhere near as nice as the Twitter pic looks on my S8 screen obviously. And on that note, I wish the Switch outputted the UI at 1080p on the TV (just like I wish X outputted its UI at 4K).How's this?
Does anyone know why the UI is limited to 720p on Switch?
The woodland screenshot is just stunning. Just absolutely - strikingly - beautiful. I know they delayed the game to re-do all the art and it looks like the extra effort paid off.
This is light years beyond the initial screens they showed in 2015. If this is coming to consoles well before Steam, I might even get a console for this.
This is light years beyond the initial screens they showed in 2015. If this is coming to consoles well before Steam, I might even get a console for this.
So Thomas, I was wondering. Are there any differences in terms of resolution and other technical stuff between the Switch version and PS4/PS4 Pro? I've had the PS4 version pre-ordered/paid off, but I could see myself changing to the Switch version if they were both 100% the same on my 4k TV.
edit: Somehow thought I was quoting something from the last page. But nonetheless, what I quoted is relevant to my question so I'll stick to it.
Hi Kyolux,
all console versions will look very similar at launch but at this time I can't 100% guarantee zero visual differences as we use a slightly different texture compression on Switch.
Yes, it's 1080p and uses a method of scaling for larger resolutions (PC version: We plan to support 21:9).
You know, when Monster Boy was first announced, it honestly looked, for lack of a better word, cheap. I know it wasn't cheap, because games aren't cheap. But you could clearly see the limitations of the budget in the artwork. This art didn't look like it went through an insane number of revisions. I didn't care at all, because it was more Wonder Boy, but looking back I can definitely admit that. However...
This game does not look cheap anymore. In any way.
Well, I think it all depends on the reception of the game when it's out. If it gets a high metascore and a decent amount of sales, the chance for a physical copy on Xbox is higher. It's not happening for launch because right now we already have a 20:1 pre-order ratio Switch vs. PS4. I'd expect a low amount of physical pre-orders for Xbox One given the lower hardware install base compared to PS4. And yet - Xbox has a minimum order quantity for discs that's higher than PS4. I also recommend everyone who's interested in physical copies to pre-order the Switch or PS4 version rather sooner than later as it could sell out rather quickly and a reprint is not guaranteed.
This game does not look cheap anymore. In any way.
Thanks a lot! Yes, we improved the graphics tremendously but it's not only a visual treat. The variety and gameplay ideas that we included in this game is insane. If you look at all material ever released on this game you didn't see more than 5% of the content that we packed into it. It's huge.
MS demands higher minimum print runs for physical releases which means they're not feasible for the vast majority of indie games. It's not as if all these indies skip XB1 out of prejudice, they're just forced to make practical decisions with limited resources.
I've mostly just lurked when it comes to this game and thread (really looking forward to the game!), but I just want to give a big shout-out to you doing a fantastic job at communicating things, Kern.
Oh boy can't wait to finally play this. Right in time for my summer holiday too, this and Octopath Traveler will get loads of playtime during that time. I'm really glad the game looks better than it used to so good job on improving that and not being content with how it was.
This just keeps looking better and better. Such a shame no physical EU release seems to be in the works. Hope it can still happen eventually.
Wow, just caught that there's gonna be physical editions and saw some of the new screens... looks vastly improved!
Thanks for the info. I'll stick to my PS4 copy then. Especially since those are less in demand, I don't want you guys to feel like it was completely for naught to print them!
FINE
(just pre-ordered Switch version from Best Buy...game looks great)
PS4 preorder is now in. Looking forward to when this releases.
Just did mine too thanks to the bump, the game is looking great.
I'll admit I didn't like the way this game looked when it was revealed, but the new visuals mimic the stylised, boldly-coloured Sega games much better. Looking forward to playing it.
Thanks for the reminder that the physical version may have a limited print run. I grabbed this for my Switch.
Looking forward to playing this.
Looking forward to playing this.
Thanks a lot for your kind words and the pre-orders, everyone!
No discrepancy. It's a premium game launch with similar price for physical and digital versions.
Still no plans for a EU retail release?
I hope this doesn't mean it's a 20h slog filled with... well, filler content. Can we skip dialogue/cutscenes in the game?
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