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Holiday BOMBA: Playstation AllStars Charts 38th Week 1 UK
- Thread starter grimshawish
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Haven't seen any ads for AllStars, but seen shit tons of Vita, LittleBigPlanet, Wonderbook, and PS3 adverts lately. So yeah i have no idea what you mean with that
Live Free or Die
Banned
Who cares what a game sells. It's not your job to worry how much a game sells.
What does "a $15 PSN title" look like, exactly?
People who want a sequel.
Which going by UK sales, not many people do
As a Sony fan, that roster is awesome. I can't comprehend how it's common practice to shit all over Sonys ip's while Nintendo always get the upper hand. I couldn't care less about most of the roster in Smash bros, despite growing up with nintendo during the 80s and 90s, those characters just ain't that appealing to me. I can't be alone with this opinion.
Nope, i agree too. Grew up on NES and then moved on to an N64 and don't even know who half of the Smash characters are.
There is a lot of Nintendo hate here, but let's be fair, the Sony doom threads aren't exactly in short supply either.
Given how the marketing for the game pre-release was such a flop, I can't say I'm surprised.
As a Sony fan, I disagree. That's one of the game's problems: it's not targeting its entire possible fanbase.
As a Sony fan, I disagree. That's one of the game's problems: it's not targeting its entire possible fanbase.
last gen graphics, low budget presentation.
Agent Icebeezy
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I own this on Vita and PS3 (agentice, add me!) Anyways, I find it to be fun, if not for anything else, a diversion of time. The characters here that Sony presents shows that while all of these characters have been in some great games, either nostalgia hasn't taken root or it is simply the fact that the games that they appear in might be fantastic, but the general public doesn't really care about them as IPs. I got this simply because it was for both PS3 and Vita, if that were not the case, I likely would not have purchased it. There isn't anything here that has true lore nor am I attached to the characters as I am Nintendo characters. Novel attempt but the Playstation characters just simply don't have enough worth with the general public to see this game have mass appeal.
I'll give you low budget presentation, but the graphics are nothing to scoff at. They're one of the few things the game has going for it. That and rock solid 60 fps.
Empty Space
Member
As a modern representation of Sony the roster does an excellent job, but I think everybody can agree that the lack of earlier PlayStation hits specifically Crash, Spyro, and some Final Fantasy character is kind of a bummer and oversight. I get it the license holders weren't willing to extend rights for this game, but it doesn't make it any less disappointing.
It´s not the roster that makes this game Bomb.. it´s the way they advertised this product.. They could have had Mario, Cloud, Snake or whatever in this game it wouldn´t matter.. the game needs alot more exposure than it has recieved.. the stupid reveal thing they did and the forum stuff does not get anyone to notice this game.... which is a shame, because the game is real good old fun..
snoopeasystreet
Member
I'll pick it up eventually for playing with my mates but I can't comprehend why they went with supers being the only way to kill a character. It means each character only has 3 end states to their combat potential and it removes a large amount of the spontaneity that makes a game like this interesting in the long run.
No it does not like at all.
CadetMahoney
Member
Is UK really known for really poor Sony sales? Damn, must be the opposite of Japan.
There's a good mix of hits from different Playstation home console consoles. Maybe not the ones you want, but to say there's a "lack of earlier Playstation hits" is just wrong.
Stallion Free
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I don't think that a few old-school RPG-characters would have made so much difference...
Yeah, that is true I guess, but I personally can't fault them for trying and not succeeding in getting everyone on the first try.
Captain Tuttle
Member
Sony has no idea what their customers want, do they? It's a shame because the effort is there.
But if it doesn't sell 1 million in one day it's a bomba, didn't you know?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Hardly surprising. I might pick it up somewhere down the line even though I wasn't a huge fan of the beta (far too chaotic, and relying on supers to KO enemies sucks), but I can't imagine there being a significant amount of people out there who asked for or wanted a Playstation Smash Bros.
Stallion Free
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A 6/10 effort according to OPM.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Can't wait for the sequel. It'll be tons better than what we got (which is already awesome).
Shadow2222
Member
Wow, so many people that didn't like this? It's way better than Smash Bros. in my opinion. Yes, the presentation and menus are awful, but the game itself looks great, the characters are very diverse yet balanced, and the levels are very unique.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Wouldn't be surprised if PSABR 2 is quietly shelved.
Canis lupus
Member
Tell me cuz I'm really bad at the game.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Did Yoshida see the performance of Rag Doll Kung Fu? All Stars was bomba the day it was dreamt up.
Euro Game Slayer out!
Euro Game Slayer out!
gregor7777
Banned
The roster is terrible. It simply isn't marketable to anyone but a diehard Sony fan. That's not really Sony's fault, they just don't have the iconic characters Nintendo has. No one does.
Without the iconic characters, it just becomes Generic Fighting Game #153 and those don't sell.
Without the iconic characters, it just becomes Generic Fighting Game #153 and those don't sell.
Agent Icebeezy
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I don't see how that claim can be made with a straight face. The levels are great, I will cosign that, but everything else is just good gaming. Nothing great.
Only Capcom could do this, which they kinda do with MvC (use their roster that is)
I know this sounds amazingly stupid, but maybe some people have different taste to you?
Impossible!
The gameplay and online is better than Brawl's, at least. Though Brawl beats it in sheer SP content.
You're right, LN. How stupid of me. Sorry, i'll stop trying to justify my purchase and agree i think PSASBR is total shit.
kunonabi
Member
Problem is they left out a bunch of characters a die hard sony fan would want. It's ridiculous that Cloud, Snake, Dart, Crash, an RE character, and a Toshinden character are all missing.
Gunstarheroes
Member
People still look back at Battle Arena Toshinden fondly? Man.......
I get the FF/Crash/Spyro claims, but i mean, as someone who has enjoyed most of Sony's first-party stuff, i think they did a pretty damn good job.
I don't even know who Dart and Toshinden are...
Empty Space
Member
Exactly and hopefully this game does well enough in the long run that we see all the guys who get brought up time and time again in the the sequel.
Neither did I. I had to look them up Toshinden still doesn't ring a bell, but at least I know what Legend of the Dragoon is.