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Knack II in development for PS4, according to animator's résumé
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Little Monser
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YAAAAAAAAAAS SLAY ME DADDY KANCK!!!!!!!
The Last One
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Nigga go outside
Revolutionary
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Looking forward to Knack 2: A Hideo Kojima Game
Cardon
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I just started playing Knack, got it for $15 used, and thought the GAF hate was a bit overdone before I started playing it. But once I started my journey into Knack I quickly realized it was one of the most banal games I've ever played. I get that it's not a game for everyone and it has a smidgen of skill due to how the battle system is through knowing enemy movements and dying after one or two hits, but everything was just so bland. Overall it just felt like a forgettable Saturday morning cartoon.
So yeah, I hope some major improvements are done with Knack II if this is actually a thing.
So yeah, I hope some major improvements are done with Knack II if this is actually a thing.
Aside from the fact that Knack and Crash have little in common, has there ever been a game that used another game's title as a codename?
Nah man, a weak first entry can never lead to a great series. Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to preload Street Fighter V.
Not false, if we really want it. And we want it.
Maybe if it was a radically different game?
Like, Knack's power is so cool it's more fitted for like, a focused action RPG akin to the original Darksiders than say, a weird platforming brawling hybrid.
Jawmuncher
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First time for everything.
Gameplay suffered from minor variations on jump/run to the next platform/zone and punch shit.
If you look at a game like 3D World, or even the classic Crash games, every few levels would introduce something new, keeping things fresh for most of the game.
I'm gonna guess that they looked at profits more than Knack gifs on GAF.
Firmus_Anguis
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I don't mind this. 
Good to have some diversity, something for the kiddies!
Good to have some diversity, something for the kiddies!
PlatypusDude
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So the month this comes out the PS4 will break all sales records. Knack 2: Electric Knackaloo will be the GOTY for sure.
qualitydisc
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edit: nevermind. Thought I had something good, but I don't think this guy has the right credentials
We're talking about Sony Japan Studio here and not Studio Activision.
It's hilarious that a ps4 game like Knack is so goddamn basic and restricted that it's nearly 20 year old forefathers feel modern by comparison.
You just reminded me why Studio Japan are secretly Sony's best first party developer.
They are better than this, and Knack can be great.
Hyperfludd
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thank knack
I'll look forward to it, cus I always liked the concept. Plus I always give a game an actual shot instead of outright dismissing it.
Clearly, that relentless show of support on NeoGAF that carried on for several months from 2014 into 2015 convinced Sony that Knack 2: Judgment Day was definitely the right decision. Bless you Knack Army. This is all thanks to you.
On a separate note, you all really need to stop stalking people on LinkedIn.
On a separate note, you all really need to stop stalking people on LinkedIn.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Salty!!! Damn you people can't accept opinions and tastes.
YianGaruga
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Who says it won't be. If it's just a map pack for Knack it'll be shit, but if they keep it accessible but add some depth to it, fully explorable environments for example, more like classic mascot platformers like Banjo. Get really crazy with the particle system.
Could be cool.
Holy shit really?....
Well, at least I know not to let my curiosity get the better of me this time around.
If you want to sell Knack II, giving everyone the chance to play the original is a terrible idea. It'd be like trying to build hype for the new Sonic game, by offering everyone a copy of Sonic 06.
Well, at least I know not to let my curiosity get the better of me this time around.
If you want to sell Knack II, giving everyone the chance to play the original is a terrible idea. It'd be like trying to build hype for the new Sonic game, by offering everyone a copy of Sonic 06.
ethomaz
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Acquiescence
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That's not fair, since Studio Japan put out Gravity Rush, Puppeteer and Tokyo Jungle in recent years. Not to mention The Last Guardian is probably going to be something pretty special.
It's sad though. All those series' you mentioned are far superior, yet are dead as a dodo by now.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Tearaway bombed..TWICE! Come on now.
Wasnt that bad of a game. What were you expecting, Bayonetta type combat?
And there are PLENTY of franchises where the first game sucks but the Sequels are majorly improved.
Pankratous
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But I'm dying for a sequel to The Order 1886.
In fact, I'm possibly hoping more for a sequel to 1886 than I have for any other game ever.
Kenzodielocke
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After the initial burst of laughter, I have to say I'm genuinely happy about this. If they simply improve upon the first one, I'll be really happy that we can get lower budget mascot games like this again. It's so delightfully old school and from an era I wish never ended.
I also have this dream theory in my head right now that they started development on it as Knack II and ended up turning it into Crash Bandicoot through a partnership with Activision.
I also have this dream theory in my head right now that they started development on it as Knack II and ended up turning it into Crash Bandicoot through a partnership with Activision.
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