Great to hear, especially since they could have easily treated this as a typical "ship it and forget it" launch title.
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Super Bomberman R |OT| Buggler? I Hardly Know Her!
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Great to hear, especially since they could have easily treated this as a typical "ship it and forget it" launch title.
Well this is promising
polyh3dron
Banned
This game is a piece of shit.
The worst Bomberman game I've ever played.
The laggiest controls EVER, an awful color scheme that makes it difficult to discern between destructible blocks and indestructible walls, and a weird camera angle that makes it hard to judge where you are at times.
They're getting everything wrong that the old Bomberman games got so right. I almost went into shock when I saw the Hexadrive logo when the game started. They're the ones who saved the ZOE2 remaster port, but this game is terrible.
The worst Bomberman game I've ever played.
The laggiest controls EVER, an awful color scheme that makes it difficult to discern between destructible blocks and indestructible walls, and a weird camera angle that makes it hard to judge where you are at times.
They're getting everything wrong that the old Bomberman games got so right. I almost went into shock when I saw the Hexadrive logo when the game started. They're the ones who saved the ZOE2 remaster port, but this game is terrible.
Hero of Legend
Member
For those who would like it, I found the HQ box from the Facebook page, and added a case for completion sake. 
Edit: Oh hey! Found the credits! I can transcribe it if folks like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1inoQEevE
Just the voice cast to start:
Wait, Jeff Manning, that sounds... familiar...
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OH MY FUCKING GOD IT'S THE ORIGINAL SMASH 64 ANNOUNCER!!!
Edit: Oh hey! Found the credits! I can transcribe it if folks like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1inoQEevE
Just the voice cast to start:
Wait, Jeff Manning, that sounds... familiar...
...
OH MY FUCKING GOD IT'S THE ORIGINAL SMASH 64 ANNOUNCER!!!
For those who would like it, I found the HQ box from the Facebook page, and added a case for completion sake.
It slightly annoys me that the actual U.S. boxart for the game has part of the explosion graphic from the back of the box spill over onto the front, covering the "Goh Gohh...".
Big Papa Husker
Member
Is a soundtrack for this for sale anywhere?
You can fix the camera
Patch incoming for controls
I hope it gets better. I've heard bad things from my friends who are really into Bomberman
friskykillface
Banned
It's not bomberman 64
5/10
It's pretty meh tbh , patch in 8 player online mode Konami
5/10
It's pretty meh tbh , patch in 8 player online mode Konami
goldenpp72
Member
You can't play 8 player online? Wtf
SoldierOfLight
Member
Sad to hear since I thought this would be the first multiplayer game to play on my switch. I was tempted to buy day one but held off based on the reviews. I guess I'll wait until Mario Kart 8
Outtrigger888
Member
You can play 8 players online.
hersheyfan
Member
I second this, just beat the story mode yesterday and have no desire to ever touch this game again. It's not even good as a pick up and play local multi game as the AI bots are insanely cheap - when you add the input lag on top of that, the game just ceases to be any fun.
I just played this for a couple hours at a buddies house, having not played any Bomberman game in many years....damn what a blast. And I didn't notice any lag issues/the camera didn't bug me at all/etc.
to hell with the complaints, I'm picking this up before the prime discount expires ^_^
to hell with the complaints, I'm picking this up before the prime discount expires ^_^
friskykillface
Banned
How? Is there an option or do you need to buy a bigger map to trigger it?
Only getting 4 player matches
LyleLanley
Banned
Is it just me or do the controls feel really laggy even if I'm playing offline?
blitz64
Member
To play 8 players online:
click "Online Battle" --> "Free Battle" --> "Create Room" --> Select 8 player in first option --> Pray that 7 people will join your game before 40 second timer ends.
Usually only 1 people end up joining and 40 second is up.
blitz64
Member
The controls are laggy even offline. Welcome to Bomberman R on the switch.
LyleLanley
Banned
Well that's some shit.
blitz64
Member
This is what Konami says on March 10 2017:
https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/r/eu/en/news/#news170310
"Our first priority is to adjust control response times which will improve both the online experience and control lag during offline battles."
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
The worst thing about this game is the cost of unlocks in the store. 5000 to unlock a character, when clearing a world gives you about 600, and getting second place online gives you 50? And the last unlockable character costs 30000! What a joke.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Yes! Hope they patch soon.
Multiplayer is ok but we're limited to two players until I buy more controllers, and the bots are shit (but then the bots have alswyas been shit I think)
I'm tempted to trade this in while it still has any value at all, and then consider buying back digitally if it gets discounted. It'll be a fun game but only for local MP for me and for that it'd be convenient to have sitting on my system and not needing to swap a physical card to play
I'm tempted to trade this in while it still has any value at all, and then consider buying back digitally if it gets discounted. It'll be a fun game but only for local MP for me and for that it'd be convenient to have sitting on my system and not needing to swap a physical card to play
spoonablehippo
Member
Can anyone tell me if this has the awesome "battle" music during multiplayer that the old bombermans used to have?
https://youtu.be/ewkH4r6eHCQ
https://youtu.be/ewkH4r6eHCQ
What are you talking about, they all cost 5000...
*finally beat all the worlds with 3 stars*
OH!
Nope, it's all new music.
I've found that the final boss is the best way to reliably get a decent amount of gems. It's much shorter than playing through the regular worlds, and the attacks are fairly predictable and easy to dodge once you learn his tells (on Veteran, at least). If you place bombs right, you can take down his first form in 1-2 cycles and his second form in 2-3 depending on your luck with the moving platforms. I had a mediocre run with 0 lives left / no continues and still got 700 gems for it.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
And if you do that 42 more times, you can unlock that character I mentioned lol
At least they'll be good for bragging rights online?...
Also, Plasma Bomber is a must-buy for anyone wanting to grind gems. His special ability drops a bomb that explodes really quickly, great for bosses and fast enemies.
Microsofts Hunert Smoke
Banned
I heard this game wasn't the Bomberman revival we were looking for?
It isn't, the R in the title stands for "Reheated". Though it's a good fun if you can ignore some of it's shortcomings.
Honestly if they manage to fix the big 3 issues (online lag, control lag, overly difficult AI) it would be a perfectly fine revival.
TotalMackerel
Member
Agreed. I'm hoping these are all relatively easy to fix.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
-lack of options in multiplayer
-8 of the unlockable battle stages being glorified reskins
-all the unlocks being vastly overpriced/having to grind to get anything
-bad camera angles
-online mode is a ghost town at times, and this is probably the best it will get
I feel that a patch would make it playable, but it will always be a barebones, mediocre, overpriced shell of a Bomberman game. When you have difficulty making Bomberman line up to go up a ramp, you know the developers are incompetent. How could they let it ship in this state?
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Hero of Legend
Member
Might as well post the credits I grabbed so far:
There's still more, but I needed a break and forgot to get back to it. So I'll just pass what I have so far.
There's still more, but I needed a break and forgot to get back to it.
So I'll just pass what I have so far. friskykillface
Banned
I see, maybe we should have gaf bomberman nights? I wanna play 8 player bomberman 😎
I'm down, so long as the connection isn't.
Do we have a Switch friend code swap at all?
Dunnymeister
Member
I tried to play this online the other night with 3 friends...
We spent a long time just trying to all get into the same game. Turns out you have to join when your friends are in the lobby, searching while a match is in progress shows no rooms available. If this is how the random modes work as well it's no wonder online is a "ghost town", what are the chances of people finding each other if you're only given a 40 second window to find opponents?
Glad Konami is acknowledging the lag, although the input lag doesn't affect me as much as the online lag. Hope they get it sorted out sooner rather than later!
We spent a long time just trying to all get into the same game. Turns out you have to join when your friends are in the lobby, searching while a match is in progress shows no rooms available. If this is how the random modes work as well it's no wonder online is a "ghost town", what are the chances of people finding each other if you're only given a 40 second window to find opponents?
Glad Konami is acknowledging the lag, although the input lag doesn't affect me as much as the online lag. Hope they get it sorted out sooner rather than later!
UltraChingon
Member
soo did a wired connection and online worked a lot better. I started to do test connections, and i would get NAT A wired and NAT D wireless but for some reason my d.l for wired was under 5mb (i am lost to why this is... its the same usb i used for the wiiu) while wireless was like 20mb. I think the wireless issues with the switch are not helping the online for this game and mix that with the lag on controls, recipe for disaster. All this was tested with a friend who like 20mins away. My only conclusion is updating my router for 5ghz with latest connection type because my switch is close yet the signal is weak (played around with options on router and got no improvements) ... Kind of sucks this is the only game to test online other than fast rmx.
Might as well post the credits I grabbed so far:
There's still more, but I needed a break and forgot to get back to it.
I had started here with the development start:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231530012&postcount=192
I think your credits already have most, but are lacking the producers from the end of the credits.
Still wondering who the developers are that worked on previous Bomberman titles as TheGreatMightyPoo said.
polyh3dron
Banned
I'd have to guess that the control lag and the inexcusable 30 FPS frame rate are linked. Can't see one being substantially fixed without the other.
UltraChingon
Member
Well thing 30fps =/= controls. If a game is built with 30fps in mind the controls are ajusted to it. Honestly if 30fps was an issue then most console games would have control issues. The lag is a different problem all together (for some odd reason when playing in handheld i feel no lag at all...)
Best Bomberman credits!
Bomberman '94
Saturn Bomberman
Haven't gone through them yet but I'd be surprised if any of these people are still around, this one sounds like a right dog's breakfast.
And 30fps? Disgusting. Bomberman is still a 2D game at heart, 30fps is unacceptable.
I haven't seen any of them appear, but TheGreatMightyPoo said he's "informed" about who's making the game (allegedly unlike me), so he seems to know more.
I haven't seen any of them appear, but TheGreatMightyPoo said he's "informed" about who's making the game (allegedly unlike me), so he seems to know more.
Maybe it's the janitor.