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Why did Knack 1 and 2 get such meh reactions/review?
- Thread starter havoc00
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Ass of Can Whooping
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Same reason most people can't appreciate the fine arts
Magic Carpet
Member
I wanted it to be like Katamari, Just geting bigger and bigger until I was walking over cities. but instead you had to dump your parts all the time.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Loved both. Pretty looking games and very old school hard. They're like playable Dreamworks movies. And was honestly shocked at how tough they were in some spots.
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Skifi28
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Knack 1 was a mess. It did have a few nice thing going for it, but some flaws ruined the game like way too simplistic combat with crazy difficulty spikes for no reason or constantly watching 20 second cutscenes of your character just walking a few steps or jumping 2 feet on a platform, like why??? 2 was much better and pretty much improved on everything, but I feel like the damage was done at this point and there was no saving the franchise. I also didn't care for the story for either game.
Wait, did I say not care? No, I meant I was rolling my eyes at least twice in every cutscene. Few games can make me skip cinematics, yet I gave up after a while
Wait, did I say not care? No, I meant I was rolling my eyes at least twice in every cutscene. Few games can make me skip cinematics, yet I gave up after a while
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Oddvintagechap
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They should just give them to the AstroBot team. Let them do whatever to it.
ThaMonkeyClaw
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I personally enjoyed both of them and was really hoping they would come out with a Knack 3 for the PS5, I feel like that would be the perfect game to compliment the DualSense controller and its haptics. I keep hoping to see it at each State Of Play, but sadly nothing...
GymWolf
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I enjoyed them for what they are, linear platform brawlers with simple but kinda challenging combat (on hard), first 1 was too simple but they expanded the combat a bit in the second one, i thought the controls feeling was great in both.
Who gives a damn if the character is butt ugly?
The fact that they were light on platform and heavy on combat was a plus for me since i don't enjoy platformers since forever, second one had more platform stuff unfortunately.
Who gives a damn if the character is butt ugly?
The fact that they were light on platform and heavy on combat was a plus for me since i don't enjoy platformers since forever, second one had more platform stuff unfortunately.
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existensmaximum
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Because most people found them super mediocre and repetitive?
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Meh is a totally fair and accurate reaction. I enjoyed them on a deep sale. But locking the camera and having very limited moves and limited platforming just left a totally servicable 6.5 or 7 cozy retro game without a ton of depth. Using a ton of power on computation for all his parts didnt fully pay off either since the game looks fine, but its not some artistic or visual showpiece.
havoc00
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Play them on hard....
jshackles
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I liked the first one, but didn't play the second.
Like
Magic Carpet
said, I kept wanting them to let me do more and to continue getting bigger and bigger - instead there's really just 2-3 different sizes which made it feel more like Mario (Mario, Super Mario, Fire Mario) in terms of power level.
Like
Magic Carpet
said, I kept wanting them to let me do more and to continue getting bigger and bigger - instead there's really just 2-3 different sizes which made it feel more like Mario (Mario, Super Mario, Fire Mario) in terms of power level.
Hero of Spielberg
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When the first one was announced it looked like we’d be able to play Pixar movie. For me it just didn’t deliver on the trailers, etc.
Sushi_Combo
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Knack> Crash
dottme
Member
I don’t understand the people playing game on easy and then complaining the game is too easy.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
havoc00
Member
I know, its just a weird omissionIt's only $20
Fbh
Member
I only played some of the first but it just wasn't particularly good. The game would have gotten zero notoriety if it wasn't a Sony first party title.
Also the way they announced it made it become a a meme.
Like everyone was super hyped for the Ps4 and looking forward to what crazy next gen games Sony would show during the Ps4 unveiling event.
And the first thing they actually show is:
Also the way they announced it made it become a a meme.
Like everyone was super hyped for the Ps4 and looking forward to what crazy next gen games Sony would show during the Ps4 unveiling event.
And the first thing they actually show is:
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Pretty much anything, including what I left in my toilet this morning > Crash
havoc00
Member
You take that back, Crash 2 rules
Danjin44
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SenkiDala
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No and that's the point. All the communication was made around the fact that it's like a PIXAR game, for kids, cute, etc (Cerny has a weird sense of what is cute or not...) but in the end the game is HARD as fuck and it just annoys kids.
Overall I think they are pretty bad games. They are playable but... not so enjoyable in my opinion.
The game design is less than average, the character design is more than pathetic... If it wasn't a Sony 1st party it would have been considered like a fail little indie game.
Certinty
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I’ve always said it and i’ll say it again.
I’ve never understood the reaction they’ve gotten from most people. A lot of it is down to a majority having never even played the games just bandwagoning the memes and so on.
They’re great games. They look nice visually, play really well, the combat and platforming is fun and even the story is tolerable, I’m not even sure what more people want?
Honestly, I loved both, especially playing both on hard difficulty I had an absolute blast.
Would love for a third.
I’ve never understood the reaction they’ve gotten from most people. A lot of it is down to a majority having never even played the games just bandwagoning the memes and so on.
They’re great games. They look nice visually, play really well, the combat and platforming is fun and even the story is tolerable, I’m not even sure what more people want?
Honestly, I loved both, especially playing both on hard difficulty I had an absolute blast.
Would love for a third.
Famipan
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1 is very difficult on Hard and there was even harder difficulties available after clearing the game.
I found it pretty ok 7-8/10 and I couldn’t wait for that 2-4hr session every day when I played it. It’s perfect in small bites. I enjoyed it much more than for example DK64 or Rayman Legends which I both dropped.
Also the music felt really underrated
And finishing the game watching the credits was awesome. THAT’S where the animation budget went (and the source for the Knack meme) – great credits!
I found it pretty ok 7-8/10 and I couldn’t wait for that 2-4hr session every day when I played it. It’s perfect in small bites. I enjoyed it much more than for example DK64 or Rayman Legends which I both dropped.
Also the music felt really underrated
And finishing the game watching the credits was awesome. THAT’S where the animation budget went (and the source for the Knack meme) – great credits!
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ElRenoRaven
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Loved the hell out of them both. I remember buying the first and being skeptical of it but then I ended up having a lot of fun. As a result I bought 2 day 1 and had a blast with it too.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Yeah seriously this thread is making me want to reinstall both games
GAF Knack Renaissance incoming
GAF Knack Renaissance incoming
havoc00
Member
Yeah seriously this thread is making me want to reinstall both games
GAF Knack Renaissance incoming
I just installed 1 lol
Dr_Ifto
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I have the platinums. There is still.nothing for adults except being hard.
ZoukGalaxy
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Because games are barely 0,0001% as good as any 3D Mario.
Oh, and also, the character is fugly as hell and games have literally no proper identity unlike Astrobot, which is the real deal.
Oh, and also, the character is fugly as hell and games have literally no proper identity unlike Astrobot, which is the real deal.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
We need Knack Duology on PC, remastered. Imagine the mods!?
Heart_Attack
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Decent games.
vaibhavpisal
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I blame Dunkey
