• Enjoy 6 multiplayer modes on over 80 maps. Play locally or online.
• Wield over 37 ranged weapons, 33 melee weapons, 6 hand shields, and more...
• Use Cobalt's signature move - the combat roll - to deflect projectiles or line up sweet headshots.
• Take advantage of our automatic-extreme-slo-mo mechanic, to pull off sick manoeuvres like rocket punches, bullet deflects, or last-second goals
• Customise weapons and armour to your personal taste.
• Play through the story alone or in co-op. Tame wasps! Take part in unnecessary dancing mini-games. Make friends with birds then get sad when they explode into puff of feathers

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Got my hands on Mojang's Cobalt and holy shit, it is awesome

The high-level videos of this are going to be amazing

I've been playing the challenge maps present in the current alpha, and Cobalt has really impressed me with its very satisfying gameplay and tactical depth. Your loadout is extremely customizable, including an large selection of guns, melee weapons, throwables, skills, upgrades, and equipment. To name some of the gear in the game: a cloaking stealth suit, time-slowing grenades, rocket boots, a scoped rail gun, a riot shield, a passive reflecting shield, hack grenades that let you control enemies, flash-bangs, silencers, and much more.

Take the plan-and-pounce pacing and hectic eruption of chaos seen in games like Hotline Miami or The Swindle and the acrobatic gunplay of a John Woo film, and that would be Cobalt's gameplay in a nutshell. A typical action beat sees you sliding down an embankment, punching a rocket back at a turret, turning mid-slide to shoot a sniper behind you, rolling to deflect bullets, and shooting while rolling to take out enemies above you. Or, given the extensive armory, maybe you'll distract enemies with a decoy, blind them with a flash-bang, then hack a powerful Predator foe to wipe out the stunned robots.

Enemies are quite varied as well, ranging from organic beasts and spear-wielding natives to robotic combat squads. Some might carry shields, forcing you to attack from behind or above, or wield devastating sniper rifles, among other challenging permutations. The deep moveset, extensive array of weapons and gear, and diverse foes gives the gameplay, especially the challenge maps, that one-more-go appeal where you want clear areas in the smoothest slickest way possible.

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Using Cobalt’s roll at the right time to send your little blue bot careening into a projectile will deflect that bullet back at your attacker. This is a shooter where you launch yourself into incoming bullets. It’s as refreshing as it sounds.

Likewise, when an explosive flies towards you – be it a rocket or a grenade – you can use a melee attack to bat it back at your aggressor. It’s an interesting twist, and one that takes some adjusting to, but it feels rewarding once you wrap your head around it. Spamming the roll results in your gymnastics slowing down, upping the chance you’ll be shot in the feet – your only vulnerable area during the maneuver – meaning you have to react rather than guess. You can even shoot while rolling, but you have to time your shots with the roll to make sure they aren’t aimed at the floor – although punching the floor during a roll can give you a bit of extra height on a jump.

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It feels like I can keep talking about new features all day. When infiltrating an enemy compound you can go in all guns blazing, use stealth – which admittedly can be a touch fiddly – or a mixture of the two. There are terminals to be hacked, locks to be picked, hostages to be rescued, resourced to be mined, safes to be cracked, and more. For brief moments, it can feel like a 2D Deus Ex. It is rich with ideas.

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BY2K said:

Why is the actual developer, Oxeye Game Studio, not mentioned once?

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BY2K said:

Why is the actual developer, Oxeye Game Studio, not mentioned once?

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Pixel Samurai said:

I wish it was a rule to credit the developer always. I.e. the Downwell thread shows no mention of moppin

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1124703

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More_Badass said:

Typically, when I write articles, I always credit the developer not the publisher, but on GAF, usually the publisher name gets people interested, which is why I tend to use that in titles. But true, I'll keep that in mind in future threads

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W.S. said:

I was a little disheartened to see IGN give it a 4.5, apparently it had a bunch of technical issues but the PC version seems to be rating higher so I guess that one has less bugs?

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#sorrynotsorry said:

So...is this game good?

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#sorrynotsorry said:

So...is this game good?

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