Vawn
Banned
Hopefully they realized how bad it looked after fan outcry and have restarted the project from scratch.
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Battletoads - Gamescom gameplay
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Hopefully they realized how bad it looked after fan outcry and have restarted the project from scratch.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
Yeah, I agree. The art and the whole sanitized vibe completely turns me off.
Watching Streets of Rage 4 footage is a stark contrast. I know some people wanted them to stick with pixel art, but sof4 nails the vibe of the old school games while updating the look - basically the opposite of this BT game
BusierDonkey
Member
I almost forgot this existed.
How did Battletoads go from looking like this:
And these fine examples of fan art:
To looking like this?
Seriously, if Xbox Studios hasn't taken this one back behind the wood shed, put one between it's eyes and started over they're setting themselves up to be a laughing stock when it releases. Think Crackdown 3 levels of mockery, but with boostTM. At least Crackdown plays well, this looks like a beat-em-up where the floor is molasses and inertia doesn't exist. Who thought slowing their movement speed to a crawl was a good idea or in-line with anything in the franchise?
You can't swing a 12TF dick around for a year, then release a game that looks like it could have been animated by an infant. Nobody expects every game to push the envelope, but people expect games to not look offensively awful. Cuphead was made by a smaller studio than this who took their time and it paid off with a universally adored look.
Nintendo had the balls to do the right thing and not pull another Starfox Zero with the Metroid series and scrapping Prime 4 over concerns it wasn't going to be very good, follow that lead and save yourselves some embarrassment.
How did Battletoads go from looking like this:
And these fine examples of fan art:
To looking like this?
Seriously, if Xbox Studios hasn't taken this one back behind the wood shed, put one between it's eyes and started over they're setting themselves up to be a laughing stock when it releases. Think Crackdown 3 levels of mockery, but with boostTM. At least Crackdown plays well, this looks like a beat-em-up where the floor is molasses and inertia doesn't exist. Who thought slowing their movement speed to a crawl was a good idea or in-line with anything in the franchise?
You can't swing a 12TF dick around for a year, then release a game that looks like it could have been animated by an infant. Nobody expects every game to push the envelope, but people expect games to not look offensively awful. Cuphead was made by a smaller studio than this who took their time and it paid off with a universally adored look.
Nintendo had the balls to do the right thing and not pull another Starfox Zero with the Metroid series and scrapping Prime 4 over concerns it wasn't going to be very good, follow that lead and save yourselves some embarrassment.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
The cost to make single coloured/nontextured animation is probably like 1/4 the cost.
sid2vicious
Banned
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
LOL. I didnt know that frog even had a name.Now that you mention it, the New Battletoads does resemble Michigan J. Frog!
pixelation
Member
I had forgotten about how horrible this shit looks, my dog's puke is more pleasent to look at.
quickwhips
Member
Im going to wait and play on gamepass. I think it might be fun.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Wtf happened to this new Battletoads? We haven't gotten news in a while.. I hope this shit got canned and reworked this artstyle is terrible
BusierDonkey
Member
It's not worth 1/4 the cost though.
LemmingWithaParachute
Banned
I almost forgot this existed.
To looking like this?
Theyre not targeting the older gen who where fans when they were kids/teens when BT first released.
Elder Legend
Banned
I played this game at E3 2019, it is shit. Unfortunately :/
BusierDonkey
Member
Well that's a really great plan! It sure worked well for the new Thundercats and She-Ra cartoons. One got shit-canned after one season and with the other Netflix "Weekend at Bernies"ed the corpse for 5 seasons to appease the woke crowd. Kids hate this shit as much as everyone else because kids aren't stupid. If they release this, they most certainly won't release sale numbers for it after the fact.
LemmingWithaParachute
Banned
You're not wrong.
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Redefine07
Member
Damn , this looks awful , what have they done to it.....this was my favorite game as a child. Hope they cancel it and make another try or give up.
martino
Member
a shame thundercats reboot was cool imo.
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EverythingsOverrated
Member
100%
I feel the same way about that silly ass Commander Keen reboot that was shown at e3 last year.
There's some rumors going around that The Initiative is working on a new Perfect Dark. I really hope to god MS doesn't let them fuck it up like they did with Battletoads. It's sad how all the Rare IPs have gone completely to waste
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SleepDoctor
Banned
This shit looks absolutely terrible. I hope the time away means they reskinned the terrible art style.
I'll give it a shot on gamepass regardless but i really ain't liking the look of it.
I'll give it a shot on gamepass regardless but i really ain't liking the look of it.
BusierDonkey
Member
They did release Rare replay, which is beyond fantastic. It might be the most well-executed collection I've played. 60fps HD Blast Corps is great. Too bad nobody played it.
As far as new games though, although I liked Nuts & Bolts I understand why it was panned and other than that, Kameo and Viva Pinata which are pretty old games now, Rare is just a turd factory. So much wasted IP, maybe one of the new studios can carry the torch and we'll see another Banjo someday.
Knightime_X
Member
Absolutely HATE the character design.
This is why you shouldn't let just any developer make a game even if they capable.
This is why you shouldn't let just any developer make a game even if they capable.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I was under the impression this had gotten released. Huh.
The3DGameArtist
Member
I think they totally missed the mark with this one. The camera is too zoomed in making the action too close to the viewer which gets really messy. When fighting co-op generally in battletoads the camera would be more zoomed out and you could make use of that space to actually divide the battle up into different sections of the screen.
The zoomed out camera would also allow them to be a bit more creative when it comes to the environment and not just have it be a completely flat horizontal plane. Everything basically wrong with the gameplay that is released is shown when compared directly to the first level of the NES release.
Completely missed the mark and somehow the NES version has better weight and physics behind it. I really hope they can turn it around otherwise it just ends up in the "below average looking beat-em-ups"
The zoomed out camera would also allow them to be a bit more creative when it comes to the environment and not just have it be a completely flat horizontal plane. Everything basically wrong with the gameplay that is released is shown when compared directly to the first level of the NES release.
Completely missed the mark and somehow the NES version has better weight and physics behind it. I really hope they can turn it around otherwise it just ends up in the "below average looking beat-em-ups"
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EverythingsOverrated
Member
My guess is they probably tweaked the gameplay but I doubt the visuals will be any different.
This game has 6/10 written all over it
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
I hope they listened and changed the art style. It's been a long time since the last E3 without news it could be an indication of a change
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Hopefully we at least have a Sonic movie situation on our hands here.
Stuart360
Member
Yeah hopefully. Plus it would be a reason for why the game is taking so long to make.
Aggressive Carrot
Member
I hope they heard and too the feedback seriously.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
It's a train wreck in progress, it's too hard to look away
The Pleasure
Member
Money ain't gonna fix this
4/10 sonic boom sonic boom.
SleepDoctor
Banned
True. Tbh i think it looked way worse than SoR4. Could turn out fun but I'm not hopeful of it.
Of course more fanboys jumping out the woodwork with the concern trolling lol. Post history is embarrassing tbh.
Justin9mm
Member
SOR4 played like the originals and pretty much looked like the originals but with a massive graphics overhaul. This on the other hand is something else. nothing like the original Battletoads.. I really do think if it is the same as what we saw then this game will be shite!
ThatOneGrunt
Member
Got to be honest. Even the original Battletoads looks pretty dumb.
Like something a goth kid would draw on their homework folder in the 90's.
Like something a goth kid would draw on their homework folder in the 90's.
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Mister Wolf
Gold Member
They my little ponied Battletoads. Should've just let Iron Galaxy do a Battletoads game.
Stuart360
Member
Iron Galaxy were bought by Google, or was it Apple?, one of them anyway.
iconmaster
Banned
FEEL IT. FEEL THEIR SUFFERING.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Omg tht wasn't too long ago ppl were bigging up battle toads and turned out what we saw was a catastrophe, ain't no making this a contender. Maybe it'll turn out decent though.
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Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Microsoft could have did a Battletoads game with Iron Galaxy a long time ago.