Ronan_Berthelot
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Where is my Conker !
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Conker's Big Reunion |OT| Project Spark. Project Spark. Project Spark.
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Muskieratboi
Member
Just went through the tutorials, etc.
Waiting for it to finally hit the Spark store.
Waiting for it to finally hit the Spark store.
So I have yo buy Spark before this? Hmm, thought maybe they will bundle both together.
Mr. Smiley
Member
Oh right. My bad.
Fallout Phoenix
Member
I want to play this but the completionist in me wants to avoid Project Spark like the plague. I'll probably wait around to see if it's good before I decide to dive in.
DarthWalden
Banned
I'm in at that price.. Hopefully it's decent
dancrane212
Member
Thanks for the info guys! Glossed right over the rating in the community trailer.
Stormwatch
Member
http://forums.projectspark.com/yaf_postst129614.aspx
Looks like this will be released 9AM PDT (Noon EDT). I can't wait to try it out. Between this and the new MK8 DLC I'm going to have a lot of stuff to play with this weekend.
Looks like this will be released 9AM PDT (Noon EDT). I can't wait to try it out. Between this and the new MK8 DLC I'm going to have a lot of stuff to play with this weekend.
Paradoxmoose
Banned
Whaaaaaaaaat
Orniletter
Banned
Yep.
Oh, Plants vs. Zombies, whack a mole and Conker Live and Reloaded's multiplayer clones.
Much wow.
Microsoft shouldn't have been cheap bastards.
I can't wait till BFD remake is done in full and also some of these mini games. It all looks good. I'm weak the great poo is in it singing his song.
Paradoxmoose
Banned
We (the community members who worked on the day one UGC) did the best we could given the ~2-3 week window. A lot of work went into those levels, and I am very proud of what was produced.
Conker in Spark is a visit, a cameo. It does not stop him from getting a new stand alone game, much like having Mega Man added to Smash Bros doesn't stop them from making a new Mega Man game. If people want some Conker in the mean time, here's some Conker.
Alx
Member
A great moment for Project Spark. Hopefully it will bring more attention to the game, which can be really great. I'm quite hopeful the Conker quest will be good, since all content created by the devs has had great design in the past. And it will be appreciated to be able to play other levels than the Champion's Quest.
Hopefully there will be more content delivered that way in the future.
Hopefully there will be more content delivered that way in the future.
Mr. Smiley
Member
lol @ Conker's flying animation.
Really interested in that Conker multiplayer arena, particularly that 3rd person camera. Maybe I could finally retire my bootleg kode.
Really interested in that Conker multiplayer arena, particularly that 3rd person camera. Maybe I could finally retire my bootleg kode.
So I beat it, more like 40 minutes than an hour. Impressions!
I think anybody playing this expecting a Conker "sequel" will be disappointed, but as a little spin-off made for the fans it does its job pretty well. They also manage to keep the humor "edgy" without actually going into M-rated territory. It's not laugh out loud funny, but it got some chuckles out of me.
If there's one issue I have, it's that they relied a little too much on a trope I call "Matt Hazard Syndrome" - pointing out how cliched something is, but doing it anyway. But in the end, it's $5, so I can't complain too much. Looking forward to the next episode!
I think anybody playing this expecting a Conker "sequel" will be disappointed, but as a little spin-off made for the fans it does its job pretty well. They also manage to keep the humor "edgy" without actually going into M-rated territory. It's not laugh out loud funny, but it got some chuckles out of me.
If there's one issue I have, it's that they relied a little too much on a trope I call "Matt Hazard Syndrome" - pointing out how cliched something is, but doing it anyway. But in the end, it's $5, so I can't complain too much. Looking forward to the next episode!
Paradoxmoose
Banned
Your feedback was passed on to the creator
The original idea actually came from his 4 year old son and they made it together.I'm streaming some right now.
http://www.twitch.tv/z0rbs
http://www.twitch.tv/z0rbs
Looks cool and funny but lacks polish/budget obviously. Camera seems a bit weird.
justgames7604
Member
that looks cool lacks polish but it still looks great, Will get it when it comes to Australia.
You nailed it. It's totally conker. Game takes camera control away from you too often I feel.
This is definitely a problem. They should allow you to skip all those tutorials.
I mostly use Project Spark on my PC, but have it on my Xbox One as well. I guess it's been a while since I fired it up on Xbox One, because it made me go through the tutorials when I all I wanted to do was play Conker. I was surprised the PC and Xbox One versions aren't synced. I shouldn't have to go through those tutorials ever again unless I want to.
Have they aged well? That's something that concerns me since it's a N64 game and all.
God DAMN this fucking tutorial...
edit:i'm not sure if I like this. It doesn't let you invert aim when you go in the
first person-y shooting segment
And I had to completely restart after getting to the
Big balls bear. I died while fighting him, and
I haven't gotten TOO far into it (up to the stealth level) but I like the humor so far.
Visually the lighting and style looks pretty good but the engine continues to hamper Team Dakota's efforts in delivering a smoother experience. I really hope they optimize the engine further or drop the resolution if they have to for a better framerate because it can get quite bothersome.
Also, as a suggestion to Team Dakota they should ideally put all of their original episodic content front and center in the opening UI. This will help sell their content packs more when you have an idea of what the assets/engine can do while playing their games. Another suggestion is adding a "Lore book" since interestingly enough the game does have it's own story. I understand that they want to sell their creation/episodic packs but there's a better way to organize this stuff.
Visually the lighting and style looks pretty good but the engine continues to hamper Team Dakota's efforts in delivering a smoother experience. I really hope they optimize the engine further or drop the resolution if they have to for a better framerate because it can get quite bothersome.
Also, as a suggestion to Team Dakota they should ideally put all of their original episodic content front and center in the opening UI. This will help sell their content packs more when you have an idea of what the assets/engine can do while playing their games. Another suggestion is adding a "Lore book" since interestingly enough the game does have it's own story. I understand that they want to sell their creation/episodic packs but there's a better way to organize this stuff.
CoolZombie360
Member
Forgive me if this is a stupid question or had already been answered, but can this be purchased as a standalone thing or do I need to buy Project Spark? I really want to play Conker but not keen on Project Spark itself.
Project Spark is free.
CoolZombie360
Member
I didn't realise it was free, I'll download it now!
dancrane212
Member
Project Spark is a free to play game. The disc version of Spark that is sold at retail comes with DLC to justify the price, downloading the game from the Windows/Xbox store is free.
Yeah as previously stated, the core game is free so you download that and then buy the Conker play pack which I think comes with Team Dakota's other playable episode Void Storm.
The game also has "Champions" which are class based heroes that you can use both in the Void Storm episodes and user generated content. They're packaged separately but you might be able to grind enough currency to buy them too.
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Really enjoyed it. Loved the
Metal Gear spoof.
Alx
Member
The game was ok. I was a bit disappointed by how they tuned the gameplay, Conker had too much inertia for my tastes. But I suppose it's to be faithful with the original gameplay, since Spark characters usually have more twitchy controls.
The creation content seems great though, I was very impressed by the "Other Bad Day" fan creation.
The creation content seems great though, I was very impressed by the "Other Bad Day" fan creation.
Digital Snake
Member
So far, so good. Feels like Conker. But what is up with Project Spark's framerate? I'm not one to have too super critical eye about, but it just feels so studdery. Just a curiosity.
Just finished it, burning my Xbone's HDD to get rid of that shit. Holy fuuuuuck that was miserable:
Not touching Part 2, not touching any more garbage made in Project Spark. I don't think I've ever been so irritated at spending $5 in my life.
- Writing feels like Conker
- Art style generally looks really great
- Performance is fuuuuuucking miserable and completely ruins the game
Not touching Part 2, not touching any more garbage made in Project Spark. I don't think I've ever been so irritated at spending $5 in my life.
king grimlock
Member
Seriously? I mean I understand wanting to skip the tutorial but seriously?
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Does it still play like BFD design wise, or is it more like whatever the default Project Spark platforming is? Sorta like how almost everything in LittleBig Planet plays as a 2.5D platformer with the same physics?
I think I feel the same way. After restarting because of a weird death loop during the boss fight, a key wouldn't spawn so I couldn't progress again, so I had to restart again.
Luckily, during the third time through the big tediz's eye lasers weren't appearing, making that fight a little easier. But I really didn't enjoy this, the slippery-sliding around while and the "catching" on like, cracks in the floor just made this feel not-fun to play for me. I didn't expect much from this, being made in spark, but even that was too much it seems. Good thing it was short.
I loved it. The humor was a little tame, but spot on for the most part. The controls were iffy, and the camera was shitty. I also wish it didn't look like Project Spark, but beyond that it felt like Conker and was nothing but fun. For $5 it was a no brainer and I hope it makes them bring a real Conker back.
Fleshfeast
Member
This sort of mirror's my disappointment with Project Spark itself. It was one of the things I was most excited about with Xbox One, but when it came out I spent an hour with it and then uninstalled. I was hoping this would turn out better, but it sounds like PS is still a very limited and janky mess.
Silvio Dante
Banned
The new money voice sounds really stupid
ElRenoRaven
Member
So I picked it up and I have to say I loved it. I still hate the camera in Project spark but the Conker stuff was really fun. I can't wait to see where they go with it. I still long for a proper true sequel though. Well worth the 10 bucks I think.