HORRORSHØW
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Anyone know when the Knack app is coming out for Android?
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Knack |OT| Playin' Knack in my Tub!
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This is just what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the info.
The footage in that video was intended for editing into video reviews/previews/trailers etc, so they've disabled the music deliberately. The actual game does have music, yes.
Monty Mole
Member
Nice title, nice concise OP.
Indeed, this is how OPs should be, not like that sprawling mess of a Killzone SF OT
As for the game, what I played at EG Expo was abysmal, and ran at a constant sub-30fps framerate. But it looks like it has made some leaps and strides forward since that build. I'm not expecting Mario, but I'm hoping this will still be a fun way to pass some time and a break from all the FPS/sports/racing etc. I'm also hoping that if this is a success we'll see more games of this type in future. Variety is everything.
Mole pls, KZSF |OT| is awesomeIndeed, this is how OPs should be, not like that sprawling mess of a Killzone SF OT
Thanks. Assumed that was the case, but wanted to check. Games sounds so lifeless without music, even if they have good ambient audio.
Chance Hale
Member
What framerate did Crash run at back in the day? Been far too long since I've played to remember.
30 fps. It was pretty solid too, which was impressive for 3D on PSX.
50 for PAL, 60 for NTSC.
Edit: Never mind got hertz mixed up with fps in my head. It is 30 as dark10x says. 25 for PAL.
zackmorris
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I really hope it's true when people say the final game will look much better than the demo units. I bought the game on Sunday, but played it on a demo unit yesterday and was incredibly disappointed in the way it looks. It is one of my most anticipated games, but I walked away feeling a little down on it. Even things like the text looked bad. As far as the gameplay, people are way off with this game. This game is hard. I didn't try it on the easier settings so I'm sure it's easy if you want it to be, but like I said what I played was definitely challenging.
Ein Bear
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Was the PAL version really only 25fps? I could have sworn reading that ND put the work in to optimise it.
Android18a
Member
37GB? Geez, I'm definitely going disc-only next gen...
Also, sort of want this? It looks pretty charming. For some reason it reminds me of a Rare game. Like Blast Corps meets Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
Also, sort of want this? It looks pretty charming. For some reason it reminds me of a Rare game. Like Blast Corps meets Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
Dead Prince
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Mandatory disc install for both system
Android18a
Member
Install is fine, it's the download time I'd be concerned about. That'd take all day for me!
IIRC, they increased the overall speed of the game to negate the 5 fps less that the PAL version operated at.
Glorified G
Member
Don't open it. Unless it's the only game you bought. Wait until reviews
Come on man, don't be like that. Different strokes for different folks
Ron Mexico
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Nearing the end I think. Got the system at 11:30 this morning and have been powering through co-op.
Quick thoughts as of level 9-2:
There's nothing groundbreaking at all here. It's not bad per se, just don't go into it looking for a brand new experience. Seems like it's also very much designed for multiple playthroughs. Just unlocked first "upgrade" almost 7 hours into the game. The secrets are about as obvious as can reasonably be and you can tell it's going for the carrot on a stick reward system.
Anyway,we'll have it finished shortly so I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.
Quick thoughts as of level 9-2:
There's nothing groundbreaking at all here. It's not bad per se, just don't go into it looking for a brand new experience. Seems like it's also very much designed for multiple playthroughs. Just unlocked first "upgrade" almost 7 hours into the game. The secrets are about as obvious as can reasonably be and you can tell it's going for the carrot on a stick reward system.
Anyway,we'll have it finished shortly so I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.
Plenty of ouch in there, though not entirely unexpected I guess. I'm still pretty excited to play it.
I don't have any specific questions, but would you say you've enjoyed the experience? I'm not expecting innovation, just a fun brawler with some platforming here and there - am I going to have a good time?
Ron Mexico
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I'll put it this way. Is it $60 good? No. Have there been many many launch titles in previous generations that were worse? Absolutely.
Definitely recommend co-op if you can. Takes a lot of the frustration out of it
Definitely recommend co-op if you can. Takes a lot of the frustration out of it
That sounds fair.
Hopefully there's enough potential (and enough sales) to result in a sequel. I'd love for this to be the Crash 1 of the PS4, i.e. the rocky first entry in what eventually becomes a stellar series.
Ron Mexico
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So when I was at 9-2 it felt like the game was close to ending. 4 hours later, it did. The game wayyyyyy overstays its welcome.
when you finish though, stay for the credits-- might be the highlight of the whole game
Speaking of which, does the ending imply that Knack may become a franchise? Any spoiler-free info would be great.
Anticitizen One
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lol WUT? Crash 1 got rave reviews and many people regard it as the best entry in the series. you can't compare knack to it! lol . Crash 1 went toe to toe with Super Mario 64 for crying out loud.
eyeball_kid
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Yeah, the first Crash Bandicoot was a really fun 3D platformer. Great animation, flow, characters, sound design. Very tight level design. After seeing Shu streaming Knack, I have a higher opinion of it now, but it doesn't look anywhere near the quality of Crash.
Anticitizen One
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You all do know if you go to Target and buy 2 games you can get this game for free right?
travisbickle
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Which difficulty level did you play at?
nelsonroyale
Member
Yeah, personally I think Crash was a lot more intense and memorable than this game looks. I still remember the soundtrack today as well, having not played the game for 15 years or more!
I kinda knew it was a dicey example when I posted it, but there you go.
I love the original Crash (if my avatar didn't give it away), but most fans I've encountered agree that the series really hit it's stride when Crash 2 came along. That was all I was getting at; the hope that Knack might result in some truly excellent sequels in the same way the original Crash did.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Yeah, I dug what I saw when he was playing it, helped dilute the sting of some of those really bad reviews a bit. Still very much looking forward to playing this when I get it next week.
I've been on the fence about this one, but after finally finding someplace with the PS4 demo kiosk last night, I think I might just get the game.
This just seems to be one of those games that's not particularly exciting to watch someone else play but playing it for myself was a different story. Controls are precise, it keeps you moving and it breaks up level traversal with a good mix of running, jumping, dodging and fighting. The sparseness of the environments still isn't quite an asset, but it does help to focus your attention on the enemies ahead and on strategizing the best approach to each group encounter. Enemy encounters are almost platformer-esque in the way you can approach them because straight up brawling doesn't always work as well as a run-jump-attack in many cases. So the enemies almost become the platform elements, not unlike the way other platformers exploit enemy encounters for more platforming.
(Played on normal difficulty, btw)
Visuals were clean. I appreciated them most for being 1080p, not for doing anything else that would have been particularly stressful on current-gen hardware. But even managing mostly current gen visuals at FullHD spec and the native resolution of the display is nice enough by itself.
I wouldn't mind playing more after this demo, it improved my general impressions of the game so far.
This just seems to be one of those games that's not particularly exciting to watch someone else play but playing it for myself was a different story. Controls are precise, it keeps you moving and it breaks up level traversal with a good mix of running, jumping, dodging and fighting. The sparseness of the environments still isn't quite an asset, but it does help to focus your attention on the enemies ahead and on strategizing the best approach to each group encounter. Enemy encounters are almost platformer-esque in the way you can approach them because straight up brawling doesn't always work as well as a run-jump-attack in many cases. So the enemies almost become the platform elements, not unlike the way other platformers exploit enemy encounters for more platforming.
(Played on normal difficulty, btw)
Visuals were clean. I appreciated them most for being 1080p, not for doing anything else that would have been particularly stressful on current-gen hardware. But even managing mostly current gen visuals at FullHD spec and the native resolution of the display is nice enough by itself.
I wouldn't mind playing more after this demo, it improved my general impressions of the game so far.
If it's like a lot of the big releases, some people are going to go on crazy speed runs on their first go. Might be fun to watch.
ElRenoRaven
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Grimløck;89615246 said:
Soon last they said. I can't wait. I loved the game on IOS but it crashes all the time on my iphone. I know my android tablet should run it nicely.
Yup. Sometimes I'm absolutely amazed at the stuff I read here.
Really? To me it was the other way around. Franchise got worse with every game (not that the second or third were bad but nowhere near as great as the first).
EDIT: But be that as it may, judging from the reviews and what I've seen so far Knack looks worse than even the weakest Crash game.
Considering you can stream video of yourself with the game your post took on a whole different meaning :/
Also I forgot to tell you how much I liked the PS4 OT. Good shit.
SkylineRKR
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Yeah Crash 2 was an excellent game. And Warped was perhaps even better.
But Knack just doesn't look nearly as interesting as Crash did back in the day. Also from a character design and art direction perspective.