Wishmaster92
Member
Lol he complained about disappearing bodies " Come on, we got 8gb of memory to work with" haha. The game actually looks fun.
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Knack Press Preview | New Footage
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OverBlood 3
Banned
Some really dumb commentary on this video.
"I mean come on with have 8gb of reaaaamm, leave the corpses on the floor" I think it's more of a design choice than system memory limitations.
"I mean come on with have 8gb of reaaaamm, leave the corpses on the floor" I think it's more of a design choice than system memory limitations.
nelsonroyale
Member
IGN's player is such junk. We should start a kickstarter here to start getting more funds to Gamersyde...they are the only decent video streaming and footage site out there...
I think it might have more to do with next gen hype than anything, which is understandable.
But I think a lot of people are going to end up disappointed with it not so long afterwards.
I would love a good platformer on PS4 myself, but sadly this doesn't seem to be it. Not anywhere close.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Maybe I'm crazy, but this is looking really good to me. It has a lot of charm and some of those new enviroments look really nice.
Ah speak for yourself.
Tss. Hit a sore spot there. Sheesh.
I'm an "old school gamer" and this looks like exactly the type of modern action platformer I hate. It's unfortunate, this was probably the most interesting thing to me they showed in the initial PS4 reveal. But the gameplay looks pretty boring from these videos, everything seems slow and floaty. And oh my god the art design for this game is wretched. It looks like the bottom of the DreamWorks barrel.
I can easily see this being on PSN+ in 6/8 months time.
nelsonroyale
Member
Well, that is liekly to be the case with quite a few of the launch games on both systems. Frankly of the big games, I think only KZ and Forza are probably going to be ace.
No demo.
bigboss370
Member
yeah i was thinking the same thing.
I don't know how to describe it, but this game looks like it's trying to copy the succes of a succesful platformer and in the process it's become soulless. Just like the countless of movie ripoffs of originals that had no soul. I'm not saying this game is ripping another platformers off, it just has that soulless vibe and the bland character designs.
In my opinion oufcorse.
In my opinion oufcorse.
That... felt disappointing. It's a brawler? I thought it was a platform game? It looks pretty bland, both in gameplay and the visual department (not technically, artistically). But it has co-op so I might just buy it for that alone once it drops slightly in price.
I'll reserve my final judgement until I've played some of it, but that video didn't do a thing for me.
I'll reserve my final judgement until I've played some of it, but that video didn't do a thing for me.
Yep, this is not even old school. This is a kiddie God of War plus the ability to do a Sonic Jump Spin attack.
qa_engineer
Member
New rule for Next Gen press material: Don't give it to a site with a shit video player and don't upload down res screenshots.
Shadow2222
Member
I'm very excited about this game. It doesn't hurt that I am getting it for free, but I've been excited about it for quite some time. So far, it looks to live up to my expectations.
uuaschbaer
Banned
*Finally a game that isn't a grim M-rated shooter, what a palate cleanser*
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*We have the gigabytes, why can't we tread on corpses?*
Admittedly the game looks a bit unambitious. It's like the result of a game making tutorial, focused entirely on the mechanics of creating a game and not on the pleasure derived from playing it. Rather like that game autodesk made to show off maya LT or whatever it's called. Nevertheless it's only fair to reserve one's judgement until one has played the game.
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*We have the gigabytes, why can't we tread on corpses?*
Admittedly the game looks a bit unambitious. It's like the result of a game making tutorial, focused entirely on the mechanics of creating a game and not on the pleasure derived from playing it. Rather like that game autodesk made to show off maya LT or whatever it's called. Nevertheless it's only fair to reserve one's judgement until one has played the game.
He's right though. I think the game looks genuinely fun as well, no next gen hype here for it.
I'd be interested in it regardless of platform.Sorry but I dont like when people say stuff like that.
I nto next gen hype or a matter of it being exclusive am just interested in the game.
R3TRODYCE
Member
I share this opinion.
Is that based on what you've seen of the gameplay or have you actually had a chance to play it? Honest question. I have yet to play it, but I've liked everything I've seen so far and there is probably a good deal of stuff we haven't been shown.
Acquiescence
Member
I want to like it, but I don't think anything is going to convince me this game is worth playing until the reviews roll in. All I know is, I expect something from a man of Cerny's calibre to look better than... this.
Hard to be hyped about this kind of platformer when Sonic Lost World and Mario 3D World are just around the corner.
I'm not seeing any actual platforming ... in any of the footage so far. It's not even that the camera is fixed, it's that you look like you basically just walk around linear paths and don't even really jump much.
So that leaves the combat as the primary draw for the game. The combat just doesn't look that great. Simple single button combos, a dodge, and a couple jump attacks at best.
I want to like this game, but it's just not showing me anything to be super excited about yet. I'll probably enjoy a playthrough when it's on PS+, eventually.
I'm not seeing any actual platforming ... in any of the footage so far. It's not even that the camera is fixed, it's that you look like you basically just walk around linear paths and don't even really jump much.
So that leaves the combat as the primary draw for the game. The combat just doesn't look that great. Simple single button combos, a dodge, and a couple jump attacks at best.
I want to like this game, but it's just not showing me anything to be super excited about yet. I'll probably enjoy a playthrough when it's on PS+, eventually.
Forensic Scene
Member
Gimme dat Cerny magic.
ChrisInCali
Member
Graphically this looks very nice, but I still have no interest in buying this despite being 100% on board with the PS4, at least not until it hits $30.
Hydrargyrus
Member
It looks very well in this video. I don't know if it is a improved version or the showed parts are funnier than the showed ones before, but the game looks a lot more interesting now
I really hope the rest of the game is harder than the ps4 kiosk demo on hard, that was a joke for me, the enemy patterns were obvious and everything was just easy to avoid.
It was a 3 section demo, some of the gameplay from it is in this video even. Same as the e3 demo i believe.
It was a 3 section demo, some of the gameplay from it is in this video even. Same as the e3 demo i believe.
Yeah. Every video I've seen looks boring and tired as hell in the gameplay department, and playing the demo recently at a Sony store did nothing to change that perception.
Knack is ugly and the gameplay feels archaic and overly simple. I'll pass.
EmptySpace
Banned
so. fucking. stupid.
ps1 to ps2, bodies still disappeared. ps2 to ps3, bodies still disappeared. despite jumps in memory size and bandwidth.
EmptySpace
Banned
there is a difficulty above hard. one-hit death for knack, EmptySpace thinks.
Das Mookid
Banned
Really like the looks of this. . . only thing that worries me is some of the impressions noting how hard it is. I'd rather it be a fun breezy experience, but so long as it's challenging as opposed to frustrating I'm still game.
From what I played today it'll probably receive a lot of 7s. On the 7-10 scale obviously.
freezamite
Banned
How on earth can this "reviewer" play Knack for more than 5 minutes and say that this is a PLATFORMER game when it's ABSOLUTELY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A BEAT EM UP.
A fairly simple (in terms of gameplay depth) beat em up, but still a beat em up.
That being said, I can't see anything about this game besides being graphically superior to anything on past consoles that could impress anyone.
An ultra-simplistic level design with minor "puzzles" like pressing a switch to open a door or detach all the non-transparent pieces in order to pass through the lasers (I see that a way of preventing the player of powering up too much more than a puzzle introduced to add variety to de gameplay).
It seems that this will be a generic game in every single aspect I can think of.
A fairly simple (in terms of gameplay depth) beat em up, but still a beat em up.
That being said, I can't see anything about this game besides being graphically superior to anything on past consoles that could impress anyone.
An ultra-simplistic level design with minor "puzzles" like pressing a switch to open a door or detach all the non-transparent pieces in order to pass through the lasers (I see that a way of preventing the player of powering up too much more than a puzzle introduced to add variety to de gameplay).
It seems that this will be a generic game in every single aspect I can think of.
I am still waiting to see any platforming. I haven't even seen platforms yet. I've just seen him running down paths, and fighting in open areas.
Anyone that played it, is the game even a platformer? Sure doesn't look like one.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I couldn't disagree more. It will take on Kameo status. Mostly ignored at launch but will find a strong fanbase when it drops in price...
Ah thats good to hear, the dude next to me was taking 2 hits per death.
Sum-Mischief
Member
I love it ...I think it give me that old feeling back!