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Sparkster Returns! Rocket Knight, 2.5D platformer for XBLA/PSN/Steam

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  • KupiKupi Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    The incredibly fast sections played during the end boss (which struck me as a bit of a cop-out). I hate hate hate it when an end boss doesn't have unique music.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Kupi wrote: »
    The incredibly fast sections played during the end boss (which struck me as a bit of a cop-out). I hate hate hate it when an end boss doesn't have unique music.

    Eh? The end boss of this game does have unique music:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WLdzbKUXUw&feature=related

    Which is nifty, but is a major shift after the grim techno of the stage preceding him:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Vc7B3cjVg&feature=related

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  • KupiKupi Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    When the boss's health gets low, it shifts to the normal boss theme sped up. It happens at around 1:47 here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9G6xG7CzdI

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  • VothVoth Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    RKA and it's sequels were amazing games. SNES RKA actually gave you more levels to play as you increased the game's difficulty!

    I've always wanted this series to be revived but I am a little concerned about it's graphics. Hopefully, the same great gameplay will be there.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Ooooooh, forgot about that. Eh, I'd call it more of a style choice rather than a copout since they bothered to give his first phases unique music.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    so this trailer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXOQ9JJF-wg

    i usually hate when people say that ps3/360 games look like ps1 games, because its usually extreme hyperbole... but i mean this shit really does look like a ps1 or saturn game here. pretty fuckin rough, definitely killing some buzz personally.

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  • GrimthwackerGrimthwacker Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I wouldn't expect a downloadable arcade-style title to look like a big-budget game. Personally I don't mind the visuals; as long as it's a fun game, I can deal with that.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    it looks noticeably worse full size. also im not asking for uncharted 2 or anything, but i dont think its too much to ask that a game not look like a port of an unfinished sega saturn game.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I think it looks really good, I don't see what's wrong with it.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I think the Saturn-esque look is a positive. It looks retro, but polished.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    i dont think im ready for horrible early 3d game retro nostalgia quite yet. or ever.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    It reminds me of Popful Mail, and that's hardly a bad thing.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sumGvih9FKs&feature=related

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I don't think the environments look bad, but the character model is seriously hideous. They've got plenty of time to shine up the graphics, though.

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  • GrimthwackerGrimthwacker Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    It reminds me of Popful Mail, and that's hardly a bad thing.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sumGvih9FKs&feature=related
    *sigh* . . . I already miss Working Designs.

    True, the new character models are kinda iffy, but to be honest, they really do seem reminiscent of the original Rocket Knight Adventures, which is what Climax seems to be going for. Again, gameplay should be more important than graphics, after all.
    Off topic, Mail was friggin' hot.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Actually, I don't think it looks like the original model at all. He looks like a bored mouse, now. A bit more work on the face itself would probably work wonders. I'd love it if they brought back the humorous facial expressions.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Erf. Not looking good. At the very least they could have cel-shaded it or something.

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  • Achilles Last StandAchilles Last Stand Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Man, I hope they make this nice looking but I if it looks like crap and still plays like RKA or Sparkster I will be happy.

    Anyone remember the second to last level where you start out flying and it is a top-down shooter, and at the end of the level you get into a giantic robot suit to fight the boss?

    Awesome. But I never could beat the level right after that.

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  • GrimthwackerGrimthwacker Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Man, I hope they make this nice looking but I if it looks like crap and still plays like RKA or Sparkster I will be happy.

    Anyone remember the second to last level where you start out flying and it is a top-down shooter, and at the end of the level you get into a giantic robot suit to fight the boss?

    Awesome. But I never could beat the level right after that.
    Yeah, the SNES version of Sparkster. The fight with Axel was a pain, plain and simple. I always wound up getting one of my arms blown off, and defeat came swiftly thereafter. The final stage wasn't that bad, but the last boss - hoo boy, the last boss gave me headaches, especially on the higher difficulty levels.

    I have to give credit to the last boss from the Genesis version of Sparkster, if you get all the keys and go "Super Sparkster" - that was pretty cool. They were a real pain to hunt down, though.

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  • EtchEtch Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    While the graphics aren't the greatest thing ever, I think they look pretty good, and I would absolutely love to see the PS1 or Saturn game that looked this good.

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  • TimestonesTimestones Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I have a feeling most of the people talking about how this looks like a Saturn or PSX game haven't actually looked at a Saturn or PSX game within the past year or so.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    New trailer!

    Link!

    I loved RKA, hopefully this one is a lot of fun. I love the line at the end:

    "Sparkster never died!
    He was just playing possum!"

    also

    "BLAST POSSUMING!"

    lol

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Oh yeah

    Kinda forgot this existed

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Damn

    Now I haven't played RKA since like...1995 or so

    But none of that looked familiar at all, gameplay-wise

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Damn

    Now I haven't played RKA since like...1995 or so

    But none of that looked familiar at all, gameplay-wise

    It's radically different

    BUT so long as it's fun, I don't care.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Doesn't look half bad, actually, though seems they're basing it more on the second Genesis game.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Yeah this really doesn't look that much like the old games, but still looks really good fun nonetheless.

    And Sparkster is a great character with some cool moves.

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  • amnesiasoftamnesiasoft Thick Creamy Furry Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The game doesn't look nearly as awful in motion as the screenshots made it look. Seriously, those screenshots were awful looking.

    Also, Steam, so that means we get a PC version too :D

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    All of y'all must be retarded or something because those screenshots look good and the video is just as good. And the gameplay itself does look radically different from the version of the game I played (SNES) but like TSR said, as long as it's fun it doesn't matter.

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  • amnesiasoftamnesiasoft Thick Creamy Furry Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Okay, I guess awful was a poor choice of words, really, really awkward might have been a better way to describe the screenshots.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    That trailer was a lot better than the first one they released. I still think it looks visually weird/awkward, but it looks like a lot of fun nonetheless.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I loved the original Rocket Knight Adventures for the Genesis this is so bought.

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  • Dodge AspenDodge Aspen Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    So no firm release date, yet?

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    So, screenshots n' stuff.

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    Ugh. So much of the charming appeal has just been drained away. Those wolves look like they were designed by furries.

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  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Those new screens look much better than the ones in the OP. I never played the originals, but I remember the series. I'll at the very least give the XBLA version's demo a try. 1200 points seems like a bit too much for this, though.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Bullio wrote: »
    Those new screens look much better than the ones in the OP. I never played the originals, but I remember the series. I'll at the very least give the XBLA version's demo a try. 1200 points seems like a bit too much for this, though.

    I really miss when XBLA's standard price points were 400 and 800 points. It's a stupid mental barrier, but for $15 an XBLA game has to really wow me with the demo to buy it. At 800 I often bought without even playing the demo.

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  • TurboGuardTurboGuard Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Ugh. So much of the charming appeal has just been drained away. Those wolves look like they were designed by furries.
    I'll bet 100 bucks they were

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  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Just a heads up that the Steam version was released yesterday and is on sale for $12. The XBLA version hits the 12th.

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  • capthaviccapthavic Registered User new member
    edited May 2010
    TurboGuard wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Ugh. So much of the charming appeal has just been drained away. Those wolves look like they were designed by furries.
    I'll bet 100 bucks they were

    umm what does that even mean?

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  • CJTheranCJTheran Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Bullio wrote: »
    Just a heads up that the Steam version was released yesterday and is on sale for $12. The XBLA version hits the 12th.

    It's still giving me the prompt to pre-order on Steam, and my pre-order says not yet released.

    Yet it's release date was yesterday...

    Something something Valve time.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Am I the only one who thought this was about the Sega Saturn title, Clockwork Knight?

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