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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Gameplay Videos + Developer Breakdown
- Thread starter Camjo-Z
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Love all the new mechanics that differentiate it from Smash and the game really does look fun, but oh man does the lack of voices hurt
It really can't be overstated how much the lack of voices does a huge number on the game's presentation. I also feel like some animations on the characters lack quite a bit of clarity. It's a problem some older Smash games had issues with as well. It looks pretty fun though.
Missing stuff like this really sucks. Voices add so much personality to these characters. The lack of it hurts it.
Game would really be outrageously good if it had this kind of stuff
Being able to grab projectiles and reflect them with literally any move is actually insanely cool.
Also, every character is DK now lol
Also, every character is DK now lol
I was going to say that people were overreacting about the voices after watching that first introduction video but then I watched one of the fights. Yeah even just grunts or something...
Did previous nickelodeon crossover games suffer from this? I know there was a kart racer or something.
Did previous nickelodeon crossover games suffer from this? I know there was a kart racer or something.
I get why people are disappointed by the lack of voice acting, but for me the gameplay & mechanics more than make up for it. I'm excited to get my hands on this game in the fall
Even with grunts you gotta pay the VAs. Zim's VA said that even old voice clips being used means that they get paid. So, they're not using them at all.
I somewhat surprised the game uses the percentage sign to indicate damage. Smash's use of the percent sign is totally arbitrary and meaningless, and as far as I know most platform fighters avoid using that particular symbol because it makes the game look too much like a copycat.
Yeah this is unfortunately a case where the developers are clearly talented and know what they're doing but they've been given a shoe-string budget to work with, due to you know, being a Nick licensed game. I believe the racing games from before didn't have voice acting either.
Yeah I assumed it was all sorts of contract issues, whether it's previous recordings or sound alikes or all sorts of things, and I'm sure they evaluated what was best (probably weighted towards monetarily wise) for this project. Which is why I was curious if previous similar games had some of the same omissions.
This is shamelessly drawing from Smash, so it doesn't make a lot of sense to just differentiate hallmark systems just for the illusion of being different.
Also some of the characters in this game have VA's that have passed away. Dunno if that complicates things and is likely the reason why some picks are even in now.
Honestly, considering how other games of this type have ended up in the past, I think embracing the Smash comparison will ultimately help in the long run.
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Having watched the breakdown, I really like all these mechanics they've added compared to Smash that make it feel like its own, more technical thing without getting ultra gimmicky like the supers in PSAS. Grabbing projectiles and projectile tennis in general looks hilarious. I was excited before but now I'm really excited.
Its only meaningless if you don't take the genre seriously. There is nothing arbitrary about knowing precisely what reaction a move will produce when you land them at a specific damage percent.
Oh man, you all weren't kidding about the lack of voices making the fights feel kinda awkward? Thought there would be grunts or anything at least, but nope, complete silence from the characters. Not a deal breaker at all, but still really weird, especially after watching those gameplay vids.
Yeah strafing and a universal grabbing projections/reflecting projectiles seems neat. Everyone us DK and Villager.
I was talking about the actual percent symbol (%), not the concept behind Smash's damage system. It's not a percentage of anything, so you can use any symbol you want to indicate damage, or no symbol at all and just a number.
"this game is a platform fighter, meaning the objective is to ring out your opponent"
I wish you were right, mr Thaddeus Crews, i wish....
Damn this game is going to be hectic as shit. Chaining air-grabs off stage into aerials? Grabbing projectiles and reflecting them? Wavedashing? Wild.
Outside of the voices, it's hard to say right now for sure, but I think there's a bit of a readability problem on a lot of moves. Stuff gets fuzzy and on that spongebob stage with the neon green background it gets even worse
I'd say games like Kirby Fighters 2 are brawlers, not platform fighters."this game is a platform fighter, meaning the objective is to ring out your opponent"
I wish you were right, mr Thaddeus Crews, i wish....
