Rey_Piste Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, Merzbow said: I imagine the current update alone is a bigger download than the original game was... The update is near 50 gigs from what  can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Jesus, but fair play to the guys for not running off with the money like a lot of devs do when they release unfinished games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 11, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 11, 2017 Anyone playing fire pro on steam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I have it but haven't put too many hours in, I've been thinking of making a silly little fed and recording the CPU matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Au Posted August 15, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2017 More of a random thought than views on what I'm currently playing but I was feeling under the weather for a couple of days so spent them playing some retro games and something occurred to me; whatever happened to the side-scrolling beat em up? A lot of my favourite games as a kid fell into that genre; Streets Of Rage, Final Fight, the Turtles games, etc. The closest I can think of in the modern era is something like Dynasty Warriors. Maybe Assasins Creed, too. I played DW3 and 4 loads on PS2 but haven't kept up with it in years. I thought it was weird that Koei haven't licenced the engine out to other developers to make different genre games based on that format but looking into it now and there has recently been a One Piece game released using the engine so at least someone else had the idea of doing it. I miss that feeling of single handedly taking on wave after wave of enemies and it's surprising there isn't really a modern day equivalent. a new Turtles or SOR game that could replicate that feeling using modern tech would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'd say spectacle fighters took over that spot during the PS2 era, your Devil May Crys and Gods Of War became the beat 'em up genre of the generation and they stuck. There's Dragons Crown on the PS3 if you want a great modern attempt at the original genre, beautiful hand drawn 2D graphics that prove that not everything has to be ultra realistic 3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 For a retro feel there's Double Dragon Neon or the unofficial Streets of Rage Remake, but you're right that there isn't much in terms of modern-style games in that genre. The Warriors was very good on PS2/Xbox/PSP, and can be downloaded on last gen consoles at least. Have you played the Yakuza games? The fights are intermittent but when they occur they do rather feel like a 3D Streets of Rage. You just don't get that "wave after wave" feeling beyond very specific parts of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Au Posted August 15, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2017 I've been meaning to pick up a Yakuza game after one of them (0, I think) was discussed earlier in this thread. I'll make sure that's what I get next time I want to buy something! Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 The remake of Yakuza 1 comes out later this month and it's at a bargain price of 25 quid or less, but 0 is probably the best starting point as it seems like the remake has been altered a little to play more as a straight sequel to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Whilst not the same thing, I enjoyed the fights in Sleeping Dogs. Â Felt like you were surrounded by baddies and button bashed them into next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 There's a game that was released fairly recently, called Mother Russia Bleeds which is a throwback to the old 2 side scrolling beat-'em-ups of old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Sleeping Dogs was a GTA V killer in my opinion, it didn't have the sheer scope but it had a much more likable character and a stupidly fun story. And yeah that combat was fun, especially when you used all the gimmicks surrounding you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Merzbow said: Sleeping Dogs was a GTA V killer in my opinion, it didn't have the sheer scope but it had a much more likable character and a stupidly fun story. And yeah that combat was fun, especially when you used all the gimmicks surrounding you. Haha, yeah, much fun was had backing away from a gang so you could get them close to a fish tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 If you're wanting something like Dynasty Warriors, there's Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U. It's the gameplay of Dynasty Warriors crossed with characters and locations from a bunch of Legend Of Zelda games. It's a pretty phenomenal game, and a massive shame that it's been pretty much ignored since its release due to the system it was released for. Don't bother with the shitty 3DS version though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted August 15, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2017 10 hours ago, Au said: More of a random thought than views on what I'm currently playing but I was feeling under the weather for a couple of days so spent them playing some retro games and something occurred to me; whatever happened to the side-scrolling beat em up? A lot of my favourite games as a kid fell into that genre; Streets Of Rage, Final Fight, the Turtles games, etc. The closest I can think of in the modern era is something like Dynasty Warriors. Maybe Assasins Creed, too. I played DW3 and 4 loads on PS2 but haven't kept up with it in years. I thought it was weird that Koei haven't licenced the engine out to other developers to make different genre games based on that format but looking into it now and there has recently been a One Piece game released using the engine so at least someone else had the idea of doing it. I miss that feeling of single handedly taking on wave after wave of enemies and it's surprising there isn't really a modern day equivalent. a new Turtles or SOR game that could replicate that feeling using modern tech would be great. I'd say the Arkham series of Batman games were pretty close to bringing that genre up to date, with loads of melee fights against whole bunches of bad guys at a time. Never played any of them, but there have been a few TMNT games in recent years that looked like the same sort of thing. I always thought WWE game publishers have missed a trick by not making a decent side-scrolling Beat 'Em Up, with WWE characters put into a cheesy storyline. WWF Betrayal for the Game Boy Colour is the only one they've ever done, to my knowledge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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