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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on October 09, 2012, 03:14:26 PM

Title: Retro City Rampage
Post by: demi on October 09, 2012, 03:14:26 PM
Any love for this game? It looks super RETRO AND NOSTALGIA

Only $15, available on PSN and Steam right now. I'm holding out on Xbox, but I might cave for the PS3 version.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: archnemesis on October 09, 2012, 03:18:34 PM
I was never a big fan of the first two Grand Theft Auto games. The perspective kills it for me. I might get it from a Steam sale or something.
Title: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Shaka Khan on October 09, 2012, 03:34:07 PM
Is the PS3 version a #YOPO game, and is it discounted for PS+ users?
I'll bite if the answer is yes to either.

Edit: oh wait, did it even end up good to begin with?
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: bork on October 09, 2012, 03:38:14 PM
Got the game on Vita...it's cross-buy/play, so I'll transfer the save to the PS3 and play it on the big screen when PSN is updated on PS3 later today.

THIS GAME IS FUCKIN' AWESOME.  True to its name, the game has retro-game (and movie) references all over the place.  The game plays great, too- I like that they added modern elements like being able to take cover and using the second analog stick to shoot in any direction.

There's a lot of attention to detail, too.  You can even select different color schemes that mimic 80s consoles and PCs!

Quote from: archnemesis on October 09, 2012, 03:18:34 PM
I was never a big fan of the first two Grand Theft Auto games. The perspective kills it for me. I might get it from a Steam sale or something.

Try the demo...it may use an overhead perspective, but it plays 100 times better than the 2D GTAs ever did.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Robo on October 09, 2012, 04:05:14 PM
I completely forgot about this game.  Will buy this evening.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: archnemesis on October 09, 2012, 04:12:03 PM
I guess I could give the demo a try.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Spurgeon on October 09, 2012, 05:58:02 PM
Quote from: bork laser on October 09, 2012, 03:38:14 PM
THIS GAME IS FUCKIN' AWESOME.  True to its name, the game has retro-game (and movie) references all over the place.  The game plays great, too- I like that they added modern elements like being able to take cover and using the second analog stick to shoot in any direction.

I was using my Saturn USB pad, but I think I'm going to switch to a 360 controller for the analog shooting now. Definitely a lot of references too in the short time I've played.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: The Sceneman on October 09, 2012, 08:17:52 PM
I'll grab it at some point on 360. It looks awesome but I've got a few other games to catch up on first
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Cormacaroni on October 09, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
it's fuckin' awesome on Vita so far, very funny and super fast-paced. I loled at the first 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE' screen
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: demi on October 09, 2012, 10:27:39 PM
Does it seem like a meaty game for $15? Apparently its only like 30MB... that's kinda small for a $15 game.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: bork on October 09, 2012, 11:50:59 PM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on October 09, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
it's fuckin' awesome on Vita so far, very funny and super fast-paced. I loled at the first 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE' screen

I LOL'd at Doc from Punch-Out!! owning a bike shop.  Even some classic memes made it into this game!

The cross-play system works great, too- you just select the option to save to the cloud on one system and download the save on the other.  Takes about a second on both systems...way better than the stupid "transfarring" system that the MGS Collections use.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: chronovore on October 10, 2012, 12:34:13 AM
Quote from: The Sceneman on October 09, 2012, 08:17:52 PM
I'll grab it at some point on 360. It looks awesome but I've got a few other games to catch up on first

Yeah, I'm not going to buy a Vita, so cross-play means dick-all to me. I'm holding out for x360.
Title: Retro City Rampage
Post by: The Sceneman on October 10, 2012, 09:09:25 AM
Quote from: chronovore on October 10, 2012, 12:34:13 AM
Quote from: The Sceneman on October 09, 2012, 08:17:52 PM
I'll grab it at some point on 360. It looks awesome but I've got a few other games to catch up on first

Yeah, I'm not going to buy a Vita, so cross-play means dick-all to me. I'm holding out for x360.
from what I hear it's coming out on xbla fairly soon. Waiting for ms certification. Can't wait to play!
Title: Retro City Rampage
Post by: The Sceneman on October 10, 2012, 09:10:56 AM
Nvm
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: demi on October 10, 2012, 09:15:43 AM
I aint trollin breh. I want to know how long that shit is before I shell out 1200 points. I could get some other sweet azz shit for 1200.
Title: Retro City Rampage
Post by: The Sceneman on October 10, 2012, 09:19:57 AM
Heh I know the feeling, I got burned on the summer of arcade turds this year
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: bork on October 10, 2012, 09:35:05 AM
Don't know if anyone has reported the game's length yet.  I'm about 13% done after a few story missions and a couple of side jobs.  The game also has arcade challenges where you try to rack up points/kill a number of NPCs within a set time limit. 
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 10, 2012, 03:29:59 PM
Retro City Rampage is yet another game on my ever-growing Steam Thanksgiving/Christmas sale list.  :-\
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: cool breeze on October 13, 2012, 01:58:26 AM
This is a lame way to break it down, but to me it feels like a game that should've been $10 if only because other $15 games have been so good.

Depending on how you feel about parodies and references, you may end up liking it less or more.  It's all really dense and self-aware but that's the entire game.  It's a game of references, not a game with references (like Matt Hazard, or Conker, or Simpsons Hit and Run, or something).  The actual game part is mostly a straight take on old 2D GTA games.  oh, and the filters and stuff look authentic.  It's fun.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 13, 2012, 02:03:14 AM
Where the F is the Xbox version of this  ???
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: benjipwns on October 13, 2012, 02:05:18 AM
Looks pretty good, will have to keep an eye out on a deal.

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

 :lol video options.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: cool breeze on October 13, 2012, 02:09:39 AM
Quote from: Sho Nuff on October 13, 2012, 02:03:14 AM
Where the F is the Xbox version of this  ???

I'm curious about that too.  There's a weird part in the game (minor spoiler if you care)
spoiler (click to show/hide)
that's splosion man.  A while back there was a trailer that showed Splosion Man in the game.  In the final game he's replaced with an original character, but it's still the same sequence from that trailer.  And at least I think Splosion Man was published by Microsoft.
[close]
  So maybe the delay is to get that in the Xbox version.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 13, 2012, 05:38:02 AM
I just started losing track of the references in the game - within the first few minutes of the game. It's just one after other - it's incredible how many things they crammed in.

Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Takao on October 13, 2012, 05:39:45 AM
Yeah, it's all Microsoft here. Brian (the game's dev) finished the game in June and was constantly pushing the game back so he could try to do a simultaneous release but ended up just giving up on that idea. It might have something to do with the fact that initially it appeared D3 was going to publish the game, but they're seemingly no longer in the picture. It was self published on PSN.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: chronovore on October 13, 2012, 10:17:46 PM
That's probably it: doesn't MS require a publisher agreement for XBLA, while PSN ostensibly supports self-publishing?
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: The Sceneman on October 13, 2012, 11:12:50 PM
^ yeah, something along those lines. Also, games can sit in MS certification limbo for months, and MS will simply sometimes just put the game up for sale when they feel like it.

The quicklook sold me, gameplay looks fun and the writing is brilliant.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 14, 2012, 02:38:26 PM
MS needs to wake up
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Beezy on January 02, 2013, 05:15:56 PM
This is out on XBL today for 800pts. How did it turn out?
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: demi on January 02, 2013, 05:35:15 PM
Just copped that shit
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Beezy on January 02, 2013, 06:04:46 PM
Let me know how it is. My 800pts that'll be spent on either this, Ms. Splosion Man, or that Halo 4 map pack.
Title: Re: Retro City Rampage
Post by: Don Flamenco on January 02, 2013, 06:05:02 PM
Quote from: Beezy on January 02, 2013, 05:15:56 PM
This is out on XBL today for 800pts. How did it turn out?


fun writing with a reference-a-second.  Gameplay is so-so.