Author Topic: Shank looks pretty wicked (XBLA) (Read 5645 times)

BobFromPikeCreek · « **on:** September 07, 2009, 01:45:05 AM »

[youtube=560,345]MGb3iVV4wW4&ap=%2526fmt%3D22[/youtube]

Baaaaadaasssss. XBLA is on fire lately.

Rman · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:49:15 AM »

XBLA continues to be one of my favorite additions of this generation.

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:49:57 AM »

Looks very repetitive but the style is good.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:50:29 AM »

It looks like Dishwasher but not hideous.

Raban · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:51:17 AM »

It's annoying that every 2D game on consoles looks like it was animated in flash. Where's my good ol' pixel art? Where's the frame-by-frame animation?

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:57:50 AM »

I haven't played a good sidescroller since Castle Crashers but this looks pretty cool. Hopefully the AI is better than what was shown in that video.

cool breeze · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2009, 10:10:40 AM »

Quote from: Raban on September 07, 2009, 01:51:17 AM

It's annoying that every 2D game on consoles looks like it was animated in flash. Where's my good ol' pixel art? Where's the frame-by-frame animation?

[youtube=560,345]32CcRZxSvfw[/youtube]

Dust is impressive. That Wario game on the Wii was also good.

chronovore · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:20:20 PM »

It reminds me of Brock Samson from The Venture Bros., in a very good way.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:32:30 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on September 07, 2009, 10:10:40 AM

Quote from: Raban on September 07, 2009, 01:51:17 AM
It's annoying that every 2D game on consoles looks like it was animated in flash. Where's my good ol' pixel art? Where's the frame-by-frame animation?

[youtube=560,345]32CcRZxSvfw[/youtube]

Dust is impressive. That Wario game on the Wii was also good.

I want to like Dust but at the same time I feel like it's some sort of a recruitment program for furries. Like I'll want to fuck a badger when it's all done.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:38:08 PM »

Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 07, 2009, 12:32:30 PM

Quote from: swaggaz on September 07, 2009, 10:10:40 AM
Quote from: Raban on September 07, 2009, 01:51:17 AM
It's annoying that every 2D game on consoles looks like it was animated in flash. Where's my good ol' pixel art? Where's the frame-by-frame animation?

[youtube=560,345]32CcRZxSvfw[/youtube]

Dust is impressive. That Wario game on the Wii was also good.

I want to like Dust but at the same time I feel like it's some sort of a recruitment program for furries. Like I'll want to fuck a badger when it's all done.

Really?!!! madison is my alma mater. Call me when you're done with Dust

Beezy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:38:51 PM »

The more 2D sidescrolling beatemups we get, the better. I just want more of them to be 2 players like back in the SNES days. They're the most fun that way. 4 players in Castle Crashers was way too hectic.

archie4208 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:40:20 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on September 07, 2009, 10:10:40 AM

Quote from: Raban on September 07, 2009, 01:51:17 AM
It's annoying that every 2D game on consoles looks like it was animated in flash. Where's my good ol' pixel art? Where's the frame-by-frame animation?

[youtube=560,345]32CcRZxSvfw[/youtube]

Dust is impressive. That Wario game on the Wii was also good.

Looks like a furry Muramasa. Kind of want, but the furry aesthetic... $:-\$

MCD · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:48:57 PM »

yeah, dust would have been hell lot better without these furry looking characters that you talk to.

Beezy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:50:28 PM »

So Tiny Toons, Ducktales, Chip N' Dale, Goof Troop and a shitload of other cartoons/games we grew up with were all furries too? You guys need to stop getting bent out of shape whenever you see animals because of a fucked up group of people that you would've never known about if it wasn't for the internet.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:52:02 PM »

yeah, the furry/anime aesthetic is one thing, that wouldn't stop me if it's good, but the main character also seems to have 5 moves. two ground slashes, the spinning blade thing, an air smash, and an aerial rave. Seems mashy. and the non-combat scenes were not too motivating.

Shank looks alright. I'll have to demo these both before buying.

MCD · « **Reply #15 on:** September 07, 2009, 12:52:29 PM »

but dust characters look bad man.

cool breeze · « **Reply #16 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:03:22 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on September 07, 2009, 12:50:28 PM

So Tiny Toons, Ducktales, Chip N' Dale, Goof Troop and a shitload of other cartoons/games we grew up with were all furries too? You guys need to stop getting bent out of shape whenever you see animals because of a fucked up group of people that you would've never known about if it wasn't for the internet.

I see where you're coming from. To be clear, Rocket Knight Adventures isn't furry. Star Fox Adventures is. I don't know about Dust yet, but if it's a good game, I'll play it.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:10:07 PM »

Anthropomorphized animals work better for comedy and light hearted drama stuff (think Bambi, American Tail), but when it's all like "I've taken this awesome warrior squirrel and pitted him an epic quest tinged with a mixture Celtic mythology and Shinto symbolism against a dark evil that threatens to destroy the entire planet of other cute, furry woodland creatures" then things get weird.

All qualms with fetishism aside, I also don't like how furry art tries to make animals all "bad ass" and deep.

archie4208 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:13:02 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 07, 2009, 01:10:07 PM

Anthropomorphized animals work better for comedy and light hearted drama stuff (think Bambi, American Tail), but when it's all like "I've taken this awesome warrior squirrel and pitted him an epic quest tinged with a mixture Celtic mythology and Shinto symbolism against a dark evil that threatens to destroy the entire planet of other cute, furry woodland creatures" then things get weird.

All qualms with fetishism aside, I also don't like how furry art tries to make animals all "bad ass" and deep.

That, and I was 10 when I last watched Darkwing Duck or something similar. It is forgivable as a kid.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:28:45 PM »

yeah, the furry shit is a massive turnoff. then again, i shoulda known better when they spelled "tale" as "tail", which is usually code for FURRY ANIMU FUCKFEST

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #20 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:43:04 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on September 07, 2009, 01:28:45 PM

yeah, the furry shit is a massive turnoff. then again, i shoulda known better when they spelled "tale" as "tail", which is usually code for FURRY ANIMU FUCKFEST

An American Tail annihilated :'(

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #21 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:49:25 PM »

my rule of thumb is that if you use anthropomorphised animals for drama or anything encouraging human identification, it's fucked up furry shit, because an ACTUAL human is a more effective tool for communicating sympathy and the broader emotional nuance of a drama. thus the only reason to furry up your cast is to get your creepy yifftastic fantasy shit on

also see: avatar

Raban · « **Reply #22 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:53:42 PM »

That Dust game looks sick, but I agree the furries are a turn-off.

Quote from: Professor Prole on September 07, 2009, 01:28:45 PM

yeah, the furry shit is a massive turnoff. then again, i shoulda known better when they spelled "tale" as "tail", which is usually code for FURRY ANIMU FUCKFEST

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #23 on:** September 07, 2009, 02:36:37 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on September 07, 2009, 01:49:25 PM

my rule of thumb is that if you use anthropomorphised animals for drama or anything encouraging human identification, it's fucked up furry shit, because an ACTUAL human is a more effective tool for communicating sympathy and the broader emotional nuance of a drama. thus the only reason to furry up your cast is to get your creepy yifftastic fantasy shit on

also see: avatar

when it comes to adults, definitely.

but animal stuff for kids is not furry, it's just trying to catch kids' attention with distinct characters and to play on their sympathies. I consider furry, as we know it, to be more of an underground subculture, so Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, pixar/dreamworks, etc. doesn't count.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:27:46 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #25 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:33:30 AM »

I need this game. Although, I don't really like how it takes so much damage to bring enemies down.

You're like my gaming aggregator, Stoney.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #26 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:38:15 PM »

Fantastic.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #27 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:32:48 PM »

EA to publish Shank for XBLA/PSN/PC:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178213

Quote

The EA Partners initiative has been quiet lately, but today two new publishing deals were announced, both from the critically-acclaimed indie circuit. EAP will be publishing Hothead Games' Deathspank (above) and Klei Entertainment's Shank (below). Both games are set for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this year, and Shank will come to the PC as well.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #28 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:55:16 PM »

EA and 2K are killing it on the indie download front.

chronovore · « **Reply #29 on:** March 05, 2010, 09:42:08 AM »

Sorry, I'm clueless: what has 2K been offering up in the indie download space?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #30 on:** March 05, 2010, 10:23:29 AM »

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom and Axel & Pixel as of late, and like EA, they'll be snatching up more stuff in the future.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2010, 07:08:02 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2010, 08:53:06 PM »

It's like Penny Arcade re-made Metal Slug. Looks grrrreat.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2010, 08:55:08 PM »

Holy crap, they have DMC gun-juggling!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #34 on:** June 13, 2010, 01:02:05 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Raban · « **Reply #35 on:** June 13, 2010, 01:04:48 PM »

I take back my complaint about the visuals in this game. Looks fucking radical.

chronovore · « **Reply #36 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:02:21 PM »

Pretty sexy.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #37 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:03:00 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #38 on:** June 17, 2010, 07:28:49 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #39 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:05:13 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

The Sceneman · « **Reply #40 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:12:47 PM »

release date has been confirmed as August 25th

Bebpo · « **Reply #41 on:** July 20, 2010, 07:49:48 PM »

lotta good downloadable games this summer

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #42 on:** August 24, 2010, 01:10:13 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

iconoclast · « **Reply #43 on:** August 24, 2010, 01:14:33 PM »

I'm pumped for this

plz don't disappoint

On a side note, the achievements look really easy. Lame.

demi · « **Reply #44 on:** August 24, 2010, 01:59:07 PM »

Game doesnt even have online. Who cares. Why would you release 2 BEUs and not any online? Save this shit for the Wii.

iconoclast · « **Reply #45 on:** August 24, 2010, 02:27:29 PM »

It's not a typical beat em up. It's more like a 3D action game in 2D (like a 2D DMC; very similar to the Dishwasher on xbla) than say Streets of Rage. Couldn't care less about playing that in co-op.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #46 on:** August 24, 2010, 02:31:01 PM »

Don't really care about co-op for this title. Mainly because I was interested in it way before I knew it even had co-op. I view it as a bonus in this case versus Lara Croft where my initial interest in that title was solely based on it being co-op.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #47 on:** August 24, 2010, 03:39:36 PM »

Any reviews yet? It should be out later today on PSN.

Wario64 · « **Reply #48 on:** August 24, 2010, 07:27:57 PM »

downloading it now on PSN. 2 fucking GB! holy shit.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #49 on:** August 24, 2010, 07:35:24 PM »

yeah XBLA/PSN games are getting huge. It sucks becuase I've got an old 360 with a whopping 20GB HDD, supplemented by an enermous 8GB USB stick

I'd like to check out Shank, its looks really cool.

Wario64 · « **Reply #50 on:** August 24, 2010, 07:55:23 PM »

this game has animated cutscenes...i guess that's why its so big.

eh, you can't use d-pad to move. all analog.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #51 on:** August 24, 2010, 09:27:23 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on August 24, 2010, 03:39:36 PM

Any reviews yet? It should be out later today on PSN.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/111/1115660p1.html
http://www.destructoid.com/review-shank-182202.phtml
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181037
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/shank/review.html
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/24/shank-review/

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #52 on:** August 24, 2010, 09:39:37 PM »

Gonna grab this one I think.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #53 on:** August 24, 2010, 09:47:27 PM »

lol, 6'es across the board. Turns out Shank is a turd. I'll wait until its 400 points deal of the week before I buy.

Bebpo · « **Reply #54 on:** August 24, 2010, 10:02:53 PM »

Gonna wait for Eurogamer review. They're the only review site I find harsh but fair these days.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #55 on:** August 24, 2010, 10:16:55 PM »

For what its worth I don't give a shit about reviews for any game. I just post them so people can get a sense of what the gaming media is saying. Not as some definitive word on the quality of a game.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #56 on:** August 24, 2010, 10:19:27 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 24, 2010, 10:02:53 PM

Gonna wait for Eurogamer review. They're the only review site I find harsh but fair these days.

they gave Castlevania 4/10. worst review site next to IGN

cool breeze · « **Reply #57 on:** August 24, 2010, 10:20:29 PM »

demo was alright-ish bordering on boring. It's like 2D God of War. I didn't watch the cartoon bits, but maybe that helps? I thought it was cool how they have comic panels on the top of the screen playing a scene as you were slicing guys.

I didn't notice it was 2 gigs and probably wouldn't have downloaded it if I knew. It ended up being 2 gigs for a 5 minute demo. YS 7 is too addicting that ignore for even a few seconds.

actually, it's more like Wolverine in 2D (ignore the bunch of older 2D Wolverine games, I'm talking about that god of war one from a year or two ago) because of that pounce move.

edit: I meant to say I didn't watch the cartoon bits, not 'didn't want' them. I just ignored that stuff because it was a demo and maybe getting into that stuff would help it all work more.

Bebpo · « **Reply #58 on:** August 24, 2010, 10:37:55 PM »

Yeah I ended up playing the demo.

It's like the dishwasher with better art and worse combat.

Was bored by the end of the demo. Won't buy.

iconoclast · « **Reply #59 on:** August 25, 2010, 09:11:28 AM »

Demo was pretty fun, although the gameplay seems very limited/shallow. Not sure if I'm going to buy this now since I only have 3560 points left and I gotta save for Guwange, Zeno Clash, KoF Sky Stage, KoF2002, and Clash of Heroes...

Yeah I'll wait for a sale.

News:

Author Topic: Shank looks pretty wicked (XBLA) (Read 5645 times)