Not exact matches
Despite a derivative structure and a few technical stumbles — like occasional slowdown and frequent screen tearing — Bayonetta takes everything that's good about every other combo -
heavy action
game, cranks up the intensity, fine tunes the
combat, and bundles it in a single, sexy, «au naturel» package.
It pretty much just fails at emulating the
combat -
heavy action
games that have inspired it, and you'll constantly remind yourself of this as you play.
But, if you can get a
game going by using the shitty menu and don't mind not being able to say «Help» during vehical
heavy combat, you've got a great - if not classic -
game on your hands.
It saddens me that this
game was so underappreciated: either the reviewers were expecting another
combat -
heavy gorefest like God of War, or they couldn't really get immersed into the
game.
With Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition, Toronto - based indie developer DrinkBox Studios mashes up 2D Metroid - inspired exploration and platforming with brawler - style
combat, then seasons it all with
heavy doses of Mexican culture, video
game nostalgia, and lively humor.
Ace
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Without a doubt, Hyrule Warriors Legends is a great time - waster; a fantastic tribute to Zelda
games» past, only with completely unrelated
combat heavy gameplay.
The lower level of the booth also featured two Wii
games: the family - friendly RPG Opoona, the
combat -
heavy Samurai Warriors: Katana, and the horse racing
game, GI Jockey 4 2007.
The
combat in the
game works well allowing us to chain combos with a barge of quick or
heavy attacks.
Tokyo RPG Factory's Lost Sphear is a more traditional JRPG with a strategy -
heavy combat system that helps set itself apart from other
games.
The rest of the
game's best features — its strategic and satisfying
combat,
heavy RPG systems, and intensely unfolding story, are all intact.
Overall, it made for a fun
game, albeit one that was naturally
combat heavy given its deep ties to the Warriors series.
Cold Steel has just about everything you'd want from a turn - based RPG: a fun, twisty story, strategy -
heavy combat, great environments, well - written dialogue, and characters who start off feeling stereotypical but show all sorts of other dimensions as the
game goes on.
From the moment I played Ace
Combat 4 on the PlayStation 2, I was hooked on these story
heavy, arcadey flight sim
games.
Instead, it's a side one - off, a stirring, more
combat -
heavy version of the Dark Souls
games with a deep emphasis on atmospheric Lovecraftian horror.
Fatal Flash is a Competitive, 2D Online Mutliplayer Brawler that features lightning - paced, movement -
heavy combat, numerous Archetypes («Champions») with hundreds of customization options, and varied
game modes and objectives - all rendered in hand - drawn, steampunk - inspired pixel art.
This plus the fact that during the scavenging phase you get to roll three dice and thus have a reasonable chance of getting something useful are obviously attempts to
combat the fact that this is a very luck
heavy game, and for the most part it works.
Combat isn't a
heavy focus here, outside of occasional engagements and the
game's several boss battles (which can apparently be undertaken in any order), but the lack of respawning foes results in blandness.
However, Devil May Cry does have one key aspect in common with Bayonetta, and it's worth noting:
combat in both
games place
heavy emphasis on avoiding damage entirely.
Unlocking new moves for smoother traversal of the cityscape is satisfyingly rewarding and clearly reflected in the controls as you add to your parkour repertoire; enhancing your
combat abilities is also a necessity, as there's a much
heavier focus on engaging enemies in this
game than the first, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
With its almost exclusively male cast of characters, an open world, crazy road trip and its action
heavy combat, the
game looks spectacular and unique.
The
game is an explosive, over-the-top, vehicle
combat game where you pit yourself against other drivers in
heavy tanks or fast attack vehicles.
Taking a
heavy metal stance that mirrors the
game's fast - paced gameplay, the music tracks tie in perfectly, making the fights even more blood - pumping than they already are, many of them with vocals that sound great a you battle various robots and go with the flow of
combat.
Combined with the chaos on - screen with Knack's multiple relics going everywhere each time he gets hit or dishes out the pain (which is genuinely impressive from a visual standpoint due to the particle effects) and tons more frequent platforming sections interspersed between
combat heavy spaces, and it was like a night and day difference compared to my experience with the first
game.
Puzzle
games, strategy
games, numbers -
heavy combat mechanics?
These
games feature
heavy weapons use and / or involve characters engaged in
combat while moving through a linear or open environment.
You don't have to play
games that involve
combat and death if it's too
heavy; but if you want to anyway,
games can be a good place to confront that feeling of vulnerability by making yourself feel strong.
Some may very well find the
heavier focus on infantry
combat the faster tone more enjoyable than the large - scale mayhem of the previous
games.
With counters, dodges and vicious enemies the
game puts
heavy emphasis on a more measured, tactical approach to
combat, something which I highly appreciate.
And, to be clear, that is still the majority of the
game, and a retooled
combat system with counters, light attacks,
heavy attacks, and all of the other things you might want from an action
game, is here.
2010's Darksiders was a cool surprise, an action -
heavy apocalyptic epic that beat The Legend of Zelda at its own
game by freshening up the
combat and pulling in a lot of ideas that trace back to a lot of different places.
Add in all the sexual innuendos that you can think of plus the
heavy use of the word «climax» in the
game such as Umbran Climax or Tag Climax and beneath all this titillation is a very good
game on the Nintendo Switch, especially its flawless
combat system.
The
game generally has a large focus on
combat compared to its puzzle -
heavy predecessors.
Since those are also generally very
combat -
heavy games.
Looking closely at our triple - format performance video, the 360 manages to command an advantage in like - for - like scenes over the course of the
game where the engine is being pushed to extremes - something that we also see during
heavy combat, where the liberal use of smoke and particles causes a bigger performance penalty on the PS3.
Combat itself is largely fun and frantic affair, courtesy of the
game's action -
heavy approach favoring simplicity over the genre's tendency for convoluted learning curves.
As we previously reported SEGA's mecha -
combat game series Virtual On wil be colliding with one of Dengeki Bunko's most popular series, A certain Magical Index, for a light novel crossover to celebrate both Virtual On's 20th Anniversary and Kazuma Kamachi's (
Heavy Object, Magical Index, Scientific Railgun) 12 years as a novel author.
Beyond that, Yakuza 6 is content to play the series» greatest hits, pushing its odd blend of
heavy exposition, fighting
game combat and the always - odd side quests.
The limited ammunition and supposed focus on stealth make this more of a traditional survival horror
game than recent Resident Evil titles or even Dead Space, but the
game's
heavy focus on
combat turned my feelings of dread into frustration quickly.
Once again Crystal Dynamics have made a Tomb Raider
game heavy on the
combat and brutality, so it's a welcome change of pace to head into an abandoned crypt and spend some time away from gunfire; you'll never find a thug patrolling inside.
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a really fun
game narrative - driven
game that doesn't feel too
heavy as an RPG, but still provides that tactical experience if you want a little more control over
combat environments.
That's not to say the fire ones are bad, it's just that they're more
combat heavy while the ice powers seem a little more for support since you also gain the frost shield which replaces the shield from the last
game that blocks bullets for you.
But, there was one
game we had put to the side because of its
heavy online multiplayer aspects, knowing we'd have to wait until PS VR was in the hands of consumers to properly test it: RIGS: Mechanized
Combat League.
This mechanical glove - arm is central to
combat and exploration throughout the
game, giving the character the added strength needed to pull off
heavy combat, as well as push and pull environmental structures to solve puzzles and progress.
Telltale's Batman: Episode One isn't
heavy on
combat, if you want that look to the Arkham
games, Batman is all about investigating and using the skills of both Bruce Wayne and Batman to save Gotham from itself.
Mass Effect 3 features a new class for us to explore; the
Heavy Melee option, which takes advantage of the third
game's newfangled close - quarters
combat.
The hand - to - hand
combat resembles that of the Batman Arkham
games, however it feels
heavier and dirtier - just the kind of
combat the wasteland would demand.
Spooky Squid's Miguel Sternberg says They Bleed Pixels is all about how the
game feels, and is focusing on «the kinetic joy of moving and interacting with the
game and creating beat»em up
combat that isn't button mashy or button
heavy.
Turning to audio,
game music blends in to the background outside of battles, but when engaged in
heavy combat the music swells and keeps one's pulse racing in a fit of anticipation and anxiety.
I wasn't too thrilled, and if I'm honest, I'm still not too thrilled by For Honor and Ubisoft Montreal's desire to create a
game about medieval
combat so realistic and visceral you can feel the weight and power sinking
heavy - as - all - get - out swords into
heavy - as - all - get - out armored warriors ripped straight from the history books.