| DonFerrari said: I played Altered Beast on PS2 and was midly fun. Certainly I would welcome an AAA Altered Beast game. Not sure why you think Battletoads couldn't be AAA. At the time of the original they were cutting edge, as were other Rare games that came after. For me it is stranger that people would be excited that after 30 years they are bringing the game but on a lesser form. This isn't a no name game, it is one with great cult following, and to revive it needs to be top notch or don't bother with it. |
I wouldn't say its strange that people actually like what they see. We don't know if the game is a disappointment yet as no one has played the full game. Battletoads as a franchise has always changed its art direction and this is just another attempt at cracking a market that doesn't welcome these type of games anymore.
Lets wait and see how well Battletoads actually plays because that's the more important part of this franchise. I never played Battletoads because of the visuals, I played it for the whacky fun and rewarding gameplay it offered with a mix of variety of level designs. Jim Sterling said in his recent video that he actually likes the art direction and it actually fits into what the Battletoads actually are and after seeing more gameplay of it, I agree with him.
In saying all that, we probably all expected to see them play it safe and use the SNES/Arcade designs however sometimes a risk like this could be what this franchise needs and could possibly put this game out of the niche market and onto the bigger stage again if successful.. but if it fails.. well they can always go back to making another game using the SNES/Arcade designs on another attempt. I personally don't mind the designs I just didn't expect it and that's coming from a massive Battletoads fan.
Last edited by Azzanation - on 18 June 2019
