First reviews are in and.....

#1 Edited by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

They are pretty good. Joystiq called it "one of the best movie adaptations I have ever played" and IGN gave it a 8/10.

Bryan Lee O' Malley, creator of the series, said it should be out in about five hours. I'm very stoked for this game, have been for awhile. Did you guys expect this game to receive positive reviews, so far, it's doing better then the movie :O

#2 Posted by Interfect (974 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

I have no interest in the movie. But this game looks pretty cool.

#3 Posted by Noodlearms (586 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

I don't really know anything about it so I may check it out, but for the record the movie looked terrible.

#4 Posted by EvGar (121 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Yeah the movie looked like Michael Cera being ... Michael Cera with a video-gamey twist. But the game however, has my attention.

#5 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@Noodlearms: It's a 2D old school brawler. Everything from the design to the music is all arcade style, pixel awesomeness.

#6 Posted by Vonocourt (1997 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Looks like a fun beat'em-up that'll most likely ditch the relationship issues that really dragged down the comic for me.

#7 Posted by Atomic_Tangerine (359 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Well, River City Ransom is a pretty cool game and this is the first attempt to copy it that I can remember. If you are going to be derivitive, at least they picked something we haven't seen in 20 years.

#8 Posted by Raakill (869 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Looks great, I dig beat em ups. Steam release?

#9 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@hematurge: Nah. It's only for xbox and ps3. A PC version would be pretty cool though.

#10 Edited by SteamPunkJin (1286 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@Atomic_Tangerine said:

" Well, River City Ransom is a pretty cool game and this is the first attempt to copy it that I can remember. If you are going to be derivitive, at least they picked something we haven't seen in 20 years. "

Castle Crasher was really the first to copy and update it, the opening credits even give a nod to it when Fulp and Paladin enter their names in classic RCR style. Not to mention the play style, upgrades and hidden shops.

Scott Pilgram The Game looks really really really ....... really great! But there's no on-line coop which is beyond disappointing. My friends and I grew up playing RCR together (even have the password for my character stashed somewhere in my desk) but we all moved around for work, add in that for once we could all play (instead of the two player RCR limit) and the lack of online becomes absolutely heartbreaking. Why you wouldn't have Online Coop for this kind of game in this day and age is baffling. Here's hoping for a patch of some kind.

#11 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@SteamPunkJin said:

" @Atomic_Tangerine said:
" Well, River City Ransom is a pretty cool game and this is the first attempt to copy it that I can remember. If you are going to be derivitive, at least they picked something we haven't seen in 20 years. "
Castle Crasher was really the first to copy and update it, the opening credits even give a nod to it when Fulp and Paladin enter their names in classic RCR style. Not to mention the play style, upgrades and hidden shops. Scott Pilgram The Game looks really really really ....... really great! But there's no on-line coop which is beyond disappointing. My friends and I grew up playing RCR together (even have the password for my character stashed somewhere in my desk) but we all moved around for work, add in that for once we could all play (instead of the two player RCR limit) and the lack of online becomes absolutely heartbreaking. Why you wouldn't have Online Coop for this kind of game in this day and age is baffling. Here's hoping for a patch of some kind. "

I hope so too. High Velocity Bowling launched with no online multiplayer and it got a patch. Let's hope the same happens for Scott Pilgrim.

#12 Posted by JackSukeru (5153 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Game "looks" cool at least, but I can live with waiting for the QuickLook and see how it plays before making any purchasing decisions.

#13 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@RockmanBionics: What if they never do a quick look of it?

#14 Posted by jonnyboy (2912 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

The statement "One of the best games I've ever played" may arouse my interest, however "One of the best movie adaptions I've ever played", all I can say is so what? That's just like saying it's "Surprisingly not shit" not really a recommendation.

#15 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@jonnyboy: They gave it a 5/5, so it can't mean "shit" in the terms your speaking in. If they said that and gave it a 3/5 then that'd make sense.

#16 Posted by JackSukeru (5153 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@gingertastic_10: I can't see that happening, it's not like it's the busy season or anything.

#17 Posted by Catarrhal (778 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@RockmanBionics: Well, there is a demo on PSN…

#18 Posted by Zidane_24 (733 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

@gingertastic_10 said:

" @RockmanBionics: What if they never do a quick look of it? "

Put your minds at ease, QL is up now.

#19 Posted by Gamer_152 (13255 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

The gameplay of River City Ransom, the art style of Kings of Power 4 Billion Percent and the music of Anamanaguchi sound like a pretty awesome mix to me. I am interested in the game although at the same time slightly worrying about how long I could play it for without it getting boring.

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#20 Posted by Kouerson (242 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

I might just buy it because of it being River City Ransom, but the whole thing screams of ehhhhh.

#21 Posted by PK_Koopa (563 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Seems fun. If I can get 3 other people I'll buy it, otherwise I'll just wait for an offer.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a downloadable 2D side-scrolling deliberately-retro beat-em-up, a sequel to River City Ransom whose storyline is based on the Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels.

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