Quick Look: Hard Corps: Uprising

This looked neat at the beginning, but the further it went, on my liking degraded.

For some reason, I got a sudden urge to play Elevator Action Returns instead Contra.

boring!

I like how they massacred every hostage not realizing.

While the loading took extremely long in this quick look and alot of other people are complaining about it as well, I haven't had that problem at all. Game usually loads in 15 seconds or so. 
  
Also, once you learn the strategies and level up some in rush mode the game becomes a hell of alot easier. and the later levels become alot more hectic and fast paced. 
 
It might not be for everyone but I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

That was hilariously bad.

I just don't see the appeal of side scrollers

That load screen is way too long. And having boss fight after boss fight ending with a mistimed button prompt jump sending you back two boss fights is insane.I wish they would have tried the Konami Code to see what it would have done.

If I can shoot clowns, that's a selling point. Not enough of one to convince me to buy this, but it's nice to know - there are games in which you can shoot clowns. Good stuff.

I've always like Arc Systems designs, but never been able to get into their games. Looks like that's not going to change anytime soon. That initial load was ridiculous also.

" First Anime infested my Yars and now my Contra...Is nothing sacred anymore "

"I feel like I'm watching every anime ever".
 
These were my exact feelings after seeing the intro and I loved it!
I've been having trouble with this game, I know its hard but that's not the only problem. Like how Jeff was complaining about the first level not ending, and the checkpoints being absolute shit, I felt that too, and the seemingly bland levels despite the beautiful presentation.
 
Also I laughed out LOUD when Ryan missed the final jump and I was all "HE MISSED IT?! Oh my god", then I saw the continue screen and laughed even harder because I thought Jeff made the jump. Man... I don't know how I feel about this game. The presentation is nice but the game itself just doesn't feel that good.
 
Oh well, off to beat the first level now that I know I can hold my position while shooting. Probably should have noted that while I was re-arranging the controller for my fight pad.

The opening of this video is why I love Giant Bomb !

" that genesis game was hard as hell "

Wow, a legit rage-quit lol.
 
I like how today checkpoints can be considered "too punishing" when the very concept of checkpoints is ultimate forgiveness. Would you believe that this style of games is designed to be cleared on 1 life/credit? Well, maybe this one does a bad job at it, but so far seems pretty manageable. They didn't even get to cover the hardcore mode lol, with 1-hit deaths. Ryan is too quick to say this game doesn't deserve the Contra name I think. I mean hopefully his reasoning isn't the harshness, because those games were harsh.
 
EDIT: Yeah the QTE thing seems stupid, in the most boring sense. I hope they are not that plentiful. Still Ryan is so mad lol.

Ya I'm pretty done with this game after watching this. It looked kinda cool at first then started to show it's unfair true colors. 
Not a game for me.

This looks like the worst game.

They don't even mention that the two other characters seen in the intro are PAID DLC. So it's not just a crappy $15 game. It's a crappy, unfinished $20 game.

I like the general style of this game, with the air dashing and locking your aim. But the levels and the loading times put me off. Too bad, it has some good potential for sure.

Looks janky. Time to fire up Contra XBLA, and maybe also time to re-release Contra: Hard Corps proper, eh?

The 1980's called.  It wants its arcade game back.

Well it was a quicklook, just wish they would have showed off the Rising Mode more. At first I was not happy with my purchase, then after playing with a friend and saving up i started buying upgrades. One upgrade let me start with the spread gun, the other made my spread to level 3 so by the beginning of each stage i had a giant spread smothering the screen.  Then picked up a machinegun upgrade and more health and lives. I was killing bosses within seconds.
 
Also the game does change, eventually there are levels where you get a ninja turtles type of raft and move around on water fully in control of the raft, and a later stealth mission where you can just run in and blow everyone up but they totally give you the ability to get inside a box and move forward when no one is looking. Or a highway level where cars and helicopters are chasing you down.
 
Also by the rising mode you can get upgrades that let you dodge, parry, slide, and tackle that once unlocked, with good timing you can get through an entire level without shooting a bullet at anyone except a boss. Which looks amazingly skillful even though you are just running to the right pressing B in timed intervals.

" LLOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAADDDDDDDDD SSSCCCCCCRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN "

Fuck that game.

Handing this the: "Complete joke of a game" award of the month.

I like the art style, animation and music...but the core game seems bad. 

I fucking hate the end of that first level what a bulshit way to die

@BadNews: 

I'm glad this turned out to be crap. It looked kind of cool in the quick look EX or whatever that was but I was bummed out hearing it immediately had 2 characters as paid DLC right out of the gate.
 
Now I can just not fucking buy it at all.

Man, have those two EVER played a Contra game before?  Bitching about the number of bosses?  In the very first level Contra 3 had two bosses, the original Hard Corps had three and Shattered Soldier had FOUR.  Boss fights play a huge role in these games.  Sorry guys, but if you like your video games to hold your hand the entire time then Contra just isn't for you.  Though I will agree that the prompt at the end was a dick move and the whole jump sequence should have at least been automated instead.

There's hardly any feedback on the default weapon. It sounds like a air gun but not as intense. At least with Contra the default weapon sounded like a beefy machine gun.

I saw the word 'Corps' and immediately thought of Blast Corp on the N64, now that's a game fitting for XBLA/PSN release!

Wow, Jeff totally left Ryan hanging on the Akira reference in the opening

I'm interested in this game, but I'm not 1200 points interested.

The reviews for this have been so MEH. Will pass and stick with Contra IV on the DS.

The reviews for this have been so MEH. Will pass and stick with Contra IV on the DS.

15$ for this janky piece of shit game? I'll take 1000!

Oh god the ending  at 20:55 was perfect, pain in the ass game

No Thank You.

This looks dull.  I really enjoyed Contra 4, totally different team I know, but I had hopes for this game.

lol awesome.  I love how Jeff made that jump at the end and his character just completely disappeared in mid-air and the game said they died.  Great.

Im glad they kept the Contra name off this broken piece of shit.

Wow.  The check pointing in this...
 
LOADING.......
 
game is fucked.
 
They need to hurry up and remake Contra 3 dammit.

Bad game looks bad

Loadin' like an 80s floppy!