Quick Look: Road Show: Yar's Revenge

Wake me up when Child of Eden comes out.

looks so booooring and slow

I like the visuals enough, but it just looks slow, even on the hardcore mode. 

" @TadThuggish said:

"I still hate EX and Road Show quick looks.  It shows off the game, but the Giant Bomb crew never gets to spout any critical opinions (the reason why Giant Bomb even exists, and why I visit). "

At 18:06 Ryan was fairly honest... "

@LaszloKovacs said:

" Seems like I'm in the minority here, but I think this game looks like it's got potential. "

Yeah, I don't really see where all the hate is coming from.  They said upfront that the game was being demoed on Easy difficulty, and I don't know whether half the people in here complaining about the art style are actually expressing their own opinion or parroting that old "Anime is for jerks" meme.

"@GunnBjorn said:

" @TadThuggish said:

"I still hate EX and Road Show quick looks.  It shows off the game, but the Giant Bomb crew never gets to spout any critical opinions (the reason why Giant Bomb even exists, and why I visit). "

At 18:06 Ryan was fairly honest... "

I don't think Atari or any game developer would look too kindly towards GiantBomb if they critiqued their game before it was actually released, let alone right in front of them while they are taking time out of their day to demo it for the site.  It's just bad taste to do that despite the game being quality or not.   "

It looks alright for those who enjoy rail shooters - and plenty of people do. But it has almost nothing to do with Yar's Revenge. I mean, come on, aside from the shield effect, it shares nothing with the original game. Which is a good thing, as the original Yar's Revenge, like almost any game made before the 90's.... frankly sucked.  
 
I have no problems with them making this kind of game, and I can imagine how many people would like it, but tacking on "Yar's Revenge" in a very shakey bid to attract attention looks suspicious. Like they're afraid the game can't stand on it's own, so it needs to try to be part of a franchise (and a franchise that didn't even EXIST until this game came along and MADE Yar's Revenge a "franchise).

This actually seems very interesting...

:( Why the hate? I admit, I too would prefer some extra crazy flair, but that said the game itself looks more fun then people are giving it credit.

This looks pretty good, hoping for a $10 release.

Game itself looks nice. Probably shouldn't have started with the cutscene, anime is a bit more subjective than pretty graphics.
 
Do games like this and Star Fox really get genre lumped together with proper onrail shooters like Dead Space Extraction and Time Crisis? Seems like there should be something to differentiate the two types.

Makes me want to play Rez. And Ikaruga.

Welp...that's a rail shooter alright.

I don't know this genre, but watching this it feels like something is missing. Something important.

" This looks like Panzer Dragoon... and that make me happy in my pants "

Looks nice but it just doesn't look as fun as something like S&P.

This may be the first Quick Look I can't watch all the way through. At 6 minutes in, I'm callin' it!

Should've called it The Yar's Revenge.

Yaaaarrrrrrrrrr.

"This may be the first Quick Look I can't watch all the way through. At 6 minutes in, I'm callin' it! "

 
Looks pretty relaxing to be honest and the GitS style suits it well.  
 
Does seem a little on the slow side though and with no branching paths or hardcore / chill-out mode there's not much to it beyond score attack. 
 
Interesting to read Howard Scott Warshaw in a recent GamesTM about how he learnt about the new game from a trade press release.

damn it Ryan you didn't ask if it will be in 3D!! 

Remember Bayonetta's Space Harrier homage? Now THAT's a great rail shooter. This game? Not even close.

I adore games like this and haven't played one in a long time, so I am very interested in it. I just hope it turns out as cool as it looks. ^_^

Something about the music and sound in this game makes it seem really dull, but I'm still interested.

Awesome. Looks fun and the music is pretty cool!

This just seems like a company who wanted to make an on-rails shooter and tacked on the name of a classic video game to get more attention. This game looks as if it really doesn't share very much in common with the gameplay of the original. That's what made Yars' Revenge unique at the time...it's gameplay. Now it's just going to be another on-rails shooter. A genre that's been done many times before.

Panzer Dragoon anyone?

I'm a big fan of the original Yars' Revenge.  
 
I can hang with this new game's art style and story direction, but the gameplay seems to share nothing of substance in common with the original. I would have much preferred a Namco Generations-like take on the original.

Geez. what a bunch of negative Nancies. I think it looks cool and the  originality of the art style is a real turn on.

"We didn't want to simply make a Yars' Revenge HD Remix" What a fucking moron. This guy clearly doesn't know his target audience.
Also, not being sarcastic when I say this, it's 2011. I need voice acting in my on-rails shooter, not text. I can't read text and pin point enemies at the same time. C'mon, Starfox 64 had voice acting, it's simply inexcusable for there NOT to be voice acting in an on-rails shooter.

had to stop that one 5 minutes in, so bland.

I'd much rather play something like Yeaargh's Revenge about a dead zombie parrot traveling through dimensions to find another pirate's shoulder to perch on. Sorry for the lame joke, folks. 

Why does she talk like a hanar?

Seems OK.

'Kind of'
 
'Kind of'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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" I'd much rather play something like Yeaargh's Revenge about a dead zombie parrot traveling through dimensions to find another pirate's shoulder to perch on. Sorry for the lame joke, folks.  "

Looks kinda meh to be honest.

"This one does not need armor to fight."
What is this, Wolf's Rain?

I love how Ryan said that easy difficulty felt a little slow and when they go into "hardcore mode" it only drops the health and removes the shield. It didn't add more enemies for the frantic feel you would hope for, but it does make the end of the QL a little awkward. Seems pretty cheap and lazy to not add more enemies in a game like this.

makes me want a next generation Starfox game for some reason.

Soo... it's a rail shooter. With generic anime art. Way to go guys.

" makes me want a next generation Starfox game for some reason. "

Yikes, ex-Pandemic developers this is the wrong direction of quality you want!

I like the art style, but gameplay is pretty eh....

You know, I'm willing to give this game a benefit of a doubt. Something about it reminds me a lot of Panzer Dragoon, so I think I will give this one a shot.