Quick Look: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

" So would you say this game is sort of like River City Ransom? "

:O ... Huh. I dunno. Kinda interested.

So what we've learned is: 
 
Making fun of bad games in QLs: Fine 
 
Making fun of bad games based on bad properties with videogame references: Waaaaaaah you guys are too cynical and mean. QQ

" So what we've learned is:  Making fun of bad games in QLs: Fine  Making fun of bad games based on bad properties with videogame references: Waaaaaaah you guys are too cynical and mean. QQ "

I don't know, I think it looks pretty fun.

Hello Jeff G,
 
Cool Quick Look, but a little on the negative side. I think Vinny would have been a better wingman for this, to even things out. A 2 or 4 man coop would have been nice too.

Generic Jeff is negative comment...

Game looks awesome.

This is a pretty damn good PSN game, best played with a friend though.

This seems like it would have been good about 5 years ago. The more I see Scott Pilgrim related stuff, the more i'm put off the movie.

/is amazed at how many people are getting personally offended by a dude offering his honest opinion, and who is being asked to change it because they disagree with him. 
 
Oh, wait! This is the Internet.

Who you calling a Kunio Kun?
 
Brad's like "this looks fun and I have never played River City Ransom. May I play too?"
 
and Jeff is like "Fuck you! I don't enjoy this game so you're certainly not going to get a chance to make it any more fun than I had prescribed."

Scott Pilgrim's power is to punch a dude 65x in the balls.  And glow while he does it.

" @sixpin said:

" Man, the amount of negativity in this is ridiculous. Lately it just seems like Jeff hates every game that isn't a fighting game, an FPS, or housed in an old arcade cabinet. Maybe he needs another vacation.

IMO: This is only a $10 game. It is a throw back, not a modern style of game at all. This is meant to be fan service. The game is well made and fun if you are an old NES-area and/or River City Ransom fan. It also wouldn't hurt to be a Scott Pilgrim fan.  Also, the movie is pretty good, the books are better. The game is a good tribute to the source material. "

Maybe he just hates games that exist on "REMEMBER THIS THING?!". "

" /is amazed at how many people are getting personally offended by a dude offering his honest opinion, and who is being asked to change it because they disagree with him.  Oh, wait! This is the Internet. "

The games that this game is apparently spoofing were before my time, but this still looks pretty cool as a new game to me. I especially like the music.

Reading the comments...I can't fucking wait to watch this. Scott Pilgrim is the worst shit.

people don't realize that hating something just because of the people that like it, makes you a hipster. 
 
i find the movie trying to hard with the videogame references and special effects, to cover a shitty plot/idea, but i don't have anything against a game like this, it's been ages since i last played a 2D brawler 
 
ps. don't worry guys halo and cod game are about to come out, i bet jeff lose that "i hate everything" attitude and recovers the  happiness with those shooters

I wonder why co-op is being disallowed in Quick Looks. Since the game is just River City Ransom, we all know how it plays and progresses. Co-op is about the only thing I can think of that would have made it interesting to watch.

edit: I'm talking about the video. The game itself looked fine, but it doesn't lend itself well to one of these, especially with a negative driver.

Why, oh why, can't they release this game on PC...? 
 
*shows fist to the air*

I like the idea you can use a plastic cup as a weapon, and I'm really bummed they didn't show enemies in mo-cap suits.

Maybe should have got  one of the Anime Vice people in here to talk about the book series, which I love, and what the series is about. The series is really about real characters and people in surreal situations that only manga and videogames produce. I'd say the characters are the main draw of the series.

It's a ten dollar update to River City Ransom with amazing graphics and a great soundtrack. If you only like to play shooters and fighting games, this isn't for you. This is for twenty something nerds like me who grew up playing these games but didn't get cynical and decide they were all shit years later.

" /is amazed at how many people are getting personally offended by a dude offering his honest opinion, and who is being asked to change it because they disagree with him.  Oh, wait! This is the Internet. "

Looks like shit.

" Maybe should have got  one of the Anime Vice people in here to talk about the book series, which I love, and what the series is about. The series is really about real characters and people in surreal situations that only manga and videogames produce. I'd say the characters are the main draw of the series. "

Scott Pilgrim versus originality.

 Jeff is a cranky, cynical guy. It's like there's no joy in his gaming.  
 
I can't believe he didn't even let Brad get a controller. Would've loved to see some co-op action.    

" @John117 said:

" Maybe should have got  one of the Anime Vice people in here to talk about the book series, which I love, and what the series is about. The series is really about real characters and people in surreal situations that only manga and videogames produce. I'd say the characters are the main draw of the series. "

Where in any universe is Scott Pilgrim considered manga? "

I'm a minute in, but wow that's about 12 different NES video games mashed up into one.

This is the most Scott Pilgrim I would ever need. I still dont like it

Edgar Wright!
 
... that's all I'm sayin'.

So obnoxious. Nice pixel art though.

As someone who never read the books, this strikes me as much more interesting than the movie. I doubt I will buy it though.

Yup, VG references for the sake of it and nothing more.

Might have to check this one out; looks cool!

I'm glad I did the 2nd level for my fake quick look.  Still Jeff hit on a lot of problems I also had with the game.

This would have been a lot more fun if Brad was allowed to pull a Brad. 
 
See Brad.  See Brad die.  See Brad die again.

That rainbow section reminded me of the surfing in Rayman 3. And keeping with the theme here, not in a good way.

Music s'alright.

Still really dislike the way this game looks.

Gideon (the Cat) is in the background at 8:00! Awesome.

I really like this game, but a big part of that is a very dumb reason to like it... that being the fact that it takes place in Toronto and you collect Canadian currency. That is somehow amazing to me. The game itself is fun too, tough though.

Good gravy, they've just invented nerd hipsterism.  "Oh, man, they're just ripping off river city ransom and mario and megaman.  They should really be digitizing the actors which would, then, be a reference to the classic arcade classic Street Fighter: The movie: the game, which would then be sufficiently indie and obscure enough for my tastes.  Mario is far to mainstream and therefore not cool anymore."  Just because our obscure childhood nerd stuff is now mainstream doesn't mean we have to stop liking it because it's all popular now.  It's a referential little game, try and relax.  
 
Totally in agreement with the brawler fatigue, though.  That's a genre that hasn't really aged well.  And in case anyone didn't know.  Art by Paul Robertson.  He's done a brazillion other amazing things, if you're interested.

Yeah. So it's a brawler. With a bunch of video game references.