I鈥檓 trying to find a modern beat 鈥檈m up with a low level of complexity and no RPG mechanics, so I can have light gaming sessions with friends and my wife.
I鈥檓 considering Cosmic Invasion, but since it鈥檚 a recent release, it鈥檚 hard to get a good sense of it.
If you had to choose between Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder鈥檚 Revenge and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, which would you get?
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For whatever this is worth, Turtles made me nostalgic for Double Dragon, while Cosmic Encounter made me nostalgic for the X-Men Arcade game. Both fine, just hit different.
It is helpful. How do you feel about the graphics? I was checking some videos and Cosmic Invasion was looking a bit more polished.
I like Shredder鈥檚 revenge, and have played it a fair bit. It鈥檚 pretty fun, and simple enough to be accessible for any age/skill level.
I鈥檝e only played the demo for Cosmic Invasion. It kind of seemed to be more of the same, but just a different flavor (they have the same developers, of course). It was a lot of fun too.
You could consider the Scott Pilgrim games as well, and there鈥檚 also a new one coming out very soon.
Yes, if I hadn鈥檛 played either and I was going to choose one then I think I might go with Cosmic Invasion. My reasoning is that the developers have had some time to iterate, and the overall experience could potentially be a bit better because of this. As for the pixelation, I really didn鈥檛 notice one being substantially better or worse than the other. They both looked great to me. I like Dotemu鈥檚 pixel art in general.
Maybe think about what they(your friends, and wife) might be into. In my line of thinking, cosmic invasion will probably have a more general appeal character wise than the turtles. With the turtles you either do like them, or you don鈥檛. If cosmic invasion isn鈥檛 quite your thing, at least you have plenty of different characters to choose from and thus more of a chance to find one you like possibly?
A couple of other factors to consider:
price = $25(shredder鈥檚 revenge) vs $30 (cosmic invasion)review score = Overwhelmingly positive (shredder鈥檚 revenge) vs very positive (cosmic invasion)
Yeah, Absolum got great reviews and looks like a great game. I鈥檓 not really into roguelikes myself, so I skipped on that one, but it definitely makes me want to consider giving them a second chance though. Lol
That is really good advice. Thank you!
You鈥檙e welcome, hope you guys have fun! 馃榿
If you haven鈥檛 played Shredder鈥檚 revenge would you maybe choose Cosmic Invasion instead? I used to play Turtles in the arcade, and it was a lot of fun, but I鈥檇 like to see a modern evolution of it. I asked the other contributor about the graphics, did you feel that Shredder鈥檚 Revenge was a bit too pixelated compared to Cosmic Invasion?
I also looked at Scott Pilgrim, and it doesn鈥檛 really get my heart pumping. The aesthetic isn鈥檛 very appealing to me, and it鈥檚 not about nostalgia, because I actually kind of like the Absolum style. Absolum just looks like a more engaging game, and maybe even one that鈥檚 built more for single-player campaigns.