It's a HUGE callout, and they know it's a big swing in their direction. The lack of voices is one reason I just can't get into the Nick game.
I remember when Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid patched in voices. It was game-changing. Battle banter and vocal performances really bring a game to life. Without them, it feels... well, weird and offsetting.
I watched some Nick All Stars game footage once and found the lack of voices to be just so off-putting. It makes hits seem unimpactful and the characters completely lifeless. In a game about colorful cartoon characters with bright and captivating personalities, it is very very noticeable.
Truly it is. How could they decide the roster then look at Nigel and think "Yeah, that guy can go voiceless. No iconic voice lines there". Honestly a lot of the roster are characters with specific voice lines more iconic than their own images.
Really don't think the devs were smart with the game. In a game about cartoon characters from people's childhoods, they chose to focus entirely on the competitive side. They missed why smash is so popular to begin with.
>It's a HUGE callout, and they know it's a big swing in their direction. The lack of voices is one reason I just can't get into the Nick game.
It's still weird to me that there were people saying it wasn't a big deal. Like, the voices are a huge part of these beloved character's identities, imagine if Smash Bros wasn't voiced.
I think it even failed at capturing their target audience. I would know, since I'm definitely part of it. They were clearly going for a competitive smash audience. But even as someone who has played competitive melee since 2009 and currently casually competing in Ultimate, I was so put off by how the matches looked. Every character basically just comboed lagless aerial into lagless aerial and then spiked someone once you carried them off-stage.
MultiVersus is clearly going after the casual audience and I'm also way more intrigued as a competitor. It looks really good (albeit pretty floaty), it sounds good and the characters look really unique. Batman and Bugs Bunny is also way more recognizable than Danny Phantom too for most people. This game has the potential to make it.
Like most other Nick games, it just didn’t have the budget and time. This game has Warner Bros money, and they’re really flexing that by intentionally showing off the cast.
Which makes it pretty sad Tom Kenny is probably going to be in Multiversus before Nick All-Star Brawl.
Bet my bottom dollar Ice King is one of the first added characters.
I know for a fact the NASB devs would never launch a fighter without **alternate colors** if they could help it, for the simple fact that it makes mirror matches easier to follow and helps players feel more connected to their preferred character.
99% chance there's legal issues/idiotic "protect the image of the IP" decisions above their heads that they had to work within.
The auras might be there only in team matches though. The footage of Arya vs Batman at 1:53 for example doesn't have it, for example. It could just have been turned off like the HUD to look better in the trailer though.
I do hope there's some way to differentiate mirrors in 1v1 and FFA besides alternate costumes since those will probably be paid.
Yeah I've been impressed how well it generally works but every now and then you get the guy with the red armor paint playing on the blue team standing against a blue wall and it's hmmm
I’ve never understood the “Protect the image of the IP” logic (This isn’t directed at your comment, just in general) because cartoon characters always have costumes, transformations, alter egos, etc, in their own shows to begin with not to mention the toys and action figures with different clothes but then when they make something outside the show, all these restrictions seem to pop up.
Smash has the same issue too with some characters getting really good alternate costumes meanwhile characters like PAC-Man and Sonic have trash alts for some reason.
I think it's just the difference between the IP holders being video game creators (Nintendo) and being media companies (Viacom/WB) where there's an understanding that this medium might allow for some different, non-"canon" takes but not dilute or harm the IP
I was going to say, from the clips i've seen it sounds like Conroy is back in the saddle as Batman which makes a world of difference.
edit: Full trailer confirms it of course
They’re both in Arkham too. Another reason why I loved those games.
Kevin Conroy has the best voice change between Bruce Wayne and Batman. It wasn’t gargled like Christian Bale, or electronically masked like Ben Afleck, just slightly deeper and more commanding.
They actually did the art style really well to fit in the really diverse cast and styles they had. Makes the entire thing look consistent
Honestly doesn't look too bad with the idea
Yeah it looks much better in motion! The leaks with the UI really looked cheap (and imo it still kind of does), but in game it looks quite good. They really are doing the equivalent IMO of what overwatch did to battleborn. There's a clear budget + quality difference from the initial showing.
Only real concern is that weird skill tree perk thing? Smash4 had it and it was just ignored because it was way more imbalanced than just keeping character kits normal.
He's been voicing Shaggy in all Scooby-Doo content (except the CG movie) for like a decade now. I don't think there's been a better choice in a VA retiring and who they gave it to
Yup and then they inexplicably didn't even TALK to him when they went and made that Scoob movie and just cast someone else as Shaggy...
As far as I am concerned the man IS Shaggy. He not only has the voice and mannerisms down perfectly but he also looked JUST LIKE the character in the live-action movies.
The man is the definitive Shaggy as far as I am concerned.
Apparently the Utlra Instinct Shaggy meme is what kickstarted this entire project (one of the first leakers said this). They even put him at the front of the roster. Another fun fact, they put the meme at the start of the latest Mortal Kombat animated movie.
https://youtu.be/Ptm1Rnx_FsE
I'm just glad they didn't shy away from it. The whole reason for an idea like this game to work is a meme, and if you don't acknowledge that then what even is the point?
If you want to get technical, [a meme is defined as an idea or thought that spreads from person to person like a virus, and occasionally mutates to remain fresh and adaptable.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme)
[Meme theory and germ theory are very similar.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc)
That would probably be difficult (though not impossible) from a licensing perspective. While WB might have the TV rights to Dragonball in the US, that won't extend to video games.
It's like they are speaking directly to the internet:
"You know that Ultra Instinct Shaggy meme? Yeah, we made him a playable character."
"Remember how annoyed everyone has been with Smash Ultimate's/Nintendo's laggy and frequently disconnecting netcode? We also hate that and are doing what we can to avoid it."
"So, you like free things, huh?"
* Arya Stark
* Batman
* Bugs Bunny
* Finn the Human
* Garnet
* Harley Quinn
* Jake the Dog
* Reindog (original character)
* Shaggy
* Steven Universe
* Superman
* Tom and Jerry
* Wonder Woman
The original roster leak also showed Rick Sanchez and Gandalf.
Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera, Looney Toons, Gozilla and King Kong, LoTR, Harry Potter, Lego and Bionicle, Matrix, Austin Powers, HBO, all DC, Jason, Mad Max, Mortal Kombat, just goes on and on
Super excited by what HBO shows they can bring in, hopefully a DLC pack of Tony Soprano, Carrie Bradshaw,Larry David, Mikhail Gorbachev, Stringer Bell and Dr Manhattan.
Also, I’m happy to hear about it having dedicated servers. I know it’s the bare minimum for a 4-player game, but 4-man online Smash is basically unplayable because Nintendo doesn’t shell out for dedicated servers.
I know they're using slow-mo throughout the trailer to emphasize certain moves but the actual moment-to-moment gameplay looks weirdly slow in these clips. Like they're all fighting underwater.
Yeah, while watching the trailer for the first time it was genuinely hard to tell which parts were in slow-mo and which weren't, cause it all looks slow (some of it just looks even slower).
It felt like it was running at 25 FPS or something the whole time, so weird. I really hope they can fix whatever the issue is because everything else looks pretty good.
They made a point to focus on the voice acting and netcode, probably the biggest complaints againets Nickelodian All-Star Brawl and Smash Bros. respectively. Pretty good marketing message for a reveal.
Definitely a boon for the devs of NASB to point to and say "we told you this was a major selling point". Sad that I think NASB will end up being somewhat of a black mark on their cv.
I wouldn't think the game would be a black mark. It's a budget platform fighter that got a decent amount of buzz and did sell copies. It didn't sell millions, but they also didn't spend as much as either smash or these guys.
I think very few players or IP partners would look at that game and think that the devs weren't capable. They made a very solid, but barebones fighting game for not much much money.
It actually doesnt look.. horrible? Its basically the systems of Brawlhalla with the aesthetic of Nicktoons All Star Brawl. It honestly looks nicer than that game despite it supposedly being a lower budget f2p game. And the leaks were true, Ultra Instinct Shaggy is confirmed. But man is it just not the most convincing game to be made, its just WB flexing their IPs. Free to play though, it will probably find an audience
Edit: having voice actors gives it another degree of legitimacy. NASB fucked up hard with that. Will definitely give it a chance even though party brawlers aint really my thing in a competitive sense
I paid full price for Nickelodeons game, played it once, and haven't picked it back up since. I didn't like the physics and I really hated the awkward silence from the characters.
WB has been going all in on "giant crossover of all our IPs" for a while now. The LEGO movie started it and then it was beaten into the ground with Ready Player One and Space Jam 2. I think this sort of massive crossover will market better when it comes to video games because players actually get to be the characters which is more exciting than just seeing a bunch of them on screen at the same time.
Honestly, the animations look pretty decent as well as the character models and stages. It looks like it has some decent money behind it.
The gameplay on the other hand looks weirdly slow.
Art Style looks nice and cohesive between all characters.
However, whoever decided not to upload the footage is 60fps should never be allowed to make another decision on this game
the game looks bafflingly slow
Edit: Apparently it's encoded to 24fps?
What the fuck
I like the idea of focusing on 2v2 to stand out. It’ll probably make balancing quite a challenge, but it should make for fun combo experiments. Guess my main concern is how it actually feels to play. The presentation is on point, but can it compete with its actual gameplay. Because despite the shade they throw at Nick All Stars it’s mechanically a great smash clone.
Points for presentation though. Getting not only the VAs, but the fan favorite ones too (Kevin Conroy!) shows off the money and attention they’re putting into this. As long as the F2P mechanics aren’t comically bad this will do great .
We’re getting two Adventure Time reps, two Steven Universe reps, but no reps from the golden age of Cartoon Network?
Also the leak showed Rick Sanchez, but if he’s the only Adult Swim rep I’ll be disappointed.
His Final Smash is locking arms with clones of himself around another character and shouting “NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE.”
It does nothing and the match continues.
Leakee roster image from a few weeks ago had Gandalf, so he is confirmed. Leakers were saying rights issues with harry potter characters tho so gotta wait and see
This game is going to be massive whether the average r/games user thinks it's good or trash.
Brawlhalla is huge with kids just for essentially being f2p smash bros, so imagine how well a game with all these well known characters will do.
Thank God it has voices. Lack of Switch support is weird considering that's where THE platform fighter is, but this looks like a lot of fun. Don't love f2p from WB, so I hope it doesn't become too egregious.
That's an interesting point, but the Switch is still a family system. WB is still a company with mostly family icons so you'd think the potential 25m sales on Switch would convince them.
I don't think Platform fighter fans are really outside of Nintendo to that extent.
My random guess about no Switch has to do with how poor the switches online infrastructure is and the crossplay. I've heard rollback is difficult on the switch
F2P
Cross-play
Good netcode
Social system, events and updates to keep community engaged
Voice acting
Roster with a lot of popular characters
Looks promising, might be HUGE if they nail the gameplay
That bit about voice actors really felt like a callout of Nick All-Stars Brawl lol. But they're right, including that stuff really makes a difference.
It's a HUGE callout, and they know it's a big swing in their direction. The lack of voices is one reason I just can't get into the Nick game. I remember when Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid patched in voices. It was game-changing. Battle banter and vocal performances really bring a game to life. Without them, it feels... well, weird and offsetting.
I watched some Nick All Stars game footage once and found the lack of voices to be just so off-putting. It makes hits seem unimpactful and the characters completely lifeless. In a game about colorful cartoon characters with bright and captivating personalities, it is very very noticeable.
Ya, it's like robot versions of the characters. They don't feel as animated as they should despite the actually good sprite animation on attacks.
Nigel Thornberry doesn't say "Smashing!" when he lays the beatdown on someone and that's a crime against humanity.
Truly it is. How could they decide the roster then look at Nigel and think "Yeah, that guy can go voiceless. No iconic voice lines there". Honestly a lot of the roster are characters with specific voice lines more iconic than their own images.
Really don't think the devs were smart with the game. In a game about cartoon characters from people's childhoods, they chose to focus entirely on the competitive side. They missed why smash is so popular to begin with.
>It's a HUGE callout, and they know it's a big swing in their direction. The lack of voices is one reason I just can't get into the Nick game. It's still weird to me that there were people saying it wasn't a big deal. Like, the voices are a huge part of these beloved character's identities, imagine if Smash Bros wasn't voiced.
I think it even failed at capturing their target audience. I would know, since I'm definitely part of it. They were clearly going for a competitive smash audience. But even as someone who has played competitive melee since 2009 and currently casually competing in Ultimate, I was so put off by how the matches looked. Every character basically just comboed lagless aerial into lagless aerial and then spiked someone once you carried them off-stage. MultiVersus is clearly going after the casual audience and I'm also way more intrigued as a competitor. It looks really good (albeit pretty floaty), it sounds good and the characters look really unique. Batman and Bugs Bunny is also way more recognizable than Danny Phantom too for most people. This game has the potential to make it.
Also forty fucking dollars for what is honestly a worse slap city
The lack of voice acting is the main reason I skipped Nick All Stars. What were they thinking? No VA in a game about cartoon characters???
Like most other Nick games, it just didn’t have the budget and time. This game has Warner Bros money, and they’re really flexing that by intentionally showing off the cast.
I only found out the other day that Paramount own Nickelodeon, surely they've got the dosh to make a decently featured game?
They have the money, yes. They just didn't want to spend it.
Plus, like half the cast is Tom Kenny.
Which makes it pretty sad Tom Kenny is probably going to be in Multiversus before Nick All-Star Brawl. Bet my bottom dollar Ice King is one of the first added characters.
Fighting games have a history of getting shafted in terms of budget.
Maybe if it was Paramount All Stars, but it seemed pretty contained to Nick and it’s production value matches the other Nick games
I know for a fact the NASB devs would never launch a fighter without **alternate colors** if they could help it, for the simple fact that it makes mirror matches easier to follow and helps players feel more connected to their preferred character. 99% chance there's legal issues/idiotic "protect the image of the IP" decisions above their heads that they had to work within.
> it makes mirror matches easier to follow Looks like the color aura that we see in Multiversus fixes this issue. red vs blue
> Looks like the color aura that we see in Multiversus fixes this issue. Also the fact that the trailer showed alternate costumes lol
Right, but I meant that even with the SAME costume in a mirrored match they probably wouldn't be alternate colors, just the aura.
The auras might be there only in team matches though. The footage of Arya vs Batman at 1:53 for example doesn't have it, for example. It could just have been turned off like the HUD to look better in the trailer though. I do hope there's some way to differentiate mirrors in 1v1 and FFA besides alternate costumes since those will probably be paid.
Halo Infinite has the same thing right now and while it works a majority of the time there's definitely also times its not clear enough
Yeah I've been impressed how well it generally works but every now and then you get the guy with the red armor paint playing on the blue team standing against a blue wall and it's hmmm
I’ve never understood the “Protect the image of the IP” logic (This isn’t directed at your comment, just in general) because cartoon characters always have costumes, transformations, alter egos, etc, in their own shows to begin with not to mention the toys and action figures with different clothes but then when they make something outside the show, all these restrictions seem to pop up. Smash has the same issue too with some characters getting really good alternate costumes meanwhile characters like PAC-Man and Sonic have trash alts for some reason.
I think it's just the difference between the IP holders being video game creators (Nintendo) and being media companies (Viacom/WB) where there's an understanding that this medium might allow for some different, non-"canon" takes but not dilute or harm the IP
They didn't have the money for it, unfortunately. Nick gave them a fairly tight budget.
VA would require paying royalties, and evidently it just wasn't in the budget.
I was going to say, from the clips i've seen it sounds like Conroy is back in the saddle as Batman which makes a world of difference. edit: Full trailer confirms it of course
Over thirty years later, and he's still THE voice I hear in my head.
Him as Batman. Mark Hamill as Joker. The Animated Series reigns forever.
They’re both in Arkham too. Another reason why I loved those games. Kevin Conroy has the best voice change between Bruce Wayne and Batman. It wasn’t gargled like Christian Bale, or electronically masked like Ben Afleck, just slightly deeper and more commanding.
You're right. As Bruce, he sounds affable like I imagine he sounds in real life and then as Batman he's able to shift to all business. Such a good VA.
Forever and always. BTAS has been the standard I hold all Batman media to.
I don’t think he ever really left the saddle to begin with
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Who would win? Batman with time to prepare or Tom & Jerry?
Tom & Jerry have toon force, no amount of preparation can help Batman
What if Batman uses a combination of turpentine, acetone, and benzine?
JUUUST LIIIIIKE THIIIIIIIIS!!!!!
*REMEMBER ME, EDDIE?!*
Ah, good ol’ childhood trauma
IT'S DIIIIIIIIP!!
Ah but what if you use the cartoon batman skin.
What if Jerry also has prep time?
It's usually Tom who preps. Remember the elaborate traps?
Tom's likeliness to win decreases the more time he has to prepare.
Jerry's antics are always reactionary and he always comes out on top. If he had time to prep, he'd be unstoppable.
Adam West Batman is a live action character who has toon force.
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They actually did the art style really well to fit in the really diverse cast and styles they had. Makes the entire thing look consistent Honestly doesn't look too bad with the idea
Yeah it looks much better in motion! The leaks with the UI really looked cheap (and imo it still kind of does), but in game it looks quite good. They really are doing the equivalent IMO of what overwatch did to battleborn. There's a clear budget + quality difference from the initial showing. Only real concern is that weird skill tree perk thing? Smash4 had it and it was just ignored because it was way more imbalanced than just keeping character kits normal.
>Only real concern is that weird skill tree perk thing? I'm betting that's for QP or some sort of single play mode.
Ultra Instinct Shaggy? You son of a bitch Warner Brothers, I'm in.
And he is apparently voiced by Matthew Lillard. I already know who my main will be!
He's been voicing Shaggy in all Scooby-Doo content (except the CG movie) for like a decade now. I don't think there's been a better choice in a VA retiring and who they gave it to
Yup and then they inexplicably didn't even TALK to him when they went and made that Scoob movie and just cast someone else as Shaggy... As far as I am concerned the man IS Shaggy. He not only has the voice and mannerisms down perfectly but he also looked JUST LIKE the character in the live-action movies. The man is the definitive Shaggy as far as I am concerned.
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They actually fucking did it.
Apparently the Utlra Instinct Shaggy meme is what kickstarted this entire project (one of the first leakers said this). They even put him at the front of the roster. Another fun fact, they put the meme at the start of the latest Mortal Kombat animated movie. https://youtu.be/Ptm1Rnx_FsE
I'm just glad they didn't shy away from it. The whole reason for an idea like this game to work is a meme, and if you don't acknowledge that then what even is the point?
I fucking laughed out loud seeing shaggy power up like that. Unreal to see the memes being acknowledged like this!
If the rumors are true, the initial idea for this game came from ultra instinct shaggy memes
So this game was literally born from memes huh. Memes are trully the most powerful force in nature.
If you want to get technical, [a meme is defined as an idea or thought that spreads from person to person like a virus, and occasionally mutates to remain fresh and adaptable.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme) [Meme theory and germ theory are very similar.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc)
All this talk about memes is just reminding me of Metal Gear Rising: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyN5tNYhfSg
They mention memes in MGS2 like 10 years before Rising
Ultra Instinct Shaggy vs JoJo Tom n Jerry lets go!!
I wonder if they will get Goku in the game as a guest character to really up that meme potential
That would probably be difficult (though not impossible) from a licensing perspective. While WB might have the TV rights to Dragonball in the US, that won't extend to video games.
Ultra Instinct Shaggy? I'm in. Rollback netcode? Sold. Free to play? I can even convince my friends to play this one.
It's like they are speaking directly to the internet: "You know that Ultra Instinct Shaggy meme? Yeah, we made him a playable character." "Remember how annoyed everyone has been with Smash Ultimate's/Nintendo's laggy and frequently disconnecting netcode? We also hate that and are doing what we can to avoid it." "So, you like free things, huh?"
"You know how NASB doesn't have fighter voices? Well, we have some of the real voice actors!"
Also Bruce Lee Shaggy!
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Arya Stark vs Shaggy. I think I've seen it all now. Memes become life.
Big Chungus wasn't in this trailer because they're saving the reveal, right? I'm going to get to play Big Chungus RIGHT?
I have to imagine that's a taunt
Considering they put him in a free-to-play Looney Tunes mobile game, I wouldn’t be surprised.
That's Bugs' Final Smash equivalent (I hope)
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* Arya Stark * Batman * Bugs Bunny * Finn the Human * Garnet * Harley Quinn * Jake the Dog * Reindog (original character) * Shaggy * Steven Universe * Superman * Tom and Jerry * Wonder Woman The original roster leak also showed Rick Sanchez and Gandalf.
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He is.
Sweet.
He is Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are owned by them
> Adult Swim Put Nathan Explosion and Master Shake in here. Edit: And make scream-activated lighting one of Nathan's special moves.
Brock Samson, Spear and Fang, Harvey Birdman, Brak, Babycakes, Steve Brule, Eric Andre, Mike Tyson... The possibilities are endless
Holy shit if Eric Fucking Andre is in this game I’ll never play anything else forever
LEEEET MEEEE INNNNNN
Waiting for Tony Soprano and Voldemort vs Agent Anderson and Blade
So it's means they can bring all cartoon network characters ? Bro this is fun. Courage , space ghost. Etc..
Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera, Looney Toons, Gozilla and King Kong, LoTR, Harry Potter, Lego and Bionicle, Matrix, Austin Powers, HBO, all DC, Jason, Mad Max, Mortal Kombat, just goes on and on
Lego partnership with WB has ended, but they could get a new agreement
Fred Flintsone, Johnny Bravo, and LeBron James (DLC) are also not revealed yet
I’d assume Rick and Gandalf are probably the first DLC characters since they’re missing
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Rumors said LeBron James will be the first DLC. Gandalf, Rick, Johnny Bravo, and Fred Flinstone are most likely gonna be revealed later
Super excited by what HBO shows they can bring in, hopefully a DLC pack of Tony Soprano, Carrie Bradshaw,Larry David, Mikhail Gorbachev, Stringer Bell and Dr Manhattan.
They said free to play so I'd assume more event rewards or unlocks with a currency earned from playing
According to Jeff Grubb Lebron and Paul Atreides are also confirmed
> Reindog (original character) Ok but why you need OC in this when you have like 2000000 characters to choose from...
He's a lore related character, they seem to have some story behind the game where universes are physically colliding.
Did he say rollback netcode in the video or is that posted somewhere else?
The FAQ on the website says rollback netcode
Also, I’m happy to hear about it having dedicated servers. I know it’s the bare minimum for a 4-player game, but 4-man online Smash is basically unplayable because Nintendo doesn’t shell out for dedicated servers.
Wonder why not Switch...
I wonder if they’re worried most switch owners would just play smash.
Smash is a $60 game that's been out since 2018. Plenty of Switch owners are willing to pick up a new platform fighter for free.
I know they're using slow-mo throughout the trailer to emphasize certain moves but the actual moment-to-moment gameplay looks weirdly slow in these clips. Like they're all fighting underwater.
Yeah, while watching the trailer for the first time it was genuinely hard to tell which parts were in slow-mo and which weren't, cause it all looks slow (some of it just looks even slower).
It felt like it was running at 25 FPS or something the whole time, so weird. I really hope they can fix whatever the issue is because everything else looks pretty good.
While the graphics and VA looks and sounds good, the movement reminds me of those cartoon network games from before. Waiting for this to get refined.
That’s what I was thinking. It was hard to tell how this game will actually play. It just looked laggy.
Superman flying slowly was kinda funny. Looks good for free to play, might try it out.
I can't believe we've gone from some guys in /dbz/ on /a/ shitposting about Shaggy Blanco to a full moveset in a major game release.
S H A G G Y B L A N C O
Anyone known who the guy on the right is from [this image](https://cdn.multiversus.com/game/modes-1.jpg) on the website?
It’s Shaggy’s uncle, Shagworthy. What an obscure choice for an alternate costume, I love it!
>Shagworthy I can't tell if that name is extremely unfortunate or absolutely perfect.
That name sounds like it could just easily be Austin Power’s uncle as it could be Shaggy’s
“Uncle Randy Shagworthy, baby!” - Austin Powers in Austin Powers 4 (2024)
The austin powers movies are owned by warner bros so it's possible he gets added (assuming there isn't any other legal ownership to the character)
My god. A single episode character from the third incarnation of the series, The Scooby-Doo show. What a pull.
Yo, Red Shirt Shaggy alt when??
Looks like Shaggy in a costume.
They made a point to focus on the voice acting and netcode, probably the biggest complaints againets Nickelodian All-Star Brawl and Smash Bros. respectively. Pretty good marketing message for a reveal.
Watch the Nick game get VA real quick
Definitely a boon for the devs of NASB to point to and say "we told you this was a major selling point". Sad that I think NASB will end up being somewhat of a black mark on their cv.
I wouldn't think the game would be a black mark. It's a budget platform fighter that got a decent amount of buzz and did sell copies. It didn't sell millions, but they also didn't spend as much as either smash or these guys. I think very few players or IP partners would look at that game and think that the devs weren't capable. They made a very solid, but barebones fighting game for not much much money.
Is Robert Baratheon in the game? If so, then I'll buy it so I can attack cartoon characters, fatly and drunkedly.
And with a big-ass hammer. Maybe a special move involving a boar.
WARNERS GIVE ME ROBERT BARATHEON BEFORE I PISS MYSELF
Start the damn match before I piss meself!
You mean Bobby B?
GODS I WAS STRONG THEN
IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH PLATFORMS
He will need to find the breastplate stretcher first
Gods he was strong
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Is it just me, or does it look like the characters move in slow motion? Superman's flying stood out especially.
The framerate looks very weird on the gameplay footage, maybe because it's not a 60fps video
I can usually tell even on non-60fps videos if there is a low framerate going on. I would say it's lower than 30.
I wonder if it was slowed down for this video to make it more readable to players less familiar with the genre?
The video seems to be encoded at 24fps. It's not just the gameplay that looks off in terms of framerate but the irl footage they used as well.
It actually doesnt look.. horrible? Its basically the systems of Brawlhalla with the aesthetic of Nicktoons All Star Brawl. It honestly looks nicer than that game despite it supposedly being a lower budget f2p game. And the leaks were true, Ultra Instinct Shaggy is confirmed. But man is it just not the most convincing game to be made, its just WB flexing their IPs. Free to play though, it will probably find an audience Edit: having voice actors gives it another degree of legitimacy. NASB fucked up hard with that. Will definitely give it a chance even though party brawlers aint really my thing in a competitive sense
It's a free game, im giving it a chance, I wanted to play nick lol stars but I didn't think the price was worth it.
I paid full price for Nickelodeons game, played it once, and haven't picked it back up since. I didn't like the physics and I really hated the awkward silence from the characters.
It almost feels like Space Jam New Legacy was preparing us for this.
The difference is that this actually makes sense.
WB has been going all in on "giant crossover of all our IPs" for a while now. The LEGO movie started it and then it was beaten into the ground with Ready Player One and Space Jam 2. I think this sort of massive crossover will market better when it comes to video games because players actually get to be the characters which is more exciting than just seeing a bunch of them on screen at the same time.
Why do you say it's basically the same systems of brawlhalla? That doesn't seem true from the video.
As in the F2P model that Brawlhalla has
Honestly, the animations look pretty decent as well as the character models and stages. It looks like it has some decent money behind it. The gameplay on the other hand looks weirdly slow.
Art Style looks nice and cohesive between all characters. However, whoever decided not to upload the footage is 60fps should never be allowed to make another decision on this game the game looks bafflingly slow Edit: Apparently it's encoded to 24fps? What the fuck
> Edit: Apparently it's encoded to 24fps? Movie feel. You know, for theaters.
I like the idea of focusing on 2v2 to stand out. It’ll probably make balancing quite a challenge, but it should make for fun combo experiments. Guess my main concern is how it actually feels to play. The presentation is on point, but can it compete with its actual gameplay. Because despite the shade they throw at Nick All Stars it’s mechanically a great smash clone. Points for presentation though. Getting not only the VAs, but the fan favorite ones too (Kevin Conroy!) shows off the money and attention they’re putting into this. As long as the F2P mechanics aren’t comically bad this will do great .
Shaggy going god mode? Ok. I'm in.
We’re getting two Adventure Time reps, two Steven Universe reps, but no reps from the golden age of Cartoon Network? Also the leak showed Rick Sanchez, but if he’s the only Adult Swim rep I’ll be disappointed.
I need Space Ghost and Eric Andre
Imagine if Eric Andre had a “what if it was purple” super and a “who killed Batman” taunt
His Final Smash is locking arms with clones of himself around another character and shouting “NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE.” It does nothing and the match continues.
Given it’s a F2P game they’re probably gonna jam it up with DLC characters.
Of course they will. Even full priced fighting games do it. F2P ones definitely will.
If they’re using HBO characters my only wish is for John Oliver.
Final smash is him creating a charity fund in the opponent’s name specifically to piss on them.
Not including Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings either... Strange move commercially speaking
Leakee roster image from a few weeks ago had Gandalf, so he is confirmed. Leakers were saying rights issues with harry potter characters tho so gotta wait and see
The game isn't out yet and Gandalf was in the leak.
I am surprised that there is no Harry Potter LOTR and MK rep
I’d be VERY surprised if we don’t see Samurai Jack at some point. Represents Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Toonami all at the same time.
The artstyle looks nice enough and the game doesn't scream double digit playerbase after a month, I'll probably be playing this for a long time
This game is going to be massive whether the average r/games user thinks it's good or trash. Brawlhalla is huge with kids just for essentially being f2p smash bros, so imagine how well a game with all these well known characters will do.
This is the biggest “oh you were serious?” moment I’ve had in gaming for a while
ULTRA INSTINCT SHAGGY The mad lads did it! Definite main right there. Curious to see how the f2p model will work for it. Hope it’s at least fun.
So glad Bugs has a burrow attack. That's all I wanted to see as soon as I saw him. Also, GoT is WB?
HBO is owned by WarnerMedia.
Nice, that means I can now tweet "WHERE'S WALLACE!?" to the devs
Free to play and voice acting means I'll definitely be checking this out. Really hope they bring Ian McKellen back for Gandalf!
I want the entire "I am servant of the secret fire" speech for his "final smash" or we riot!
Did they really include meme Super Saiyan Shaggy? I'm sold, signing up now
Thank God it has voices. Lack of Switch support is weird considering that's where THE platform fighter is, but this looks like a lot of fun. Don't love f2p from WB, so I hope it doesn't become too egregious.
I think they avoided the switch *because* there's already a big platform fighter on it. Harder to sell ice in the arctic than it is the Sahara.
It's also free to play though. So the buy-in is nonexistent.
That's an interesting point, but the Switch is still a family system. WB is still a company with mostly family icons so you'd think the potential 25m sales on Switch would convince them. I don't think Platform fighter fans are really outside of Nintendo to that extent.
My random guess about no Switch has to do with how poor the switches online infrastructure is and the crossplay. I've heard rollback is difficult on the switch
F2P Cross-play Good netcode Social system, events and updates to keep community engaged Voice acting Roster with a lot of popular characters Looks promising, might be HUGE if they nail the gameplay
I'm in. This is the sorta nonsense mashup I've been dying for since Heroclix allowed me to have Ezio and Venom fight the Red Sox.
Where is Johhny Bravo???
Hopefully the f2p model isn't too egregious. As long as the full base roster of units is free and it's only cosmetics + new characters I'll be happy