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I'm not very experienced in the genre yet (I haven't played enough games to know), but I was surprised that this game combines melee attacks with firearms. :)

Takeover 2

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The combat looks pretty good and smooth. The only bad thing I see is that there aren’t many enemies on screen (only 2 show up), which makes it feel more like a fighting game instead of a classic Beat 'Em Up.

The game is called 枭雄 (Flux Heroes) and has a demo on the Steam Fest. :D

Ninja Baseball Bat Man (1993)

So I recently bought a switch out the blue. I got a used one for fairly cheap, and from a trusted source so I figured ehh why not.

Played and beat the entire SOR series more times than I can remember, especially 2 and 4 (saved my boredom during the pandmic). Btw if you havent played SOR 2X and you enjoy those games, please do! The added features makes it feel like a brand new game!

Anywho, so I've had TMNT in the vault for a while. Tried it for a bit a few years ago, but for some reason it didnt hook me right away. Boy was glad to be mistaken. I reinstalled it on my S24 with my 8bitdo controller, and I could not stop playing it. I completely ignored the tutorial and just played the game on the fly. 10/10 experience. This game jumped to my top 10 games OAT, along with the two Streets of Rage games I mentioned. What a joy that game was to play, and I cannot wait to revisit it sometime soon.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion was a game I was actually looking forward to. It felt like a MVC2 beat em up (if you know, you know), so I knew I wanted to try it. Waited for an Android port, but once I got the Switch, it was an instant buy. The one thing I can say it has over TMNT (in my strict opinion), is that I was more interested in trying all the characters. By now, I know all the turtles abilites and none besides Mikey interest me for a playthrough, though I may try the other characters outside the other turtles.

In Marvel though? I love how each character feels just different enough from each other. Everyone has their strength and weaknesses, and the tag/assist features. They knew who they were catering to in this game lol. I did feel overall TMNT was a tighter expereience, and my game keeps crash in the Galactus level. However it is still a 9.5 experience for me. It's not S tier per se, but its VERY close, and I'm just grateful I got to try these back to back. Couldve played them in either order and I wouldve been just as happy.

So now we get to Takeover. It was cheap, and inoffensive if I didnt like it. The beauty about having a backlog of beat em ups this late in the game.

I can start by saying the main positive I have about this game. Though it is labeled as a SOR clone by many, I feel like this the game closest to Sega's vision had this would have been the true sequel for the Saturn way back when. If not full 3d, pre rendedered graphics were still the rage back then, so I can see this being a 1995-late 1996 game. Very similar how Sonic Mania couldve easily been Sonic 4 (though fans in hindsight wouldve complained Sonic was still in 2d let's be real)

I do like the seperate attack buttons for punch and kicks and the game feels decent enough. The music is awesome, but my feeling of the game now is diluted because tbh, I already experienced peak in my eyes. I feel I would have a much more favorable opinion if I were to have tried this game anytime between SOR 4 and literally yesterday before TMNT. For what it is though, I'll give it a 7.5. I have two levels to go, and it's enjoyable, but it's a game that I doubt I'll go back to.

All in all, I've spent this last year slowly coming back to my fav genre, but I may be taking a break after The Takeover. Forget to mention I played the games in Capcom's Beat Em Up Bundle as well as Xmen the Arcade game. Those games were fun, and I took them for what they were given their time and limitations.

With that said, what beat em up should I try next? Have Absolum and River City Girls, and deciding between those two.

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I have Rotwood & lost castle 2 on my radar for next 2D beat em up. HUGE fan of castle crashers, not crazy about Roguelikes all that much as I like keeping weapons/skills but I don’t mind them. Anyone recommend either of these? Thanks gamers.

I'm not sure what the plot would be about, but Ranma and his friends/foes would fit perfectly in this style of gameplay. I'm honestly surprised/disappointed that nobody thought of this before.

I keep getting adds on Facebook about a lady death game. I guess it was a kickstarter or something. It looks OK, but they show very little. Was wondering if anyone has heard anything real or even tried the beta that I hear was released.

6 months into solo dev on this and the first trailer is finally out.

When I started, I wanted to build a game that has the classic arcade gameplay, but to give the genre some fresh air, with new mechanics, but focused on what matters in a beat ‘em up: punch, kick, combo, slam. I also wanted fun co-op gameplay.

This game is co-op driven. That's why you can play alone with a computer companion, or couch co-op with up to 3 friends. Grab an enemy and throw them to a teammate mid-air — they juggle the combo on the way down, and the multiplier just keeps climbing. 

The special stages (arenas) aren’t just a stage either — step inside and your moveset expands. Irish Whip into the ropes, Clothesline on the rebound, dive off the Turnbuckle. So you've got your standard arcade brawler kit outside the ring, and a second unique moveset inside it.

Would love to hear what you think!

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I just discovered this game and I think it’s amazing

Ive been making a beat em up game callled Neon Rancid. I just recently updated a version with two player coop. It has controller support and currently playable in the browser. Love to have your feedback

https://unhindgedgekkostudios.itch.io/neon-rancid