franchise feels like a cash grab

[DraveThe]

I bought the original kingdoms, bought another game to play the same game coop?

Now they have this, WHICH IS SINGLE PLAYER ONLY, cant wait to see the new game, two eighty oz(s)

[Tipx]

My god, it must have been a terrible experience when the devs came to your house a forced you to buy this game.

[DraveThe]

Originally posted by Tipx:

My god, it must have been a terrible experience when the devs came to your house a forced you to buy this game.

Wow, clever response, way to address the issue brought up and touch base with the issue with modern game development. Rehash, reskin, no innovation, no improvement in the product. You might as well just said, "Go touch grass," at least you would be in line with the devs.

[spike86]

Sorry but you are simply wrong.

It's like when games get the original version, then II, then III, then spinoffs.

They are NEVER the same game, and that apply here as well.

Super Mario had infinite release BEFORE gettin 3d.
Yet, while the basic mechanincs of jumping and collectin coins were the same, the games were not.

Here we have
Kingdom original: ONE map (random generated) kill everything and win.

Kingdom New Land: SEVERAL maps, lots of NEW upgrades, hermits, mounts, WINTER, you MUST move to the next island.

Kingdom Two Crowns: DIFFERENT BIOMAS, mostly free, CHALLENGES, CO-OP, can go back and forward between isalnds, seasonal cycle.

Kingdom Eighties: STORY DRIVEN, less random generated content, HEROES TO HELP YOU, MECHS AND LASERS, different mechanic for towers and mounts, DIFFERENT OBJECTIVE FOR EACH ISLAND.

Also consider that
a) Kingdom Eighties launch cost is MUCH lower than Two Crowns launch price.
b) as with Two Crowns you can expect both paid and free DLCs to expand gameplay and experience.

So, as with many series, we have
Original game with good basics but limited in scope
Part II with everything updated and new objectives
Part III that expand the game greatly and it is, at the moment, top of the serie
80's spinoff where you have a different spin on the game and an experimental story driven expirience.

Also:
no one forced you to pay the equivalent of a pizza + soda (1 and half hour of "fun") in order to get a 5-6 hours interactive expirience with great music.

[hthought]

This version of the game is horrible indeed. It's definitely just a cash grab, unenjoyable and super boring. Wish I never bought this one, so bad.

As if it's not a terrible game already, they have removed all sorts of interesting mechanics from the previous games to substitute with random buildings that do the exact same thing. Produce coins. That's it. That's literally all they do, a pizza shop, an arcade shop, a popcorn shop, all doing the same thing, producing coins.

This was easily the worst game i have played this year and I love the series. I'll try to forget I played it.

[smokedog]

funny thing about this game it has no "white" people in the game, that should give u an idea of what the DEV supports,and i never bought this game but not hard too look at screenshots and see it.

[hthought]

Originally posted by trovo.live/s/code420_:

funny thing about this game it has no "white" people in the game, that should give u an idea of what the DEV supports,and i never bought this game but not hard too look at screenshots and see it.

Game is so bad that even though it could definitely have the usual agenda i never noticed that.

[undefined]

I guess the devs were just banking on their wokeness to sell the game.

[Mr. Foggybottom]

The game is advertised as a standalone expansion for nearly half the price as the previous title, and it was made clear that it would only be a single player story driven experience. Whether you like the series or not, they are of a decent build quality and provide an adequate amount of content for the price point, also they have no pay to win or micro transactions. Don't know what cash grab means to you but this series in no way is a cash grab by any definition that I can think of.

[Spaldini]

Originally posted by hthought:

Originally posted by trovo.live/s/code420_:

funny thing about this game it has no "white" people in the game, that should give u an idea of what the DEV supports,and i never bought this game but not hard too look at screenshots and see it.

Game is so bad that even though it could definitely have the usual agenda i never noticed that.

You're not looking very hard, there is a white main character in this, and a portion of the Kids are white.

[The Kaiju Luau]

If it was just a simple re-skin, I'd agree with you. It wasn't, though. Each map is visually significantly different from one another. This is the first game to have cutscenes. They tried out new features, like making money via kids spending their allowance or doing chores. A lot of these chores, by the way, were unique from map to map.
This game was designed and advertised to be a linear, narrative experience, and that's what we got. I don't see the issue.

[Spaldini]

Originally posted by hthought:

This version of the game is horrible indeed. It's definitely just a cash grab, unenjoyable and super boring. Wish I never bought this one, so bad.

As if it's not a terrible game already, they have removed all sorts of interesting mechanics from the previous games to substitute with random buildings that do the exact same thing. Produce coins. That's it. That's literally all they do, a pizza shop, an arcade shop, a popcorn shop, all doing the same thing, producing coins.

This was easily the worst game i have played this year and I love the series. I'll try to forget I played it.

Why DID you buy this game, without trying the demo, reading reviews, checking the comments section first?

[spike86]

Originally posted by Spaldini:

Originally posted by hthought:

This version of the game is horrible indeed. It's definitely just a cash grab, unenjoyable and super boring. Wish I never bought this one, so bad.

As if it's not a terrible game already, they have removed all sorts of interesting mechanics from the previous games to substitute with random buildings that do the exact same thing. Produce coins. That's it. That's literally all they do, a pizza shop, an arcade shop, a popcorn shop, all doing the same thing, producing coins.

This was easily the worst game i have played this year and I love the series. I'll try to forget I played it.

Why DID you buy this game, without trying the demo, reading reviews, checking the comments section first?

I really don't understand
it was not so hard to check what this game would have been.
youtube videos, demo, Q&A with the devs, DESCRIPTIONS 🤷🏻‍♂️

[hthought]

Originally posted by spike86:

Originally posted by Spaldini:

Why DID you buy this game, without trying the demo, reading reviews, checking the comments section first?

I really don't understand
it was not so hard to check what this game would have been.
youtube videos, demo, Q&A with the devs, DESCRIPTIONS 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not everybody has nothing else to do with their lives than play demos and games you know.

[Tipx]

Originally posted by hthought:

Not everybody has nothing else to do with their lives than play demos and games you know.

Then let these people speak for themselves since you have plenty of time to do so. You played the game, so you have time to play games obviously.

[GlitterGloo]

It's obvious that so much love and attention to detail was put into this game. Every level has little variations that match the setting. Loads of Easter eggs. Loads of little details in general that they haveny done in the other games before.

My only complaint is that I wish it was longer and wasn't so rigidy blind to the story. Other than that, there's so many cool little things about this game.