Are the coloured circles......?

[⛥ ⌁⌁L⁕ꝉ⁜ϾH ⌁⌁]

.......able to be turned Off?

[⛥ ⌁⌁L⁕ꝉ⁜ϾH ⌁⌁]

Not getting this game over this one single issue.

[Drivol]

As far as I know, you cannot turn off the colored circles. This is based upon the play style of the classic arcade game where there were four different colors available, so you could have 4 warriors and tell them apart. Unlike Gauntlet Legends/Dark Legacy where character was dressed in the appropriate color and had different styles and racial colors; this version you can pick the same outfits and weapoons, but the glowing circle tells the difference between the players (outside the name which you can turn off).

[⛥ ⌁⌁L⁕ꝉ⁜ϾH ⌁⌁]

Originally posted by King Drivol:

As far as I know, you cannot turn off the colored circles. This is based upon the play style of the classic arcade game where there were four different colors available, so you could have 4 warriors and tell them apart. Unlike Gauntlet Legends/Dark Legacy where character was dressed in the appropriate color and had different styles and racial colors; this version you can pick the same outfits and weapoons, but the glowing circle tells the difference between the players (outside the name which you can turn off).

I guess stupidly I can't buy it now. Really how hard would it be....in the original they were not walking blobs of glowing lights they had different coloured clothes which makes more sense.

[Drivol]

It's a really nice game and does homage to the original gauntlet series. I think you would enjoy it, despite the colored circles. When you are playing solo campaign, the color circles do not appear at all. The sound track remake of the song, the commentary, the overall presentation is good. It's my favorite gauntlet!

[Spectrum Legacy]

Originally posted by King Drivol:

It's a really nice game and does homage to the original gauntlet series. I think you would enjoy it, despite the colored circles. When you are playing solo campaign, the color circles do not appear at all. The sound track remake of the song, the commentary, the overall presentation is good. It's my favorite gauntlet!

I remember that the last time I wanted to buy it was like a year ago, but there was this ruckus about the slayer update which polarized the community. Re-editions today are mostly about targeting a new audience, like different platform or next console...often cutting corners, so it isn't always positive change for everyone. The game seems to be left adrift for those good 12months now, Arrowhead moved to different projects and if there is anything to be fixed, implemented or balanced, I have not much hopes of seeing it someday. Or is it really using all its potential already?

Btw, my favourite gauntlet-like is Hammerwatch! I think I still have one extra copy left.

[Drivol]

Originally posted by Spectrum Legacy:

Originally posted by King Drivol:

It's a really nice game and does homage to the original gauntlet series. I think you would enjoy it, despite the colored circles. When you are playing solo campaign, the color circles do not appear at all. The sound track remake of the song, the commentary, the overall presentation is good. It's my favorite gauntlet!

I remember that the last time I wanted to buy it was like a year ago, but there was this ruckus about the slayer update which polarized the community. Re-editions today are mostly about targeting a new audience, like different platform or next console...often cutting corners, so it isn't always positive change for everyone. The game seems to be left adrift for those good 12months now, Arrowhead moved to different projects and if there is anything to be fixed, implemented or balanced, I have not much hopes of seeing it someday. Or is it really using all its potential already?

Btw, my favourite gauntlet-like is Hammerwatch! I think I still have one extra copy left.

I never seen Hammerwatch but I will check it out. The game seems to be balanced to me. The endless mode appears to randomize the dungeon layout somewhat. The relics you can level up, which make it kind of interesting. You can summon whirlwinds to blow away enemies, have fire boots, etc. I don't think Arrowhead lost interest, but moreso that Warner Bros decided not to invest anymore time/money in the game. Plus, WB was pulling the strings behind the scene which is why the game developed from the originial concept which people liked that was more fan based to a different type of Gauntlet, which was less grindy, family-friendly graphics and simplified.

WB likes their flagship Batman, DC Comics and Mortal Kombat titles. They also have many lego titles and are considered a family company. Gauntlet doesn't really fit their corporate profile of entertainment, so they got rid of it. Sure, they will sell it for a coin and its polished enough that its not glitchy. However, you will note that you can turn off the gore aspects of the game.

I'm such a huge fan that any Gauntlet game was produced during this decade, I am willing to forgive alot. I owned an original two player arcade cabinet as well as gauntlet legends, so I am biased.

[Spectrum Legacy]

Well in any case, thanks for the feedback. I know it is not arrowhead ditching the game, merely stating that they work on different projects now and are very unlikely to come back to Gauntlet. Gauntlet itself is a trademark afaik, so there is licensing, publisher and big brother all breathing down the neck of the dev team along the way.

To me, this also seemed somewhat simplified/casualized and console/kids-friendly to the boot, which is a slight bumma - I don't understand why it has Mature rating (compares almost to the Torchlight in some enemy designs and visuals). However Mortal kombat does sound like anything but family-friendly game to me, judging from the classic trilogy (unless they made some posh meek new edition or so, I don't follow any franchises and license handlings much).

Maybe if they rebundle Gauntlet later this year, I might give it a shot eventually to see for myself at least how far the apple fell from the tree, or what it could have been... Cheers again!