Contra Hard Corps Clone?

[NormireX]

Not sure about anyone else but this looks very similar to Contra Hard Corps and I am ok with that.

[♛kinez♛]

:)

[INFINITE SPRINT]

This game looks amazing! I am so excited for it and have been waiting forever for its official release. I am a HUGE fan of the SEGA GENESIS run-n-gun 2-D fun Contra III: The Alien Wars game. This looks like a nice homage to that. Thank you, Maks!

[lean1fr]

I've taken a look at the screenshots and videos and for me the game looks extremely similar to hard cops on megadrive. Almost too similar tbh, some of the screens look almost like the same game.

[sere]

Originally posted by lean1fr:

I've taken a look at the screenshots and videos and for me the game looks extremely similar to hard cops on megadrive. Almost too similar tbh, some of the screens look almost like the same game.

I only see the homage. It looks more like Oniken and Odallus than a straight lift of Hard Corps. The character design takes after Deunan and Briarios which Hard Corps also channels. Not to mention Briarios and Probotector = Doyle

Blazing Chrome is very consistent with the developer style, which pays heavy tribute to several classics. I don't see anything "too similar" , anything in the vein of ripping off, or heavy lifts.

[fenderjaguar]

Originally posted by ☈genes1s:

You even mentioning Contra 4 is laughable at best.

Here's to me laughing at you. You are no true contra fan, if you think one of the best games in the series is 'laughable'. Are you sure it's not just because you don't like the DS or something?

[Wraithverge]

The trailers totally screamed "Hard Corps" for sure :D
In my opinion "Hard Corps" is the best contra :D

I certainly am looking forward to give this game a shot :)

[that's what she said]

That's why I looking forward to it.
Hard Corps rocks.
Shattered Soldier is close second.

And I never understood Alien Wars love, it's clunky and top down levels are terrible. It's still great game, but Hard Corps is way faster, way more responsive, more explosive, more diverse, it's a swan song of Contra. It was made by the same devs as an ultimate Contra game that only Genesis hardware would allow (as CPU was way faster in Genesis and Yamaha chip could produce proper techno music). It's just an improvement in everything, and unlike AW - it doesn't age.

[shingo]

More all the same, it looks like a Contra 3 the alien wars, a brutal and dark red filling and enemies. Although this Mavra is poured Shina from hard corps.

[Metsakurat]

Originally posted by blockywinkle:

Whilst a pretty good game in its own right, Contra Hard Corps marks the point of moving away from the series roots. The characters, the story, the dialogue, the multiple routes through the game...all of it just distracts from what a Contra game is really about; shooting stuff and completing the level. Thankfully this was eventually corrected with Contra 4, which is just awesome.

Hard Corps is one of my favourate Contras but I agree that it went away from it's roots. Having multiple endings and paths was innovative and nice. I actually liked that. Gave the game more replayability. However Contra started to stray with Contra 3 imo.

Contra, Super Contra and Operation C all followed a simple format: Run n gun through somewhat randomly appearing enemies and fight a boss at the end.
Hard Corps had multiple bosses in each lvl and not enough simple enemies to run n gun through (except the first lvl). Most of the game felt like a boss rush and that's what I didn't like.
The gameplay was awesome, artstyle was cool, boss designs were awesome as well and adding multiple paths/endings was pretty kick donkey but cmn, Contra shouldn't be about boss rushes.

Hard Corps would still be in my top 3 tho: 1. Contra 2. Super Contra and 3. Contra: Hard Corps

Would be awesome to get Contra 4, Rebirth and Hard Corps: Uprising on Steam as well.

[Archbishop Desmond Calorie]

Originally posted by blockywinkle:

Whilst a pretty good game in its own right, Contra Hard Corps marks the point of moving away from the series roots. The characters, the story, the dialogue, the multiple routes through the game...all of it just distracts from what a Contra game is really about; shooting stuff and completing the level. Thankfully this was eventually corrected with Contra 4, which is just awesome.

Ye I agree with that. Hard Corps is hyped by some people. But I found it more flashy than actual substance. It has so much stuff that can be cut away.

This game looks a lot like Alien Wars/Probotector which is may fav anyway, so I'm fully on board.

[Cheese]

Originally posted by Calorie Mate:

Ye I agree with that. Hard Corps is hyped by some people. But I found it more flashy than actual substance. It has so much stuff that can be cut away.

I can't agree with that. Why would you cut content? How does that fix anything about the game?
The solution would be to add some actual bits of level with level design between the boss fights. That's basically the only thing missing from Hard Corps.

[FireShark]

Chrome looks more like Alien Wars and Metal Slug than Hard Corps.

[>-FISH-D]

The NES original Contra as well as Super C are the games I remember being the most fun. Hard Corps was definitely cool but I feel like there was too much fiddling around with button presses on the Genesis controller plus the game speed seemed a bit too high or something. It was just a bit off. Still fun though!