Thread 717710079

Pump up those tyres because in 20 minutes cripple ball is about to go LIVE! for the the Global Jam demo.

I will see you on the court, right /v/?

Pumping thread

I'm ready to lose motor function of my lower extremities.

>the devs themselves are gonna be online
Everything they keep doing with this game is just more and more pathetic attempts to get people to care
>”look guys, even the devs themselves will be online and playing! Don’t you wanna get the demo to have a chance to play against them?”
Just say you made a shit game and save everyone the embarrassment

Such an absurd choice to go with handicapped people instead of cool looking robots. Truly absurd.

Are devs crippled or something or are they doing it for full virtue signaling

>>717710079 (OP)
I'm just starting it to collect my 100 nintendo berries.

>>717711394
>dei
people like you create anti-woke fatigue. Nintendo literaly just gives their devs a task and whatever comes of it is what you see. In this case, it was "make use of both mouse controls" and they went with paralympics for some reason, just like their task for switch was "make use of both gyros" and they came out with a game about people who dont have fucking arms.

So anyone that actually played it is it more fun than it looks

>>717712508
I just finished the tutorial and I'm already kinda sick of playing it.

Seems fun for a party game but I can't see it having any staying power.

>>717712282
no one would ever make a game about cripples in wheelchairs playing sports if it wasnt for some diversity reasons, dont kid yourself

>>717712282
>they went with paralympics for some reason
Can you guess what that reason is? Why out of any choice they possibly could’ve gone with they settled with this? You’re so close…
>>717712508
It’s a real strain on the arms and is lot more technical than it seems. Not straight garbage, but it’s a niche

what are some other 'climbing accident' core

>>717712689
I respect your dedication to the “I’m a retard” bit with the tripcode, but pretending to be a retard still makes you one

>>717710079 (OP)
so... how much will this cost?

>>717712820
20

I sucked at this. Couldn't get the ball for shit

This reminds me when cartoons would tell kids that crippled people are just as capable as normal people.

>>717711815
Did you get the icon?

What's the point of these lobbies if it's only going to put me in 2v2's?

>>717714040
Not yet

Damn the game is hard.
I had fun high fiving all random players I met. But I’m not much into the actual gameplay.

>>717712760
>Can you guess what that reason is? Why out of any choice they possibly could’ve gone with they settled with this? You’re so close…
Okay retard, then I guess we need to start whinging about twisted metal because in the 90s it had a nigger without arms as one of the characters, thats DOUBLE dei points.
If you genuinely think dxd is a dei bit, then you should congratulate nintendo on fleecing kikes with a 20 dollar bargain bin game, but if you choose to stop being a smoothbrained retard, you can just accept that somebody had recently watched the paralympics, proposed the game as their project, and went with it.

So, how is it? Can we make custom rooms in the demo or is it always randos?

>>717714823
dont have a switch 2, are there control options that dont involve mouse mode, and if using mouse mode are your legs a suitable surface?
It seems like an interesting concept but I dont like the idea of leading over the damn coffee table to play it.

>>717715295
no, mouse mode only, from what I saw
yes, it works quite well on my hairy legs, very responsive
I had fun with the time I spent on it. But I’m sure I won’t buy the game. So just enjoy the demo if you can

This game is so awkward to play I feel like the most reliable strategy is to just rush the net and go for a dunk. Teamplay doesn't really work.

>>717716367
Yeah. Defense is really weak too since you have to hit them at the right angle

https://x.com/lonelygoomba/status/1954347214609994188?s=46

10/10 game

>>717714993
Yeah you can do custom rooms

>>717716565
kek

>>717716565
Hey, I watch that guy!

>>717716454
It is a demo, so, most likely things will get changed.

>>717712508
Played both the first time and for an hour just now. It's a lot of fun, but now my right wrist is fucked, so I'm out for today. Wonder if not using the strap this time around made the difference, or if it's just because I now know what I'm doing so I'm moving much more intensely.

>>717712575
It's the opposite, it takes some time to 'click' and gets more fun from that point on. It's also extremely skill-intensive, the difference between new players and players who've played for two or three hours is already huge.

>>717714993
There's an option for it in the menu, but I haven't tried to see if it actually works in the demo.

>>717715295
Mouse mode only, and it's the only way it would make sense. Legs are not only suitable, I found using my legs to be far better than using my desk.

>>717716367
That's because everybody sucks. When you go against really good players you'll find team positioning gets really important and blocking opponents while your teammate has the ball is really useful.

For the best scoring, I've seen one really good player get consistent goals (even three-pointers) using tilts and bunny hops with the offense build. I play Guard myself so dunking is basically my only option to score because everything else is really likely to miss (and I suck at bunny hopping). The disadvantage of dunks of course is that you need to line up perfectly which is hard to do and easy to block.

>>717716367
Yeah. The best strategy is to just rush. Since it forces you to switch possession, the best strategy seems to be exchanging quick hoops back to back until someone fucks up. From there it's really hard to catch back up because it relies on your opponents also fucking up, which is really hard to do when you simply rush the hoop and score immediately. At least, this will be the case until people figure out how the controls work and can reliably defend in ways that aren't just ramming.

Turns out you can make your own lobbies. Not sure where the code is for it though.

>>717716454
You need to hit them at the right angle to knock the ball away, but 1) you can disrupt them by ramming into them even if not from the front, 2) if you keep them busy long enough the shot timer runs out and they lose possession that way, 3) you just need to touch them from the front, there's no speed requirement, leading to 4) you can circle around them while blocking them to get to their front, forcing them to navigate away or lose the ball. The better you get, the more the rules make sense.

>>717716641
Definitely not, the release is imminent. They're not going to make any major design changes, this is just to catch any major bugs before release day.

>>717716757
Ramming (or rather, aligning yourself to force the opponent to ram into you from the front or swerve away) is the best defense against dunking. You need to build up speed and be in a specific area to perform the dunk, making it easy to block you on your way if players are positioned correctly (which they should be after a goal).

>>717716565
GOTY 2025, bananzakeks in shambles

>>717712282
Should have copied that crazy PS2 racing game, the one where the people had wheels on their arms or whatever. And then you roll the wheels for high octane kino. I don't remember the name, think it was a launch title.

Well...if anyone wants to mess around. I set up a room. SSBQPY is the room ID.

>>717717769
Kinetica

I never figured out this game I was always last fucking place.

Everybody including snoys outright laughed at Concord. But there are tendies legitimately effortposting on behalf of this obvious garbage. Have you no shame, tendies?

>>717717978
>Kinetica was the first game to use the Kinetica game engine, which was later used in other games like SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs, God of War, and God of War II.

Huh.

>>717717769
I fucking loved Kinetica. My go to rental for like a year straight

Concord was 40 dollars with a clear intent for microtransactions

Credit where credit is due; the controls actually work.
And it feels kinda nice rubbing the joycons on my legs.

>Messing around in a private lobby
>Trying to do tricks and shit
>Eating pavement a lot of the time
Not bad

>>717710079 (OP)
If they wanted people to try out their game, they could have at least designed the characters to be appealing to the Nintendo audience. These generic-looking guys look like they're living in some kind of post-apocalyptic dystopia where they have to wear a full suit and mask just to not die from poison gas or radiation.
Or if you're gonna make people sit in a wheel-chairs to play, an obvious question would be, why didn't you just put them in cool and cute vehicles instead? Constantly being reminded of a disability in a depressing environment just isn't fun or enjoyable.

>>717710079 (OP)
Feelings on the game aside you gotta at least give nintendo credit for being pretty much the only one out there still willing to do smaller experimental game ms like this in this day in age, especially given it’s what everyone’s been asking for. Yea this may not be the ideal, can’t all be home-runners, but it’s something at least you already know every reviewer is gonna rake them over the coals for this game and disincentivize it

>>717718718
Wheelchair basketball is an actual thing, and these guys are going pretty fast. Also, with the ramps and tricks you can do, wearing protective gear is a good idea.

>>717718792
I know it's an actual thing, and even if I personally don't care much for it, if you look at it in real life, it's not as dark and depressing as how it looks in this game.

>>717718983
You can see a bustling city through the roof. Its just a bunch of people playing a more hardcore version of wheelchair basketball. I want an ARMS sequel

>>717719054
>You can see a bustling city through the roof.
lol, that doesn't help much

>>717719330
Think you're gonna find one of these parks in the middle of nowhere?

>>717716734
>Mouse mode only, and it's the only way it would make sense. Legs are not only suitable, I found using my legs to be far better than using my desk.
>yes, it works quite well on my hairy legs, very responsive
The irony?

>>717719357
it's a video game, they can put this park on a bright and sunny tropical island if the devs weren't unimaginative shits.

>>717717769
I forgot about that game, werent all the characters goonerbait too?
Shit that would have filled the fzero gap too, shame you werent working at nintendo.

>>717718718
>These generic-looking guys look like they're living in some kind of post-apocalyptic dystopia where they have to wear a full suit and mask just to not die from poison gas or radiation.
post yfw thats the lore drop they do

>>717719603
Anon, come on now. You're trying way too hard with this bait.

>>717719740
What bait? You think I am lying about the game looking dark and depressing? LMAO

>>717710079 (OP)
Do we have dev names? Are these americans or nips in charge of this. I want to know whos in charge of this dei fest

>>717711146
they did the exact same thing with splatoon faggot, why wouldn't the devs want to see first hand players first experience with their game, and it's a cool experience for players to go up against devs
of all the things you could shit on the game for this is the most retarded

>>717719796
But it isnt dark and depressing at all. Its a sport in a court made for it.

>>717712508
I just played for 2 hours, I would say it's about or a little bit more fun than it seems, still I don't see much that will hold players attention very long

>>717719840
Splatoon looked good, this looks like some faggot put a gun to their head and told them to make a game about nogs or cripples

Why the FUCK did they make this retarded cripple shit instead of a dual wielding light gun style shooter with both joycons to aim??

>>717715295
>and if using mouse mode are your legs a suitable surface?
yes, in fact I found playing on my legs to be a lot better than playing on this flat tray + computer mat I've using

>>717717420
go into the menu, go to the parks option and friend parks
or something

>>717719840
Inherently it isn’t bad, but there’s a difference between doing something neat because it’s neat, and doing something neat to bait people into playing your shitty game

>>717720103
I did that...no one from the thread joined.

>>717720147
It's 4:30 AM over here and my arm still hurts from playing, so I didn't join. Maybe tomorrow.

>>717720147
I think most don't even realise it's an option and are fine playing with randoms, hopefully for the next session someone will make the thread with a room code in the OP

>>717720384
It's ok. Maybe tomorrow.

>>717712282
>muh anti-woke
thanks for telling anyone you are antiwhite anon.

>>717720757
They could have come up with anything and everything. The fact its cripple robots playing basketball is depressing and makes it seem like it was made to appease the dei mandates

>>717720909
>HOW DAREEEE Nintendo make a video game based on a real actual sport and make it more extreme with tricks and flips
>REEEEE
whatever lad. Go burn yourself out.

>>717721073
How so? I'm not even mad or anything. Its just sad to see them make something so blatently crap and just to pander and virtue signal. I love nintendo and have bought all their systems. I'll continue doing so as long as they keep making games like donkey kong bannanza. Supporting this crap with false positivity like >>717721073 will only lead us down the ps route.

>>717721073
>crippleball
>extreme

>>717721073
Nta. Do people without a disability play basketball in a wheelchair? I don't think so. It doesn't make the sport bad automatically, but let's at least be honest and admit that people don't want to be handicapped. Trying to sell a fun video game based on it isn't the best idea, especially when they make it as visually unappealing as possible.

I definitely had a better time than I did this morning. Playing the big guy was a mistake since speed is so important.

>>717721701
>Nta. Do people without a disability play basketball in a wheelchair?
Daniel Sadler.

Mario Paint is still the best mouse game on Switch 2

>>717720909
>>717721532
Anon, they needed some activity that could be done entirely with two arms and nothing else. 'Something cripples do' is the most obvious route to go because they only have their arms, and paralympics basketball is a natural choice for something that would actually make a fun game. You can call it uninspired, but it's obviously not DEI. I was actually slightly worried it'd get hated on for being 'in bad taste', making something people have to resort to because they lack an alternative into a fun game for everyone ('appropriating culture' in idpol terms).

The design makes sense and it works well. Forced DEI bullshit is bad because it's forced in at the expense of better designs. The 'two mice on your legs with HD Rumble control the two wheels of a wheelchair' design works well, and the game was built from the ground up around this design, not to give representation to handicapped people but to demonstrate the gameplay possibilities of the new controllers. It's not the usual DEI modus operandi where they take something normal and replace arbitrary elements for DEI pandering.

>>717723209
>they needed some activity that could be done entirely with two arms and nothing else. 'Something cripples do' is the most obvious route to go
>paralympics basketball is a natural choice for something that would actually make a fun game.
NTA, but lol

>>717723209
No dude, arms is a great use of characters and gimmicks. This is pandering safe garbage made to please colored hair investors.

>>717723639
>made to please color-haired investors
>when you can't see faces
>when the characters are skinny fella, average fella, and big fella
It's ok. Not all bait can be good I suppose.

>>717723639
ARMS sucked. It looked cool, but the gameplay was unintuitive and not fun. Drag x Drive looks generic but the gameplay itself is great.

>>717723947
Anon please. I love and have played and owned more nintendo games and systems than you ever have and will. Your fake and gay toxic positivity does nothing nor does it demoralize me and others like you want it to. You know very well they checked off on this welcome tour reject because its cripple basketball. Why not unique characters entering round or motorized mechs wheeling around racing or fighting? Or if you're familar with twisted metal why not a vehicle like axels thats controled with both joycons. Anything would have been better.

>>717720757
Sure, Im anti white, and youre certainly not a faggot who thinks literally everything is a conspiracy.

>>717724060
Not playing your gay ball game. Make it look cool and I'll buy. I don't want nor for cripple basketball

/r/gcj trannies are here..

>Demo over
Well guys, back to grinding that Eggstra Work high score!

>>717724251
>Why not unique characters
hero shooters are out, faceless helmet grunts are back in

>>717718361
Anon…

>>717720039
maybe the devs got miyamoto'd

So this demo was, like, the whole game, right? There were some extra challenges in the background you couldn't access, but as far as the main basketball gameplay goes, that was it?

>>717727305
seems that way. might have some other courts with their own gimmicks or something, but i wouldn't expect much more than what we already saw. the asking price is only $20, and for nintendo to go that low it has to be pretty barebones; this is the company that sold welcome tour for $10 we're talking about.

>>717727305
>There were some extra challenges in the background you couldn't access, but as far as the main basketball gameplay goes, that was it?
seems like it

>>717725591
Thats like saying mario, toad and yoshi are hero shooter characters in mario kart. Just having themed teams, leaders, or anything really would help this not look like a pathetic pandering mess

>>717725591
>>717728546
They could have at least given us something with character like the Inklings. People love the Inklings. Although people didn't like the Sportsmates as much in Switch Sports. Actually, do you think they could replace the helmet with a Mii head?

>>717710079 (OP)
Is it fun? am I too late?

>>717728609
Problem is you make characters and you run the risk of some unhinged progressive raising a stink over something they don't like

>>717728642
There's one more window for it in about 11 hours.

I’m not good at this game, say skill issue all you want. I used a table and I only won like two games out of four. Since we’re comparing this to ARMS, at least the latter was more simple. Left Punch, Right Punch, grab dodge and jump, etc. This game has tons of tech like the Bunny Hop that’s a crapshoot to pull off with the mouse movement.

Also apparently you get rings for winning but if you lose then they’re gone so I won just to keep my ring. I don’t know if the full game will have anything worth buying it for, I just played for the exclusive NSO icon.

>>717729008
how do you unlock the icon?

>>717728707
I might be able to barely fit a little bit in, we'll see how tired I feel

This really should have been one of those "benefits" included with an NSO subscription. It doesn't feel like a standalone game, it feels like a tech demo.