As of yesterday morning, this game has now shut down and is no longer playable.
This game was really special to me, so to say that I'm sad to see it go would be a strong contender for understatement of the century. In an age where multiplayer games are dominated by practically indistinguishable gritty war shooters and dime-a-dozen annual sports games, this chaotic, over-the-top take on 3v3 dodgeball was a refreshing standout.
I remember how I was convinced to give the game a go; my mom was watching EA Play that year and saw this game get featured (since it was still an EA Originals game at the time), recommending it to me because she thought I'd like it. Her observation was more than a little bit astute - in case the post-mortem essay you're reading right now wasn't a dead giveaway. I ended up giving the free trial a shot and I was instantly hooked. The gameplay was challenging, competitive and a ton of fun. It was the first time in ages that a multiplayer game resonated with me in such a way. I kept playing whenever I could for quite a while, and while I did end up taking a few breaks, I always ended up coming back around to it sooner or later thanks to the abundance of fresh new content that was getting added on a regular basis.
This game was something special. A truly unique game, and one that I will always look back on very fondly. From helping my team claim victory, to getting stomped by the enemy team thanks to their ability to actually - perish the thought - catch the ball, to laughing a bit harder than I'd like to admit at the announcement of the Among Us collab, this game brought great times all around to me and many others.
It wasn't meant to last, unfortunately. According to the developers, the game's death knell was its inability to retain a consistent playerbase. I always thought this game was underrated as hell, so knowing that said underratedness ended up doing it in feels like a bad kick to the gut. So here we stand; Knockout City is no more. This game I spent so much time on and loved enough to write this many words about is just... gone. Of course, there is a private server version on PC, which is cool since there is technically a playable version still, but it's not exactly ideal for someone like me who can barely play PC games at all. I'm very glad it exists, but as far as someone like me is concerned, there is no such thing as Knockout City anymore.
I've been through this kind of thing before - Dragalia Lost was a pretty recent one that I still miss a lot, and Sonic Runners' shutdown will always remain a very sad day of my gaming career (although Revival thankfully has taken up the original's mantle and also rules), but very few shutdowns like this have hit quite as hard as this one. This silly little dodgeball game was genuinely one of my favorites from recent years, and I will miss it very, very much.
I'm going to miss the refreshingly colorful, Saturday-morning cartoon esque vibes of the game and its visuals. I'm gonna miss the competitive, easy-to-learn-yet-hard-to-master gameplay. I'm gonna miss the feeling of logging in that day to see some new content or events. I am really going to miss Knockout City. Wether I was slinging dodgeballs around the court, teaming up with my allies to crush the competition, or getting smoked so hard that one of the guys from the enemy team sent me "LMFAO, get rekt, GG EZ" on PSN, I had an absolute blast with this game from the time I first picked up that dodgeball all the way until I threw my final one.
According to my Exophase statistics, I played Knockout City for 136.6 hours. It was my go-to multiplayer game for a long time. It ranked #2 for playtime on my 2021 PlayStation Wrap-Up just behind Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, and was my most played game of the year in my 2022 PS Wrap-Up. And every single one of those 136 hours was filled with fun, competition, and smiles. I'm very sad to see it go, yet I'm very grateful that I got the chance to experience this.
If you told me in 2021 that my longest Backloggd review would end up being for the silly little dodgeball game, I would have laughed my ass off. Because it's just that; a silly little dodgeball game. But it was my favorite silly little dodgeball game. So much so that I'm here writing more words about, as my sister called it once, "Volleyball Town", than some people have wrote for their favorite games of all time. Guess having a game you absolutely love vanish into the sunset will do that to you.
Goodbye, Knockout City. Gone far, far too soon, but gave me lasting, happy memories all the same. It may not have managed to find its place in the overall gaming community, but it sure meant a lot to one guy in particular.
This game was really special to me, so to say that I'm sad to see it go would be a strong contender for understatement of the century. In an age where multiplayer games are dominated by practically indistinguishable gritty war shooters and dime-a-dozen annual sports games, this chaotic, over-the-top take on 3v3 dodgeball was a refreshing standout.
I remember how I was convinced to give the game a go; my mom was watching EA Play that year and saw this game get featured (since it was still an EA Originals game at the time), recommending it to me because she thought I'd like it. Her observation was more than a little bit astute - in case the post-mortem essay you're reading right now wasn't a dead giveaway. I ended up giving the free trial a shot and I was instantly hooked. The gameplay was challenging, competitive and a ton of fun. It was the first time in ages that a multiplayer game resonated with me in such a way. I kept playing whenever I could for quite a while, and while I did end up taking a few breaks, I always ended up coming back around to it sooner or later thanks to the abundance of fresh new content that was getting added on a regular basis.
This game was something special. A truly unique game, and one that I will always look back on very fondly. From helping my team claim victory, to getting stomped by the enemy team thanks to their ability to actually - perish the thought - catch the ball, to laughing a bit harder than I'd like to admit at the announcement of the Among Us collab, this game brought great times all around to me and many others.
It wasn't meant to last, unfortunately. According to the developers, the game's death knell was its inability to retain a consistent playerbase. I always thought this game was underrated as hell, so knowing that said underratedness ended up doing it in feels like a bad kick to the gut. So here we stand; Knockout City is no more. This game I spent so much time on and loved enough to write this many words about is just... gone. Of course, there is a private server version on PC, which is cool since there is technically a playable version still, but it's not exactly ideal for someone like me who can barely play PC games at all. I'm very glad it exists, but as far as someone like me is concerned, there is no such thing as Knockout City anymore.
I've been through this kind of thing before - Dragalia Lost was a pretty recent one that I still miss a lot, and Sonic Runners' shutdown will always remain a very sad day of my gaming career (although Revival thankfully has taken up the original's mantle and also rules), but very few shutdowns like this have hit quite as hard as this one. This silly little dodgeball game was genuinely one of my favorites from recent years, and I will miss it very, very much.
I'm going to miss the refreshingly colorful, Saturday-morning cartoon esque vibes of the game and its visuals. I'm gonna miss the competitive, easy-to-learn-yet-hard-to-master gameplay. I'm gonna miss the feeling of logging in that day to see some new content or events. I am really going to miss Knockout City. Wether I was slinging dodgeballs around the court, teaming up with my allies to crush the competition, or getting smoked so hard that one of the guys from the enemy team sent me "LMFAO, get rekt, GG EZ" on PSN, I had an absolute blast with this game from the time I first picked up that dodgeball all the way until I threw my final one.
According to my Exophase statistics, I played Knockout City for 136.6 hours. It was my go-to multiplayer game for a long time. It ranked #2 for playtime on my 2021 PlayStation Wrap-Up just behind Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, and was my most played game of the year in my 2022 PS Wrap-Up. And every single one of those 136 hours was filled with fun, competition, and smiles. I'm very sad to see it go, yet I'm very grateful that I got the chance to experience this.
If you told me in 2021 that my longest Backloggd review would end up being for the silly little dodgeball game, I would have laughed my ass off. Because it's just that; a silly little dodgeball game. But it was my favorite silly little dodgeball game. So much so that I'm here writing more words about, as my sister called it once, "Volleyball Town", than some people have wrote for their favorite games of all time. Guess having a game you absolutely love vanish into the sunset will do that to you.
Goodbye, Knockout City. Gone far, far too soon, but gave me lasting, happy memories all the same. It may not have managed to find its place in the overall gaming community, but it sure meant a lot to one guy in particular.
Some of the most fun multiplayer I had in 2021. Getting together with friends and wrecking house in online dodgeball is incredibly fun. It's a shame this game didn't have a better launch and wasn't more popular.
Your mother
Despista su estética, descaradamente deudora de Fortnite (y de la peor forma, subiéndose al carro de la moda), pero ni eso ni la modestia inherente al planteamiento de lanzarse pelotazos tapan sus sutiles hallazgos jugables, que asoman como quien no quiere la cosa, sin que el jugador repare en ellos por la naturalidad con la que se interiorizan durante las partidas.
Que uno nunca pueda ver de frente a su avatar, por ejemplo. Para que, si un balón viene por la espalda, el jugador deba girar la cámara (y no solo el personaje, que sería fácil) in extremis si quiere atraparlo. O la curvatura de los tiros con efecto, que bien empleados pueden sortear obstáculos arquitectónicos para golpear contrincantes ya a cubierto, incluso a larga distancia. ¿Y qué me decís de los pases? Cuando uno pasa el balón a un compañero, este queda cargado a máxima potencia para ser lanzado inmediatamente, sin espera, a toda velocidad. Esta decisión propicia el despliegue táctico: intentar jugar en equipo, buscar rodear al contrincante para que siempre reciba balonazo de aquel que tiene a la espalda. Además de los riesgo versus recompensa de toda la vida: embestir versus interceptar (más fácil esquivar con el primero, pero con el segundo ganas la posesión del balón), cargar versus lanzar (el balón gana velocidad cargado, pero uno pierde tiempo y movilidad mientras carga), balón versus bichobola (lanzando el balón quitas media vida, lanzando a un compañero toda, pero cabe la posibilidad de ser interceptado y relanzado al vacío o a un aliado).
En fin, un multijugador competitivo estupendo. Al mismo tiempo de reflejos y con profundidad táctica sin requerir de alta precisión o habilidad o conocimiento de múltiples reglas (como suele suceder con shooters y MOBAs varios). Como pista, diría que la variedad de sus disparos (con o sin efecto, a mayor o menor velocidad, posibilidad de amagar) me recuerda a lo poco que jugué de ARMS, cuya multiplicidad de golpes y formas de ejecutarlos no son inherentemente mejores o peores, sino distintos, propiciando ese juego psicológico tan interesante de tantos deportes. Siendo la reacción que requiere cada tiro diferente, y la exigencia de reflejos y timing alta, toparse con un contrincante de improviso supone instantes de tensión, de anticiparse o adivinar lo que el otro va a hacer para no reaccionar tarde. Y luego precipitarse como consecuencia por la presión, como me pasa siempre a mí. O mantener la calma y actuar como y cuando conviene, si eres capaz. Creo que esto es síntoma de un videojuego competitivo conseguido.
Que uno nunca pueda ver de frente a su avatar, por ejemplo. Para que, si un balón viene por la espalda, el jugador deba girar la cámara (y no solo el personaje, que sería fácil) in extremis si quiere atraparlo. O la curvatura de los tiros con efecto, que bien empleados pueden sortear obstáculos arquitectónicos para golpear contrincantes ya a cubierto, incluso a larga distancia. ¿Y qué me decís de los pases? Cuando uno pasa el balón a un compañero, este queda cargado a máxima potencia para ser lanzado inmediatamente, sin espera, a toda velocidad. Esta decisión propicia el despliegue táctico: intentar jugar en equipo, buscar rodear al contrincante para que siempre reciba balonazo de aquel que tiene a la espalda. Además de los riesgo versus recompensa de toda la vida: embestir versus interceptar (más fácil esquivar con el primero, pero con el segundo ganas la posesión del balón), cargar versus lanzar (el balón gana velocidad cargado, pero uno pierde tiempo y movilidad mientras carga), balón versus bichobola (lanzando el balón quitas media vida, lanzando a un compañero toda, pero cabe la posibilidad de ser interceptado y relanzado al vacío o a un aliado).
En fin, un multijugador competitivo estupendo. Al mismo tiempo de reflejos y con profundidad táctica sin requerir de alta precisión o habilidad o conocimiento de múltiples reglas (como suele suceder con shooters y MOBAs varios). Como pista, diría que la variedad de sus disparos (con o sin efecto, a mayor o menor velocidad, posibilidad de amagar) me recuerda a lo poco que jugué de ARMS, cuya multiplicidad de golpes y formas de ejecutarlos no son inherentemente mejores o peores, sino distintos, propiciando ese juego psicológico tan interesante de tantos deportes. Siendo la reacción que requiere cada tiro diferente, y la exigencia de reflejos y timing alta, toparse con un contrincante de improviso supone instantes de tensión, de anticiparse o adivinar lo que el otro va a hacer para no reaccionar tarde. Y luego precipitarse como consecuencia por la presión, como me pasa siempre a mí. O mantener la calma y actuar como y cuando conviene, si eres capaz. Creo que esto es síntoma de un videojuego competitivo conseguido.
Fun Competitive Dodgeball with Power-ups that make the game seem reminiscent of a time where you go over to your friend’s house as a kid to play on their N64 and play something like Mario Kart or Goldeneye.
The best feature about the game is that the free trial is good up to being Level 25 (but depending on how good your perform, you could achieve hitting level 25 rather quickly)
My favorite power-up is the Multi-Ball because of the multiple ways you can approach the opponent with 3 balls in your possession. Plus you can act as a support role with them and could keep passing them to your teammates if they are closer to an enemy. Well worth the $20.
The best feature about the game is that the free trial is good up to being Level 25 (but depending on how good your perform, you could achieve hitting level 25 rather quickly)
My favorite power-up is the Multi-Ball because of the multiple ways you can approach the opponent with 3 balls in your possession. Plus you can act as a support role with them and could keep passing them to your teammates if they are closer to an enemy. Well worth the $20.
3v3 is the best type of pvp
had fun for the first couple of matches but for the rest of them it was constantly getting steamrolled by people who have been playing this (pretty dead) game for 6 months. not to sound like a sore loser or anything but getting absolutely steamrolled is so demoralizing. think i'll just find a different game
Knockout City feels like a game Nintendo would make. The dodgeball-inspired gameplay, and the robust systems it is built upon, brings a truly novel experience to the multiplayer space. It cannot be mapped onto anything that has come before.
Yet, its uniqueness would be squandered if it wasn’t such a joy to play. Pretty much everything, except a weird mapping of the double jump, feels great to pull off. And the meta layer of strategy players engage in to try and determine how to outplay opponents is utterly captivating. All of this is elevated when playing with a team, as the game removes basically any friction to synergy, even if you solo que.
That’s not to say Knockout City is perfect. It’s art style is, to put it kindly, polarizing and the DJ announcer just plain sucks. Coming up against a clan as solo qued players is often a bad time. And a few moves seem to be in need of some balance tweaks. But all this is easily forgiven when actually playing the game is so tremendously fun and refreshing.
Yet, its uniqueness would be squandered if it wasn’t such a joy to play. Pretty much everything, except a weird mapping of the double jump, feels great to pull off. And the meta layer of strategy players engage in to try and determine how to outplay opponents is utterly captivating. All of this is elevated when playing with a team, as the game removes basically any friction to synergy, even if you solo que.
That’s not to say Knockout City is perfect. It’s art style is, to put it kindly, polarizing and the DJ announcer just plain sucks. Coming up against a clan as solo qued players is often a bad time. And a few moves seem to be in need of some balance tweaks. But all this is easily forgiven when actually playing the game is so tremendously fun and refreshing.
No dia 6 de junho de 2023, será ou "foi", dependendo do espaço-tempo que você esteja lendo essa análise, o triste encerramento de todos os servidores desse game, só havendo possibilidade de jogá-lo após isso em partidas privadas com amigos, e desde o dia 27 de maio até o dia de hoje (01/06/2023), eu decidi jogá-lo para poder ter a chance de experimentá-lo pela primeira e assim pela última vez e tentar entender o porquê dele ser encerrado assim de forma tão breve para um jogo que teve uma ideia interessante e autêntica que, a meu ver, não tinha sido explorada antes de simular uma simples partida que conhecemos do esporte de "queimada" de forma online e seguindo a estrutura de um PvP dinâmico casual.
Knockout City, teve praticamente quase tudo que precisava para atrair os demais jogadores, partidas dinâmicas que não demoram muito com uma jogabilidade boa e intuitiva e dois modos diferentes para variar um pouco a gameplay, mas que convenhamos todo mundo gostava mais do modo principal que é o 3v3, além de um conceito frenético com efeitos e mecânicas que fogem do estilo de uma partida real de queimada como a de usar empurrões para atordoar os inimigos, jogar uma habilidade aonde seu inimigo vira uma bola, ou você mesmo poder virar a qualquer momento uma das bolas para se entregar na mão de algum colega de equipe e assim nocautear rápido o seu oponente e etc, tudo isso em um curto espaço de tempo sempre apostando mais na agilidade e habilidade de cada jogador, possuindo também todo o conceito de customização de personagem que estamos familiarizados nesses jogos multiplayers, com os "presets" de rostos desbloqueáveis e roupas que tanto podem ser desbloqueadas quanto compradas na loja do game, que não posso falar se era assim antes, mas pelo que joguei nesses últimos dias, tudo era extremamente acessível e fácil de desbloquear/comprar com obviamente o dinheiro do jogo, o que é algo bem positivo sem uma necessidade alta de fazer você só conseguir uma roupinha pagando com dinheiro real, ah e detalhe, infelizmente o mais triste para mim foi que não encontrei nenhum bigode para colocar no meu personagem na loja ou nos demais "presets" de rosto do jogo, pois gosto de me recriar em jogos como esses e que longe de mim alegar nada, mas talvez isso tenha uma certa parcela no que fez o jogo ter sido encerrado né, mas é só uma suposição mesmo. ¯\(ツ)/¯
Mas enfim, brincadeiras a parte, a única possível explicação que posso encontrar para o desinteresse dos demais jogadores que acarretou nesse encerramento tão prematuro para um game que entrega o que promete é talvez a forma ao qual ele foi comercializado por um tempo, que foi no valor de 100 reais que depois da perda de jogadores frequentes, se tornou gratuito do dia para o outro sem pelo que a galera que jogava na época, qualquer tipo de recompensa para aqueles que pagaram pelo jogo, o que já traz uma certa perda de interesse nesses tais jogadores fiéis que pagaram pelo game, além de que na minha visão, o jogo por si só já devia ter sido disponibilizado como um game "Free to Play" desde o seu início, já que ele tinha toda a estrutura de um game desse gênero, e assim só foi perdendo cada vez mais o alcance pela falta de equilíbrio na sua época de lançamento que é normalmente a época de "pico" do jogo e o que possivelmente iria criar toda a direção da vida útil dele em diante, porém o provável mesmo é que toda a questão do desinteresse tenha ocorrido da mesma forma que ocorreu com o game "Multiversus", que no caso do "Multiversus" ainda existe uma certa fagulha para a sua volta e esse aqui ao que se dá a entender é que infelizmente é de fato o seu fim, tudo pela falta de novos modos ou eventos para sustentar sempre os demais jogadores a ficarem presos e imersos dentro do game, que só o velho estilo de temporadas com apenas roupas e etc, convenhamos não segura quase ninguém para ficar de verdade voltando e voltando ao jogo.
E por fim, sendo franco, não da para ter certeza do porquê um jogo tão divertido com apenas um ano de lançamento será ou "foi" encerrado assim de forma tão breve, que quando se trata de um jogo online que necessita de um número grande de jogadores é muito complicado achar um meio de sucesso para manter tantos jogadores engajados por um bom tempo, além de conseguir achar uma fórmula que faça com que além deles jogarem, eles queiram investir sempre na loja, a não ser para algo que já tenha sido um verdadeiro fenômeno como tantos e tantos casos que já conhecemos, mas nesse aqui, por mais que fez sua história por ter trazido uma ideia nova de queimada online e que sim é divertido e atraente para momentos em que você só quer descontrair, será infelizmente deixado para trás, permanecendo apenas na memória dos jogadores que lhe deram uma chance nesse tempo tão curto de sua existência.
Knockout City, teve praticamente quase tudo que precisava para atrair os demais jogadores, partidas dinâmicas que não demoram muito com uma jogabilidade boa e intuitiva e dois modos diferentes para variar um pouco a gameplay, mas que convenhamos todo mundo gostava mais do modo principal que é o 3v3, além de um conceito frenético com efeitos e mecânicas que fogem do estilo de uma partida real de queimada como a de usar empurrões para atordoar os inimigos, jogar uma habilidade aonde seu inimigo vira uma bola, ou você mesmo poder virar a qualquer momento uma das bolas para se entregar na mão de algum colega de equipe e assim nocautear rápido o seu oponente e etc, tudo isso em um curto espaço de tempo sempre apostando mais na agilidade e habilidade de cada jogador, possuindo também todo o conceito de customização de personagem que estamos familiarizados nesses jogos multiplayers, com os "presets" de rostos desbloqueáveis e roupas que tanto podem ser desbloqueadas quanto compradas na loja do game, que não posso falar se era assim antes, mas pelo que joguei nesses últimos dias, tudo era extremamente acessível e fácil de desbloquear/comprar com obviamente o dinheiro do jogo, o que é algo bem positivo sem uma necessidade alta de fazer você só conseguir uma roupinha pagando com dinheiro real, ah e detalhe, infelizmente o mais triste para mim foi que não encontrei nenhum bigode para colocar no meu personagem na loja ou nos demais "presets" de rosto do jogo, pois gosto de me recriar em jogos como esses e que longe de mim alegar nada, mas talvez isso tenha uma certa parcela no que fez o jogo ter sido encerrado né, mas é só uma suposição mesmo. ¯\(ツ)/¯
Mas enfim, brincadeiras a parte, a única possível explicação que posso encontrar para o desinteresse dos demais jogadores que acarretou nesse encerramento tão prematuro para um game que entrega o que promete é talvez a forma ao qual ele foi comercializado por um tempo, que foi no valor de 100 reais que depois da perda de jogadores frequentes, se tornou gratuito do dia para o outro sem pelo que a galera que jogava na época, qualquer tipo de recompensa para aqueles que pagaram pelo jogo, o que já traz uma certa perda de interesse nesses tais jogadores fiéis que pagaram pelo game, além de que na minha visão, o jogo por si só já devia ter sido disponibilizado como um game "Free to Play" desde o seu início, já que ele tinha toda a estrutura de um game desse gênero, e assim só foi perdendo cada vez mais o alcance pela falta de equilíbrio na sua época de lançamento que é normalmente a época de "pico" do jogo e o que possivelmente iria criar toda a direção da vida útil dele em diante, porém o provável mesmo é que toda a questão do desinteresse tenha ocorrido da mesma forma que ocorreu com o game "Multiversus", que no caso do "Multiversus" ainda existe uma certa fagulha para a sua volta e esse aqui ao que se dá a entender é que infelizmente é de fato o seu fim, tudo pela falta de novos modos ou eventos para sustentar sempre os demais jogadores a ficarem presos e imersos dentro do game, que só o velho estilo de temporadas com apenas roupas e etc, convenhamos não segura quase ninguém para ficar de verdade voltando e voltando ao jogo.
E por fim, sendo franco, não da para ter certeza do porquê um jogo tão divertido com apenas um ano de lançamento será ou "foi" encerrado assim de forma tão breve, que quando se trata de um jogo online que necessita de um número grande de jogadores é muito complicado achar um meio de sucesso para manter tantos jogadores engajados por um bom tempo, além de conseguir achar uma fórmula que faça com que além deles jogarem, eles queiram investir sempre na loja, a não ser para algo que já tenha sido um verdadeiro fenômeno como tantos e tantos casos que já conhecemos, mas nesse aqui, por mais que fez sua história por ter trazido uma ideia nova de queimada online e que sim é divertido e atraente para momentos em que você só quer descontrair, será infelizmente deixado para trás, permanecendo apenas na memória dos jogadores que lhe deram uma chance nesse tempo tão curto de sua existência.
Sooooo I live in Eastern parts of Russia, and usually I either play multiplayer games in Asian or South European servers. But, alas, Knockout City literally forbids me from playing on a server that has a ping of 200. And for some reason the nearest servers have higher ping. I dunno, man
Dummy fun multiplayer game. Ranking system actually works, netcode surprisingly immaculate, mechanics are easy to learn, middling to master, there are zero bad maps, and while teams are encouraged, there is always potential for an individual to shit on everyone around them.
My only gripes are a slow level up system (you telling me there are 900 levels in a season; hell naw) and on the blue moon occasion when the game does lag, it is the most unplayable multiplayer game ever. Like, worse than Super Smash Bros. Brawl online. Some new modes would also go a long way to make this stand out.
This is not a single player game, this is absolutely a burst of team-based multiplayer 3v3 perfection. I really hope this game takes off like Fall Guys did sans the community-killing social media.
My only gripes are a slow level up system (you telling me there are 900 levels in a season; hell naw) and on the blue moon occasion when the game does lag, it is the most unplayable multiplayer game ever. Like, worse than Super Smash Bros. Brawl online. Some new modes would also go a long way to make this stand out.
This is not a single player game, this is absolutely a burst of team-based multiplayer 3v3 perfection. I really hope this game takes off like Fall Guys did sans the community-killing social media.
i don't know how lasting this will be but it's really well constructed and it's the first game in years - probably since PUBG got big - that i've been able to just chuck on and hop into a game with some friends who are already playing. the tactical levels to it are a lot of fun, and altho the sort of retro-futurist-rockabilly theming is a bit corny, it does a good job of being visually readable and highly customisable. pretty cool Big Game, i hope it continues to get stuff added to it!
Eu gostei do que joguei no período de testes. É divertido, simples de aprender a jogar e com profundidade o suficiente pra que as pessoas possam ficar boas e se aprimorar.
Da pra ver que tem potencial, apesar de meio cru e com pouca variedade agora. Espero que tenha uma vida longa.
Só não vou continuar jogando porque ta muito caro, mas se tivesse EA Play ou o Game Pass, iria continuar. Quando assinar um desses serviços, certamente voltarei pra mais algumas partidas.
Da pra ver que tem potencial, apesar de meio cru e com pouca variedade agora. Espero que tenha uma vida longa.
Só não vou continuar jogando porque ta muito caro, mas se tivesse EA Play ou o Game Pass, iria continuar. Quando assinar um desses serviços, certamente voltarei pra mais algumas partidas.
Fun, smooth, good looking, good to play with friends. Found it got a bit old after a while- there were only so many ways you could throw a ball at one another.
So close to not only being the best free to play game, but overall best multiplayer game. Unfortunately the servers are inconsistent at best for this always online game. Otherwise, literally everything else is perfect.
Out of all the sports you could turn into a video game dodgeball is a very strange one, even though it makes perfect sense, but the most shocking thing is how fucking fantastic the game is, I won't be playing for a long time I usually don't with online multiplayer games but this one was a lot of fun with friends.
Also: this game is too much fun to be published by EA, it just is.
Also: this game is too much fun to be published by EA, it just is.
This game is dreadful. Its incredibly bland, clunky as hell, awful to look at and despite being a ps plus game all I can find are matches with bots.
I'm Surprised That I'm Saying Good Things About A Recent EA Game, But Here We Are. Knockout City Is A Very Fun Online Game That Works With Its Alright Art Style But Fun Gameplay. When I First Saw It, It Looked Pretty Generic. The Different Ability's You Can Use In This Game Are Cool And Unique In There Own Way And Work Very Smoothly.
Gameplay: 7/10
Controls: 7/10
Characters: 5/10
Story: ?/10
Overall Rating: 7/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Controls: 7/10
Characters: 5/10
Story: ?/10
Overall Rating: 7/10
Good casual Fun with friends. Not much staying power or depth, but it's pleasant
Initial impressions look a lot like a game that allows for skill expression through simple mechanics, but the reality of it is that the rigidity of its systems makes it tough to play. Offense players with one of the normal (non-powerup) balls can alter the timing of a throw, but in a 1v1 it'll be pretty hard to trip up a skilled defensive player. Teamwork is important primarily because defense is so easy, meaning that you'll need a teammate doing something to prevent tackle-spamming or making an easy catch (the timing window is fairly generous). This game has/had potential, but without some tweaking of timing windows, new mechanics, or new interactions with existing mechanics, I think people may tire of this one fairly quickly.
This was fun, I always like when a company makes an online multiplayer shooter that isn't Manly Military Blow 'Em Away #4572. Didn't hold my attention for long but I enjoyed my time with it. Of course because it's EA you have to pay extra for all the cool costumes and aesthetic stuff even though the game costs 20 big ones so that sucks. I'd recommend checking it out on GamePass if you have it or waiting for a sale but if you wanna play it you should probably do it soon, I'm pretty sure the community's already dying
Concept is interesting but it wore off pretty fast.
Honestly pretty fun if it had more people playing and it wasn't shutting down already lol. Had a lot of potential.
Ah, Knockout City, a multiplayer game with a unique concept that unfortunately didn't stick around for long. The idea of converting dodgeball into 3v3 matches is a neat one, and it was fun playing some matches online and trying out the new game modes, but after that, there just wasn't enough to keep me engaged for much longer. Sucks to see it go, and the first trailer they've shown off didn't do the game much justice, which is a shame, because it's a decent game. Even though the servers have shut down, I look forward to seeing what Velan Studios has in the future.
kindve an ongoing review because this is multiplayer only, but yo this game is fun as hell.
Things I liked:
Easy to pick up, but enough depth to intrigue.
Costumes are colorful and fun and definitely needed because everyone is ugly as hell.
Any chance of winning beyond the earliest ranks is predicated on close teamwork and this will only become more true as people figure out the game.
To that end, glad to see the first limited time mode is one where you can only throw balled teammates.
Crossplay right out the gate. 60 FPS mode on the Switch as an option. Pretty good netcode even across platforms. Love to see a multiplayer game that isnt broken on release.
Things I dislike:
The faces are almost all uniformly hideous youtube poop monstrosities.
Maps are a mixed bag. Some of them just are not fun to navigate.
Not a "dislike" so much as something I'm keeping my eye on. I'm curious what the actual skill ceiling of this game is and what "high level" play looks like. Is it gonna be like For Honor on console, where everything was a boring parryfest? That game still had pretty long legs even with those problems tho
Things I liked:
Easy to pick up, but enough depth to intrigue.
Costumes are colorful and fun and definitely needed because everyone is ugly as hell.
Any chance of winning beyond the earliest ranks is predicated on close teamwork and this will only become more true as people figure out the game.
To that end, glad to see the first limited time mode is one where you can only throw balled teammates.
Crossplay right out the gate. 60 FPS mode on the Switch as an option. Pretty good netcode even across platforms. Love to see a multiplayer game that isnt broken on release.
Things I dislike:
The faces are almost all uniformly hideous youtube poop monstrosities.
Maps are a mixed bag. Some of them just are not fun to navigate.
Not a "dislike" so much as something I'm keeping my eye on. I'm curious what the actual skill ceiling of this game is and what "high level" play looks like. Is it gonna be like For Honor on console, where everything was a boring parryfest? That game still had pretty long legs even with those problems tho
Been playing it with my bros and it's been a pretty fun time.
Wonderfully stylish and addictive. Curious to see how much it has in terms of legs, but other then that small quibble this is a great multiplayer experience and one of the most accessible as well. Easy to pick up and play, I can totally see this becoming a favourite of many friend groups in the future if it continues down this path.
It also helps the game is actually surprisingly complex for such a simple premise and basic controls. Strategy is key here and your quality of teamwork will make or break your game. Ranked is one of the best in a while as well, definitely a must play for anyone looking for a fun multiplayer experience.
It also helps the game is actually surprisingly complex for such a simple premise and basic controls. Strategy is key here and your quality of teamwork will make or break your game. Ranked is one of the best in a while as well, definitely a must play for anyone looking for a fun multiplayer experience.
Knockout City is my surprise of the year so far.
To boil it down, it's basically a 3v3 or 4v4 arena shooter themed around dodgeball. It's very unique and crazy addicting. The feeling of catching an opponent's ball only to lob it back at them to knock them out is amazing.
There is nothing on the market that's quite like Knockout City. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun online diversion.
To boil it down, it's basically a 3v3 or 4v4 arena shooter themed around dodgeball. It's very unique and crazy addicting. The feeling of catching an opponent's ball only to lob it back at them to knock them out is amazing.
There is nothing on the market that's quite like Knockout City. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun online diversion.
Blinked and you missed it. Was fun for a little while when played with friends only
Pelo que joguei da Demo é um jogo divertido...
Só não é divertido pagar R$100 nele.
Update: Agora tenho ele no Game Pass, mas não joguei ainda.
Só não é divertido pagar R$100 nele.
Update: Agora tenho ele no Game Pass, mas não joguei ainda.