yea it's exactly what you thought/wanted it to be and it fucking rocks! it is unapologetically jet set radio, borderline fan game level similar at points. it is so clearly a love letter to jet set radio and jet set future in every aspect! art style, music style, general gameplay, even some level design and animations are almost 1 to 1 from those games! i can see this being an issue for some one and wanting a bit more of its own identity, and if they do make another one i think i'd like it to get a bit more of its own voice but i think as a love letter to games that haven't been around for so long makes it just really fun and sweet to experience as a fan of those games.
the game looks AMAZING, absolutely nails the style and is just a joy to look at. the shots of the map whenever you got to a new area was always exciting and looked so good. the animations are smooth, the graffiti is beautiful (i'd say personally i liked it more than jet set radio's graffiti) and the overall package is almost entirely perfect. the only presentation aspect i'd say is a bit of a let down is the cutscenes. no voice acting and the faces having 1 emotion that doesn't change whatsoever is pretty silly. i realize that's how it was in jet set radio for the most part but i feel like that was an evolution that no one would have minded and similar to the new lego star wars game, could just be a toggle in the options.
the soundtrack is something everyone was looking forward to and hyping up immensly and it absolutely delivers! so many hits and every track fits the vibe so perfectly. i think the obvious excitment came from hideki naganuma being apart of this game, and those songs do rock but man the entire soundtrack is just so great! i was gonna list off a few of my favorite tracks but genuinely i just loved way too much of it to do that LOL.
gameplay is really great! a clear improvement controls wise to jet set radio and future, everything feels so smooth and great and the boost pack was a wonderful idea. the level design was phenomenal and each area was a joy to explore. genuinely no low points, but just the whole aesthetic and vibe of millenium mall was my favorite probably. i wish the crew battles had a bit more challenge to them, but they were still fun utilizing the level design to get as high a score as possible but i was winning by 100s of thousands of points with ease on my first try on every battle. honestly the biggest excitement from finishing each area was the really sick linear dream sequences after each crew battle. those were always visually a blast and really fun to run through! my only complaint is that i did wish the various forms of traversal felt a bit different. the animations are unique for the skateboard, bmx bike, and rollerblades but generally they all feel borderline identical at a base level which was a bit of a bummer. i realize they can't be TOO different so each item could do every task but i still feel there could be a bit more variance. i also wish you could just insta swap to them with some sort of vehicle wheel or something but that's not as big a deal. overall it felt amazing, was super smooth, and it was exhilirating to keep a combo running.
all in all this is game has no real surprises, if you had been following it for as long as most people here i assume have you know what you're getting into and it'll deliver that with ease. i hope they make more of these cause they're a blast! i'd hope there was a bit more evolution in a theoretical sequel but for what this game set out to do it nails it 100%.
the game looks AMAZING, absolutely nails the style and is just a joy to look at. the shots of the map whenever you got to a new area was always exciting and looked so good. the animations are smooth, the graffiti is beautiful (i'd say personally i liked it more than jet set radio's graffiti) and the overall package is almost entirely perfect. the only presentation aspect i'd say is a bit of a let down is the cutscenes. no voice acting and the faces having 1 emotion that doesn't change whatsoever is pretty silly. i realize that's how it was in jet set radio for the most part but i feel like that was an evolution that no one would have minded and similar to the new lego star wars game, could just be a toggle in the options.
the soundtrack is something everyone was looking forward to and hyping up immensly and it absolutely delivers! so many hits and every track fits the vibe so perfectly. i think the obvious excitment came from hideki naganuma being apart of this game, and those songs do rock but man the entire soundtrack is just so great! i was gonna list off a few of my favorite tracks but genuinely i just loved way too much of it to do that LOL.
gameplay is really great! a clear improvement controls wise to jet set radio and future, everything feels so smooth and great and the boost pack was a wonderful idea. the level design was phenomenal and each area was a joy to explore. genuinely no low points, but just the whole aesthetic and vibe of millenium mall was my favorite probably. i wish the crew battles had a bit more challenge to them, but they were still fun utilizing the level design to get as high a score as possible but i was winning by 100s of thousands of points with ease on my first try on every battle. honestly the biggest excitement from finishing each area was the really sick linear dream sequences after each crew battle. those were always visually a blast and really fun to run through! my only complaint is that i did wish the various forms of traversal felt a bit different. the animations are unique for the skateboard, bmx bike, and rollerblades but generally they all feel borderline identical at a base level which was a bit of a bummer. i realize they can't be TOO different so each item could do every task but i still feel there could be a bit more variance. i also wish you could just insta swap to them with some sort of vehicle wheel or something but that's not as big a deal. overall it felt amazing, was super smooth, and it was exhilirating to keep a combo running.
all in all this is game has no real surprises, if you had been following it for as long as most people here i assume have you know what you're getting into and it'll deliver that with ease. i hope they make more of these cause they're a blast! i'd hope there was a bit more evolution in a theoretical sequel but for what this game set out to do it nails it 100%.
Mexican_Tacoman
9 months ago