Angry the Clown Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 This features remasters of Monkey Ball, Monkey Ball 2 and Monkey Ball Deluxe. I'm ludicrously happy. Romier S and Starhawk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Yay! Easy, easy buy. Monkey target already gets plenty of play in my household on the Gamecube.:) Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Oh yes! Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 I'm waiting on details for other platforms, but this Banana Mania apparently leaked before the Nintendo Direct (I wasn't aware) and the leak showed PS5 artwork, so there's potential for the DualSense to be put to good use with this one if accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 The multiplatform trailer: Angry the Clown and Starhawk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 RGG Studio's behind this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 It's a $40 price for that physical Anniversary Edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of All Cosmos Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 My most anticipated title announced over the last week. These are still the best games of the series, and it's probably best to have these released with a fresh coat of paint than get what would likely be another disappointing sequel. Pleased to see it's coming to every console. Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 I really don't think I walked away happier from any other announcement this past week either, and with RGG Studio/Nagoshi heading this up I'm very confident about how it will turn out too. I'm tempted to buy it twice, to have both on the Switch and PS5. The fact there is a PS5 version definitely leaves me hoping that there will indeed be some haptics put to good use there but I've still yet to uncover any confirmation. Starhawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Switch at launch, then maybe Xbox if it hits a sale or I'm really convinced it looks any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 The Blitz remaster is on sale for $13 for those interested: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 *old man rant* I despise the Blitz edition’s version of Monkey Target. Why did they have to go and screw up a great thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Beat from Jet Set Radio has been randomly added to Banana Mania a playable character: kelley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Sonic and Tails have also been revealed as playable characters: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 8:19 AM, Angry the Clown said: Beat from Jet Set Radio has been randomly added to Banana Mania a playable character: Please let this mean there’s at least a thought of more JSR in the minds of the power that be at Sega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted August 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, kelley said: Please let this mean there’s at least a thought of more JSR in the minds of the power that be at Sega. Do we really even need it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted August 14, 2021 Report Share Posted August 14, 2021 Yes Dan, we neeeeeeeeeeds it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted August 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Well now this is just gloriously silly: I choose to take it as Yakuza story canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Morgana from Persona 5 is another playable character! I'm delighted with that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Joe is a huge Monkey Ball fan so the control/camera issues are disconcerting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Well, I gave in and bought it on Switch. It is NOT GameCube Super Monkey Ball in a portable format, but very explicitly a new game that has the same levels. It’s taking me some time to adjust, and I’m not sure how I feel about this yet. Monkey Target is completely broken for a start, but it would appear they know this and a fix is coming. But the camera is different (you can at least fiddle with it to be closer in the options menu), and the lack of octagon notch on the pad makes things more difficult. Most of all, though, is that the goal is different. Gone is the original scoring system where you had to decide between going for a Perfect Banana collection or balancing the points from them against those from a faster finish. Now its a straight choice - most bananas and fastest time are two separate scoreboards. Lives are essentially infinite now, too - though if you’re going for fastest complete then obviously each failure is adding time. I’ve bought a new game, not a port. Can I handle the changes, most of which are perfectly sensible ones? I don’t yet know. Starhawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Have played a bit more. Loading up the Monkey Ball 2 levels helps a whole bunch; I don’t know that one quite so well, and it hides the tiny differences. It’s actually a really smart bit of design, and encourages you to do both speed and max banana runs, rather than some vague blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rustyjaw Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 11:39 PM, iainl said: Most of all, though, is that the goal is different. Gone is the original scoring system where you had to decide between going for a Perfect Banana collection or balancing the points from them against those from a faster finish. Now its a straight choice - most bananas and fastest time are two separate scoreboards. Lives are essentially infinite now, too - though if you’re going for fastest complete then obviously each failure is adding time. Oh this might be a deal-breaker to me. Is it a tradeoff in the long run, changing strategy...or is it more just dumbing down the Target mini-game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I really hope the developers are listening and patch in some changes, or at the very least add in the option to toggle between something closer to the way things were in the original and the new changes to the mechanics and presentation. It's on sale right now, but tempting as it is to pick up but I'm still a little wary of whether I'll take to the changes or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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