I’m trying to find a modern beat ’em up with a low level of complexity and no RPG mechanics, so I can have light gaming sessions with friends and my wife.

I’m considering Cosmic Invasion, but since it’s a recent release, it’s hard to get a good sense of it.

If you had to choose between Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, which would you get?

  • viral.vegabond@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Yes, if I hadn’t played either and I was going to choose one then I think I might go with Cosmic Invasion. My reasoning is that the developers have had some time to iterate, and the overall experience could potentially be a bit better because of this. As for the pixelation, I really didn’t notice one being substantially better or worse than the other. They both looked great to me. I like Dotemu’s pixel art in general.

    Maybe think about what they(your friends, and wife) might be into. In my line of thinking, cosmic invasion will probably have a more general appeal character wise than the turtles. With the turtles you either do like them, or you don’t. If cosmic invasion isn’t quite your thing, at least you have plenty of different characters to choose from and thus more of a chance to find one you like possibly?

    A couple of other factors to consider:
    price = $25(shredder’s revenge) vs $30 (cosmic invasion)

    review score = Overwhelmingly positive (shredder’s revenge) vs very positive (cosmic invasion)

    Yeah, Absolum got great reviews and looks like a great game. I’m not really into roguelikes myself, so I skipped on that one, but it definitely makes me want to consider giving them a second chance though. Lol