Space Adventure Cobra

[mwynn]

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening - Anime Trailer | PS5 Games - YouTube

[Doomhunter]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening - Anime Trailer | PS5 Games - YouTube

Visuals look very good!

[Zivouhr]

This does look cool. I like the colorful art. The gameplay I've seen many times before but it looks fun/challenging. The Cutscene animations are nice.

[emailking]

This gave me He-Man vibes.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by emailking

This gave me He-Man vibes.

Should be the other way around since Cobra pre-dates H-Man.

[emailking]

I didn't realize it was a cartoon lol.

[BubblegumMecha]

I was surprised to see this has a demo on PSN.

It’s a pretty fun speed/efficiency platformer with hidden areas to explore. I guess it could be compared to Megaman X or maybe Velocity 2X (I’ve never played, but it looks similar). It’s quite challenging on the hardest difficulty. It took me awhile to get comfortable with the controls. Combat is snappy and puzzle-like with various shot-type and melee attacks, some of which are more effective against certain enemies. There’s an addictive directional shot that can be chained, wiping out every enemy in an area. Cobra’s dash phases through enemy attacks with tons of i-frames and it can be used stationary to dodge incoming fire. The enemy attacks are designed around it so the player has to be anticipating attacks and ready to use it liberally.

It’s a fun demo that reminds me of the odd licensed 2.5D platformers we used to see during the PS3/360/Wii era.

[Zivouhr]

I tried the demo and it's interesting. I'll give it another try to see how far I can get. There are some tougher spots. It's not as finely polished of a game as I might have been expecting in terms of the movement animation.

[BubblegumMecha]

OK, I’m pretty addicted to this demo. I keep running it over and over again on Most Wanted. I’ve found a few short cuts and I love the platforming and puzzle-like enemy setups for chaining psycho shots. I wonder how much is going to change in the final version.

[Zivouhr]

I got further along and the gun combat is fun. But how do you climb up that pit at the last part? There's a grappling line but it is really inconsistent. I tried and adjusted some new approaches, but no luck.

[BubblegumMecha]

Some of the items, weapons, and traversal options appear to be locked in the demo. I assume the player will need to revisit stages with new abilities to reach these areas later.

I think it’s possible to play completely passive too. None of the enemies have to be killed to reach the end of the stage. I might try this next time I play the demo.

[Zivouhr]

Playing passive would be a challenge. The enemies shot those spread shot bullets that I have to back away from to avoid. The game seems reasonable for the difficulty in the demo, and the bullets don't go too fast yet.