GameCrate: "Based on my recent experiences with both Knack and Knack 2, I highly doubt the sequel will be much better than the original. It'll make the series' fans happy, and some children who've never played vastly superior franchises like Ratchet & Clank and Mario will probably like it (those poor kids), but it won't actually be a good game. "
Sony might be gearing to launch a new Knack game, a franchise that has had received quite a polarizing reception from the community.
While I did actually enjoy the Knack games, and found the reviews overly harsh, I do feel 2 games were enough unless the series was revitalized in a major way. For me, that would be a new Knack game for PSVR2. With the increased hardware power, those HD particle effects would be pretty awesome, surrounding the player at times. Astrobot proved that platformers can be amazing in VR, so let's hope that's where they're going with this, if real!
Translation: the next best game of all time is coming soon! Show me the money, Knack!
Surprised to see them continue this but considering how invested they are in the IP and the wider appeal, there must be some commercial sense to continue with a 3rd title
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Loved locoroco and legend of dragoon. Never played gravity rush or even ape escape but I heard good things.
Beyond the memes, Knack is just a solid platformer that deserves a new home on the PlayStation 5.
I'd rather they make a new platformer IP. With Sackboy and Astro's Playroom PS5 looks very good for the platformer genre so far
I think it would be great if they rebooted it, keep the visual style, but change the tone of the story and voices to match. This game looks like it should have a semi mute protagonist with a silly professor and his rebellious apprentice. Instead knack sounds like a brainwashed soldier, the professor like an angry divorced dad, and the kid is such an average joe. And the story takes itself way too seriously, it's so clashing with it's art style
It's time for Ape Escape PS5, Dual Sense Enhanced.
Give me that first. Then whatever.
It's really not.
The first really didn't deserve a sequel, and the sequel, itself, was nothing special.
I bought the first one for $5 in January during a flash sale.....it was worth $5, but I don't think I'd be happy with it paying more. I'm slowly working my way through it.......
I quite enjoyed it at launch. Not sure if I would enjoy it today since i have other games keeping me occupied but the memories of playing Co op with my bro have stuck. It was really fun
I got it preowned and I found it OKAY at best. It had potential but dear god does it feel like a rushed product in order to meet the launch deadline