#metal max

[obscurevideogames]

entering battle mode -

Metal Max 2 Reloaded (Kadokawa - DS - 2011)

[satoshi-mochida]

Some games that are currently stuck on older consoles that I hope get rereleased in some way, Part 4:

Part 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Kenka Bancho series

Mischief Makers

Silhouette Mirage

Fantasian(kind of cheating since it's technically not an 'older console', but still hope it leaves Apple Arcade for more people to play it)

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourlglass

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Luminous Arc series

A Witch's Tale

Okamikakushi

Avalon Code

Chibi-Robo

Drakengard series

Contact

Flower, Sun and Rain

Freedom Wars

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines(and it's PS1 prequel)

Ace Attorney Investigations 1 and 2

Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Infinite Space

Lifeline(microphone tech has probably gotten much better since this game first released to have it hear voice input better; low chance of this game coming back probably, though)

L.O.L: Lack of Love

Magical Starsign(Magical Vacation)

Metal Max and Metal Saga series

Nanashi no Game and it's sequel

My World, My Way

Snowboard Kids

Soma Bringer

Solatorobo

Viewtiful Joe

[nikoamiko]

this looks fair, they don't even have a dog

[catgirlmechapilot]

A NEW METAL SAGA/MAX IS BEING DEVELOPED!!!

Metal Saga ~ Rebellion No Wolf Fire

Gender choice is back!!

[sethwindam]

some funny game fellows!

[weatherman667]

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn

Metal Max Xeno is a fantastic, if highly flawed game. How does Reborn do?

Two steps forward, three steps back.

The game is harder. Which needs a reminder that Metal Max Xeno was unfair. Battles were often won because of random chance. So, making it harder means you won't even be able to do that.

The biggest changes are open world, replacing the job system with a skill grid, and a dog.

The open world is like Pokmon SV. It is an open world that is a great improvement over previous versions, but is also incredibly hollow. In Metal Max Xeno there is no combat mode, except there is. So, the game never moves from an exploration mode to a combat mode, where both sides line up. While this is fun, it gives you less choice, and makes combat less clear. The reason why turn-based RPG's have everyone line up is that it makes it CLEAR. What Reborn does is keep the same field, and have enemies move around the field. If they notice you, they will attack you. They changed every all-target attacks to a cone-attack, which actually makes sense. But, the new gameplay doesn't add anything of any real substance. The exploration mode is fun, but makes battles less clear. The game also completely refuses to do anything useful with the open world. The terrain isn't large enough to make movement in combat all that useful, unless you want to setup an enfilead for your machine guns. You can't hull-down. You can't use terrain to try and protect yourself from enemy attacks. In fact, if you do, the game will have you out of sight, and automatically break offs combat. The one thing this does do is allow you to run passed SoNs. But, they do this because they make the game more difficult, so you need to.

They replace the job system with a generic skill grid, which, is NOT FUN. The Job System was definitely flawed, but they could have added a progressive job system, where you expand your job, rather than replacing it. Instead, everyone gets almost the same grid, which is boring. They also remove Talis's signature move. Talis has/d the Hunter job, which is the most useful job in the game, as it combines a great balance of foot and tank abilities, and includes the ability to attack twice with any weapon. This is the most useful skill in the game, extremely easy for a Hunter to get, but is also essential while you are by yourself at the start of the game. And this is one of the biggest problems, as this skill is one of the only reasons you can survive by yourself. But also, later in the game, it remains an incredibly useful tool for almost every battle. By removing it, you are making the game harder, and again, one of the biggest problems is that even well prepared, you are still winning a lot of SoNs battles because of RNG.

The last big change is a dog. Apparently you can play as Po-M, but that doesn't come until much later, and again, without the job system, she does not add her own job. Dog you can get before anyone else, and is incredibly useful when on foot. Dog will not follow commands, but has a machinegun. This is useful, but he will never stay in the tank, which means if you get into a tank battle, he will run out, and get himself hurt/killed incredibly easily. God, they could have given him the Warhound job, and let others take it. It's also a replacement for your missing skills, that would have been more useful.

Other than the big three, the game doesn't change that much.

You can challenge Catastropus immediately if you like, which would be useful in NG+. This is a benefit, but, in all honesty, in Hunter Mode, (non-story playthrough), you can breeze through the entire game in a half-hour. So, not that much of a benefit.

The primary plot revolves around a love triangle. You might think it revolves around avoiding extinction, what with the EXTINCTION meter, and all, but instead, the only fertile woman alive falls in love with a sterile man (you) who doesn't want a relationship with her at all, and follows him into combat. Toni is the weakest combatant, always, forever, but she does provide useful support skills. And games completely forget that you can just have someone with you for support. You play the main character, who is the most useful character. You encounter a drunk, because Humans are going extinct. In the original Metal Max Xeno, when you save Toni, the drunkard comes to his senses, and proves to be an incredible mechanic. Not so useful in combat, but he's literally the second playable character you unlock. He's in-love with Toni. And the game ends with you riding off into the distance. Toni follows you. The mechanic follows her. So, literally, the love triangle continues after the fucking story ends. This is not improved at all, in the slightest.

The best girl is clearly Maria

She has the Soldier-class, the second most useful combat class, and is already infertile, so putting her into combat isn't risking the Human race any more than we already are.

The EXTINCTION meter was primarily plot-based, and had no real gameplay use. Reborn gives it a slight benefit. Enemies will respawn after a certain amount of time, and this is reflected with the EXTINCTION meter. This is only slightly beneficial. It does allow you to defeat individual SoNs multiple times in the playthrough, which completely and utterly destroy the weight of the story. What they could have done is have a Hunter mode where the SoNs respawn, or just let you trigger their respawn while in Hunter mode. To allow this, the game adds a day-night cycle, and like every fucking game in Human history, the day-night cycle in the game takes like a half-hour. Which means that while there is a difference between day and night, you can't take advantage of it, other than 15 minutes, maybe. So, you can deploy in day or night, and make a quick rush to take advantage of the time of day. What they could have just done is make it real-time, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO REST UNTIL DAY OR NIGHT. This makes it harder for you to just farm, as you can clear out an area in a few minutes, and then have to return to Iron Base to rest before you can do it again.

While you have a lot more freedom of movement, because of this, there are a lot of areas you could go on foot, but can't because of invisible walls.

It also raises a question about how you move multiple characters in combat, because you are directly controlling your movements. And again, it doesn't add much to combat, while actually making it more annoying.

There are a lot more clumps of debris that you can blow up with a cannon, but many of them require 700+ power, which is just an obvious way to block it off until NG+. They could have just blocked it off until NG+.

This is incredibly disappointed. I love Metal Max Xeno, but it is a flawed game. Instead of fixing the flaws, they decided to add even more.

[room-temperature-meatbag]

The downside of niche tastes

The downside of playing a lot of obscure games only available through fan translations is the seeming non-existence of English fan communities. Like I've been getting into Metal Max and it seems there's just nothing and nobody to be found. how does one start a fan community for games few if any have played? lmao

[sgsy1005]

[sensualcoder]

Stumbled upon the Metal Max/Metal Saga games yesterday and it has completely overtaken my brain. I've gotten a hold of every ROM translation I can find for them, and even ordered the PS2 game off eBay.

Safe to say I'm obsessed now.

[virovac]

Why did none of you tell me about the Metal Max series?

[runebrave]

Special Force it to the Metal Maximum!

In the wasteland, it's great to be heavily armed. Show that Special Force, to the Metal Max!

BG taken from the Tank Arcade Minigame from Metal Max Returns.

[obscurevideogames]

"Ted Broiler spewed flames!" -

Metal Max 2 Reloaded (Kadokawa - DS - 2011)

[satoshi-mochida]

Metal Dogs has left Early Access and is now available as a full release for PC via Steam, developer 24Frame announced.

To commemorate the release, Metal Dogs is available at a 30 percent-off discount price of $13.99 for a limited time—which is an even greater discount than the 16 percent users saved by purchasing the Early Access version when it first launched on August 24, 2021.

In Japan and Asia, Metal Dogs also launched both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch on April 8, 2022. The Switch version launched via Nintendo eShop on March 8, 2023 worldwide.

Here is an overview of the game, via 24Frame:

About

Metal Dogs, the first spin-off project of the Metal Max series, is a casual shoot ’em up action game in which cute dogs including Pochi, the fighting dog familiar to fans of the series, run around and shoot at each other. The game is a casual top-down, shoot ’em up action game!

Set in Japan after the Devastating Apocalypse has wiped out most of the human race. The base of operations is in the ruins of a village at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

After being revived by the enigmatic old scientist, Dr. Minch, the protagonist Pochi embarks on a perilous quest to locate his master who abandoned him. His journey leads him into a treacherous dungeon, teeming with ferocious monsters.

Flashy Battles in the Vein of Metal Max

Embark on an adventure into dungeons that change every time you enter, and arm yourself with a diverse range of weapons with varying abilities, from machine guns and cannons to missiles!

Experience the thrill of taking down hordes of monsters and engaging in epic battles against formidable boss creatures, all with easy-to-use controls.

Encounter Many of Your Favorite Monsters from the Series

The Metal Max series features a number of mechanical monsters based on animals, plants, and insects!

Boss monsters called WANTED will confront players as powerful enemies.

Hardcore Mode for Those Who Want More Excitement

We added a Hardcore Mode based on player feedback during Early Access.

In Hardcore Mode, the player must survive attacks that can cause an immediate game over with a single hit, and overcome numerous restrictions such as a limited number of bullets and losing equipment when the player dies.

Please give it a try if Normal mode feels like it’s not difficult enough!

Three Bosses and Challenging Quests Appear After Completing the Game

Challenging quests have been added to both Normal and Hardcore modes during Early Access to increase playability for users that have completed the game.

Enjoy battles with Daedalus, Warshipsaurus, and Dr. Rafflesia, the most popular enemies in the Metal Max series!

The Main Characters are Three Dogs

A one-of-a-kind game in which cute dogs run around and shoot their way through a completely devastated world.

Customers of all ages will enjoy this casual action game where the player controls tiny dogs that are fighting valiantly with weapons strapped to their small bodies.

The popular voice actor Hiro Shimono lends his voice to the dogs, delivering stunning performances for each of the three characters.

[nikoamiko]

METAL MAX permanently on the brain. Wanted to grab this comparison of the original to the SNES remake.

Poor city of Audrey, where did your scenery go? I thought the broken buildings looked nice.

Brightness left our lives too. Maybe the NES palette is a bit much, but I still like it better. Not every post-apocalypse needs to live in the mud.

[8bitdigi]

Metal Dogs Coming to Nintendo Switch

Fans of the Metal Max series will be happy to know that 24Frame Inc. is launching Metal Dogs for the Nintendo Switch.

Fans of the Metal Max series will be happy to know that 24Frame Inc. is launching Metal Dogs for the Nintendo Switch. A spin-off to the main series, Metal Dogs is a top-down shooter that has players take on the role of Pochi (voiced by Hiro Shimono). The gameplay is casual focused while also including elements from the iconic series. Metal Dogs game is set to launch on March 8th in North…

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Mad Max: Fury Road's Furiosa by comic book artist Matteo Scalera.