Nowadays it's possible to buy a game from an online store, play it for a hour or so and then return it before a certain time if you feel it's not for you.
@@Cancer_Cam Playstation has Playstation Plus though. You don't have to buy some games to play them. Also there are still actual demos for some games available as digital demos on the online stores like the online Playstation Store.
@@SurprisinglyDeep demos for some games but not all games, which doesn’t fit my want for all games to have them. Also paying for a subscription for an extended period of time basically pays the price of the game.
The Running Man in the film is very different from the one in the book. Also, I think there has been one indie Running Man-esque game that you had covered a few years back. I do not know the name of that game, however.
The game you're thinking about is Lethal Running, i kept an eye on his development and the full release is seemingly out but apparently is pretty bad and buggy
Some fun facts about the running man. Stephen King wrote the novel it was loosely based on. Christopher Reeve was once attached to star in it. Reeve's version was going to be much closer to the novel
This looks super cool, I love the Running Man style theme, reminds me of classics like Smash TV and Speed Ball from the 90's. Mixed with XCom style tactical play... take my moneys Shoutout to Bobby Knuckles if you're watching this clip! good luck in your next fight.
I can understand making the demo just be about the combat. While a lot of people like story-driven games, that isn't usually what pulls them in these days. Big explosions and colorful guns seems to be the main draw. A good story is just a bonus. That being said, some of my favorite games were my favorite because of the story, but I guess I'm technically an old-school gamer now...
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is still the Undisputed emperor of the genre with a fully destructible environment, solid RPG mechanics, interesting Tech Tree and technological acquisition process, intricate elements of base design that later on translate into a tactical advantage or disadvantage and a Public Relation Management in the background to gain funding from various Nations. It didn't try to tell dumb jokes or dumb down elements to flatter a wider audience, it did what it came to do and did it well. It came out in June 1996, it is now May 2023 and no game actually got closer to its achievements and features.
Xcom moments for me are very different. Like a rocket launcher accidentally firing at 90degrees off target straight at someone. Or putting my veteran medic between a couple rookies in cover to calm them and they both panic and shoot her in the face.
As soon as you said, that drone hovering over your character was a camera for the "t.v. show" I instantly thought this game would've been 10x cooler if that was the player camera and you were playing like in a 2nd person perspective. And then on certain sections you'd go through the game with fixed camera perspectives. This would've been great for immersion.
I know the game is supposed to be over-the-top but I would think that the enemies don't want to be blown up either so they would hit the buttons for the explosives too.
Maybe mid-level employees from the show were told by their bosses to offer those other contestants free crack cocaine which made it that when those contestants used it they became high as all hell during the fight and therefore were not thinking logically during the fight. Myabe the other contestants were convicted criminals serving out life sentences for first degree murder that were told "we bribed the state to let you go if you win this game show, if you whack that red haired woman and that black haired man we'll get you pardoned but if you fail to whack them before the timer on the bombs run down you'll just be sent back to prison." Maybe the other contestants were going to be sent to the electrical chair for horrific crimes but instead were purchased by the evil corporation, lobotomized and were turned into mindless remote controlled drones instead. Maybe they were killers running free from the law who were told by the corporate executives "the game show takes place inside a city the corporation purchased that is no longer subject to the laws of the United States" and "if you whack those other 2 contestants before the bombs would naturally go off we'll give you each like 2 million dollars and a plane ride to a country with no extradition treaty with the United States government." These are just some possible explanations I came up with.
I saw Running Man and clicked quicker than I could think about clicking! :D I still would love to see someone remake Smash TV, because I loved that in the arcades. I know this is not it, but I am glad someone is using the same Running Man premise.
Reminds me of Shadowgun Legends on mobile. Same concept. U create a character and enter arenas. It's a looter shooter as well. Pretty solid mobile game honestly. You get more famous as you progress. The sponsors in the game pay you by the day/hour whatever the sponsor specifies. It's honestly this game here, only a mobile fps
Smash TV! Jesus it's been about 30 years. Smash TV had a similar running man premise. It was a unique dual stick arcade game where you run between screens Legend of Zelda style but the in between screens you would see all the cameras and film crew. It was really cool.
Me: Leaning in and tryin to hear what is happening and to catch one of those "funny one-liners" because volume is 100% in windows and speakers already but still can't hear properly. Splattercat suddenly says something - eardrum explodes and now deaf.
Same here, thought this looked strangely familiar as I had Homicidal All Stars on my Steam wishlist for a while. Guess they wanted a more family friendly title? :)
33:51 I hope for everyone's sake, you choose the latter! If not, then the fans that watch the show in that world are in for one hell of a nasty surprise! Unless of course, they like that sort of thing. 😮 LoL
Love the fact that the levels are hand-made. So many games opt for procedural-generated stuff these days and everything ends up looking almost the same, plain and generic. I don't think it's as simple to say that's for replayability because that assumes you'll even want to replay the game in the first place, and boring levels is one reason that could put you off doing that. Not that it never works and is some cases isn't even necessary, but procedural generation has been irking me for a while because it's way overused. So a big +1 for Showgunners here.
Hey Splatter, did you actually think it said Walmart or are you just saying walmart because that was an obvious pun? To be fair, the first like 3 seconds I thought it said walmart and was like "Shit, they paid royalties to use walmarts name?" Haha
1:20. “First impressions” is a bit of a misnomer. This is actually an “updated impressions’’ video. Splattercat featured the game 6 months ago when it was still called “Homicidal All Stars”. But given that it has been reinvented with a new name (and presumably new mechanics), I suppose that the decision to treat it as a completely new title, with no reference to its previous iteration, can be seen as a form of professional integrity. Or maybe Splat simply forgot that he played it before? Wouldn’t be surprised, with all the games that come through this channel.
It seems like the in-game audio is quiet for the recording but it would be great if we could hear it well enough to evaluate the sound design while you play.
i read the video title and immeditly went... okay book or movie i hope book because that would be very different and honestly might be a neat reason for an openworld game, unfortantly alas disappointment but still not gonna say no to a game with legal bloodsports as the setting.
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Remember when NAG, PC Format and PC Gamer had their demo disks bundled with the magazine every month. Good times
They did a good job on the audio and video options. It has a lot of little quality of life things that so many other games forget about.
I swear splattercatgaming has sold me on more idle games than anybody else. Game looks good tho.
Looks good so far, and a great story hook that you don't see all that often.
This game caught my eyes
Ouch! Sounds painful. Try ducking next time.
"31 Contestants we need to Whack (comma) Off, or otherwise Destroy." - Splat
Who loves you and whom do you love?
Yeah, this is definitely inspired by The Running Man.
What do you mean by the Walters? It's Warmart, so it must be owned by the Warters
I wish it was a requirement for all games to have demos. There are A LOT of games I never would’ve bought had I played a demo of it.
And that's why you and I are here, watching splatty demo games for us. The guy is a pillar of the community and the only game reviewer I follow.
Nowadays it's possible to buy a game from an online store, play it for a hour or so and then return it before a certain time if you feel it's not for you.
@@SurprisinglyDeep I have a PC, Switch, and Ps5; neither Playstation nor Nintendo offer this option.
@@Cancer_Cam Playstation has Playstation Plus though. You don't have to buy some games to play them.
Also there are still actual demos for some games available as digital demos on the online stores like the online Playstation Store.
@@SurprisinglyDeep demos for some games but not all games, which doesn’t fit my want for all games to have them. Also paying for a subscription for an extended period of time basically pays the price of the game.
I didn't expect a Cillit Bang reference in...Well, any video game really haha.
Wow, this looks like it really melds the theme and mechanics really well. Looks great!
@33:48: "So that leaves 31 other contestants that we need to whack off...or otherwise destroy." 🤣the phrasing was so funny!
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
The Running Man in the film is very different from the one in the book.
Also, I think there has been one indie Running Man-esque game that you had covered a few years back.
I do not know the name of that game, however.
Yeah, the short story by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) is MUCH darker.
The game you're thinking about is Lethal Running, i kept an eye on his development and the full release is seemingly out but apparently is pretty bad and buggy
@@Miki90Mar damn. I had high hopes for that. The art style was pretty good too.
@@georgeblair3894 heck yea. Imagine if they ended the film with the literary version.
@@90maducc Even for the 80's (early 90's), that would've been one DARK (sorry to reuse that term) movie.
Some fun facts about the running man. Stephen King wrote the novel it was loosely based on. Christopher Reeve was once attached to star in it. Reeve's version was going to be much closer to the novel
Nice, i beat Miasmo. Will buy this game after I beat Midnight suns
This looks super cool, I love the Running Man style theme, reminds me of classics like Smash TV and Speed Ball from the 90's. Mixed with XCom style tactical play... take my moneys
Shoutout to Bobby Knuckles if you're watching this clip! good luck in your next fight.
He’s a cop whose arrested because he won’t blow up a riot of civilians if I remember right. Pretty good 80s flick.
I can understand making the demo just be about the combat. While a lot of people like story-driven games, that isn't usually what pulls them in these days. Big explosions and colorful guns seems to be the main draw. A good story is just a bonus.
That being said, some of my favorite games were my favorite because of the story, but I guess I'm technically an old-school gamer now...
Damn, I gotta get a job at wallmart, they're giving out frag grenades???
This is actually a cool idea, looks entertaining and I can imagine several sequels/seasons. Nice one.
I'm glad I clicked this video. I was needing something for my XCOM fix.
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is still the Undisputed emperor of the genre with a fully destructible environment, solid RPG mechanics, interesting Tech Tree and technological acquisition process, intricate elements of base design that later on translate into a tactical advantage or disadvantage and a Public Relation Management in the background to gain funding from various Nations.
It didn't try to tell dumb jokes or dumb down elements to flatter a wider audience, it did what it came to do and did it well.
It came out in June 1996, it is now May 2023 and no game actually got closer to its achievements and features.
"Here is Subzero, now just plain zero." - Ben Richards.
This is reminiscent of Running Man, but it is also similar to Smash TV, so "Big Money, Big Prizes" and bang on.
Xcom moments for me are very different. Like a rocket launcher accidentally firing at 90degrees off target straight at someone. Or putting my veteran medic between a couple rookies in cover to calm them and they both panic and shoot her in the face.
Sounds like my runs lol
As soon as you said, that drone hovering over your character was a camera for the "t.v. show" I instantly thought this game would've been 10x cooler if that was the player camera and you were playing like in a 2nd person perspective.
And then on certain sections you'd go through the game with fixed camera perspectives. This would've been great for immersion.
thats exactly what they do in certain scenes.
This looks really fun, cool, and unique.
Agreed, it's like a breath of fresh air
Thank you, Splatter. This game is really interesting.
Oh my lawd, how awesome is this? All my 90s vibes activated
This actually looks pretty awesome. I like the sponsorship system.
The Running Man Film had at least 2 State Governors: Arno and Ventura. LOL
I tried this in beta. They had a different name then, but this is much better and catchier!
Homicidal All-Stars
Yup, that one. Still the name of the show they compete in.
This looks really good narrative-wise. It also looks like a lot of fun.
The runningman is one of my fave movies of all time after seeing it for first time when i was like 12 lol
As someone who spent many hours playing SmashTV on the Super NES, this has definitely caught my interest.
Getting Ruiner vibes here, dude we need a sequel!
Interection, best Freudian slip ever lol.
I know the game is supposed to be over-the-top but I would think that the enemies don't want to be blown up either so they would hit the buttons for the explosives too.
Maybe mid-level employees from the show were told by their bosses to offer those other contestants free crack cocaine which made it that when those contestants used it they became high as all hell during the fight and therefore were not thinking logically during the fight.
Myabe the other contestants were convicted criminals serving out life sentences for first degree murder that were told "we bribed the state to let you go if you win this game show, if you whack that red haired woman and that black haired man we'll get you pardoned but if you fail to whack them before the timer on the bombs run down you'll just be sent back to prison."
Maybe the other contestants were going to be sent to the electrical chair for horrific crimes but instead were purchased by the evil corporation, lobotomized and were turned into mindless remote controlled drones instead.
Maybe they were killers running free from the law who were told by the corporate executives "the game show takes place inside a city the corporation purchased that is no longer subject to the laws of the United States" and "if you whack those other 2 contestants before the bombs would naturally go off we'll give you each like 2 million dollars and a plane ride to a country with no extradition treaty with the United States government."
These are just some possible explanations I came up with.
The sponsor name was very funny, nice detail.
How on earth is this game not multiplayer? bewildering stuff
I saw Running Man and clicked quicker than I could think about clicking! :D
I still would love to see someone remake Smash TV, because I loved that in the arcades. I know this is not it, but I am glad someone is using the same Running Man premise.
Reminds me of Shadowgun Legends on mobile. Same concept. U create a character and enter arenas. It's a looter shooter as well. Pretty solid mobile game honestly. You get more famous as you progress. The sponsors in the game pay you by the day/hour whatever the sponsor specifies. It's honestly this game here, only a mobile fps
Smash TV! Jesus it's been about 30 years. Smash TV had a similar running man premise. It was a unique dual stick arcade game where you run between screens Legend of Zelda style but the in between screens you would see all the cameras and film crew. It was really cool.
Damn this game really got me hooked. Thanks mate
I too love X-Com style games. Both old school and new.
The movie Gamer (2009) might be better example for similarity, Running Man didn't really have guns in the field.
Me: Leaning in and tryin to hear what is happening and to catch one of those "funny one-liners" because volume is 100% in windows and speakers already but still can't hear properly.
Splattercat suddenly says something - eardrum explodes and now deaf.
Nice Work Splatty, you're becoming like a *nice* TB's nephew ;)
"Marty will one shot any scum with this gun". >> Procedes to shoot with Scarlett first
This looks well cool and its my first time seeing the game
Would love a open mode where you have a team of prisoners instead of volunteers and champions.
Every time I see one of these murder gameshow themes, I get sad that nobody really did a modern version of SMASH TV.
I thought he did cover a game a while back that was kind of a mix between Smash TV and Binding of Isaac... I forget what it was called though.
Definitely looks like my type of game. I will pick this up if my baseline Best Buy laptop can run it :D
Looks fantastic!
I do appreciate a solid demo , spot on 👍
Looks fun, it's on my wishlist. Now I need someone to make an xcrawl video game...fantasy D&D violent gameshow baby!
loved a demo on a floppy
1.44 never needed more
Going to have to get this one thanks Splat
0:25:47 >> Matt! You did a fabulous Matt Mercer, in-Character voice impression, to such a level that you possibly even upstaged him! 🤣 #FunnyAF
Looks good. The dystopian deathsport game show genre has been sadly underserved since Smash TV.
Damn this looks good
Really gives me SNES Super SmashTV vibes.
Homicidal All-Stars renamed itself? Neat.
Great video as always.
I could feel the dev's lawyer cringe when Spattercat said he was sponsored by Walmart ("a terrible company") and the Waltons were the worst.
ah so they renamed "homicidal all stars" to this. Makes sense. I didnt think there would be two running man themed RPGs this year.....
Same here, thought this looked strangely familiar as I had Homicidal All Stars on my Steam wishlist for a while. Guess they wanted a more family friendly title? :)
@@DiscoMachine-78 LOL yeah, imagine trying to get "homicidal all stars" past a ratings board.....
Yet it seems they've kept the name as the in-game title of the television series being produced; kind of a nice touch.
@@DarrylCross ah good spot. also possible they had already finished that before they changed the games name.
ThankYou SirSpla77
Never clicked so fast
33:51 I hope for everyone's sake, you choose the latter! If not, then the fans that watch the show in that world are in for one hell of a nasty surprise! Unless of course, they like that sort of thing. 😮 LoL
This game looks sick
Omg I love this
Love the fact that the levels are hand-made. So many games opt for procedural-generated stuff these days and everything ends up looking almost the same, plain and generic. I don't think it's as simple to say that's for replayability because that assumes you'll even want to replay the game in the first place, and boring levels is one reason that could put you off doing that. Not that it never works and is some cases isn't even necessary, but procedural generation has been irking me for a while because it's way overused. So a big +1 for Showgunners here.
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Looks cool. The killcam is a bit wonky though.
Hey Splatter, did you actually think it said Walmart or are you just saying walmart because that was an obvious pun? To be fair, the first like 3 seconds I thought it said walmart and was like "Shit, they paid royalties to use walmarts name?" Haha
i'm wishlisting this just because the "slaver metal" graffiti on the wall hahahahahaha
Looking forward to this game after its been out for at least the first month. I never trust any game in its first month of release.
SmashTV needs a remaster
Big money! Big prizes!!
Looks cool
1:20. “First impressions” is a bit of a misnomer. This is actually an “updated impressions’’ video. Splattercat featured the game 6 months ago when it was still called “Homicidal All Stars”. But given that it has been reinvented with a new name (and presumably new mechanics), I suppose that the decision to treat it as a completely new title, with no reference to its previous iteration, can be seen as a form of professional integrity.
Or maybe Splat simply forgot that he played it before? Wouldn’t be surprised, with all the games that come through this channel.
Check our Cyberknights! From the Trese brothers. You covered one of their games a few years back.
It seems like the in-game audio is quiet for the recording but it would be great if we could hear it well enough to evaluate the sound design while you play.
hell yeah
Not my type of game but i hope it does well
Kind of a shame that there is no real time combat, because the graphics do look nice.
Running Man is based off the novel by Stephen King by the same name, it was a decent movie but the book was better.
Smash TV is always fun.
I feel like this would be better as a fps, borderlands style. Idk
Oh. They literally repackaged Shadowrun: Boston...
this looks alot like a 4x smash tv
yussss
Mr. Goldstriker > Mr. Ford
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One question: is there a Richard Dawson clone hosting the show?
Edit: ugh...Ryan Seacrest announcer.
I liked the old name...
Isn't Ryan Seacrest already kinda ...disabled?
Demi Lavato with pink hair ?
Lol you could have suggested the more recent movie on this theme the gamer. Great movie too.
i read the video title and immeditly went... okay book or movie i hope book because that would be very different and honestly might be a neat reason for an openworld game, unfortantly alas disappointment but still not gonna say no to a game with legal bloodsports as the setting.