I think they did a better job of making the background less visually noisy like All-Star Brawl failed to do, but in turn, they made the actual character elements way too busy. I can’t even tell who certain characters are because they have a percentage meter following them and have a thick color stroke around them
I definitely think the damage following them around is overkill. Having the move cooldowns (a nice addition imo) below them makes sense, but the numbers are a bit hard to read AND block the action. The UI in general is strangely sparse. I think it may be because of the "floaty" nature Hop describes, so that icons below the stage don't block some crazy edge guarding stuff, but Smash has no issues with that and there is a ton of screen space being underused. Those stocks at the top should be like twice as big.
Honestly speaking, it looks like they’re working to make an ACTUAL ORIGINAL new platform fighting game rather than JUST trying to compete with smash, which I appreciate. Unlike nick all star brawl, it seems this game is gonna be fun and have a pretty good lifespan on it
This game also has way more characters to work with too, I’m excited for any other dc or Cartoon Network characters. If gumball is in this game, I’ll main him day one
Man, I still feel like no other platform fighter can get the physics nearly as satisfying as smash. The animations, the hitstun, the knockback, the dashing, it just all feels jank in everything else.
Early impressions seem pretty promising. It has more of its own identity as a game than NASB did (which felt very "we're trying to be tryhard Melee without being precisely tryhard Melee" to me from very early on), particularly in the 2v2 focus with team support, which is definitely more novel. Projectile cooldowns will appeal to those who don't like campers, and I think being less fast-paced and floatier will be a benefit to casual players. I do think it's a bit visually busy around the characters, but others are saying there are options to deal with that, so it's not a big deal. I also think it's still lacking a little bit of punch feel to some of the hits, but not as badly as NASB/Melee. It's honestly pretty hard to match up to Ultimate on that, that game does such a good job of making a heavy hit feel like a HIT. However, that might actually be a bit of an asset here, because of the 2v2 nature, it might prevent a bit of distraction when you land that big hit.
I've only played a short amount of this alpha due to being busy and what not however, what I've played of the game I've loved! I was worried it'd feel like brawlhalla which to me just feels kinda hollow when fighting but this feels so much better than I expected! Can't wait for more videos of it. Quick side note but I'm gonna be maining Jake the dog, anyone else already picked a main?
I’m pretty excited for this game, especially the 2v2 aspect. Hopefully it sticks around for a bit and can be a good source of content for you guys! I for one can’t wait to play as Batman!
Maybe this is just me, but does anyone else feel like the characters themselves are just… kinda small? Like, obviously hitbox and hurtbox size is a balance discussion, so it’s more than just visuals, but the characters take up so little of the screen it makes it kind of hard to follow visually. Combine that with the damage following the characters around (which can be toggled, to be fair) and the art style making animations a bit harder to track, and the game just looks a little noisy visually. I noticed it in the pros showcase, too. Maybe there’s also another factor I’m missing, but that seems like the biggest hindrance in my eyes. I compare the character sizes to other platform fighters; Smash, Rivals, even Nick All-Stars, and they just look _tiny._
Two other things I’ve noticed that are less impactful, but still feel relevant on the wild off chance someone on the team is reading this: -One of the biggest details about Ultimate that sells the game for me is that a lot of moves have a follow through AFTER the move is finished, to justify the endlag and create a stronger sense of impact. So stuff like Bugs’s down aerial (most on display at 2:45), that motion makes me THINK he’s going to fully commit to a front flip with the weight he’s putting behind that hammer swing, or maybe bounce upwards from the recoil of slamming into the invisible floor in the air, but instead he just stops outright in midair in a way that doesn’t feel natural. I know that animation like that is one of the most demanding aspects of game development, so I would understand if that was asking too much, but it is something I noticed in a negative fashion regardless. -For a “platform fighting game,” I have not seen a lot of… well… platforms. More specifically, platform layouts. There’s obviously soft platforms IN the game, and some of the basic layouts that already exist in other platform fighters are present, from what I see. In a game with this kind of budget and depth, though, I’d still like to see a bit of experimentation with layouts, particularly some asymmetrical layouts, since we haven’t really seen many of those in ANY platform fighters.
That seems to be a bit of an issue with platform fighters with 3D graphics. In the case of this game specifically, the camera is pulled further back than other games to make space for 2v2’s, so you have comparatively smaller characters making specific animations that aren’t the highest of quality, as well as other information being placed around your character like the staling notification and the projectile cool down.
The biggest thing that I noticed is that every airial attack looks like Rob down air, you pause in the air for a while. That's just judging off the video though 🤷♂️. It looks just kind of weird, but I'll be sure to check it out atleast.
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I personally don't like that you have so many resources in the air, it kinda takes away from getting spikes because you either always make it back or you just keep throwing moves until it works
@@brycedecker7142 I suppose, with all those offstage options, spikes are also far lower commitment so you can go for them more often. Gotta be a trade-off
Yeah recovering is easier, but you need to be more aggressive offstage to compensate. Most recovery options are slow or predictable, and since you also have these resources, you have the option of meeting them in the air and stuffing them out. They don't want you to sit on the ledge and wait for them to come back.
Hey Hop, don't know if you'll see this but I'm wondering what your initial thoughts are compared to Nickelodeon ASB. This seems to be leaning less into being a highly competitive game and more into zaniness, which seems to have worked really well. The polish obviously helps, but the game seems way more fun even just by watching
I agree, I think it was a smart move to go that direction. I can’t imagine it’s easy to make a game competition-ready right out of the gate, let alone doing that in addition to making sure the character representation/expression is on point.
it's honestly impressive that all the characters have dialogue with the other characters, whether they're on your team or they're your opponent, guess when you have big boy budget you can do that type of thing. I hope that any monetary transactions won't make you uber powerful & is just for cosmetics or something.
I feel like this game could still use a bit of refinement (but that's what the alpha and beta are for), but it looks promising. The charatcer animations are just incredible though! Tom and Jerry might be one of the best animated charatcers i've seen in a fighting game.
After playing the first two tech tests, I am SO glad I can finally stream and talk about it. And its so much better than smash imo for being more well rounded except for… some hitboxes lmao
Every console besides Switch. It's not only free to play, but also cross-platform and cross-progression. So if you have friends that have an Xbox and you have a PlayStation, you can play with them.
this is just an idea, but I think it would be rly funny if the “red/blue screens” were porky pig saying “Thats all folks!” That would be hilarious for spikes.
I’m more interested in this than NickAllBrawl or whatever it was, but I think it’s too busy and not fluid enough. It runs smoothly, but freezing your momentum during aerials just makes it look kinda slideshowy
I dunno, didn’t get into the alpha But on Twitter, one of the designers said that you could turn off the outlines, but that he didn’t recommend it, because it makes the game more visually clear
3:37 "A lot of the things you think that might work, it just might"
Great quote
I think they did a better job of making the background less visually noisy like All-Star Brawl failed to do, but in turn, they made the actual character elements way too busy. I can’t even tell who certain characters are because they have a percentage meter following them and have a thick color stroke around them
I definitely think the damage following them around is overkill. Having the move cooldowns (a nice addition imo) below them makes sense, but the numbers are a bit hard to read AND block the action. The UI in general is strangely sparse.
I think it may be because of the "floaty" nature Hop describes, so that icons below the stage don't block some crazy edge guarding stuff, but Smash has no issues with that and there is a ton of screen space being underused. Those stocks at the top should be like twice as big.
Apparently you can set the percents to a "Legacy Mode," where they don't follow you around. You can probably change the outline settings, too.
Not the devs fault. You can change both of those things
All of those things can be changed in the settings.
@@FlightX101 Ah that's neat
Honestly speaking, it looks like they’re working to make an ACTUAL ORIGINAL new platform fighting game rather than JUST trying to compete with smash, which I appreciate. Unlike nick all star brawl, it seems this game is gonna be fun and have a pretty good lifespan on it
This game also has way more characters to work with too, I’m excited for any other dc or Cartoon Network characters. If gumball is in this game, I’ll main him day one
Let’s be honest, it probably won’t have a good lifespan
@@iaboth4727 going in being optimistic lol!
@@iaboth4727 it's a free to play smash alternative of course it will be around for quite long time...
@@sadchild9478 Wow me too or his mother since she knows karate 😂🙌🏼
Man, I still feel like no other platform fighter can get the physics nearly as satisfying as smash. The animations, the hitstun, the knockback, the dashing, it just all feels jank in everything else.
To be fair, Smash sets an extremely high standard, and they’ve had four games to refine it!
@@matthewjones6786 It also has to do with how Smash made it the norm, so any game that differentiates from it will feel off to many.
I think brawlhalla actually emulates “smash-like” physics and stun really well if you haven’t tried it. Free to play as well.
Yeah rivals of aether is the only platform fighter I like even half as much as smash
@@jacobherman1060 i disagree, but to each their own.
I’m excited to see more people getting to play this game. I’ve enjoyed it since the first play test and glad we’ll finally see some UGC for it!
Do you have a code? If so might I be able to get a extra friend code if you have one?
I love how the KO effects is different based on who got the kill (i.e Batman killing Tom & Jerry made Darkseid's omega beams appear etc.)
It's actually dependent on player, and something you set in the profile. ✌️
I like how Velma's dash attack(?) is just her tripping and losing her glasses lol
Isn’t there a character or two in ultimate who do stuff like that? Isabelle comes to mind
@@krusher181
Yeah Isabelle and Villager trip, Dedede sort of trips but it's definitely made to look more intentional
@@Wyatt_Brown he less “trips” and more does like a belly flop, jumping into the air and landing with all of his kingly girth
2:29
Little z: “are you challenging me?”
I can't wait to see what they do with Neo.
The matrix cast vs the justice league would be a great story crossover
Early impressions seem pretty promising. It has more of its own identity as a game than NASB did (which felt very "we're trying to be tryhard Melee without being precisely tryhard Melee" to me from very early on), particularly in the 2v2 focus with team support, which is definitely more novel. Projectile cooldowns will appeal to those who don't like campers, and I think being less fast-paced and floatier will be a benefit to casual players.
I do think it's a bit visually busy around the characters, but others are saying there are options to deal with that, so it's not a big deal. I also think it's still lacking a little bit of punch feel to some of the hits, but not as badly as NASB/Melee. It's honestly pretty hard to match up to Ultimate on that, that game does such a good job of making a heavy hit feel like a HIT. However, that might actually be a bit of an asset here, because of the 2v2 nature, it might prevent a bit of distraction when you land that big hit.
Da king is back baby he neva miss
Congrats on the outreach and sponsorship! That's so huge!
You got me 10x more hyped then I already was, I can’t wait to get my hands on this, it looks so fun
10:36 you can make UI shaggy beat the crap out of superman in a Warner Bros oficial game for free
It's beautiful
I've only played a short amount of this alpha due to being busy and what not however, what I've played of the game I've loved! I was worried it'd feel like brawlhalla which to me just feels kinda hollow when fighting but this feels so much better than I expected! Can't wait for more videos of it. Quick side note but I'm gonna be maining Jake the dog, anyone else already picked a main?
Im sooo hyped for this game
Massive congrats on the sponsorship and early access. It’s so awesome to see your channel grow in any way!
You can change the settings so that the characters percentage isn't below the character but part of the HUD.
Hey if you have an extra friend code might I be able to have it? If not it’s totally cool
@@xxbatmanxx5007 No I get this information just by watching streams, I don't even have a computer.
@@nattonep8788 oh ok lol and it’s on PlayStation and Xbox as well tho
@@xxbatmanxx5007 I haven't gotten any codes on PS4 but we'll see.
I’m pretty excited for this game, especially the 2v2 aspect. Hopefully it sticks around for a bit and can be a good source of content for you guys! I for one can’t wait to play as Batman!
Maybe this is just me, but does anyone else feel like the characters themselves are just… kinda small?
Like, obviously hitbox and hurtbox size is a balance discussion, so it’s more than just visuals, but the characters take up so little of the screen it makes it kind of hard to follow visually. Combine that with the damage following the characters around (which can be toggled, to be fair) and the art style making animations a bit harder to track, and the game just looks a little noisy visually. I noticed it in the pros showcase, too.
Maybe there’s also another factor I’m missing, but that seems like the biggest hindrance in my eyes. I compare the character sizes to other platform fighters; Smash, Rivals, even Nick All-Stars, and they just look _tiny._
they might fix it since it is in alpha. although it never hurts to let them know so they can fix it before release.
Nah you’re 100% correct lol
Two other things I’ve noticed that are less impactful, but still feel relevant on the wild off chance someone on the team is reading this:
-One of the biggest details about Ultimate that sells the game for me is that a lot of moves have a follow through AFTER the move is finished, to justify the endlag and create a stronger sense of impact. So stuff like Bugs’s down aerial (most on display at 2:45), that motion makes me THINK he’s going to fully commit to a front flip with the weight he’s putting behind that hammer swing, or maybe bounce upwards from the recoil of slamming into the invisible floor in the air, but instead he just stops outright in midair in a way that doesn’t feel natural. I know that animation like that is one of the most demanding aspects of game development, so I would understand if that was asking too much, but it is something I noticed in a negative fashion regardless.
-For a “platform fighting game,” I have not seen a lot of… well… platforms. More specifically, platform layouts. There’s obviously soft platforms IN the game, and some of the basic layouts that already exist in other platform fighters are present, from what I see. In a game with this kind of budget and depth, though, I’d still like to see a bit of experimentation with layouts, particularly some asymmetrical layouts, since we haven’t really seen many of those in ANY platform fighters.
Is it just me, or does the game feel way too visually noisy? I can't pinpoint exactly what it is, but it just doesn't feel nice to look at.
Probably the numbers following the characters, that annoys me a lot. Should be a static HUD
I know what you mean, it feels like alot of the visuals that show up on the characters should just be in the HUD next to their names
I think it's the character outlines they look really bad.... Hopefully you can turn it off in the settings
That seems to be a bit of an issue with platform fighters with 3D graphics.
In the case of this game specifically, the camera is pulled further back than other games to make space for 2v2’s, so you have comparatively smaller characters making specific animations that aren’t the highest of quality, as well as other information being placed around your character like the staling notification and the projectile cool down.
Yeah I think I'd like an option for a Smash-like HUD instead.
I’m glad to see that some of my favorite content creators are getting to play this game early!
The biggest thing that I noticed is that every airial attack looks like Rob down air, you pause in the air for a while. That's just judging off the video though 🤷♂️. It looks just kind of weird, but I'll be sure to check it out atleast.
A lot of aerials do stall or change your momentum yeah :)
I was not planning on getting this game, after watching this (and learning it’s free to play) defs gonna play
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I personally don't like that you have so many resources in the air, it kinda takes away from getting spikes because you either always make it back or you just keep throwing moves until it works
That was my main concern- like when he spiked Velma 4 times in a row and it meant nothing I would personally feel so annoyed by that
@@brycedecker7142 I suppose, with all those offstage options, spikes are also far lower commitment so you can go for them more often. Gotta be a trade-off
Yeah recovering is easier, but you need to be more aggressive offstage to compensate. Most recovery options are slow or predictable, and since you also have these resources, you have the option of meeting them in the air and stuffing them out. They don't want you to sit on the ledge and wait for them to come back.
@@oledakaajel so, in essence, they’ve removed ledgetrapping. Ok yeah this game is based as FUCK
Fun fact: a bear without teeth is a gummy bear
Fun fact: if you stab a bowl of cereal you will be a cereal killer
Ey hop cat love ur video’s btw
Gets sponsored to play a game he really wanted to play already
HOPCAT VICTORY
Honestly forgot about this game existence
Seeing Shaggy being able to go Super Saiyan was enough to make me want to commit to downloading this!
I'm so excited for this game!
9:40 "I don't feel safe without you!"
Disney need to make a fighting game like this
Hey Hop, don't know if you'll see this but I'm wondering what your initial thoughts are compared to Nickelodeon ASB. This seems to be leaning less into being a highly competitive game and more into zaniness, which seems to have worked really well. The polish obviously helps, but the game seems way more fun even just by watching
I agree, I think it was a smart move to go that direction. I can’t imagine it’s easy to make a game competition-ready right out of the gate, let alone doing that in addition to making sure the character representation/expression is on point.
Idk what it is about both games but they both seem more like fan games than official releases
I went from little Zs turbo mode video to this and not gonna lie it looks kinda similar with the up b combos
yeah same that's weird
2:29 can't wait to see the amount of Dragon Ball fight clips we'll be getting from ppl in some weeks!
I didn't care for this game when I first heard but this does sound kinda epic
Fun fact: earth is the biggest planet in the world
Arya Stark fighting bugs bunny and shaggy is just wacky to watch
cant wait to see doubles with little z!
for obvious reasons.
I would like Mordecai and Rigby, Flash, Green Lantern, Robin( any variation), Stevonnie, PB, Marceline, and Ice King.
Oh pleeeease Mordecai and Rigby that would be amazing
At first I didn't care for this game but maybe I'll try it when it comes out
I got into a game with hopcat earlier, pretty fun
see you in the next video :)
Yeah I can't wait!
it's honestly impressive that all the characters have dialogue with the other characters, whether they're on your team or they're your opponent, guess when you have big boy budget you can do that type of thing. I hope that any monetary transactions won't make you uber powerful & is just for cosmetics or something.
Yeet
Honestly, game looks based
I feel like this game could still use a bit of refinement (but that's what the alpha and beta are for), but it looks promising. The charatcer animations are just incredible though! Tom and Jerry might be one of the best animated charatcers i've seen in a fighting game.
So it's basically warner bros. Brawlhalla. Neat!
your webcam screen is huge dude. takes up a lot of the screen.
other than that, great video man keep up the great work!
So I wanna ask
Will there be a single player offering or is it not confirmed yet?
The fact that they added ultra instinct shaggy, who is a meme, is hilarious to me
It reminds me of all star brawl but done better in every way
The HUD is truly disgusting. The game itself looks good but some of the visual design is… horrible.
imma main finn, finn my guy
Imma main jake, jake my dog
@@edgemaster334 respect
Do you have the beta yet? I’ve been trying to get a code all day lol
@@xxbatmanxx5007 i signed up now i’m just waiting really i’ve been waiting for it
THEY GOT THE IRON GIANT IN THIS? THIS GAME GOES CRAZY! I'm calling it, garnet main iron giant secondary!
nice job getting it
The game looks fun. But the question is, will it stick around or go by the wayside ala Nickelodeon all stars? I hope it succeeds
it's a free to play smash clone. of course it'll stick around. it's not even sort of a similar situation to nick.
The way Velma was just getting mercilessly beaten off stage felt bad, like I watched some real life assault 😂
After playing the first two tech tests, I am SO glad I can finally stream and talk about it. And its so much better than smash imo for being more well rounded except for… some hitboxes lmao
Can anyone try the early beta, or is it just certain people?
what if gumball
LETSSSS GOOOOO HOPCAT
3:02 Samus players have left the chat
Man oh man, platform fighters are eating good this week
Hope harry potter gets added and has a sort of robin-like gameplay
LETS GOOOOOO HOOOOOOOP
EPIC!!
Is this going to be on switch?
No sadly
Hey what console will multiversus be launched on? Anyway thx WB and hopcat for this. I am very excited
Every console besides Switch. It's not only free to play, but also cross-platform and cross-progression. So if you have friends that have an Xbox and you have a PlayStation, you can play with them.
Poppt thought Nickelodeon was fast paced
He’s gonna go crazy when he sees this
This Channel is so good compared to others because most other channels scream but this is chill
Fun fact: you time travel every second
Kratos shall make his appearance sins smash is out of the equasion
Neat looking
Ngl, the movement in this game is very similar to brawlhalla, which I play lots of, since its free to play I'm going to give this a go, looks great.
Do you need to link a warner bros account to your steam to play? If so is your ingame name your steam name or your wb game name?
Holy shit this game looks so fun. It also seems like it has a lot of brawlhalla elements in it, I'm excited
YOOOOO
Shaggy has the Falcon knee.
epic
the robot that finn can buy is named BMO (bee-mo)
Hopcat if you want a cracked out smash game try rush down revolt. Pretty fun and every character is on crack.
ı love your videos keep up the good work please
Fun fact Bugs Bunny’s team move can actually stun opponents in 1v1s
If you had to play smash or this game for the rest of your life which one would you choose?
this is just an idea, but I think it would be rly funny if the “red/blue screens” were porky pig saying “Thats all folks!” That would be hilarious for spikes.
I'm maining Tom and Jerry and they're definitely the most complex character, I've played the game for about 8 hours
if I do get it I'll definitely main shaggy, just for the memes XD
It's Ironic how Multiverse is coming to XBox, PlayStation and PC, but it isn't coming to the Nintendo Switch, the only console with actual SSB
Cause the switch gpu can’t handle 4 way rollback
Looks sick!
Can’t wait to play it!
Can they please put Mad Max in the game for the Australians!
I’m more interested in this than NickAllBrawl or whatever it was, but I think it’s too busy and not fluid enough. It runs smoothly, but freezing your momentum during aerials just makes it look kinda slideshowy
The fact this isn’t on switch
Man I really hope they add my boy Fred Jones!!!
They need to make an option te remove the annoying brightly colored outlines and also the damage count needs to be at the bottom.
… There already is.
@@emoimo4171 there is? What are the options?
I dunno, didn’t get into the alpha
But on Twitter, one of the designers said that you could turn off the outlines, but that he didn’t recommend it, because it makes the game more visually clear
I would love to play Multiversus even though I have Smash. Shame it wont be on switch.
as a bowser main, you bet im going to main a tank in this game lol
is there a friend only lobby option?
It feels like the outlines are so thick I can’t look at the characters well, but it looks fun other than that!