JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R tested at Summer Game Fest

even if you are a big fan JoJo’s Bizarre AdventureChances are you’ve never played JoJo’s Bizarre Aventure All-Star Battle. Released exclusively on PlayStation 3 in 2013, the CyberConnect2-developed fighting game shone in Japan (Famitsu gave it a high score of 40/40), but was largely ignored in Europe and the United States.

The series has continued to gain popularity thanks to its arrival on Netflix today, and Bandai Namco has decided to re-recommend All-Star Battle on all modern platforms with the intent of reaching a new and wider audience. It’s definitely in a better print, aesthetically and content-wise. The result is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, a remastered version of the original fighting game, due out next September and is expected on June 16 with a multiplayer demo.

Meanwhile, we have JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R previewed At Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.

Warriors, Stands and Assists

There definitive version JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R will feature a roster of fifty characters. The Brawlers roster actually draws on all of the series’ narrative spaces, alongside the thirty characters present in the original game, as well as allies or opponents that have gained popularity and space in more recent times, along with other minor or more important ones. The demo that was tested at Summer Game Fest (and will be released to the public in the next few days) was limited to only four fighters: Jotaro Kujo, Dio Brando, Jonathan Joestar and Jolyne Cujoh.

It was also possible to choose the relevant one for each. auxiliary warrior calling for help during a fight. This is first and foremost a useful function for escaping uncomfortable situations, but adds a level of casual looking and chaos in All-Star Battle R. Those who know JoJo know that in fact, each character can evoke their own character. Stopa being born of his psychic energy. In All-Star Battle R, Stand does not fight on the spot, but allows his bearer access to an even richer arsenal of techniques. Between two fighters’ own Stances and Assists, at some moments a turn can reach significant crowd levels and become quite chaotic as you embark on unbridled combos and special attacks.

In this regard, the development team added a game to make the game more pleasant even for those who love JoJo but are not familiar with fighting games. alternative control system and simplified in which combinations are put together by keeping pressing a single button without paying too much attention to timing. However, more experienced players will want to continue using the classic system, as by doing so they can access the full technical and offensive repertoire. Among them is a special cancel, which is used to interrupt an ongoing chain of combinations at any time, perhaps to prevent an opponent’s counterattack or simply to make the action more complex and unpredictable.

top action

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is definitely over the top in keeping with the anime it’s based on. Some scenes accompany the choreography of the special attacks and the constant banter of the fighters. dynamic elements in the arenaFor example, during a round, a character began sabotaging the candelabra on the heads of the challengers. At this point you only have a few seconds to not find yourself exactly under the candle when the candle falls, but at the same time you are trying to set a trap to block your opponent in the danger zone for as long as possible.

In war, you feel weight of characters, slowly moving back and forth while maintaining “cool” poses between an attack and a block. You can also make fun of your opponent at the end of a special trick, and if you do this with the right timing, you are rewarded by reducing the opponent’s special attack indicator. As in Tekken and other similar games, the ability to dodge deep into the screen gives players a more strategic approach, often with those waiting for the moment to dodge an opponent’s attack and counterattack.

It’s been a few years since the original All-Star War, and it shows. On this occasion, Bandai Namco has given a distinct refresh to the game’s aesthetic with overhauled character models, as well as a high-definition interface, new menus, and new lines added by the anime’s voice actors. Because it’s all presented at 60 frames per second, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R looks like a game that’s definitely on par with more modern anime fighting games.