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Player 2 Plays - Knack 2 and Absolver

A double episode this week with Knack 2 and Absolver being tackled by the Player 2 crew.

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No More Memes: It's Time For Knack 3 On PS5

Beyond the memes, Knack is just a solid platformer that deserves a new home on the PlayStation 5.

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lifeisgamesok2028d ago

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

SullysCigar2028d ago

Agreed. Astro Bot Rescue Mission is honestly one on the best platformers I've ever played. It took things to the next level and was a delight from start to finish!

That said, while I was happily laughing along with the "Knack 2 baby!" memes with everyone else, I have to say I was a bit shocked when they gave it out free on PS Plus and I actually played it...it was actually really enjoyable lol

And huge too. Really long, loads of replayability and upgrade trees, new powers, costumes, challenge modes...hate to admit it, but I'd be pretty pleased with a Knack 3 announcement now!

Relientk772028d ago

Also Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Balan Wonderworld, Crash Bandicoot 4 (probably), and Spyro 4 is rumored to be in development

PS5 is looking great for platformers

isarai2028d ago

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

lukasmain2028d ago

Thye don't need Knack they got Sackboy. He'll kill it

ApocalypseShadow2028d ago (Edited 2028d ago )

It's time for Ape Escape PS5, Dual Sense Enhanced.

Give me that first. Then whatever.

GaboonViper2028d ago

Couldn't agree more, i remember the first time playing Ape Escape with the Dual Shock, great times, we need a PS5 version.

ApocalypseShadow2027d ago

Yeah. I didn't know a controller could do so much until that game.

MadLad2028d ago

It's really not.
The first really didn't deserve a sequel, and the sequel, itself, was nothing special.

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Humble Let’s Fight Bundle features Injustice 2, Absolver, Nidhogg, and more

The Humble Let’s Fight Bundle just launched today. It features games like Injustice 2, Absolver, Nidhogg , RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, and more.

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Knack - One Of The Best Original Launch IPs PlayStation Has Created

"Recently I got into a trophy hunting kick, after picking up Knack II for a low price on PSN. This caused me to go ahead and try to finish up my trophy list for the original Knack."

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Sonic-and-Crash2132d ago (Edited 2132d ago )

If Knack had an animal hero-mascot would literally have far better sales and appeal ....it is very good mechanichally and visually almost on par with mario

bouzebbal2132d ago

I wish PlayStation kept one mascot and gave it love everytime.. Crash.
I liked knack 1, bought it day one with killzone I had a blast playing it I loved the graphical style, and the phone app compatibility to get extra orbs and power ups. A cool game to kick start a successful gen

Sonic-and-Crash2131d ago (Edited 2131d ago )

@bouzeball...that would ve been the best ...imagine if sony was smart enough and bought the Crash franchise back in vivendi years (where probably had the lowest value)....now we would playing a Crash made from Astrobot devs (which is a stellar game) and Horizon s zero graphics engine ...would have been a masterpiece

isarai2132d ago

There were two major problems with knack that kept it from taking off.

1) The tone did not match the style. Seriously if you showed me some promo image and asked me to guess i'd say he's some semi mute protagonist like crash, with a quirky scientist creator and his edgy funny son that treats knack more like a bro than an experiment. Off to fight some evil goofy goblins in some harrowing levels. Instead knack has the personality of a mindless soldier and everyone just orders him around and he's just all "affirmative" and the conflict with the goblins seems ripped straight from a boring military drama.

2) The levels lacked hazards, nearly every fall was just a small drop loop around and try again. Didn't really incentivize playing well, and made it boring.

The sequel fixed issue 2 in a really cool way, but issue 1 was still there and the damage from the first game was already done.

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Yodasfavoritesoda2132d ago

Excellent breakdown! All in all th rough knack got two games the op did alright

rainslacker2131d ago (Edited 2131d ago )

I didnt think it was anything special, but was fun in it's own right.

As far as best launch IPs, jumping flash would be mu favorite.

I'd say driveclub, but the delays kept it away from being a launch ip like it was intended. I'd maybe say Resogun, but not sure that's classified as a new sony ip because it was 2nd party.

FallenAngel19842132d ago

Knack doesn’t seem to have a place in a post-Crash resurrected world

Sonic-and-Crash2132d ago

...still Activision s Crash remakes-sequel is nowwhere near the quality standards of Knack....Knack if had corrected some minor things here and there would have been killer app...and somehow carries better the soul of og Crash than the mediocre remakes

rlow12132d ago

It was a cool concept, but didn't fully grab me.

NeoGamer2322132d ago

Personally, I enjoyed Resogun much more than Knack

And PS3 launched with Resistance. Much better than Knack.

Shinkus2132d ago

I'm still holding out on a remastered resistance trilogy. I loved the story and the online was fun as hell.

Mr_cheese2131d ago

Loved Resogun and have been hoping for a resistance reboot for a long time!

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