Awesomenauts

keeblur

United States826 Posts

June 12 2011 15:15 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSIAYhMITJo&feature=player_embedded

Made by the people who made Swords and Soldiers, this is supposed to be a side-scrolling MOBA(DoTA-type) game for XBLA and PSN. Looks interesting to me, and the music is awesome, but I'm worried about there being enough people playing it. I'll have to wait on the price for it to see if I'll buy it.

Here's a link a hands-on impression from E3 : http://indiegames.com/2011/06/e3_2011_hands-on_impressions_o_2.html

Diks

Belgium1880 Posts

June 12 2011 15:43 GMT

Sounds nice ! I like the graphics.
Gameplay shouldn't be bas as this 2D like. I'm sad not possessing XBLA or PS3

keeblur

United States826 Posts

June 12 2011 15:45 GMT

On June 13 2011 00:43 Diks wrote:
Sounds nice ! I like the graphics.
Gameplay shouldn't be bas as this 2D like. I'm sad not possessing XBLA or PS3

Ya. Imagine it would do good on PC, due to the fact that you can type to each other, and it's light on the graphics enough to where anyone could run it.

VisceraEyes

United States21170 Posts

May 15 2012 04:25 GMT

It's out! Anyone playin? It's pretty fun.

Jimmy Raynor

902 Posts

July 24 2012 11:32 GMT

Seems like Total Biscuit made a video for the upcoming pc version of the game. It looks awesome.

edit: here is the link

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

July 24 2012 11:35 GMT

On July 24 2012 20:32 Jimmy Raynor wrote:
Seems like Total Biscuit made a video for the upcoming pc version of the game. It looks awesome.

Thank you for the link.

frontliner2

Netherlands844 Posts

July 27 2012 11:18 GMT

I played this yesterday and all I can say is that i enjoyed it very much. It's very refreshing to the MOBA genre, since you can dodge attacks and it just feels more free.

Lovin' it

AndyJay

Australia833 Posts

August 02 2012 12:22 GMT

Released today. Anyone playing?

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

August 02 2012 12:23 GMT

On August 02 2012 21:22 AndyJay wrote:
Released today. Anyone playing?

It's a MOBA and it costs money, so not only am I not going to buy it, it's not going to take off, that's a promise.

AndyJay

Australia833 Posts

August 02 2012 12:38 GMT

#10

I know $10 is ridiculous, I wish it was like LoL where I had the option of paying hundreds of dollars or playing thousands of hours to unlock stuff. This is just a slap in the face!

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

August 02 2012 14:07 GMT

#11

On August 02 2012 21:38 AndyJay wrote:
I know $10 is ridiculous, I wish it was like LoL where I had the option of paying hundreds of dollars or playing thousands of hours to unlock stuff. This is just a slap in the face!

Or you just play Dota 2 where you get all the heroes, which are over 100 when done, for free. Which also happens to be a FAR better game than any other moba.

gTank

Austria2577 Posts

August 02 2012 14:14 GMT

#12

Its a fun game, some ppl just complain for the sake of complaining.

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

August 02 2012 19:21 GMT

#13

moba discussion is boring guys. Its all subjective and 10 million people wouldnt play LoL if they thought the other games were better.

But with a handful of good moba games thzat are free, most people will have no interest in this game.
Im interested in it, but im hestitant to spend so much on a indie game that probably has no player base.

Cel.erity

United States4890 Posts

August 03 2012 21:09 GMT

#14

Tried it, it was okay. I had fun ganking noobs with the assassin lizard guy. The cast is not very large, and the fact that every game is 3v3 with mostly small maps feels a bit limiting in terms of strategy. Comparing it to DotA or even LoL really isn't fair, they are far deeper games. I think this game is closer to Smash Bros/Lost Saga than it is to DotA.

victarrr

United States21 Posts

August 04 2012 04:23 GMT

#15

I bought this today, and it is pretty fun. Not much more than you'd expect out of $10. I wouldn't compare it to League of Legends or DotA or DotA 2. It is fairly simple, each Hero (I guess that is what you'd call them) only has two real abilities in addition to jump and the basic attack. There is only one turret too and the shop doesn't have too many items. It definitely feels more like Super Smash Bros as mentioned above. There aren't really any lanes aside from the main one with the turret, but it does have platforms and layers. I think there is a Jungle-esque thing but I didn't really look into it. I'm not really sure how unlocking Heroes works either, as I only had a few available to me.
If you have some friends who are looking for something new to play together I'd definitely consider this.

WniO

United States2706 Posts

August 04 2012 04:43 GMT

#16

Dissapointed, I wanted a sequel to psychonauts.

Ishikawakun

Germany25 Posts

August 04 2012 14:26 GMT

#17

It's a casual moba, with a small player base, i never played much lol and have no patience to get into the meta game and all that crap, so i really like playing this!

Divergence

Canada363 Posts

August 10 2012 01:50 GMT

#18

Is the player base disappointing?

I was excited when I saw it on Steam because it reminded me of Altitude. I pretty much hate MOBA games but the 2d aspect intrigues me.

I will buy it if the player base isn't a joke.

frontliner2

Netherlands844 Posts

August 11 2012 13:54 GMT

#19

I can play this game for hours on end. It's so much fun it's a platformer MOBA so you can dodge attacks, instead of in top down Moba/RTS where shots always hit.

Trust me it's a lot of fun and the skill ceiling is very very high imho.

Love this game

And I always find players to play against/with. With a friend or two you can play arranged team too which is a lot of fun.

Divergence

Canada363 Posts

August 12 2012 00:18 GMT

#20

So this game is confirmed awesome.

I usually can't stand MOBA games but this one is amazing. I was immediately drawn in by the exciting gameplay. The 2d platformer style really adds an element of skill to the game.

Also, the visual style and music in the game are surprisingly captivating. When I saw the video preview I thought it would be lame and childish, but I have been thoroughly impressed.

Definitely worth it if you want to try a different MOBA that is unlike anything on the market currently. Or if you are a fan of 2d games like Altitude or Gang Garrison.

Diks

Belgium1880 Posts

August 12 2012 02:40 GMT

#21

Ok here is my first impression of the game :
I played 4 hours straight without realising that time was passing, this game is really really fun !!
Easy to find an online game (never had to wait more than 5s and it's 4am here...)

I really really really like this game, been playing with froggyG mainly, because his sound track is too god and i really enjoy his gampelay. Aren't some chars way more OP than others ? I feel like the big guy that shoots rockets has like way too much hp

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

August 12 2012 18:15 GMT

#22

The game is really fun actually

It's nice cause you can just jump in and not get totally overwhelmed

I think the rocket guy is the easiest to play from starting out but who knows what balans is like

frontliner2

Netherlands844 Posts

August 12 2012 20:20 GMT

#23

It;s starting to reach an audiance

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

August 14 2012 20:10 GMT

#24

Been playing this the last few days

This is actually the first time i've just had pure, unadulterated fun hahaha

It's really really easy to get into, and just loads of fun playing the silly heros with the silly humour

Very refreshing for the genre, really worth it's value

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

August 19 2012 21:47 GMT

#25

So, does anyone actually play this?

I LOVE this game so much, but it seems like nobody really wants to play. It also seems there isn't really a competetive community or anything to setup 3v3 battles etc.

It's kind of a shame cause this game is really really awesome (lol) and fantastically fresh for the genre.

NeonFlare

Finland1307 Posts

August 20 2012 15:13 GMT

#26

I've something like 8h clocked in, very fun with a full team, decent without. It could be more complex and have more content IMO, but it seems they'll add at least some over time.

I really enjoyed playing Froggy (both cd reductions and groud splash stun dash is pretty ridiculous) and Leon. Seems like most players aren't too good at game or it rubber bands situations hard (chasing and slashing wildly can more often than not result in hits even if neither of you are in proper position).

Few more skills per character wouldn't hurt as current customization is only pre-choosing powerups to buy, still despite the simplicity, it was a pleasant suprise overall.

frontliner2

Netherlands844 Posts

August 20 2012 15:22 GMT

#27

Did i mention I absolutely love this game??

Anyway, playing this over skype or TS with a friend doubles the fun imho

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

August 20 2012 16:42 GMT

#28

Yeah add me on skype BrTarolg, i really want friends to play with it sucks playing on your own

frontliner2

Netherlands844 Posts

August 21 2012 10:14 GMT

#29

On August 21 2012 01:42 BrTarolg wrote:
Yeah add me on skype BrTarolg, i really want friends to play with it sucks playing on your own

please send me a PM im in the office right now, than I won;t forget :D

Wawa

United States215 Posts

February 28 2013 16:13 GMT

#30

Hey guys!

I'm here to update everyone on what has been happening with this game lately and instead of having to make a new thread, I'll just revive this one instead.

So, I've been involved with the Awesomenauts Community since PC Beta (I think July 2012) and the community has grown greatly. It had 75k members when I joined. Now it has more than 350k players on the steam community alone.

Right now, only the PC version of the game is being updated. The main reason is because patching on consoles is pretty expensive compared to Steam and I believe there's a different publisher for the console version as well.

The PC version has 12 characters right now and we're expecting the 13th one to come out this week (in a few hours, actually) and all characters have been balanced accordingly many times.

Ronimo(the devs) has implemented many improvements in the game to make the experience more enjoyable. They just recently implemented a seasonal leaderboards where the ladder resets every couple months. This actually doubled the number of active players.

It's a great game overall but it does have some built-in problems as well.

A major problem in my eyes is the Peer to Peer system. This is such a big problem in my opinion because the game requires very quick reaction time to play it properly. Having bad ping because someone is on the other side of the globe will not help you with that.
The peer to peer system also makes it impossible to have dedicated servers. According to Ronimo, it will take them a least a whole year of dedicated focus if they were to make dedicated servers.
Their quick fix for that problem is that implemented a system where you can choose the region where you want to find players. It's a good system but with the community not really as big as other MOBAs, it doesn't really help that much.

But even though it has problems, the competitive scene is starting to grow.

Some community members made a site dedicated to hosting tournaments for awesomenauts. The sites not pretty active yet but it's just starting.
Check it out when you can: http://apl.iougaming.com/
They just finished their first tourney a month ago but the second tournament is happening next week.
The lack of spectator mode is indeed a great burden but i hear that they have something to make things work.

There is also a growing subreddit for this game.
We just recently reached 2000 members and I am hosting an event this weekend to celebrate.
Please do check it out: http://www.reddit.com/r/Awesomenauts/comments/19cgnm/2000_redditnauts_weekend_event_mar_23_2013/

Anyways, that's all the info I'll give for now.

Please do check out these sites if you want to be part of the community:
Official Forums - http://www.awesomenauts.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6
Redditnauts - http://www.reddit.com/r/Awesomenauts/

If you want to buy the game:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/204300/
(this game has the BEST soundtracks btw)

I will be posting a list of youtubers here as well in the future for those want to watch more content.

Bosu

United States3247 Posts

May 28 2013 20:31 GMT

#31

This is part of the humblebumble this week. Just picked it up. Should be fun game to play with friends.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

June 13 2013 20:54 GMT

#32

anyone still playing this? i recently got a copy because of humble bundle and i enjoy quite a bit despite not liking dota, lol and the genre in general. This game just feels much more dynamic and fast paced. Also the game got a new char just today, and this char feels really strong especially early game, liking it a lot.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

June 14 2013 22:27 GMT

#33

i played roughly 20 rounds with the new char ayla, she is just op. you can bully enemys around like crazy, there are not many enemys that actually can counter ayla, there are some that can push her away or keep distance but getting a kill score of 20 to 5 deaths is happening more often than not. Her speed is ridicilous, also she is really good against the other classes that are usally good at killing(leon) and she is completly wrecking gnaw, yuri and the healer. And on top of that her cooldowns are really fast, you can spam her bubble all the time so hunting someone down even after fucking up is usually really easy. Did i mention that her bubble ability is also perfect for creep control?
I expect that they will nerf her in the near future because what she can do is ridicilous, i know that she is new but 90% of the time you join a game you will have at least 1 ayla usually 2. She is complety out of control.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

July 04 2013 20:00 GMT

#34

I can't believe nobody on TL is playing this. I have put almost 200 hours into this game already (got it as a part of humble bundle). I played so much that i rank ~500ish on the Leaderboards, the community is great, they have a few tournaments and a mumble server for people to join and organize competitive games.
If you haven't tried it and it goes on on discount during the steam summer sale i would definatly recomment this game, it is not like other Mobas, there is occasionally some rage and stuff but usually people don't shit on you for using sub-par builds. There is a metagame and lots of tricks and stuff to learn but it is not overwhelming like in other Mobas.

ZataN

New Zealand414 Posts

July 30 2013 21:37 GMT

#35

Yeah this game is great, got it a few days ago. Really addictive and fun, although I do enjoy MOBAs and sidescrollers so its perfect for me.

I just wish there was more people playing, seems difficult to get a full game at times (probably because im living in New Zealand) although most of the time some people end up joining my games.

Just been skoldir because im terribad at the moment, haha. More australians start playing now PLEASE.

PaqMan

United States1475 Posts

July 30 2013 22:23 GMT

#36

I bought it during the Steam summer sale and it was totally worth $4 or however much I paid for it. Honestly the funnest game I've played in a while. Lonestar is my favorite character to play as so far.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

September 01 2013 13:51 GMT

#37

currently there is a kickstarter for a DLC, it is already funded but there are still stretch goals and some of the tiers have great rewards.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ronimo/awesomenauts-starstorm

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

September 16 2013 15:46 GMT

#38

On September 01 2013 22:51 idonthinksobro wrote:
currently there is a kickstarter for a DLC, it is already funded but there are still stretch goals and some of the tiers have great rewards.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ronimo/awesomenauts-starstorm

only 2 more days, get it while you can - tons of stretch goals are reached it will be a huge expansion:

custom games
4 new nauts
1 new map
tons of new music
replays
twin stick controller support
new announcers and special skins for backers.
etc.

next stretchgoal would be infinite spectator mode, that means you can watch random people playing games in real time.

TheScriptan

Lithuania152 Posts

July 28 2015 08:47 GMT

#39

Not so long ago the game had huge tournaments! There was two tournaments which had 5000$!

arghyad1

India243 Posts

May 28 2018 23:27 GMT

#40

Is anyone here who plays this game?

BTW It is free to play now & available for PC on Steam.

I bumped into it recently and found it pretty good. A lot of enjoyment for a lot less effort than regular MOBA-s like Dota or LoL.

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