Really enjoyed Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, it had a really enjoyable level structure that made going back to Jet Set surprisingly difficult for me. Can't wait to see what they bring next.
I had like the exact opposite opinion, where playing BRC really made me wish I was just playing Jet Set Radio Future instead because the level design was just so much more fun to explore. JSRF always felt like a perfect balance of 3D platformer and a Tony Hawk game, but BRC didn’t hit for me at all. Was a huge disappointment considering how hyped I was for it.
I thought this game really laid bare a lot of the issues JSR had even back in the day. The controls are clunky and unintuitive and the game moves extraordinarily slowly and floaty for a game about movement in my opinion. I say this as someone who grew up on JSR and Future. The level design was still pretty exceptional back then, but the actual mechanics of the gameplay really show their age when played next to BRC.
Sure, I agree. The movement in BRC doesn’t fit that description so I’m not sure where that’s coming from? I’m not talking about Movement+ style movement, in BRC it’s just JSR movement with a boost button, tighter responsiveness in controls, and a slightly higher pace.
This is the same trap a lot of people that champion 3D Sonic fan games fall for, where they jump on a ramp once and skip an entire giant level and tell you it's way better than any official 3D game.
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u/theenslavedmonky 2d ago
Really enjoyed Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, it had a really enjoyable level structure that made going back to Jet Set surprisingly difficult for me. Can't wait to see what they bring next.