Rivals of Aether came out at the perfect time for me. I was beginning to grow tired of the combo game in Smash 4, and despite doing very well for myself competitively, I found myself yearning to play something with a bit more variation.
Then Rivals came out. In my eyes this game had the "anything goes" combo game of smash melee, with the more fluent controls of modern smash games. Every character also had their unique gimmicks and ways to control the stage, which is not something we had really seen before.
The game was fun, and the only thing really holding it back was the lack of a playerbase and somewhat poor netcode. Here is my Steam Review from 2015:
I have played Super Smash Brothers all of my life, and I instantly fell in love with this game after seeing some gameplay. After Smash 4 came out, I haven't really played anything else on my console (currently 700 hours in ((update: 2000 hours in)), and I am sure I'll play this a whole lot too. An aggresive smash-like game with no shields, infinte combos and a very interesting way of edgue guarding. All characters are unique, and have something special to them. This game is amazing.
Here are my Pros and Cons.
Pros:
+Smooth gameplay
+All characters play completely different, and have their own side objectives
+Beautiful art
+Balanced
+Next to no bugs, which is a huge plus for an early access game
+Endless possibilities. You can basically combo anything into anything
+Unique features, which makes you play completely diffeent from Smash Bros
+Shovel knight
Cons:
-Online rooms (both private and public) only support 2 players
-No team mode online (I'd love to be able to play 2v2s)
-REALLY hard to find matches if you're in Europe. Play with friends or use online chat rooms
I am sure most of my cons will be gone after a couple of updates, but until then they're staying. And to end off this review:
lol m2k
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Now, in 2023, the game has been graphically reworked, it has Steam Workshop and fantactic mod support, features player progression and has a sequel on its way. It's only up from here.
Then Rivals came out. In my eyes this game had the "anything goes" combo game of smash melee, with the more fluent controls of modern smash games. Every character also had their unique gimmicks and ways to control the stage, which is not something we had really seen before.
The game was fun, and the only thing really holding it back was the lack of a playerbase and somewhat poor netcode. Here is my Steam Review from 2015:
I have played Super Smash Brothers all of my life, and I instantly fell in love with this game after seeing some gameplay. After Smash 4 came out, I haven't really played anything else on my console (currently 700 hours in ((update: 2000 hours in)), and I am sure I'll play this a whole lot too. An aggresive smash-like game with no shields, infinte combos and a very interesting way of edgue guarding. All characters are unique, and have something special to them. This game is amazing.
Here are my Pros and Cons.
Pros:
+Smooth gameplay
+All characters play completely different, and have their own side objectives
+Beautiful art
+Balanced
+Next to no bugs, which is a huge plus for an early access game
+Endless possibilities. You can basically combo anything into anything
+Unique features, which makes you play completely diffeent from Smash Bros
+Shovel knight
Cons:
-Online rooms (both private and public) only support 2 players
-No team mode online (I'd love to be able to play 2v2s)
-REALLY hard to find matches if you're in Europe. Play with friends or use online chat rooms
I am sure most of my cons will be gone after a couple of updates, but until then they're staying. And to end off this review:
lol m2k
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Now, in 2023, the game has been graphically reworked, it has Steam Workshop and fantactic mod support, features player progression and has a sequel on its way. It's only up from here.