Pentadimensional Games has announced that Megaton Rainfall, a superhero action game previously released on PS4 (with a VR option available) and Steam towards the end of last year, will be coming to Switch on 9th August.
A global alien invasion is taking place and you're tasked with facing it alone. Players must chase massive destruction devices at supersonic speeds around an Earth that is populated with semi-procedurally generated cities. Using lethal energy blasts, you must then finish off these alien devices, making sure to avoid any human casualties along the way; your power is so great that you might accidentally destroy the surroundings yourself if you miss your targets.
This idea actually goes a little further, too, as explained by the game's developer Alfonso Del Cerro in an interview last year. Speaking to VRFocus, he said, “You are indestructible in this game, but this city has a health bar and every time you kill human people, destroy buildings et cetera, the bar will go down and it will be game over".
It's certainly an intriguing one and has received "mostly positive" reviews on Steam up until now.
Let us know what you think about this one with a comment down below.
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Pffffff...
The Switch is really becoming a big place for anything and everything ! :/
Just by watching the trailer you clearly see that it's made for VR.
I think the Switch will be at the end of its life, the most inconsistant system ever....
Switch VR confirmed.
Looking at the trailer it seems it'll be more fun to act like a villain instead and just destroy stuff
If this playable in vr, I’ll just get it on psvr. The discounts are better on there too
The vid gave me a Child of Eden-meets-Superman 64 vibe. And I'm not sure I like that feeling. But it could be neat, for the right price.
Man of Steel anyone?
This has been on my PS4 wishlist for quite some time. Guess it's a good thing I waited!
Interested.
I thought it was an intriguing game concept, but it largely left my notice because I thought it was PSVR only, which I don't have. I'm interested.
@NintendoFan4Lyf
I changed it ! ^^ My english is really poor, so excuse me if I make several mistakes...
@EasyDaRon
I'm not German, I'm French but guess what, I was listening my favorite german band while I was typing, so who knows, maybe it was a kind of inconscient way of writing ...
I dont know, man this looks really really cool. I'll wait and see how it ends up playing on the Switch. I won't buy it on anything but Switch if at all. Also, those look like really good graphics and physics and something I could really get into.
Guys, guys. The Switch has highly adept motion controls. So no, this game doesn't need VR to enjoy the experience. The reason its going to be available is because the motion controls can achieve the same thing.
I will say that this is quite the surprise though. I thought this game looked interesting before, but I think I only saw an early build of it. But destroying alien ships too? Perfect. I might just pick this up if its going for £20 or so.
@NintendoFan4Lyf
Not two languages, but three ! French/English/Italian.
And if you consider machine language as a language too, the counter turns to four !
Thank you NintyFan
@Cobalt If only a single person gets joy from this game, then it deserves to be on the Switch. I have had more than my fair share of games where I am thinking 'why does nobody like this?'
@GrailUK
I understand your point but from my perspective, a game made for a VR experience has to stay for VR.
It's like when UbiSoft ported Zombi U on PS4/ONE. Zombi wasn't a good game because what made Zombi U so cool was the gamepad. Without it, I'm not lying by saying that it was a catastrophy. ^^
...and what a coincidence, it's gonna be raining a ton this entire week where I live. Granted, this looks like it needs to be played in VR, so I'd wait until I had PSVR or whatever, at least now I'll have a harder time forgetting it until then...unless it gets extra stormy and the power goes out for a long time...then the connection will ensure that I never play it, ever...
The "inconsistent" quality of games on the Switch could be seen as a good thing, because it means that the Switch is popular enough that everybody wants a piece of the action. It's like the Wii, DS, and 3DS in that respect, each of which were inundated with shovelware but also enjoyed an immense library of top-quality games. Contrast that with the Wii U which was ignored even by the shovelware developers.
To put it another way, someone releasing a mediocre game for a popular gaming system can not be seen as an indictment of the gaming system itself. Developers wouldn't bother releasing this crap if there wasn't a viable market to exploit. It's like email spam: sell to a big enough market, and even if only a tiny percentage of that market clicks the "buy" button then you will rake in the cash.
@Cobalt "My english is really poor..."
No it's not.
@Mountain_Man
Thanks Mountain_Man, maybe it would be better to say :
Although my English certainly is not bad I was and am well aware that as a non-native speaker I'm prone to make mistakes.
I think it looks like it has potential. Interested for sure.
Only worthwhile if they implement motion controls. The Switch has advanced tech in it, and I wish these devs would take more advantage of it.
I'm still just enjoying the name of this title.
With references to those two Nintendo fandom happenings, it'd be a crime for this game to miss the Switch!
@Mountain_Man
it makes me sad that folks have such short memories.
consoles have been brimming with garbage and shovelware forever. not even going back too far; remember the ps2? maybe the best system right after the snes imo. yeah so for every cool GTA or DMC game there was 100 trash games to go along with them..
it's just how it is. the switch is no different in this regard nor are any of the consoles/PC.
as for this game: looks cool but i do have to wonder how it runs on the switch. no it's not heavy graphics but the switch is so far down the list that even this may be a chug-fest. though the steam version has me interested....
@deafswin37
"Wrong kiddo ..Switch is just getting started..if you don't like switch than leave thanks"
I like the Switch, I like its concept, I like the screen quality.
I don't like the size of the joycons, I don't like the fake D-pad, I don't like the lack of Switch exclusives quality games.
So it's a little more complex than the way you present the thing...
You know, you probably are that kind of rascal who want that the entire world think the same way as him but guess what, there are men who have their own opinions too.
Have a nice day sprog !
@EasyDaRon lol. >And what is a unconsistent system? A system with different games on it?
So basically every console ever. People nowadays complain for the most ridiculous things.
I am glad I am not the only person to make note of this. In that most recent Superman movie Superman did far more damage to the world than the bad guy... Part of why I like the MCU more is that they have developed that part of the story/world a bit more, still not to the degree I like, but at least they have really addressed it.
@Heavyarms55 Not me i hate marvel and always will..Marvel is not allowed in my house.
@deafswin37 That seems... extreme. But you do you. I like a lot of the DC animated stuff but their live action films tend to disappoint me. I loved the DCAU that began with 1992's "Batman the Animated series" and went until "Justice League Unlimited". And from what I have seen of their new animated movie-verse, it's pretty solid too. On the other hand, the only Marvel animated things I have liked were that old X-men cartoon and the silly high school one they had on WB for a few years.
@deafswin37
Apparently your young age doesn't allow you to read clearly yet. Or maybe are you too busy with the preparations of your next birthday snack with your toddler friends ? Dunno but whatever, you can ask Daddy and Mama to read for you what I already wrote.
Because of the kindness towards young children that I always had, I copy and paste my previous post here. Again, don't forget to ask Daddy and Mummy for a better comprehension of what I told you already :
_"I like the Switch, I like its concept, I like the screen quality.
I don't like the size of the joycons, I don't like the fake D-pad, I don't like the lack of Switch exclusives quality games.
So it's a little more complex than the way you present the thing..."_
Hope everything's OK now, son ? ^^
Idk but from the trailer that looked horrible. Like straight up garbage
So the entire game is a huge escort mission?! No thank you!
@Heavyarms55 Not really..I stopped liking marvel the min Disney took it over...This house is a marvel less house and it's a shame but it is what it is
@deafswin37
You know kid, I could be your dad. I mean if we talk about age. Because for the brain capacity yeah sure I couldn't be your daddy....
You're too low level...
Talking about levels, do you understand that I can speak your language and I'm not sure that you could do the same with mine... ^^
Again, it's about levels.
@deafswin37
If you're really 46, it's even worse...
Gosh, I couldn't understand your low level but I was able to be tolerant for a kid of 7... but 46 ?
Wow, you're probably the amusement in your outback then !
@Octane I wish they would do VR but it will never happen
Looks cool. But yeah, proceduraly generated...
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