Indie arena fighter Brawlout has a brand new fighter in its roster thanks to this week's Version 2.0 update, and it's none other than Dead Cells protagonist, The Beheaded.
That's right, Dead Cells joins Yooka-Laylee, Guacamelee, and Hyper Light Drifter as part of the game's ever-expanding roster; with 21 original characters also on the bill, the game now features 25 fighters overall. The character's addition (and the extras that come with it) isn't the only thing that's new, though:
"With the 2.0 update, we're adding not only a new character and stage, but making every multiplayer game mode playable online and bringing our brand-new ‘Trials’ single-player mode to all platforms while delivering many of the balance and gameplay changes our community has long asked for."
If you're a fan of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and want something new to get your fighting teeth stuck into, Brawlout could well be your answer; we said that its "action feels tight, fast, and it can be a pleasure to play" in our review, noting the lack of variety in the character roster as being one of the few downfalls - something which is slowly but surely being fixed.
Do you own Brawlout on Switch? Will you be jumping back into the action after this update? Tell us below.
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Need shantae, shovel knight, axiom verge guy.
I love Hyper Light Drifter so much that it kind of makes me want to get this just to play the Drifter, but I dunno if it's worth it when I already have Smash...
That's cool, the problem is that nobody really cares about this game's 21 original characters, none of them stand out.
Only the guest characters are actually interesting.
@Zach777 Shovel Knight is in Blade Strangers
I got this game to tide me over till smash came out.
Smash came out.
This is still kind of fun. I think I’ll have to check the character.
But I have smash now.
@Bunkerneath
Shovel Knight is in goddamned everything.
Off the top of my head:
Yooka Laylee
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (via amiibo)
Save Me Mr Tako
Rivals of Aether
Blade Strangers
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge
Runbow
Runner 3
Blaster Master Zero
...and way more that I can't recall right now
I'm pretty sure Yooka & Laylee's trailer for Brawlout actually joked about the fact that Shovel Knight isn't in Brawlout.
I am very pleased with their improvements to the game. The changes that have been made since launch are much needed. I still think that there is more work to be done, but for the most part I would now rate the game as 7/10 (I originally considered it 5/10). The new single player mode is actually pretty interesting and I can tell that the graphics and character movements/balancing have been improved. Last but not least the Deadcells character is OP to me but maybe that’s just bc I learned very fast how to utilize him. His bow is what’s OP (but good).
I wish this game the best and I hope that the developers keep it going.
@RupeeClock
Man, I can't believe Shovel Knight was in Brawl. I played that game for like hundreds of hours and never saw him.
@Sebas
Ultimate, Freudian slip.
I like that this game is still finding success even with SSBU dominating.
I love this cross-over trend and I see no reason why it can't evolve into something a little more elaborate. Achievements as a character in one game are reflected when that character appears in another, and vice-versa. Power-ups in Dead Cells show up in Brawlout. Think of the possibilities in New Super Smash Bros. U Deluxe LOL. Let's have fun with it!
PSA: DO NOT BUY THIS
It is a garbage, bug riddled, un balanced mess. Please skip this one
Would have much more rathered him in blade strangers.
@Giygas_95 it's not worth it.
unless you like loading screens... if you like those, then this is the #1 rec I'd make for you.
@aznable Noted.
@Bunkerneath
Blade Strangers is not Brawlout.
They are entirely different fighting styles.
I stand by my initial point. Shovel Knight for Brawlout.
@aznable Pls they fixed the loading like a year ago. It's now the same as Ultimate.
@Rubbercookie they made it better, yes. Same as ultimate? I've not clocked it but even if they are similar, smash has got a lot more on the plate to dish up.
@aznable Oh there's no doubt the good people at Namco can handle resources more efficiently, but that's missing the point. Using Ultimate as a benchmark for acceptable waiting time before getting into a platform fight.
Well I have Smash now
So maybe I'll turn this game on again ... But not today
Nothing is like Smash, but if I have to make a top of the alternatives I would maybe say : SlapCity > Brawlhalla > Brawlout > Rivals of Aether.
All of these games are good tho
oof i played this game for a little and it's not bad, just sad that it is so over showered by smUsh
@RupeeClock So many, don’t forget Indie Pogo.
How big is the online base for this game still? Why don’t premium indie titles ever include some form of voice chat?
Indie arena fighter... I prefer to call them indie platform fighters.
@LightBeam
Interesting, my list for indie platform fighters looks like this:
Rivals of Aether > Icons Combat Arena (dead ) >SlapCity > Brawlout > Brawlhalla.
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