If you enjoyed the recent Switch eShop beat 'em up release Final Vendetta, and were left wanting more - you might be in luck.
During a recent interview with the gaming website Co-Optimis, the game's developer Mike Tucker mentioned how he was open to perhaps offering some "free DLC" and even had loads of ideas saved up for a sequel. Regular patches (including bug fixes and more) will also be a thing going forward.
"We’ve already released a couple of patches for the Steam version which have gone down very well, helping to balance the game further, fix a few bugs, and also cater [to] more casual players. Currently, there’s a lot of demand for the boxer enemy (Karen) to be made into a playable character. I’d love to do that and perhaps offer it as free DLC, but it would involve quite a bit of work. We’re constantly being asked to make a sequel too, and we certainly have a load of ideas for that!"
Although this game was released at the same time as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, it's still well worth a look. Here on Nintendo Life, we described it as violent love letter to classic '90s arcade brawlers like Streets of Rage and Final Fight.
Have you given this recent release a go yet? Would you be up for DLC or even a sequel? Tell us below.
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[source co-optimus.com, via gonintendo.com]
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Not buying dlc for a game that doesn’t even have continues or saves when streets of rage 4 and shredders revenge are right there
Feels more like a time killer game instead of a full fledge beat em up. I welcome more DLCs though I doubt I'll revisit this especially for that price when all it had are just 6 stages when Shredder's Revenge is the same price with more contents, levels, and achievements. A price drop and more free contents would be nice but if the DLC cost money as well as the game then I rather take a pass on this one.
I'd prefer a price cut.
Especially when games like Fight n Rage and Scott Pilgrim are available for way less.
@Funneefox The patches mentioned in the statement here include a "casual" mode that allows for continues, at least on one difficulty setting. So that is no longer as much of a sticking point as it was upon release. The patch notes on Steam are worth reading to see the tweaks and improvements. There are only three and they're not terribly long. I'd say, after the patches, I'd be more likely to give the game a shot, but I would want to see it go on sale first.
On my wish list waiting for a sale. TMNT SR was 10% off at launch and that was enough to convince me to buy it.
@Funneefox Same here.
❗️I haven't played 'TMNT:SR' yet but out of the new LESSER-KNOWN side-scrolling Beat 'em-ups on the Switch which are:
*Fight 'N' Rage
*Mayhem Brawler
*The Takeover
I prefer 'Mayhem Brawler'.
Anytime a developer wants to add free dlc (or heck, paid) for the sake of enhancement, it’s a plus to me. Bring it on, I say. I haven’t played it yet but it looks great to be honest. I’m not deterred by no continues as I grew up in the 80s…….when these game features were common!
@BlueGBAMicro I have Mayhem Brawler on my wish list due to this site’s underrated game list. I’d add “Raging Justice” and “Super Punch Patrol” to your list.
Bought day one, the collector's edition which is surprisingly cheap, and liked it.
Free DLC for sure will include options such as continues enabled/disabled, training mode from the beginning...
Don't understand the hate this game is getting, even considering the bad timing of its release, which to be honest I don't understand either: Shredder's Revenge being such a hit was a possibility, not a certainty.
@Moroboshi876 I wanted to give it a go, but from what I've heard there are too many design decisions made to make it "retro" that just make it a bad experience. Only using the face buttons, and no options to map the buttons (on Switch anyway) was a huge turn-off for me, for example.
@RainbowGazelle That's the kind of thing I guess they will address after getting feedback from users.
@RainbowGazelle We've made several changes to the game since release which improve the balance and make the game more accessible. The bumpers and triggers area also now used for certain actions too.
@Funneefox The latest updates have added a "casual" difficulty setting which allows you to continue indefinitely, and also a stage select option.
@Magrane I don't like the art style of SPP and took 'Raging Justice' off my Wishlist for some reason.
I'll have another look at RJ...
@BitmapBureau Hey, that's cool. I'm happy you're continuing to refine the game! Okay, I'll probably give it a shot at some point as I'm a bit of a beat 'em up nut!
@RainbowGazelle Cheers, hope you enjoy it if you do decide to pick it up!
I'm all for one-credit clears, but I'm glad to hear the devs patched in the ability to enable continues. It will be nice to have that option, to tour the stages and get used to everything to prep for that serious OCC attempt.
(Kind of how we would do it in the arcades long ago - if you wanted to finish a game badly enough, just keep pumping in those quarters and continuing!)
I preordered the collector's edition of Final Vendetta through LRG and don't expect that delivery till Q1 2023 really, but these tweaks are good news and hopefully will be printed onto the cart!
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