Super Crush KO Launch Trailer, My Thoughts

Brawlers, better known by their more famous name: beat-'em-ups, have been around for decades. The first such game was 1984's Kung-Fu Master. 1986's Renegade would introduce two tropes often associated with brawlers: Urban settings and revenge stories. However, the genre would truly become popular with 1987's Double Dragon. The genre would include some rather iconic games, like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and licensed games like X-Men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The genre would lull in popularity until the 2000s. It made a comeback thanks to the 3D hack-and-slash formula games like God of War and Bayonetta would use. The traditional-style beat-'em-up would make a comeback among indie game developers as well. A new game in that genre has come out, called Super Crush KO. Let's take a look at the launch trailer!

The music and general color scheme of the game kind of remind me of Steven Universe. The pastel colors and all that.

Yeah, the protagonist is beating up all these monsters because...an alien stole her kitten. Yeah, that's literally it. It's kind of hilarious, really. All this girl wanted to do was get back her kitten. Oh yeah, and she just might end up

I do like that the game uses things like jump pads and hazards. Adds a nice bit of platforming to the game.

Oh, for the love of-! Lady, just give the girl back her cat, huh?

I can imagine these boss battles are easy to figure out once you get the pattern.

I do think the attacks the girl (does she have a name?) can do look pretty cool. Can they be things you can do from the start, or are they things you have to unlock RPG-style?

I also really liked the comic book-style cutscenes. I wonder if those will be a thing in the game?

Well, this game looks pretty neat! I wonder if there's a demo? I hope so, because I want to try this game out. It looks fun.

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