First Impressions: Radical Heights
The Battle Royale scene just got another challenger in the form of Radical Heights. The latest game from Boss Key Productions, the same studio behind the now dead Lawbreakers. I have played over 2 hours on Steam and I’m going to tell you my thoughts about the game and whether or not you should try it.
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One thing that set’s this game apart from the other Battle Royale game is that it is an 80’s style, cash money grabbing (Not in the sense you are thinking of), game show type of game. The point of Radical Heights is to collect cash, upgrade your weapons, collect cash, be the last man standing and did I forget to mention that you need to collect cash? Cash plays a huge part in this game. When you land on the ground from jumping off the plane, you need to scramble to find weapons and cash. Cash is the currency of the game and you can actually store up cash in an ATM to use for future games. So no matter what happens, even if you die, you will be getting cash in some way.
Now another thing to point out about this game is still it’s in “Xtreme” Early Access right now, it has only been in development for about 5 months and when you play it, it really shows. The game doesn’t look terrible, it just really looks like a Steam Early Access game that you would find randomly on the store page. While the 80’s style does help make it stand out from the rest, from various 80’s cosmetics and 80’s style UI (User Interface) to an 80’s style game show host narrating your adventure throughout the game.
Now for about 5 months of development time, I can say that this game does work and is functional. However, it has a tone of frame rate issues, bug, glitches, etc. Some of the items in the game don’t even have textures, for example, the ammo boxes are just squares with different colours to make them stand out. I will say that the guns, characters and some of the houses do have some textures making them look good but not everything is visually pleasing.
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I don’t mind that Boss Key Productions released this game that early in its development. I even went into this game expecting trash on fire. However, once you learn the mechanics and how things work, you can discover a game that has some cool and different ideas that set itself apart from the other Battle Royle games. I can’t look over the fact that the game can be really Janky and the servers could use an upgrade because the servers crap out at times and can crash your game.
Cliff Bleszinski, the head of Boss Key Productions, took to social media to address/embrace the jankyness on the game and how the gaming community has been reacting to it. Telling us to, “Embrace The Jank”.
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Well, it’s supposed to be taken as a joke because the game is in “Xtreme Early Access”, and the game needs a lot more work done it. I feel that this message can be taken one of two ways. One, they know that the game is Janky and that this is their way of trying to address those issues by making a meme. Two, they are just trolling their fans who are complaining about the games state and are trying to mock them.
Critiques aside, the shooting mechanics of the game can also use some work as well. While they are working, they can also backfire (See what I did there?), and can cost you the game. Sometimes, your bullets don’t hit the target and this can cause frustration with the player. However, it’s not like that all the time. Most of the time, everything works out fine but sometimes it hiccups and cost you. You can probably blame that on the early access of the game and I would agree with you.
The game does have microtransactions that are only cosmetic so it won’t affect the gameplay at all unless you want to distract the enemy by looking like a pink Rambo. Speaking of Rambo, you can buy a Founders Pack that comes with different items including the Rambo cosmetic items I mentioned earlier.
Check it out:
While like I said before, the game has a huge 80’s style theme to it and they have clearly embraced it with the cosmetics. I love 80’s style games, references and movies to know that it was a huge selling point for me and if you love all things 80’s, you will definitely get a kick out of this game.
The Verdict:
While not perfect and janky as all hell, Radical Heights can still offer you a fun time once you get the hang of it. The game is a unique take on the Battle Royale formula and is not just another clone of Fortnite. While some would write off this game, I would say to give it a try. The game may be janky but I’m not mad that I played it.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Gets New Short Trailer
Do you feel scared yet? We got a new short trailer for the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It’s only a 30-second teaser with the promise of a new full trailer next Wednesday.
However, just because it’s short, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have anything new. This short trailer has a bunch of new footage and dinosaurs as well.
You can check out the trailer down below:
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will release in theatres on June 22nd.
Source: YouTube
Disney-Pixar Releases New Trailer For The Incredibles 2
The Incredibles are back! Today we finally got the new trailer for the upcoming The Incredibles 2. The trailer gives us new footage and more of the family issues you would expect with Mom being out being a superhero with Dad having to watch the kids. We also get a look at the new villain for the movie as well.
You can check out the trailer down below:
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The Incredibles 2 will release in theatres on June 15th.
Source: YouTube
AMC Releases First 3 Minutes of Fear The Walking Dead Season 4 Premiere
Fear The Walking Dead is coming back this Sunday and AMC has released the first 3 minutes of the Season 4 premiere. Fear will premiere after the Season 8 Finale of The Walking Dead on Sunday.
So with that in mind, AMC wanted to get its fans hyped for Season 4 with the first three minutes of the first episode. Although not much happens, it does involve talking.
You can watch the clip down below:
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Fear The Walking Dead Season 4 will premiere this Sunday at 10 pm, only on AMC.
Source: YouTube
The Incredibles 2 Gets A New Poster and A Trailer Announcement
It’s time to suit up! Disney and Pixar have not only released another new poster for The Incredibles 2 but, they have also announced that a new trailer is coming!
You can check out the poster down below:
With the poster also comes a new trailer that will be dropping tomorrow sometime so make sure to check back tomorrow on our site because we will be writing about it for sure.
The Incredibles 2 will be releasing in theatres on June 15th.
Source: Twitter
Ant-Man and The Wasp Gets International Trailer
No matter the size, a hero can be anything, like Ant-Man! He has a new movie coming out this summer called Ant-Man and The Wasp. Although the movie has already had a trailer released for it back at the end of January, today Marvel released an International Trailer for our friends overseas.
You can check out the International Trailer down below:
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We will also post the first trailer for those who missed it down below:
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Ant-Man and The Wasp will release in North American theatres on July 6th.
Source: Marvel’s YouTube & Comicbook.com’s YouTube
SNEAK PEEK: Scandal Episode 7.17 “Standing in the Sun”
ABC has released a special sneak peek at the penultimate episode of Scandal. In the sneak peek, Olivia prepares Mellie for her testimony.
Scandal airs Thursdays @ 10pm ET on ABC.
H/T: TVLine
Jason Momoa Shares Aquaman Set Photo
Aquaman Is the next DCEU movie to come out later this year and we haven’t gotten any footage from the movie yet. However, we have seen some photos in the past from the set and official photos. Jason Momoa took to his Instagram to share a set photo for Aquaman that they are doing reshoots of after a test screening in February.
Check out the post below and make sure to scroll to the second photo for the Aquaman set photo:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZdHsNnnxf/
Aquaman will be released in theatres on December 21st, 2018.
Source: Instagram & Batman-News.com
First Look at Beast Boy, Raven and Starfire From Titans Set
While Titans is still filming in Toronto right now, we haven’t seen any footage from the series. However, we do now have our first looks at Beast Boy, Raven and Starfire. Although these are not official photos, these set photos do offer a great look at how the characters will look in Titans.
You can check out the photos down below:
Titans will debut later this year on DC’s upcoming streaming video service.
Source: Facebook & Batman-News.com
Marvel Releases 10 Years of Fandom Featurette As A Thank You To Fans
Has it really been 10 years? Marvel is not only releasing the highly anticipated Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel is also celebrating 10 years of their MCU. With over 18 movies in counting, the MCU has become one of the most successful franchises in history and everyone has been trying to create their own shared universes to try and cash in on this (Does anyone still care about the Dark Universe?).
However, Marvel has released a featurette video that is decided to someone special, YOU. The one that goes to the theatres to watch the movies, the one that stays behind to see the post-credits scenes and the one that keeps the debate about these movies alive online.
You can watch the video down below:
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It’s been a wild 10 years with the MCU, here’s hoping that this franchise will last another 10 years or even 100 if we are lucky.
If you want to check out some reviews on all the MCU movies, you can check out our Road To Infinity War event where we reviewed every since MCU movie and talk about all the news about Avengers: Infinity War.
Source: YouTube