Cobalt Preview Chaotic And Robotic

There's loads occurring in Cobalt. Like, too much.

In reality, as a lot as I detest "it's like this but this," I feel like that's the perfect place to start out. One of the best ways I can describe Cobalt (the first third-get together launch from Minecraft's Mojang) is as a curious mix of John Woo, Super Meat Boy, Contra and (most prominently) Tremendous Smash Brothers.

Like I stated ... too much occurring.%Gallery-131035%You control a diminutive, adorable, blood-thirsty robotic battling others of your kind in a 2D, neon-drenched battlefield. Other than the weapons all robots have at their disposal (batteries, hatred of flesh-men), these bots have a fast arsenal of explosives, energy weapons and good old fashioned robot punching.

While the modes I played at PAX have been fairly typical (capture the flag, demise match), their pace was way more accelerated than what you'd expect. Kills and captures happen fast, and one properly-positioned grenade can turn the tide.

It was clear that there was particular technique to this robotic madness.

In truth, the one time the game slows down is when an enemy projectile is nearing one of many bots. Minecraft servers As time slows, the bulky beam or bullet is highlighted, and the target has only one probability to deflect the shot by rolling into it (cool) or punching it away (supremely cool).

The effect of this slowdown is that a bunch of gamers assembly in the middle of a map quickly transitions right into a sluggish-mo gunfight that could be accurately described as a bullet ballet if the robots weren't so stubby and if a lot of the "bullets" weren't rockets/grenades/vitality beams. It may not be elegant, nevertheless it certain is a heck of a number of enjoyable.

Though chaos defined my temporary play time with the sport, there seemed to be deeper techniques that players might explore as time goes by. In reality, I used to be unable to finish the "advanced tutorial" which taught moves like getting extra grenade distance by throwing mid-roll.

Whereas the pace and frantic motion was too much to wrap my thoughts around in a crowded expo corridor, it was clear that there was definite method to this robotic madness. I for one am looking ahead to exploring it when the sport arrives on Computer, Mac and Linux this fall.