There's quite a bit happening in Cobalt. Like, lots.
In fact, as a lot as I detest "it is like this but this," I really feel like that is the very best place to begin. One of the best ways I can describe Cobalt (the primary third-occasion release from Minecraft's Mojang) is as a curious mix of John Woo, Tremendous Meat Boy, Contra and (most prominently) Tremendous Smash Brothers.
Like I said ... rather a lot going on.
%Gallery-131035%You management a diminutive, adorable, blood-thirsty robotic battling others of your type in a 2D, neon-drenched battlefield. Except for the weapons all robots have at their disposal (batteries, hatred of flesh-males), these bots have a quick arsenal of explosives, energy weapons and good old fashioned robot punching.
While the modes I played at PAX were fairly typical (seize the flag, loss of life match), their pace was much more accelerated than what you'd count on. Kills and captures happen quick, and one nicely-placed grenade can flip the tide.
It was clear that there was definite technique to this robotic madness.
In actual fact, the one time the game slows down is when an enemy projectile is nearing one of the bots. As haters gonna hate , the bulky beam or bullet is highlighted, and the goal has only one likelihood to deflect the shot by rolling into it (cool) or punching it away (supremely cool).
The impact of this slowdown is that a bunch of gamers meeting in the middle of a map rapidly transitions right into a slow-mo gunfight that may very well be precisely described as a bullet ballet if the robots weren't so stubby and if numerous the "bullets" weren't rockets/grenades/vitality beams. It will not be elegant, nevertheless it certain is a heck of lots of fun.
Although chaos outlined my transient play time with the game, there seemed to be deeper techniques that gamers may explore as time goes by. The truth is, I used to be unable to finish the "superior tutorial" which taught strikes like getting extra grenade distance by throwing mid-roll.
While the speed and frantic action was loads to wrap my thoughts round in a crowded expo corridor, it was clear that there was definite method to this robotic madness. I for one am looking forward to exploring it when the sport arrives on Pc, Mac and Linux this fall.