7/6/2023 0 Comments Gang beasts ps4 controlsIn terms of content, Gang Beasts runs dry pretty quickly. Despite a variety of levels, Gang Beasts’ physics gimmick runs out all too soon. The lack of any kind of new player guidance-along with the painfully simplistic menus-is just a window into how unfinished the game feels, despite having been in early access for so long. It could still have the crazy physics, but at least I would know why I was losing or not being effective. The controls could stand to be just a bit more predictable, not to mention having an actual tutorial section that teaches me why I’d even want to use certain moves, and how to combine them for cool moves instead of button mashing and hoping for the best. I know that in effect, I’m just bad at the game, but how can I ever be given a chance to get good if the game’s control curve is a sheer cliff for newcomers? In that respect, Gang Beasts can never be a good pick-up and play type of game, because it will constantly defeat new players. I’ve seen some other players online that can do some crazy things, like climbing back from a near-death moment and easily concussing other players to pick them up and toss them over an edge, but my own controls seem to be entirely random and unresponsive. Here’s the kicker I know it’s not impossible to have some sort of tact and precision in Gang Beasts. I still get creamed by other players and tossed over the edge onto roads, into fires, and crushed between grinders. Even knowing things like “circle is headbutt” and “square is kick,” I’m still not exactly sure what functions those have in the game in terms of helping me win these bizarre brawls. Tapping a few buttons would be enough to visually figure out what they do and how to play once you’re actively playing, but Gang Beasts’ controls are so imprecise and jelly-like that it’s impossible to tell what any button presses are actually doing. Good luck pulling off a stunt as coordinated as this! I had to dig into the options menu to see the input layout and try to make sense of the controls. There isn’t even a basic “here’s what button does what” thing. The menu is bare bones and lacks any kind of flair or pizzazz at all, and there’s no tutorial to be found anywhere. But I didn’t expect absolutely zero hand-holding when I first went in. I’m keenly cognizant that it’s not a matter of skill, and that Gang Beasts is intended to be a hilarious party game. Yes, I know that the sloppy controls are basically the entire point of this “jelly brawler.” I’m aware that the strange physics and imprecise punch fests are part of the charm.
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