Sock It

It’s a good game! The amount of fights in the game are the key selling point of this, all of them having some form of variance and replayability. The controls are snappy, and don’t slog at all. Very important for this type of game. I like the visual style, and the music is fantastic. I beat it mostly in one sitting without putting the controller down. Very rewarding gameplay. My biggest gripe with the game is everything that wasn’t the actual boxing game itself. Whenever a platforming section came up, I just wanted to go back to the game. This one’s mostly just personal taste. The dialog wasn’t too interesting and the characters themselves didn’t have too much personality. I also never entered halftime except for once because matches ended too quick (nothing wrong with a shorter match). A good chunk of the boxers are overdone tropes with no real sense of cohesion but there’s a few funny ones. I got into their movesets but never really fully embraced the identity of the fighters or the entire game itself if that makes sense. Aside from that, some of the attacks visually aren’t telegraphed too well or visually do not connect. The second circuit final fight was a bit visually…

This game started rough, [i]really[/i] rough. I tell ya, Star punches whiffing/getting blocked mid-punish, no counter-hits, slight input lag (playing on Deck), timed blocks being required instead of optional, the ocassions to dodge earlier or later than I'd expect, most of the humor falling flat on me. Hooo, it took a lot of nips in the butt to adjust. I was starting to think my purchase was a waste and regretted not giving feedback sooner with the SAGE demo, but... the longer I beared with the game's flaws, the more I began to see something it does right besides making attacks fairly easy to read: the element of surprise and the creativity that comes with it. After the first circuit, which is kinda basic and that's fair, it gets more experimental. Almost everyone has a trick up their sleeve; just when I'm getting comfortable or confident too quickly, the game nails the timing to catch me offguard. Hard to say much else without spoiling using examples, but I assure you, the second circuit and beyond is unlike anything you've seen in the Punch-Out series. And just like in Punch-Out, opponents and their patterns are consistent enough for you to find optimizations or maybe exploits …

Short but sweet. Good work!

(note: playtester bias) An overall fun experience, even as someone not really into punch-out. A surprising amount variety in gameplay for what seems like just a boxing game. Very approachable to newcomers, and has great challenges for vetrens. Also has a really well thought out story with great moments at every turn. The main campaign isn't too long, but there's a lot of replay value, plus title defense fights and other secrets. This game is a steal at 10 bucks too, 100% worth your time.

the comedy is amazing artstyle is unique and the speech blips are funny i love punching things its very addicting also did i mention its funny theres a few bugs but thats ok only on chapter 3 and im loving it also a ton of unique gimmicks ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

i think clance is my comfort character now