Contra Operation Galuga | Demo Review Pros & Cons!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- A new demo just recently dropped for Contra Operation Galuga, which I am happy to say plays and feels like a retro Contra game! The game preformances on both the Xbox series S/X and SteamDeck is incredibly good.
It was just pure plain old school runnin and gunnin fun! That being said I do have some complaints about the overall game, and wanted to do a deep dive into what I liked and disliked about the Demo.
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Correction 02:01 there is a typo
I did NOT see that boss move in story mode, just in arcade mode.
Great video Flex. Very good info ✌
I am glad you enjoyed the video!
I am hoping to have my full review up soon 😀
The “fire spike” is a shield. It stops all projectiles. You shot it to the side but if you shot it upward it would have been a huge advantage in that boss fight.
I realized that after making the video, I did not utilize it correctly. Though I still believe some of the overload functions are not good or maybe purely situational?
I still think bullet visibility is an issue, the screen just becomes completely cluttered and so many of the colors “blur” together IMO.
However at least the game is good and is actually fun. It could be a lot worse.
Yes. I will pay full price
Yeah the demo overall was really fun. Feels like a really fun run n gun game.
I’m just torn on the price 40 is a lot for a game like this at least IMO
@@flexin85 I agree with both of you... it's too much for a game like this but I will pay that anyway, lol. How many years we have waited for a new good Contra title? 15 years since Rebirth? And this one is finally on PC (btw soundtrack sucks badly, lol again).
@@Olagfigh yeah makes it hard, finally having a good Contra game coming out but knowing it is overpriced.
BTW it is insane that Rebirth came out so long ago. I really wish we will get another Contra collection featureing 4/rebirth/SS/uprising.
@@flexin85 I wish such collection too :) 4/Rebirth/SS/Uprising on a Steam/PC would be so great. These games are almost unreachable legally now, I had a chance to play it a bit (Contra 4 Jungle with Hard mode is my favourite Contra moment of all time :)) but I would love to play that again.
Maybe after Operation Galuga such collection will happen? Maybe they were scared that noone will buy Operation Galuga if these four games will be re-released first, lol
@@Olagfigh I wish lol, because some of those Contra games are simply locked behind older hardware and not easily accessible. Would love to get Contra 4/Rebirth on my PC/SteamDeck.
I know there is emulation but sometimes it just nice to have everything officially on Steam/Modern day consoles.
Is there going to be online co-op?
The Steam page does not list online co-op. Which would suck if the game does not have this feature.
I hope the final product has online co-op
@@flexin85 Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4 set the bar high. I hope this game follows suit. Seems like online co-op should be standard in 2024 for games like this, especially at $40.
@@RazorfaceYT I 100% agree, for $40 the game should online online Co-op. Honestly it should even have extra game modes included in it as well.
@@RazorfaceYTI agree 100%. I best both shredders revenge and streets of rage 4. I hope this is online compatible for the sake of playing with other gamers especially someone who is good and can really help if you keep dying
I couldn’t care less about the graphics as the game is fun. I dl and beat the demo 3 times on SX and really enjoyed it. $40 is the nostalgia play for people (like me) of a certain age. I’ll wait for the inevitable sale 2 or 3 months from now.
I dont mind the graphics, in fact I dont think look that bad. More so it is hard to be expected to pay 40 for this caliber of game.
Thought the demo was a ton of fun and it def plays like a classic Contra game. Though I agree with you the price point is simply a play on our nostalgia.
5:07 I think this boss was made like that on purpose. If you constantly attack the boss arms they will explode and then he enters rage mode and spam acid balls the rest of the fight. The easy to beat this boss is to attack him only when his arms are not covering this head. It takes more time but it works.
Yeah i agree the fight is a lot easier if you focus on the head. However I still think bullet visibility is an issue, so much just blends into the background. Plus there is a lot of things in the foreground that blocks attacks, like explosions or the giant tail.
Honestly, at the endboss I disliked that the stupid thing in the foreground that keeps moving with my character and covering it so I had trouble seeing what was going on and where my character was.
As for the $40 ... someone datamined that there are 8 stages. 8.
What I would have liked is a story mode like in Contra Hard Corps with branching paths and multiple endings. Maybe throw in as a new thing that stages have 2 exits. But $40 for 8 stages is a little bit steep, though the graphic is nice.
Honestly, I won't buy it at $40, lol.
we don tknow everything about the story mode
Yeah it’s a steep price point for a title like this. Esp when other games like this are only 20/25.
Yeah Konami has it listed the story mode will be 8 stages, which is not much.
That being there is supposed to be a challenge mode with 30 stages. So I guess it depends on what those 30 challenge stages have to offer.
@@flexin85Well, if those 30 challenge stages recreate things from earlier Contra games, I mainly talk about the 8bit and 16bit titles, as well as the WiiWare Contra Reborn and all the GameBoy iterations that where not simply copies like that GameBoy Advanced title was where they took parts of Contra 3 Snes and Contra Hard Corps.
So if those 30 Challenge Stages recreate old boss fights but now in 3D graphic with some new graphic that would be something. But if all it is... is reusing the graphic of those said 8 stages with those same bosses, that maybe do new attacks... I don't know.
Feels too shallow for $40, there are allot games on steam you can get for $40 that provide more gameplay then that.
@@Momoka7 yeah for 40 they need to offer a lot more content then just 8 stages and 30 challenge stages they just are revamped of the same 8 levels.
if the game offers some really cool unique challenges on top of the story missions, then maybe it will be worth $40. It is just hard to justify paying that price when Streets of Rage 4 and Shredders Revenge only went for $25.
I don’t know why you are surprised the cheat code didn’t work on a demo. Far as screen clutter goes, that sounds like Contra and their clones like Metal slug. It takes focus and concentration to see through. But hey to each his own, I respect your opinion. Now far as 40 bucks goes, yeah that’s Konami punishing us for not like that abomination they called Contra some years ago. It could be worth it though if the eight levels are 2 in 1 like the demo. That was basically the 1st and 3rd level from Contra the original. Graphics looks good but I agree with ya, DK Tropical Freeze looks better than this and it came out 10yrs ago. Pretty much Konami giving the developers a low budget to work with.
I didn’t really expect the code to work on a demo, just put in because I have seen a ton of people ask about it. Plus I myself wanted to see if the game would respond, which it did with the chime noise.
As for the screen clutter I do agree in these games it has always been there however in that boss fight I think it was pretty extreme. ESP since they blend in with the background and his tail can block a large portion of the screen. Though I fully admit this could be a skill issue, I found just shooting his head and avoiding severing his arms made the fight significantly easier.
As for the price… yeah it’s steep typical Konami being Konami. It’s just hard to justify the price tag being that high.
However at least the game is good and fun to play. Even with my “complaints” the demo was a complete blast.
@@flexin85I appreciate the attempt, at least you got a chime to acknowledge that you put it in right. hardcorps uprising played a remix of the og song for entering the code. I agree with you about the clutter on screen, hate that scorpion tail, bunch of artificial difficulty. hate the graphics also which is gonna age like spoiled milk. Gameplay doesn't feel as tight as the older games, loved shattered soldiers. Galuga reminds me of the contra returns mobile game. I actually bought rogue corps and beat it 😆 🤣 gutter trash
@@demgutts oh yeah had to at least try the code how could one not? Hopefully it unlocks some neat feature in the final release of the game.
Screen clutter yeah it gets bad esp on that boss fight. I feel as if some of the attacks blend incredily well with the back ground. Plus it does not help that friendly fire and enemy fire share the same color pallet. Not to mention so much how so much blocks the screen explosions/boss tail stuff like that.
As for the graphics/gameplay I really do not mind them. , I found the demo really fun. Just for 40 bucks.... it needs to offer more IMO.
@@flexin85 I think the code might only be for the full game, but it's great to see the developers remembered.
@@bluespaceman7937 yeah love to see little details like that in games.
Why is that so costy 40 is quite affordable. What's all the fuzz about?
its not the fact that 40 is alot of money in general. It is more that 40 is steep asking price for a game like this, esp when SoR4/Shredders Revenge/Double Dragon only went for 25. THis game is almost double those titles.
BTW this is not me saying the demo sucked or the game is trash. It was actually pretty fun and felt great to play more of a classic Contra game again.
i think this game is fun!!! im getting it
Yeah the demo was a complete blast! While I do have some criticisms I admit the game was amazing and is something I want to pick up.
I am torn on the price point though, 40 is pretty expensive asking price for a game like this.
Does the cheat code still work ?😂
It did not do anything in the demo
I am hoping the final release it unlocks something 😎
@@flexin85 me to!!!
Meh, I've seen worse. The graphics are so-so, and the game plays like a Contra game should, why not? What the hell else do I have in the way of new Contra?
The game is going to be a good Contra title for sure. While I may have some complaints overall the demo was really fun and had a great old school run n gun vibe to it.
However I am unsure if the game feels worth the asking price. $40 is pretty high for a game like this, so hopefully there is a ton of extra content in it.
The cheap 3d is quite ugly. This game looks worse than hard corps uprising which be about 15 years old now. I laughed my ass off when I saw the price
I actually don’t mind the graphics, even though it looks like a mobile game.
But to price the game at 40 dollars is pretty harsh. The cost is going to deter a ton of people imo, then Konami will think people don’t have an interest in Contra.
@@flexin85rogue corps is regularly on offer for less than $5. It’s a shame way forward have such a hard on for the NES games, I really miss the contra games made by nobuya nakazato
@@flexin85That’s what I’m afraid of.
@@ALittleSnowFairySaga I hate when companies do stuff like that. It is like the customer is supposed to accept something over price or at worse a bad game as a way to show we love the franchise.
The price point is just sign of the times, pull in the can’t waiters then 2 months later it goes on sale for what it should have released at, then another 2 or 3 it drops to the real sale price. Long gone are the days of the PS360 live arcade cheap impulse buys and more value for your money releases.
Going from how it looks I guess that’s just WayForward’s style. Always found them to be a bit overrated to be honest.
Specific not pacific
Thanks for the correction.
Most Konami games (especially Castlevania, Contra, Gradius) and arcade games have 8 stages total. I see no issue here.
the issues is not that the agme has 8 stages, after all you are correct most Konami games only had 8 stages. In fact the orginal CastleVania had 6 stages I believe.
my issue more so is the price point compared to other games of this calibre. SoR4/Shredders Revenge/Double Dragon Gaiden where all 25 bucks.
The Fact the fact that this game doesnt have online co-op and budget graphics while trying to charge almost double the cost of those other games is not a good look.
that being said at least the demo was fun, so it could be alot worse.