It's simple. All a studio has to do is remake War of the Monsters (2002) with the Monsterverse license and AAA visuals. Easy money. What's wrong with them?
The biggest plot hole here is that Kong was supposedly brought back to the surface and on a rampage.... Ummm why isn't Godzilla hunting him down as stated many times would happen.
Even though it's because of licensing rights, I'm glad Godzilla isn't hunting Kong down for once and he never should've. What has Kong done that warrants Godzilla to attack him? If there can't be two alpha titans, why does Shimo get to roll free? She helped triggered the ice age yet you don't see Godzilla hunting her down. It's a stupid plot point that forces the two most famous monsters in the world to fight just because and only further establishes Godzilla as a mindless murder machine. Sorry for the rant but it's tiring how since Gvk the handling of the Monsterverse monsters have not been great.
7Levels did a fantastic job with this game in terms of stage design, background/environment interaction/destruction, and choreography. Hope they don't abandon this game and keep it alive with updates. Smash Bros. Combat would be greatly welcomed. Good job to the developers in this side scrolling genre.
Why does this reviewer to talk like this? I'm Australian myself and it's quite bizarre how he reads his reviews. One sentence pitched up. Once sentence pitched down. One sentence flat. One sentence pitched up. Once sentence pitched down. One sentence flat.
It's super obnoxious. I think he's trying to add variety in his cadence sort of like a news reporter. Avoiding monotone to stay interesting. The problem is his variation is all the same.
that game is the only reason why I got excited to hear they released a new king kong game. When I heard it was a platformer my excitement quickly faded. I remember completeing that old king kong game in one playthrough. At 7 years old completeing any game for me was unheard of, never mind in one sitting.
I also really liked Deadlight and i can definitely recommend Kong. Yes it is linear and simple, but thats what I like about it. Sometimes I just wanna play something relaxing
I can't believe you guys didn't mention the awkward and weird animation and also the absurdly strong protagonist that can kick a vault as big as a freezer box across the room 😅😅😅
I like the concept of this game. Would of been more interested if it had more survival elements and better voice direction. Is a bit weird to compare it to more actiony metroidvanias.
For people unaware of the the game's tactic, it reminded me of another kaiju survival game "City Shrouded in Shadow" otherwise known as in Japan "Kyoei Toshi aka City of Giant Shadows". I want people and IGN to hear this from me, I played City Shrouded in Shadow on the PlayStation 5, and it trying to show you what it feels like to be a tiny human in a city trying to avoid being crushed by a giant monster or robot and fallen debris. I can see how Kong: Survivor Instinct is doing the same thing. Just imagine you are in a city and then all of a sudden giant creatures come out of the ground, sea, sky, or robots being launched from underground to engage in battle and you need to figure out what you must do in case something like that ever happens. I hope this clarifies everyone and hope they understand what I explained.
I am starting to think that game studios who don't have the budget for quality writers/voice actors should go the route of deaf/mute character or smthn like the movie gravity. I mean look at a quiet place: day one the whole minimal dialog fit really well in the city survival aspect. They could have saved the money, invested in more Kaijo action sequences and keep up the feeling of being a small individual in mid of all the crazy destruction. Hope anyone gets what am saying :D
Why the hell don’t they make a ‘King of the Monsters’ style game… having the giant monsters smashing their way throughout the city while trampling over vehicles and smashing through skyscrapers. That would be a fun game.
What they need to do is make Kong game similar to the fps one that came out for the 2005 movie. THAT was a GREAT King Kong game. If they could replicate that with Kong I could see it actually succeeding
This doesnt make much sense - Kong doesnt even actively attack Humans in the "Monarch Arc". Why does he need to? Would make more sense to be a Kaiju survival game.
This game could have been a first person survival game but 2d ? . Like imagine trying to survive Godzilla and kongs fights. That would have been dope or again I have been saying this for a while now . Make a Godzilla destroy all monsters inspired game using all the monsters in the monster verse
@@AvoidTIMtation my excitement decreased exponentially with every announcement Minsterverse Game -> Kong focused -> and even worse, it was a Side-scroller where you control a random human
Very lackluster and this game only has me wanting a fighting game set in this franchise even more. One thing I will give a credit for is that it does capture the feeling of the movies in the fact that we would much rather follow the monsters then some of the boring humans . Especially when the primary protagonist of this game, David is the lamest protagonist in any piece of monsterverse media.
I'd rather replay City Shrouded in Shadow for PS4, the Disaster Report like spinoff which had Mobile Police Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gamera, Gyaos, Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Battra and Ultraman characters. Only annoying part was it wasnt in English 😒 but it definitely looked more interesting than this. Also id rather replay Gamera 2000 on PS1 and Ulrraman Fighting Evolution 3 on PS2
Feel like this is probably good for what it is and to compare it to metrovania greats when its probably not even much of a metrovania is the wrong analysis here
But why Kong though? They movies go out of their way to say that Kong stays underground for territorial reasons? I'm guessing they couldn't afford the Godzilla license
This is such a cool idea to be ruined by bas gameplay. Still i might get it just because of love the idea so much. Maybe some other team can do more with this concept.
Ever since IGN was born existed I never watched a full review on this channel boring these people are Gamers just like we are they have their own opinions I can make reviews all day too on my channel if I want to what makes their opinion so special I always fast forward the video to the end this one has a 5 I have not even bought the game I just want to see how they reviewed it and none of their reviews are never good anyways
So we get a King Kong game which has nothing to do with Kong, we just see him walk around in the background, and he is only used as a Final Fantasy-like summon? And you don't even play as him? What a let down. Glad I didn't buy this. The 2005 game will always be the best. At least you got to play as him.
This game has so many piss poor design choices its unreal. No good faith attempts to get Charles Dance to voice act Alan. The Dialog is roughly the same for all encounters and whoever decided that the hook should be used with the right stick and trigger button combination should be ostracized (especially in a high stakes run for your life chase) from the industry. Also, this game seems to contradict the movie. Godzilla would have absolutely have come up to address Kongs rampage. There is no mention of sylla or any other titans in the movie running loose hurting people which absolutely would have gotten the kings attention. Tiamat gets its ass kicked in empire but no mention of lahamu whatsoever. I get its a prequel but if there is a sequel there will have to be a lot to improve on from this game. 3/5 game at best.
I believe I speak for many when I say we weren't expecting a game like this for being the first in the MV (MonsterVerse). We expected a game similar to the past games such as Godzilla Save The Earth. A giant Free-For-All Brawl game where you pick your favorite monsters or "Titans" to battle against others. If not this, then copy the format from 2005's Peter Jackson's King Kong. Or just remake or remaster that game entirely. Listen to the fans and stop giving us Kong games when it's supposed to be Godzilla games.
This is unfortunately what we should've expected from the announcement since pretty much all the info on the plot/genre/developer came with it. They couldn't even have it announced like a normal game through a gaming news outlet or something. It was like a footnote at some licensing expo where they were announcing who was gonna get the rights to make merch for the next couple of years.
Easiest slam dunk for king kong in video games is just remake the 2005 Peter Jackson's King kong game, it with be an instant hit
I would buy that day one, loved that game.
I would buy the game on day one, then buy a second copy to give away for free.
One of my favorite FPS action adventures games of the ps2 era. Underrated gem.
I totally forgot about that game. It was made by Ubisoft no less, back when they were on the up and up.
Stop being stuck in nostalgia we don't need more remakes.
It's simple. All a studio has to do is remake War of the Monsters (2002) with the Monsterverse license and AAA visuals. Easy money. What's wrong with them?
Still playing on Ps5
War of the monsters is not talked about enough
I remember when I was younger trying to see If a sequel was ever going to be made
Sadly not haha
@@Soundwave_0908 I watched a playlist from Bestinslot by never played it
That's because studios no longer care about what the consumers want. Easy.
Golly, I remember playing as Togera, might as well open that game again on PS4 and play as a kaiju, loved those times personally!
2005 King Kong game will always be the goat
The biggest plot hole here is that Kong was supposedly brought back to the surface and on a rampage.... Ummm why isn't Godzilla hunting him down as stated many times would happen.
Maybe he just wanted a break, and was looking for a clash with other titans?
Probably couldn't afford the Godzilla license from toho
Even though it's because of licensing rights, I'm glad Godzilla isn't hunting Kong down for once and he never should've. What has Kong done that warrants Godzilla to attack him? If there can't be two alpha titans, why does Shimo get to roll free? She helped triggered the ice age yet you don't see Godzilla hunting her down. It's a stupid plot point that forces the two most famous monsters in the world to fight just because and only further establishes Godzilla as a mindless murder machine. Sorry for the rant but it's tiring how since Gvk the handling of the Monsterverse monsters have not been great.
@@Flash-FireCC Shimo wasnt free. They were locked in the center of the earth. Did you not watch the movies?
@@Flash-FireCCit doesn’t matter what you think. Godzillas character is hunting down titans that are causing destruction. They broke that here.
Can't believe you haven't mentioned This War Of Mine not even once.
7Levels did a fantastic job with this game in terms of stage design, background/environment interaction/destruction, and choreography. Hope they don't abandon this game and keep it alive with updates. Smash Bros. Combat would be greatly welcomed. Good job to the developers in this side scrolling genre.
It looks better than the last King Kong game lol
The bar is so low...
The bar is in hell.
At least the last kong game was so bad it's good 🤷♂️ this one is just...bad. bland like one of those fake mobile game ads
@@chillvibed I felt the same way lmao this game literally looks like it belongs on a phone
@@sentientmustache8360 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They gave it a 10
Thanks I'm gonna go buy it now.
Yes!
10- 5
thank you!!
Dunno...sounds not correct 😅
Erm actually they gave a 5
Why does this reviewer to talk like this? I'm Australian myself and it's quite bizarre how he reads his reviews. One sentence pitched up. Once sentence pitched down. One sentence flat. One sentence pitched up. Once sentence pitched down. One sentence flat.
Yeah people will say that's just an Australian accent and how people speak there. It's like...no lol. Guy is just annoying listening to him.
Yea nah yea yea nah
Because. He is trying to sound ..... like sunny V2uhhhhhhhh.
He's standing on his head.
He's so fucking irritating I hate him lol
It's super obnoxious. I think he's trying to add variety in his cadence sort of like a news reporter. Avoiding monotone to stay interesting.
The problem is his variation is all the same.
Compared to that atrocious Rise of Kong game last year, this game is a masterpiece
Score at 09:13
You chad. 🗿
Thx bro
Keep doing this for all review videos please. You're my new hero.
Ubisoft needs to re-release Peter Jackson's King Kong game
that game is the only reason why I got excited to hear they released a new king kong game. When I heard it was a platformer my excitement quickly faded.
I remember completeing that old king kong game in one playthrough. At 7 years old completeing any game for me was unheard of, never mind in one sitting.
Game reminds me of Deadlight, which I quite enjoyed. Will still give this a go when it goes on sale.
I also really liked Deadlight and i can definitely recommend Kong. Yes it is linear and simple, but thats what I like about it. Sometimes I just wanna play something relaxing
"A tacked on titan" might be one of the best puns I've ever heard.
I just want Kong to be in Gigabash
I KNOW RIGHT? If we get Kong, Gamera, and Evangelion in Gigabash then my life as a Kaiju fan will be complete.
At least Ultraman rising is in it now
I can't believe you guys didn't mention the awkward and weird animation and also the absurdly strong protagonist that can kick a vault as big as a freezer box across the room 😅😅😅
He's got some strong ass legs
Looks awesome! Would also love a Peter Jacksons King Kong remake as well as War of the Monsters remake!
It’s this grating reviewer again with his signature roller coaster voice pitches 😖
@@ANGELOFDARKification not the same guy
UUUg that contrived uppy downy ign announcer voice thing is hard to listen to and this not the only guy doing that.
Here he is ,the up and down voice reviewer 😂
I can't take it anymore. He is unbearable.
They are just punishing us at this point
“Flatter than a kaijus couch cushion” lol
I like the concept of this game. Would of been more interested if it had more survival elements and better voice direction. Is a bit weird to compare it to more actiony metroidvanias.
Is it just me that this game reminds me heavely of ‘’This war of mine’’ art style at least? They gave it a 5 btw
Looks cool, I'll check it out after a real good sale.
For people unaware of the the game's tactic, it reminded me of another kaiju survival game "City Shrouded in Shadow" otherwise known as in Japan "Kyoei Toshi aka City of Giant Shadows". I want people and IGN to hear this from me, I played City Shrouded in Shadow on the PlayStation 5, and it trying to show you what it feels like to be a tiny human in a city trying to avoid being crushed by a giant monster or robot and fallen debris. I can see how Kong: Survivor Instinct is doing the same thing. Just imagine you are in a city and then all of a sudden giant creatures come out of the ground, sea, sky, or robots being launched from underground to engage in battle and you need to figure out what you must do in case something like that ever happens. I hope this clarifies everyone and hope they understand what I explained.
The art style and perspective is actually really cool and interesting
Who’s here before they fix the typo in the thumbnail?
Survior
When will games stop including crate puzzles? 😂
Is it me or this game looks like This War Of Mine but more colourful?
Is there a physical copy of this for consoles or is this digital only? Can't find my answer anywhere so I'm trying this
"the game dropping chunks of the ceiling onto your skull gets old"
>still gets hit by them every time
Reminder: Tristan Ogilvie's horrible cadence is slightly more bearable at 1.75x speed.
@@LBPreviews try it at 0.25 speed 😉🤯😂
Shame. Graphics and environment look good.
It looks more like mobile game or ps3/360.
Thanks for the review, I was about to order this game!!, not now. 😞 😞 👍👏
I am starting to think that game studios who don't have the budget for quality writers/voice actors should go the route of deaf/mute character or smthn like the movie gravity. I mean look at a quiet place: day one the whole minimal dialog fit really well in the city survival aspect. They could have saved the money, invested in more Kaijo action sequences and keep up the feeling of being a small individual in mid of all the crazy destruction. Hope anyone gets what am saying :D
Why the hell don’t they make a ‘King of the Monsters’ style game… having the giant monsters smashing their way throughout the city while trampling over vehicles and smashing through skyscrapers. That would be a fun game.
Toho
@@TheTrueUltimateGenLifeformbeautiful reply
Do they ever even explain why Kong decided to go back up to the surface and randomly destroy cities + humans? Seems out of character.
It looks way better than the last Kong game. I may give it a shot even if it looks overly simple.
What they need to do is make Kong game similar to the fps one that came out for the 2005 movie. THAT was a GREAT King Kong game. If they could replicate that with Kong I could see it actually succeeding
Will anyone ever give us fans what we want, a new godzilla kong fighting game!
Non skippable ads before and during your vids is a 1/10
That's entirely on you. Adblocks and Revanced are there for everyone.
PREMIUM homeboy.
@@latinokid33 absolutely not
Adblocks, Third Party RUclips Apps, Play the video on Bing, Premium...
Your fault for not doing anything about it. 😂
What ads? Haven't ever got ads
Why is Kong trying to kill a civilian? Monsterverse Kong is not like that.
Might be worth picking up on sale for under $10, but man that image quality is horrendous for what should be a lightweight PS5 title.
A survival Godzilla game set in Japan would work better.
Ill wait for Dangervilles' review iykyk
Kong now eats humans, thought they were herbivores lol
Choose your side Godzilla or Kong
Looks like any platformer that as out in the 2005 era of PS3\360 ...
Reminds me of "daylight" or "deadlight" can't remember which
It's like this war of mine style.😊
You can play Tarzan, once you get a Hook. It's fun)
This doesnt make much sense - Kong doesnt even actively attack Humans in the "Monarch Arc". Why does he need to? Would make more sense to be a Kaiju survival game.
Just play Gigabash if you want a game where you actually play as Kaijus
Why are they comparing the game to other games? Can't they just review it on its own and stop comparing it? Lol ign reviews getting worst
This game could have been a first person survival game but 2d ? . Like imagine trying to survive Godzilla and kongs fights. That would have been dope or again I have been saying this for a while now . Make a Godzilla destroy all monsters inspired game using all the monsters in the monster verse
I love this style of games. I'm waiting for the day Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja gets a remaster in this style.
This might be the least surprising score of the year. I wanted no parts of this as soon I saw the 1st gameplay footage
Unfortunately same
Think it a pretty cool idea for a game, just seems they haven’t pulled it off
But the idea was there
@@AvoidTIMtation my excitement decreased exponentially with every announcement
Minsterverse Game -> Kong focused -> and even worse, it was a Side-scroller where you control a random human
Compare it to deadlight that's what I'm expecting it to be like
Its better than last game and is still fun. But, sequel i wanna se it expanded more levels of titans fighting and your in between much cooler.
Very lackluster and this game only has me wanting a fighting game set in this franchise even more. One thing I will give a credit for is that it does capture the feeling of the movies in the fact that we would much rather follow the monsters then some of the boring humans . Especially when the primary protagonist of this game, David is the lamest protagonist in any piece of monsterverse media.
I'd rather replay City Shrouded in Shadow for PS4, the Disaster Report like spinoff which had Mobile Police Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gamera, Gyaos, Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Battra and Ultraman characters.
Only annoying part was it wasnt in English 😒 but it definitely looked more interesting than this.
Also id rather replay Gamera 2000 on PS1 and Ulrraman Fighting Evolution 3 on PS2
Man, talk about wasted potential! I too thought this had a very Shadow Complex vibe. This could have been an amazing game. Very unfortunate!
Feel like this is probably good for what it is and to compare it to metrovania greats when its probably not even much of a metrovania is the wrong analysis here
Can we talk about the “acting?
b a d .
But why Kong though?
They movies go out of their way to say that Kong stays underground for territorial reasons?
I'm guessing they couldn't afford the Godzilla license
Yes. They should’ve made a hollow earth game
This kong of mine
The idea looks cool
The father of Donkey Kong
It's a 7- 2 guys!!
This is such a cool idea to be ruined by bas gameplay. Still i might get it just because of love the idea so much. Maybe some other team can do more with this concept.
Ever since IGN was born existed I never watched a full review on this channel boring these people are Gamers just like we are they have their own opinions I can make reviews all day too on my channel if I want to what makes their opinion so special I always fast forward the video to the end this one has a 5 I have not even bought the game I just want to see how they reviewed it and none of their reviews are never good anyways
i agree with the review but somehow it's still fun to play and its damn good looking !! I also like the music, however it's massively repetitive.
The score is 5
Spoiler alert
The game’s dialogue and voice acting sound awful
Getting massive vibes of shadow complex
with a dash of this war of mine
They making every game but not a new Godzilla destroy all monsters like come on already
So we get a King Kong game which has nothing to do with Kong, we just see him walk around in the background, and he is only used as a Final Fantasy-like summon? And you don't even play as him? What a let down. Glad I didn't buy this. The 2005 game will always be the best. At least you got to play as him.
THE MOST ANNOYING REVIEW VOICE EVER
😞 told you so
Can someone just make a Shadow Complex 2?
They gave it a 5
Sounds like a 4 or 3, not a 5/10.
I’m so sorry but please work on your modulation mr reviewer 🙏🏼
Monsterverse fighting game. 2D or 3D like tekken. Make it so.
Thank you aloooooot , i just download it Duke Nukem - Manhattan Project
They gave it 5 shame i was hoping for 7
8:56 "Should have left me alone"
Will do.
Gave it a 5
This game has so many piss poor design choices its unreal. No good faith attempts to get Charles Dance to voice act Alan. The Dialog is roughly the same for all encounters and whoever decided that the hook should be used with the right stick and trigger button combination should be ostracized (especially in a high stakes run for your life chase) from the industry. Also, this game seems to contradict the movie. Godzilla would have absolutely have come up to address Kongs rampage. There is no mention of sylla or any other titans in the movie running loose hurting people which absolutely would have gotten the kings attention. Tiamat gets its ass kicked in empire but no mention of lahamu whatsoever. I get its a prequel but if there is a sequel there will have to be a lot to improve on from this game. 3/5 game at best.
This Kong of mine
This game sucked, as a monsterverse fan. I actually agree with the score.
So this but no review for a new Arkham game.
5/10
Im hard to believe that 2023 game was made for ps5 looks like a ps3 ps2 game 😂😂😂😂
Game was scored between a 0 and 10.
You are welcome.
Ongenuity?? Or ingenuity....
Watch him give this 7 or 8
Looks good to me
U got kong in the name makes you think you can play as Kong lol
But can't that's some false advertising
I believe I speak for many when I say we weren't expecting a game like this for being the first in the MV (MonsterVerse). We expected a game similar to the past games such as Godzilla Save The Earth. A giant Free-For-All Brawl game where you pick your favorite monsters or "Titans" to battle against others. If not this, then copy the format from 2005's Peter Jackson's King Kong. Or just remake or remaster that game entirely. Listen to the fans and stop giving us Kong games when it's supposed to be Godzilla games.
This is unfortunately what we should've expected from the announcement since pretty much all the info on the plot/genre/developer came with it. They couldn't even have it announced like a normal game through a gaming news outlet or something. It was like a footnote at some licensing expo where they were announcing who was gonna get the rights to make merch for the next couple of years.
Is it tradition or why we get every year shitty King Kong game.