TIGSource: Grapple Buggy Trailer

Grapple Buggy Trailer

Brandon "BMcC" McCartin — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Oh. My. Goodness.

Blaster Master meets Bionic Commando, with sexier physics and disturbing visuals? Yes, please. Not only is this the best XNA Community game I think I’ve ever seen (though, I’ll admit, my experience with XNA games is limited), it may be the best game ever? (Sure, I’m exaggerating here. But only slightly.)

My very first thought when I saw this was, “Hey, that looks like one of Arne’s concepts!” Could this be the dream game he’s been waiting for? I mean, supposedly it “features dynamic decision branching, and multiple, story-driven endings.” Does that mean free-roaming exploration? I sure hope so.

Find more at creator Nathan Fouts’ website, Mommy’s Best Games.
Also, his dev log can be found here, and is now added to the DevRoll, natch.

(Thanks again Offworld!)

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by MikeK

Tue, 19 May 2009 16:52:53 +0000

Cmon’ guys, i’m sure theres many more games it reminds you of, or looks like etc..! dont quit now! i’d love to hear more about what it reminds you of.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Impossible

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:48:31 +0000

Looks cool. I would have liked to see art a little different than weapon of choice. The organic gross monsters with funky colors was interesting, but its not particularly appealing and doesn’t help differentiate the game from weapon of choice. The gameplay looks better\cooler than Weapon of Choice.

Hopefully he can get a proper Live Arcade deal this time and bypass the shittiness of community games.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by BMcC

Sun, 17 May 2009 04:34:01 +0000

Yes you are, J. :P

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by leeham

Sun, 17 May 2009 01:42:55 +0000

needs more low-cut panties

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by J

Sat, 16 May 2009 12:30:32 +0000

I’d rather the game be PC. As much as I want to play games like this and Behemoth’s “Game #3”, I’m not going to buy a 360.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by SG

Sat, 16 May 2009 04:41:02 +0000

Immediately thought of R-Type, which is far from a bad thing.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Eclipse

Fri, 15 May 2009 23:18:38 +0000

Blaster Master 2 had awesome graphics, this game has poor drawn stuff imo…

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Dustin

Fri, 15 May 2009 14:43:57 +0000

I immediately was reminded of Weapon of Choice from that trailer. Guy has a very distinct style, I guess.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Ivan

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:54:57 +0000

If you loved blaster master (like I did) I don’t know how you can hate the graphics… They’re awesome for that style.

Would people rather the game be 3d or what?

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by soulja

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:56:24 +0000

Ain’t no point to this comment, just typing words, commentin on shit.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Quazi

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:46:48 +0000

i dont like gross graphics either, they remind me of r-types graphics.

the game looks cool, but its not really like that concept of arnes, that game looks like Cortex command with a blaster master tank and character.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Ezuku

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:58:27 +0000

sighs. I feel like I own the wrong platform sometimes (PC).

Anyway, the graphics look pretty cool, hopefully they’ll be varied enough, the gross graphics could get old very quickly if overused.

But hey, it’s awesome that somebody else here played Vangers :D. That game was awesome.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Ilya Chentsov

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:19:13 +0000

I’m the only one that thinks that the graphics sucks? :\

Well, I think it kinda sucks. Crapple Buggy, hehe.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by nullerator

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:33:12 +0000

What a waste to release these things on the 360. I can’t even buy community games where I live.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Eclipse

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:02:27 +0000

I’m the only one that thinks that the graphics sucks? :\

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Fuzz

Thu, 14 May 2009 05:28:24 +0000

Those graphics are fantastic.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Ivan

Thu, 14 May 2009 04:40:55 +0000

Said it once, say it again: the only thing missing for the Xna community is a Steam for its PC distribution.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by God at play

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:35:25 +0000

Nice mix of gameplay going there. Wish I had an Xbox too. :/

The art style is interesting, agreed, although it gets pretty visually confusing because of all the similar colors going on at once. I think it’d work much better if the backgrounds had some more atmospheric color to them, i.e. less saturated and tinted a little more toward a single color.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Eli

Thu, 14 May 2009 02:31:42 +0000

For - NO - discernible reason. The lack of sleep is finally getting to me.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Eli

Thu, 14 May 2009 02:27:19 +0000

For discernible reason (I suppose other than the focus on planet vs. vehicle) this reminds me of Vangers.

Also, plants eating cars - excellent.

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by MikeK

Thu, 14 May 2009 01:06:59 +0000

N I C E !!!!

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Pyabo

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:56:31 +0000

Oh man… All terrain vehicle driving on organic constructs… this totally reminds me of Wheeled Warriors. Did I just date myself?

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by phubans

Wed, 13 May 2009 20:33:47 +0000

Wow, another reason to get a 360 I suppose… Looks amazing!

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by avoidobject

Wed, 13 May 2009 20:26:55 +0000

No, no, no. I know that. But that mini-map. It looks just like the kind used in Metroid. I wonder if that means anything gameplay wise?

"Grapple Buggy Trailer" by Paul Eres

Wed, 13 May 2009 20:22:23 +0000

I’d say it looks like it’ll play more like Blaster Master than Metroid.