Death of a Game: Rumbleverse

[@alexm3255]

man this game was fun but it was a nightmare trying to get any friends to show interest in it because of the visuals alone. was a shame

[@lowenkrone1689]

Jes😢

[@Coswalker27]

My friend saw the furry costumes, and he uninstalled. It a really good game. That rewards skill.

[@CallMeZayth]

the art style was act cool it was close to og fortnite graphics and i fw cartoony ahh shi

[@ExtremelyFishyPerson]

Don't judge a book by its cover 😔

[@ProxyDoug]

Ngl, I tried liking it, but the art style was a huge turn-off. When a game can't grab you immediately by the gameplay, it doesn't hurt for it to be nice to look at and when it comes to custom characters, players need to be allowed to make either, cool, cute or funny... and if it's an Asian game, you can also make it sexy. But this game was just funny and not particularly good at it. Anyway, see you in the Death of a Game for Rawmen.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

This game's death still hurts 😭

[@רוביציקו]

Still😢😢😢

[@AutisticAl]

This game JUST started to get interesting. A new map, people were learning how to do move combos and just overall it felt fun to run around and collect loot. It’s a shame this game failed...

[@DerIrre1]

It didn´t fail - it *got* failed

[@GetSmokedLmao]

One of the best fighting games hands down an im not even a fighting game person but try them

[@lezty]

@@GetSmokedLmao one of the best fighting games since shaolin monks Mortal Kombat

[@GetSmokedLmao]

@@lezty i believe its gonna return one day lol my hope will never go down

[@lezty]

@@GetSmokedLmao i’m not sure how they made sucha good game did they just have alot of money orr nah they just made an actual good online 3d fighting game for once unlike all the button mashing dbz bs

[@TheNzFox]

I can't express how the art work and name, particularly with that poster, made me instantly pay no attention to the game. I saw an ad for it at one point and just assumed it was a mobile clone as that poster looked identical to any of a thousand other games with similar sounding names, I am honestly surprised that it only lasted 5 months as I am sure with a bit of work someone could go back years and find near identical promotional material over and over again

[@midwestbox]

This was my experience with it. the art style and it being another BR game turned me off completely but once I watched gameplay it looked really fun but that's the thing, it was was to watch but not play.

[@Samsonfs]

Same, I legitimately didn't know this was a real game I thought it was some fake mobile thing.

[@aheahe7943]

exactly this

[@DoctorInk20]

Had this been set to release a few gaming generations ago, e.g. the PS2 c. 2003, this would have 1. Been solely marketed towards children. 2. Had gameplay_focused_ on the cartoonish wrestling idea. 3. Would have stood out against a sea of visually realistic games at the time. 4. Released as a physical game. That being said, I'd probably play it if that was the case, but as it is, it feels more like a tech demo from back then than the final product. I quite like the art style, but exaggerated anatomy will always be a hard sell for adult players. Sure, _Fortnite_ is stylised, but everyone still has realistic proportions. That and what this game badly needs is some defined characters and a storyline to follow or bounce off of. Context can make a huge difference gameplay-driven game like this.

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

​@@DoctorInk20 I feel like children wouldn't have liked this game because the combat was made for people with experience in fighting games. If you mash, which is what kids and newbies do, you'll get severely punished for it. Fortnite appeals to them because the combat is "I shoot you, bam, you're dead," but this game is "I punch you. I whiffed. I got combo'd and I lost... Awww, man, this sucks."

[@TheChimpyManCan]

Dammit, this one hurt... Rumbleverse was by far the most genuine fun I had with any of these battle-royale types. Going all in on the cartoon wrestling it did away with the usual problem of wasting 5 minutes looking for a decent weapon only to be one-shot by some lucky git who started on top of a golden railgun. Scrambling up the tallest building you could find, catching someone with an Izuna drop taking you both all the way back down, landing on a springy car that catapults you across the whole city block then hitting solid pavement so hard the other guy just explodes in a big firey ball... good times.

[@Graysett]

I played a bit over 1k matches and just barely squeaked out a slightly over 50% top 5 rate. There isn't a week I go by without missing RV. It went out at its best patch too. It introduced the final ring moving in a random direction towards one of the edges of the map, which instantly made every match feel way more unique because you wouldn't be stuck in one of the (admittedly many) predetermined final locations. That one change solved so many problems too. Turtling was an issue before that patch, but you can't just sit and block constantly when the ring is moving, and even if you try eventually you'll be out on the water anyway. It made a bunch of niche grabs, knockback specials, and movement specials actually worth taking because you'd know that inevitably you'd end up near an edge eventually instead of being landlocked like so many final rings were. I also disagree with the idea there wasn't enough content, or that the game was a "wrestling" game instead of just a fighting game inspired by wrestling. They were adding in new items and specials every patch, they added a full new map like 2 patches before shutdown (which was also connected to the first map so sometimes you'd be on one, transition to the other, then get forced back again because of the ring moving), and people had tons of speculation on what would be coming in next (Chun-Li's kicks being a constant ask). In my eyes the game simply was doomed to failure for one reason. Fighting games have terrible player retention baseline (for a lot of reasons I won't get into), and making a fighting game that's only online AND needs 25+ players just to field a single match is a recipe for disaster. They added bots to get queues going (thank god, before that it was 5+ minutes to find a match, after that it was rarely more than 1) but the bots are nowhere near as good as players of course, so that felt hollow for a lot of people. It took me a while to adjust, but I actually liked them by the end, they were basically free perks and just another resource to fight over like weapons or specials. It doesn't help that the way the progression system worked meant that when you entered a new bracket you'd be pretty much entirely cut off from the previous one and that it was XP based instead of win/loss based so you'd inevitably be forced to progress. I'd hit a new bracket, load into a new match, and then get absolutely mollywhopped by the new level of competition for like 20+ matches in a row until I got my footing. People don't like losing like that, I'm pretty immune to it but even I felt discouraged, until I gitted gud it felt almost like getting punished for playing more. Also, for some reason it never had a ranked queue. They probably couldn't afford to split the playerbase even further, but there was constant complaining about casuals being matched into killers, and a lot of people wanted a queue to really tryhard in as well. I think if RV came back with say ~15 humans per match and 7~ bots instead of trying to fill a room full of 40 people, had the initial rings start 2 sizes smaller, and then just used a MMR system for matchmaking instead of having such strict divisions it'd be able to go a lot further. Maybe also use a less cartoony artstyle (or let people have way more access to cosmetics, because I saw a LOT of fun/cool outfits in the final patch because they let everyone use every item for free, there was an absolute epidemic of Peter Griffins lmao) too, idk. But what I do know is that RV was some of the most fun I've ever had gaming (even the early patches where dive bomb nuking people from offscreen with weapons was wildly overpowered), and the gameplay itself was incredible, the patches were constantly making things better and increasing playstyle diversity, and Iron Galaxy were always amazing at responding to the players and improving the game. But never again will I get to bean someone with a homing chancla then combo them into a inazuma drop that slams them into the ground so hard they bounce off into the ocean for the KO, and that's a damn shame.

[@Graysett]

Also it was barely advertised and being stuck on the epic games store was pretty awful. Those both go a long way too lol. Also, for some godforsaken reason even though the game had a pretty decent tutorial it was hidden in the "freeplay" mode and spread out across 3 locations on the map, with absolutely no indication that the tutorial existed until you decided to go to freeplay yourself.

[@Gamerznation704]

I heavily agree with this, If you followed or did a bit more research into one of the people behind the development of the game that was pretty vocal (aka Keits) would know that this game wasn't necessarily a (wrestling adjacent) game. Alot of the design mechanics along with the thought process was from a fighting game standpoint, although it most certainly brought out a bit of that crowd. I think, alot of the problem is the art style but also in general this game came out at the wrong time. Gamers are finicky, and as what was mentioned earlier, fighting games have terrible retention. This game was honestly some of the best fun I'd had in a while, and don't get me wrong I can't stand the art style. However from the wrestling aspect alot of the moves they got were amazing and as someone who grew up on the wrestling games, fighting games this was perfect in that department (heavily disagree with the moves not feeling wrestling adjacent, this game arguably did that the best) I think the above comment honestly got down pretty much why this game did well, I think there should have been a bit more research into this actually failed.

[@goober69er]

I’m not a big BR person but this game kept me playing longer than most. I got burnt out just because I get burnt out on most ant BR game but I still thought it had a bright future based on how much fun I had for the time I played. I wasn’t a pro by any means but no glaring balancing issues stuck out to me it just seemed like it had metas like any BR. I thought the fighting was a lot more interesting and I never expected a WWE type game out of it in the first place.

[@Vegeta-pkl]

My guy made a whole essay everybody doing it in the reply💀

[@KayThePlug]

@@Vegeta-pklfr im not reading that

[@MichaelYT23]

I only played one match. Almost won my first game.

[@SteamGrace]

Your first match would've been a bot lobby. It's a tactic that Fortnite uses too; they make sure your first matches aren't too aggravating as you're just learning how to play.

[@OG_bobbi]

loved Rumbleverse, played almost daily with my cousin summer 2022 - feb 2023 😢 It was a massive lack of marketing. Like Epic as publisher didn't even care as they got Fortnite and let RV die 😔 Still hoping for a comeback one day. Easily one of the best games of past years 🙏

[@CL4P-TP444]

So good!

[@lezty]

The delivered a game just like it used to be in the past. taz wanted, crash bandicoot, tom n jerry. it really found a way to make it feel like the good ole days

[@elonleon4452]

Strange how you didn't mention Skip leggerday, this game's announcer. That man was THE SHIT! If it weren't for his overwhelming charisma, i swear to god this game would've died even faster than it did now. my god do i miss him.

[@DoctorInk20]

That's the kind of puntastic name I'd expect from this. 😂 Me likey.

[@goatpepperherbaltea7895]

I played 800 rounds with the sound off

[@nickbnj]

Best announcer ever

[@anzb6727]

cringe

[@GetSmokedLmao]

Im imagining skip voice as i read the comment

[@HOURLYSNIPES]

Underrated game that never got to shine because people didn't want to play it with me.

[@lezty]

Should’ve broken in their house and made them play it

[@HOURLYSNIPES]

@@leztyong

[@habadasheryjones]

We get arcade wrestling about as often as we get arcade racing these days so this game was a sight for sore eyes. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Its a sad day in gaming where the only game I've ever played where you can spinning dtt someone off of a skyscraper becomes completely unable to be played. It stings worse because bots (while not a replacement for real players) were already a part of the game. Why not just give us an offline bot mode? Can't stand when the decision to make a game an online live service completely locks it in as an online only or gtfo game. I can't even recommend the new Hitman games, despite their fun gameplay, because your saved online only progression tied to item unlocks is on the devs servers that lose connection every two hours. Whats wrong with games like Rumbleverse and Hitman 3 getting an offline mode?

[@habadasheryjones]

@@soundrogue4472 Burnout is loads of fun and I've played against someone in head to head less than 1% of my total Burnout playtime. So I don't know what malarkey you're talking about when you say it isn't fun in single player.

[@Ricki_47]

Never saw it as a wrestling game honestly, saw it as a melee battle royal

[@Unh1n93d]

As someone who played since launch and put 100s of hours into the game I can tell you release was a bit shit with bugs regarding hitboxes and stuff missing or hitting when it shouldn't but it did get better after the first season However there was so much to this game, the best way for me to describe it is as a 3D smash bros battle royale since there was a huge emphasis on movement and platforming, from doing two consecutive jumps to jump higher to dodging in air to get more distance, you can even block and jump and it will flip your character the other way making it easy to climb over a roof from a parking lot or something The only thing I think really hurt the game was the artstyle as even I was put off by it and only tried it because I like fighting games. With that being said there was so many customization options that making your character look cool wasn't an issue and they would add a lot of new weapons which would help with combos. Not to mention the games artstyle grew on me so much so that I think its perfect for the game overall its just the first impressions is what hurts it. People did think it was a mobile game or something including me until I got a notification from epic games on my pc. They added a freaking keybat which is just a reference to the keyblade and you can actually fly with it in game, don't even get me started on the combos where a lot of the time it was situational based off of your location If you are on a roof you can do roof combos where you knock the opponent off the building then catch them, wall combos which is self explanatory and of course floor combos, where if there is nothing else around they just get knocked over and you can elbow drop them or if you have something that can lift from the floor you can then extend the combo You even mentioned the lack of personality which is CRAZY The emotes went hard I believe one of the first emotes you were able to get was a crying emote where you literally make fun of your enemies and pretended cry while your character says "Boo-Hoo" (ITS IN THE TRAILER DAMMIT) I understand you can't play the game now so it's hard to actually review it but genuinely this game was gold, I think about it nearly every day and I'm actually working on remaking the games fighting mechanics because I liked it so much.

[@TheUnlimitedProductions]

Hope this game pulls a Gigantic and comes back. This game is what that ashy ass My Hero Battle Royale should have been like. Spellbreak needs a second chance too.

[@kenshisanki]

As a Rumbleverse fan and former player who loves traditional fighting games and battle royales too: This game was actually a perfect bridge for friends who liked fighting games very casually and wanted a way to with their friends not just against them. I played Rumbleverse that entire 5 months it was alive and was very ready to quit traditional fighting games and never go back. Rumbleverse will be missed.

[@Zusk0]

Appreciate that you got your channel back after that recent hack!

[@ELPRES1DENTE45]

Had a TON of potential, if only the combat were a little better and more responsive. Was truly a love letter to professional wrestling in all other aspects.

[@techno_otaku]

We really need more games like this in the Battle Royale Genre instead of "guns, guns, guns everywhere!" Rumbleverse will be missed...

[@Marinealver]

Smash Brothers MMO Battle Royal.

[@OsoUrsa]

By no one*

[@jmaster4941]

Guns are what sells unfortunately. Call of Duty is one of the biggest gaming franchises for a reason and GTA V is one of the best-selling games of all time. Guess what you do in those games? Shoot guns.

[@techno_otaku]

@@jmaster4941 I know this, it just sucks to have more unique battle royales get shut down in less than a year when the presentation is just right. This is half the reason why i refuse to really get into anymore that come out and use my time elsewhere on other pvp and co-op games with friends.

[@jmaster4941]

@@techno_otaku I know. Spellbreak is another one. It had amazing controls and gameplay but people just didn't want a BR with magic. They only want guns.

[@saturnine9179]

i miss this game so much it was such a fun game i loved getting stoned to the bone and playing rumbleverse all weekend i never played a battle royale or an online multiplayer game other than just some casual matches on sf6 but rumbleverse was so unique im glad i got to play it and i hope it comes back

[@shushkata]

Hey, bro! Hi from Bulgaria! Thanks for all your awesome videos, I really enjoy watching them and they gave me plenty of entertainment during the last few months :)

[@nerdSlayerstudioss]

Glad you like them!

[@Ricki_47]

I really want this game to come back

[@nicow8634]

This game was such a nice product over all. I loved everything, especially the cartoonie art style. It was really rewarding the skills you gained throughout playing it

[@ghostmanic173]

I got into this game like 2-3 months before it shut down and it was sooo much fun

[@YaBoyYeti]

I liked it. It was a weird fun concept. But it was clear from the start it won't survive for long.

[@TBurr030]

This was the game that got me back into having fun playing the game with friends. Haven’t found joy in gaming since😪

[@SylverstoneKhandr]

One detail I wanted to throw in that I didn't see discussed in the video - the game was actually not very group-friendly. You could either go solo or duo (tag-team) with a friend, but 3 or more was not offered. They actually did have a "trios" mode, but it was only as a limited-time event, not a permanent configuration. BR games can be more solo-oriented, but I felt that a game as vibrant and wacky as this could've done more on that front. Needless to say, I did love playing Rumbleverse whenever I had the opportunity, and it was one of those few games that I felt would've lasted longer had it not been firmly in Fortnite's shadow and competing for player retention on FN's home platform.

[@Graysett]

They had a Quads mode too around the end. It got a lot of action, I think people liked it a lot more than Duos.

[@nerdSlayerstudioss]

fair point

[@frogboi7]

This game’s name hurt it’s popularity a lot. All of my friends would immediately dismiss me trying to talk about this game because “You already told me about Multi-Versus” even though they’re completely different games. If it would’ve released under a different name I feel it would’ve done better.

[@MouseSPAL]

From what I remember, a few streamers that I watched really enjoyed the game because it dipped into the mechanics of fighting games. I won't elaborate on what they are because I'm terrible at them, but that might have been why Rumbleverse had such an explosive start and died with a whimper. It closely follows fighting game releases where there is an almost unimaginable successful launch, but as people hit their skill ceilings they put the game down. Only those that are willing to spend hours perfecting mechanics to become better stay.

[@alloammar8482]

One of the best games I've played if not the best . I just typed rumbleverse on KZbin searching its return and found this video

[@LunarPriestessYT]

First time I hear about this game, would have definitely tried it out

[@nintenx1235]

For rumbleverse it sounds small or silly, but I think part of the reason it wasn't popular is that the characters are really ugly. Now I'm not saying a game needs every character to be sexualized to be successful, but having a few attractive poster characters really helps bring people in.

[@CZOM027]

Its like trying to create something passable in modern fallout, its unpossible

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@CZOM027. I really don't think this comparison makes sense.

[@CZOM027]

@@dragonbornexpress5650 Think for longer

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@CZOM027. That's not a good counter-argument; If anything, it only shows you don't have a counter-argument to speak of because otherwise you would have said something more if you did. Provide an actual counter-argument or get the fuck out, clown. PS: Liking your own reply is insanely pathetic; Reeks of desperation. Seek professional help ASAP.

[@MexicanNickCop]

Hooray I've legit been waiting for this for over a year!

[@Vertex-apple]

Man I miss this game

[@karenwang313]

The problem was trying to make a battle royale in 2022. I'd wager alot of us are sick of them at this point.

[@RavenGlenn]

This. If I never see another battle Royale I'll die happy.

[@kenamada5451]

I started this game too late. This game was actually sick as hell. The combos, the tech, the impact. Insane game. It was one of those games where you could think you were the shit and then someone hits you with the meanest combo and reads that have you re-evaluate the way you thought you could play the game and go back to the drawing board. It was wacky too. I loved the keyblade reference.

[@unArthodoxDR]

I guarantee that Yakkocmn is watching this video, reminising of the good times this game provided. It's a shame I only heard about it when the plug was already pulled. Would've been an amazing game to sit back, mash buttons, and enjoy the cartoonish aesthetic.

[@rodekirby121]

rumbleverse is still one of my favourite games (most likely top 3) because of how different it was, how well it was paced, how fun the multiplayer is, how fun it was to customise characters and how deep and interesting the combat was rumbleverse’s visual style is pretty goofy and different, but i can’t imagine it looking any other way graphically the visuals really fits the sillines the game is going for and it fits well with the gameplay and the wow moments despite of what you said stating that it lacked a good pressntation. im still praying for this game to come back eventually as the time i’ve spent in that 6 months was one of the most fun i’ve had playing a game with friends and on my own i know im glazing but i promise you this game was something special this video covers it really good

[@steff4810]

i would have to disagree with rumbleverse not having an identity and the animations being off. i played the game for the entire 5 months and had fun every time i played. towards the end of rumbleverse it was getting super competitive and that just made it better, with players getting better and learning the mechanics more as time went on. It’s a shame the game came to an end, was just such a good game.

[@alexwinfield9540]

A game ending after 5 months is an absolute disaster. There must have been an issue or it would still be going.

[@lamalamp]

Game was fun for a bit but once the no life people started to become more common and every fight became who can start the dolphin dive loop first. It was down hill from there.

[@shadiafifi54]

And the next game is... okay, yeah, that checks out.

[@MySnakeisSolidus]

Oooh, this one hurts. This is the best battle royale I've ever played. The tension you felt while fighting was second to none. You didn't get shot with a Sniper rifle from 300m or someone downing you in 3 seconds with a shotgun at close range. You actually had to fight it out. You had combos, priority attacks. You could fucking divebomb someone off a skyscraper or even use cars to propel your attack. Its only fault was having a similar UI as fortnite

[@ReverendLeRoux]

The big problem I had with it was that the game had rules you could read and memorize, and then those rules applied to moves, so it was an elaborate 'rock paper scissors' except it had like a dozen steps. And then not of that shit fucking mattered because the netcode was so damn broken half the time that you could win a clash, and then just get hit by the enemy attack (that you beat) anyway while they get away with it.

[@DaemonicSavior]

It’s important to understand that fighting games are incredibly niche out the gate and as time is progressing they are becoming even more so. The only company that truly does triple AAA #s commercially is MK/Injustice. For a company to maintain a live service BR in this already niche space is a ridiculous task especially with zero investment required by the user. It has the appeal of a pick up and play sort of mobile game aesthetic but it’s very deep and intertwined with a lot of fighting game mechanics that IG is known for. The is a huge problem especially with non existent matchmaking with a low player count. Noobs were getting absolutely crushed and had very little incentive to get better because there are a 1000 other games they could go have a better time in instead. I think IG made something very special and I commend them for making the game they wanted to make regardless of the metrics and numbers.

[@cloudcity4194]

right... MK/Injustice is the ONLY fight game doing numbers. Biased much? I'm sure Capcom would disagree on your Netherrealms fanboying.

[@DaemonicSavior]

​@@cloudcity4194 Hot damn you missed the point entirely and turned this into some kind of weird contest. Listen dude, I don't play fighting games really at all. In fact, I bought SF6 to play casually and didnt even bother with MK1. You can easily look up the sales figures for any of these companies/games and see capcom gets stomped out on mass appeal and sales simply because MK pulls in a very large portion of non-fighting game enthusiasts due to it's legacy and other media. This isn't even an argument. It's literal fact. Regardless of whatever bullshit you're trying to spi,n the whole fucking point of this is that there was no way this game was going to survive in the vacuum that is the FGC as a GaaS. The money and playerbase just isn't there and the ONLY reason some of these huge fighting games do big numbers is by legacy. That's what these companies want to see from a GaaS. Not niche fighting game numbers.

[@cloudcity4194]

@@DaemonicSavior not trying to pull any bullshit, asshole. If you look, MK1 has done ~3m copies. SF6? Also ~3m copies (actually SF6 is outselling MK1 - but that's probably a rounding error). I was merely pointing out your MK bias in your statement, not whether a 3m userbase is a smart ROI for a "battle royale meets wrasslin" game. Unless you have some inside knowledge, you don't know if a target 3m users (or much less) is a worthwhile market or not. If you do have some inside knowledge, other than google (because google isn't a real substitute for intellect, sorry...), please quantify your assertions.

[@allekid]

I was so upset and dissapointed when I heard it was shutting down. It really was a fighting game battle royale dream come true. Suplexing people off skyscrapers and bouncing off multiple objects before creating a massive crater is one of the many highlights of this game. The silver lining is that at least Iron Galaxy is back to work on Killer Instinct a bit

[@willywitchdoctor]

It looked fun judging by Maximillian's streams but yeah battle royale is such a rough market nowadays

[@MooseKnuckle66]

Me and my friend loved this game. This one hits home for sure. Such a great idea.

[@ShamanEffect]

I always wanted to play this game, but never had the chance to. TBF, I was really under the impression that I would have more than half a year to check it out. Even now, I would still love to if it ever came back.

[@ganjaman59650]

"Wrestling games usually have high standards" Yeah i stop watching the video here...

[@Marinealver]

The next case died from cancer.

[@theone01299-z]

Yep.. and it’s begins with an Suicide Squad

[@prettyshortshorts]

4:00 this is exactly how i felt , when i saw it first

[@f_ii_s_h_e]

you were kinna harsh, man. rumbleverse was a lot of fun nicknamed it my fortnite killer at the time 😅 the aesthetic was similar to fort, but i’d argue more vibrant and the overall design gave urbz: sims in the city vibes the character customization was also god tier compared to some, so-called “AAA” games ; eye color, skin color, body type, gender, hair, eyebrows, shapes, colors…&more. the cosmetics while not always what most people would want you could pick and choose what to wear mix and match that with other items of clothing from different sets, no two characters ever looked the same unless you were starting out default or wore a fit to complete like the cat suit 👌🏻 but ultimately it failed, because fighting games have a learning curve not many people want to nor have the time to put in to improve, lack of funds is a given i’m sure and being released around the height of the pandemic didn’t help ‘ither 😂 hope to see it get picked up someday if not it was honor to have experienced 🙏🏻

[@justin__sz7070]

Rumbleverse is was the best battle royale ive ever played

[@saloz9483]

I think they could make another new IP with the gameplay in a single player format. Since to be honest the most interesting thing about this game was the gameplay.

[@Larry]

Epic never did give back the money I spent on skins in this game >:(

[@janhudecek9885]

I think the main issue was that the potential paying player base was a Venn diagram of people who like Battle Royale, Play video game, are into Wrestling and are ok with microtransactions. As someone who doesn't watch wrestling I just didn't have any drive to even try the game.

[@Joshua-do7vo]

Iron Galaxy also ported Tlou 1 to PC. Which was a disaster.

[@axscy9685]

bro me and my friend played this game everyday and we got so good to a point where we wanted to start youtube channels based on the game because of how good we where, we would win almost every match and had a meta going, i loved the game and it was a whole lot of fun. it made me rage before getting good and made me feel great when i won a game. this game was just so fun. like u can climb anything throw ur enimys to space etc. gonna miss it LLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@captaindankkief4048]

def my favorite br i have every played

[@FluttershyIsAGoddess]

I remember seeing that game awhile back, those characters looked so awful. 🤢

[@Las3Ms_]

My bro and I loved the hell out of this damn masterpiece, it was a damn shame to see it go

[@cloudcity4194]

Their only real success is Killer Instinct, which they inherited completely including engine, animations, tuning, everything from Double Helix.

[@nerdSlayerstudioss]

you got auto moderated btw, but i fixed

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Well, not just inherited; Double Helix literally taught them all of that because Double Helix was getting purchased by Amazon at the time.

[@cloudcity4194]

@@dragonbornexpress5650 so, you're telling me that all of that knowledge can just get passed down in a matter of days? Weeks? Months? If that's the case, why aren't ALL games better? Shouldn't people just be able to TELL the next people how to do something and they be just as good? I think you're confusing telling someone how to use an engine with teaching them how to make a good fighting game.

[@codysing1223]

For the people that never played this game, imagine Gym-bros had a Battle Royale, But we're all wrestling fans.

[@00F]

Never heard of the game until I took a game development class in my last semester of college, and that was only a few months ago.

[@aheahe7943]

I'm glad you touched on it, because I think the BIGGEST problem with Rumbleverse and games like it, is it's art style. I'm sorry people who like it, but silly style art just isn't it. No good amount of gameplay can ever save them. ESPECIALLY as a f2p. Just look at any game out right now that has skins and costumes in the game. I'd feel safe saying that roughly 10-15% of the playerbase purposely dresses their character in a silly way and sometimes only temporarily for a meme among their friends. And 15% of 100k players is only a playerbase of 15k; and when you consider the people who only do it as a joke temporarily, you're looking at an average of like 2-5k players who enjoy the art style whole heartedly, but then you further have to weed people out because it's a BR, it's wrestling, etc. It was WAYYYY too niche. These kind of silly art style games are usually best sold as a $30 party game that you kinda drop after 5-8 hours or whenever your friend group gets bored of it. This is also why I feel games like Battleborn failed, obviously competing with Overwatch was the biggest factor, but Paladins has managed to scrape by this entire time and that game barely even works half the time, after all these years. But Paladins has pretty grounded, not too outlandish and silly, art style. Meanwhile Battleborn has characters like Montana half naked with the body of a massive boulder and a head the size of a pebble; running alongside Phoebe, I completely normally proportioned, elegantly dressed swordswoman. They don't look like they exist in the same world, let alone the same game. What drive would a normal player have to buy skins for Montana, they'd all just make him look varying degrees of silly. Games make money when they reach a broader audience. Using Overwatch as an example, you can have the massive bodied Reinhardt with an appropriately proportioned head and have him be both really cool and really silly. I think his best selling skin to date is a carboard armor skin he got that turns his normal hulking armored physique into a kid's cardboard armor you make with dad on a sunday afternoon. When you design a game to only attract a silly audience, you shouldn't be surprised how quickly the interest in the game dies down. People don't want to be silly all the time, and people surely don't want to spend money on looking silly in a game that already looks silly.

[@rudeboyspodcast]

I loved Rumbleverse, played it almost every day from start-to-finish because it was so much fun! The devs had a knack for creating funny moments and utilizing fighting game mechanics in a Battle Royale (a genre I'm not normally fond of). I really hope it comes back in some form.

[@gorix16]

Awww yeah!! That shitty game is gonna be Next Case. From Rocksteady & Warner Bros and that Sweet Baby Inc. Was started all thanks to Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. No body like live service games. - 12:30

[@TurtleMan2023]

Look at the top 4 BR's out right now. People want to shoot each other. A lot of the biggest BR failures lately were games like Rumbleverse. Gimmicks don't equal long term success

[@Falconardo]

Are we going to get a death of a game video on Payday 3?

[@hug4229]

KZbin hasn’t been recommending me your videos for ages???

[@DimzNoms]

Rumbleverse was something special for me. It really felt like a Fighting-game BR. The biggest issues was lack of modes and troubles to generate revenue (I literally bought one outfit, feel in love with it and never bought anything else). One thing I will say is that this game had the BEST feeling movement of a 3D game that I have played in that last 5years! If it wasn't for the ""need"" to generate revenue and the game could just be a game without being shut down. I would still be playing today. This kind of game-feel coulda lent itself to numerous game modes, not just BR.

[@Familytube90]

I’m excited for the next video

[@dvelasquera5667]

People really don’t understand how fun this game was after you got over the visuals and the initial fighting game-like skill floor. Such a shame, should’ve been marketed/published better.

[@Tardyz]

I'd actually pay for this game if it ever came back,i swear this was the best game i ever playef idc whatever anyone else says. I playef gta,fortnite,pubg etc but this game was just different and it's so unfortunate that we might never play this game again😢

[@markoholic_]

I remember seeing a lot of people playing this on twitch and youtube for about a month and then people kinda forgot about it. Shame I would've loved to try it but I didn't want to make an epic account

[@iriasu1667]

My only experience with this game was watching Max Dood stream which was hype not gonna lie.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Oh, that teaser at the end is VERY telling; Can't wait to see that one. (Rocksteady's fall from grace is a painful one.)

[@Island_Dragoon]

Out of all the other battle royals, this one was amazingly fun. Really really sad that it got shut down

[@theone01299-z]

I played dozens of matches of this game. And streamed it on twitch before it got expired.

[@hackerex4787]

Welp, should have known the Suicide Squad game would end up on this show

[@ZedricBullneck]

ive played games for 30 years, and never once had as much fun as i had playing Rumbleverse, doesnt go a day without me missing it.

[@GirlSkater]

Just imagine if they would of left this game up for a couple years it would of had more players on rumbleverse👍👍 played this for hours 🥺🔥

[@dyllanrodriguez2828]

I loved this game and wanted it to keep going. It had too much potential to be better and better, me and my friend had a blast all the time man. I hate that it’s gone.

[@miraclePoints]

I didn't play this game because I'm not a pvp gamer at all. But for this game's short existence, I adored watching Northernlion play it. It was endlessly hilarious seeing him do flying elbows from the top of a skyscraper and then get spinning thrown into the ocean 😭

[@Puwitt]

I'm really hoping they make another game like it the concept is so unique

[@Mr_Snek037]

With the death of clash mini, can you look into covering that game?

[@swuce]

Man. I was one the few who actually played this game daily. Despite lacking a bunch of content, i feel like this game puts a slapstick twist on wrestling which honestly grew on me, despite not being like wwe, wwf pro wrestling. I feel like this game does it better than any of the wwe games by just letting u use the whole arena and location as a giant wrestling ring, it felt like clashing multiple toys wrestlers together as a kid, minus the ring.

[@rtunum48]

RV was the battle royal for true fans of the concept. And just lovers of good ole fashioned video game magic

[@markedforstrike]

I never heard about it and being only in EGS explains why. And then if I heard about it having to intall EGS could lead to me skipping anyways

[@BIGACORN]

Think the devs should had taken some cues from Platinum Games' Anarchy Reign/Max Anarachy's 16 player FFA mode with Rumbleverse getting some enemy npcs and sub boss on the map as well as those random events like Colony Laser, Air plane crashing during matches in Anarchy Reigns

[@KotoCrash]

Theres just not enough room on the battle royal mountain

[@brueashear]

I knew rumbleverse was going to fail when my friends and I saw the reveal trailer and called it the "Grubhub perks battle royale" I still loved playing it regardless and I'll miss it

[@trollord2775]

This was the best game imo it brought me and my little brother closer we shared so many laughs in this game. I hope this game can come back one day

[@tonyredgrave2129]

I loved this game and played it all throughout its life cycle. They had a 1 year contract with Epic Games in order to make this game profitable, wasting 6 months of it with that delay that you mentioned in the video. They only had 6 months to rake in the profit and ultimately failed. I wished it would've lasted longer, they had such promising concepts for Season 3 and beyond but it was never meant to be. Maybe someday people will give another game that's like this a chance to shine.

[@top_gun_academy]

Imagine if WWE bought this game

[@Felixowski]

Rumbleverse, my beloved. NL kept me pegged throughout the lifetime of this gem

[@shaden489]

ive never even heard of this game before which honestly probably explains how it may of ended up on this show

[@Lakin_Logan]

The greatest wrestling game ever, for a couple weeks

[@kayvonabbaszadeh]

You had to be there for the WORM EMOTE

[@Mojaveknight17]

Heavy rain outside Detective Dreams 😢

[@matheusrodrigues4819]

Great video, but I come once again, please do Omega Strikers 😢