Steel Assault is Arcade Platformer Perfection! Nintendo Switch Review!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I also have an Arcade Mode (Very Hard) clear of the game on my channel where I discuss the gameplay in depth! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep6ZeYyOrNqfd5Y

[@packpock4369]

Dude I love your channel, this game is just sexy that's one way I can describe it. 16 bit it looks like it was developed on the GBA but it's so detail those little details make this the gem it is. It's not long but it didn't need to be with the destruction and set pieces, the difficulty is on point..

[@packpock4369]

You know they're making a sequel right little clip on their Twitter

[@nicolabellumat]

Purchased SteelAssault on sale yesterday night thanks to your video: I was ingloriously kicked in the butt and cannot wait to get better. I have to say: yours is the only seriously in-depth review of the game I found. Others are on the lines "pixel art", "arcade nostalgia" "here is what you can do". Meanwhile you explained that the vibrant and saturated colors not only are nice to look but make the screen very readable even in the most chaotic moments, that you are required to master your available moves by the level design and the game was made with a not superficial understanding of what makes an arcade both challenging and fun. Great review for an even greater game.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

That s great to hear my friend! I m glad you connected with my review style, where I try to explain how the games work in their design and mechanics, rather than just how they look ha

[@HansAlRachid]

Throughout the revival of retro pixel graphics over the past decade or so I kept waiting for the style to catch up to the level of GBA visuals like those of the Mega Man Zero series and now a game like that has finally arrived. God I love how this game looks.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes the graphics are hella impressive, I personally love the extremely saturated colors and big old pile of effects ha.

[@gooberstankable]

Indeed, the attention to detail in the backgrounds are beautiful, shows Metal Slug level of detail, and that era/style is my favorite style of pixel art in a sea of pixel art titles this gen

[@carlcueto2689]

Amazing art! It even looks like a 3DS game when you increase the TV curvature and the layers start to pop out of the screen as you move!

[@Alurvful]

Xydonia and this game share the same musician (they also did Devil Engine). The pixel art was done by the same artists that did Blashphemous.

[@McQueen8601]

Qwesta is Devil Engine's composer, I'm Xydonia's. We both worked on this. Xydonia's pixel artist is in the team as well 🙂

[@Alurvful]

@@McQueen8601 Thanks for the correction. Went off the Steel Assault website which omitted this info. You should have them include more detail and links to your websites!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Aha yes I was looking through trying to figure out the extent of the crossover between the two teams, but I feel like the pixel artist style is so distinct (in a good way) that I would tell just by looking that the artist must have worked on both games.

[@slip309]

"Never underestimate a good crouch". Words to live by. Thanks for another great review Mark. Been playing A LOT of Castlevania and recently so I might give this one a go. Keep being AWESOME!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes! crouches in these styles of games are usually really strong ha. If you enjoy old school castlevania it is highly likely you will like this game as well ha.

[@brianbergmusic5288]

Seeing more games like this makes me happy for both the sake of nostalgia as well as the artistic world. I love instrumental heavy metal music -- games like this are golden opportunities to find that style of music in the limelight.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Oh hell yes, the ost in the game slaps hard! I also love this style of music as well! The drum stick clacking in the start of stage 4 is genius ha.

[@sarethums]

For me its not nostalgia as I never stopped playing like this.

[@HollowRick]

​@@sarethumssame I've been playing 2D games for decades at this point

[@carlcueto2689]

Let's give big props to Joseph Bailey aka "Questa" for composing another video game OST masterpiece. Devil Engine and now this!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah the OST is awesome!

[@arronetchells4363]

Really glad to see you’ve covered this, such an awesome game with the tightest controls and fantastic graphics. I hope this developer continues to triumph with future titles!!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Me too! I wonder if the next game will be a direct sequel? Steel Assault sort of ends on a cliff hanger ha.

[@minimalmaster8489]

Your very complete review of this tantalizing action / platformer which, as you rightly mentioned, is a clever mix of Castlevania, Mega Man X, Contrat and Metal Slug (we could also add a touch of Bionic Commando arcade 1987 for the grappin) made me want to buy it. Thank you also for your video of the sublime Espgaluda 2 that you made, two weeks ago, it reminded me of its release on switch, I'm having a blast right now. What a gem!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I m glad to hear it! I don t think you ll regret picking it up, I ve had a lot of fun and am stoked to go for the arcade clear :-)

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Whip mechanic looks straight outta Earthworm Jim. Character design reminds me of Street Fighter 2010 on NES. I like the look of this game alot. That tether mechanic is pretty fresh, though.

[@SpeckObst]

Had no idea this was already coming out. Glad to see that it actually turned out as good as the style promised. Can't wait to play it myself.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I know it snuck up on me too! I'm really glad the game came out as soon as it did though!

[@carlcueto2689]

I bought the game thanks to your video. Arcade platformer perfection indeed! It has everything I want in my videogames (with the exception of it not having HD rumble support): no loading time, intense linear action, no boring walking and "exploration" fillers, skippable cut scenes, gorgeous pixel art, crunchy explosions, adjustable difficulty with checkpoints, great music and sound effects, excellent control, very low MB footprint size and high replay value thanks to its short length that's perfect for 1 playthrough when I have time to spare. I haven't had this much fun in a platformer since Megaman X4. On my Switch, this game ranks up there with Fight n Rage, Nuclear Throne and Atomik: RunGunJumpGun. I read that a patch will be available soon to address the frame rate issues on the Switch. Congrats to the devs and Tribute Games!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah it's a fantastic game! I finally got the arcade 1cc last night!

[@carlcueto2689]

@@TheElectricUnderground Congratulations! I'm going to take my sweet time 1ccing it as a fantastic game like this only comes once in a blue moon nowadays (unfortunately).

[@moethephoque9355]

45° not 90° great review i grab this

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Damn geometry class! Yeah 45 degree angle ha

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

Looking forward to the arcade stream!!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Absolutely, I'm looking forward to playing it!

[@Kooljupiter]

The Art Direction/ colors with this game is straight Chefs Kiss

[@dearcrowns]

I had not heard about this game until now, but now I have to buy it immediately. Also the art really gives me strong GBA vibes which I'm absolutely here for.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Absolutely! The visuals have a lot of style and flair :-)

[@boghogSTG]

Aw yeah, been looking forward to this game since the demo and it's exactly what I wanted! Really does feel like an evolution of Castlevania's (or Super CV's) timing based gameplay where every attack has meaning and impact. Getting pure arcadey games this pretty AND well designed is a real treat. I'm glad they went that route, hope it didn't hurt profitability too much. That said I can kinda sympathize with people calling it too short. The length in minutes is perfect, but the game has so many different enemies/ideas/set pieces that it really crams them in. A second loop/higher difficulty with remixed level design would be awesome.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I blame metal slug 3 for being so long ;-) This is a really interesting topic where I felt it was refreshing to play a game that was pretty much all killer and won't come down to 2 hour long runs when I go for the arcade mode clear ha. That being said I do think that stage 5 could have been better if they swapped out the flying ship section for a more straightforward and intense platforming section, i think if they had a longer more challenging stage 5 that would have been a good fit. The last two bosses are really fun though!

[@dr_ubo]

That's what happens with Arcade design for non arcade gamers. I loved the demo a few months ago, I'll give it a shot on steam now, seems like it's exactly what we all expected. I hope we see more games like this. Good luck on your own releases Bog!

[@boghogSTG]

@@dr_ubo The demo really was spot on, can't go wrong with it if you liked it. And thanks buddy, hope you're doing well!

[@titanforge4317]

This looks badass! Thank you for putting this in the spotlight mark.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I ve been looking forward to the release for months!

[@jackylee5850]

Looks like the developer took inspiration from Blazing Chrome. Granted this is more or less a castlevania style instead of a run and gun, but the sprite work is most reminiscent of Blazing Chrome, and Super Cyborg (a straight up contra clone) In any case it looks very promising

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah I can feel a similarity to blazing chrome in presentation, though I do like just how maxed out steel Assault is with the colors and effects ha

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Earthworm Jim + Ken from Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight. I like the protag's design & gameplay alot.

[@gooberstankable]

Mark goin BEAST mode with content!! Thanks broseph for something like this to mix it up with all the shmuppy goodness. Def picking up

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I'm glad to hear it! Yes I think it is super fun to have a nice mix of arcade focused content :-) I ordered that shanzzy new lightgun, but it won't arrive till december, but that is going to be really fun to go over and discuss!

[@thrillhouse_vanhouten]

Nice to hear someone talk at length about the qualities of Steel Assualt beyond its length. This game kicks ass, has outstanding art & presentation, and tight, satisfying gameplay to boot. It's meant for replays, not just a single playthrough!!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah the game length thing is a topic I need to dig into more in general, because I think it s an unhealthy obsession ha

[@darthrobo5516]

Although there are many great things about this game. I felt quite disappointed on how the hook wasnt integrated a lot in all the levels and bosses. So when you do have to use it again it feels kinda out of place, wish its usage was allowed basically more so the player could be more free and expressive with it (and enemies more designed around it) most of the levels and bosses forget this mechanic is around. Still a good game but expected more from it after your review.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

One thing about the hook that I didn't pick up on until I started doing my arcade 1cc routing (very close to the clear now) is that when you launch the hook horizontally, even if nothing is there, you get a nice juicy air stall. This air stall is very useful and you end up using it a lot, so maybe give that a try. Also the hook shot comes into play big time on the final boss if you are trying to not take damage, so I think the mechanic shines more when you go for no damage runs

[@darthrobo5516]

@@TheElectricUnderground yeah the little air stall I knew and used, which is a nice little thing. And Indeed only the last Boss feels like its an integrate part which highlighted for me how underused it was in the other encounters/levels as it is the defining mechanic of the game, so I expected this to become more integrated and challenging as you go along. But its there and then gone and occasionally pops up. Im doing runs myself too on the higher difficulties now clocking around 32 min. Still a fun game! Just not as tightly designed as for example Cybershadow where all the mechanics are interwoven all the time.

[@Galaxy40k]

I've never heard of this game before, but I LOVE a good action platformer. Definitely gonna wishlist this one!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

For sure! Yes here's to hoping the game starts making more waves!

[@sorubro2193]

Ive seen complaints about the lenght even among arcade fans, good to know your perspective

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah I should make a topic video about this, a clean 30 min run is completely fine with me. All killer no filler ha, but I can see if you are a Mega Man X style fan where you'd want to see more as the mega man x games are about 1.5 hours long when you hustle.

[@carlcueto2689]

@@TheElectricUnderground The devs took out an entire shoot em up boss section as well as cut out most of the train battle, which in total would have been an additional 5-8 minutes. I think making the game shorter was the right decision when you consider how tight and cohesive the final product is. It seems that they wanted players to enjoy every second of a 24-min run and avoid inserting any annoying fillers.

[@thuggeegaming659]

Playing through this game now, and it's absolutely fantastic. You know a game is awesome when as soon as you control it, it just feels good. I hope a sequel or some DLC is released one day, definitely recommended!

[@FREEZA_AKA_MR_COOLA]

These new pixel games are so sick!

[@chazlewis8114]

I love how you nerd out on the game mechanics. Not many game reviewers have that level of understanding.

[@HollowRick]

Id be interested to see mark create a game to see what he could come up with

[@gepflegtePCSpieleKultur]

Thank you for your nice Review... Steel Assault was flying under my Radar... Cheers Mark

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Glad the review was helpful! Yeah I thought it would be great to cover the game since it's probably not going to get as much coverage as higher profile indie games.

[@gepflegtePCSpieleKultur]

@@TheElectricUnderground Your Welcome :-)

[@ApenBaard]

Hahaha, saw a bunch of reviews complaining about it being too short yesterday and immediately thought of you! Was curious what your opinion on it would be, thanks for reading my mind! Edit: Sold.

[@aLe-be2fq]

today most people think games should last for hours just because the price sometimes, they don't understand this kind of games

[@TheElectricUnderground]

oh that's really interesting. I personally found the 30 min length to be a breathe of fresh air, especially when you go for the arcade mode runs ha. I think if you buy the game expecting megaman x style length of 1.5 hours why you might be frustrated, but if you are looking for a metal slug / contra style game then the 5 stage length makes a lot of sense. 5 stages is within the arcade standard :-)

[@michielkroder4031]

Wow, this looks amazing!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

It's really fun!

[@lob5645]

Just commenting to point out that the boss disappearing glitch mentioned at 12:35 has been patched out. Seems like the devs are doing well at listening to feedback.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

That's great!!

[@rushiosan]

Great review! Just one question… can you disable the scanline filter? The game looks awesome but I want to enjoy the clear pixels.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes you can! What's weird though is that when you disable it, the pixels soften a little bit. Why I have no idea ha.

[@jaytpmc]

@@TheElectricUnderground this is true. I usaully disable all filters but the game actually looks sharper with the crt filter on.

[@Erk1234567]

Was on the fence on whether or not to but this. Wasn't sure how I felt about the tethering mechanic, but it looks like I'll be getting it sooner rather than later. On a side note, you're doing A Link to the Past dirty 😭. The arrows are viable for 90% of the bosses

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah I kinda did tbh, I debated to include LTTP or OOT because OOT has much more of this boss syndrome then LTTP does, but the dark palace fight is just too funny not to make fun of ha. It comes from a place of love though, I'm a big LTTP fan.

[@NeoKurow]

Good review. This game is for me candidate to game of the year along with cyber shadow, deedlit wonder labyrinth and death door.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Absolutely! Cyber shadow is another fav of mine this year :-)

[@thegaminghubby8467]

Nice review, Mark 👍🏿👏🏿😁. I played with this a bit last year, but got distracted - I'd like to return to it soon. Just wandered if you'd ever played Volgarr the Viking? If you like games with an old school, arcade level challenge/structure, clever mechanics and interesting game design, I'd highly recommend it.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Oh I haven't! Is it a newer or older game? Sounds pretty cool

[@thegaminghubby8467]

@@TheElectricUnderground Volgarr is a modern/retro game inspired by the likes of Ghouls n Ghosts and Rastan. Originally came out around 2013, but it's available on PC and modern consoles (PS, XBOX, Switch, etc). I personally think it's the best "recent" interpretation of the arcade action platformer. Highly recommended.

[@chadmolitor6691]

Holy crap this looks good. I had no idea this was coming out! It seems like indie developers are finally nailing gameplay. I remember years ago when all they did is rehash basic gameplay and slap some crappy pixelated graphics on it and call it good.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Exactly! I feel like a turning point was with fight n rage, since then the western indie devs have really stepping up in the gameplay department. Honestly I have more faith in them then even studios like Nintendo right now

[@chadmolitor6691]

@@TheElectricUnderground alright, I picked this one up last night and it's pretty sweet! It's got quite a bit of challenge too. These guys get the importance of good art design and direction. The game looks great!

[@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s]

This looks great, I'll pick it up on pc. I have enjoyed lots of 2d platformers over the years. This looks set to join my favourites like Messenger, cyber shadow, blazing chrome and valfaris.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes I feel the same, I am really happy with how the game turned out, the arcade run grind is going to be really fun.

[@Mingodough]

I wish this game was physical so I will cross my fingers and wait a bit to see if that happens. If not I’ll pick it up when it’s below $10 looks like an amazing game though :0

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I'm willing to bet that it will come to physical in the future, seems like a natural fit for that :-)

[@LittleBigKid707b]

You got your wish it's on physical.

[@gcavrubio]

The zipline is not inclined 90 degrees. It is 45.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

That C in geometry class will always haunt me. Right yes 45 degree angle ha.

[@JonasSaleen]

There is one big rule videogmaes! DON'T SPOILER THE LAST BOSS!

[@flutebasket4294]

Never even heard of this one. Will buy immediately

[@TheElectricUnderground]

hell yeah! It's a fun one!

[@MrJBRPG]

If the game is considered "too short", does that mean the players can simply "credit feed" on home games without putting much thought? I remember that you had an interview with the developer behind Space Moth DX and mentioned the importance of anti-credit feeding such as continue limits and level progress requirements, with the latter being done with Jamestown plus. Or maybe the game itself would have pushed the difficulty slightly higher to make the players challenge themselves longer.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah I talked about this a bit but forgot to include it in the final cut of the video, but what's great is that there is a nice selection of difficulty modes and arcade mode is no joke! You won't be able to credit feed through arcade mode and since the game is about 30 min or so you can actually do a full run in a reasonable time frame, rather then a 2 hour slog like streets of rage 4 ha.

[@MrJBRPG]

@@TheElectricUnderground Maybe the non-arcade mode is what players plowed through first and maybe not checked the arcade mode and then called it a day.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

@@MrJBRPG I d bet my leg that s what happened, I think only beast players like icon are going to clear arcade mode in a day ha

[@NES_Wizard]

Just got my physical copy on the switch. Great video

[@TheVileOne]

Thanks for the review. Hope your channel gets more views and subs.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Me too! Spread the word to your friends if you can :-)

[@Zenon00007]

Great review ❤️‍🔥

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Thanks! :-D

[@ms.bunniesarecute2287]

Such a great review! Thank you so much

[@TheElectricUnderground]

No problem!!

[@CYI3ERPUNK]

would absolutely LUV to see a sequel or expansion to this game , its awesome but so short XD

[@schlarptarf3675]

Interesting, I completely failed to understand that I can use the tether below the aircraft during boss 2 but found a way to evade his charge attack by jumping until his lock-on released above me. Not very reliable technique, though. I guess his attack patterns changes on harder difficulty, making your technique essential. I finished the game so far on very easy, easy and am half way through normal. Great game!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes for sure, especially in arcade mode you basically have to no damage a lot of the bosses, spent 4 hours working on the arcade mode clear last night ha

[@schlarptarf3675]

@@TheElectricUnderground 4 hours, nice! I take this value times 20 as a rough estimate on how long it takes for me to beat it in arcade mode :D

[@aLe-be2fq]

hey Mark, have you tried to 1cc any Ghouls 'n Ghosts games ? just curious, could be a good future video though

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Not yet! I am going to in the future though!

[@LittleBigKid707b]

I don't think you care about Mark's mental well being for wanting to put him through a Ghouls N Ghosts 1cc suffering.

[@johngavalas712]

Just got this yesterday its an absolute blast!

[@michelecatani9295]

Re-watching this review I was thinking... did you play Spectacular Sparky? It's a game that I'm curious about but I don't find many reviews... It has a cool retro-vibe!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Oh nice I've never actually heard of this game! I'll have to check it out and see what I think :-)

[@bobsteave1236]

I played nothing but the CV series, and most other Retro Plateformers for years and years of my younger gaming life and have completely lost interest in the genre slowly over time and for the past like 10 years have not touched one. (shmups , twinstick, dark souls, and most other genres beside side-scrolling plateformers) now fill my time... but Seeing this review might bring me out of retirement and go for that 1cc/ hardest mode clear / speedrun of Steel Assault for just how perfect it seems. Anyone else feel that same way about the genre?

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Absolutely!!! I ve been going for arcade mode clears on stream and it s very fun and rewarding, you get to see how the game holds up :-)

[@thetigerman]

Another great review. Another gem I need in my collection Thank you

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Glad to help :-) it s fun talking about this style of game

[@TS-ic1ol]

I want it for the soundtrack alone.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Soundtrack does slap, love this style of ost

[@kimijuntunen6925]

Thanks for the review. Did you play on handheld mode?

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I mostly played docked, but handheld mode for the game is also boss, especially with my recommended setup! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH2nqH-ajbKNatE

[@kimijuntunen6925]

@@TheElectricUnderground thanks for answering. Ha I need to try out that setup. I already have the split pad and the joycon with proper d-pad.

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

I've never seen a game in this genre that looked as good

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah it s bomb, I m getting close to the arcade clear now, played it for 5 hours straight last night

[@Biobillybonez]

This game is so fucking good.

[@Biobillybonez]

Little correction: the tether goes at a 45* angle not 90*

[@unicron8soundwave724]

W🤯W Thankz for this Yo! Makes me wanna play my copies of Gunstar Heroes & Astroboy: Omega Factor. I love Boss battling. I will play this like it is the Nintendo Entertainment System's STREET FIGHTER 2010: The Final Fight 👾 In the word of the great Stan Lee EXCELCIOR!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Stay tuned because I am going to be talking about gunstar heroes on the channel soon!

[@chrisr529]

I know you don't care but I hope this gets a physical release .

[@TheElectricUnderground]

That would be cool :-) I think it will

[@Theyungcity23]

Are you going to make a video for Gear Shifters? It's a driving shmup

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I don t have any plans to right now but the concept looks cool!

[@AlbertoMonroy-lq2vw]

I beat this game in one sitting, that's how good it is. A true masterpiece.

[@tikoytuks1479]

What a video!⚡️⚡️⚡️Love your work!🌿

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Thanks!! Yeah it was a lot of fun to talk about the game

[@NostalgicRuckus]

Hack and slash video request. Tanzer 2019. Would love someone to talk about this game. My 7 year old and I have been hooked on this thing for 2 weeks now. You got us into Steel Assault and Wanted Dead. Think you would really like Tanzer, the kick starter game released on Genesis. The rom is available as well.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

The soundtrack is insane.

[@theconsolekiller7113]

This was a great game. Its good to see this style of game still being released. What was the model of that korean stick you liked? Going to keep a note of that for future mods. Im still playing around with different set ups. So far that Seimitsu 62 is at the top for me, for shooters but yet to try any korean sticks. Ive really only tried the RAP3 and RAP4 and Seimitsu 62 so far.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I actually have a very specific build of my korean stick lever! Here's a vid all about it :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJjNl56QZ9eIh5Y

[@theconsolekiller7113]

@@TheElectricUnderground Nice. Going to check that out. I looked into them after you mentioned it. Looks like something I would definately want to try.

[@tplayer23424]

what's the top 5 hardest shmups 1cc you have done?

[@TheElectricUnderground]

1. Dodonpachi 2 all 2. Battle garegga 1cc 3. Ketsui no bomb loop 1 4. Crimzon clover arcade 1cc 5. Mushihimesama arrange 1cc Something like this :-) silvergun 1cc was also pretty tough so that could be 5 as well. Esprade 1cc and guwange 1cc are also up there

[@scottmichaelhedge5055]

I've only seen footage and screenshots with the CRT filter on. Can you turn it off?

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yes you can :-) though oddly the image is less sharp with it off, which is strange ha.

[@huevonesunltd]

It honestly pissed me off that the negative reviews on steam of this game complain about the game "being too short" If a game ends and it makes you want more, that supposed to be a good thing. Also this game is a lot like Street Fighter 2010 for the NES

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

In today's gaming critics, being a short game is a sin now.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah steam reviews ha. I think if you are buying the game and expecting mega man x or new castlevania you'd be surprised that the game is 5 stages. But if you are buying it as an arcade player and plan on doing arcade mode runs, the game not being 2 hours long like a lot of modern indie games is honestly a breath of fresh air. Like I love cyber shadow, but the game is so hard to stream because it takes so long to get through, streets of rage 4 is really a challenge in this regard too. So the 30 minute arcade length is something I will definitely defend. All killer no filler.

[@3diamonds524]

Great intro. Game looks fun.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

It is! I just got the arcade clear last night!

[@Bibvock]

Does this have a slight feel of gunlord a tiny bit?

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I could see that, though I personally like this game a good deal more then gunlord. I think the boss and level design is more focused and on point, but they do have a similar style for sure.

[@AKTANEARCADE]

I no longer play games with fixed jumps so this sounds perfect for me!! This was completely under my radar, this is an instant buy for me. Although I also have cyber shadow on my waiting list 😖 Shmups taking up 100% of my gaming time hahaha

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Oh yeah Cyber Shadow is awesome too! Yes it's super hard to find all the time to play all these great games.

[@scienceandmatter8739]

BRO WHAT U KNOW ABOUT GLEYLANCER 15.10.21 ESHOP ADDED TODAY?! LOOKING AWESOME!!!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I did not!

[@scienceandmatter8739]

@@TheElectricUnderground Thunder ENGINE

[@darkchild130]

That diagonal tether is 45 degrees not 90.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Indeed, numbers got mixed up in my head ha

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

It does look awesome ...

[@reiul9787]

When physical copies comes out will Be take my money from the Day 1

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah a physical release really makes sense for this game. I wonder if they are taking more time on that to allow them to patch things up and such :-)

[@ArmanNasirworks]

I had the same issue where the final boss attacked so far off screen and I was just unable to do anything except die. I hope it gets patched soon. Amazing game very clearly inspired by Gunstar Heroes.

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

That good? I guess I can take your word fellow gamer.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

For sure, and I do plan to do a bunch of arcade run streams here soon, so if you're on the fence those might be helpful as well!

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

@@TheElectricUnderground Already bought it, first credits show that is special. Highly recommended to use arcade stick on this one.

[@Psych0boost]

Wonder if they’ll do a physical release

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I really do expect to see a physical release, it seems like something the publisher/devs would definitely do.

[@martinhernandez656]

If does i will be very super happy when romhack release on MAME final burns neo release on first new look domestic Dodonpachi Saturn mode and can you rant on this

[@T200026]

Bionic commando comes to mind watching this.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah for sure! There's lots of cool influences like that :-)

[@T200026]

@@TheElectricUnderground I like a good old retro game.

[@futureskeletons66669]

Could see this land on EXA:Arcadia

[@MrJBRPG]

I wonder what new would be added if chosen? 2 player simultaneous? New levels and remix hard levels? additional characters? the possibilities are endless.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

That would be super interesting to see!

[@futureskeletons66669]

@@TheElectricUnderground Saw you and Iconoclast post videos on it so picked it up. Impressive. Great game-feel, very convincing and compelling gameplay. For a first release this is pretty stellar. Been a big Switch arcade week. Got this and Cruis'n Blast.

[@travisfield9769]

yeah dude boss stayed off screen as well on mine but what a great game

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah ha, I'm sure they will get it patched soon.

[@ShamanNoodles]

Wow this game looks sick!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah I m hoping this developer keeps making games like this!

[@PortableXombie]

I properly could have dragged this game threw the mud in this review. The art style would still have me throwing money at it. Edit: first two should be "You probably," that is what I get for typing on my phone.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah the graphics and ost are hella impressive, they really push the game to the next level in terms of appeal.

[@AKTANEARCADE]

Finished Steel Assault. It's okay, beautiful game but pretty barebones. Like even the arcade mode is basically a 1CC only mode (no feeding). And Normal mode is unlimited continues. No other options. No other difficulties I guess unless I 1CC arcade? One powerup, no other weapons, no hidden secrets, NO SCORING... So not a lot to do really. No training modes or stage training. It's a very barebones game. I don't know if it's worth the $15 tbh... I would say it's more like $5. Extremely quality production values but very barebones to me. I got 2 hours out of it but I don't think I want to try to 1CC it as it is all memorization and execution. Nothing cool or interesting to do.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

So it does have an expert mode, which is a nice middle ground between normal mode and arcade mode. So there is a bit more underneath the surface once you start grinding for arcade 1cc (finally got it last night!). For example there is a weapons system with the shield and lightning powerups where they slowly decay over time but if you melee kill enemies you will get more meter for these powerups, this actually plays into the routing in the higher difficulty modes. You can also use a checkpoint system in normal mode, so if you want to route that will be really helpful to practice with. I do think a proper stage select and training mode would be nice though!

[@AKTANEARCADE]

@@TheElectricUnderground good to know these things! I didnt really feel compelled to go through 1cc because sometimes I died in some weird grapple sections that I would have to practice lol

[@MegaDeth859]

Whoa, this game looks awesome but super difficult. SOLD!! 😭😅

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Ha it is a toughie, part of the appeal for me really :-)

[@travisedwards3543]

Sorry to be that nerd but 🙆 .. I think what you are calling a 90° angle is actually more like a 45° angle. And the tether that runs parrallel to the ground is a 90° angle. With the visuals i still understood what you meant. Just thought you might like to know if such a matter were to come up again for a video. You just seem like the type thatd like to get that stuff right.✌️

[@zanychelly]

Not sure if wait for a possible PS4 version, or give it a go n my PC. I do rather play on console.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Good question, I'm honestly not sure. I feel like I will say buy the pc version and then next week they announce the ps4 port or something ha. No harm in hanging tight and seeing what happens though

[@jaytpmc]

Extremely short and bare bones game with no collectibles or secrets. That being said it looks, sounds and plays great. 3.8 out of 5. When compared to a game like Huntdown this one really falls flat.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

I think the style of game from something like hunt down is pretty different even though they have some similar elements. Steel Assault def aims much more towards an arcade style so a single playthrough would be just the beginning, you ll have a lot to work with if you aim for an arcade mode clear as the depth and design of the game will open up more with repeated play throughs. Whereas a game like hunt down will start to feel more drawn out on repeated play throughs. Streets of rage 4 has this problem where on first playthrough the game is awesome, but as you repeat and go for high difficulty clears, there are obvious sections of bloat that become wearing

[@martinhernandez656]

Can you add the upcoming release romhack the Gun frontier with Saturn mode on MAME final burns neo With turbo auto fire used Extend with every 20000 every 10000 10000 every 20000 SUPER EASY CAN YOU CHECK THE GUN FRONTIER ON SEGA SATURN LOOK LIKE

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

11:08 if TEU reviewed Steel Assault, I bet he will say "Simon say's" here. Never gonna get tired of seeing someone point out how bad a Simon says gameplay is.

[@scienceandmatter8739]

Dead CELLS ELECTRIC whip.

[@TheElectricUnderground]

You cannot go wrong with a whip! super under rated video game weapon.

[@scienceandmatter8739]

@@TheElectricUnderground direct after the shuriken Stars haha

[@JuanRoosterbeard]

Gunstarvania.-

[@TheElectricUnderground]

trademark that immediately!

[@maxpowered7144]

Bullshit that this is not on PS4/5

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Yeah it really should be added to ps4/5

[@emiliodiaz3927]

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[@TheElectricUnderground]

much appreciated :-)

[@kipptaylor1483]

The makers of this game disrespects the gamer. This game is pure frustration and it was intended to be. You get a thumbs down on this game...

[@Biobillybonez]

Someone needs to get good :(