Knock Off has just been revealed with the above trailer, and it leaves a strong first impression.
It's a one-on-one, 2D fighting game, only it features action figures duking it out in toy-sized arenas. The animation looks to be all stop-motion, too, and the effect is brilliant.
The playable toys themselves appear to be, well, knock offs of beloved action figure franchises, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, and Gundam. It seems the stages will also be similarly adorned with references and easter eggs.
It looks like the gameplay is geared around stringing together combos and pulling off special moves, putting us in mind of Street Fighter.
If the actual fighting can match up to the aesthetic, this could be a great alternative fighter, and probably a big hit in local multiplayer.
There's no date on the game's release yet, but it is slated for PS5.
Are you interested in Knock Off? Open the packaging in the comments section below.
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This looks great. Lockjaw looking like a Street Sharks character. Wonder if we'll see any Biker Mice From Mars or Swat Katz knock offs
Wow, this is what we need, an "out of the box" game. No pun intended.
Looks good, definitely one to watch!!
Well this looks great, if successful maybe they could get some licensed figures ,from mcfarlane or neca, knock off versus dlc maybe.
Looks great, very Killer Instinct like 👍
Ugh, that style of fighting game is a snoozefest to watch. Doubt it'll play much better either.
Cool this is giving me classic Clay fighters vibes. If anyone is as old as me might remember it
@Bagwag82 Haha yeah. Clay fighter and Primal rage. I still remember how amazed I was when I figured out you could eat the people running in fear to restore HP.
@BloodyBlact Looks like it could be mint.
Really awesome idea! But I wonder if the novelty will quickly wear off.
It's a smart idea and I'm kinda surprised it hasn't been done before. As a kid I used to imagine my Batman TAS action figure and Bionicle fight like that. Combat looks a little slow though.
if this had actual models of toys from years ago this would be huge
imagine it He-Man vs Optimus prime
Looks fantastic
The way the character's fight and move really gives me Killer Instinct vibes.
The fact the abbreviation is"KO" is super cheeky.
I wish more games used toys as their basis. I loved that one wave shooter a few years back that used the idea (just wish it was better than it ended up being).
May buy this just to support the creative vision even though I don't like fighting games.
Dev: What should we do to avoid a trademark claim from whoever it is that makes Conan the Barbarian...?
2nd Dev: ... Kronan?
Lawyer: Good enough, ship it.
It's a crying shame that these guys couldn't get licences from official toys and IP. This looks cool and all, but I'd be more excited if I actually could pit actual TMNT against G.I. Joe or Skeletor or Conan, etc. I think 10 year old me would have a religious experience if that were the case.
I need this ASAP lol
Probably the closest thing we're gonna get to Killer Instinct or Clayfighter on a PS console
Devs from República Dominicana btw so this game will have MenaRD two times Capcom Cup champion and his friends backing it up at least in the beginning, some of them already played an invitational beta tournament last month. If these guys can release a good product it will get a fair chance from the community.
@StrickenBiged: That would be a licensing nightmare and pretty much miss the point of the game being goofy legally distinct knock offs lol
The premise is awesome, but the trailer looks a little too interpolated and effects heavy, which kinda ruins it for me. The charm of stop-motion is in its dry low framerate aesthetic, which this trailer lacks.
Lol this looks fun.
Those health bars seem to last forever
@Bagwag82 I loved Clay Fighter on the 64.
As soon as I seen stop-motion in the title I automatically thought of Clay Fighter.
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