Super Bomberman R , R2 + Super Bomberman R Online

[purple_beard]

IMO, tonight's matches left a lot to be desired in terms of lag either game or online related....  It didn't play anywhere as smooth as Bomberman Blast on Wii.

[purple_beard]

Ultra quick hot takes on Super Bomberman R:

 

The Good:

Graphics: they looked sharp and about what I expect from a Bomberman game.

Character personalities: Loved the individuality of each in terms of facial expressions and comments, BUT, the comments got old fast, not the expressions.

Customizing:  What I saw from others looked cool, just need to start earning my own.

Arenas: Designs and mechanics: 

#1: "Labyrinth": loved the floor change button on the floor to shuffle out the layout of the bricks.  Also loved the fact that you could put yourself on a top level depending on where you were standing

#2: "Old School":  same  dlold same old

#3: "Magnetic Sphere" : core mechanic with the bombs getting sucked toward the magnets and also with a blast they change their orientation

#4: "Medieval": liked the ability to hide under buildings again.

#5: "Slippery Garden" : liked the sliding ice floor aspect of it. But you have to be aware you can't stop mid slide on it so plan accordingly

#6:  "Pitfall Zone": liked the ability to blow out the flooring to create pathway shut downs if you play it right.  Also, it appeared the floors were 3 levels deep: normal, -1, -2, gone.

Story mode wasn't too bad IMO

#7: "The Great Wall" : interesting to basically play on two planes in the field withe only ONE ramp on either side to move you in between the two heights.  Also frustrating you can't jump down from up top-- YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE RAMP.

#8: Junkyard: cool wit the moving around platforms to get you into different areas.

I didn't notice much performance difference between JC and Pro in this game.  Granted JC was just when online and Pro was online and Story mode.  I'll update if I find something objectionable with playback with the JC in story mode.

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Special versions of the above @ 2500 points.

 

*NEW* Arenas @ $4k

Arabian Palace

Circular Maze

Pixel Land

Toy Box

 

 

 

 

THE BAD:

Online lag was un-Godly.  Way glitchier than BMan Blast-- very bad in game freezes, jittery control response, and other issues ...to be fair I had this in docked or portable mode. 

 

I don't get why there is something tied to points earned in online battles for perhaps something else ...  It looks like you level up at 500 points for something "new."

 

 

Edited March 6, 2017 by purple_beard

[purple_beard]

Noticed in the Shop of the game, that you can buy new arenas @ 4K worth of points and it looks like some Specialty Arenas from ones already available @ 2500 (I don't know what makes them special).  I'll edit my above post with real names of the areas based on what the Shop called them.

 

I didn't really find any of the add ons to the Bombermen all that cool with the exception of the black or white top hat and the black or white guitar.

 

 

 

[Kezay]

So Konami is aware of and working on an update to address the control input lag in the game.  Hopefully it comes sooner rather than later as I'll have a vacation coming up soon to finally pour time into Switch games and I'd love to pour some play time into Bomberman online but some of that lag is really off putting.

 

Konami working on Super Bomberman R control lag

[purple_beard]

4 minutes ago, Kezay said:

So Konami is aware of and working on an update to address the control input lag in the game.  Hopefully it comes sooner rather than later as I'll have a vacation coming up soon to finally pour time into Switch games and I'd love to pour some play time into Bomberman online but some of that lag is really off putting.

 

Konami working on Super Bomberman R control lag

 

 

Not sure if it was button lag but those online matches were running slow last week.

[purple_beard]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/super_bomberman_rs_japanese_sales_are_the_best_the_series_has_seen_since_1998

 

Bomberman... BLOWING IT UP?  LOL

[purple_beard]

TKO said the update to the game hit tonight.... MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE.... nice and smooth online....

[purple_beard]

Good stuff TKO and Samus2008.....

[purple_beard]

If anyone is up to play join us for about the next hour.

[purple_beard]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/super_bomberman_r_is_getting_a_free_content_update_this_week

 

The free stuff hits this Friday

 

The update - which will be entirely free of charge - brings with it a brand new stage. The other changes include tweaks to the difficulty level and "general improvement to the operations".

 

 

Can't wait.... and with that "general improvement to the operations" part, I hope it runs smoother online....

[Juanblue85]

http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/159809821284

 

 

Super Bomberman R update adds four new stages 

Konami have announced that Super Bomberman R Ver.1.3 update is now live with a ton of new features including four new VS stages, new accessories, improve frame rate, easier difficulty and loads more. Full patch notes below…

・Four new VS stages have been added to the shop (White Cross, Lagoon, Max Speed, Power Zone).

・Two new series of accessories have been added to the shop (Crowns, Bombs).

・The frame rate of the entire game has been improved. We also made slight adjustments and improved the controls as well.

・Less lags are likelier to happen when every participant in the Online Battle have good network connection.
(If you want to find opponents with good connection, set Other > Basic Settings > Network Settings to the very left.)

・Made it possible to press L/R to change the inclination of he map in the Story Mode. Other > Basing Settings will also allow you to fix the camera position as well.

・You can now choose the strength of the COM on the Multiplayer Battle Mode.

・The strength of the Five Dastardly Bombers on the Story Mode have been adjusted.

・The difficulties of Beginner and Normal have been reduced, making it easier to beat them. 

・Adjusted the heights and slopes on some maps to improve the visibility.

・If you continue a certain number of times in the Story Mode, you will be able to continue without paying anymore gems.

・Changed the BP (Battle Point) increase/decrease rate for the League Battle.

・Fixed other various small bugs.

[purple_beard]

12 hours ago, Juanblue85 said:

http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/159809821284

 

 

Super Bomberman R update adds four new stages 

Konami have announced that Super Bomberman R Ver.1.3 update is now live with a ton of new features including four new VS stages, new accessories, improve frame rate, easier difficulty and loads more. Full patch notes below…

・Four new VS stages have been added to the shop (White Cross, Lagoon, Max Speed, Power Zone).

・Two new series of accessories have been added to the shop (Crowns, Bombs).

・The frame rate of the entire game has been improved. We also made slight adjustments and improved the controls as well.

・Less lags are likelier to happen when every participant in the Online Battle have good network connection.
(If you want to find opponents with good connection, set Other > Basic Settings > Network Settings to the very left.)

・Made it possible to press L/R to change the inclination of he map in the Story Mode. Other > Basing Settings will also allow you to fix the camera position as well.

・You can now choose the strength of the COM on the Multiplayer Battle Mode.

・The strength of the Five Dastardly Bombers on the Story Mode have been adjusted.

・The difficulties of Beginner and Normal have been reduced, making it easier to beat them. 

・Adjusted the heights and slopes on some maps to improve the visibility.

・If you continue a certain number of times in the Story Mode, you will be able to continue without paying anymore gems.

・Changed the BP (Battle Point) increase/decrease rate for the League Battle.

・Fixed other various small bugs.

 

Basically, what you had in video form along with a played the update point of view in how well the update handles issues with the game prior to the update.

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http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/21/super-bomberman-r-adds-gradius-silent-hill-and-castlevania-dlc

 

IGN has a slide show up showing the new characters.  OMG.... what a great three character DROP!

 

Edited April 21, 2017 by purple_beard

[purple_beard]

I have put some time into BMan tonight post update.  All I have to say is, why wasn't the game running this smooth from the get go?  And, while not proof positive, the online seems to be running smoother too.

 

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I played close to 3 hours roughly of SBR online in two segments post update....if my experience tonight is any indication, the online is fixed.... I had NO lag what so ever.... very smooth all the way around.  I did randoms online in Free Battle.

 

Also, I put in about 90m of Single player and finished beginner.  All the topics hit in that update list really got this game running right IMO.  No stuttering lag when moving around... and honestly, the game looks sharper.  I think my only issue with the game after this update is my own timing to avoid stuff.

Edited April 22, 2017 by purple_beard

[Cinny]

^{I have this game as well if you guys are interested in playing Online!}

[purple_beard]

9 minutes ago, Satomi Famicom said:

^{I have this game as well if you guys are interested in playing Online!}

 

 

Want to do some NOW?

[Cinny]

2 minutes ago, purple_beard said:

 

 

Want to do some NOW?

Send me your Friend Code and I'll add you! And I can try to be on within the next hour if that's not a problem!

[purple_beard]

No, really, NOW?  I might be able to get my brother on too.

[Cinny]

3 minutes ago, purple_beard said:

No, really, NOW?  I might be able to get my brother on too.

Haha - sure thing! I apologize in advance if I suck - I've only played it once since I got it and haven't tried online yet!

[purple_beard]

4 minutes ago, Satomi Famicom said:

Send me your Friend Code and I'll add you! And I can try to be on within the next hour if that's not a problem!

 

 

Check your PMs in a second.... and sure, I'll add you .... and I could play in a hour.... not sure for how long though, I might have started a movie.... but I really want to get some online play time in with the game.

[purple_beard]

OK, lets do this, .....

 

Do you like your bread toasty?

 

 

*sorry couldn't resist.... heading online now.