FOAMSTARS: DEAD on Arrival

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  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
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  • @trollingisasport
    @trollingisasport 6 місяців тому +23

    Tax Writeoff: The Game

  • @jaysolaris9272
    @jaysolaris9272 6 місяців тому +20

    When I first saw this game when it was initially revealed, I was at least somewhat intrigued by it since no other company was attempting what Splatoon did in terms of a shooter. While I was probably never going to play it, just seeing gameplay from your stream and even learning more here tells me all I need to know. Foamstars is really lacking a sense of soul and identity. It's like Square Enix took the basic concept of Splatoon and just added their typical nonsense that people criticize them for and called it a day. There is so much Splatoon nailed from its art style and gameplay to its music and content distribution. The fact that this game wants to drop real money is crazy to me, Splatoon pretty much gives you everything you need with free content updates every few months. I don't want to see this game fail cause I genuinely think it's a cool spin on what Splatoon brings to the table, but Square seriously needed to take their time to understand why people love Splatoon and apply that here. Especially since we're in a situation where companies are dropping live service games, they don't do well, and the cycle just repeats until they get a hit.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      This right here ^^^

    • @von4297
      @von4297 6 місяців тому +2

      It’s also clearly targetting a younger demographic. Not the place for these kinds of microtransactions. Or I guess macrotransactions if one skin costs $45.

    • @stellar2237
      @stellar2237 6 місяців тому

      @@von4297 One skin actually cost about $10. All items in the bundle (except for the bubble beastie skin) can be bought separately. $45 for a bundle is mad expensive though.

  • @kahp1072
    @kahp1072 6 місяців тому +23

    People that are enjoying Foamstars reminds of Stadia fans. You can enjoy the game all you want, but this is a live service game that almost no one is playing, with a terrible image from the gaming community. Don't be delusional about this game future.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 6 місяців тому +1

      I never knew their were people who were optimistic about stadia and I do remember how aggressive the marketing was for it.

  • @jestermagez2196
    @jestermagez2196 3 місяці тому +1

    To be honest, i have only played the single player mission mode so I can get use to the characters, and i enjoyed it. I must say I like your video and you are right about the music. Keep up the good work.

  • @ocha-time
    @ocha-time 6 місяців тому +9

    Shame to see the game's such a mess. Do all the stages look as boring/samey as this? Or is there actually only one level? Looks like this game misses on a lot of the finesse points Splatoon's been iterating on for three titles now.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +3

      There's only like 3 stages in the whole game. It's really that barren.

    • @ocha-time
      @ocha-time 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Shadicstick :(

    • @Kingj987
      @Kingj987 6 місяців тому

      I mean the game did just come out

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +2

      @@Kingj987 It should be better than it is. I want the game to succeed, it's just really frustrating that it is the way it is rn.

  • @zenossaki
    @zenossaki 6 місяців тому +5

    Only thing I disagree with is the music but outside of that I see why you feel the way you do about this game. Good work Shadic can't wait to see more work from you.

  • @Ihateschoolsobadly
    @Ihateschoolsobadly 6 місяців тому +1

    Excellent, concise video bro. Thank you! Wish you success you deserve more subs mang

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      Thanks, I appreciate it a ton 🙏🏿

  • @luvstagrind
    @luvstagrind 6 місяців тому +3

    I really hope this sends a message to square. Thanks for making it free for a month, because that was the only way I was even adding it to my library but after seeing those egregious character cosmetic pack prices, nah I'm staying away.
    I KNOW a game needs to make money but THAT is insane pricing. I can spend that much and get like 3 games that are on low sale for even more gameplay. I could just go buy Helldivers 2

  • @maplemiles3381
    @maplemiles3381 6 місяців тому +2

    When I read a article on this game having microtransactions and basically false advertising a "free game" I unsurprisingly knew that the game wasn't going to last long and i think square was thinking it will be a instant success

  • @Sai1523
    @Sai1523 6 місяців тому +5

    I disagree with the music take. I can understand it not being your thing or maybe you took it personally because someone was comparing it to splatoon’s music, but I actually think it’s quite good. Granted I’ve only heard about 4-5 tracks, but I enjoyed 4 of them. I also think the visuals and art direction taken in this game is cool. This is from someone who has no interest in this game or cares if it succeeds. I am a complete outsider to this genre and have discovered this title by hearing its OST. I am essentially unbiased.

    • @donnyjepp
      @donnyjepp 6 місяців тому

      Hmmm, sounds like something a biased person would say 🧐😂😉

    • @Sai1523
      @Sai1523 6 місяців тому

      @@donnyjepp An opinion may be biased, but my point was I have no stake in seeing the game succeed and no interest in the genre. Therefore my opinion isn’t biased based on me loving the game and wanting to defend it. You’d know that if you read what I said and didn’t choose to leave out what you didn’t like 😘

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      Not a single track in this game is memorable. To sit here and say that soundtrack is good is disingenuous.

    • @Sai1523
      @Sai1523 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Shadicstick The main theme is pretty memorable. You not liking it doesn’t make my argument disingenuous because I’m not the only one who thinks that. For a niche game there are plenty of uploads of the OST and views on those. People wouldn’t be doing that if they disliked the music. To try and discredit the argument based solely on personal bias and ignoring that fact shows that you aren’t even open to hearing the dialogue. So there is no point on arguing any further.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      @@Sai1523 The music being good isn't a fact. I don't think it's good. You can like it and think it's good, but I personally don't.

  • @nekomathas12
    @nekomathas12 6 місяців тому +2

    For me, i'm having fun playing this game, the music are great! The gameplay is 🆗, the chara design is cool, the game mode are fun, i hope see more in the future, the only bad things is the monetization for me! Beside this the game is very well and it's not dead yet 💪🏾😙👍🏾

  • @sirsonic1832
    @sirsonic1832 6 місяців тому +2

    How’ve you been enjoying p3 reload? I assume your playing it since your using the dorm as the background music though it is the og version of the dorm but still

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      I haven't actually gotten around to playing it yet. This is the Iwatodai Dorms from the original game so you were actually right.

  • @luca-draws
    @luca-draws 6 місяців тому +2

    Damn, when this was announced this looked so fun. What a shame

  • @HighkeYFoxY
    @HighkeYFoxY 6 місяців тому +9

    Dead on arrival? Its been a few weeks now and im still finding matches on ranked and unranked and squad missions

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +5

      Did you watch the video?

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +5

      @@Srosebrace If you didn't care you wouldn't have clicked on the video. You're acting like me having problems with the game affects your personal enjoyment. I just want Square to do a better job with this game because I think it has a good base. He obviously commented before watching because not once in the video did I discuss player count. I even stated that title was hyperbolic at the beginning of the video. Again, watch before you comment.

    • @gamerbeast3616
      @gamerbeast3616 5 місяців тому

      @@Shadicstick again it wasent dead arrival you are just salty because you were wrong

    • @savedragoon3326
      @savedragoon3326 4 місяці тому

      @@gamerbeast3616 slaty about a game not selling good and lost 95% player right now?
      i mean wtf? SQEX make so many mistake those years and still have fans?

  • @MrLukassky
    @MrLukassky 5 місяців тому +2

    I'm sitting and waiting for any match to happen. This game has almost no players as of now...

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  5 місяців тому

      I noticed that the other night

  • @ultradude153
    @ultradude153 5 місяців тому +2

    As of today its impossible to find multiplayer games :(

    • @gamerbeast3616
      @gamerbeast3616 5 місяців тому +1

      i stil find matches so ummm stop lying

  • @tuipulotulavaka1757
    @tuipulotulavaka1757 5 місяців тому +2

    I'm enjoying this game, but seeing I cant get damn near anything by just playing is really unmotivating.

  • @DeadFoxGamingYT
    @DeadFoxGamingYT 4 місяці тому

    They should do character passives for characters foam

  • @QTcomicsPOP
    @QTcomicsPOP 5 місяців тому

    It seems the game has ran its course, but the soundtrack is great

  • @cheekyfantasy1314
    @cheekyfantasy1314 3 місяці тому

    So your into splatoon but your not playing the latest release
    Doesnt that cancel out?
    Wouldn't that mean you were into it

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  3 місяці тому +1

      I have a job, games cost money plus I don't have the time. Not a hard concept to grasp if you have responsibilities outside of playing video games.

  • @coolman5242
    @coolman5242 5 місяців тому

    $45 for an alternate outfit is absolutely wild. And here I thought Ninjala's $20 outfits were going too far

  • @djukor
    @djukor 6 місяців тому

    Im also surprised the game is a PS exclusive. Its a bit of a limited market especially sense you have to pay for PS+ just to play it.
    A free to play game needs to be free and on many platforms as possible.

  • @Talon97
    @Talon97 6 місяців тому +1

    Simple solution, port the game to PC and watch the playerbase explode.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +2

      Did you watch the video? I don't really talk about playerbase in the video.

  • @marlon.8051
    @marlon.8051 6 місяців тому +1

    bruh this game was such an easy homerun all you had to do was make it f2p and make it a splatoon clone but even that they fuck up

  • @augosyx
    @augosyx 6 місяців тому

    Couldn't agree more about the fact the matches are overwhelming and chaotic that you don't know who you're with majority of the time. A map would probably be a good QoL imo.
    I don't play Splatoon but this game isn't close to being its clone, I find Splatoon to be the better of the two. Foamstars' gunplay felt like you're using Grenade Launchers. The game also punishes you to the core if you reload mid-fight which is more atrocious if you get team fight.
    Ranks are the worse. I got matchmade by a group of teams almost all the time and ranking up are just so bad, kinda left that mode out after I got my Trophy.
    Monetization is just as bad as the other live service games I have and still play so I ain't going there, to each their own. The music is fine.
    Is it dead on arrival? Depends on where you are I'd think. I live in Asia and I switch between Singapore and Malaysia and the playerbase is still healthy much to my surprise since I just played this week, it might come to a point where I will struggle to find one match but I haven't gotten to that point yet.

  • @reuben6483
    @reuben6483 6 місяців тому +2

    as a die hard Splatoon fan Splatoon 3 right now is in a really good spot right now. The Meta has a huge variety of good options there's at least a couple good weapons for each weapon class (except for the bows, those weapons are garbage.) Also Side Order comes out in a couple days as of typing this comment. But yeah I suggest Splatoon 3

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +2

      Legit almost bought it after playing this

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 6 місяців тому +1

      @reuben6483 even fresh season 2024 with the weapons has a lot and I have read a lot of positive feedback on the weapons despite the fact pro gamers like Chara and Ken knows blowing up anything negative about the upcoming season like it's no tomorrow but I have trouble trying to find what comments is coming off as being blind bashing or constructive criticism

    • @reuben6483
      @reuben6483 6 місяців тому

      @@maplemiles3381 The only problem I have with the weapons is that we have over 10 weapons with point sensor as a sub weapon like Y

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@reuben6483I'm not picky but it does bother me when the comp players have to be a vocal and the center of attention as humanly possible

  • @ReiganRensha
    @ReiganRensha 6 місяців тому +2

    but game is fun for my little brain (still soul less thi)

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      It kinda hurts cause the game is fun, they just really wanna make niggas pay $45 for a skin 😭

    • @calfae01
      @calfae01 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@Shadicstick just thought I correct you. The character skins aren't $45. That's the bundle price that comes with the skin and a bunch of customizables like the board, your bubble friend, and etc. But yea, they are still charging a lot for skins, though, lol.

    • @masterofmariobros
      @masterofmariobros 6 місяців тому

      It's $11 for a skin, $9 for a couple pallette swaps. Still outrageous, it's not even a free game! This game makes me miss the slightly less greedy days where you could unlock costumes without additional charge. They can't even give us a unique skin with the season pass.
      Absolutely pathetic...
      and you're damn right I'm still playing it 😤😅

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      @@masterofmariobros It's tragic cause I'm still playin this shit too 😂 Just wish the game didnt have so many problems

  • @SBGamingPlus
    @SBGamingPlus 6 місяців тому +1

    When I first saw this game at the state of play I knew it was gonna be a disappointment. Mainly because the game wanted to be a copy & paste version of Splatoon and didn't really try to innovate are do things differently in its mechanics and gameplay like what palworld did. It's just a cash grab at the end of the day and that's just sad.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      Couldn't have said it any better

  • @SigmaElement
    @SigmaElement 6 місяців тому

    Free splatoon! For ps5. I might as well try it

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      It's not free😭 but if you have PS Plus you can get it for this month

    • @SigmaElement
      @SigmaElement 6 місяців тому +1

      @Shadicstick yeah just redeemed it. I saw it around but i didn't know it was a splatoon-like. Ive been wanting to try splatoon for months, but this will do for now. Great video.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      @@SigmaElement Glad you enjoyed the vid. LMK if you enjoy the game.

  • @maravreloaded
    @maravreloaded Місяць тому

    What did you expect?
    A Splatoon rip-off would ever be worse than the OG.

  • @luca-draws
    @luca-draws 6 місяців тому +1

    Also as a 2d artist, having so much AI in this ( and bad AI at that) really turns me off. Shitty Monetisation and music as you said just seals the deal for me. Fuck Square Enix.

  • @tylertruthseeker4034
    @tylertruthseeker4034 5 місяців тому

    Just because you dont like the game and think twitch is a playcount doesnt mean its “DEAD.”

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  5 місяців тому

      When did I say Twitch is a playcount? Please watch the video before commenting.

    • @tylertruthseeker4034
      @tylertruthseeker4034 5 місяців тому

      @@Shadicstick i wasn’t talking about you! I am talking about the comments.

  • @Chu2chompsankles
    @Chu2chompsankles 5 місяців тому +2

    Aside from the gameplay foamstars just looks like they took splatoons concept and stripped away most of what gave it a unique identity through what I've seen of the characters and "story mode" I dont think I could find myself being attached to any of them like in splatoon. It's a shame really 😭

  • @MrGamer07100
    @MrGamer07100 6 місяців тому +1

    So dumb down Splatoon. I can see ignorant Nintendo fanboys being like see you can’t top Splatoon when it’s just a game that wasn’t made to the fullest effort.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому +1

      It's sad cause this could've been more than a shitty Splatoon clone but they REALLY dropped the ball. They can honestly turn it around but it's just disappointing in all honesty.

    • @MrGamer07100
      @MrGamer07100 6 місяців тому

      @@Shadicstick A game that steadily needs support can’t afford to be at it’s worst. Let alone an unknown IP. Just because it’s similar doesn’t mean it can’t be better like what you were saying.

  • @Avataryaya
    @Avataryaya 6 місяців тому +1

    Good video even though I disagree with most of the points, especially the music. voice acting is wack too
    Edit: 7:42 a Single Skin Set is $44 but a single skin alone is $10.99 mad egregious tbh. just saying that before the foamsters come here.

    • @HighkeYFoxY
      @HighkeYFoxY 6 місяців тому

      Crazy to think that fortnite skins cost that much too

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      ​@@HighkeYFoxYFortnite skins and skin sets do not cost that much. Fortnite is known for it's "bang for your buck" cosmetics cause most skins come with extra cosmetics or are sold in packs with v-buck. $45 for cosmetics that are ultimately character locked is insane.

  • @Allinyo
    @Allinyo 4 місяці тому +1

    They're going to fumble the bag with this one just like Warlander. They make awesome gameplay but they cant get their shit together with management

  • @cs_mansion5480
    @cs_mansion5480 5 місяців тому +5

    Yup dead game. The cringe intro is so weird and talks about religions and culture too in a woke way, I didnt get it

    • @gamerbeast3616
      @gamerbeast3616 5 місяців тому +1

      stop lying blud

    • @cs_mansion5480
      @cs_mansion5480 5 місяців тому

      @@gamerbeast3616 "beee chillll to people from otherrr cultureees"

  • @awildmoose6541
    @awildmoose6541 6 місяців тому

    Not having fake in game currency is a MAJOR positive. Having direct money purchases is way more consumer friendly and having fake credits is super bad. Weird take to disagree with this.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      In a game with a battle pass, I believe it's needed. It would be one thing if things in this game were reasonably priced and you could earn stuff but you can't. There is no VC to give away. I'm typically against VC but after being a long term Fortnite player, it can work.
      $10-20 for a cosmetic pack that typically includes multiple skins with currency you can earn through gameplay (even if it's very little) is better than $45 for character locked cosmetics with a singular skin, no?

    • @awildmoose6541
      @awildmoose6541 6 місяців тому

      @@Shadicstick the only way this currency would be ok is if you could not buy it with real money. Any time you start creating fake currencies that have zero real value and manipulate players into thinking they do, thats a bad thing.

    • @Shadicstick
      @Shadicstick  6 місяців тому

      @@awildmoose6541 They hold value within the game? Now I'm confused cause I just want them to use a format that players can both earn and buy. What are you asking for exactly?

  • @lusmafella
    @lusmafella 6 місяців тому +1

    minor spelling mistake