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A World of Hurt - Hyper Universe Review - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited February 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageA World of Hurt - Hyper Universe Review - MMORPG.com

Over the course of CWaveSoft and Nexons development of Hyper Universe, I’ve watched their progress first hand of this 2D side-scrolling beat’em up MOBA. With the launch of Hyper Universe still fresh in mind and more appropriately, impressed in my muscle memory imbuing me with a bad case of “controller grip”, does Hyper Universe have what it takes to leave a lasting impression on MOBA loving gamers everywhere? This is our Hyper Universe Review.

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  • BillySp34rsBillySp34rs Member UncommonPosts: 4
    I actually loove Hyper Universe.. Camilla is my main, definitely a fun take on support
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,062
    How does it compare to Awesomenauts? Are the character abilities more interesting and/or balanced?
  • OzmodanOzmodan Member EpicPosts: 9,726
    As soon as you said side scrolling I stopped reading.  In this day and age, doing any side scrolling game is just ridiculous.
    Blacklabelcali
  • Tiamat64Tiamat64 Member RarePosts: 1,545
    Ozmodan said:
    As soon as you said side scrolling I stopped reading.  In this day and age, doing any side scrolling game is just ridiculous.

    It works fine for Super Smash Brothers.

    ....this game isn't Super Smash Brothers, though.
    Blacklabelcali
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    side-scrolling and moba just dont compute in my mind
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Aeander said:
    How does it compare to Awesomenauts? Are the character abilities more interesting and/or balanced?
    I've only played awesomenauts a handful of times, but Hyper Universe feels a little more strategic and less "frantic" if that makes sense.  Abilities are definitely interesting, but balance seems dependent on character, build, and what you're trying to accomplish. Tanking, healing, etc. they all have characters that fit in those roles, and some are just better at it than others. 

     Some of the abilities are very interesting, and they really fleshed out the characters very well.   Team composition plays a big part too.  It's definitely worth a try.


    Albatroes said:
    side-scrolling and moba just dont compute in my mind
    It's certainly something that requires playtime to grasp.  It ends up working really well, but in all honesty I believe this game would do amazingly well on console.  



  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501
    The reason there is matchmaking for AI matches is that you want other players on your team. If it's you and seven bots, it can easily stalemate if you don't deal heavy damage yourself, as the bot AI isn't aware that you're supposed to kill towers to win.

    The impression I get from the story is that there is probably a story there, and it could plausibly even be reasonably good. The problem is that it gives you bits and pieces so out of order as to be incoherent.
    maskedweasel
  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501

    Albatroes said:

    side-scrolling and moba just dont compute in my mind



    So basically, your complaint is that they did something creative. It actually works quite well. It also makes the game controller and/or keyboard friendly, rather than being really heavy on mouse-clicking like most MOBAs.
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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501

    Ozmodan said:

    As soon as you said side scrolling I stopped reading.  In this day and age, doing any side scrolling game is just ridiculous.



    No, what's ridiculous is insisting that all games should do something the same way. The graphics are very much 3D, and the side-scrolling approach actually gives you a much better view of the characters than the "you'll never actually see your character's face again after character creation" approach of so many MMORPGs.
    Aeander
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Quizzical said:
    The reason there is matchmaking for AI matches is that you want other players on your team. If it's you and seven bots, it can easily stalemate if you don't deal heavy damage yourself, as the bot AI isn't aware that you're supposed to kill towers to win.

    The impression I get from the story is that there is probably a story there, and it could plausibly even be reasonably good. The problem is that it gives you bits and pieces so out of order as to be incoherent.
    That is a good point, but in the early days they did give you AI companions or at least what appeared to be some kind of AI companion if matchmaking failed. I don't know if that still happens, but the matches do have timers, so I suppose if you didn't have enough damage you'd just run out of time. 

    As to the population, this would be one of the best MOBAs on console, especially because, for me, I had to play with a controller, it just feels better. When I used M&K it didn't feel natural.  

    I like the game, I think its got a fresh feeling for a MOBA, and I hope they consider a broader audience if it doesn't take off like a rocket.  They've put in a lot of work, I'd hate to see it all for nothing by chasing the wrong audience.



  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501
    maskedweasel said:
    Quizzical said:
    The reason there is matchmaking for AI matches is that you want other players on your team. If it's you and seven bots, it can easily stalemate if you don't deal heavy damage yourself, as the bot AI isn't aware that you're supposed to kill towers to win.

    The impression I get from the story is that there is probably a story there, and it could plausibly even be reasonably good. The problem is that it gives you bits and pieces so out of order as to be incoherent.
    That is a good point, but in the early days they did give you AI companions or at least what appeared to be some kind of AI companion if matchmaking failed. I don't know if that still happens, but the matches do have timers, so I suppose if you didn't have enough damage you'd just run out of time. 

    As to the population, this would be one of the best MOBAs on console, especially because, for me, I had to play with a controller, it just feels better. When I used M&K it didn't feel natural.  

    I like the game, I think its got a fresh feeling for a MOBA, and I hope they consider a broader audience if it doesn't take off like a rocket.  They've put in a lot of work, I'd hate to see it all for nothing by chasing the wrong audience.
    They still do give you bots on your team if matchmaking takes too long--and that's a problem.  Occasionally you can be the only human in the game, with the other seven bots basically playing for a stalemate rather than a win.  That can make matches go for hours.  If a game starts with you as the only player in it, the most sensible thing to do is to just leave.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    i love the artstyle. If it wasn't a moba I'd be all over it. Have it installed, just dont feel like playing another moba after Paragon. Maybe someday if this one doesn't close down.
    BruceYee




  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    Ozmodan said:
    As soon as you said side scrolling I stopped reading.  In this day and age, doing any side scrolling game is just ridiculous.
    Say that after you play Darkest Dungeon.

  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    A World of Hurt? You mean, like the one Nexon is in right now? Ohh how cruel of you mmorpg.com  ;)

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
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    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • BruceYeeBruceYee Member EpicPosts: 2,556
    edited February 2018

    rojoArcueid said:

    i love the artstyle. If it wasn't a moba I'd be all over it. Have it installed, just dont feel like playing another moba after Paragon. Maybe someday if this one doesn't close down.



    I know how you feel. All my favorite moba have shut down. Infinite Crisis Dawngate Tome
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    BruceYee said:

    rojoArcueid said:

    i love the artstyle. If it wasn't a moba I'd be all over it. Have it installed, just dont feel like playing another moba after Paragon. Maybe someday if this one doesn't close down.



    I know how you feel. All my favorite moba have shut down. Infinite Crisis Dawngate Tome
    It's tough out there for MOBAs.  It gets even tougher when you consider this is a MOBA that departs from the regular style of MOBAs.  I think there's a place for it, but I think at this time it hasn't found its niche.  I think they might get there, but not soon.  



  • GrizzkhitGrizzkhit Member UncommonPosts: 16
    It felt like Master X Master but without the pve parts and only in 2d.
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,062
    Grizzkhit said:
    It felt like Master X Master but without the pve parts and only in 2d.
    So, like Awesomenauts.
    maskedweasel
  • KajidourdenKajidourden Member EpicPosts: 3,030
    I enjoyed the short time I've spent with it.  It helped cement for me though that I just abhor MOBAs.  

    They all feel artificially long and I feel like i'm battling towers more than players which leads to boring and long matches playing peek-a-boo with towers.

    Makes me sad the ONE MOBA I like is shutting down.
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Kajidourden said:
    I enjoyed the short time I've spent with it.  It helped cement for me though that I just abhor MOBAs.  

    They all feel artificially long and I feel like i'm battling towers more than players which leads to boring and long matches playing peek-a-boo with towers.

    Makes me sad the ONE MOBA I like is shutting down.
    They certainly could have added other game modes.  The tutorial was tons of fun, I would have liked to see more missions like that.



  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501
    Grizzkhit said:
    It felt like Master X Master but without the pve parts and only in 2d.
    I've been playing Hyper Universe as a PVE game doing AI matches.  The graphics are very much 3D.  While you only move in two dimensions, that's true of many other games as well, including most (all?) other MOBAs.  That Hyper Universe doesn't choose the same two dimensions as most other MOBAs doesn't mean it has fewer dimensions.
  • RenoakuRenoaku Member EpicPosts: 3,157
    edited February 2018
    For a mobile game, it might not be so bad but don't expect huge profits?
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Renoaku said:
    For a mobile game, it might not be so bad but don't expect huge profits?
    As a mobile game it would probably have huge profits.  It might actually even be playable as a mobile game,  but I still think it would do much better on console than PC.



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