Sabertooth Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Welcome to the official topic for YARS RISING Cryptocoffee13 and DegasElite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 Release Date: TBD Retail: TBD Developer(s): Way Forward Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis : From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles. In WayForward’s experienced hands, the Yars franchise becomes an expansive mystery solved through 2D platforming action. Take control of the young hacker Emi Kimura, who is hired by a mysterious patron to infiltrate the shadowy QoTech corporation. Run, jump, sneak, and hack your way through challenges as you slowly unravel a complex secret shrouded in intrigue. DegasElite, Marco1019 and Cryptocoffee13 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 Announcement trailer: Cryptocoffee13 and DegasElite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Definitely on the hype train for this little beastie! Cryptocoffee13, DegasElite and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 10 Author Report Share Posted June 10 (edited) A demo of Yars Rising is available on Steam. I checked it out this morning. My feeling is that this will be the most divisive Atari re-imagining yet. Have you played the demo yet? What are your thoughts? Edited June 10 by Sabertooth DegasElite, socrates63 and MistaMaddog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistaMaddog Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 (edited) On 6/10/2024 at 8:57 AM, Sabertooth said: A demo of Yars Rising is available on Steam. I checked it out this morning. My feeling is that this will be the most divisive Atari re-imagining yet. Have you played the demo yet? What are your thoughts? Well, no one said that the demo was for a limited time only, so I only got a chance to play for a few minutes. Now I have to pre-order the game to continue to play the demo, but I already bought a game off Steam and I'm not gonna pay to be Wayforward's beta tester so off my hard drive it goes... Gameplay is ok I suppose but you can tell they made this game for teenage girls, or what game developers think girls talk like with insipid dialog that's suppose to be funny but isn't. Turning off the voices would be great! Edited June 20 by MistaMaddog Sabertooth and DegasElite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX-1138 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 On 6/10/2024 at 1:57 PM, Sabertooth said: Have you played the demo yet? What are your thoughts? I don't use Steam and I believe that is the only place to get the demo. But I've watched genXgrownup's livestream and some other videos of it. I'm a big Yars fan but I'm not feeling it for this one, I've had very mixed feelings about all the re-imagined stuff so far. Smell Dawg, DegasElite, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 If you're on X/Twitter, let Atari know that you plan to play Yars Rising on the VCS! RickR, Justin, DegasElite and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 I voted for the Atari VCS, not only because it’s true, but because Atari needs to see vocal feedback and support for the Atari VCS platform. Sabertooth and DegasElite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 11 hours ago, Justin said: I voted for the Atari VCS, not only because it’s true, but because Atari needs to see vocal feedback and support for the Atari VCS platform. This! DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 I did too, although it took me a minute to remember my credentials. DegasElite and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 That's awesome, RickR! The VCS overtook the PC today in the poll with 19 hours remaining. Not a bad showing so far; 23% of 604 votes. DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 There's a part of me that thinks the above graph is why Atari keeps supporting the VCS despite the company's CEO being cool on the product overall (he wouldn't have made it) and its overall sales being fairly low. I suspect that even if Atari only sells maybe 500-1000 copies of its games on the VCS (and I might be being generous here in terms of AtariOS sales in 2024), they also aren't selling that much more on Steam, Playstation, Switch, etc. It's the combined sales of all of the platforms that give them the numbers they need. So even if the VCS is in fourth in terms of average sales, it's a close enough fourth that it merits continued work to keep the hardware going and the software side active. DegasElite and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I'm looking forward to this one, I think the gameplay seems pretty good based on the limited time I've had with the game so far. DegasElite and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 58 minutes ago, Mockduck said: There's a part of me that thinks the above graph is why Atari keeps supporting the VCS despite the company's CEO being cool on the product overall (he wouldn't have made it) and its overall sales being fairly low. I suspect that even if Atari only sells maybe 500-1000 copies of its games on the VCS (and I might be being generous here in terms of AtariOS sales in 2024), they also aren't selling that much more on Steam, Playstation, Switch, etc. It's the combined sales of all of the platforms that give them the numbers they need. So even if the VCS is in fourth in terms of average sales, it's a close enough fourth that it merits continued work to keep the hardware going and the software side active. Yeah, and in some cases VCS is likely doing better than Steam. LLB is a good example: As long as the ports to the VCS are relatively low cost/low effort and sales are consistent, I imagine that Atari will continue to support it. For something that takes actual work in AtariOS- like Fatal Run 2089 - we can't expect them to make the investment with sales in the 100s. DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Voted for VCS Sabertooth and DegasElite 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted Saturday at 02:51 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:51 PM (edited) Here are some first thoughts: Yars Rising is a solid metroidvania, and the best of the "Reimagined" titles so far. Controls are on point. The gameplay, music and production values are top-notch. As a Gen-X gamer who grew up on Yars Revenge, I understand the skepticism of some older gamers who just want an update to the original. We have that. It's called Yars Recharged. Yars Rising is a fun, fresh take on the lore that weaves enough Yars/Atari references in for the geezers - in which I count myself. Edited Saturday at 03:04 PM by Sabertooth MaximumRD, RickR, DegasElite and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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