No More Memes: It's Time For Knack 3 On PS5 - Cultured ...

Sony should really lean in to this weird love-in and release Knack 3 for the PlayStation 5, knowing winks and ... PS5 PS4 XboxSeriesX|S XboxOne Switch NewGames Guides Games Movies TV Wrestling Books About Privacy Home Gaming NoMoreMemes:It’sTimeForKnack3OnPS5 Gaming·3minreadNoMoreMemes:It’sTimeForKnack3OnPS5Knackisnotcack,baybee. JimmyDonnellan·October23,2020KnackII Knackisgood,actually.Knack2isactuallyquitegoodandoneofthebestplatformersonthePlayStation4,aswellafuncouchco-opgamethatwedon’tgetenoughofthesedays. IfeellikeIhavetolaythosemarkersdownniceandearly,justsowe’reclearonwhereIstandwhenitcomestoKnack.IlikeKnack.IwantKnack3.Nomemes. TheoriginalKnackismoreofanextendedtechdemothatstillhasitscharmswiththeman/Tetris-block-ladhimselfshowcasingthepossibilitiesoftheat-the-timeyoungPlayStation4.Knack2,meanwhile,isamuchmorecompleteadventure,theMarvelinspirationcleartoseewithbigsetpiecesandmuchtightergameplayoverall. Neitherofthegamesarewhatyouwouldcallclassics,butdotheyhavetobe? goodlawdhethicccccc There’snothingwrongwithplayinga“7/10”game,despitewhatthosewhoarewhollyinvestedinMetascoresbelieve.Infact,Ioftenwelcomethesenot-quite-greatgames,titlesthatyoucanjustpickupandplaywithouthavingtoengageyourcerebrumbeyondabriskwalk.TheDarknessIIisoneofmyfavouritesgamesever,butdoesitdeserveasmuchacclaimasFPShallmarkslikeHaloandHalf-Life?Absolutelynot.Doesitletmekickbackandslashmydemonictendrilpalsatgangsters?Ohyes. Knack2ismoreorlessthedefinitive7/10game.Itsstoryiscompletelyforgettable(somethingaboutaliens,maybe?)anditdoesn’treallyinnovateinanyareas,apartfromthetitularcharacterlookinglikeherolledthroughtheinfantsectionatToysRUswhilecoveredinpeanutbutter.It’sasimpleyetsurprisinglychallenginggamethatscratchesanitch,nothingmore,nothingless.IthasnograndambitiontoweaveastorylikeTheLastofUsorprovideexhilaratingcombatlikeGodofWar,justwhatyouseeiswhatyouget:dumbfun.Ihaveallthetimeintheworldforgameslikethat—noteverygamehastobestrivingtobethebestforittobeworthsomething. What’snotclear,though,iswhattheinternetatlargethinksofKnack,whetheralloftheloveitreceivesonlineisironicorsomewhatsincere.WhileIthinkitstartedoffastheformer,Isenseashifttothelatterjustthroughthesheerforceofthememesovertheyears. TheKnack“movement”wascreatedbytheDunkeyclonevideogamedunkey,who’sprobablydoneabetterjobofpushingthefranchisethanSonyeverhave,ironyornot. Commenting“Knack2baybee”or“maysterpiece”anywhereonlineislikeGimliblowingthatbigbastardhorninTheTwoTowers—youknowgoodpeopleareontheway. Sonyshouldreallyleanintothisweirdlove-inandreleaseKnack3forthePlayStation5,knowingwinksandall,tobuildonthegoodworkseeninKnack2andtocapitaliseonitsbewilderingreputation.IfDeadlyPremonition,oneofthemostflawedyetbelovedgamesofalltime,cangetasequel,SonyshoulddefinitelycommissionMarkCernyforanotherwacky,blockyadventure.It’stheleasttheycoulddoformakinghimstanduponthatstageforanhourandeveryonegettingmadathim. WhilewehavethelikesofSackboyandRatchet&Clank(aswellasSIEJapan’sownAstro’sPlayroom)toplugtheplatforminggaponPS5,there’salwaysroomformore,especiallywhenyouconsiderjusthowmuchcouldbedonewiththeDualSenseinapotentialthirdgame. Imaginebeingabletochargeupaspinattackwiththeadaptivetriggers,feelingthehapticfeedbackwheneverKnackisrebuilt,orbeingabletoshout“goKnack,youmassivelad!”toegghimonthroughthemicrophone.Right,somaybethatlastideaisstretchingit,butyougetthepoint:justastheoriginalKnackwasusedtoshowoffalittleofwhatthePlayStation4coulddo,Knack3onthePlayStation5mightbeabletodothesame. Lookathowfunthislooks Knack3doesn’tevenhavetoberevolutionarytobeworthwhile,though.Ilookattheupcomingtitlesfornext-genandIseealotofgamestryingveryhardtodominateyourtimeinveryseriousworldsinhigherfidelitythanever.SometimesyouneedagamelikeKnackasapalatecleanser,asimpleadventurethatyoucandustoffonalazySunday,yourbrainmatterseepingoutofyourearsastheMegaBloksmangoesbrr. KnackisbasicallytheuglyducklingoutofallofPlayStation’smascotsthroughouttheyears.Helooksdifferenttoeveryoneelseandisthebuttofmanyjokes,butifyoukeepgivinghimchances,hemayonedayblossomintosomethingbeautiful.Well,morebeautiful. 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