Henry Hatsworth

Here's the article from ign.

Essentially part platformer, part Tetris Attack, the game's hero can switch between his world and a puzzle world to get through the game. From the sound of it, enemies are sent to the puzzle world when beaten in the real as "tiles" used to clear out the grid. Clearing puzzles builds up a meter which turns Henry into his younger self, then into a giant robot.

It looks a bit like The World Ends With You formula taking two gameplay schemes and breaking them out into each screen on the DS. Read the article for more, but the story and gameplay seem quirky and original. Not to mention the main hero being an older "gentleman" of sorts is pretty damn charming.

I am loving what I've seen of this game so far and almost made a thread about it...

but then you did. :O

Spooky.

Oh wow, that looks really neat.

Here are some videos from the prototype:
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/17593
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/17595
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/17596

This makes me almost want a DS. Almost.

The art needs to be more 60's/70's drug induced for a name like Henry Hatsworth, seems to have potential.

I don't have much to add to the conversation but it looks potentially chawesome.

Due out this month, Edge gave it a 8. So at least it doesn't seem a wreck like a few other recent fringe DS titles.

Which ones were those?

Waffles and Bananas, In Loving Memory of Kitty Bookins, Hearts to Stars: Panic Memory, Little Left Little Right (which was an interesting idea, but they really failed by not allowing 3rd party candidates), Hats Off to my Darling, Super Lovin Livagin, Compass Princess Tea Sun (a real disappointment since it's been in TBA hell since F-chan Factory had it ready to go nearly 3 years ago), and the DS remake of Summer of My Lovely Summer Love, and that's only last month!

This game is AWESOME. The platforming portion is closer to Astro Boy (GBA) than anything, complete with a combo system and gigantic epic bosses. The puzzle portion is just basic Tetris Attack. The platforming is definitely the main draw, as you'll spend most of your time playing in that part. You switch to the puzzle half to get powerups, reveal platforms, build up a super meter (that results in this), and clear away enemies before they can cause more trouble.

The art is great, the music is excellent, and the game is hilariously awesome. It even has actual difficulty! After the first three or so levels, the challenge ramps up considerably. I do think this might just be the best game on DS.

Love the art direction, probably the best portable platformer since Drill Dozer.

I sensed invocation of the name ~ Drill Dozer ~ and came running.

Does the puzzle stuff interrupt the flow of the platforming at all? I've watched a couple of videos, and it looks to me like playing Klonoa, moving along at a pretty good clip, then pausing Klonoa to pick up a GBA to play Tetris Attack for a few minutes at designated time intervals. I love Klonoa and I love Tetris Attack, but I don't want one mucking the other up, y'know?

Bangai-O Spirits pretty much knocked the action+puzzle thing out of the park in its better Puzzle stages. Henry isn't action+puzzle, though. It's action, puzzle. It doesn't look very cohesive. :(

So yeah, this game is fucking ace. I'd liken the platforming more to Wario Land than anything, although combat-wise the Astro Boy comparison is pretty apt. I love the "voice acting": WOT HRM WOT WOT HRM HRM WOT HARUMPH

If you don't buy this, you're probably a sucklord.

Girlfriend grabbed this for my "early" birthday gift. We both were clamoring for it after the opening - so it looks like this will be a shared copy. I think Mario & Luigi was the last handheld game that threw me in hysterics like this. The concept, voices, animation are all top notch!

Also digging that it isn't all that easy, requires some attention and reflexes, plus good management of Henry's super meter. Thought the pausing between puzzle and platforming would be off-putting but it's actually the opposite. One thing I liked but found frustrating in The World Ends With You was the dual gameplay. Although the realtime element made doing anything useful on both screens too hard to manage. I like Henry's approach better.

Does anyone know if this was developed internally at EA, or were they just publishing?

It was internally developed at EA Tiburon, headed up by Kyle Gray (the other Kyle behind the Experimental Gameplay Project that gave birth to Tower of Goo and then World of Goo, and Crayon Physics Deluxe).

What a coincidence - I picked up World of Goo a few weeks back and it too has been one of the most enjoyable, unique games I've played in a while. I just hope and pray that with all the changes at EA they get all the backing they deserve!

OMG world 2 boss!

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

If you don't buy this, you're probably a sucklord.

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Ass-tro Boy is a sucklord. Comparing it to that piece of shit is not making me want it at all.

However i think it looks neat anyway and will probably get it sometime next month.

Interview with Kyle Gray:

http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009...nd_indie_plans

Apparently working on a Wiiware title with 2D Boy members and wouldn't be against a sequel to Hatsworth....

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KG: If I got a call from EA that gamers were clamouring for a second Hatsworth (call me EA!) then I’d once again don my bowler hat and set to work on the sequel. I think we only managed to scratch the surface of British stereotypes, and I’ve love to broaden out – into French stereotypes, for example!

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what would the french stereotype attack with, retreating from enemies?

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Originally Posted by cka

what would the french stereotype attack with, retreating from enemies?

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Did this sound good in your head?

Like you were really sticking it to those Frogs?

Jesus Christ...

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Originally Posted by Hero

OMG world 2 boss!

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Do you mean this guy? If so, I totally agree. I loved the song playing during that whole fight.



***edit*** I just found the song on youtube. Skip the first 42 seconds and there is the song from the boss fight.

Oh lordy yes!

By the by, found my first hidden level, got to 4-5 (finally) - this is easily one of my favorite games now.

PS - Watch the intro video, lol.

Oh i love this game with its Henry Hatsworth. It reminds me more of a not boring Wario Land than a ~ Drill Dozer ~ .
Tain's a Henry Fatsworth for not liking this game, and he ain't gettin' my tap dancing shoes!