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Creed: Rise to Glory (Review)

Zenbane
MVP
MVP

I'll start by saying that I only Pre-Ordered this game because I'm a huge fan of the original Rocky films, and I was dying to hang out with the man himself:

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Creed: Rise to Glory is a great game, and highly recommended if you are interested in heated competition against other people. If that is your goal, then this is a 4 out of 5 stars easy. However, if you are not interested in Multiplayer gameplay, and only want Creed as a Boxing Sim, then this is a 3 out of 5 stars at best. You are likely better off with Thrill of the Fight. Creed has fun training sims and a decent single player campaign; however, it truly shines as a Multiplayer experience.

If you plan to play this in all its Multiplayer Boxing Glory, then here are the things I think everyone will need:
  1. Meat. Get lots and lots of meat in your fridge. This game is gonna make you mighty hungry, and you'll want plenty of protein at the ready.
  2. Coconut Water. This is the best for hydration; and you're gonna need that.
  3. A cooling fan. Whether you're trying to train for a fight, train to get a Top Score (vs Friends, vs Global Players), or simply going through a Multiplayer Battle Royale... you're gonna sweat your arse off.
  4. A sparring buddy. When you find someone that you compete very well against, make them a sparring buddy! I fought 5 different people so far, and only one of them had a style that really challenged me (and visa versa). We fought each other a few times, and it was only sheer exhaustion that made me stop.

General Gameplay

Blocking and Dodging require great
timing, judgement, skill, and reflex. There isn't much cheese factor to
this game; you have to move and you have to be fast. Because both the
game (at higher Difficulty Levels) and other people will take full
advantage of a lazy fighter.

You cannot just whirlwind swing.
Your gloves will gain Fatigue, which causes you to slow down and leaves
you quite vulnerable. Time your punches and manage your defense. My best
fights were the "smart" fights, where I worked on tricking my opponent.

Players
cant use the "height trick" to burrow their bodies in to the floor. If
you try it, the game treats it like you got knocked out and you're
gloves will glow red, leaving you very vulnerable.


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Damage works really well in this game. Enemies start to redden and swell when you hit target areas for longer periods of time. That adds a great strategy element to the battles. Plus, the characters look hilarious when they get hit really hard!

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If your hands do get fatigued and you get hurt, you have to make a circular motion with your controllers. But you need to be precise with this, or else you'll stay vulnerable for too long. Precision is based on the location of your real life hands in relation to your boxer's gloves (as depicted by glowing circles):

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The farther away your real hands are from the circles around your boxing gloves, the longer you stay in this hurt/fatigue mode. This adds yet another element of strategy to the game, where victory comes from being able to react quickly and accurately.

If you get Knocked Out, then your "spirit" leaves your body and you have to make a running motion with your hands to re-enter your body and get up again. I love this feature!

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Every element of this game involves some sort of cardio. Even walking around requires you to use your hands and arms, similar to the default movement in Gorn.


Multiplayer

Currently, I did not see any statistics that show your win/loss ratio. Hopefully that is an oversight, because the game does track your progress with Training. But it really really really needs it for Multiplayer fights! Especially because you can choose from a variety of characters which seemingly have different pro's and con's (some are fast, some are strong, etc).

All of the battles I've played so far were highly entertaining. Not just because of the combat, but because of the sound people make when they are trying to hit you, trying to recover, or getting Knocked the hell Out. Some of them sound like that one scene from Predator where you hear Aaahnold through Predator's vision and ears:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7O-dj6LlLo


And it is HIGHLY rewarding to land a Big Hit against another person and have their Avatar make an expression that matches the sounds of pain you're hearing from the Player's microphone lol

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As a Multiplayer game I give this 4 out of 5 stars. The game needs Global Rankings per character chosen and the ability to Replay entire fights from a 3rd Person Camera Perspective. These two things would make this a perfect fighting game.

As a Single Player game, this only gets 3 out of 5 stars for being a bit short and redundant.

Overall though, this is the most multiplayer fun I've had in Physical Combat battles since I got my Rift in 2016.

110 REPLIES 110

falken76
Expert Consultant
I picked this game up, I love it.  I really like both Thrill of the Fight and this, they're so good.  I'm out of shape though, 3 matches and I'm spent.  I'm still recovering from my AI Rookie fights from yesterday lol.

Anonymous
Not applicable
Oh!! The Snowdog is the Guardian Of The Overworld I'll have you know!!! 😛 😄

Stryker1000
Heroic Explorer
you fkn bastard Zenban … I just tried out the tutorial ! my arms fkn ache after less than 5 fkn mins !  fkn hate u ! I got as far as some geezer walking in and  shouting "lets show me what got ...then I fkn fell over dodging that fkn ball

Stryker1000
Heroic Explorer
fuck tjhis ! im off to watch a discovery of witches on sky! my arms ache like maaaad !

Wildt
Consultant
I think I know what some of @Stryker1000s newfound wealth went to :wink:
PCVR: CV1 || 4 sensors || TPcast wireless adapter || MamutVR Gun stock V3
PSVR: PS4 Pro || Move Controllers || Aim controller
WMR: HP Reverb

pyroth309
Visionary
I wasn't considering this game as I already have 3 boxing games but I think Stryker just sold me. 

Stryker1000
Heroic Explorer

Wildt said:

I think I know what some of @Stryker1000s newfound wealth went to :wink:


sod off Wildt … I wasn't spending it on porn to crack one off to … I was taking Zenban`s advice on a game recommendation !. and TBH ..I`m pretty surprised I never smashed my headset when I fell over TBH . and to honest ..I may put it on ice for a couple of weeks  as I have only just managed to start looking Brass Tactics.... its pretty addictive TBH .


Zenbane
MVP
MVP
I punched the top of my PC Monitor trying to Right-Hook a mofo the other day. My entire body is sore from this game! fml

Stryker1000
Heroic Explorer
I just had a thought regarding Snowdog`s current dilemma ……. just hop around the ring mate ...you should be ok ! just tell your opponent that your playing British Bulldog ! no one will know the fkn difference TBH ! … it works form me when I`m playing 1on1 fight games on Friday ...I just tell them Chineese Drunken Monkey !!!... its a martial art in china dontcha know !

Zenbane
MVP
MVP
Just let me know when you're ready, snowdog! I'm gonna beat those Pimax thoughts out of your head, buddy
😛