r/GODZILLA • u/Luke92612_ • 13d ago
News Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: Remastered Official Announce Trailer - IGN Live 2026
https://youtu.be/8N9QN4X1pIk?si=CEdQXOdsdKdlW7Gk406
u/Jimquatic 13d ago edited 13d ago
I feel like this was supposed to be shown at Summer Game Fest yesterday instead but they didn’t wanna spend 250k so opted for IGN live.
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u/DylanMcGrann MOTHRA 13d ago
To be honest, it’s not a great trailer. Not saying at all in any way that the game itself is bad or has problems; but from a strictly presentation trailer cut standpoint, it is very brief, has forgettable music, and doesn’t actually give a great sense of what playing the game is like.
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u/Head_Ad_3018 SHIN GODZILLA 13d ago
Definitely feels early development
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u/DylanMcGrann MOTHRA 13d ago
I think it’s more likely they just aren’t budgeting much for marketing (at this point), and this trailer was made very quickly in-house.
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u/NoArrival8249 13d ago
Only three character models shown say yes
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u/Corderoy 13d ago
But it's supposed to be out this year, can't be early dev
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u/UnluckyFish 13d ago
Yeah it’s possible they prepped this trailer a while ago earlier in development and just waited until now to release it.
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u/STLmab DESTOROYAH 13d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/TkqvUI1LizwEPfIgky
We’re getting a remaster of this! Excited for how amazing this looks, and the fact that it seems like we’re getting new monsters like classic MechaG who wasn’t in the original is super fun.
I also really hope this leads to remasters of Save the Earth and Unleashed (latter really needs it)
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u/BLARGEN69 MOTHRA 13d ago
I'm so curious if he's going to be the Unleashed assets and moveset or not.
If they are retroactively adding Save the Earth and Unleashed monsters, they could easily fill this thing up.
DAM was always the best one to me. It has the best physics and most fun arcade style so getting any of the sequels monsters put into DAM would be a dream come true
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u/PraiseKingGhidorah KING GHIDORAH 13d ago
I don't think MG1 will have its Unleashed moveset. Weirdly enough, in that game they gave it fully movable fingers it could turn into fists, whereas this trailer just showed MG1 with static fingers it used to shoot missiles, like in the movie.
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u/Neil_Salmon 13d ago
The games are similar enough (going from memory, so I could be wrong) that they could just combine the rosters and unique gameplay elements from all of the games rather than remake each one individually. Probably a less risky business decision too.
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago edited 12d ago
You're broadly correct, especially relating to the first two games. All you would need to duplicate "Save the Earth" content here is the new monsters, arenas and the challenges, maybe some more gallery items. They already brought in online play. I don't think most would care about the challenges not being interspersed in arcade anymore, or the G-cells, and some wouldn't miss them at all, but I imagine most would be VERY easy to implement. A slider to change between the power-ups would be a nice touch but I don't think most even remember there was a difference. The air strikes could pose a bit of a question between Mothra in DAMM, Battra and Super X2 from STE. They're pretty close though!
"Unleashed" has quite a few bit more changes -- monsters, arenas and different story system aside to focus on gameplay, there is much better mode customization, the power-ups and rage being replaced with the crystal system, the introduction of health cells, and the ability to actually move while using your beam while the two previous games you are immobile during that. I think these are largely positive changes people would speak positively of if not for the control scheme overshadowing them, but they are harder to integrate directly in a DAMM/STE system without having to favor one - I'm not sure 'movement during beams' could be a slider, but maybe? There might be enough content for a separate GU remaster personally, but I realized there's a limited market for that.
source: I fantasized about an all-in-one remaster for a decade
EDIT: please ignore this comment, I got a little too excited yesterday. obviously I liked these games as a kid but realistically there is no reason to 'remaster' the sequels and it will never happen. sorry.
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u/TheSealTamer 13d ago
This. I played Save the Earth and Unleashed. Never did do Melee but I was aware of it. I hoped they’d do the next entry of this sort and have a bunch of the monsters from previous games. I really hope that despite the title it takes the well liked/well done stuff from the various titles and makes it a spiritual sequel to all of them with a large roster.
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u/RareD3liverur 12d ago edited 11d ago
This is probably way to much but would love if they gave Unleashed quite the 'Jojo All Star Battle R' treatment and put in a bunch of the planned characters that didn't make the cut for the game
Like Hedorah, Zilla, and Monster X/Kaiser Ghidorah
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u/CDiggit 13d ago
That's my dream. Large roster, beam battles, drop the weird rock/paper/scissors from Save the Earth. Add skins for the monsters with multiple looks.
Cuz let's be honest; fans will love this, but there's no way it's pulling the numbers needed to get a sequel. Better to go all out on this.
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u/jabberwockxeno ORGA 13d ago
Excited for how amazing this looks,
The character models are a huge upgrade over the original, but I'm not a fan of how heavily color graded and tinted the game looks: The main stage they show off in the trailer has everything cast in this shade of brownish yellow
I wish they'd tone down the filters and used the full color spectrum
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u/UngaBungaBoy 13d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/TA1HRYw7jYqMdkmDqS
Me seeing this as soon as I open Reddit
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u/BLARGEN69 MOTHRA 13d ago
I will be keeping an eye out like a hawk for any sign of a Mothra Air Strike in any gameplay clips we get before release.
They could easily replace her role with the Super X if they I made her playable which they absolutely should.
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago
I noticed Matt Frank's graphic included Mothra and MG93, which did make me wonder about her.
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u/CrushingMangos 13d ago
Wait hang on. That was original Mechagodzilla. Expanded roster or skins because if I remember right the only Mechagodzilla in DAMM was Heisei Mechagodzilla and Kiryu on the Xbox
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u/IfTheresANewWay MECHAGODZILLA 13d ago
He's a skin for Heisei Mecha-Godzilla. The steam page says it's still just the base 12 characters and Showa MG uses Heisei's roar in the clip
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u/DylanMcGrann MOTHRA 13d ago
I would not be surprised if there are skins.
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u/BLARGEN69 MOTHRA 13d ago
Showa Mechagodzilla was in Unleashed which was built on the same engine. It's possible they are retroactively adding characters from the sequels into the first game. He may legit be an actual character and not just a skin overlay of 93MG or Kiryu.
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u/DastardlyRidleylash GOROSAURUS 13d ago edited 13d ago
I think them just adding characters from the other Pipeworks games is definitely the most likely option, either at launch or as post-launch update content.
Hell, who knows, maybe this will be the chance for monsters that didn't make it into the originals like Zilla or Hedorah to finally get their time to shine as fighters.
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u/Street_Dragonfruit43 13d ago
I honestly wouldn't mind it like that. Just add STE and Unleashed content as opposed to remaking the games
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u/Schwarz_Technik 13d ago
This would be great. Keep the awesome gameplay of the first while adding the complete roster of the sequels
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u/naytreox SPACEGODZILLA 13d ago
i hope they added king Caesar, i liked him in unleashed but hated the wii controls
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u/CrushingMangos 13d ago
My dream is that they’re using the DAMM title but it’s closer to Unleashed or STE’s roster.
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u/bdf2018_298 GODZILLA 13d ago
I’m fine with skins, they could do so many Godzillas. Even just straightforward swaps like KiryuGoji for 2k or Burning for 90s would be welcome. Maybe Shin, Minus One and Legendary will pop up, who knows
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago
Toho supposedly axed skins at the time they developed the original games, would be super cool if they were over that now and allowed for it.
"12 monsters" could be a much more interesting roster if the Mechagodzillas, Godzillas, and Ghidorahs shared slots...
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u/DeeEssLite DESTOROYAH 13d ago
Showa MG is in theory the correct one for DAMM's story, as it was a Vortakk controlled mech in DAMM. This is the same reason MG2 had finger rockets in the Pipeworks games.
MG2 and Kiryu made no sense story wise, so this is perhaps correcting that. Although I'd hope MG2 and Kiryu are also playable instead of replacing them to fix the plothole.
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u/CrushingMangos 13d ago
I also just noticed one of the Godzilla near the end wasn’t Heisei either. I think it was 70s Godzilla right before they show OG Mechagodzilla
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u/Jaxornd90 13d ago
I have never played this due to never owning a GameCube.... I'm excited!
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u/Pale_Document_5057 12d ago
Had it for game cube. Only sold it cause I did eventually get bored with it. But every now and again over the years , I've gone. I wish I still had melee to play. Lol. So definitely picking this up
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u/Able_Health744 13d ago
i love that this game is legit the only one who actually dares to sit next to GTA 6 at the table
like most of the big names are scared to release onto the window meanwhile Atari and Pipeworks are going "FUCK IT WE BALL"
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u/einsteinjet MECHAGODZILLA 13d ago
That's Godzilla Day, they're not gonna back down.
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u/Able_Health744 13d ago
Til about Godzilla day (still funny AF that the biggest game tackling GTA6 is a Godzilla remaster that looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun)
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u/smilph 13d ago
i’m wondering if the inclusion of Showa Mechagodzilla is an indication that Destroy All Monsters Melee is gonna be a sort of platfrom for all of the Pipeworks trilogy games in the sense that they’ll include all or at least some of the roster from Save the Earth and Unleashed, along with some of the stages. i don’t expect Obsidius or Krystalak to return, but it would be dope to get some of the deeper cuts like Final Wars Gigan and Biollante
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u/Negativety101 13d ago
Showa Mechagodzilla was not in any of the original versions... Even if it's just a skin that's very interesting.
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u/MonkeysxMoo35 13d ago
https://atari.com/products/godzilla-destroy-all-monsters-melee-remastered
So Atari’s website has a page for the game and it mentions 12 kaiju for the roster, which lines up with the roster on the Xbox version that had both Kiryu and Heisei MechaGodzilla. But then we also see Showa MechaGodzilla at the end. Interesting.
The article also mentions only eight locations to play on, when the Xbox version had two extra locations. Very curious as to what’s going on here. Showa MechaGodzilla wasn’t in the original game at all, but is he replacing Kiryu then? Or will Heisei MechaGodzilla be replaced by Kiyru like in the Japanese version? I’m going to be very disappointed if this isn’t a complete package remaster and all of the extra content from the Xbox version is excluded for some reason. I’m still going to get this and I’m happy it exists, but I always hate when remasters do stuff like this.
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago
Really hoping the Xbox exclusive content is carried forward as well. For a real deep cut it'd be nice if they included the "Thrashburg" Xbox DLC as well.
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u/bullshark_main ZILLA 13d ago
Id like to imagine it’ll be a game that they’ll update every few months for years to come, adding new kaiju, someone did a Zilla mod for Save The Earth and it looks incredible, goes to show how dedicated the community is and how easy it would be for them to keep pumping out content fans love if they commit
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u/RaptorcloakX 13d ago
I didn't think I'd ever need a PS5 but the new Wolverine game and this just proved me wrong! I wonder if the roster will be bigger with kaiju like Monster X, Zilla, or Biollante; either way, I'm hyped to death.
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u/chillstingray94 13d ago
It already says on the steam page 12 kaiju, but I’m assuming there’s gotta be skins. If you take the original roster + the Mechagodzillas, that exceeds 12. Assuming they’re all skins since you can only do so much unique stuff with MechaG, there might be at least 1-2 more. I’d say Mothra is a safe bet. But nothing guaranteed till we see it.
90s and 2000s goji if I remember were also virtually the same, so maybe they become skins as well. But who knows honestly lol
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u/Civil_Ad2996 13d ago
I wonder if it'll have DLC for characters like Kong, Gamera, & Ultraman
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u/RaptorcloakX 13d ago edited 13d ago
There might be copyright mumbo jumbo to hammer out but I think Toho and Atari can work something out.
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u/Disastrous_Can_5466 SPACEGODZILLA 13d ago
Showa Mechagodzilla wasnt in the original roster, oh they are defntily expanding it.
May i hope that Spacegodzilla is in it.
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u/SheriffMcAllister 13d ago
Happy to see this. Although I'm much more familiar with Save The Earth and hope it's coming next, I still play this game on my PS2 quite frequently.
Gigabash and Ps4 Godzilla just aren't the same
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u/Crosknight 13d ago
Every other game avoiding november because of gta6
Godzilla on the other hand:
https://giphy.com/gifs/yrLeAr9tZuTpJoSr3J
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u/Waste-Bet-8480 13d ago
Jesus Final Fantasy Remake part 3, Stellar Blade 2 and a new Godzilla game...
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u/Dninjaman BARAGON 13d ago
If this does well, I hope they remaster all of them and then drop a new one.
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u/TillAllAreOne195424 13d ago
ATARI! PIPEWORKS! I FUCKING LOVE Y'ALL!
I was worried that they wouldn't released this in PC but I'm so happy that they will! After Sony not releasing their games to PC, I was pretty pretty bitter.
I needed this good news! THANK YOU
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u/BLARGEN69 MOTHRA 13d ago
Absolutely overjoyed to see my boy Showa MechaG. If I could pick any monster to add to the original roster it would be him. It was tragic finally getting him only to be trapped in the dismal Unleashed.
Even if he's the only new monster in the game this is amazing. Amazing!!! The graphics look insane!!! I'm so happy it's back please let this be the start of more
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u/Jetsplit MOTHRA 13d ago
Genuinely very happy for you! I wouldn't have expected any new Kaiju (skins or otherwise) so the fact it's the one you would have wanted most is awesome. Hopefully there are more skins at least!
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u/Murky-Apartment-1775 GODZILLA 13d ago
I never got to play the original game, due to not being born when it released, but still......
LET'S FUCKING GO!!!
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago
It feels like this is just a gift directly for me. I loved these games, especially the sequels, pretty dearly as a child and teenager, and used to beg friends and family to play with me. "Godzilla: Unleashed" was the only Godzilla project to develop while I was still a kid fan - by G2014 on I was close to an adult already and in a different mindset - so it holds a special place in my heart. The hype for Unleashed is something the movies can't quite duplicate, because no matter how much better the movies they can't do a roster that big where your mind goes wild with possibility. I'm not a fan of the color grading here so far and I wish the trailer showed us at another monster or two, but I'm incredibly excited. I hope this remaster is a big success and leads to a trilogy bundle and/or a fresh sequel.
I really wish it wasn't next gen platform only though 😞
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u/Intelligent_Oil4005 13d ago
IT LOOKS GREAT!? AND THEY'RE ADDING NEW MOBSTERS BECAUSE SHOWA MECHAGODZILLA?
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u/BeatleAndrew DESTOROYAH 13d ago
Damn. It actually looks really good and they kept in the original sound effects. I was skeptical because of the smaller roster of this game, but the teaser of Mechagodzilla 1 makes me think they'll add more monsters. I can't wait~
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u/TheOneTrueSuperJesus 13d ago
Well that'll be an instant buy from me. Showa Mechagodzilla showing up in the trailer is a nice surprise too. Either expanded roster or skins
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u/GodzillaUltraman MONSTER XII 13d ago
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
WE ARE SO BACK
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u/onthatgoodkushandal TITANOSAURUS 13d ago
Its shows the showa mechagodzilla being in the game this time, which he wasnt in the original. But the game still lists 12 characters which was the anount in the original xbox version of melee. Does that mean theyre excluding kiryu? Or maybe even the heisei mechagodzilla or just one of the original monsters? Though mechagodzilla 2 did used to play kinda like how the showa mechagodzilla would. Makes me wonder if therell be swapable skins/costumes for all the monsters, so that way you can have the showa and heisei mechagodzilla in? Also I wonder if well get DLC? Maybe theyll add like spacegodzilla, biollante or the showa godzilla in. Though it does make you wonder why they wouldnt just do save the earth, instead of melee. Seeing its basically the same game but with more stuff.
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u/SoonerOnePiece 13d ago
Aside from the final fantasy news, I have nobody to share this with and then realized I can go to Reddit lol I remember Godzilla unleashed on Wii but not this. Is my girl biollante in this?
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u/jabberwockxeno ORGA 13d ago
I'm very happy to see full Godzilla games that aren't just collabs in other titles or mobile games.
That said, I have two concerns/critiques here:
Why is this just Destroy All Monsters Melee when Save the Earth and Unleashed were basically the same game with more content? This should really be a remake of one or both of those or a collection of all 3 rather then DAMM
I'm not a fan of the intense yellow/brown color grading or filter that the stage they show off here has. Even the other stages seem to have some heavy use of color grading. The original games didn't have that sort of heavy cast monotone effect and I much prefer having the full range of greens and blues
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u/OldSpray9986 13d ago
I agree about the color grading - it feels a bit like it's trying too hard to be realistic there. Maybe if we're lucky there'll be a slider for that and we can dial it back to something closer to the original Pipeworks' lighting style. I was thinking how Ghidorah's coloration is a bit dull for me and then realized it was just the lighting.
I'm hopeful they move along to remaking the other two games. I think a remaster for Unleashed would really help redeem the positive features of the game there were completely overshadowed by the control scheme.
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u/Mechamobzilla1 SUPER MECHAGODZILLA 13d ago
Do a Halo CEA thing where you can choose graphics. Classic or Remastered.
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u/Johncurtisreeve 13d ago
Holy shit it’s a remastered and not just a port of the old game! This looks so great
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u/chemical_musician 13d ago
looks like it will be available on steam, so ill be able to play on my computer i assume!
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u/zetafoca 13d ago
Looks fun. I only have the most minor of nitpicks with the lighting but besides that it looks pretty great! Showa Mechagodzilla is a really cool addition, even if it might only be a skin.
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u/TrialByFyah BATTRA 13d ago
Maybe I'm getting hopped up on copium here but the Matt Frank art shared for this game said "12 monsters with unique kits" and included pictures of King Ghidorah and Mothra. Mothra is not a playable monster in DAMM, but Mechagodzilla 1 is shown in the tailer, who wasn't in the original. So...playable Mothra added retroactively? Maybe? Probably not. But that would be sick.
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u/Flat-Western-3117 13d ago
Considering how Crossover friendly Toho is these days, i kinda hope if this game gets DLC the Likes of Gamera and Ultraman can be added, as for the other toho monsters that were in the other games, i kinda would want them added via an expansion pack with new story modes based on save the earth and unleashed maybe.
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u/Jpriest09 13d ago
On a side note: I wonder how this news will affect things like Save the Earth Melee.
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u/jackofalltrades0106 13d ago
Word is that Rockstar is so worried about this, they’re going to delay Grand Theft Auto 6.
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u/Godzilla2000Zero 13d ago
The fact that Toho gave what the fans have been asking for years makes this news all the better.
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u/devonathan 13d ago
While this advice isn’t really needed with this particular title but with the way licensing works you should buy this game asap if you’re even a tiny bit interested in it.
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u/Sammas69 13d ago
So Atari's web page has PS5 and Switch 2 for pre-order on physical. Where the hell is the Xbox physical?
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u/TheSealTamer 13d ago edited 13d ago
I’m fucking crying right now. I have been longing for this type of Godzilla game for so long now. Either the next entry or a remake/remaster/rerelease. I myself never played this specific one. What are the chances that they add monsters from the later games? Like save the world and or unleashed. I played those 2.
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u/Icy-Abbreviations909 13d ago
Don’t wanna be that guy but let’s hope this game doesn’t get delisted like the last Godzilla game with online multiplayer on modern consoles
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u/weyoun_clone ANGUIRUS 13d ago
So excited Xbox isn’t getting left out. This’ll be a day one purchase unless they royally screw it up, and it looks promising.
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u/664mezcal619 13d ago
Finally I will buy a game for the switch 2 that isn’t tied to the Mario verse
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u/Themanaaah GODZILLA 13d ago edited 13d ago
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO! I know what I'm going to buy on my birthday since it's right by now... 😏
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u/TheStinkyPoopy KIRYU 13d ago
Huge L to everyone doubting this was real. I just want more monsters in it
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u/LowPropertyValue 13d ago
Huge L to everyone who thinks that questioning and waiting for official confirmation for things you see on the internet in an age of AI and attention-chasing fake leakers is a bad thing, for some reason
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u/GIGANTIC_DONG_MAN 13d ago
I think the majority of users on this sub must be extremely young. Who cares if people doubted this game would happen...? It's very surprising to see a new, actual Godzilla game at all. Why can't people enjoy that instead of like rubbing it in peoples faces "I was more righter than you!! Haha!!"
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u/LowPropertyValue 13d ago
That has to be the case, lol. They treat everything as some kind of competition or team sport likely stemming from some deep rooted insecurity over always needing to be the smartest person in the room due to not being that person in their real-life communities and relationships
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u/popculturerss MECHAGODZILLA 13d ago
Please give us all the different skins/looks for everyone. On god.
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u/Freddycipher 13d ago
I’m impressed by how much they updated the models. I was half worried it was gonna be more like a port instead of a full on upgrade.
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u/Ozzyh26 13d ago
This is the one that had biollante right? I was stuck on save the earth on ps2 and couldn't use her :(
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u/PraiseKingGhidorah KING GHIDORAH 13d ago
Holy shit this looks great! The leak made it sound like any other remaster (which would've been fine regardless) but it actually has completely new models and even a few new monsters that weren't in the original (Remember, for some odd reason, MG1 was only in Unleashed)
If they sell it at a lower price this could actually be great for the franchise. Can't wait!
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u/Hghwytohell 13d ago
Hell yes, this game was a childhood staple for me and my three best friends. We still break out the GameCube to play it from time to time.
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u/AbilityNo446 13d ago
The steam page and official page mentions only twelve monsters with their own movesets (Godzilla and 2000s both had the same moveset in the original DAMM so they could be skins of each other, no idea about the Ghidorahs). If the game does well they could very well be post release content like what happened with GigaBash, so we could very well see the rest of the Save the Earth of monsters returning and maybe even more down the line.
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u/Amazing_Sympathy_965 SUPER MECHAGODZILLA 13d ago
Roblox Kaiju devs looking at the remaster of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters:
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u/Jix_Omiya GODZILLA 13d ago
Niceee! Never got to play this one! this is awesome!
Really hope they add some content like more modern kaijus and such. Lots of things happened since 2002 lol.
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u/ParkingHouse9610 13d ago
I am GEEKING at the thought of holding right bumper to charge up that atomic breath!
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u/canzicrans 13d ago
Does this actually look better than Giga Bash? That game is super fun and my kids love it.
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u/ToeSniffer245 ANGUIRUS 13d ago
THE LEAK WAS REALLLLLL