Date played: March 12th
Platform: PS4
Disc Jam is a new multiplayer game that I got for free with PS Plus. I tried it last night with my brother and I was pleasantly surprised by the game. This is basically a mix of tennis and volleyball, but with a throwing disc. There's singles and doubles, and while singles were fun, the real action is in the doubles.
The objective of the game is to either throw the disc into the opposing team's end zone or to have it fall on the floor in their zone to score points. There are a wide variety of shots, including lobs, curves and even some special moves. On top of that, there's a block that can be used to punish an opponent that is too far from the net.
Timing is a crucial part of this game. When you catch the disc, the faster you throw is back out, the faster it flies. This means that good timing is rewarded with shots that are much harder to catch. Lobs are also pretty strong, but should only be used to take advantage of the other team's positioning errors. That's because when you stand on the spot where lob will land, you build up a super meter, and if you stand there long enough, your return will be a special shot that will zigzag, spiral or take 90 degree turns, making it that much harder for the other team to respond.
We played about 4 or 5 online matches as a team, and we won a couple times, even if we're clearly very new to the game. There's some stuff that doesn't really work as well as it should. For example, judging distances is pretty difficult, and some of the more complex shots are really hard to pull off, like maybe the timing is a little off. Overall though, I'm really impressed with Disc Jam and I definitely want to play it again. I can't wait to try a 4 player game that isn't online...
Platform: PS4
Disc Jam is a new multiplayer game that I got for free with PS Plus. I tried it last night with my brother and I was pleasantly surprised by the game. This is basically a mix of tennis and volleyball, but with a throwing disc. There's singles and doubles, and while singles were fun, the real action is in the doubles.
The objective of the game is to either throw the disc into the opposing team's end zone or to have it fall on the floor in their zone to score points. There are a wide variety of shots, including lobs, curves and even some special moves. On top of that, there's a block that can be used to punish an opponent that is too far from the net.
Timing is a crucial part of this game. When you catch the disc, the faster you throw is back out, the faster it flies. This means that good timing is rewarded with shots that are much harder to catch. Lobs are also pretty strong, but should only be used to take advantage of the other team's positioning errors. That's because when you stand on the spot where lob will land, you build up a super meter, and if you stand there long enough, your return will be a special shot that will zigzag, spiral or take 90 degree turns, making it that much harder for the other team to respond.
We played about 4 or 5 online matches as a team, and we won a couple times, even if we're clearly very new to the game. There's some stuff that doesn't really work as well as it should. For example, judging distances is pretty difficult, and some of the more complex shots are really hard to pull off, like maybe the timing is a little off. Overall though, I'm really impressed with Disc Jam and I definitely want to play it again. I can't wait to try a 4 player game that isn't online...
