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by learnstats2 2135 days ago
Congrats on raising a bunch of money!

To me, this looks very comparable to Fitness Boxing for the Nintendo Switch. I tried the demo of that intending to purchase, but then dropped out.

Regarding Fitness Boxing: - I didn't feel comfortable with the workout: since I have never boxed before, I was confident that my form was bad and had too few pointers to feel good about it.

- I ideally wanted a whole body workout, and there was no focus on the lower body at all.

- It felt tough already without resistance bands, so I wouldn't be confident about whether those were bringing a useful benefit for me.

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Thanks! We are very conscious of the fact that most of our users won't have experience with boxing, and plan to go to significantly greater lengths than games like Fitness Boxing to ensure that the player's technique is solid. Quell analyses your movements and tells you in clear terms how to improve. We'll also be including full-body movements like ducks and dodges to make it a more complete workout experience. To your last point—the resistance is adjustable, meaning you can dial it back to a point that you feel comfortable. Furthermore, adding resistance can actually help to make the experience feel more comfortable as it prevents the hard hyper-extension that can happen with straight shots when shadowboxing.
Thanks!