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Today's News:
1) Capcom announced they recently broke even with Resident Evil 7's developmental costs after selling around 3 million copies since its launch. They didn't reveal if they have actually made a profit with the game though. https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-s...s-418961.phtml 2) SALES:
3) For those who own Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft's recent update for the game included a brand new ending with speculation of it being a teaser for another game in the series. https://www.destructoid.com/watch-do...g-418929.phtml 4) Microsoft announced they have moved their annual E3 press conference from its usual Monday morning spot to now a Sunday afternoon spot at least for this year. https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-s-e...s-418942.phtml 5) Newest update for both Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition was revealed to lower the cap for mod support on consoles with the official reason related to stability issues. https://www.destructoid.com/the-late...s-418840.phtml |
USF II Hado Mode
Skip to the 3 hr mark for the start of the Hado mode.... looks pretty lame
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Today's News:
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2) According to recent trademark filings, Capcom recently renewed their trademark for Deep Down and the 5th time done since 2013. https://www.destructoid.com/anyone-r...t-419088.phtml 3) Activision recently released a new trailer for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and revealed a release date of June 30th for the PS4. https://www.destructoid.com/crash-ba...e-419105.phtml 4) The former CEO of Sony Online Entertainment was recently hired by Amazon to be the boss of their new Amazon Games Studios San Diego studio. https://www.destructoid.com/former-s...o-418979.phtml 5) For those interested or have a Playstation Now account, Sony announced the streaming service will be limited to just the PS4 and PC this August and all other platforms to be dropped. https://www.destructoid.com/sony-is-...y-418940.phtml 6) Small warning for those playing Nioh as a recent bug was discovered which erases save files when a new character gets created. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/psa.../1100-6447946/ |
This Square-Enix sale is nice
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Today's News:
1) Bioware released a new trailer for Mass Effect Andromeda focusing on combat in the game. https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a...m-419359.phtml 2) SALES:
3) One of Valve's main writers, Erik Wolpaw, has recently left the company with Kotaku stating he recently joined Double Fine to work on Psychonauts 2. Wolpaw was the lead writer for Half-Life 2, Portal, and the Left 4 Dead series while at Valve. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hal.../1100-6447989/ http://kotaku.com/how-psychonauts-2-...-be-1746079926 4) Bethesda announced they will be holding another E3 press conference and like last year will be taking place on a Sunday night. https://www.destructoid.com/bethesda...s-419145.phtml https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw 5) Eurogamer recently released a mini-documentary on the early history of Nintendo mainly in regards to their Hanafuda business and the ties they had to the Yakuza at the time. https://www.destructoid.com/short-do...s-419271.phtml |
Today's News:
1) Blizzard announced they are dropping support for Windows XP and Vista later this year with games not affected by Blizzard's current launcher or Battle.net system to remain playable for those O.S.'s. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/201...vista-support/ 2) According to Nintendo, a batch of Switch consoles were recently stolen from one of their US distributors which is how footage of menus and other features were able to be leaked online. The person from NeoGAF who leaked the stuff ended up sending his console back to Nintendo and implied a deal was made to not be involved with the legal mess of the situation. https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo...r-419585.phtml 3) Koei Tecmo announced the first DLC pack and free PvP update for Nioh is currently schedule to arrive by late April based on a recent official live stream by the company for the game. https://www.destructoid.com/look-for...l-419856.phtml |
Today's News:
1) Square Enix recently opened a new studio called Studio Istolia with former Tales series producer Hideo Baba as its boss and their first project being an RPG called Project Prelude Rune. https://www.destructoid.com/square-e...--420072.phtml 2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) For those with the PC or Xbox One versions of Resident Evil 7, Capcom has released the previously PS4 timed exclusive Banned Footage DLC packs for those platforms today. https://www.destructoid.com/resident...c-420058.phtml 4) During a recent interview with IGN, NetherRealm Stuidos' boss Ed Boon teased he would like to make a Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter cross-over game if Capcom ever decided to approve the idea. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mor.../1100-6448070/ |
Say yes, Capcom. It's more money in your pocket.
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Is Tekken x Street Fighter officially dead?
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Not officially no. Every time it's brought up, Harada says it's still happening.
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After T7 gets its day in the sun we'll see if they open up about TxSF or SC6. If SC6 gets announced first (bear in mind 20th anniversary), TxSF will have to wait a bit more.
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Today's News:
1) Square Enix recently released a new trailer for NieR: Automata and might have accidentally revealed the release date for the PC and/or European versions of the game. March 7th for the PS4 in North America and a rumored March 10th date for PC and/or the European PS4 version of the game. https://www.destructoid.com/square-e...e-420220.phtml 2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) Capcom announced the Steam version of Dead Rising 4 will be arriving on March 14th and are currently offering a 20% Off pre-launch sale for this version. https://www.destructoid.com/dead-ris...h-420229.phtml 4) According to reports, the co-founder of Nintendo of America, Alan Stone, passed away late last week. His biggest impact for the company was being the person responsible for Nintendo arcade games becoming very popular in the US during the 1980s. https://www.destructoid.com/the-co-f...y-420126.phtml 5) During a recent interview with Dengeki PlayStation, Final Fantasy VII Remake's producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed they are very close with finishing the voice acting for the main game. http://gematsu.com/2017/02/final-fan...lmost-complete |
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Interesting tidbit there about the FF7 remake. It makes me wonder if they scrapped the idea for it to be episodic and are releasing the full story as a single package since they finished the voice work for the "main game" and not episode 1.
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Still planned to be broken into episodes. Some speculation the producer might have meant only the 1st episode was almost done or easier for them to do it all at once instead of waiting for future episodes for voice work.
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Indeed. I was taking it as the games voice work was done for the main scenario and they just needed to do the voicework for sidequests and other miscellany.
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1) Irrational Games former co-founder Ken Levin announced his new studio will be called Ghost Story Games and has 12 former Irrational Games devs among its staff. https://www.destructoid.com/ken-levi...s-420495.phtml 2) During a recent interview with Eurogamer, Dead Space 3's creative director Ben Wanat revealed original plans for the game didn't include a micro-transaction system but was only included due to pressure by EA. Also blamed EA for why the game ended up being a bust based on expectations. https://www.destructoid.com/dead-spa...s-420463.phtml http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...wanted-to-make 3) SALES:
4) NetherRealm Studios recently released another new trailer for Injustice 2. https://www.destructoid.com/superman...r-420423.phtml 5) Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy is currently rumored to be arriving on other platforms based on recent tweets sent by Sony. Sony originally stated it was only for the PS4 and then later sent out another tweet implying its only a timed exclusive. https://www.destructoid.com/crash-ba...e-420318.phtml |
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1) Sony recently released a new trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn. https://www.destructoid.com/horizon-...d-420720.phtml 2) EA recently released the specs for the PC version of Mass Effect Andromeda. https://www.destructoid.com/your-pc-...a-420710.phtml 3) Capcom announced the next DLC pack for Resident Evil 7 called "Not a Hero" will be arriving this Spring and is based on the special cameo appearance at the end of the game. https://www.destructoid.com/resident...n-420573.phtml 4) During a recent panel at DICE 2017 event, 343 Industries revealed they will bring back split-screen features for all future Halo games and also admitted it was a big mistake to drop split-screen for Halo 5. https://www.destructoid.com/343-indu...o-420527.phtml 5) Team Ninja revealed Nioh has sold around 1 million copies since its launch for the PS4 and to celebrate they are giving away free in-game golden armor as a gift to players. https://www.destructoid.com/nioh-hit...m-420643.phtml |
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Today's News:
1) Warner Bros recently confirmed rumors of them working on a sequel to Shadow of Mordor called Middle-earth: Shadow of War and planned to arrive on August 22nd for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. For those interested in spending $300, a special collector's edition was also revealed for the game. https://www.destructoid.com/wb-offic...x-421188.phtml https://www.destructoid.com/shadow-o...n-421219.phtml 2) Based on a leak from Atlus USA, Sega is currently rumored to be working on a Shenmue HD Remaster set with plans to be released later this year. https://www.destructoid.com/rumor-sh...r-421170.phtml http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/shenmue...r-coming-2017/ 3) During a recent interview with the New York Times, Sony revealed they have sold around 900,000 Playstation VR headsets since its launch late last year. https://www.destructoid.com/playstat...d-421091.phtml 4) During a recent interview with IGN, Marvel Games' creative director revealed they recently changed focus on how their games get made with developers now getting a lot more creative freedom for creating game stories. Also no longer want movie based games to be rushed just for the sake of arriving by the time of the movie's release. https://www.destructoid.com/marvel-s...s-420743.phtml http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/...-held-to-canon |
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Preloading Horizon right now. The little clock telling me I cant play for another 4+ hours is playing with my emotions.
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Today's News:
1) Ubisoft revealed they are collaborating with Fox Studios on a new Avatar game with Massive Entertainment studio as its developer. https://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-...e-421499.phtml 2) The developer of Mega Man Legacy Collection, Digital Eclipse, recently teased they are currently working on another collection set for Capcom and its official debut to arrive soon. https://www.destructoid.com/the-deve...n-421405.phtml 3) Microsoft announced a new Netflix-like service called Xbox Game Pass will be arriving later this Spring. Monthly cost was revealed to be $9.99 and unlike PS Now, the games are downloadable and not stream only. https://www.destructoid.com/microsof...--421416.phtml 4) EA announced EA Sports president Peter Moore has left the company in favor of becoming Liverpool FC's new CEO. https://www.destructoid.com/peter-mo...c-421263.phtml 5) SALES & FREEBIES:
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Gonna call the Avatar game a flop. Right now. It will be shitty.
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It's the new Mass Effect. It just looks so bad.
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2) Bioware announced they have cancelled the upcoming online multiplayer beta for Mass Effect Andromeda with the official reason related to them favoring doing it at just PAX East instead. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mas.../1100-6448339/ 3) Gearbox recently showed off some new tech they are working on at GDC with speculation Borderlands 3 is the unannounced game currently using it. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wit.../1100-6448338/ |
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Crytek rumored to be facing a possible shut down in the near future. They were previously dealing with serious financial problems last year and it doesn't seem like the situation improved at all since then. Morale itself is really low at the company for its future.
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2) Ubisoft revealed Ghost Recon Wildlands Season Pass will cost $40, covers two major expansion packs, and a few other smaller goodies. https://www.destructoid.com/ghost-re...e-422006.phtml 3) Developer Niantic Labs revealed Pokemon Go has managed to reach around 650 million downloads since its launch and 150 million downloads since last September. https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-...d-421898.phtml 4) Nightdive Studios recently released a new trailer for the remake of System Shock. https://www.destructoid.com/nightdiv...e-421896.phtml |
Today's News:
1) Bungie stated several player-related stats for Destiny won't carry over for its sequel and official reason related to them not wanting players to be too powerful at the start. Things like power and currency won't carry over while personalization items will but only if your at or above level 20. https://www.destructoid.com/most-of-...l-422253.phtml 2) Nintendo recently updated their My Nintendo rewards service to include the ability to register physical copies of games for club points/coins using the Switch's homescreen. https://www.destructoid.com/you-can-...n-422177.phtml https://my.nintendo.com/ 3) Bioware recently released a new trailer for Mass Effect Andromeda focusing on the game's exploration features. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new.../1100-6448399/ 4) For those interested, Square Enix announced the PC version of NieR Automata will arrive on March 17th and the specs needed to be playable. https://www.destructoid.com/nier-aut...d-422172.phtml |
Pokemon Sun/Moon finally getting Mewtonite X/Y mega stones... use code M2DESCENT
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Today's News:
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2) According to Team Ninja, Hellblade is still on track to be released later this year for the PS4 and PC although in terms of development status, they only recently finished the alpha phase of development. https://www.destructoid.com/ninja-th...h-422291.phtml 3) Relic Games recently released a new trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III which is currently set to be released for PC on April 27. https://www.destructoid.com/dawn-of-...7-422831.phtml 4) For those interested, Boss Key Productions will be holding a closed beta for online multiplayer shooter Lawbreakers later this month. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/clo.../1100-6448471/ 5) Atlus recently released a new trailer for Persona 5. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wit.../1100-6448467/ |
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2) During a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, the director of Final Fantasy VII Remake revealed battles are now action-based and not turn-based while also downplaying fears of the game relying on a cover system for combat. http://gematsu.com/2017/03/final-fan...cover-optional 3) Similar to Mass Effect 3, BioWare announced future map packs for Mass Effect Andromeda will be free to all players and multiplayer will have some impact on the game's campaign albeit cosmetic this time. https://www.destructoid.com/mass-eff...e-423370.phtml 4) For those interested, Bethesda recently opened registration for the upcoming Quake Champions closed beta. Also released a new trailer for the game. https://www.destructoid.com/bethesda...a-423407.phtml 5) During a recent interview with Game Informer, Naughty Dog studios revealed they are completely done with the Uncharted series after The Lost Legacy is finished but wouldn't be upset if Sony gave the series to a new developer for future games. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/unc.../1100-6448507/ |
Why would people think a cover system would be added?
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WOOOOOO boost mode
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Today's News:
1) According to reports, Mass Effect Andromeda will contain a micro-transaction system with prices already being leaked online. http://www.gamezone.com/news/mass-ef...ctions-3451477 2) Telltale Games recently released several screenshots and new details for their new episodic Guardians of the Galaxy game currently in development. https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a...y-423900.phtml 3) SALES - Nintendo revealed the list of games on sale this week for the eShop. http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-...DFBB1B119C49D3 4) The co-president of Naughty Dog, Christophe Balestra, announced he is leaving the company and retiring from the gaming industry. https://www.destructoid.com/naughty-...e-423757.phtml 5) Polyphony Digital recently opened registrations for Gran Turismo Sport's upcoming closed beta although at the moment only available for North America. European signups will start at a later date. https://www.destructoid.com/gran-tur...h-423892.phtml |
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2) During an interview with Polygon, Bethesda revealed Quake Champions will be avaliable as both a free-to-play and regular retail game. The free-to-play version will be limited to only 1 Champion character with the ability to purchase temporary play time for other characters while the full version includes all the characters being permanently unlocked. https://www.destructoid.com/quake-ch...t-424122.phtml 3) Bioware recently released a new trailer for Mass Effect Andromeda focusing on the Tempest ship and crew for the game. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new.../1100-6448628/ 4) Sega recently released a new trailer for Sonic Mania. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/son.../1100-6448624/ |
I bought a 2 TB drive for my PS4 for $75. So happy I won't have to delete a game every time I get a new one now for a while.
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Persona 5 got a 10/10 from OPM. This fucking year is crazy, NIeR looks great and is reviewing well and I won't have time for that or Horizon for a little while. Good god.
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2) Capcom announced PS4 and Xbox One ports of Resident Evil Revelations will be arriving later this year. https://www.destructoid.com/resident...e-424612.phtml 3) According to Media Create, Super Bomberman R managed to become the first Bomberman game in 19 years to sell over 50,000 copies in Japan. https://www.destructoid.com/super-bo...s-424555.phtml 4) During a recent UpUpDownDown video, Firestorm was revealed to be joining the roster for Injustice 2. https://www.destructoid.com/firestor...r-424604.phtml https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-7-SPfUHk |
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Yeah, I'm guessing it should bomb in price at some point, then I shall pick dat shit up.
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Amazon UK is out of stock until April 17th, sitting at £44.99. People will have realised it's shit by then
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Today's News:
1) Bioware recently released several new trailers for Mass Effect Andromeda. https://www.destructoid.com/mass-eff...s-424949.phtml https://www.destructoid.com/meet-jaa...s-424677.phtml 2) Square Enix recently released a debut trailer for the next game in the Bravely Default series called Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect for mobile devices. https://www.destructoid.com/oh-yeah-...g-424886.phtml 3) Starbreeze studio, Payday series developer, announced they have signed a deal with developer OtherSide studio to become the publisher for System Shock 3. https://www.destructoid.com/starbree...3-424941.phtml 4) SALES:
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1) Capcom announced they will be releasing a Disney Afternoon Collection set for PC, PS4, and Xbox One this April. The set costs $20 and contains several classic NES era Disney related games from Capcom including Ducktales 1 and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-a...s-425123.phtml 2) According to recent Japanese sales charts, Ghost Recon: The Wildlands managed to be the highest selling game last week while 1-2 Switch has sold around 100,000 copies since its launch for the region. https://www.destructoid.com/japan-li...s-425121.phtml 3) David Jaffe revealed in a recent posting on the Playstation Blog his upcoming game called Drawn to Death will be arriving next month for PS4 and Playstation Plus members will get the game for free as part of April's offerings. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/...rs-this-april/ 4) For those who own an Xbox One controller charging station from manufacturer PDP, a recall was issued due to burn hazard issues. Supposedly there have been cases where the charger gives off a burning plastic smell or deforming the shape of the device if used for over 24 hours at a time. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/psa.../1100-6448753/ |
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2) Telltale Games episodic Batman series is currently rumored to be getting a Switch port based on recent retailer leaks while developer South Park Digital debunked rumors of South Park: The Fractured But Whole getting a Switch port. https://www.destructoid.com/telltale...h-425337.phtml https://www.destructoid.com/south-pa...e-425336.phtml 3) Namco teased they currently have plans for 2 more guests characters to join Akuma for Tekken 7's roster with one arriving this winter and the other by Spring 2018. https://www.destructoid.com/more-gue...c-425333.phtml 4) Netherrealm Studios revealed Injustice 2 will contain a micro-transaction system for cosmetic and some character leveling purposes. https://www.destructoid.com/injustic...r-425334.phtml 5) Sega announced Sonic Mania has been delayed from its planned Spring release to now a Summer 2017 release date. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/son.../1100-6448797/ |
EA Access has a free trial of Mass Effect Andromeda, if anyone hadn't heard. (y)
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Yeah, experience the jankfest first hand. It's pretty hilarious.
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Minor animation issues are not going to ruin it. As long as the gameplay is solid, I can deal with some jank.
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Yeah, it just depends what you want out of a Mass Effect game. I've always found the combat to be drab and repetitive and OH THERE'S SOME WAIST HIGH WALLS, BET I SHOOT SOME FUCKS, so I usually just turn it down to casual to get through them faster and carry on with the story. Combat is better, but it's still just there for me. Problem is, when your character is smiling like a goof while saying someone close to them died takes me out of that part of the game.
The biggest sins so far from the trial are the awful character creation (which is getting patched apparently) and the god awful interface. you have to go through 5 screens to change your active quest because they're split into stupid folders, then realise you can't track that yet and have to repeat the process to change it. Then planet scanning takes an age because for some reason, they're really proud of their planet changing animation and you have to sit through it without skipping. Still, because I love the series, I'm going to treat it like a Matrix sequel. Sure, it's not very good, but godammit, I still want to finish it. I'll probably put it down after the trial and pick it up in the summer when things are a bit quieter. Got Nier, Horizon and Persona 5 which all play better to get through first and I'm still exploring that Zelda world. |
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2) Sega recently released a gameplay trailer for Sonic Heroes, formerly called Project Sonic 2017. https://www.destructoid.com/modern-s...s-425528.phtml 3) Bioware announced they are currently working on several patches for Mass Effect Andromeda's post-launch support although none involve fixing the game's animation and modeling issues. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-.../1100-6448802/ 4) According to Sony, Horizion Zero Dawn has sold around 2.6 million copies since its launch making it both the highest selling launch for a 1st party new IP on the PS4 and highest launch in Gueriila Games' company history. Also revealed story related DLC packs for the game are currently in development. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hor.../1100-6448779/ |
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It feels "clunky" but not nearly game/immersion breaking. Kalyx is right in terms of other titles having similar issues.
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Thats awful. The ME3 model appears superior in every single way. Resolution, lighting, textures, poly count, general realism....I cant find one thing about the Ryder model that looks better than the Shepherd model.
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The whole thing just reeks of stupid decisions by EA. Just look at the timeline. 1) The guys that did Mass Effect want to do a new IP. Neat, but we can't be without the big IP, so find someone else to work on it 2) Take the studio that made such, uh, "hits" as Boogie Superstar, Spore Hero and The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff and get them to do ME3 multiplayer content 3) You're now ready to make a big game after that string of successes, clearly! Start work in 2012 on the new Mass Effect 4) Several years pass without a peep 5) It's 2017 and the game still isn't done. Considering the unfinished animation, bugs galore and already said character creation wasn't finished and will be patched, but EA has given them 5 years and they need it out this financial year What a mess. |
The timeline isn't really the issue here from my perspective. They had 5 fucking years to do a sequel to an already established franchise and were basically given complete creative liberty with the new setting. I've been eagerly awaiting this game and now......now I don't know.
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FFS all they had to do was use the same engine and animations from ME3 with increased resolution and better textures/lighting effects bolstered by the increased power of new gen systems.
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That want going to happen since EA doesn't use Unreal anymore.
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1:1 proportions to actual human bodies is at worst difficult and actually at best non-ideal. For reasons I've spent a lot of my time reading about. I have an interest in this side of the industry, you see. Would you like to know more? I really hate to come off defending a developer who I find currently pathetic and riding on their name brand but I'm telling you this is overblown. There's way better cases to make about Bioware and what they did to their two main franchises. |
That's just one tiny thing, but please show me some art where it's desirable for someone to have arms that are half a foot short. It's just one drop of rain in the flood. Every conversation you look at in the game, the direction, animation, framing, lighting, delivery is all just weird. It just looked rushed and amateurish. Mass Effect previously was a series with lavish production value.
I'm sorry if your higher order brain is too advanced to perceive what normal human behaviour is supposed to look like. I'm sure, however, you've worked out there's some sort of agenda going on here, and I'd love to know what it is. |
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inb4 "its sports so its okay" and/or "it isnt bioware so its okay"
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Not really sure what's going on here. Do you have an Andromeda pre-order?
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Negative.
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Okay, what's my angle, then?
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But yeah, they showed it to be laughed at, which is what everyone is doing to ME:A. |
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"it's not as bad as you say, for reasons" is literally what you just said |
Jesus.
Gather around children... - I'm not saying it's not bad, I'm saying a) animation issues have been in other games but it seems this game is getting picked apart, b) the character models do not have to be 1:1 scale to actual humans and sometimes for good reason. - I'm not defending bioware. - I asked if he would like to know more. Non-answers don't invite more discussion. - In many 3rd person games you will find that the 3D characters models, not the concept art, Rog you dwarf, the 3D character models are scaled based on what you are going to be looking at over 90% of the time. This means they are not as tall as they should be, this means their backs are wider, this means their arms are shorter. It means a few things very few of which is having a 1:1 human body scale model. - Fighting games do not give a fuck about proportions, famously. Zelda doesn't care. Halo doesn't care. GTA tends to be spot on. Sports simulations tend to be accurate for obvious reasons. It's not good or bad it depends on art direction and what the game needs for a playable avatar. - In FPS you're not even controlling a whole body, its a camera with floating arms holding a gun and sometimes a magic lower torso. An avatar is added when another player's cam looks at you, but the puppet they see is not what you are currently controlling. This means... the proportions of the arms and legs are actually different FROM IT'S OWN AVATAR IN THE SAME GAME. HOLY SHIT. Yadda yadda this is old. - I do not mean to sound condescending, I rather to have explained that character models do not have to be realistic. I'm wondering why you guys expect ME to represent realistic character models. To my knowledge Bioware expressed no such desire. - The reason I'm not wasting my time showing a pic of Bayonetta or Chris Redfield is because finding evidence of other off proportion characters does not do anything for anybody. Even if you think I need that to win, so I should score an easy 'win', it's besides the point. Because we don't know that Bioware either don't care, have gameplay reasons for the proportions, or hell actually wanted it 1:1 but just sucked at it. But one thing's for sure: If you think 1:1 body proportions is some kind of objective goal there's too many games to show otherwise. |
A lot of waffle. Does any of that relate to Mass Effect? It tries to portray realistic/Hollywood humans, viewed in third person in cutscenes that would require normal proportions. For some reason you've decided that everyone's suddenly gone mental and decided to pick on this game, again, I'd ask for your theory on why I've ignored these issues in thousands of other games and suddenly started picking on Mass Effect Andromeda.
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It's entirely on you that you believe cutscenes 'require' realistic proportions. And you just completely made up this 'realistic/hollywood' 3D model standard. Bioware never told you this was a thing for them.
If I had to guess I'd say you're harping on this because it's hip to do so atm. And I'm most interested in the lack of gameplay assessment now that the demo is out. |
'Waffle'. I just told this guy how this shit works and he's like "lots of waffle". Once again Kalyx who's Serious Business about his nerdy games somehow doesn't know what he's talking about in the very subject.
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No you're right. It's an artistic vision to have the whole thing look like Team America. I am just too dense to get it.
The gameplay will be passable. It's Mass Effect. |
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