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[Mister Wolf]

 

[drotahorror]

Hopefully they add body damage and dismemberment.

 

[HRK69]

i would've believed you if you told me this was a 2015 game

Looks absolutely terrible

 

[Mister Wolf]

Doesn't look good.

 

[Fbh]

Looks like a remaster of some lost Xbox 360 game...and not really in a good way

 

[Punished Miku]

All I needed to see. Bought and paid for.

 

[March Climber]

I like it. It will be a good game to play on sale.

I don't think some here will like what they see though.

 

[viveks86]

Doesn't look good.

When the OP follows up with this post, I've already lost all interest in checking the video

 

[HRK69]

When the OP follows up with this post, I've already lost all interest in checking the video

I'm sure OP is going to be devastated

 

[bender]

It looks interesting but I can never wrap my head around stance switching (Nioh, For Honor, etc.). I also wish there was a more elegant way for the developers to present what is open for attack than the Simon Says color highlights.

 

[Mister Wolf]

When the OP follows up with this post, I've already lost all interest in checking the video

We might have different taste. I just hoped it would at least look superior to the combat in Lords Of Shadow(a game they made years ago) but it looks very stiff. Might be a decent romp in the $30 range but no way I would pay full price. MecurySteam might be one of those developers where they need someone with more experience/talent looking over them when developing. Lords Of Shadow 1(Kojima as a producer) and Metroid Dread(Yoshio Sakamoto as producer) are stellar.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm so sick of TPS camera on melee action combat, maybe they are trying too hard be like God Hand but none of them ever come close being as good as that game.

 

[March Climber]

It looks interesting but I can never wrap my head around stance switching (Nioh, For Honor, etc.). I also wish there was a more elegant way for the developers to present what is open for attack than the Simon Says color highlights.

What about For Honor's system?

 

[Punished Miku]

It looks interesting but I can never wrap my head around stance switching (Nioh, For Honor, etc.). I also wish there was a more elegant way for the developers to present what is open for attack than the Simon Says color highlights.

Color highlights weapon effectiveness. Sword, hammer, spear etc. The 4 face buttons are attack directions and you pick the places to strike on their body based on their armor or other openings

 

[bender]

What about For Honor's system?

I think that's better but still not elegant. It's also why they have the health/stamina right over the player character's head which I hate.

Color highlights weapon effectiveness. Sword, hammer, spear etc. The 4 face buttons are attack directions and you pick the places to strike on their body based on their armor or other openings

Ahh. That makes sense but is somehow even worse. I'm guessing that can be disabled once players memorize the rock-paper-scissors strengths and weaknesses.

 

[viveks86]

We might have different taste. I just hoped it would at least look superior to the combat in Lords Of Shadow but it looks very stiff. Might be a decent romp in the $30 range but no way I would pay full price.

I did skim through it after my post and I agree!

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Generic, bland, uninspired...

LOL, LMAO even at the art style being the same as Raiders of the broken planet/Space Lords, what the the heck were they thinking, I can't believe that they thought this looked good during production - especially after Castlevania LOS which took inspiration from the Del Toro esthetics.

Man, what the fuck happened to Mercury steam ? They always had some bad-ass artists over there but this...this, looks like some bargain bin material.

 

[Sabejita]

There's something really weird with his arms/hands.

 

[March Climber]

I think that's better but still not elegant. It's also why they have the health/stamina right over the player character's head which I hate.

Which system do you think would work best?

 

[Danjin44]

There's something really weird with his arms/hands.

 

[Luipadre]

oof this looks pretty jank

 

[bender]

Which system do you think would work best?

Who knows? I've I could create elegant UI solutions, I'd be rich.

 

[Bert Big Balls]

Walking / running animations are fucked.

 

[March Climber]

Who knows? I've I could create elegant UI solutions, I'd be rich.

Sorry, that's not what I was suggesting nor where I was leading to. I thought you might have a game or two for reference as to how it should have been done instead.

Your suggestion might lead me to something new to play and experience that would do what this game's combat does, but better.

 

[mopspear]

I actually like something about the art style. Can't figure it out though. Maybe a little more toned down though some of you see it as generic. I don't think it's gone that far though.

 

[bender]

Sorry, that's not what I was suggesting nor where I was leading to. I thought you might have a game or two for reference as to how it should have been done instead.

Your suggestion might lead me to something new to play and experience that would do what this game's combat does, but better.

I wasn't taking it that way. All love.

 

[llLeonhart]

I dig it. Very likely I'll buy it.

 

[March Climber]

I actually like something about the art style. Can't figure it out though. Maybe a little more toned down though some of you see it as generic. I don't think it's gone that far though.

It has that 2000s midrange PC RPG look to it, like Enclave:

I think that's why I kind of like it too.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Blades of Glory is better

 

[KAOS]

Weapons that don't last long is not a mechanic I'm a fan of but we shall see! Loved their Castlevania games.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Looks like shit. Not surprising coming from a shit dev.

 

[Bartski]

I'd say it's way too early to show, but now I'm hearing it comes out in May...

 

[anyasok]

Looks like ass. Games are regressing.

 

[worldwithpyramids]

Omg the extremely zoomed in camera is giving me a headache.

 

[SolidQ]

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[ungalo]

i don't like the studio but i find this interesting as a project, reactions are harsh

 

[mopspear]

It has that 2000s midrange PC RPG look to it, like Enclave:

I think that's why I kind of like it too.

I disagree with your comparison though those two screen shots really do it for me. Maybe it's more about competency rather than showing off too much?

 

[March Climber]

I disagree with your comparison though those two screen shots really do it for me. Maybe it's more about competency rather than showing off too much?

In order to understand your post better, I was wondering if you could explain your point further.

 

[Astray]

This is the sort of game From Software would have released ages before Demon's Souls.

Graphics look very dated, but I can see someone running with what's good about this (directional attacks, involved blacksmithing etc) and refining it into a bonafide hit. This feels like a cult favorite in a lot of ways imo.

 

[_Idea_of_Evil_]

The combat in this looks similar but better than the Gothic remake.

 

[mopspear]

In order to understand your post better, I was wondering if you could explain your point further.

After looking at the videos and screenshots again, I agree with your assessment. I wasn't thinking about it the right way but now I understand.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

To say I'm not impressed is to say nothing. It's a B level X360 era type game in the purests sense of the word. What's up with the super zoomed in cutscenes with eratic movement, bad animations, poor and clunky combat? Also not a fan of modern God of War influence at all. The first Lords of Shadow is miles better.

The budget is obviously is not high, you can tell, but after watching this gameplay I think I'll lose nothing if the game will not be released on Steam. Probably after so many years, people who made the original Lords of Shadow possible is no longer at the studio and Kojima obviously wasn't around.

Oh well, maybe someone else will find it interesting.

 

[Hugare]

To say I'm not impressed is to say nothing. It's a B level X360 era type game in the purests sense of the word. What's up with the super zoomed in cutscenes with eratic movement, bad animations, poor and clunky combat? Also not a fan of modern God of War influence at all. The first Lords of Shadow is miles better.

The budget is obviously is not high, you can tell, but after watching this gameplay I think I'll lose nothing if the game will not be released on Steam. Probably after so many years, people who made the original Lords of Shadow possible is no longer at the studio and Kojima obviously wasn't around.

Oh well, maybe someone else will find it interesting.

Crazy that Castlevania from 15 years ago looks better than this game. Big oof.

Shows the importance of budget and talent retention.

 

[Gubaldo]