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[Timberwolf25]

SX version seems to be in a pretty good state and SS is also mostly 60, should hopefully be ironed to a solid 60 by release.

After playing 2 hours of South of Midnight, I'm convinced that it has the sort of off-kilter energy that can define Xbox's 2025

Compulsion sits down to discuss the most ambitious game in the studio's history, following the first hands-on with South of Midnight ahead of its release in April

www.gamesradar.com

I thought I remember some of the previews saying performance needs some optimizing even on the Series X.
I wish DF had a hands on preview to give us the stats

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

im wating for Grummz's preview

 

[Ozriel]

A drab, muted, unappealing character jumping through a drab, muted, unappealing, lifeless, filthy swamp. The gameplay is super mid (to put it mildly) “but the game has vibes”.

Bro what is this? Who is this for? They worked on this for six years?

Strange. the people who actually played it described the world in glowing terms.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It looks decent. I'll definitely give it a spin if/when Acer adds 3D to it.

 

[SJRB]

Strange. the people who actually played it described the world in glowing terms.

Well you see I used my eyes to look at the gameplay and didn't specifically listen to people telling me what to think.

 

[Ozriel]

I bet this will have stellar reviews from the jounors but will end up being like a OK 6/10.

Nearly word for word lifted from the Avowed thread.

“I bet critics will love it but users will find it mediocre”

 

[Orbital2060]

Seriously, those are some badass designs

 

[RedC]

Well you see I used my eyes to look at the gameplay and didn't specifically listen to people telling me what to think.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Those enemy designs are pretty bad ass.

 

[DanielG165]

Really looking forward to this one. The world and story have had me invested since the game was first revealed, and it visually looks gorgeous to boot.

 

[adamsapple]

Those enemy designs are pretty bad ass.

The entire visual aesthetic is very strong.

But that was also the case with We Happy Few, that game played like ass though. Hopefully this isn't the same case.

 

[DanielG165]

Well you see I used my eyes to look at the gameplay and didn't specifically listen to people telling me what to think.

So you…

Nevermind. The logic here is something to be studied.

 

[sachos]

Looks amazing! Kinda gives me Kena: Bridge of Spirits vibe in scope/heavy art style focused.

 

[Bernardougf]

Wow great previews from the acces media who would've thought ... I for once am shocked.

 

[nemiroff]

Wow great previews from the acces media who would've thought ... I for once am shocked.

 

[Bernardougf]

The game might be awsome .. it may be shit ... access media previews are a proven joke at this point.

 

[Karak]

Had a pretty great time for a game I wasn't at all really interested in. The enemy designs and world design and attention to detail with some of the myths and history is awesome.
Very Kena in some ways

 

[ManaByte]

Had a pretty great time for a game I wasn't at all really interested in. The enemy designs and world design and attention to detail with some of the myths and history is awesome.
Very Kena in some ways

Does it have the insane difficulty jumps at bosses like Kena did?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

“I bet critics will love it but users will find it mediocre”

"The MS way"

 

[Karak]

Does it have the insane difficulty jumps at bosses like Kena did?

I didnt feel it now. But you only face 1 technically in the preview. A couple mini boss or...I guess I would say larger normal bad guys pop up. Overall a very unique game. Not sure the content/combat will keep up for 9-10 hours but one thing that surprised me is how fluid it felt overall.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Had a pretty great time for a game I wasn't at all really interested in. The enemy designs and world design and attention to detail with some of the myths and history is awesome.
Very Kena in some ways

On one hand I always trusted your opinion man and I align very much with your tastes I would say, but are you as Bernardougf says... access media?

 

[Larxia]

I had a blast with that game

The "dungeons" challenges were honestly some of the best platforming I ever played. Super interesting and really fun gameplay.
Not everything was perfect, the game felt quite unpolished / unfinished on some aspects (like you could easily get out of bounds and get stuck lol), but the gameplay was really, really good.

 

[Clover904]

Sounds like the game is receiving a positive early reception! I’m totaling digging the setting and vibe of this game. Definitely something different than what we usually get. I know it’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but you have to respect that this developer is doing something different, setting-wise. The gameplay doesn’t seem drastically different (which isn’t bad per se), but the world seems like it’ll definitely hook me in. I’m very much looking forward to this game!

 

[Humdinger]

Sounds okay. I watched Skill Up's preview. He seems to be saying that the atmosphere and art style stand out, but gameplay is secondary. He commented that the combat can be tough, with big, sudden difficulty spikes. That's a little weird in a game like this, one that seems geared to be more of a visual/artsy experience, rather than a challenge. Kena was a little like that, too - weird difficulty spikes in an otherwise cutesy, easy-going game.

Based on what I'm hearing so far, I'd consider picking it up for $20 or so. I like the setting, although that is definitely the southern Louisiana of imagination, not the reality. I'm still suspicious because of SBI and the obnoxious CM, but I need to see whether that affected the story, characters, or dialog. No clear sign of that yet, but you can't tell from previews, which are almost always positive. I'll wait for reviews and impressions.

 

[Roman Empire]

Well, I have nothing to lose as it comes to Gamepass. Wouldn't ever touch this game otherwise when I saw skill up say the gameplay leaves to be desired as it's not the focus of the experience.

 

[AJUMP23]

What was the PlayStation game with the overly talking girl this looks like the Xbox version of that game.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Hopefully it controls and plays well.

Looks cool.

Too many games.

 

[adamsapple]

What was the PlayStation game with the overly talking girl this looks like the Xbox version of that game.

 

[Jigsaah]

I'll give it a shot...doesn't look like something I would pay for in full or want to own outright. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Negotiator101]

Actually looks pretty good now, they've improved performance considerably since the first gameplay footage was shown (still work to do though). Art design is also terrific, looking forward to it.

 

[ManaByte]

I didn't like We Happy Few. Theme, art, or anything. But I can't wait to play this.

 

[Karak]

On one hand I always trusted your opinion man and I align very much with your tastes I would say, but are you as Bernardougf says... access media?

What is that? It sounds like something a 12 year old would use to explain his hidden porn stash he hides behind a secret door somewhere.

 

[Ozriel]

I don’t know how you can even do previews without a dedicated list of reasonable previewers.

The only alternative to ‘access media’ is doing a public beta. Which doesn’t really happen often for single player games.

 

[Buggy Loop]

What is that? It sounds like something a 12 year old would use to explain his hidden porn stash he hides behind a secret door somewhere.

Are you gonna review Avowed btw?