Friday, February 11, 2011
Crysis 2 MP Looks Amazingly Addictive!
I'm not a fan of online games. Those who knows me have heard this countless times. Its true. I tested some mmo-games out. Anarchy Online/Planetside but Ive always favored single players games since they are more story-driven, better character interactions and least of not all. Have better animations!
Ive had my online feasts at times with, SOF2, CS, Jedi knight, UT, Trackmanina, Fear Combat but this was mostly at LAN. Crysis 2 seams to really appeal to me with the incredible graphic, sophisticated dynamic gameplay with suit powers that change on the fly. I can see that its going for a really addictive play-style with the point system ala COD/MW so Ill properly devote some time on this one and brush the dust of my trigger finger ;)
ps: love sort of similar "crackdowns narrator" in this one
Ive had my online feasts at times with, SOF2, CS, Jedi knight, UT, Trackmanina, Fear Combat but this was mostly at LAN. Crysis 2 seams to really appeal to me with the incredible graphic, sophisticated dynamic gameplay with suit powers that change on the fly. I can see that its going for a really addictive play-style with the point system ala COD/MW so Ill properly devote some time on this one and brush the dust of my trigger finger ;)
ps: love sort of similar "crackdowns narrator" in this one
Shogun 2 total war cg trailer
One of my very first RTS games was Shogun from Creative Assembly. I loved that game and played it to death! The other ones after (rome/napoleon) just couldest reach up to the excellence to the shogun, this coupled with my deep interest in the style/battle tactis and mentality of the asian battlefields made me skip the other ones from CA.. And so it stayed until this year when they released that they would make Shogun 2
CG shorts are interesting and sets the tone well for the series (despite the cliche action/battle story, which also looks speed up at moments?) and I cannot wait until the gameplay videos starts rolling in
CG shorts are interesting and sets the tone well for the series (despite the cliche action/battle story, which also looks speed up at moments?) and I cannot wait until the gameplay videos starts rolling in
Friday, November 12, 2010
L.A. Noire Explores The Subtleties of Crime With Nuanced, Digital Actors
I've always been bothered by how out of sync, how unreal, digital actors look in video games. That's exacerbated in the sorts of games they expect you to read anything into the folks you run into in a game.
Imagine trying to tell if someone is lying to you when they're wearing an ill-fitting rubber mask. That's essentially the issue with most dialog-heavy video games, until now. If Rockstar is to be believed, this is a game created to "render every subtlety and nuance of an actor's facial expressions and emotions."
Why does that matter? Because in L.A. Noire you play a detective in the Los Angeles of the 1940s. Rockstar says the game has you trying to solve crimes through a "blend of classic action, clue-finding and interrogation, allowing players to analyze every subtle nuance of an actor's performance in order to get to the truth."
If they can do it, if these aren't just canned animations, then L.A. Noire could become an important piece of interactive fiction. More importantly, it could be one of the first games that allows you to use some of the real-world skills investigators tap into to solve crime.
It's worth pointing out that the game will include Mad Men's Aaron Stanton as lead officer, Cole Phelps, Fringe's John Noble, and a cast of "esteemed actors," working alongside director Michael Uppendahl (Mad Men), according to Rockstar.
L.A. Noire is due out this coming spring.
Imagine trying to tell if someone is lying to you when they're wearing an ill-fitting rubber mask. That's essentially the issue with most dialog-heavy video games, until now. If Rockstar is to be believed, this is a game created to "render every subtlety and nuance of an actor's facial expressions and emotions."
Why does that matter? Because in L.A. Noire you play a detective in the Los Angeles of the 1940s. Rockstar says the game has you trying to solve crimes through a "blend of classic action, clue-finding and interrogation, allowing players to analyze every subtle nuance of an actor's performance in order to get to the truth."
If they can do it, if these aren't just canned animations, then L.A. Noire could become an important piece of interactive fiction. More importantly, it could be one of the first games that allows you to use some of the real-world skills investigators tap into to solve crime.
It's worth pointing out that the game will include Mad Men's Aaron Stanton as lead officer, Cole Phelps, Fringe's John Noble, and a cast of "esteemed actors," working alongside director Michael Uppendahl (Mad Men), according to Rockstar.
L.A. Noire is due out this coming spring.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Gorilla Nation (prototype game footage) created by Fanny Vergne
This is neat. It's a "Fake Gameplay Footage" video that was used to pitch a now-canceled project at Ubisoft Montpelier. Fanny Vergne, one of the two 3D environment artists who worked on this video, released it and a whole bunch of renders and other cool stuff on her personal website.
The game, which was to be a third-person shooter, was to be set in London in the year 2032. Somehow, society and machines were co-existing but, clearly, something would have gone awry with that.
The video is pretty, that's for sure. I dug the bit where he takes control of the giant robot and I'm sure that could be a fun thing to do in a game though I'm not so sure how it would really differ from jumping on the back of any animal in a game. And now we'll never know...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tricks are for kids
As much as I was disappoint in the last Force Unleashed game, I'm gonna check out the sequel thats comming soon. The game had some nifty details, decent story and looked good, but was to arcadeic and platform-orientated. The combat was worse. Treating the lightsaber as a mere meele weapon is a cheap game-designer trick for grinding and adding "playtime" to your game. Batman Archam Asylum had the same tactic but at least there the combat flowed smooth and was skill-orientated and at least fun!
Anyhoo...
The reason for this post is that I recently became aware of a special edition of the Force Unleashed 2. Its gotten the whole deluxe packing with a slick presentation and Artbook. Thats well and fine but its the preorder bonus that annoys me. It comes with a skin and a "crystal" that makes your force powers not drain that fast..
Really.. Thats it? Ive worked with characters and adding a new skin/texture is not that hard, nor is it that time consuming. Im not saying that it has to be. But I feel like a extremely cheap trick. And adding to the insult is a "force-power-crystal". This is a simple input command into the game. I mean. Its just a bit too simple for it to be a preorder bonus. Why not go all out and add a new character. Not just skin, but new moves and some new levels for him/her. I realize that the rest of the gamers that dosent preorder gets angry, but most company`s release the preorder bonus later for a small fee anyway.
There is so much potential!
Im just saying. Treat your gamers! Make them really want to preorder the game!
Im gonna play some Jedi Knight Outcast in the meantime... At least there you can cut of limbs!
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=78035
Labels: game news
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Kayne and Lynch gameplay vid
The gun-play/gun feel hasn't been updated since Freedom Fighters/Hitman 1. I mean, I love IO Interactive but they need more "Omphf"/kickback in their weapons (and yes I know that Lynch was firing with a silencer) It just needs more of an impact on the environment thats all, but Im loving the new art direction for the game (Here`s hoping for no more jungle missions!)
Labels: game news
Monday, January 18, 2010
Tekken: king of the Iron fist trailer!
Trailer from the upcoming Tekken movie.. Great! Wait, why is Jin Kazuma white? Noooo!
Love the plot: Set in 2039, the film promises non-stop high flying action as the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time – the Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.
Ohh well, at least it cant be worse the Dragonball Z, DOA and Street fighter Chun Li? Right...? RIGHT?!?!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Every MMO theme you ever played in LEGO style
Now I dont really care for MMO`s but this is really a good idea! Its stacked full of charm (if you played any of the old Lego games and IF the game doesn't get toned down or anything) and its got every possible scenario ever conceived as shown in the trailer. Western, Middleages, Fantasy, Pirates even Space! How are they going to top this?
It also makes the updates quite easy since its just adding more bits of pieces! haha Get it.. BITS of pieces... Ohh lord.. hmm.. ok Ile stop now =P
It also makes the updates quite easy since its just adding more bits of pieces! haha Get it.. BITS of pieces... Ohh lord.. hmm.. ok Ile stop now =P
Labels: game news, games, Trailer
Monday, October 12, 2009
New Road Rash game.Pre-Vis.
YES?!
Road Rash was a goldmine for me in my younger days. As well as being a pure violent game with competitive moments, it also introduced me to Soundgarden and it had some of the coolest menys of all time. Hells yeah..
It seems that a animator from a uknown games-company leaked this vid.. and its looking great!
Road Rash was a goldmine for me in my younger days. As well as being a pure violent game with competitive moments, it also introduced me to Soundgarden and it had some of the coolest menys of all time. Hells yeah..
It seems that a animator from a uknown games-company leaked this vid.. and its looking great!
Labels: game news
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