While I agree the theme has changed to chase immortality. In that sense I'd be interested to see what happened. She found the lost city of Atlantis and found an ancient power, etc. Still like her a a pirate though. G1 skins for everybody! (You know it'll happen).
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Amazon redesigning the cast of Breakaway to be more unique. Weekly tests are coming.
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moffattron9000
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Only if we also include the cartoon about the Mighty Ducks. I mean, they came from another galaxy (where hockey is the main sport), and fled here centuries ago due to the evil reptilian Saurians. They then end up in Anaheim, and join the NHL.
Then again, I'd just end up moaning about how someone can take that and turn it into the nothing that is the design for the Anaheim Ducks
The more I look at this the worse it gets. The viking in particular is pretty bad. Previously he was just a pretty simple viking with runic symbols with a blue leaning color palette contrasted by an orange beard. Now, the beard is blue ice, half the symbols are covered by blue ice, etc. It's just blue blue blue with no contrast. They didn't really redesign him, they just stacked a bunch of shit on top of the existing design.
Salty Rice
Member
Pirate girl looked much better before.
Also why do they want to become Battleborn 2?
Also why do they want to become Battleborn 2?
Amazon's involvement with Twitch guarantees this game will at least be more successful than Battleborn. It isn't exactly a high hurdle but your comparison is silly.
Diablohead
Member
Both styles feel overdone, nothing original? Bright crystals have been and gone.
Not even the same type of game. BB2 really?
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I actually prefer the original designs. I'm baffled.
BTW, loved the pirate girl.
BTW, loved the pirate girl.
freeofgreed
Member
I think the older designs looked much better.
LurkerPrime
Member
The old versions look like League of Legends skins. The new ones look like Smite skins.
Breakaway from this derivation, pls.
Breakaway from this derivation, pls.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Man, these games with the same looks for characters is quite silly. I still think Team Fortress 2 is the most unique of them all.
The new designs look ripped straight out of League of Legends. And I like League of Legends, but copying it like this is super lame.
I actually like the old art style, it's not bad, and as one poster this thread said, the designs are easier to read.
This poor game is toast before it even gets out the gate, and this drastic redesign proves that Amazon knows that and has no confidence in it.
I actually like the old art style, it's not bad, and as one poster this thread said, the designs are easier to read.
This poor game is toast before it even gets out the gate, and this drastic redesign proves that Amazon knows that and has no confidence in it.
Jawmuncher
Member
So redesigned and made them worse? Like I don't even know what's going on with the Spartan and Pirate now.
Ok amazon, good luck.
Ok amazon, good luck.
Jawmuncher
Member
Yeah, sometimes it feels like developers wanna just add shit so they stand out. But standing out doesn't always work in a positive light
Salty Rice
Member
I was talking about them trying to make them look like Battleborn characters.
Iva Demilcol
Member
That "Mayan girl" looks hideous. Not even Mayan to begin with.
Pinko Marx
Banned
The problem with these Hero games is that the characters they make are already so archetypical that it's hard to make them standout in the first place. Like dwarf guy with a hammer has been done over and over and over again that you CAN'T make him seem unique, at least from a visual standpoint. Same goes with Beastlady that fights with her hands, or dark witch girl, or any of the other generic templates that have been done to death.
To be fair I feel the same way about a lot of Overwatch's characters too.
To be fair I feel the same way about a lot of Overwatch's characters too.
ashecitism
Member
It's a 4v4 sports battle game. Everyone has their own abilities and they can also build stuff like jump pads and walls. There's a ball and you have to score to get a point. It's like Rocket League meets Overwatch I guess.
-MD-
Member
Agreed.
Dangansona
Member
Yup that's the problem
SomedayTheFire
Member
Looks a lot better imo
ashecitism
Member
Amazon has been doing an office league with some streamers and I'm not sure their viewership numbers are that good. There's no buzz for this game. I'm going to wait till open beta, but right their first attempt at a PC game seems like a missfire.
GlassBurrito
Member
Way-off topic...
The Anaheim Ducks logo is a mallards webbed foot
Its actually not a bad design.
they did this originally when Disney relinquished ownership of the team and they were pressed to make a new design since disney owned the logo. The team has since legally regained ownership of the duck billed hockey mask logo from when they were the "Mighty" Ducks and have this emblem appearing on the shoulders of their jerseys.
Lastly, the cartoon you should really be looking at is ProStars. Y'know, that heroic trifecta of Bo Jackson, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan that went around saving helpless citizens using their ultra athleticism and souped up equipment.
I was reminded of this since Michael Jordan who also starred in Space Jam with Bugs Bunny and Wayne Gretzky having played against the Mighty Ducks.
Turin Turambar
Member
As a Paladins players I found 2/3 of the character art very uninspired. But in the end I play for the gameplay...
ashecitism
Member
They're hosting a showmatch on a battleship lol: https://playbreakaway.com/news/post...s-esports-on-a-battleship-on-twitch-june-26th
Got to agree with you. The game's visuals are straight off-putting. I've heard they're deliberately leaving character lore etc out of the marketing, they must know it sucks. Shame because the game and the Twitch stuff are kind of interesting.
SpacePirate Ridley
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They look fucking terrible and even more generic than the originals. At least the originals were easy to read and you knew the theme they were trying to portray.
You never retool the art of a game based on audience feedback if the original was not completely terrible. This looks like theu actually got all the feedback of the tests and added everything the 13 year olds asked, instead of being smart of what feedback to follow.
A team that does this doesnt inpire any confidence for the rest of the game, thats is for sure.
The spartan and pirate look like good cartoon characters, if somewhat a little generic, nls they look like overdesigned MOBA turds.
And, as a fan of old covilizations, the "warriors of myth and legend" is more attractive than blablabla inmortality.
You never retool the art of a game based on audience feedback if the original was not completely terrible. This looks like theu actually got all the feedback of the tests and added everything the 13 year olds asked, instead of being smart of what feedback to follow.
A team that does this doesnt inpire any confidence for the rest of the game, thats is for sure.
The spartan and pirate look like good cartoon characters, if somewhat a little generic, nls they look like overdesigned MOBA turds.
And, as a fan of old covilizations, the "warriors of myth and legend" is more attractive than blablabla inmortality.
sixteen-bit
Member
is this a double helix game btw?
The Dear Leader
Banned
I see they ditched the generic previous character designs for generic character designs. 👍
ashecitism
Member
Yes, it's in the OP. The studio is also doing survival MMO New World.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Yeah, I think they should have just pushed the original designs more. The Sorceress there is a good example of pushing the original design a little further without going overboard.
On a related note, I'm surprised we didn't hear anything new about any of the Amazon games at E3. If they had any presence it must have been pretty low key because this is literally the first thing I've heard about any of them since the original reveal.
On a related note, I'm surprised we didn't hear anything new about any of the Amazon games at E3. If they had any presence it must have been pretty low key because this is literally the first thing I've heard about any of them since the original reveal.
ashecitism
Member
E3 is a retail/console focused show, meanwhile all 3 announced Amazon games are PC games designed with Twitch in mind. Not surprised they didn't show up. Probably at TwitchCon. Breakaway is also further along than the other two.
GuitarAtomik
Member
True. I kind of forgot these were PC only at the moment.
KatamariOnTheRocks
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This game could be objectively worse than Battleborn in every way possible and still be a million times more successful. People hate Gearbox/Randy Pitchford and went out of their way to voice that hatred at every possible opportunity to make sure it failed. Any game coming out today won't have that kind of outside pressure so it'll live or die by merit, not the people that made it. They could literally call this game Battleborn 2 and as soon as people found out it wasn't developed by Gearbox they'd do a 180 and be willing to try the game out and see if its good or not.
