Smiles and Cries
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Ubi knocking them out of the park
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Child of Light trailer/screens (Ubisoft JRPG, Rayman Engine, PC/360/PS3/WiiU/XB1/PS4)
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Watching that Valiant Hearts vid has me seriously wondering if Ubi-Art might be my favorite gaming related bit of tech to come out in a long time.
I don't know how it's doing it, but it has Ubisoft exploring projects I NEVER would have expected from not only them, but any AAA publisher in this day & age.
Child of Light is right at the top of my most anticipated list--right above persona 5, and Valiant Hearts isn't much farther down.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Absolutely. I hope the game is as good as it looks.
That sounds really intriguing. I love the idea of big publishers putting out digital-only games to go with their big budget retail games. I'm really liking Ubisoft more lately.
Noisepurge
Member
done with the Rayman 2D art engine whatchamacallit? 
ArchedThunder
Banned
Am I the only one who thinks the artstyle is kinda ugly?
done with the Rayman 2D art engine whatchamacallit?
Ubi-Art, yeah.
Resolution, if even that, and the assorted console specific features. Ubi-Art runs on toasters
Wow. Surprising.
I want.
Her face looks weird and vaguely creepy at times, but other than that it looks amazing.
I want.
Her face looks weird and vaguely creepy at times, but other than that it looks amazing.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
I love how much play Ubisoft always gets out of Ancel's team's engines/frameworks.
civilstrife
Member
That is one awesome female protagonist.
Industry, take note.
Industry, take note.
I know I've heard them say they were aiming for holiday 2013 in the past, but that trailer says 2014 so I'm guessing early next year we'll see this. It would be something if Ubisoft releases two RPGs in Q1 2014. (That's if South Park gets moved out of this holiday too, which I suspect it will.)
If I had to compare, this looks more like Odin Sphere.
And Ubisoft, please, stop, you are killing me with this 2D wonder and a turn based RPG to boot? Oh sign me up.
TheCongressman1
Member
Not a fan of turn based combat, but the art is fantastic. Hopefully it still has a good bit of platforming segments because it looks smooth in that department.
Edge_Maverick
Member
Stunning.
I'm interested.
I'm interested.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Loving the looks of this game! Day one.
could be, but seems not only platform but also jrpg, in some aspects...
Hours Left
Member
Looks pretty cool. Surprised that Ubisoft is branching out so much, but happily so.
Now this looks a bit more lively than Valiant Hearts (which sounds like a Vandal Hearts spinoff to me, ha.)
More animated (maybe that hair is cheating a bit?), with an interesting mix of styles, and use of 2D for 3D trickery. Our little lady has some nice, charming motion, and the battle system looks much unlike what you expect in this type of 2D game.
Looking forward to seeing more of this one. The innocent female protag and fantasy land on the edge of nightmares give a feeling like that of classic gaming.
More animated (maybe that hair is cheating a bit?), with an interesting mix of styles, and use of 2D for 3D trickery. Our little lady has some nice, charming motion, and the battle system looks much unlike what you expect in this type of 2D game.
Looking forward to seeing more of this one. The innocent female protag and fantasy land on the edge of nightmares give a feeling like that of classic gaming.
CriterionDog
Member
I'm not a fan of RPG's at all, but I will give this a shot because I love what Ubisoft has done with the Ubiart Framwork engine
Magic Mushroom
Member
Things like this, Valiant Hearts, the Rayman games and publishing stuff like Trials and Gunslinger, are why Ubi is arguably the most interesting publisher out there, it's not just AC at all.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
I feel like I can't look at anything about this in an unbiased fashion because this is Ubisoft making a JRPG! Seriously, this better be good and do well, because I want more high profile western developers doing these.
IdreamofHIME
Member
What makes it a JRPG? The fact it's not made in Japan or the fact it doesn't look like a JRPG?
The game looks amazing, but is it really just the ATB bar that's anchoring this thing to the JRPG moniker?
The game looks amazing, but is it really just the ATB bar that's anchoring this thing to the JRPG moniker?
You forgot a "NOT" I assume
Hmmm I'm interested by not impressed yet. Yeah it looks like a fancy beautiful well made game, but nothing looks very creative, lots of generic fantasy stuff, and that combat seemed real run of the mill. I can't think of a one person party turn-based battle system that's turned out well.
uPlay not only exists, but is actively growing more and more central to Ubisoft's games.
Don't be surprised if it's integrated into their next-gen titles.
Inspired by. The IGN video says that the combat is like Grandia so yeah sidescrolling JRPG style. With skill trees and party members and the like.
Earthpainting
Member
Glad to see Ubisoft not getting caught up in the proven trends. This looks visually striking, and quite interesting conceptually. It definitely has earned a spot on my radar.