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Fragile (Wii) playable at C3xHobby next week
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Stormbringer
Member
Well, there actually are some impressions on this game from the event...but because the ones I found weren't telling us much more infos besides basically stating that this game was awesome, I thought these weren't really worth posting...doomed1 said:
By the way, for those who missed it, there are translated impressions from Dengeki from a previous event, here.
And frankly, impressions are always welcome, but what I really want right now is some gameplay footage. Hell, even some gameplay bits blended in a cinematic trailer will do. I just want to have an idea of how this game moves.
tzp2gameknight
Member
Looking forward to seeing what the general consensus is on the game. It definitely looks interesting.
ThatObviousUser
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sp0rsk said:
O_O x2
_Alkaline_
Member
sp0rsk said:
: D
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Andrex said:
So beautiful.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
can you imaging if the game is as good as the music?
ThatObviousUser
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PantherLotus said:can you imaging if the game is as good as the music?
The Mario Galaxy-effect. :O
comedy bomb
Banned
It's good to hear the lighting is intact. It kinda disappeared in the last few batches of screens.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
You sure now how to make me excited for games. I loved this game from the first time I saw it, though. Really beautiful and the music is, as stated, excellent.sp0rsk said:
ThatObviousUser
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Fantastical said:
Love at first sight for me as well. It's awesome that it may actually be good though. <3
What I mean is that the atmosphere in the first screens captured me on such a level I would have bought the game regardless of its quality. That it's actually good is just icing I suppose. :lol
abstract alien
Member
If this game is as good as mario galaxy, then i dont know what ill do.Andrex said:
Yes i do, ill play it, thats what ill do.
Kasumi1970
my name is Ted
This has to be one of the best looking wii games I have seen. This game and Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is the 2 games that may make me get a wii.
comedy bomb
Banned
I hope all the awesome Wii games coming out in Japan this year all make it over within the next year. Wii would have a pretty kickass 09.
I suppose we can already cross off Captain Rainbow though- that game has about as much chance of being localized as that Capcom vs game D:
I suppose we can already cross off Captain Rainbow though- that game has about as much chance of being localized as that Capcom vs game D:
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Awesome. We really need some video there.sp0rsk said:
Brian says:
so the demo was really short and sweet
sp0rsk says:
how short
Brian says:
it took place in the "Hotel Where Time Has Stopped" ruins
Brian says:
about 5-10 mins
Brian says:
closer to 5, because i was quick to pick it up
sp0rsk says:
wow damn that is short
Brian says:
the demo starts you outside the building. you guide the main character inside, explore for a bit, then face a boss
Brian says:
the game looks really nice, but because a lot of the "wow" depends on the lighting, the indoor locales obviously look a lot better than the outdoor ones, IMO
Brian says:
the camera is handled kind of like metroid prime 3
Brian says:
you have a light source which works as a reticle. you point that at things. unfortunately, though, the only way to turn around is to pan to the edge of the screen
sp0rsk says:
how was the music
sp0rsk says:
could you hear it
Brian says:
which was a bit clunky
Brian says:
couldn't hear the music
sp0rsk says:
damn
Brian says:
but the voice work was great (there wasn't a lot, very immersive so not much text)
Brian says:
i got the impression that there are a lot of ambient SFX going on
sp0rsk says:
not a lot of text, thats good.
Brian says:
the mission for the demo revolves around finding out where a mysterious voice is coming from
Brian says:
so i was like "but i don't hear a voice!" and the attendant was like, "yeah, it's too noisy in here"
Brian says:
they talk about sound design a lot on the blog, though, so i get the feeling it's a big factor
Brian says:
generally the visual design stuff was all handled very well, so i expect the same from the sound
Brian says:
what wasn't handled so well was the combat
sp0rsk says:
so how did you find it?
Brian says:
which was terrible
sp0rsk says:
really
sp0rsk says:
what was it like
Brian says:
yeah
Brian says:
A button attacks
Brian says:
and you basically mash it
Brian says:
that was the only move
sp0rsk says:
ah
Brian says:
and it doesn't lock onto enemies, so you whiff 80% of the time
sp0rsk says:
but was there a lot of combat? is it pretty combat heavy?
sp0rsk says:
ew
Brian says:
not much in the demo
sp0rsk says:
like around how many?
Brian says:
an encounter in one of the whole rooms and the boss for me, but there might be more to explore
sp0rsk says:
did it feel frustrating?
Brian says:
once i got the hang of it, it was easier
Brian says:
but i won't excuse it. the controls need a lot of work
sp0rsk says:
ic
Brian says:
there should be a butotn to turn around, too
sp0rsk says:
did you tell the attendant
sp0rsk says:
that
Brian says:
i asked her if there was a way to do a 180 and she said no, and i gave her a little sniffle
Brian says:
the exploration parts are fun
sp0rsk says:
what were they likke
Brian says:
the whole level is exploration, basically. you can collect items by holding down a button (i think it was B ) to zoom in the reticle on these shiny areas
Brian says:
sometimes the item will be a mystery item, and the only way to find out what it is is to take it back to these points along the map where you can also equip things, look at the automap, etc
sp0rsk says:
so is the freelook controlled by the wiimote
Brian says:
yeah
Brian says:
nunchuk is move, remote is move the flashlight
Brian says:
the attendant was saying that there are more items which increase your arsenal, and also "memories" which factor into the real gameplay but not the demo
Brian says:
i was intrigued and wished they'd worked that stuff in somehow
Brian says:
because the demo was essentially this awesome wide open level which they ferried you through without letting you do anything cool
sp0rsk says:
what are these memories
Brian says:
*ferry
Brian says:
not sure
Brian says:
considering what the game is about, they're probably just snippets left behind all the humans who are now gone?
Brian says:
maybe it has to do with that contest they held. i have no idea
Sorry for the formatting
so the demo was really short and sweet
sp0rsk says:
how short
Brian says:
it took place in the "Hotel Where Time Has Stopped" ruins
Brian says:
about 5-10 mins
Brian says:
closer to 5, because i was quick to pick it up
sp0rsk says:
wow damn that is short
Brian says:
the demo starts you outside the building. you guide the main character inside, explore for a bit, then face a boss
Brian says:
the game looks really nice, but because a lot of the "wow" depends on the lighting, the indoor locales obviously look a lot better than the outdoor ones, IMO
Brian says:
the camera is handled kind of like metroid prime 3
Brian says:
you have a light source which works as a reticle. you point that at things. unfortunately, though, the only way to turn around is to pan to the edge of the screen
sp0rsk says:
how was the music
sp0rsk says:
could you hear it
Brian says:
which was a bit clunky
Brian says:
couldn't hear the music
sp0rsk says:
damn
Brian says:
but the voice work was great (there wasn't a lot, very immersive so not much text)
Brian says:
i got the impression that there are a lot of ambient SFX going on
sp0rsk says:
not a lot of text, thats good.
Brian says:
the mission for the demo revolves around finding out where a mysterious voice is coming from
Brian says:
so i was like "but i don't hear a voice!" and the attendant was like, "yeah, it's too noisy in here"
Brian says:
they talk about sound design a lot on the blog, though, so i get the feeling it's a big factor
Brian says:
generally the visual design stuff was all handled very well, so i expect the same from the sound
Brian says:
what wasn't handled so well was the combat
sp0rsk says:
so how did you find it?
Brian says:
which was terrible
sp0rsk says:
really
sp0rsk says:
what was it like
Brian says:
yeah
Brian says:
A button attacks
Brian says:
and you basically mash it
Brian says:
that was the only move
sp0rsk says:
ah
Brian says:
and it doesn't lock onto enemies, so you whiff 80% of the time
sp0rsk says:
but was there a lot of combat? is it pretty combat heavy?
sp0rsk says:
ew
Brian says:
not much in the demo
sp0rsk says:
like around how many?
Brian says:
an encounter in one of the whole rooms and the boss for me, but there might be more to explore
sp0rsk says:
did it feel frustrating?
Brian says:
once i got the hang of it, it was easier
Brian says:
but i won't excuse it. the controls need a lot of work
sp0rsk says:
ic
Brian says:
there should be a butotn to turn around, too
sp0rsk says:
did you tell the attendant
sp0rsk says:
that
Brian says:
i asked her if there was a way to do a 180 and she said no, and i gave her a little sniffle
Brian says:
the exploration parts are fun
sp0rsk says:
what were they likke
Brian says:
the whole level is exploration, basically. you can collect items by holding down a button (i think it was B ) to zoom in the reticle on these shiny areas
Brian says:
sometimes the item will be a mystery item, and the only way to find out what it is is to take it back to these points along the map where you can also equip things, look at the automap, etc
sp0rsk says:
so is the freelook controlled by the wiimote
Brian says:
yeah
Brian says:
nunchuk is move, remote is move the flashlight
Brian says:
the attendant was saying that there are more items which increase your arsenal, and also "memories" which factor into the real gameplay but not the demo
Brian says:
i was intrigued and wished they'd worked that stuff in somehow
Brian says:
because the demo was essentially this awesome wide open level which they ferried you through without letting you do anything cool
sp0rsk says:
what are these memories
Brian says:
*ferry
Brian says:
not sure
Brian says:
considering what the game is about, they're probably just snippets left behind all the humans who are now gone?
Brian says:
maybe it has to do with that contest they held. i have no idea
Sorry for the formatting
comedy bomb
Banned
Sounds like it needs quite a bit of tuning in the controls department. Thanks for the impressions!!
Interesting thanks Sporsk. I don't get it though. Seems like recently people forget the Wii is capable of traditional controls and its design are needed in a game. Like FF4 and this. They need to keep things that were standard before like lock on and quick 180 and then add in the unique control features like IR and motion. :/
Hope it gets tightened up a bit.
Hope it gets tightened up a bit.
Instead of traditional controls, I'd rather they include a customizable dead zone for turning a la the FPS titles in Wii.bdouble said:
Basically, make turning speed and dead zone customizable so that everyone's happy.
I was playing Tomb Raider Anniversary where you can hold C to rotate the camera with the wiimote. As I was playing it, I really wished I can just rotate the camera without pressing the C button and had been able to customize the dead zone and turning speed.
I think games with third person views should incorporate the customizations of FPS Wii titles.
Black-Wind
Member
Humm, the controls seem to go with the general feel of the game from what I can see.
Never thought it to be combat heavy but it's still a RPG so I expect better items and levels to have more in the combat area.
Now. . .Namco. . . release a new trailer!
Never thought it to be combat heavy but it's still a RPG so I expect better items and levels to have more in the combat area.
Now. . .Namco. . . release a new trailer!
Arde5643 said:
I don't know about that. Just because I don't think its going to be necessary to turn and look fast in this game. a 180 is just a common move you do and its nice to have. Its kinda like the limit the controls for gameplay design ala Resident Evil.
Don't you think it would look funny to watch Seto spin around in a circle really fast? In a FPS it makes sense but not here. Least with the 180 it improves the controls and adds functionality but it can be a canned animation that looks smooth.
abstract alien
Member
Exploring looks like it could be fun. Not too badking zell said:
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
The music theme is fantastic. Just I hope that the entire OST will be great as well.
ThatObviousUser
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king zell said:
THIS is what Luigi's Mansion 2 should be like.
Also it looks awesome.
The PV looks great, the impressions about combat do not. I hope they fix the controls and do something about the combat, the impressions make it sound like the combat was an afterthought.
ivysaur, it only looks that way because the pointer is the flashlight this time. If you really have to pan to the edge of the screen to turn and enemies respawn behind you then they really dropped the ball there, they should leave out standard combat if they can't implement it properly. I would have been fine with exploration/puzzles leading to boss battles. Hopefully we'll hear better things about the final product.
ivysaur, it only looks that way because the pointer is the flashlight this time. If you really have to pan to the edge of the screen to turn and enemies respawn behind you then they really dropped the ball there, they should leave out standard combat if they can't implement it properly. I would have been fine with exploration/puzzles leading to boss battles. Hopefully we'll hear better things about the final product.