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NIGHTS: Journey of Dreams E3 Trailer & Gameplay Footage
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Magicpaint
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I have to agree with those who thought it didn't look that fun in the trailer. And the visuals also leave a lot tobe desired. Nice art though.
CurseoftheGods
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ZealousD said:
The main control scheme is the Wiimote, you have to keep that in mind. It would be a problem if the sequel was just like the original in level design.
Relax people. The game looks good.
MiamiWesker
Member
I just saw the gameplay video, I really hope that is an early build of a level cause it doesn't look completed at all. The gameplay is classic Nights, that is great to see but that level looked empty, nothing like the original Nights. The boss fight was fantastic though.
Wow, just got home to this nice surprise.
The first time I saw the gameplay footage (without reading any of the feedback) I also thought the game looked kind of slow.
A bit boring actually. The rings are indeed placed a bit randomly, as are the blue orbs.
But those are things that need to be straightened out by lots of play testing.
On the other hand, I decided to watch it again but this time with the Spring Valley theme playing in Winamp.
And wow, it really does make a big difference. Not that it looks perfect, far from it at this point.
At first the sound effects seemed just wrong, but with the soundtrack playing, everything just fits together.
The speed also doesn't seem to be a problem. And you might notice that the one playing doesn't use the boost very much, and when he does it's in very short bursts.
What did seem to slow everything down was when NiGHTS was swirling around that bird (a nightmaren???). That part was way too slow.
Besides the stages feeling very empty at this point and the various link pads not being worked out like they should be in the end product, this is looking very, very good.
And I'm a huge NiGHTS fan. Seeing as it's my favourite game ever. (Yeah, laugh if you will
)
What did annoy me was the boss fight. The camera shouldn't be put in that position.
It just seems so weird when holding on to the boss and swirling around him.
They should just treat it like Puffy's stage, but turned on it's side.
Swirling the camera behind NiGHTS to aim the boss isn't the problem, but it should be done more gradually and not twitch so much.
But so far everything is looking much better than how I was fearing this could turn out.
Looking forward to seeing a more complete version!
The first time I saw the gameplay footage (without reading any of the feedback) I also thought the game looked kind of slow.
A bit boring actually. The rings are indeed placed a bit randomly, as are the blue orbs.
But those are things that need to be straightened out by lots of play testing.
On the other hand, I decided to watch it again but this time with the Spring Valley theme playing in Winamp.
And wow, it really does make a big difference. Not that it looks perfect, far from it at this point.
At first the sound effects seemed just wrong, but with the soundtrack playing, everything just fits together.
The speed also doesn't seem to be a problem. And you might notice that the one playing doesn't use the boost very much, and when he does it's in very short bursts.
What did seem to slow everything down was when NiGHTS was swirling around that bird (a nightmaren???). That part was way too slow.
Besides the stages feeling very empty at this point and the various link pads not being worked out like they should be in the end product, this is looking very, very good.
And I'm a huge NiGHTS fan. Seeing as it's my favourite game ever. (Yeah, laugh if you will
)What did annoy me was the boss fight. The camera shouldn't be put in that position.
It just seems so weird when holding on to the boss and swirling around him.
They should just treat it like Puffy's stage, but turned on it's side.
Swirling the camera behind NiGHTS to aim the boss isn't the problem, but it should be done more gradually and not twitch so much.
But so far everything is looking much better than how I was fearing this could turn out.
Looking forward to seeing a more complete version!
JennyTablina
Member
The trailer was okay but I can see why people find it nausiating/unintentionally amusing. It's good to see NiGHTs again but oy. It doesnt need a Disneyesque introduction.
The gameplay video looks nice, but I REALLY hope thats just an early build they are showing off. I mean if looks okay but the backgrounds a touch sparce and some things dont seem quite in place
The gameplay video looks nice, but I REALLY hope thats just an early build they are showing off. I mean if looks okay but the backgrounds a touch sparce and some things dont seem quite in place
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
Not bad. Yeah, the textures are sometimes not the best, but the game is promising at least. maybe Sega could delay the game to improve it a little bit.
MAZYORA
Member
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uW8Ulku0u2k
here is the footage with nights into dreams splash garden music. It's alot better with the music! I for one really love the art direction. I love how the fish swim in the air and there are the water holes that squirt water like a dolphin. I also really love how palm trees grow on top of palm trees, really weird cool stuff. This game is looking really promising. Anyone who says this looks like a dreamcast game hasn't watched the trailer. The level is huge, much bigger than anything DC could do.
here is the footage with nights into dreams splash garden music. It's alot better with the music! I for one really love the art direction. I love how the fish swim in the air and there are the water holes that squirt water like a dolphin. I also really love how palm trees grow on top of palm trees, really weird cool stuff. This game is looking really promising. Anyone who says this looks like a dreamcast game hasn't watched the trailer. The level is huge, much bigger than anything DC could do.
BrendenLee
Member
I liked it.
The Disney feel pulled me in, go figure.
The Disney feel pulled me in, go figure.
Has everyone noticed the similarities between this and Mario Galaxy's boss fights? The later part of the NiGHTS gameplay footage (a boss fight, right? ) showed some nice long distance, far away perspective making the place look gigantic, the kind of impressive proportions Mario Galaxy has been showing in its trailers.
I think that Wii's " nextgeness " in regards to visuals will be confirmed with this kind of game presentations. Graphics will remain SD but bigger more impressive worlds will slowly begin to appear, more and more, depending on the dev. team's effort.
I, for one, am pleased with what I saw. It's not jaw dropping but I see effort and also in the last few months I have learned that NiGTHS is an IP with great style and charm; the selection of dark pink + purple colors, the sparkles, the art direction. It all fits nicely. I like it.
I think that Wii's " nextgeness " in regards to visuals will be confirmed with this kind of game presentations. Graphics will remain SD but bigger more impressive worlds will slowly begin to appear, more and more, depending on the dev. team's effort.
I, for one, am pleased with what I saw. It's not jaw dropping but I see effort and also in the last few months I have learned that NiGTHS is an IP with great style and charm; the selection of dark pink + purple colors, the sparkles, the art direction. It all fits nicely. I like it.
Speed doesn't seem that much different, rings seem to be a bit further apart, but hard to tell from what you see in the footage, and doing a loop around that enemy seems to take forever... I do like the shockwave a loop creates.
Still looking forward to this game, I wonder if you have to play in that 45° behind the back angle or if there is a real side camera.
Still looking forward to this game, I wonder if you have to play in that 45° behind the back angle or if there is a real side camera.
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
sphinx said:
Good remark. I think that depends from the extra GDDR3 RAM. What about the Super Mario Galaxy, the only thing I disagree is that it is relative easy to make a game with wide spaces, when the textures are mediocres.
In contrast, Galaxy is really impressive even because it presents great distances AND awesome art design with a more then solid graphics engine.
The short version is that the Sonic Team has still a lot to work, if they wanna make a great game.
Mithos Yggdrasill said:
I can't blame sega for not pouring in the millions like nintendo does with Mario Games. In mario games, the investment is sure to pay off sooner or later, no matter if your game is called Mario sunshine or New Super Mario Bros. Nights in 2007 after a long gone,rather unpopular saturn game is some kind of experiment.
Now, in all fairness, Mario Galaxys graphic's engine doesn't look much different from Mario Sunshine. What makes the difference is the wide space and the huge bosses.
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
dark10x said:
This is true. Galaxy uses a little trick that not enough games use: the space, with his pulsar, galaxies, novas, black holes, can be incredibly wonderful, but at the same time, it requires a lot less power then a FPS (that runs at 60 fps usually) or a racer game.
But I remember from last year a lot of ground levels that looks impressive as well. And here there aren't tricks. Galaxy is really impressive.
Charlatanized
Member
Graphically, the boss stage looks like a completely different game than the stage shown in the first half of the trailer.
Kaitei grunkan
Member
MAZYORA said:
Ooooh, nice. They better include the original soundtrack as a bonus
.After some thought, the "gameplay" has to be just an engine demo, because there's not even a HUD to show you how you're scoring, which is the main draw of NiGHTS.
I don't think we have to worry about anything on that front.
Since they've already announced some online features, I'd hope there would be high score boards for each level.
I don't think we have to worry about anything on that front.
Since they've already announced some online features, I'd hope there would be high score boards for each level.
The gameplay footage is great. The trailer is cringe worthy. I really hate that voice actor. He did the narration for the English FFVII Advent Children trailer, and that was terrible too...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RYNRZwgXyDw
So bad. :lol
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RYNRZwgXyDw
So bad. :lol
Haunted
Member
That's exactly what he was saying. (he calls it a clever little trick, while you make the same thing sound a bit negativedark10x said:
)In any case, adding the landmass of the different spheres together you get something that is easily as big as a regular Mario platforming level. (plus the added 'space' of space)
This French site has allegedly gotten a hold of the music from the 2 levels shown at E3. If it's a fake they picked perfect tracks that sound like Hataya's style. Music sounds excellent.
http://www.wiiz.fr/article.php?a=12228
http://www.wiiz.fr/article.php?a=12228
I don't know, I've watched it a few times and the speed seems okay. I think the world looks amazing and dreamlike.Error said:
I am really adoring the direction they've taken this, the boss battle looks a lot darker than the ones from NID which is great, gives a better interpretation of a nightmare.
Great stuff.
Nakasan
Member
No-ones mentioned how the entire gameplay vid (bar boss section) is taking place underwater. Just look to the top of the level, you can faintly see the glimmer of the surface of the water.
Odd, no?
I also full heartedly agree with whom-ever said it was just an engine demo. I beleive that to be the case.
I showed the trailer to my girlfriend, and without any promting asked me, "is it called Disney's NiGHTS?". I say, play a similar trailer at Xmas time on Nickelodeon, and the kids will be scrambling for it. I can only hope!
Friggin' NiGHTS baby. Friggin NiGHTS.
Odd, no?
I also full heartedly agree with whom-ever said it was just an engine demo. I beleive that to be the case.
I showed the trailer to my girlfriend, and without any promting asked me, "is it called Disney's NiGHTS?". I say, play a similar trailer at Xmas time on Nickelodeon, and the kids will be scrambling for it. I can only hope!
Friggin' NiGHTS baby. Friggin NiGHTS.