StealthGoblin
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Soul Sacrifice - New SCE Vita action game, May 10 Conference [Up: Ad Images]
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I knew you would pick this hehehe The more I think of it the more sense it makes. From is now available as the PC port of Dark Souls is (unfortunately) Namco duty now. There is a will from Sony's part to make a direct sequel to Demon's Souls. (funny to see who posted first on that thread
And there's a need for a robust title, with some weight on public awareness, that could if handled in the right manner really make a difference for the platform. The problem is that it also has the potential to turn horrible. A Demon's Souls title with no From on Vita? DOA. A Demon's Souls title with a risk-reward mechanic of "sacrificing souls" to call other players to your co-op game, with From on board, and with Sony overseeing it. Gold.Post here instead.
BruceLeeRoy
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Premise and the small details we have sound promising
No, he's naming games with good reviews that he disagrees with that coincidentally had huge marketing pushes and had positive reviews from publications very dependent on advertising because this is somehow relevant to Demon's Souls' positive reviews, particularly those positive reviews in the west that came at a time when it didn't look like the game was even going to be localized.
I also don't have much else to say on the subject, but sure, that sounds like a great topic for another thread.
makingmusic476
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Are the scans in the OP the only scans people are talking about?
Looks like Monster Hunter mixed with Demon's/Dark Souls to me. Like, take Monster Hunter and give the enemies a more twisted, Souls-esque design.
I'd say the art definitely isn't done by From Software, but is probably done by someone taking cues from From Software.
Looks like Monster Hunter mixed with Demon's/Dark Souls to me. Like, take Monster Hunter and give the enemies a more twisted, Souls-esque design.
I'd say the art definitely isn't done by From Software, but is probably done by someone taking cues from From Software.
djplaeskool
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I'll go ahead and plunk this near the center of my radar.
Will wait for details with near-but-not-quite-frothing anticipation.
If this turns out to be From's Souls series, then there will not be enough Daniel Bryan YESYESYES gifs.
Will wait for details with near-but-not-quite-frothing anticipation.
If this turns out to be From's Souls series, then there will not be enough Daniel Bryan YESYESYES gifs.
Because it's an announcement of an announcement of a game we know nothing about.
BruceLeeRoy
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It's definitely a good sign and the fringes of info we have is exciting but we just don't know enough to go nuts yet. Once we find out who the developer is that will give us some indication of the quality.
Fear of disappointment and/or announcements of announcements oversaturation leading to target audience indifference until something more substantial arises.
To be honest, I can sort of see the similarities. Hyped!
Although it will get huge amounts of attention if it turns out to be Demon's Souls-related, it's still just one game, and a game we practically know nothing about yet. I mean, it's the least thing Sony could do, announcing a few awesome games to look forward to.
H_Prestige
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It does give off a Demon's/Dark vibe.
â Narayan
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This looks cool.
radioheadrule83
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I feel like their investment would be better spent in something different and of a level that we haven't had on a handheld before (like Souls)
...making a MonHun / Pokemon style game would be like them trying to make their own Halo with Killzone / Resistance. It'd probably result in alright games, but they would ultimately fail in their aim. Aspire to be the big fish in the big pond, not the little fish in the big pond, pretending to be the big fish. (feeling shades of I am a dude playing another dude in that last sentence)
...making a MonHun / Pokemon style game would be like them trying to make their own Halo with Killzone / Resistance. It'd probably result in alright games, but they would ultimately fail in their aim. Aspire to be the big fish in the big pond, not the little fish in the big pond, pretending to be the big fish. (feeling shades of I am a dude playing another dude in that last sentence)
BruceLeeRoy
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Pokemon is excellent but MH has a lot of terrible design decisions that Sony could capitalize on and make much better
If this is what it's actually like, and it gets localized... Well, time for Orayn to buy a Vita.
Like what? Besides lack of online.
We need a good competitor for monster hunter anyway so Capcom finally updates the damn game.
Visuals, Controls, Online functionality, hell for all we know they could make a better overall game entirely. We just won't know until they offically announce it, hopefully with a trailer and some gameplay.
Apart from some absurdly low drop rates on certain carves, I can't think of any design decisions in MH that are outright bad. Obtuse and not appealing to a large audience, perhaps, but not bad.
MH Tri had considerable improvements in visuals and controls, though I agree that online play could still use some work. (Bigger lobbies, less HR grinding, and some form of drop-in/drop-out would all be nice.)
Appealing to a large audience doesn't seem to be a problem for MH in Japan. I can't imagine that Sony is doing this game to help western sales, at least.
staticneuron
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I like sony franchises but I don't remember any first party title that could be labeled as a "killer" of another franchise.
Well God Eater kinda sold well but then again the game was complete ass so I hope Capcom never takes inspiration from it.
Also the Visuals could be better (in term of texture and resolution) but the animation in recent MH is absolutely top notch and the monsters look great. The only improvement on control is make the second analog stick a real analog and not a simulated d-pad. Outside of that, most of the so-called jankiness in the controls are mostly deliberate and the game wouldn't be as good without them.
Controls are excellent. Not sure what you're talking about.
BlazingDarkness
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Sweet, looking forward to this
Souls style levels with mini-checkpoints and MH-style bosses at the end. Multiplayer lets you start with a party AND summon extra people as phantoms. A single "hunt" would be two hours of pure adrenaline.
Souls style levels with mini-checkpoints and MH-style bosses at the end. Multiplayer lets you start with a party AND summon extra people as phantoms. A single "hunt" would be two hours of pure adrenaline.
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Change two ours to one hour/45 minutes tops and you got a winner right there!
Change one hour/45 minutes to 15-30 minutes tops and you got a winner right there!!
Tri's gate/city system is pretty bad. It's always great to be in a city with 3 people in a gate that's totally full and have one person who doesn't want to start a quest until the city has 4 people. It's also great to spend twenty minutes waiting for some people to return from a quest and then watch everyone leave the city after they return.
Those particular mechanics were okay ten years ago, but they've gone bad.
The tutorial section of the game is pretty awful. Make that shit optional.
Dizzying magically causing characters to sheathe their weapon is a terrible design decision. Combine that with overloading the sheathe button with the use item button and I don't know how many items I wasted because the same button does different things. Also, combine this with making incredibly lengthy actions such as using items uncancelable for even more hilarity.
The lack of polish in places does give the game its charm, though.
Actually, the original version of Tri allowed up to 8 players in each city but I believe this was cut down to 4 in the western release to add Wii Speak support or something.
As for sheathing... I've never had that problem. Then again I don't frantically mash my buttons. You're doing it wrong tbh.
Yep, we got boned on that one. Terrible idea...
That's perfectly deliberate. You might not like it but it's meant to force you to pay attention to the timing of your uses. I never really got the issue with the sheathe/item button, unless you mash it like crazy for some weird reason.
Great Sword users do have to mash it like crazy so they can re-sheathe at the first possible frame after a big attack, but that almost never causes problems for me.
Souls style levels with mini-checkpoints and MH-style bosses at the end. Multiplayer lets you start with a party AND summon extra people as phantoms. A single "hunt" would be two hours of pure adrenaline.
Remember when I said you were one of my favorite posters? THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY
Technically I know that I'm doing it wrong in Tri when I try to do an instant guard while standing over a gathering spot and end up gathering instead of unsheathing my weapon but it's one of those situations where I would rather blame the game.
MiniBossBattle
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You had me at Mon Hun clone.
Vyse The Legend
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Wait, this is actually being developed by From? Confirmed?
Honestly haven't had that issue. Do you press all three buttons at the same time? I think you'll gather if you hold R before pressing the two action buttons, maybe. I haven't done that personally.
MH is very deliberate. It may seem clunky to the common folk but it's deep like a Capcom fighting game. Capcom does one thing really well across the board and that's gameplay systems.
Not confirmed at all.
Souls style levels with mini-checkpoints and MH-style bosses at the end. Multiplayer lets you start with a party AND summon extra people as phantoms. A single "hunt" would be two hours of pure adrenaline.
That would be AMAZING. Chuck in 3G/Near ghosts of fallen players in your area and you have something special if done right.
Vyse The Legend
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