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The Dark Eye: Satinavs Ketten | So that's how HD 2d adventures can look
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JackSmithy
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sexy wench
chaostrophy
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HD remake of the Poe-inspired claymation Dark Eye?!? Apparently not...I guess that would be highly unlikely.
Neuromancer
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Dude that's what I thought at first too!chaostrophy said:
sixteen-bit
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That's some really pretty art.
Story starts in Andergast which is a small kingdom in the woods in the DSA setting.
It is about a crow plague that has befallen Andergast and those crows are rumored to cause nightmares. You are Geron a a trapper and an very unlucksy person as he was cursed as kid. He is ordered to clean the Kings Palace from the crows and that leads to a great adventure traveling to the borders of aventuria (the DSA continent which includes several different settings) and beyond it. One known setting is the orklands.
Geron is a magic user but non skilled, he will have only one spell.
Satinav is the god who controls the time, so maybe there will be time travel.
Satinavs Ketten (chains) are two lines of powerful temporal magic that cross the whole continent.
English title shoudl be "Chains of Satinav".
Edit: There will be no dice rolling or RPG elements in this game.
And there will be (temporal) followers which will have unique abilities.
HD Versions of the screenshots:
It is about a crow plague that has befallen Andergast and those crows are rumored to cause nightmares. You are Geron a a trapper and an very unlucksy person as he was cursed as kid. He is ordered to clean the Kings Palace from the crows and that leads to a great adventure traveling to the borders of aventuria (the DSA continent which includes several different settings) and beyond it. One known setting is the orklands.
Geron is a magic user but non skilled, he will have only one spell.
Satinav is the god who controls the time, so maybe there will be time travel.
Satinavs Ketten (chains) are two lines of powerful temporal magic that cross the whole continent.
English title shoudl be "Chains of Satinav".
Edit: There will be no dice rolling or RPG elements in this game.
And there will be (temporal) followers which will have unique abilities.
HD Versions of the screenshots:
Versipellis
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I hope it doesn't have the same problem as the last 2D adventures by Daedalic Entertainment (Whispered World and A New Beginning): great backgrounds and horrible character animations.Noogy said:
Boerseun said:
The title was typed in super fast because I clicked submit too soon and had to put something there before it became non-editable (for a short while it was "So that").
However, wait what? Since the nineties? 640x400 isn't HD.
Morokh said:
U R MR DUMB. You don't need HD to draw, you need HD to display the graphics with all the detail.
moozoom
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I remember buying the paper version of the "Dark Eye" Role Playing Game when I was a kid. It was a fantasy Rpg for beginners that was easier to learn and play than most of the games at the times (AD&D, Middle earth, Runequest etc...)
I didn't know Drakensang was based based on this system...
I like the backgrounds, but the smooth characters seem pasted on because they aren't painted with the same amount of details... I hope the animation is good, especially on the main character.
I didn't know Drakensang was based based on this system...
I like the backgrounds, but the smooth characters seem pasted on because they aren't painted with the same amount of details... I hope the animation is good, especially on the main character.
malingenie
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I'm with haunted, animations have a lot on their shoulders if they are going to keep up with the art.
Gorgeous. If I were directing around a character in that exact environment, I wouldn't really care if he were some crumby polygon model that hardly matches up at all.
And on that note, I'd like to say I had to look at the second picture before I realized there was supposed to be a player character standing smack dab in the middle of the first one. They would definitely need to fix up those colors to give him some contrast.
And on that note, I'd like to say I had to look at the second picture before I realized there was supposed to be a player character standing smack dab in the middle of the first one. They would definitely need to fix up those colors to give him some contrast.
ohhthegore
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looks pretty sexy
The game will be released on march 23rd. This is how the collector's edition looks like.
Content of the Collector’s Editon:
Leather journal of the fairy researcher
Manual incl. gameguide and artbook
Soundtrack CD
Developers Diary
Making-Of on CD-ROM
5 Charactersheets
Doublesided Poster
The price tag is 59,99 € for the CE and 36,99€ for the standard version. The game uses steam.
Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF4tXC9KAGQ
Hands-on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67QwdDBgeWY
PLEASE NOTE: The framerate of the captured material sucks because the preview version was giving the capture software major problems! The final product runs smoother!
Product website (german): http://satinavsketten.de/
I preordered the CE. This looks too nice to let it pass and i love a good adventure. Going to play it on my 55" HDTV
Content of the Collector’s Editon:
Leather journal of the fairy researcher
Manual incl. gameguide and artbook
Soundtrack CD
Developers Diary
Making-Of on CD-ROM
5 Charactersheets
Doublesided Poster
The price tag is 59,99 € for the CE and 36,99€ for the standard version. The game uses steam.
Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF4tXC9KAGQ
Hands-on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67QwdDBgeWY
PLEASE NOTE: The framerate of the captured material sucks because the preview version was giving the capture software major problems! The final product runs smoother!
Product website (german): http://satinavsketten.de/
I preordered the CE. This looks too nice to let it pass and i love a good adventure. Going to play it on my 55" HDTV
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Omg i want!
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
The 3D characters seem to fit pretty well in their surroundings during "gameplay" but having awkwardly simplistic animation in the cut scenes where they're all 2D makes it look very awkward and incosistent... It would be better with in game cut scenes only...
Edit: I guess I got it all wrong from this part and others in the teaser, skimming the gameplay footage it looks all 2D... I dunno.
Anyway, I really hope it delivers outside the visuals.
Edit: I guess I got it all wrong from this part and others in the teaser, skimming the gameplay footage it looks all 2D... I dunno.
Anyway, I really hope it delivers outside the visuals.
The English version is out; anyone played it? I am tempted to buy it, I kinda like the Dark Eye setting.
And most disturbing easter egg EVER:
http://youtu.be/HFiw9z6AooE
And most disturbing easter egg EVER:
http://youtu.be/HFiw9z6AooE
eXistor
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Sure it looks pretty, but the games themselves are usually pretty shitty. Bad dialogue, uninteresting characters and lame puzzles galore. I had high hopes for games like the Whispered World and The Next Big Thing, but they all let me down. I've found the best modern PnC adventures to be the more indie titles like Gemini Rue or the Chzo Mythos games. These games live or die by the quality of the writing, that's why I'm so excited for DFA.
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I more or less agree with this, altough I thought Yesterday was pretty good.
I'd say these are also pretty much "indie" games as well though compared to your average modern game. There's not much difference technically between this or Gemini Rue except for the artwork being better/more hi-res.
This looks amazing in screenshots but the animation can't keep up at all, like their other games IMO.
Dwight Schrute
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How did I missed this ??????
I'm in a point n click mood, justs finished Gemini rue, Monkey Island 1 and 2 remake, Broken Sword 1 and 2...
EDIT : Not on steam ??
I'm in a point n click mood, justs finished Gemini rue, Monkey Island 1 and 2 remake, Broken Sword 1 and 2...
EDIT : Not on steam ??
Refreshment.01
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So now paintings are playable?
Here's a free game idea for you devs. A mini game collection with a museum working as a hub where you play thematic driven mini games in each painting. It seems doable now.
Here's a free game idea for you devs. A mini game collection with a museum working as a hub where you play thematic driven mini games in each painting. It seems doable now.
thomasmahler
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THE FIRST SHOT HAS TO HIT THE TARGET!
Extra Sauce
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Been playing this over the weekend, I am now at
Enjoying my experience quite a bit.
Pros:
- Amazing high def painted artwork. I am playing on a large television and the visuals are just flooring me.
- The world feels real which gives the fantasy elements more impact.
- Puzzles are pretty decent.
- Story provides a fun sense of adventure.
Cons:
- Poor animations
- Uneven quality of dialogue.
Basically if you're able to get past the minimalist animation, which hasn't been hard for me thanks to the game's "picture bookesque" presentation, you are in for a treat.
the Ork camp.
Pros:
- Amazing high def painted artwork. I am playing on a large television and the visuals are just flooring me.
- The world feels real which gives the fantasy elements more impact.
- Puzzles are pretty decent.
- Story provides a fun sense of adventure.
Cons:
- Poor animations
- Uneven quality of dialogue.
Basically if you're able to get past the minimalist animation, which hasn't been hard for me thanks to the game's "picture bookesque" presentation, you are in for a treat.