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Bound by Flame PS4 reveal trailer
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CitizenCope
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Dark Souls is like the Witcher is like Dragon Age? Not when i played them...
FairXchange
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Enemy design definitely seems to go in the direction that Demons Souls and Dark Souls has popularized recently.
nelsonroyale
Member
Hahaha, the narration entertained me.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I also vote "not very Dark Souls." Looks more like a Witcher 2/Dragon Age 3 kind of combat system from what little was shown.
I think if you systematically assess the similarities and differences between those two designs you'll have to conclude they are both large monsters with some horns and that's it. I would not confidently state Dark Souls influenced that design directly. I mean, maybe it did, but the evidence is weak unless you only pay attention to the similarities while ignoring the differences.
I think if you systematically assess the similarities and differences between those two designs you'll have to conclude they are both large monsters with some horns and that's it. I would not confidently state Dark Souls influenced that design directly. I mean, maybe it did, but the evidence is weak unless you only pay attention to the similarities while ignoring the differences.
I'm always down for some fun loot collection in RPGs. If this is indeed a budget release then I am interested. Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll was even more barebones than this game and I had tons and tons of fun with that game. If this turns out to be as fun as that then I'll definitely buy.
ReplacementPelican
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Looks alright, I wonder what the price point will be though.
SteveO1683
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Reminds me of Two Worlds. Awesome and Terrible at the same time.
Im not seeing the similarities at all.
gift of 100 gab
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lol, laughed so hard at this.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Demonic possession? Here's hoping the devs played a lot of Mask of the Betrayer
Fushichou187
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"... the way you interact with them might have a huge impact on your...combat strategy"
*fondles female companion*
smh
That voiceover also killed the atmosphere. It's like they were making a pitch trailer for a publisher.
Still, some of the gameplay I've seen in other recent interviews with the developer has me interested. In the "Arcade-y Souls" category however, Lords of the Fallen still has me more excited.
*fondles female companion*
smh
That voiceover also killed the atmosphere. It's like they were making a pitch trailer for a publisher.
Still, some of the gameplay I've seen in other recent interviews with the developer has me interested. In the "Arcade-y Souls" category however, Lords of the Fallen still has me more excited.
Jack Videogames
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"BOUND BY FLAME IS AN AR PEE GEE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE WORLD OF somethingortheother."
Not the best of trailers but of course I'll follow it closely, it's my favourite genre.
Not the best of trailers but of course I'll follow it closely, it's my favourite genre.
JimtotheHum
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Fantasy-style RPGs.
FairXchange
Member
We'll have to see. If the developers boast a challenging but rewarding combat system, then I think the 'Dark Souls effect' over recent games will be undeniable.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs boast wanting to emulate the challenge of Dark Souls, as does the Witcher 3 devs, Lords of the Fallen is another upcoming game that borrows heavily from Dark Souls. What makes you think anyone making a RPG at this moment isn't somehow aware of Dark Souls in their design process? I'm not calling this game a Dark Souls clone in the least, it does look very similar to Kingdoms of Amalur to be sure, but the argument being made is that Dark Souls is a game that will have an impact on many games in the genre whether it can be immediately discerned or not.
C'mon man, you know better than to expect anything even vaguely resembling a soul hunger mechanic, or even anything else that'd convincingly persuade you to take an evil option once in a while.
(I really should replay MotB, the more I let it stew in my memories, the better it becomes)
The_Darkest_Red
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Heh, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
Thats probably 80% of RPGs ever made.
Hydrargyrus
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The game looks good. But the trailer is awful, the narrator seems to be joking about the game.
I will follow the game, because it looks pretty interesting, but thanks only to the video, not the audio xD
I will follow the game, because it looks pretty interesting, but thanks only to the video, not the audio xD
Mutanthands
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Classic Euro-Jank goodness. I'm in, if the price is right.
Ah, really? I don't really know anything about he game outside of the trailer, so I didn't know what their aspirations were/are.
JimtotheHum
Member
Right. I like that.
Sanctuary
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This trailer did not make me think of Darks Souls at all, in any way either. Oooh look, there's some skeletons...DARK SOULS! The closest comparison would be The Witcher 2.
That hud looks like shit too. Is it really that hard to make a decent hud on the consoles, or place it in a good position?
Not really digging the trend of more unique and imaginative enemies popping up in RPGs being fingered as "they're copying Dark Souls!" Dark Souls is definitely an enabling factor in why we're seeing more outlandish enemy design explorations, but... that's a fantastic trend! That's what we should have been seeing all along! Stop shouting at it like it's a negative!
You guys really that eager to roll back to the days of wading through an endless sea of boring-ass orcs, trolls, spiders, and giant rats in these types of games?
You guys really that eager to roll back to the days of wading through an endless sea of boring-ass orcs, trolls, spiders, and giant rats in these types of games?
CambriaRising
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Awful trailer, but the gameplay portions looked like Fable so they have my interest.
Same here. I kept waiting for a punchline and more lighthearted end to the trailer.
It looks OK. It could be fun without being a powerhouse game. Sort of how I had a ton of fun with Vikings on PS3 but it was never a really big game.
family_guy
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Looks good. Hope it doesn't end up like Kingdoms of Alamur.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I would never argue that Dark Souls isn't influencing development philosophies and PR messaging. I was merely responding to your specific claim about the similarities you perceived between two monsters. I don't think they're especially similar is all.
Doomshroom
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That was a shitty trailer......