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[acklame]

holy crap, the gametrailers videos are ****ing awesome :O

 

[JB1981]

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/04/handson_lair_sh.html

Hands-On: Lair Shows Promise, Needs Work

sounds like a very fair preview. thanks for the link

 

[nelsonroyale]

There is no editing in gametrailers' video either. Heck, you get some poping noise when it switches from on scene to another.

I just took another look at IGN's video and yeah GT's look noticeably better, but it's still far from being a properly encoded video (and I'm not blaming GT for this, there is no doubt the source footage was like that)

Ah yeah, the video was put together horribly I get you

 

[Y2Kev]

Kohler's impressions don't mention graphics or sound. Did you get to hear any of the music, Chris?

 

[bud]

What's up with the lack of music during gameplay?

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

What's up with the lack of music during gameplay?

This build is probably a few months old (I coulda sworn a GAF member played the level with the face statues a month or two in NYC during a Lair event), and the composer John Debney says they only finished the orchestration about 2 months ago.

 

[kaching]

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/04/handson_lair_sh.html

Hands-On: Lair Shows Promise, Needs Work

"Dragon-flying is an underserved genre"

Damn right.

There is no editing in gametrailers' video either. Heck, you get some poping noise when it switches from on scene to another.

Did I say the editing in the GT trailer was perfect? No, I didn't. Preferable to IGN's efforts? Yes, very much so.

 

[deadhorse32]

I got my tag thanks to this games. Art is still atrocious and the game looks akward

 

[Mmmkay]

I really don't know, some things I like others I hate. The swoop manoeuvre for taking those 'toros' off the bridge looked badass, as did the sea and its lighting but my god I hope that flame effect is placeholder. It's a fricking game about dragons, the one thing you're supposed to nail from day one is the damn fire effect. :/

 

[Pope Benedict XVI]

Looks technically impressive to me. I've never played a F5 flying game before so I can't really say much about the gameplay. I don't like the look of the ground sections though. The combat there looks boring, and the dragon comes off as a bully and not the least bit heroic. The flying parts are much more attractive.

 

[Blimblim]

Did I say the editing in the GT trailer was perfect? No, I didn't. Preferable to IGN's efforts? Yes, very much so.

As far as I can tell there is *no* editing in GT's video, that was my main point

 

[nelsonroyale]

I got my tag thanks to this games. Art is still atrocious and the game looks akward

bad art

 

[kaching]

As far as I can tell there is *no* editing in GT's video, that was my main point

Don't worry, Blim we still appreciate your far superior efforts.

 

[GeoramA]

Please let the demo come soon, preferably next Thursday.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

The combat there looks boring, and the dragon comes off as a bully and not the least bit heroic.

What the hell does that even mean? The dragon is a bully in the same way a tank is a bully; it's a tool of war used to wreak havoc and inspire fear, not some god damned grungy dark unicorn-minded dragon of heroes invoked from the abyss of faith to save mankind.

 

[Forsete]

Finally saw the videos.. Fix the framerate, jesus..

I loved the water and the night level. However, the sound was very bad.. Why are you hearing soldiers speak when you are 100-200 meters up in the sky? And some of the sound effects are repeated way to often, like the soldier screams. Also the dragon engaging dragon thing looked very rough.

Still sceptical Factor 5.. Looks ace but the gameplay is what I'm sceptical about.

 

[Evazan]

What the hell does that even mean? The dragon is a bully in the same way a tank is a bully; it's a tool of war used to wreak havoc and inspire fear, not some god damned grungy dark unicorn-minded dragon of heroes invoked from the abyss of faith to save mankind.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Blimblim]

Don't worry, Blim we still appreciate your far superior efforts.

I don't do editing either, that's Snoopers' job

 

[tribal24]

omg!!! at the rhino trailer>.> that looks so epic igns videos were crappy compared to that-_-

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Why are you hearing soldiers speak when you are 100-200 meters up in the sky?

That's the only major concern I have. Unless all of the soldiers are telepathic, it's pretty retarded.........well telepathy is pretty retarded too, but it at least sorta explains how it could be possible.

 

[Mmmkay]

That's the only major concern I have. Unless all of the soldiers are telepathic, it's pretty retarded.........well telepathy is pretty retarded too, but it at least sorta explains how it could be possible.

Maybe it's the dragon speaking

 

[Raist]

Actually, I thought it was the main character speaking to his dragon. I may be wrong, tho.

 

[theBishop]

 

[durden]

Water looks nice, but thats about it.
On the whole it looks too damn brown, and those jerky messy quick time events need to die. Hopfeully they can pull it together by launch...

 

[Wollan]

Well they are shouting so... it's there obviously for more context and whatnot.

 

[ypo]

This game easily has the best looking graphics there is. Looks like they toned down the god awful bloom. The head toss is just :lol

 

[Kobun Heat]

Kohler's impressions don't mention graphics or sound. Did you get to hear any of the music, Chris?

Holy hell, no. I touched on that a little bit: they put about ten PS3s and ten giant TVs into a tiny room and nobody had headphones, so it was just a whole mess of noise in there. I did enjoy the music -- they got some decent Hollywood talent on the soundtrack.

I was neither impressed nor upset with the graphics -- not to say that it looks bad, but it looks like just about what we should expect from PlayStation 3. Except for the water, which really does look exceptional.

 

[JB1981]

Holy hell, no. I touched on that a little bit: they put about ten PS3s and ten giant TVs into a tiny room and nobody had headphones, so it was just a whole mess of noise in there. I did enjoy the music -- they got some decent Hollywood talent on the soundtrack.

I was neither impressed nor upset with the graphics -- not to say that it looks bad, but it looks like just about what we should expect from PlayStation 3. Except for the water, which really does look exceptional.

icwhatudidthar

 

[Raist]

On the whole it looks too damn brown,

Yes. Needs flashy green moutains and pink dragon.

Pimp my Lair total

 

[JB1981]

Yes. Needs flashy green moutains and pink dragon.

Pimp my Lair total

:lol

 

[Wollan]

Someone make a gif of when the dragon hits like a dozen guys on the bridge (they get thrown to the left) and it slows down.

PS! I cried a bit inside when the dragon threw the bulls off the bridge, they are so much more fun to actually fight with claws and teeth's. Pretty violent.

 

[durden]

Yes. Needs flashy green moutains and pink dragon.

Pimp my Lair total

Would be an improvement.

But really, do the colours have to be so bland? Maybe it's the video captures but it just looks washed out and drab IMO.

 

[belvedere]

I just had a crowd form around my cube at work after playing a couple of the HD Gametrailer's vids.

They want more.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Actually, I thought it was the main character speaking to his dragon. I may be wrong, tho.

Good point. In Draken the rider and dragon share some kind of bond, but in Draken the dragon can also talk. People talk to their horse and such, don't see why this isn't the case here.

 

[Duke Togo]

This thread continues to amaze.

 

[The Jer]

Would be an improvement.

But really, do the colours have to be so bland? Maybe it's the video captures but it just looks washed out and drab IMO.

Aren't there supposed to be jungle/forest areas, as well as snow areas.

 

[kizmah]

I am not impressed. I mean, technically it looks great (except for the horrible framerate). But the gameplay looks really boring and the colors...my god...do they know of anything else than brown?

 

[antiloop]

Any other source than gamevideos? I can't stream from gamevideos..

 

[Raist]

Some new footage is up on gametrailers. In HD!

.

 

[Duke Togo]

I am not impressed. I mean, technically it looks great (except for the horrible framerate). But the gameplay looks really boring and the colors...my god...do they know of anything else than brown?

I think it might be the videos hiccuping, the preview said the framerate was steady at 30fps. I can't say I've noticed any slowdown.

 

[kizmah]

I think it might be the videos hiccuping, the preview said the framerate was steady at 30fps. I can't say I've noticed any slowdown.

Framerate issues or not the game still doesn't look fun to me.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Framerate issues or not the game still doesn't look fun to me.

ah

 

[hyonoid]

crap yellow frog.

 

[mckmas8808]

There is no editing in gametrailers' video either. Heck, you get some poping noise when it switches from on scene to another.

I just took another look at IGN's video and yeah GT's look noticeably better, but it's still far from being a properly encoded video (and I'm not blaming GT for this, there is no doubt the source footage was like that)

Hey Blim can we get a Playsyde, MP4, 720p video?

 

[Bad_Boy]

What's up with the lack of music during gameplay?

I was wondering about that as well. Could be the build of the game, IIRC wasnt it supposed to have dynamic music or something?

 

[belvedere]

Whoa, it will be up in a sec.

 

[Mmmkay]

GameSpot has a video interview with Julian Eggebrecht:

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/lair/download_ini.html?sid=6168994&id=6168994

 

[spwolf]

Aren't there supposed to be jungle/forest areas, as well as snow areas.

did you ever read any of the dragon books? Like riders of pern or few other thousand of dragon fantasy books? Not my forte, but I read several hundred fantasy books, to say at least so I know what to expect. Dragon lands are dark gray, no life, high mountains, and few cities that dragons can raid to get some hamburgers...

How in the world do you expect forest in the land of dragons is beyond me... how many firefighters would they have to have?

If they end up with having some, it would be just to appease silly characters.

 

[JB1981]

GameSpot has a video interview with Julian Eggebrecht:

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/lair/download_ini.html?sid=6168994&id=6168994

doesn't look like it's fully uploaded yet

i only got about 25 seconds of it

 

[NinSoX]

Here is a Q&A with Julian Eggebrecht, has this been posted yet? I haven't read it yet but thought you guys might be interested.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/04/qa_with_factor_5_chief_julian_eggebrecht.html