*Itagaki takes off his sunglasses and looks at his game with his own eyes*
"What?! Those are tattoos, not spots! I wanted the hero to be half-man, half-Dalmatian!"
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Itagaki:Devil's Third will take shooters to the next level; breakthrough for industry
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"What?! Those are tattoos, not spots! I wanted the hero to be half-man, half-Dalmatian!"
Basically, I wonder what inspired such a busy yet bland character design.
Itagaki felt there weren't enough beefy bald protagonists in videogames. It's a breakthrough for the industry. Character design to the next level.
Messofanego
Banned
This is what happens when you never take off those sunglasses. It's like the opposite of They Live glasses. Bet with those, Big Rigs looks like a masterpiece.
They even have similar looks.
Itagaki's a showman, not someone with too much "machismo". This is the guy that cried during Armageddon after all.
I think it's great that years later, past all the Tekken and DOA stuff, he's still making people that don't understand he plays up a character this butthurt.
Shadow Broker
Banned
I hate it when Devs, creators, PR, or publisher's make claims like this. If your game really is gong to be something great then keep quiet, work on and release your game, and let the fanboys, critics, and regular fans do the hype and smack talking.
Messofanego
Banned
He definitely sounds like a forum poster who would always say "don't look at reviews, play the game for yourself!".
Nope, Itagaki is much machismo, he oozes it and in a specific case it was to his detriment. And you're confusing amusement with butthurt for whatever reason.
SamusPrime
Banned
This wasn't on my radar at all before the fun threads about it as of late and I have to say it looks completely uninteresting and bargain-bin. To find out it's made by the dude that created Ninja Gaiden is pretty surprising and not in a good way.
NecromorphTX
Member
Good luck, Mr. oatmeal cookie.
Boy Wander
Member
There is a 10 minute video up on eshop where Itagaki explains single and multiplayer aspects of the game. Worth watching even if just for amusement value.
The gameplay looks fine if inoffensive. It looks like a cross between ninja gaiden and MGS4.
Other than Vanquish (and maybe Binary Domain), i haven't play a shooter created by a Japanese developer that feels right. The japanese are absolute genius at creating hack and slash games but for shooters, something just feels 'off' about it...
Quantum Theory, Neverdead just to name a few lacklustre japanese shooters.
Quantum Theory, Neverdead just to name a few lacklustre japanese shooters.
It definitely doesn't look like it plays anything at all like MGS4 and the only resemblance to Ninja Gaiden are its absurdity...
Not even the movement in this game looks like it has an inkling of the agility of the 3D Ninja Gaidens.
test_account
XP-39C²
I hope that this game sells at least within their expectations. Seems that they worked pretty hard on the game.
i think we should always reward a product/service based on its quality and not the amount of effort put into it.
A failed project is a failed project. Just because hundreds put alot of effort into it doesn't negates the fact that it is still a failed project.
Triggerhappytel
Member
))In fact it looks like a dudebro mod for Metal Gear Rising.
They added an ugly first person pov for guns and a ugly new model for Raiden and call it a day expecting a profit.
sixteen-bit
Member
Next month in Europe and Japan, Q4 in North America
Platforms are WiiU and PC. The PC version will be a F2P multi-player only affair.
PlayerReady
Member
I thought it was coming out 4th August Japan and end of the month Europe,so hopefully there will be reviews soon that will include the multiplayer.
RocketRacoon
Member
This will literally move less than 10 Wii U's worldwide.
dantevsninjas
Member
Off entertainment system shelves and into the garbage maybe.
Dreadx_Jecht
Banned
Well, some dev-talk is cool. I have no problem with a dev trying to generate good PR about his project.
But Itagaki's statement was just poorly executed hyperbole.
Discotheque
Banned
it looks like trash for sure but surely the developer of the ninja gaiden series wouldn't make a game that played bad.
i'm thinking it might actually be really fun. we'll see.
i'm thinking it might actually be really fun. we'll see.
JB-the-Hunter
Member
As long as the multiplayer delivers, I'll buy this game based on that alone. As far as I know, people haven't played it yet.
To be fair, the budget for a game that's been in development for seven years and has gone through four different engines is probably nothing to scoff at.
sixteen-bit
Member
Pro from Dover
Member
I like to agree with both of these.
I'm honestly new to the guy. Heard of him, yes, but never got involved until Devil's Third.
At first, he made my eyes roll, but later he grew on me and I totally dig his style.
Commitment, man.
Slappers Only
Junior Member
Quick poll:
[ ] For
[ ] Against
[ ] For
[ ] Against
Not even close to mgr.
Yeah, MGR was a GOTY contender. Devil's Third will be a Bargain Binner of the Year contender.
ShinMaruku
Member
He'll be fine he'll make mobile and will have enough success to keep working.
Multiplayer won't. From how everything else look we can see that the multi didn't get the care it needed either.
Someone should make this award thread. Like pronto.
test_account
XP-39C²
That is also true, but based on Itagaki's statement, it seems that they worked really hard and tried their best to make the game a reality with what they had. It doesnt seem that the game was "half assed" made intentionally to save money that they could have spent on the game or anything like that. So for their own sake, i hope that their work will at least pay a bit off.
