SatoAilDarko
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Man first half of next year is really packed as far as Nintendo-published titles go.
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Itagaki gives small update on Devil's Third via Facebook
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Man first half of next year is really packed as far as Nintendo-published titles go.
Splatoon.
YatÅkiri_Kilgharrah
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Um...JAffes game? When is it coming out?
chertipros
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Can't wait to see what this looks like now
Yeah, I've really wanted a new 3rd person action shooter and to me it looks fun. Can't wait to see an updated build.
It's cool Itagaki's become more communicative with fans. He's actually very good at English.
Slowly getting my hype back up for this game, but I still can't get over the bad graphical artstyle.
He sounds super enthustiastic too, must feel good to have your project scooped up by Nintendo and having been given a budget that allows you to realise your game. Can't wait to see it show up again at the next E3.
Anyone think this game could be released before Splatoon.
In the recent past I've felt Nintendo has released a feeder game before a big first party title to try and build a bigger possible market.
So, Devil's Third gets the third person shooter ball rolling, gets the bayonetta 2 guys maybe interested, the Itagaki fans interested, the Gaiden fans etc. All firing up their console. Handful grab a Wii U.
Couple months later Splatoon lands and that has some appeal to those demographics.
Anyways, Itagaki is hyping this up. He must be confident in the product.
I want a cult classic. Gimme.
In the recent past I've felt Nintendo has released a feeder game before a big first party title to try and build a bigger possible market.
So, Devil's Third gets the third person shooter ball rolling, gets the bayonetta 2 guys maybe interested, the Itagaki fans interested, the Gaiden fans etc. All firing up their console. Handful grab a Wii U.
Couple months later Splatoon lands and that has some appeal to those demographics.
Anyways, Itagaki is hyping this up. He must be confident in the product.
I want a cult classic. Gimme.
synce
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All of his previous games were 60fps except for DOAX2 so I think that's a good bet
But if they're already finalizing the game I wish they'd show some new footage. It's been too long
Kataploom
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You can play it as a Hack-&-Slash or Shooter game or both, however you want, AFAIK.
Okay now I'm interested :]
Even if it keeps the old style, I think it's kind of charming in a "tribute to the PS2" sort of way. And I don't even mean that as a backhanded compliment. I mean it legit gives me nostalgic feels for the PS2/GCN/Xbox era. It's not the quality, but rather something about the style.
efyu_lemonardo
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I can't be the only one who finds all those non answers by Itagaki discouraging.
TheMoon
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How so? You do know there is a PR plan and that he can't just spill exact details that have not officially been announced. What else is he supposed to do. Be glad that he does give "non-answers" and tries to vaguely answer such inquiries as best as he can.
That's true, but it wouldn't be such an issue if he wasn't partnered with a publisher (Nintendo) that's notoriously tight-lipped and often reluctant to reveal basic details and features of its games until weeks from release. Do you really want them to do to this game what they did to W101?
It's cool Itagaki's become more communicative with fans. He's actually very good at English.
Slowly getting my hype back up for this game, but I still can't get over the bad graphical artstyle.
Im perfectly fine with those graphics if the game is good
in fact i could easily deal with worst graphics for a great game. The graphics we have since the ps3 days far more than enough. We just need gameplay to get better
TheMoon
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What? Let people play it, show it off to the press then have an amazing dedicated Nintendo Direct followed by a demo and a PAX panel where you can get the game a few weeks early? Yea, sure!
Ivan isn't the hero us Ninja Gaiden fans were expecting. Itagaki has created some wonderful characters among the Ninja Gaiden & Dead or Alive cast but this Ivan guy isn't to my liking. It seems like he's been decided upon to impress the "dudebro" loving guys with the bald head, muscles, tattoos and sunglasses.
Moderate Impact on Sex and Nudity, yup, an Itagaki game alright.
It could be.
To my tastes it sort of looks like a parody of itself in tone.
A little bit like True Lies by James Cameron I guess.
efyu_lemonardo
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PR is designed to create excitement for a product. For me, some of the messaging has had the opposite effect. I remain interested in Devil's Third because of the team behind it and because Nintendo are lending a hand. The multiplayer videos at E3 looked fun, and I really want this game to play smoothly in order to maintain that fun, which is why stuff like not being able to comment on resolution or frame rate worries me. I'm not familiar with Itagaki's style of hyping his games, so maybe I'm misinterpreting, but at times it sounds like he's "covering up", for lack of a better term.
I just feel like there's a lot of confusion about this game, which makes it difficult to set any kind of realistic expectation of what it actually is. For me it raises concerns that the end product will be unfocused and feel unfinished.
TheMoon
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How is he "covering up" if it's simply not done and locked down yet since this is exactly the thing they're working on right now in the polishing phase. "It currently runs at 53fps" is worthless information to you right now. It matters what the final gold master runs at.
Also why is there confusion? What is confusing about it?
efyu_lemonardo
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Not saying it's on purpose, and I certainly don't blame Itagaki for not wanting to release details that aren't fixed yet.
Personally, after a lot of comments (by fellow GAFers among others) about how hard it is to do anything over a solid 30 fps on Unreal Engine 3, I'd welcome a statement like "it currently runs at 53 fps"!. I'm not looking for finalized details, just general ballpark stuff.
Also, anything that would give a better understanding of what the team are aiming for, in terms of vision would be helpful. That's the part I find confusing. This game seems to have everything, and usually when you try to do too much you end up with a less than stellar product. I'd like to better understand what the development team consider the essence of the experience, and what they consider cool but non-essential add on content.
Captain Smoker
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Any word on offline multiplayer? That would be great. ^^
TheMoon
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That wasn't talked about. I wouldn't count on it, though. The persistent economy seems to be a big thing. But who knows.
I hope they cover the game in the next Direct in Jan/Feb.
This game is going to be awesome if what Itagaki is saying is true. I wonder if their will be a multiplayer story.
When did Itagaki become modest? This isn't the Itagaki I remember. He was quite vocal about others in the industry.
When did Itagaki become modest? This isn't the Itagaki I remember. He was quite vocal about others in the industry.
SatoAilDarko
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Itagaki said:
This may be the most accurate description of any game ever. The trailer makes so much sense now.
Brian_FETO
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I assume the game is finished and it'll be a Bayonetta 2 situation where they just sit on it for months so they can release it at a convenient time in the Wii U release schedule
That happened?
Brian_FETO
Banned
If I'm not mistaken, reviewers got copies a month before it's Japanese release, which was about a month before its western release.
Disclaimer: I'm merely going from what I've read on GAF, but I remember people saying that the demos shown at trade shows were the finished game. I wouldn't be surprised, seeing as it's not like there's any difference between preview footage since E3 and the final product.
If that's the case then let it sit in the Mario Club (Nintendo's internal QA team) being tested the shit out of, ironing out every possible bug and tweaking the difficulty.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Yeah, reviewers in Europe got it about that early.
I believe the reasoning is they wanted people to take their time and learn the game, but it also probably had to do with release timing.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Thanks for the clarification!
Either way, hopefully Devil's Third is re-revealed to some better reception. I really don't believe the claims of graphical overhauls but who knows... I'm sure Nintendo (and the team at Valhalla) was made well aware of the response to the E3 2014 reveal.
I honestly would be fine if it looked similar to what they showed then, as long as it controls tight. But hey, graphics!
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