Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
This just looks like shit.
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Any significant replay value? Do your actions meaningfully alter the story? (ie is it worth going through again with different choices/playstyle)
Thanks for all the info!
Ventilaator
Banned
Thread title promises Deus Ex, impressions talk about Telltale games.
That's an infinitely bigger problem here than the graphics that look a bit shit.
That's an infinitely bigger problem here than the graphics that look a bit shit.
cool, let me know how Consortium is then
MalevolentPatent
Banned
The guys in the screenshot are literally brown...and they have cargo pants on with bulletproof vests. So original!
The Illiterati
Member
Game looks fantastic. Looks more like Mass Effect ship interactions(with depth) combined with FTL to me.
Voice acting is surprisingly decent so far. Game's pretty dialogue heavy. Need to hear more of the soundtrack.
You located the color brown in a game. Congratulations.
You located the color brown in a game. Congratulations.
I backed this, GAF. Here's hoping it's worthwhile!
FYI, the game was apparently developed with this quote in mind:
"My ultimate dream is for someone to be foolish enough to give me the money to make what I call the One Block Role-Playing Game, where we simulate one building, one city block perfectly.
-Warren Spector"
Pretty much. Deus Ex was legit ugly at launch.
(Although System Shock 2 still holds up pretty well. The simple textures and vivid color schemes are great)
FYI, the game was apparently developed with this quote in mind:
"My ultimate dream is for someone to be foolish enough to give me the money to make what I call the One Block Role-Playing Game, where we simulate one building, one city block perfectly.
-Warren Spector"
Pretty much. Deus Ex was legit ugly at launch.
(Although System Shock 2 still holds up pretty well. The simple textures and vivid color schemes are great)
SkeptiMism
Member
Thanks, it looks really interesting and quite ambitious.. Maybe I'll buy it (already wishlisted). My initial impression on the art style was that it seemed kind of quite horrible, but I watched the video on Steam and also watched the screenshots more and I do kinda like the the art style actually. It's still kind of strange maybe, but it's unique (or at least rare) in a way. Maybe it's a matter of getting used to for most people (or maybe it's just not that good but I just I still like it, but even if it wasn't that good I still wouldn't have discounted it anyway).
I do wonder however, if it's really the first one of the supposedly 3 part series and then you get to decide how the story goes. How do the developers handle it (considering it's an indie game)? Or are some decisions more canon than others? Or do they just rely heavily on that the game does well on Steam (so that they'll have the resources to do the sequels)?
It would seem kinda badly optimized too, but that's quite typical for indie games I guess, and that's fine.
Fake edit: Looked up the kickstarter (very fast though) too. Here's the link if anyone's too lazy to look it up themselves:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-0
I do wonder however, if it's really the first one of the supposedly 3 part series and then you get to decide how the story goes. How do the developers handle it (considering it's an indie game)? Or are some decisions more canon than others? Or do they just rely heavily on that the game does well on Steam (so that they'll have the resources to do the sequels)?
It would seem kinda badly optimized too, but that's quite typical for indie games I guess, and that's fine.
Fake edit: Looked up the kickstarter (very fast though) too. Here's the link if anyone's too lazy to look it up themselves:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-0
MalevolentPatent
Banned
Now let's talk about those super original character designs like Bulletproof Vest guy and Zero Suit Samus! Such character. And those interiors. I liked Generic Future Room (it has a screen built into the wall!) best.
I mean maybe it gets better later but it doesn't have some sort of unique vision of the future from the screenshots shown. It's boilerplate future trope stuff.
You're kind of missing the forest for the trees here. It's a low-budget game (crowdfunded) that focused on tons of dialogue branches and reactive everything.
Turin Turambar
Member
The title is puzzling. It's supposed to be a interactive / dynamic story adventure game, not something like Deus Ex or SS2 (games that I love, in the other hand).
Think a Telltale game. But with real interactivity and player choices instead of only a few superficial or fake ones.
Think a Telltale game. But with real interactivity and player choices instead of only a few superficial or fake ones.
MalevolentPatent
Banned
But people commented on the artstyle as being not great and then people started defending it's artstyle so no I'm not. You can certainly say the game focuses more on the mechanics but jsut say that. Don't defend it. I love Alpha Protocol but I'm not gonna defend it like "Hey dude, this game looks fantastic!" It looks servicable but the mechanics are amaing.
I also provided a counter example of a game that looks great and made by only 12 people another indie studio.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
Looks like it could be really cool. I'll definitely check it out when I get my PC back in order.
Bomber Bob
Banned
c'on guys, it's an indie game, don't be so harsh
Eh, I just walked into this thread for the first time and I was confused by all of the people complaining about the graphics. The most interesting things about this game are anything but the art!
Please note that Consortium had a crowd-funded budget of $70,000. It is what it is.
I don't think screenshots do the graphics justice, managed to catch a video of the game in action and it looks a lot better in motion, not the best i've ever seen but not truly horrendous as others seem to think.
Game seems interesting, will give it a look once i've finished with my steam christmas sale list.
Game seems interesting, will give it a look once i've finished with my steam christmas sale list.
Spring-Loaded
Member
The art style looks like something you could get used to, especially if the game's systems are deep enough. It's certainly not the worst art style I've seen a game have, and the worst I've seen still has a notable fanbase because the gameplay is supposedly good (Darksiders).
It's looks considerably different. I guess they're close if you take every game in existence into consideration, maybe.
It's looks considerably different. I guess they're close if you take every game in existence into consideration, maybe.
PuppetSlave
Member
Considering the amount of games I picked up during the winter sale I should hold off but I can't resist. After checking out trailer, screens and the steam game forum this game seems to have real potential.
Buying now
Buying now
jim-jam bongs
Member
Really wish there was a Linux version of this.
It's true, I still like the look of it now but I find it hard to put aside my nostalgia when I play it since it was my personal GOAT until New Vegas and I still play it maybe biannually even though there's nothing left I haven't seen and done in it. I guess I just don't think that it was ever really widely acknowledged as having an "iconic" art style, the hotness graphically when it was being reviewed was q3test so the style was ignored in reviews I read at the time.
It's true, I still like the look of it now but I find it hard to put aside my nostalgia when I play it since it was my personal GOAT until New Vegas and I still play it maybe biannually even though there's nothing left I haven't seen and done in it. I guess I just don't think that it was ever really widely acknowledged as having an "iconic" art style, the hotness graphically when it was being reviewed was q3test so the style was ignored in reviews I read at the time.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
It's a first person game with options for combat or dialog, an inventory and choice and consequences. Can you really say it has nothing to do with Deus Ex? Which Telltale game has combat or an inventory for that matter?
Edit: Played the game for 1 hour and 20 minutes, a lot of depth so far. The graphics are much better in-game when maxed out. Voice acting is top notch and the dialog choices cracked me up more than once. This whole time was me just exploring the ship and interacting with different people, with some time spent reading the info console, which has a ton of interesting lore so far.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
What do I need to type? "yes"? my steam username?
That's funny.
Yeah I'm an idiot. But I prefer to ask just in case.
Would be nice considering non-backers are playing it right now.
Phoenixazure
Member
Been watching the sream. I'm not sure if this is something i would buy at the price it's asking but watching it has been very enjoyable thus far.
I kind of like it so far. The voice acting is pretty good. I was messing around with the dialogue system to see what kind of option you can get at the end of the stream. I'm not entirely sure how the inventory system works completely yet. Some times you can take all things, and with the locker I couldn't it was weird.
I will play more later tonight. I'll bump the thread when I do if anyone wants to check it out.
There is some jank I won't lie, but it comes with the territory. I won't let that stop my enjoyment of this game.
I will play more later tonight. I'll bump the thread when I do if anyone wants to check it out.
There is some jank I won't lie, but it comes with the territory. I won't let that stop my enjoyment of this game.
Wait what? This is unexpected. My interest is rising.
The concept sounds really intriguing, but the visuals remind me of some early MMO's like City of Heroes. Very plain and generic.
I'm hoping they'll address that in the future.
In either case, color me intrigued. I'll maybe check it out later on, when I've chipped away at some of my Steam backlog.
I'm hoping they'll address that in the future.
In either case, color me intrigued. I'll maybe check it out later on, when I've chipped away at some of my Steam backlog.
Chance Hale
Member
Description sounds incredible, I told myself I would hold off on buying any more games but this really sounds like something special.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I knew it! The OP is downright misleading some people then.
Indie or not, it could use some shadows and lightmaps... maybe some special shaders and camera fx. You know, some polishing, that's all.
old manatee
Banned
Everyone is saying it looks hideous, but it says right in the title that it's for fans of Deus Ex and System Shock 2.