SirMossyBloke
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Bomb the Bass music or nothing!
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Shadow Of The Beast announced for PS4
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Bomb the Bass music or nothing!
Now I feel old, and sad.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140252
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUoJBerFDsA
Triggerhappytel
Member
I hope this game isn't all combat and nothing else. Yeah, that was the main focus of the original games, but they also had a lot of exploration and even some puzzling as well.
Yeah, it was a platform-combat 2D side scroller from the late '80s which was most notable for its amazing art, visuals and graphical leap for the time. The game itself wasn't that amazing and was bastard hard, but the sequels were arguably improved.
Yeah, it was a platform-combat 2D side scroller from the late '80s which was most notable for its amazing art, visuals and graphical leap for the time. The game itself wasn't that amazing and was bastard hard, but the sequels were arguably improved.
petran79
Banned
I was used in playing Super Mario in NES at that time, so when I first saw that game I was left speechless. Couldnt comprehend what I was playing. Even today.
Also this and the AtariST had the best conversion of arcade ports at that time.
It made owning a console redundant, except the Neo Geo of course.
Imagine what would happen if you had a PS3 in early 2000 instead of 2006. So great was the leap.
Also this and the AtariST had the best conversion of arcade ports at that time.
It made owning a console redundant, except the Neo Geo of course.
Imagine what would happen if you had a PS3 in early 2000 instead of 2006. So great was the leap.
Nice surprise ! Was shocked when I saw it appearing on the screen.
I remember playing the first SOTB in my early teens on the Megadrive. No idea why I bought the game, I guess I liked the weird boxart.
Absolutely loved the art, the dark fantasy setting and the mysterious haunting music themes. Hopefully they will keep those intact as it's what makes it stand out from the crowd.
I remember getting very frustrated with the gameplay. Game doesn't really tell you what to do or where to go, you had very small hitbox with your fists or feet and since most enemies came flying at you at 100 miles per hour from all sides you had to be very fast and precise with timing your blows or you took a hit. And I'm not sure but did the game have no continues ? I once got pretty far in some sort of castle after hours of struggling, ran into a boss who immediately demolished me and than I had to start all over.. Said fuck it and never played it again.
I remember playing the first SOTB in my early teens on the Megadrive. No idea why I bought the game, I guess I liked the weird boxart.
Absolutely loved the art, the dark fantasy setting and the mysterious haunting music themes. Hopefully they will keep those intact as it's what makes it stand out from the crowd.
I remember getting very frustrated with the gameplay. Game doesn't really tell you what to do or where to go, you had very small hitbox with your fists or feet and since most enemies came flying at you at 100 miles per hour from all sides you had to be very fast and precise with timing your blows or you took a hit. And I'm not sure but did the game have no continues ? I once got pretty far in some sort of castle after hours of struggling, ran into a boss who immediately demolished me and than I had to start all over.. Said fuck it and never played it again.
DigitalDevilSummoner
zero cognitive reasoning abilities
Brilliant.
After this it will be a disappointment if we just end up with a simple side scroller for the PSN. I want those graphics.
Looks awesome, thanks
Triggerhappytel
Member
On a console that's five or six times more powerful than the PS3, it should be possible. It depends of course on what budget and resources they're given. Anyone know what country the developer is based in? I wonder whether it'll be Santa Monica or London Studio on production duty.
One other thing I noticed; how typical is it for games to receive a PEGI rating just for their CGI reveal trailer, does anyone know? Already having a PEGI rating would suggest to me that it's quite far in development, or maybe the rating was only for the trailer as there was some violence in there. I'm making myself hopeful the game is far along in development and looking for reasons I can justify that hope.
Y'know what would be supremely awesome for this game? A structure like Super Metroid. I can see that working so well with this type of game, with its atmosphere and feeling of the unknown. Anyway, here's some artwork from the original Beast games before I go home (that's another thing I loved about them: how they just introduced themselves as 'Beast' on the title screen.
I haven't played super metroid but you are suggesting a metroidvania shadow of the beast right?On a console that's five or six times more powerful than the PS3, it should be possible. It depends of course on what budget and resources they're given. Anyone know what country the developer is based in? I wonder whether it'll be Santa Monica or London Studio on production duty.
One other thing I noticed; how typical is it for games to receive a PEGI rating just for their CGI reveal trailer, does anyone know? Already having a PEGI rating would suggest to me that it's quite far in development, or maybe the rating was only for the trailer as there was some violence in there. I'm making myself hopeful the game is far along in development and looking for reasons I can justify that hope.
Y'know what would be supremely awesome for this game? A structure like Super Metroid. I can see that working so well with this type of game, with its atmosphere and feeling of the unknown. Anyway, here's some artwork from the original Beast games before I go home (that's another thing I loved about them: how they just introduced themselves as 'Beast' on the title screen.
Sotb was already a metroidvania imo, you were free to go where you want(except obviously the zones to unlock), there were intricate and big maps where you needed to retrieve objects to unlock doors or objects and special attacks/abilities to kill the bosses.
those ratings were for the trailer alone. unfortunately, there's no info on how long or if it's even in development. :/
developer is Heavy Spectrum, there's a link in the first post.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
I just did a quick check on a few lossless-captures from surface-levels (jpegs will add extra colors, so it doesn't really work) eg.
They all come out around 80 unique colors.
Chances are the count varies with the scene, but either way it's clearly closer to 100 than 40
Good old copper chip, could change the colour each scanline.
Callibretto
Member
Never know the original, some question about tge main character, is it human wearing a mask/helmet or is it simply a creature with claws?
Hot Coldman
Banned
It's a guy who got cursed into a beastly form. So, the latter, basically.
In the original he was a man transformed in a purple "weregoat"(lol), he didn't have neither the claws nor the shadow clones
Callibretto
Member
I wonder if shadow clones implies co-op element.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I suppose the second game was reasonably heavy on the Metroidvania style, but the first game was generally pretty straightforward (aside from the bastard difficulty level!). I don't know enough about the third game to really comment. Nonetheless, I would be stoked if they really emphasised that angle and pushed exploration as a key part of the game's design. Hopefully it won't just be a side scrolling violent combat game.
BloodMoney
Banned
best reveal of gamescom in my opinion.
still have my longbox version of Shadow of the Beast II that my father purchased for me when i was....7 can't say i ever beat the game considering i was young and it was crazy hard, but that didn't stop my from appreciating the visuals.
The intro to Shadow of the Beast II was considered cutting edge. The Amiga was the best system on the market. Gone are the days of the boot disk
still have my longbox version of Shadow of the Beast II that my father purchased for me when i was....7 can't say i ever beat the game considering i was young and it was crazy hard, but that didn't stop my from appreciating the visuals.
The intro to Shadow of the Beast II was considered cutting edge. The Amiga was the best system on the market. Gone are the days of the boot disk
The first was straightforward but still metroidvania imo, even if not at metroid/castlevania levels.
The point is that in the first you were free to go right(as i used to do most of the time just to hear at the music and see the graphics lol) or go left to the tree and making the level, that once done makes you return at the start, then you are supposed to go right but you are free to go left and entering again in the tree if i'm not wrong.
Just because the game had not a single big map but a series of interconnected levels doesn't mean it was not a metroidvania imo.
BloodMoney
Banned
I really hope this reboot stays true to the original... aka, side scrolling game with incredible graphics, bizarre character design, puzzles, and high difficulty.
Oh and for those asking above, the main character is man corrupted and disfigured by the magic of the the "beast" lord Maletoth... He is not wearing a mask. The arms/claws, horns, etc, are the result of black magic.
Oh and for those asking above, the main character is man corrupted and disfigured by the magic of the the "beast" lord Maletoth... He is not wearing a mask. The arms/claws, horns, etc, are the result of black magic.
Dragon1893
Member
I guess this could be a good replacement for God of War in sony's portfolio, assuming that they are dropping that franchise.
That'd be interesting.
From the game's press release:
I think that's what he might have been doing in the trailer, summoning player souls. I just assumed they were AI meant to represent the souls of other players, but I suppose there could be a co-op element.
Crimson_Gold
Member
I doubt they'd drop anything as successful as God of war.
BloodMoney
Banned
please no God of War clone, Beast needs to be a side scrolling game.
The guitar riff that accompanied this ending scene was phenomenal at the time.
Dragon1893
Member
Ascension sales were very underwhelming until the price cut. I think it might be something they're considering.
Not drop, but let it rest for awhile. Give it an off-cycle and let something like this fill the gap. Makes some sense, I think.
SniperHunter
Banned
who is making this game? I think the art is bad :/
Herbspiceguy
Member
Heavy Spectrum
I've only played the SNES version of Shadow of the Beast and thought the gameplay was horrible. Art was somewhat intriguing and weird, but not impressive (maybe it looked better on the Amiga).
And I heard it a hell of a lot, don't think I ever beat the first level, back in the day.
Wonder how difficult it would be today?
you mean the remake or the original? most of the old commodore games had really really really bad controls. a couple of years ago I tried to play Friday the 13th on the C64 emulator. to attack you have to press the direction you want to attack + the button simultaneously. if you don't you just walk into jason and die. talk about dumbest controls ever!
I'm guessing Shadow of the Beast must be horrible to play today. I'm willing to give it a try, though.
It had amazing graphics and art style for the time, and music. Other then that I remember that it was really hard and not that interesting gameplay wise.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Sounds very combat heavy, but the key word for me there is 'explore'. I hope that element gets a lot of attention too.
They won't drop God of War, they'll just make sure the next instalments are numbered sequels and not spin-offs. Hopefully they will give the series a rest for a few years and let SSM work on a different project or two in the meantime.
Yeah, it was really haunting wasn't it? I love the soundtrack to the original games, even the mediocre tracks all had that really distinct sound and style. I really miss synthesised music in a lot of games.
A company called Heavy Spectrum who are based in London. There's nothing of note in their past but they appear to be a young company. Hope they do it proud, because the Amiga period was one of my most impressionable times in gaming and I've got a lot of fondness for Psygnosis in particular.
BloodMoney
Banned
The Amiga computer system was ahead of it's time. Shadow of the Beast 1 was a huge leap forward in video game graphics. (the original Amiga version is superior to all others, which were later ports). The graphics alone drew a ton of attention to the game & system... the gameplay was just bat-shit insane hard (which was a major criticism).
Oh and the cover art was illustrations by Roger Dean... who is totally boss.
My favorite is the Shadow of the Beast II longbox
Wish i owned the original art, absolutely love the alien (yet familiar) environment.
The Amiga computer system was ahead of it's time. Shadow of the Beast 1 was a huge leap forward in video game graphics. The graphics alone drew a ton of attention to the game & system... the gameplay was just bat-shit insane hard (which was a major criticism).
Oh and the cover art was illustrations by Roger Dean... who is totally boss.
My favorite is the Shadow of the Beast II longbox
I wish it had the same art as in those old concept arts from Roger. It is still today amazing looking. I doubt he is working on a new one.
KiteGr
Member
Oh, Crap!....
I'd like this as a 2D game.
nah, he's just ugly.Guy is scariest main hero since decades.
Nightmares here you come.
SniperHunter
Banned
ok, hope they deliver. they need to fix the art
The Amiga computer system was ahead of it's time. Shadow of the Beast 1 was a huge leap forward in video game graphics. (the original Amiga version is superior to all others, which were later ports). The graphics alone drew a ton of attention to the game & system... the gameplay was just bat-shit insane hard (which was a major criticism).
Oh and the cover art was illustrations by Roger Dean... who is totally boss.
My favorite is the Shadow of the Beast II longbox
Wish i owned the original art, absolutely love the alien (yet familiar) environment.
Thanks.
Black Door
Banned
Being Murrican, I missed out on the Amiga revolution, but I bought a Roger Dean compendium a few months ago and it's some of the most mind-blowing stuff I've ever seen. I really hope the final game resembles those box arts now that the technology can see it through
BloodMoney
Banned
Totally agree, Psygnosis was in a league of it's own during the late 80's and early 90's
It really is a shame they've been dissolved. Remnants exist inside XDev though.....
BloodMoney
Banned
tell me more of this compendium you speak of... i'd love to get my hands on a catalog of Dean's art.