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Scalebound Gameplay Demo [extended IGN First demo in OP]

What game does Scalebound most remind you of?

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Hypron

Member
(copy paste from my post in the other thread)

It looks great graphically but the gameplay doesn't really excite me that much so far. I'm not sure how much is due to the game being still a WIP (like some of those animations are probably not final).

I hope we get some gameplay where we see harder enemies. All of those guys died in literally 2 seconds so it's kinda hard to tell anything about the gameplay.
 
B

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
It looks... alright. Certainly no Bayo or W101.
It's still a year and a half off, it needs more polish. ... Right?

Open world kind of hurts it though... I feel Kamiya works better in smaller spaces.
 
G

Gigamear

Member
I mean.. think it's really easy to compare this with the incredible fluidity of games like Bayonetta, W101 etc.. but the game is of it's own design. I have mixed feelings, still too early.
 
K

KingSnake

The Birthday Skeleton
It looked very interesting, but the combat felt somehow off. Still this can be the game that will make me get an Xbone.
 
F

Fractal

Banned
Not bad, fighting the regular enemies didn't look too exciting, but the big monster fight looked flashy and fun. Also, frame rate didn't look too hot, hope that's fixed by the time of release.
 
T

Tsunamo

Member
Wasn't expecting this from Kamiya, but he hasn't disappointed me before so i'm sure i'll love it.

Wonder how 4 player co-op will workout.
 
B

bobbychalkers

Member
Its got potential but admittedly it didn't totally excite me. They still got a lot of time to shape things up though, W101 got a major addition to its combat system late into its development.
 
M

Mr. Smiley

Member
It ain't the fast paced title I would expect from Platinum but I'm still interested. Monster Guardian's Dogma could lead to interesting things.

Please fix that frame rate though
 
H

Hugstable

Banned
sublimit said:
Love the gameplay but God i hate the main character. He reminds me of this asshole:
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ehh from what I saw the character was more on the Delsin side and having fun than EMO Dante. I don't think he really felt like Donte in anyway at all.
 
Yautja_Warrior

Yautja_Warrior

Member
Looks like it should be a good game. While it's not as impressive graphically as Horizon, still looks good. I would play that when I get an Xbox One.
 
Shin-Ra

Shin-Ra

Junior Member
The cutscenes must be pre-rendered for this because the framerate halves when gameplay starts.

And the MC's still horrible, it's like they're trying to 1-UP Donte.
 
GlamFM

GlamFM

Banned
Looks awesome IMO. Looks like a game I always wanted, but never got.

A good Monster Hunter or something.
 
B

B-Ri

Member
Definitely not what I was expecting. The action seemed way slower than I'd like for a Platinum game.
 
M

Memento

Member
Okay...

Pros:

- The art direction and visuals looks amazing!
- Action RPG!
- Music is great
- Dragons!

Cons:

- I absolutely hate the character design, his personality, his voice and everything about him
- The framerate is really rough
- Combat looks too slow
- Animations are kind of weird

I am excited nonetheless! Looks really ambitious for a Platinum title!
 
F

Fine Ham Abounds

Member
Look promising, lot of stuff going on with a lot of possibilities, but really shitty performance and placeholder animation in its current state.
 
S

Stone Ocean

Member
Huh, an action RPG eh? Looks really cool

That running animation really bothers me though and I'm not feeling the combat. I trust Kamiya however
 
J

Jawbreaker

Member
Can't say I cared for what I saw of the combat, the frame rate is atrocious, and the protag was annoying. The art direction was better than I expected, however.
 
A

Arttemis

Member
I'm really blown away that P* is actually pulling off something that looks to have the technical ambition of Final Fantasy XV.

Even though technical action is my favorite genre, I'm glad to see P* branch out in variety.
 
E

Escalario

Banned
While the game looked great, it felt too western-made. Like, the combat was really slow, no stylish combos going on, a very generic environment and enemies. It looked a lot like Dragon Age: Inquisition, and that's not precisely a compliment.
 
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