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Some Nobody · Mar 28, 2014

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Den of Geek said:
Ahoy, mateys! TopWare Interactive has set the release date for their upcoming pirate game, Raven's Cry, which is an upcoming ps4 game also coming to PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac.

Raven's Cry will be released on October 14, 2014.

The game puts you into the dark world of the Golden Age of Piracy, through the eyes of Christopher Raven, a pirate on a mission for vengeance against the men who murdered his family.

Raven's Cry is developed by Reality Pump Studios, who says they've recreated the world of the 18th century Caribbean in "painstaking detail" to bring you a gritty, realistic pirate experience.

Source.

I did a bit of searching about on this game and it seems like it's been in development hell for like, two years. There was a trailer back in 2011.

I like the idea of playing as a pirate but I'm still not sure what to make of this game. If the combat is simplistic or the world isn't expansive enough it'll just be a poorer ACIV. It being cross-gen doesn't help, but who knows, it might be cool

Squalor · Mar 28, 2014

I'll be glad when developers can stop making third-party games multi-generational.

DaBuddaDa · Mar 28, 2014

The game puts you into the dark world of the Golden Age of Piracy, through the eyes of Christopher Raven, a pirate on a mission for vengeance against the men who murdered his family.

Oscar worthy.

Canis lupus · Mar 28, 2014

screens

http://www.ravenscry-game.com/en/screenshots/

Squalor · Mar 28, 2014

DaBuddaDa said:
Oscar worthy.

The plot is so novel.

Wynnebeck · Mar 28, 2014

No Xbone support, but support for 360? Weird.

BadAss2961 · Mar 28, 2014

Canis lupus said:
screens

http://www.ravenscry-game.com/en/screenshots/

Looks like Black Flag DLC.

ichtyander · Mar 28, 2014

Reality Pump are the Polish guys that made Earth 2140 and Two Worlds. It's looks alright I guess but I recently got a healthy dose of swashbucklery with ACIV so I'm feeling a bit burnt out on the theme.

I'm more open to these kind of smaller devs so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt until we see some gameplay at least.

Tobor · Mar 28, 2014

Wynnebeck said:
No Xbone support, but support for 360? Weird.

Same with Tropico 5. Could be a trend among smaller developers. Very interesting.

Neuromancer · Mar 28, 2014

Tobor said:
Same with Tropico 5. Could be a trend among smaller developers. Very interesting.

I wonder if it's a matter of having the right tools, or if MS hadn't been keeping developer relations healthy, or what.

ThirstiestGamer 2.0 · Mar 28, 2014

yeah this game sounds conceptually good, and we haven't really gotten a gritty pirate game yet, have we?

Hopefully it'll be a good game..the fact that they are the same devs behind Two Worlds has me concerned.

Zen_Arcade · Mar 28, 2014

I really hope pirates aren't the new zombies.

tringworldso · Mar 28, 2014

Squalor said:
The plot is so novel.

Actually it is quite naval.

Phire Phox · Mar 28, 2014

No Xbone version is weird.

Yoday · Mar 28, 2014

I feel sorry for these guys having to follow up Black Flag.

SwiftDeath · Mar 28, 2014

Sage Shinigami said:
I did a bit of searching about on this game and it seems like it's been in development hell for like, two years. There was a trailer back in 2011.

Holy hell at that trailer

I would watch that B movie, not sure I'll be playing that B game though

Regardless I'm interested and will wait and see

Squalor · Mar 28, 2014

"Raven's Cry" sounds more like a gaming engine than a game's title.

gabbo · Mar 28, 2014

Squalor said:
"Raven's Cry" sounds more like a gaming engine than a game's title.

Or an Acti developer's plea for help

shwimpy · Mar 28, 2014

Tobor said:
Same with Tropico 5. Could be a trend among smaller developers. Very interesting.

Bound By Flame as well.

Some Nobody · Mar 28, 2014

Canis lupus said:
screens

http://www.ravenscry-game.com/en/screenshots/

Odds that the game will look THAT good?

system11 · Mar 28, 2014

Squalor said:
I'll be glad when developers can stop making third-party games multi-generational.

I actually won't - once they lose the constraints placed by less powerful hardware, we'll lose the sweet spot of next gen games which run well. If Tomb Raider had been developed for the PS4 to begin with, you can bet it would have been 30fps.

tensuke · Mar 28, 2014

tringworldso said:
Actually it is quite naval.

To the poopdeck with you!

Son Of D · Mar 28, 2014

Squalor said:
"Raven's Cry" sounds more like a gaming engine than a game's title.

Could pass off as a name of a DLC for AssCreed.

No Love · Mar 28, 2014

I hope this doesn't turn out to be Raven's Crap. It could be a fun little sleeper hit.

Angelus Errare · Mar 28, 2014

Tobor said:
Same with Tropico 5. Could be a trend among smaller developers. Very interesting.

Doubt its anything crazy and more like ID@Xbox is still ramping up.

Tannequy · Mar 28, 2014

Here's an older trailer with a bit of gameplay in it.

Doesn't look very good especially after having played Black Flag

Salex_ · Mar 28, 2014

Zen_Arcade said:
I really hope pirates aren't the new zombies.

What does this mean? There were less than 10 zombie games in the last decade.

UrbanRats · Mar 28, 2014

^^^ You've got large hands.
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If they were letting you create your character, it would've been more interesting.

I'm not even sure if it's open world or not.

ThirstiestGamer 2.0 · Mar 28, 2014

Salex_ said:
What does this mean? There were only a handful of zombie games in the last decade.

Kaversmed · Mar 28, 2014

tringworldso said:
Actually it is quite naval.

I laughed

koji kabuto · Mar 28, 2014

why no xbone support?

Paskil · Mar 28, 2014

gabbo said:
Or an Acti developer's plea for help

Now now, I'm sure they love making CoD map packs.

dezzy8 · Mar 28, 2014

Salex_ said:
What does this mean? There were less than 10 zombie games in the last decade.

Lol, you can't be serious. Zombie games were everywhere last gen.

Guymelef · Mar 28, 2014

shwimpy said:
Bound By Flame as well.

And MotoGP 14.

Salex_ · Mar 28, 2014

dezzy8 said:
Lol, you can't be serious. Zombie games were everywhere last gen.

Can you name more than 10 that came out in the last 10 years?

TheSpoiler · Mar 28, 2014

Salex_ said:
Can you name more than 10 that came out in the last 10 years?

Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Dead Island
Dead Island Riptide
Day Z
War Z (lol)
That one zombie game on the 360 and PC that felt like Freedom Fighters kinda.
Zombie U
Dead Block
Yakuza: Dead Souls
Lolipop Chainsaw
Deadlight
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Dead Rising 1
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 3
Touch the Dead on the DS

That's more than 10. You lose.

The Last Guy, and The Last of Us are within that genre too.

Oh! Plants Vs Zombies!

Big_Al · Mar 28, 2014

Yoday said:
I feel sorry for these guys having to follow up Black Flag.

I don't. I'm currently playing their Two Worlds II and loving the hell out of it. Black Flag had many great points but quest design wasn't one of them. The quests in Two Worlds II are much more entertaining than anything I experienced in Black Flag.

Tygamr · Mar 28, 2014

Salex_ said:
Can you name more than 10 that came out in the last 10 years?

Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 3
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Dead Island
Dead Island: Riptide
Plants vs Zombies
Plants vs Zombies 2
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
........
Yep

doniewhalberg · Mar 28, 2014

Didn't this completely change hands between devs at some point, a year or so ago? This is the kind of game that could be fun on the level of Bound By Flame, or Risen 3, but even so, a full dev change is worrying.

EDIT: Yea, originally it was octane games, then switched to reality pump around august. Click

Bluekaveli · Mar 28, 2014

3 out of 10 in my area.

But it's essentially a PS4 exclusive so it will be good.

Odrion · Mar 28, 2014

Ape · Mar 28, 2014

Bluekaveli said:
3 out of 10 in my area.

But it's essentially a PS4 exclusive so it will be good.

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derExperte · Mar 28, 2014

German PC Games has a preview in their current issue and while the new engine looks good (so forget the old trailers) and it has potential the game is very far from finished, many features aren't implemented yet and so on.

Driw3r · Jun 26, 2014

After reading this article, Raven's Cry starts to sound quite promising:

http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331661208703/raven-s-cry-piracy-is-coming-to-ps4

licktheenvelope · Jun 26, 2014

Tygamr said:
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 3
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Dead Island
Dead Island: Riptide
Plants vs Zombies
Plants vs Zombies 2
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
........
Yep

There's way way more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_zombie_video_games

At least 120 zombie games in the last 10 years.

Taurus · Jun 26, 2014

TheSpoiler said:
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Dead Island
Dead Island Riptide
Day Z
War Z (lol)
That one zombie game on the 360 and PC that felt like Freedom Fighters kinda.
Zombie U
Dead Block
Yakuza: Dead Souls
Lolipop Chainsaw
Deadlight
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Dead Rising 1
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 3
Touch the Dead on the DS

That's more than 10. You lose.

The Last Guy, and The Last of Us are within that genre too.

Oh! Plants Vs Zombies!

Tygamr said:
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 3
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Dead Island
Dead Island: Riptide
Plants vs Zombies
Plants vs Zombies 2
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
........
Yep

Both of you bastards left the best one out: STATE OF DECAY

Although TheSpoiler obviously mentioned it without name, but you should know the name of the best zombie game made so far!

dead monkey uk · Jun 26, 2014

Releasing in October 2014 does not sound too smart, will get lost in the crowd.

Lemmy · Jun 26, 2014

October you say?

Well, that makes good business sense.

Taurus said:
Both of you bastards left the best one out: STATE OF DECAY

Although TheSpoiler obviously mentioned it without name, but you should know the name of the best zombie game made so far!

State of Decay was pure jank tho. Didn't hold a candle to either L4D.

EGOMON · Jun 26, 2014

Wow i totally forgot about this game and October release will leave me no choice but to skip it :/

Noisepurge · Jun 26, 2014

Lemmy said:
State of Decay was pure jank tho. Didn't hold a candle to either L4D.

can't really compare an open world game to a tightly scripted one?

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