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[YianGaruga]

At least they didn't release the PS4 game with a promise of a Vita game that may or may not come at a later point like some others but clarified before release.

Still sucks

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Oh man, sad

https://twitter.com/17_BIT/status/620794781753454592

 

[baconcow]

They should have made their own engine, I guess. I was really looking forward to this on the Vita.

 

[immortal-joe]

Fuck, this one stings, I had that image in my mind of glorious retro anime explosions on the go.

 

[spannicus]

Shitty news.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Oh man, sad

https://twitter.com/17_BIT/status/620794781753454592

That's unfortunate.

 

[Bloodrage]

Is it still coming out on Steam?

 

[2blackcats]

So, this is out on August 4th? (according to kotaku) or December?

 

[Gintoki]

Is it still coming out on Steam?

Yeah, will be after PS4 release though.

So, this is out on August 4th? (according to kotaku) or December?

Its coming august 4th, this thread is old. Its part of Sony's "PLAY" lineup.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1079432

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Is it still coming out on Steam?

Yes, a few months after the PS4 version:

 

[YianGaruga]

Someone should probably try to get the thread title changed lol

On the EU date

Kind of sucks that US gets all the dates and information because of the PLAY promotion and EU is completely ignored

 

[Nymerio]

Yes, a few months after the PS4 version:

A couple of months... fml :'(

 

[Lettuce]

Hmmm if PS4 systems are a good price on Amazon tomorrow this will be a game ill defo pick up

 

[Ingueferroque]

Fuck.

 

[Boss Mog]

Oh man, sad

https://twitter.com/17_BIT/status/620794781753454592

By "technical limitations" I hope they mean their lack of coding skill because if they're insinuating that the Vita can't run their indie game then lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYj-nkEs1xg&feature=youtu.be&t=7m18s

 

[Nymerio]

That may be so, but comparing a small indie developer with a first party studio is kind of unfair. Also they're using unity which may not be best optimized engine for the vita.

 

[Fushichou187]

By "technical limitations" I hope they mean their lack of coding skill because if they're insinuating that the Vita can't run their indie game then lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYj-nkEs1xg&feature=youtu.be&t=7m18s

Right, because indie games can't be technically demanding?

 

[Boss Mog]

Right, because indie games can't be technically demanding?

If you're actually saying that Galax-Z is more demanding than Killzone or Uncharted then I really have no words....

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

If you're actually saying that Galax-Z is more demanding than Killzone or Uncharted then I really have no words....

You must be some kind of coding expert

 

[Ninja Scooter]

If you're actually saying that Galax-Z is more demanding than Killzone or Uncharted then I really have no words....

It's a completely different type of game doing different kinds of gameplay. This kind of comparison is stupid as hell. They really started pushing the AI and getting really ambitious with it in Galakz I wonder if at some point it became too much for the Vita's cpu.

 

[Veritigo_X]

If you're actually saying that Galax-Z is more demanding than Killzone or Uncharted then I really have no words....

Killzone and Uncharted used their own game engines. Galak is using Unity which has a lot more overhead. It's more of a limitation of using a 3rd party engine.

And as Ninja Scooter pointed out, there could be more happening behind those 2D graphics game logic wise.

 

[AwShucks]

Reminds me of Shred Nebula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ4rkhnwKXs

 

[JSR_Cube]

Eurogamer has a preview/review up:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-15-outer-space-is-wild-in-galak-z

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Isn't it coming next month via PSN Play, or whatever they call it? This topic should probably just be locked.

 

[YianGaruga]

Isn't it coming next month via PSN Play, or whatever they call it? This topic should probably just be locked.

The date was wrong from the start but no one bothered to get it changed

 

[stryke]

Been looking forward to this for a long time.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Killzone and Uncharted used their own game engines. Galak is using Unity which has a lot more overhead. It's more of a limitation of using a 3rd party engine.

And as Ninja Scooter pointed out, there could be more happening behind those 2D graphics game logic wise.

The devs have mentioned on their twitter that every object is a 3D piece floating around in space, with full newtonian physics for every object. They also only have a staff of 3 coders, whereas KZ had way more than that. One of the developers on Octodad chimed in to mention that they found a way to hack around limitations in order to get their game working on Vita, but don't think it would be possible for Unity to do.

That's not to say it would be completely impossible, but it's entirely possible it would require a new engine or reworking their entire workflow for the game to get it to function acceptably on Vita.

 

[Data West]

The Galak-Z theme on PS4 is fantastic

 

[nib95]

Eurogamer has a preview/review up:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-15-outer-space-is-wild-in-galak-z

Sounds incredible.

 

[autoduelist]

The Galak-Z theme on PS4 is fantastic

Wait, there's a theme? NEED IT. and i don't ever buy themes.

 

[Peltz]

They're getting flamed on Twitter and rightly so, I think. They really shouldn't have committed.

The twitter comments aren't soooo bad. Not great, but not as bad as we've seen in the past.

At least they're being upfront about it. And the game looked amazing 2 years ago. I can't wait to try it for myself now that it's been further developed.

 

[brandonh83]

The Galak-Z theme on PS4 is fantastic

It'd be really swell if we could see these themes on the store either in pics or in action.

 

[pelican]

If you're actually saying that Galax-Z is more demanding than Killzone or Uncharted then I really have no words....

Please indulge us with your coding/game design experience and knowledge.

 

[Prototype]

Could have swore we saw video of this before the ps4 even released. What happened?

 

[coredecepts]

Could have swore we saw video of this before the ps4 even released. What happened?

Just a guess, from the Eurogamer link above, it's taken so long because the game shifted focus as some point.

Since its unveiling at E3 in 2013, Galak-Z has changed in a very interesting manner, switching from a 2D dog-fighting open-world space game to a 2D dog-fghting roguelike space game. A juke to the left, and it alters pretty much everything.

It works, too. It really, really works. The shift in focus has allowed developer 17-Bit to retain the stuff that was already singing - the exploration, the upgrades, the seat-of-the-pants combat as you flip and twist and lock-on and blast - but it's also heightened everything.

 

[Tunavi]

Should gaf be more hyped for this? It looks great

 

[@MUWANdo]

Should gaf be more hyped for this? It looks great

They hype died years ago, as with every other game that continually gets delayed.

 

[Slixshot]

Preordered! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

[Tunavi]

Oh. I hadn't heard about it til this e3, that's probably why haha