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[FelipeMGM]

that's.....not much better

lip-sync still bad, but the voice acting itself is better

 

[robotrock]

visually this game looks incredible but none of the gameplay looks interesting to me at all. nor does the writing.

looking forward to the write ups today

 

[twdnewh_k]

What are the options for 1080p Ps4 Pro owners? any improved performance or gfx effects? Or just down-sampling?

 

[Equanimity]

This cutscene is terrible. lol

https://youtu.be/OX--jwLCLDc?t=1201

It's not a cutscene.

It looked like Far Cry Primal with robots.

In what way?

The second cut scene is way better, since it actually has decent VA. Lol.

https://youtu.be/OX--jwLCLDc?t=26m1s

This one is much better. As good as any other choice based dialogue.

 

[DangerMouse]

The moment to moment gameplay looks second to none. It looks so fluid and fun to control. Visually, looks stunning. I just can't wait for this.

Yeah. This level of smooth combat and control in a game like this has me so hyped.

 

[phanphare]

lip-sync still bad, but the voice acting itself is better

disagree, it's extremely bland. the writing isn't as cringeworthy as the other scene but the VA is similar.

visually this game looks incredible but none of the gameplay looks interesting to me at all. nor does the writing.

looking forward to the write ups today

yeah that's how it looks to me. beautiful looking world, bland everything else.

this game never seemed like it'd be for me so it's no biggie.

 

[Gudji]

visually this game looks incredible but none of the gameplay looks interesting to me at all. nor does the writing.

looking forward to the write ups today

What kind of gameplay excites you?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Sorry. I'm not allowed to be excited.

"Looks like far cry. ubisoft game. Why releasing next to that masterpiece Zelda game of forever yada yada yada.

I hope I covered every concern

Stop being silly dude. You can be excited without being condescening towards other open world games.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

that first video in the OP. what sort of magical LOD system is that. barely any pop-up. but what stands out to me is it looks REALLY smooth? is this an unlocked framerate on PRO? 60fps?

30fps

 

[Spirited]

Sorry. I'm not allowed to be excited.

"Looks like far cry. ubisoft game. Why releasing next to that masterpiece Zelda game of forever yada yada yada.

I hope I covered every concern

Just stop dude, they did not attack you in any way or insinuate that in any way.

 

[Des]

Preview from engadget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGqcNDZnV0

 

[Rodin]

The second cut scene is way better, since it actually has decent VA. Lol.

https://youtu.be/OX--jwLCLDc?t=26m1s

I think this one is from the main quest while the other one is from a random subquest.

its gonna be hard to best witcher 3's side quests ... still fingers crossed

In terms of story/narrative, i agree. In terms of gameplay... well...

 

[Yopis]

Have to say the black people look fantastic.

That is awesome.

 

[Peroroncino]

Looks absolutely stunning, but... the gameplay seems boring as shit. Maybe it's just the dude playing, however that dodge and shoot arrows isn't really looking too engaging, especially when monster is practically shouting 'hey look out, in about 5 seconds I'm gonna take a plunge at you'.

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

Man, this is heartbreaking. I was so hyped for this game, but I was always concerned for the writing.

 

[RedFury]

uh? I didn't know that

Games that don't do saving easily (e.g. Dark Souls - although yes you can quit to main menu) aren't great for parents

Sleep mode. As a parent it's awesome on the vita and games that have specific points luke Yakuza.

 

[Stoffinator]

I am not liking the facial animations or the lip sync. Looks to off and everyone looks plastic. The rest of it though looks amazing.

 

[Frillen]

Day one for me, even though I do get some Ubi/Far Cry vibes from watching the videos, both in a positive and negative way.

 

[Loudninja]

Preview from engadget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGqcNDZnV0

What is with the rating on these vids lol

 

[Yopis]

Looks absolutely stunning, but... the gameplay seems boring as shit.

Yes it does. Always seemed that way.

 

[Guymelef]

At least it seems fun to play, not like other well appraised rpgs.

 

[Interfectum]

What is with the rating on these vids lol

I think people have a problem with the video having 'review' in the title.

 

[Des]

What is with the rating on these vids lol

They do call it a review for some reason.

 

[broncobuster]

If I have a criticism, I'm not a fan of the menu UI.

Everything else is looking great. Hope the standard PS4 version is good, too.

 

[Kyoufu]

At least it seems fun to play, not like other well appraised rpgs.

Yeah, if it can at least be enjoyable to play like Dragon's Dogma then I'd be OK with that, but it's disappointing to see such flaws in areas where WRPGs tend to be good at.

 

[FATALITY]

Stop being silly dude. You can be excited without being condescening towards other open world games.

Just stop dude, they did not attack you in any way or insinuate that in any way.

Yeah whatever. Move on. Let's focus on what matters

 

[everyday math]

Looks amazing

 

[Gudji]

If I have a criticism, I'm not a fan of the menu UI.

Everything else is looking great. Hope the standard PS4 version is good, too.

The 30 minute video is from standard PS4.

 

[Loudninja]

They do call it a review for some reason.

Ah I see just a simple mistake.

 

[NeoRaider]

In what way?

Mostly visually. Primal is first game that came to my mind when i started watching the video.
Also gameplay, like gathering resources, crafting... it's very similar.

 

[Spacecowboy77]

Idk.. Having watched the whole thing... gameplay looks like it's going to get boring, real fast.

Also, fuck tracking bloodstains. I'm so done with this stupid "investigation" mechanic

 

[Primethius]

Man, this is heartbreaking. I was so hyped for this game, but I was always concerned for the writing.

What I'm seeing here is just fucking awful. Such a stunning game in so many ways, but the writing is among some of the worst I've come across in a time. Add to that marionette levels of facial animation and some really questionable voice acting and you've straight up got nails on a chalk board...

It's not that bad. There are some lines that stand out as being pretty poor but there's a ton of stuff that's written fine and in line with standards.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

From what I see the LOD system seems to be the best in any open world game I have seen. No pop in or ugly distant LOD that fails to blend in with closer lands.

 

[FATALITY]

What is with the rating on these vids lol

You wanna guess? Lol

 

[dc89]

Yeah still not feeling it at all.

Same. Sure it's pretty, but I don't know if these kind of games are for me.
I'll wait for some reviews and stuff but I highly doubt I'll be getting this in it's launch window.

 

[DomsPlaying]

Must resist urge to watch as I'm trying to be on media blackout.. Ahh

 

[JoeNut]

really looking forward to this but doesn't it come out at the same time as the switch?

 

[Spirited]

At least it seems fun to play, not like other well appraised rpgs.

What is that supposed to mean? You can say it's good without throwing other games that people like under the bus.

Appraised = People generally like it a lot. Even if you might not.

 

[VanWinkle]

Preview from engadget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGqcNDZnV0

Awesome! Extremely positive and man that night gameplay looks incredible.

 

[DangerMouse]

Eh, I think I was a bit harsh on the writing. It's really hit or miss. Some of it is quite good actually.

Yup. I think that's pretty good if they can achieve that mix given the amount of writing that will no doubt be in this since it's a lengthy RPG with probably a lot of characters.

2nd cutscene is pretty good, but there seems to be some sort of bug with the animations.

Yeah. This one is better and if they touch up the lip synch it wouldn't be as noticeable too.
I think Aloy's animation is pretty good.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

Please don't run badly, please don't run badly.

 

[Begaria]

I think the voice acting complaints are a bit overblown. I'll give you the crazy guy on the cliffs, not exactly a good reading, but everyone else - especially Aloy - sounds just fine.

Game looks incredible, the mechanics look sound, and I actually like the detective vision. Probably the best detective vision I've seen since it does little to warp the colors or picture comparatively to the Batman detective vision. It's simple, gives good UI feedback, and also highlights weakpoints and weaknesses which is what I like in my RPGs (libra, or Tales use of weakness feedback).

 

[KORNdoggy]

just watched some conversations. voice acting is pretty bad in some cases. the graphics are crazy impressive though. not in a realistic way, kind of wax work characters, but they're so smooth and detailed they look like they're actually there.

30fps

are you sure? that first video is so smooth, like doom gameplay smooth?

 

[timberger]

Looks nice. Looking forward to trying it out.

Yeah whatever. Move on. Let's focus on what matters

Yeah, that one cutscene... apparently.

 

[everyday math]

I'm not feeling the body animations in cutscenes at all tho. Just idk very stiff?

 

[Horp]

There it is. That's how you make an open world game.

Gathering herbs, Crafting, Following bloodtrails, Good graphics, Pretty characters, Great voice acting, Great writing

Oh wait that was Witcher 3
I mean:

Gathering herbs, Crafting, Following bloodtrails, Good graphics, Pretty characters, Crappy voice acting, Crappy writing

 

[His Majesty]

Not really digging the writing, seems to be subpar from what little I've seen.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Stop being silly dude. You can be excited without being condescening towards other open world games.

Didn't mention another game like most ppl seem to do

 

[Kyoufu]

What is that supposed to mean? You can say it's good without throwing other games that people like under the bus.

Appraised = People generally like it. Even if you might not.

It means games like Skyrim and The Witcher 3 aren't all that fun to play, because of their atrocious combat which is not exactly an uncommon opinion to have.

 

[FATALITY]

I'm not feeling the body animations in cutscenes at all tho. Just idk very stiff?

Isn't that just like every RPG ever?
Or I'm missing something?