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[Ahasverus]

He isn't right.

The very nature of the hit pause was something created by God Of War to establish big hits and give players the chance to be able to recognize whats going on as well as give them time to react when fighting in mobs.

More like Rygar.

 

[Beth Cyra]

Hit pause is something that is present in all the old Castlevania games fyi.

In some titles it is.

I didn't say it didn't make sense or was wrong to use it, but it doesn't change that God of War brought that concept forward in 3D Action.

 

[Sword Familiar]

Now he just needs to get Michiru Yamane on board too and we're all set.

 

[Ahasverus]

Now he just needs to get Michiru Yamane on board too.

He says he wants to in the Polygon interview! Ayami too

 

[Paracelsus]

You know what? He should just call it Igavania.

 

[injurai]

Care to elaborate with some examples? I think I understand what you might be saying here, but I can't help but think the differences between the nature of being on a console and being on a portable may play into the presentation aspect, in which case I agree somewhat. Audio, for example, never quite reached the high standard set by SotN due to hardware constraints associated with the GBA and DS sound capabilities. Besides that though, I felt that everything else was improved on gradually as the series evolved. Order of Ecclesia seemed like the culmination of those learned lessons to me. I honestly can't think where SotN's attention to detail was somehow more robust than OoEs (both were top notch, or at least they seemed to be to me).

Yeah sound, art direction. I'm a huge sucker for atmosphere and filling in the details with my imagination. Just sort of felt SotN really enabled that. It one the most powerful system that a Metroidvania has graced, and the deviation from Kojima's art on the two DS titles didn't work as well as the other styles had done for me. I think playing as a Vampire, and just feeling that role was awesome. Even if the balance wasn't as strong as other entries. I'm very much the explorer type player in games, I like just seeing the setting and being part of it. I think the game just clicked for me in those regards. Which is why I was saying in some regards Sotn still does some things best. Not to say there weren't ever improvements. It's just we never got a game of that calibre again because the series went handheld.

 

[Sword Familiar]

He says he wants to in the Polygon interview! Ayami too

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[Santar]

Does anybody know if his GDC talk is going to be streamed anywhere?

 

[Nosgoroth]

Did this happen already?

 

[Santar]

Did this happen already?

Yeah the talk was yesterday, can't seem to find a video of it.
Polygon wrote up a summary here

 

[Stone Ocean]

He says he wants to in the Polygon interview! Ayami too

Oh my god yes, YES

Give me that gothic goodness

 

[Monado Blade]

Did this happen already?

Yeah created a thread about it here

 

[Refreshment.01]

In some titles it is.

I didn't say it didn't make sense or was wrong to use it, but it doesn't change that God of War brought that concept forward in 3D Action.

Wasn't this implented long before?

Even Ocarina has it.

 

[Nicko]

Anyone heard any new information from IGA, his new studio, or project?

Also, any video uploads of his GDC talk?

 

[RedZaraki]

I wish someone put a tracker on this man. I'm seriously getting hyped for his next project, with no news at all.