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Scalebound (XB1/PC, 2017) Xbox E3 Briefing 2016
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karasu
Member
I don't mind him. Back in the day this was the game that made me want an Xbox One(Sunset Overdrive too). It looked pretty boring here though.
I thought everyone was exaggerating but fuck that looked boring :/!
I dont remember that, what were people saying? I only remember the 'I don't like crazy Japanese designs' complaints about Bayo's physique.
Just saw this a minute ago.
- The graphics don't look good. The art style is ok
- The voice acting is bad and annoyed me for the duration of the whole demo
- The headphones cool factor is 0
But I am still intrigued for Scalebound because it's Platinum. And it's Coop. Lets wait and see when this is released.
- The graphics don't look good. The art style is ok
- The voice acting is bad and annoyed me for the duration of the whole demo
- The headphones cool factor is 0
But I am still intrigued for Scalebound because it's Platinum. And it's Coop. Lets wait and see when this is released.
I know it´s only a small vid, but I can´t understand why MS gets P* for this, a studio known most of all for their incredible and frantic gameplay. This video had none of that. The only thing that gives me some hope is that the dragon made a quick side-dash in the air, that may mean that you´ll need those kind of fast moves in combat as this fight was just not representative of the real gameplay of the game.
Majukun
Member
mostly because people just saw "sexy witch" and lolled without paying attention,i was chanting masterpiece since the first videos
even angry joe didn't even grace the game with a review,limiting all to a preview where all he did was laughing at the fact that bayo was a sexy witch and there was a one hand easy mode
still one of Joe's lower points
runnin_blue
Banned
Well, there you go. I knew you had to exist. So it's cool? Funny? A blast? Ok. Carry on.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
This didn't look nearly as good as last year's footage. Really a shame. Because the game sounds very promising. Hopefully we get to see better footage during GC.
User 479360
Banned
The word I'd use to describe that demo is yuck. Bland, boring and yawn-inducing would also work.
Co-op? Overly Japanese? I think I'll pass.
Co-op? Overly Japanese? I think I'll pass.
Pantaghana
Member
The only thing that stood out to me as terrible is the bow, lackluster animations and effects, looked like he was playing with a toy.
Everything else looked ok-ish.
Everything else looked ok-ish.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, this was... not great. Ended up getting bored and didn't even finish the trailer :/
Main character seems really, really low mobility, other than with the Dragon's cooperation. Maybe that'll work out okay, but this was not a compelling argument that it will.
Main character seems really, really low mobility, other than with the Dragon's cooperation. Maybe that'll work out okay, but this was not a compelling argument that it will.
If Kamiya'e name wasn't a "buy no matter what" for me, this demo probably would have unsold the game for me. Looked like a clusterfuck with poor combat. Should have shown something more of the world of the game and such. Intrigue instead of just everything exploding and things flashin on screen.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Last year after GC they revealed the game was open world with towns and stuff, and nothing of that was shown here. Nothing at all. This wasn't the right way to show it at all if you ask me.
Triggerhappytel
Member
On paper, that sounds like a cool mix. In practice, this was a thoroughly dull demo.
Geminosity
Member
Looking into various interviews and whatnot I'm super baffled now that the dragon will be incredibly customisable while 'Drew' (aka Dubstep may die) will be fairly static.
I really don't understand games that have multiplayer but then force everyone to be the same character, it makes even less sense when they're pretty all-in on making sure you can essentially create your own dragon
I really don't understand games that have multiplayer but then force everyone to be the same character, it makes even less sense when they're pretty all-in on making sure you can essentially create your own dragon
You know how sometimes people try to take a checklist and throw everything including the kitchen sink into an idea and it does none of the things particularly well? That's what the demo looked like.
Bits of Dark Souls, bits of Dragon's Dogma, bits of Devil May Cry, bits of Monster Hunter, bits of Panzer Dragoon, all the elements of kinda there, but none of them seem to work anywhere as well as the games the concepts draw from.
Kamiya's games tend to have a very strong sense of style, timing, and impact. The action flows well, things feel -awesome- even when you're watching. This looks like a terrible demo unfortunately. The motions are sluggish, there's no impact in the action, and a lot of the timing just feels off. It's simply not what people would expect from Platinum Games on their biggest budget title ever.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
After W101 and now this, it feels like Kamiya has lost his mojo and doubts himself so he crams all this crap in rather than focussing on a couple core ideas and nailing them.
Saito team stays winning.
Saito team stays winning.
Same here. I will get it Day 1 because it's Kamiya but the demo was underwhelming.
After watching it again...I feel like the player just played weird...why is everyone else on their dragons and this dude chooses to shoot with a bow and arrow. On the plus side...jesus the game is freaking huge. I guess that's where the Scale came from. I'm probably still going to get it. I presume it will be Xbox's "march" game like Quantum Break was since Feb is Halo Wars 2 (like Killer Instinct S3).
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The game isn't out till early next year.
semiconscious
Gold Member
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
was expecting to come here and be the only who thinks it looks awful.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I assumed 'Scalebound' was referring to the dragon's scales; i.e. the main character is bound to the scales aka bound (linked) to the dragon.
Just watched it again this time with audio and my god is the main character insufferable. He isn't helped by awful facial animations either.
It's not a definite no, but this is probably the worst giant boss battle I've seen for a long while (except FFXV, but that's not really a comparison Scalebound should feel good about winning).
It would be fine if the earlier gameplay had looked awesome but it just kind of didn't ... in fact, aside from the different scenarios, it looked about the same then as it does now - very flacid melee combat, which is like the opposite of what Kamiya should be known for.
Glad there's a W10 version but I'm not sure I'll be picking it up straight away.
Co-op doesn't seem well integrated either since they're all just clones of you (at least, it appears that way?). They should have thought about making good single player game mechanics before making mediocre combat and saying 'whatever, people will have fun when they play with their friends'.
It's not a definite no, but this is probably the worst giant boss battle I've seen for a long while (except FFXV, but that's not really a comparison Scalebound should feel good about winning).
It would be fine if the earlier gameplay had looked awesome but it just kind of didn't ... in fact, aside from the different scenarios, it looked about the same then as it does now - very flacid melee combat, which is like the opposite of what Kamiya should be known for.
Glad there's a W10 version but I'm not sure I'll be picking it up straight away.
Co-op doesn't seem well integrated either since they're all just clones of you (at least, it appears that way?). They should have thought about making good single player game mechanics before making mediocre combat and saying 'whatever, people will have fun when they play with their friends'.
It's a play on words. It's both the "scales on a dragon" and "scale of the game". MS mentioned something about that a while ago.
Pejo
Member
Got some time last night to watch this trailer finally, and I'm not sure what all the negativity is about. Other than hoping you can play totally solo, I think this boss was fine. There were several phases, some cool dragon intervention, and lots of crazy combat fighting a giant crab.
Out of all of the Xbone's lineup, this is definitely the game I'm most excited to play.
Out of all of the Xbone's lineup, this is definitely the game I'm most excited to play.
Kamiya needs to tweet less and work on fixing this up more /s
The animations lack any sort of impact. I was expecting Dragon's Dogma levels of archery awesomeness, but the bow here is like a toy bow. Then there were the palm fireballs, like... what the hell was that weak-ass shit? Finally, punching the giant weak point on the crab arm, that impact flash effect was laughably bad. It just appears then disappears with no gradation.
The animations lack any sort of impact. I was expecting Dragon's Dogma levels of archery awesomeness, but the bow here is like a toy bow. Then there were the palm fireballs, like... what the hell was that weak-ass shit? Finally, punching the giant weak point on the crab arm, that impact flash effect was laughably bad. It just appears then disappears with no gradation.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The problem is for an RPG focused game showing off a boss battle isn't really a good idea. It's the same exact problem for FFXV. Add to the fact that we haven't really been given an in-depth analysis of how this plays which is why a lot of people think it's a character action game. Not enough dragon rising which appeared to be the strongest aspect of the game.
iawtp. it'll probly end up being a fun title, but that demo was all over the place, and the MC is just kinda shit to me so far.
Magic Mushroom
Member
I do wonder what's next for Saito.
BabyFaceKillah
Member
Hopefully there is a different demo on the floor so we can get different gameplay videos..