Re: Games Discussion Thread
The use of Kinect for FPS or other such games I just dont see appealling to the hardcore to casual market. But maybe it might prove me wrong. Personally I dont feel like moving much after busting my ass at work all day.
On a more positive note a actiony hack n slash game with a really nice art style has popped up.
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a link to the trailer. Though I don't own a console its definitely something I am keeping an eye on.
Funny you brought that one up, as I just downloaded the demo for that the other day. Very intrigued by the whole "Fallen Angel" concept, especially given what's been going on in my tabletop games lately. Find it amusing that the first comment I read is someone bitching about the misuse of the terms and "defacing something holy." It comes up with a disclaimer that, well, it was only on the screen long enough for me to read the bit about it being worked on by people with different cultural and religious backgrounds. Personally, I think you have to take this game with the same grain of salt as you take the Shin Megami Tensei games.
It's f'ing PRETTY as all hell (pun aside.) You don't see nearly as many "cutscenes" in the demo as they show in the trailer, which is amusing, since they're billing it as a "combat trailer," but the game is a gorgeous cel-shaded type of mix that's just fantastic. Unfortunately, it's a very twitchy sort of platformer that changes POV between screens. One minute, you've got a side view of you hopping along, jumping between rocks and riding along on waves, the next you're looking at your path, front on, going "Is that water or a pit...oh. It's a pit. Great." Combat is, well, I dont' want to say simple, but it's one button to attack, one to block, one to steal weapons. I think there's another type of attack, but I don't recall. Now that I'm thinking on it, it reminds me of a sub-quest sort of thing from the .hack//GU series, the arena. I know that's not a comparison most will get, but it's the best I can think of. That, and I think CRI Industries (one of the producers of this one) helped on that one, too.
Wow, babbling this long about a demo. That's gotta be either something or a problem. Well, like I said, if you like platform-style combat games, then this might work for you. Personally, I'd much rather see the story unfold and leave the playing to someone else.