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Motiga is a group here in Seattle built from ex NCSoft, Sierra Online, En Masse, and others, and their new game Gigantic looks pretty awesome.

20 Mins of Gameplay
http://youtu.be/85zbb4YWHSI

Game Footage GIF

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJCAKJ9fz4I

The art direction is awesome! They used COLOR!!

http://www.gogigantic.com/

 

[veritassin]

I don't get all the love for these exaggerated cartoony art styles for these F2P games, they're all starting to look incredibly samey to me.

 

[Blue Volt]

Hey look, it's fantasy MOBA Loadout.

 

[Ferrio]

I don't get all the love for these exaggerated cartoony art styles for these F2P games, they're all starting to look incredibly samey to me.

I agree, there are not enough gritty brown games that lack personality being made.

 

[MKP64]

Don't all MOBA's use color? lol

 

[Orayn]

Loving the Dota 2 x Wind Waker art style.

 

[Brazil]

Looks cool.

I still have to question the intelligence of these executives who willingly label their games as rivals to LoL and Dota 2.

Don't all MOBA's use color? lol

Yeah. OP makes no sense.

 

[Jb]

I don't get all the love for these exaggerated cartoony art styles for these F2P games, they're all starting to look incredibly samey to me.

Yeah, there seems to be a shared aesthetic between this, Dota, Battleborn, League, etc... the same way there is one between the King.com games.

 

[Mohasus]

The art direction is awesome! They used COLOR!!

Because that's what is missing in other MOBAs.

I don't like the hero/champion design in this one.

 

[Portugeezer]

I don't get all the love for these exaggerated cartoony art styles for these F2P games, they're all starting to look incredibly samey to me.

Probably to target mass market on lower spec machines.

 

[Some Nobody]

I agree, there are not enough gritty brown games that lack personality being made.

Best post. Thank you.

 

[Syf]

Finally, a fantasy MOBA.

 

[eznark]

Thought it looked cool then I saw the clown.

Nah.

 

[Interfectum]

Bell Bull OP, gg ez

Seriously though, digging the art style in the trailer.

 

[veritassin]

I agree, there are not enough gritty brown games that lack personality being made.

How can it have personality when they all look the same?

Probably to target mass market on lower spec machines.

Exactly, they're doing it out of necessity not to be different.

 

[Santiako]

MOBA FOR YOU MOBA FOR YOU

EVERYBODY GETS A MOBA

 

[Bomber Bob]

Everything is a MOBA nowadays

 

[Angelus Errare]

Looks like DOTA2's artstyle lifted wholesale.

 

[eznark]

Looks like DOTA2's artstyle lifted wholesale.

Wat

 

[Orayn]

Looks cool.

I still have to question the intelligence of these executives who willingly label their games as rivals to LoL and Dota 2.

Trying to directly compete with those two on PC is a fool's errand. Changing up the gameplay, controls, and camera to carve out your own niche might work, though. That's what Smite did, and it's currently faring pretty well.

 

[ShdwDrake]

Looks generic as fuck.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

All these MOBAs is getting out of hand.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Finally, a fantasy MOBA.

Thread is already delivering.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I'm only trying this if I can be that Godzilla dude. (Though Owlman was awesome too.)

It was very nice of them to show a whole second of gameplay. That's always the worst, when CGI trailers have zero gameplay.

I sorta hope it is more like Advent of the Zenith (WC3-era MOBA) with more large-scale combat and cinematic or gamechanging abilities. If you've played it, you'll understand what I mean when I say "Kisrug Dins" versus "Myriad."

 

[Tucah]

oh great another moba with a bright, colorful artstyle. just what we needed.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

This whole MOBA craze reminds me of the Rock band craze from a while back. This market is going to crash a burn (outside of Valve's efforts).

 

[Brazil]

Trying to directly compete with those two on PC is a fool's errand. Changing up the gameplay, controls, and camera to carve out your own niche might work, though. That's what Smite did, and it's currently faring pretty well.

Why label it as a MOBA, though? It makes no sense.

Kinda expecting Microsoft to call Halo 5's multiplayer a MOBA too nowadays.

 

[Hylian7]

Wat

The buildings do basically look like the radiant base to be.

 

[Einbroch]

The issue with MOBAs, much like MMORPGs, is that they require time invested. Why don't companies understand that people keep going back to WoW (MMO) or Dota2/League (MOBA) because they spent hundreds of hours learning and investing into their account/character?

That's why no MMO or MOBA launched since these behemoths has broke out. Sure, they can be successful (FFXIV and RIFT are good examples), but they're never going to be smash hits.

I'm just on MOBA overload. I play League and Dota 2 and will likely never touch another MOBA.

 

[Ferrio]

This whole MOBA craze reminds me of the Rock band craze from a while back. This market is going to crash a burn (outside of Valve's efforts).

Not the same thing. It's more akin to WoW craze. Lots of companies will try to catch a piece of the pie. Some will see moderate success through microtransactions.

 

[Doomshroom]

Ok im sick of MOBAs and i never even played one....

 

[Bundy]

Hey look: Bright colours = "good art direction"

 

[ShinMaruku]

Not the same thing. It's more akin to WoW craze. Lots of companies will try to catch a piece of the pie. Some will see moderate success through microtransactions.

No most will die. Not everybody can do the microtransactions well. There will be a path strewn with corpses. Well deserved mind you. If you are that nuts go to another market.

 

[Edwardo]

How am I supposed to hold all these mobas?

 

[rakkadakka]

I love the look, properly windwakerish.

Signed up for the Alpha.

The alchemist guy's name is Uncle Sven, how could they do that...

One liners about new MOBAs are the new MOBAs.

 

[Jito]

Add it to the pile of cartoony, fantasy MOBA games.

 

[Blue Volt]

How am I supposed to hold all these mobas?

Just drop them, it's easier.

 

[Orayn]

Why label it as a MOBA, though? It makes no sense.

Kinda expecting Microsoft to call Halo 5's multiplayer a MOBA too nowadays.

Because it'll probably still use a good portion of the mechanics that have been established for that genre. The label makes it identifiable to people who are interested in that sort of game.

 

[Ferrio]

I signed up, instantly got in. Alpha isn't running currently though.

 

[Interfectum]

Some of you act like you have to play every MOBA that comes out as if it's some weight on your shoulders.

 

[whyreggielie]

Im digging the WW style. From the pics it looks like a League clone but after watching the video I can tell the artsyle is totally different.

 

[bobawesome]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...? What's different with this one?

 

[li bur]

Colorful is the new gritty.

 

[Brazil]

Because it'll probably still use a good portion of the mechanics that have been established for that genre. The label makes it identifiable to people who are interested in that sort of game.

It also makes it easier for people who are already caught up in LoL/Dota 2 to ignore these new propositions since most can't even fathom the idea of trying out new things, and it also makes it easier for people (like some ITT) who are full of prejudices to ignore them because these games are popular and free-to-play, and therefore they must be shit.

Call it "a new multiplayer action game" and suddenly people will at least feign more interest.

 

[TimmiT]

I do like the art style, but as others have pointed out: MOBAs are usually colourful. I signed up for the Alpha, seems like it could be neat.

EDIT: Actually, how is this a MOBA?

 

[HereticJ]

The issue with MOBAs, much like MMORPGs, is that they require time invested. Why don't companies understand that people keep going back to WoW (MMO) or Dota2/League (MOBA) because they spent hundreds of hours learning and investing into their account/character?

That's why no MMO or MOBA launched since these behemoths has broke out. Sure, they can be successful (FFXIV and RIFT are good examples), but they're never going to be smash hits.

I'm just on MOBA overload. I play League and Dota 2 and will likely never touch another MOBA.

Absolutely agreed. Whenever a friend recommends I play Path of Exile or any RPG whatsoever these days, I feel inundated with useless lore my mind refuses to remember. Races, classes, abilities - even having a grasp on the numbers to know when a weapon has good stats or bad - takes a lot of effort, time and interest.

I'm starting to actually get to the point where I only trust a small number of devs to make games I am willing to pay attention to simply because too many places are offering the same stuff with different names.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

ahem....

Points to whoever can guess what pic is from what game

Spoiler

Gigantic, Fortnite, Sunset Overdrive, Battleborn, Arena of Fate

 

[Pifje]

Looks exactly the same as the another arena shooter that was announced a couple weeks ago. I guess it was called Battleborn.

 

[Xyber]

I do like the art style, but as others have pointed out: MOBAs are usually colourful. I signed up for the Alpha, seems like it could be neat.

EDIT: Actually, how is this a MOBA?

You pick a hero, level him up by killing creeps and other heroes, buy items to get better. Rinse and repeat?

 

[Easy_D]

Everything is a MOBA nowadays

Well, when you name a genre something as generic as Multiplayer Online Battle Arena..wait that sounds more like Unreal Tournament and Q3Arena

Genre should be renamed DGG - Distilled Grinding Game