Mr. Wonderful
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Is the Kickstarter up yet?
Hi chaps. Andy from Playtonic here.
Your assessment is correct - what you see today is the result of just three months work (honestly, it's amazing how fast this has progressed) and most of it will be unrecognizable compared to the final product - in a good way.
We focused on nailing the characters and tone the best we could in that time. The environment is very much a 'sandbox' at this point, though the themes are representative of what we're going for.
In an ideal world we'd have filled that jungle with tons of quirky characters, dazzling collectibles and interesting enemies but... time.
I've only been here a few months and I'm a Rare outsider and honestly, these guys are going to nail this. They create this stuff in their sleep. If I wasn't here, I'd be backing lots of cash![]()
Is the Kickstarter up yet?
Counter is on this page... (41 minutes)Does the Kickstarter go up today?
Sounds good to me. Best of luck to all of you in your endeavors!
When I saw Mighty No. 9 gameplay for the first time, I though it looked pretty bad. But I thought to myself: hey, they're gonna make it much better. Boy, was I wrong.You're basing all this off of like a minute of veeeery early footage and like ten seconds of two different tunes?
What.
Also, I'll never get Gafs love for WW, it's great but "legendary" ehh.
I wasn't saying the game wasn't a masterpiece, just that I don't understand why Gaf fixates over it, to me it's great, just like every other game in the series. Honestly, and this is not directed at you, but feel like some people get too fixated on the surface changes and like the game solely because of that.Best "load screens" in the entire series, best graphical style by a large margin, some of the strongest characters and personalities in the series, excellent update to the battle mechanics with parry and being able to pick up enemy weapons, well-designed dungeons even if there were fewer than usual, best depiction of Ganondorf in the series, best Zelda in the series, the best portrayal of Link in the series since he had to WORK for hsi triforce whereas most of the other Links were given it straight away, handles sidequests in the best way(Yes even better than Majora's Mask since Wind Waker isn't tethered to a time system), some of the best gadgets and items in the series, such as the grappling hook and the deku leaf, was the first game to make the iron boots WORK, some of the best music in the series, figurine gallery, etc etc etc
Any minor imperfections that were perceived before were completely extinguished with the HD re-release. Of course you are free to dislike the game, but please spare us your arguments for why the game is supposedly not a masterpiece.
The Triforce Quest was great, provided you started on it well before the game actually forces you to start doing it. If you're efficient, you can have all but two of the shards/charts by the time you finish the Wind Temple. Just a FYI, but King of Red Lions mentions the triforce well before you beat the Wind Temple... he mentions it as soon as you leave Hyrule for the second time, which was after the second forsaken fortress visit. That is actually the best time to start on the quest, not after Wind Temple. Whilst exploring for the charts and shards you will likely find most if not all of the Heart Pieces. The game really is wonderfully designed.
This is awesome, though I still feel Yooka is a bit plain, maybe some shorts or something would help.Have some exclusive art, GAF
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Have some exclusive art, GAF
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Hi Andy,Hi chaps. Andy from Playtonic here.
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I've only been here a few months and I'm a Rare outsider and honestly, these guys are going to nail this. They create this stuff in their sleep. If I wasn't here, I'd be backing lots of cash![]()
Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaawwwdDavid Wise music tease: https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/594081323557527552
My dong has most definitely been expanded.
It would certainly make me feel much more at ease if Playtonic cleared up a couple of things first and that there's more to this whole thing than just trying to mimic games that are now almost 20 years old.
If you put clothes on them, that'd be too 90s for me lol. Don't want them that anthromorphic, sometimes just an animal is alright. It's not like a chameleon has multi-coloured eyes or head flippers or a bat is purple and has a red nose, so they're still identifiable.
Have some exclusive art, GAF
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Hi chaps. Andy from Playtonic here.
Your assessment is correct - what you see today is the result of just three months work (honestly, it's amazing how fast this has progressed) and most of it will be unrecognizable compared to the final product - in a good way.
We focused on nailing the characters and tone the best we could in that time. The environment is very much a 'sandbox' at this point, though the themes are representative of what we're going for.
In an ideal world we'd have filled that jungle with tons of quirky characters, dazzling collectibles and interesting enemies but... time.
I've only been here a few months and I'm a Rare outsider and honestly, these guys are going to nail this. They create this stuff in their sleep. If I wasn't here, I'd be backing lots of cash![]()
Same.The little snippets of music I've been hearing from this game make me so happy. Love Kirkhope and Wise.
Same.
Also glad they are naked. Too many games force animals to wear clothes.
And trust us, we have plans to ensure that Kirkhope-Wise-Burke is a successful collaboration![]()
I hope this game has inanimate objects with big boggly eyes.
KS goes up today right?
I'd like a Burke tease at some point too. Wise and Kirkhope are great and have the nostalgia factor but he doesn't deserve to go under the radar either. Kameo's OST was really cool.
I won't be satisfied until everything in this game has a pair of sneakers and a baseball cap. They aren't 90s enough I tells ya!
Also not to get off topic, but I don't get the whole "best personalities" thing. All the characters with the except of Ganon always act the same way, because they're in everything but their placement in time, the same people.
Would kinda suck for this game if a new BK actually got announced.
Would kinda suck for this game if a new BK actually got announced.
It'd be great actually. I welcome more adventuring animal duos rather than all the shooty bang bangs everywhere.
So yes.. I'm backing the lizard and bat, but I also truly hope we see the return of bear and bird in a proper big release soon too.
Poochie shall live again!Poochie Must Die!
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Zelda was at her best in Wind Waker, mostly when she was in her pirate form, sure, but she redeemed herself again at the end. Not even in Ocarina was Zelda that involved in the battle. the extra expressiveness of the toon style really makes Link, who is a silent protagonist, stick out more, not to mention all the emotional baggage he has to bear with his sister and grandma. I will admit that Tingle received a change for the worse, though.
Well, a new BK could be cool, but I just fear that it would kinda drown this out.It'd be great actually. I welcome more adventuring animal duos rather than all the shooty bang bangs everywhere.
So yes.. I'm backing the lizard and bat, but I also truly hope we see the return of bear and bird in a proper big release soon too.
Well hopefully, I'd hate to see all this hard work just be overshadowed.I don't see it happening (at least anytime soon). The Playtonic guys are close with the people who are still at Rare. I don't think either of them would want to step on the other's toes.
Have some exclusive art, GAF
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Hi chaps. Andy from Playtonic here.
Your assessment is correct - what you see today is the result of just three months work (honestly, it's amazing how fast this has progressed) and most of it will be unrecognizable compared to the final product - in a good way.
We focused on nailing the characters and tone the best we could in that time. The environment is very much a 'sandbox' at this point, though the themes are representative of what we're going for.
In an ideal world we'd have filled that jungle with tons of quirky characters, dazzling collectibles and interesting enemies but... time.
I've only been here a few months and I'm a Rare outsider and honestly, these guys are going to nail this. They create this stuff in their sleep. If I wasn't here, I'd be backing lots of cash![]()
Oooh, I like this. Thanks!Have some exclusive art, GAF
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Anyone know if there will be any early bird backer benefits?
Fixed it for you!Anyone know if there will be any early bat backer benefits?