Scalebound (XB1/PC, 2017) Xbox E3 Briefing 2016
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Boy does it have some of the wimpiest looking bow gameplay ever lol.
ForsakenLotus
Member
For those that think this looked FUN, I honestly am curious about what looks fun about it?
I just can't wrap my head around those that are indignantly questioning the majority of people that say it looked boring. It's damn near a cultural difference.
I just can't wrap my head around those that are indignantly questioning the majority of people that say it looked boring. It's damn near a cultural difference.
Why hire a master of gameplay design and produce something like this? Goddamn Microsoft how years of Platinum games was wasted on this game.
I hate how games tend to design it so the only feedback you get is a bar getting smaller over an enemies head or some numbers popping up with each attack. I like my enemies to react to my damage in a way that makes it clear when I'm attacking the right spot and when I'm not and giving me a distinct audio/visual feedback. This game doesn't really do this except for the most obvious and blatant actions like the heart being exposed for damage. Come on Kamiya...
Same, kinda like the Sunset Overdrive debut trailer where it starts out generic shooter then gets crazy fun. But yeah, this demo was just sad, and I feel the coop element is largely to blame.
Metalingus5150
Member
It's still in development and the footage from last year looked better gameplay wise. I'm sure it'll be great when it releases.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Looked cool to me. The mandated brotagonist and metalcore lite isn't my thing, but the Platinum looks strong in it.
Cipher Peon
Banned
The gameplay speed wasn't something that really added to my engagement of the Platinum games I've played. In fact, I like the slower more mainstream like approach! It looks so accessible!
I've heard that one before!
Back when we thought it was the next DMC/Bayonetta :/
talkingood
Member
Why do so many Japanese protagonists in games have headphones on? They're fighting these enormous monsters and they just need to have tunes going?
Edit: I guess in this case he could conceivably be communicating with team members, but still, it's a weird trend.
Edit: I guess in this case he could conceivably be communicating with team members, but still, it's a weird trend.
What's it like being so wrong? How is a nifty Zelda clone close to the sentai fever dream?
I'm gonna throw up.
The Cartographer
Member
They should have hired Ninja Theory for this game.
I know that PG gotta pay their bills and shit, but this game really looks like a waste of time for them.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Honestly I like both but I enjoyed W101 a lot more.
Their new game looks awful too so I'm not sure how that would have helped.
Jesus H. Christ.
I can't watch the video right now, but I can already tell by the reactions of different familiar users that this isn't going to be pretty.
fierrotlepou
Member
Hot garbage. Too bad because there's some talent involved.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
I wasn't a fan of the combat they showed, looked so slow and unplatinum.
That's not a high bar at all.
Yet, let's look at the pedigrees too. Kayima is the premier action developer. Sqeeenix has yet to make a single decent action title. So I would say this looks immensely more dissapointing.
Neff
Member
Heard that one turned out pretty good as well.
Let's not be outright wrong here.
Yeah I like Ōkami a lot, but I think it's safe to say that it's Kamiya's weakest.
That's the worst part about this. Instead of making the next phase in action gaming (the successor to Bayonetta) we get this bland thing.
The bow gameplay is just pitiful. The arm animation after he looses an arrow says it all.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Wouldn't have helped Scalebound but free up Platinum for something else.
Immaculate
Banned
awful
kamiya might have his first bad game now
kamiya might have his first bad game now
Thought it looked really bad during the demo, but I was thinking most here would be all over this... but apparently not.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Love that it's co-op. Can play with my brother.
Day one.
Day one.
That was always going to be a rather dubious claim considering the end of W101, but they really under-delivered the whole way through.
That looked like an ugly bastard child of Lost Planet and Monster Hunter.
The Cartographer
Member
You must suffer as we have suffered.
Wandering Robot
Member
That was...something. Kind of slow and annoying-looking to play. I wouldn't immediately guess it was P*. 
Iva Demilcol
Member
I find some reactions quite hilarious, I mean, what was shown was bad since it was Kamiya just running around firing tiny arrows that had no impact whatsoever but what we know so far about the game is actually better so I think it's just a bad demo, that doesn't mean we'll get a bad game, specially when it's a 2017 game.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
You said Ninja Theory I was talking about Hell Blade.
Nier Automata looks fine.
AmethystEnd
Member
The sound effect when he was punching the muscle thing was hilariously bad. *tap, tap, tap, tap*.
Crazy Diamond
Member
Co-op was a nice surprise. Pretty excited about what I saw. The music kicking in was a nice touch as well.