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[Lunatic_Gamer]

 

[jorgejjvr]

motion capture, cool

 

[kingfey]

Is ninja theory trolling us with hell blade 2? Why can't they do normal trolling?
It seems too much trolling, if they gonna be a gaint troll teasing us with their trolling.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Better than Bleeding Edge.

 

[synchronicity]

Let's see if they're capable of the sort of magic that includes a good *game* with the visual hocus-pocus.

 

[Gavon West]

This game is gonna be all kinds of balls out dope!

 

[mitch1971]

What is the new and exciting 'motion capture' they speak of?

 

[93xfan]

So they didn’t find a giant to do the mo-cap… Lazy devs.

 

[kingfey]

So they didn’t find a giant to do the mo-cap… Lazy devs.

They don't want to get canceled by Twitter.

 

[Andodalf]

Better than Bleeding Edge.

I was watching a video from back during that First E3 the game was announced and they mentioned that when they did the E3 showing the team for the game had grown to 15 people. Wow Xbox was down bad to have a 15 person game get that kidna screen time. Things have changed a lot!

 

[jaysius]

I really hope this game is better than the last, yea yea mental health blah blah, it still needs GOOD GAMEPLAY, other games have shown you can have heavy content and good gameplay.

The first one really coat tailed the mental health thing it's way into good scores and hype.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Game looked amazing in that demo but it seemed to be mostly cutscene. Haven't played the first game so I don't know for sure.

 

[March Climber]

I don't quite know what they have in store for this sequel but I hope it delivers.

 

[Thief1987]

Must be some alien technologies, because no one have done this before, yeah

 

[I'm nobody]

Naughty dog best MC studio and
We seen bigger in god of war 3
Next

 

[tusharngf]

why are they making experimental games? I hope they bring something AA level type of game. I am impressed by the visuals but first game was really boring for me. Second seems to be in that range as well. Animations doesnt look that good at all.

 

[Negotiator101]

Game looked amazing in that demo but it seemed to be mostly cutscene. Haven't played the first game so I don't know for sure.

There is mostly gameplay in the new demo, it just looks so good people think it's just a cutscene. Remember this sort of graphical fidelity are what these consoles are capable of (at 30fps unfortunately), we've just seen cross generation games so far that are using older graphics engines. Plus Ninja Theory are at the very top when it comes to motion capture tech.

 

[mansoor1980]

Game looked amazing in that demo but it seemed to be mostly cutscene. Haven't played the first game so I don't know for sure.

game uses over the shoulder cam where the camera rotates and focuses on different aspects during gameplay thus looking like a cutscene , similar to GOD OF WAR 2018

 

[Drizzlehell]

I didn't like the gameplay in the first game all that much so I'm not exactly on the edge of my seat for the sequel but I am pretty pumped about the soundtrack that's being made by Heilung.

 

[DukeNukem00]

I really hope this game is better than the last, yea yea mental health blah blah, it still needs GOOD GAMEPLAY, other games have shown you can have heavy content and good gameplay.

The first one really coat tailed the mental health thing it's way into good scores and hype.

The first game was made with money their kids got at christmass from their grandparents. It was so cheap there are games from the 90s that were more expensive to develop. They had like 10 people or something like that working. Everything was made in the constraints of no money and no manpower. The sequel is a lavish production where money doesnt seem to have a cap. So of course everything will be better

 

[TheGodfather07]

I really hope this game is better than the last, yea yea mental health blah blah, it still needs GOOD GAMEPLAY, other games have shown you can have heavy content and good gameplay.

The first one really coat tailed the mental health thing it's way into good scores and hype.

Yeah, being on gamepass ensures I will play it because I wouldn't be interested otherwise. The first one was really boring imo. Most of the praise was for its depiction of psychosis. It was pretty basic from a gameplay aspect.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[ParaSeoul]

There is mostly gameplay in the new demo, it just looks so good people think it's just a cutscene. Remember this sort of graphical fidelity are what these consoles are capable of (at 30fps unfortunately), we've just seen cross generation games so far that are using older graphics engines. Plus Ninja Theory are at the very top when it comes to motion capture tech.

It seemed more like a cutscene because I did not see much interactivity beyond running and throwing a spear at set intervals but this may have just been used for the demo. Does make me excited for the future.

 

[Kimahri]

Linda off topic, but how do I put people who limit their profile on ignore?

I just tend to put obvious console warriors and trolls on ignore, but seems I can't when their profile is private?

 

[reksveks]

Linda off topic, but how do I put people who limit their profile on ignore?

I just tend to put obvious console warriors and trolls on ignore, but seems I can't when their profile is private?

If you click on the profile pic, you should still see an ignore option.

 

[Kimahri]

If you click on the profile pic, you should still see an ignore option.

I know that, but what if all you have to click is an emoji? Then you're sent to their profile, and can't see that.

 

[anthony2690]

I feel like people are hyping this game to heights it will never meet, especially if it is still made by a real small team like hellblade 1.

Not only that, people that might not have played the IP before, are getting set up for disappointed when they realise it is a walking/puzzle game with little combat (hopefully the combat/puzzles are drastically improved too)

I wish Ninja Theory would go back to Enslaved though, gameplay and story was a million times better than hellblade imo.

 

[BlueHawk357]

hellblade 1 was an absolutely amazing game, was probably in my top 20 last gen. Especially the audio design and mental health portrayals were deeeeeep. If Hellblade can do something similar but with slightly cleaner graphics and a giant - that’s a great sign!

 

[abacab driver]

I feel like people are hyping this game to heights it will never meet, especially if it is still made by a real small team like hellblade 1.

What are these "heights it will never meet", exactly?

 

[jaysius]

Linda off topic, but how do I put people who limit their profile on ignore?

I just tend to put obvious console warriors and trolls on ignore, but seems I can't when their profile is private?

Is Linda the boss of Neogaf?

 

[kingfey]

Naughty dog best MC studio and
We seen bigger in god of war 3
Next

Lads, someone's feeling is hurt.

 

[MOTM]

Naughty dog best MC studio and
We seen bigger in god of war 3
Next

 

[MoreJRPG]

The first game was pretty good other than those nonsense puzzle sequences that made my eyes hurt. Hopefully they've moved on from those.

 

[fatmarco]

I have a slight fear that this game might be beautiful, but small in scope.

 

[Andodalf]

I feel like people are hyping this game to heights it will never meet, especially if it is still made by a real small team like hellblade 1.

Not only that, people that might not have played the IP before, are getting set up for disappointed when they realise it is a walking/puzzle game with little combat (hopefully the combat/puzzles are drastically improved too)

I wish Ninja Theory would go back to Enslaved though, gameplay and story was a million times better than hellblade imo.

It’s been known forever now that Hellblade two has literally 10x the devs. from 15 to 150 ish

 

[kingfey]

I feel like people are hyping this game to heights it will never meet, especially if it is still made by a real small team like hellblade 1.

Not only that, people that might not have played the IP before, are getting set up for disappointed when they realise it is a walking/puzzle game with little combat (hopefully the combat/puzzles are drastically improved too)

I wish Ninja Theory would go back to Enslaved though, gameplay and story was a million times better than hellblade imo.

Massive devs with massive budget.

First one was short staff and low budget.

 

[PJX]

Naughty dog best MC studio and
We seen bigger in god of war 3
Next

Who at Ninja Theory shagged your mum? Cause your feelings seem really hurt right now.

 

[abacab driver]

It’s been known forever now that Hellblade two has literally 10x the devs. from 15 to 150 ish

The last thing I heard was the team was twice the size of the first..which would put it at 40 to 50 people at the most.

 

[anthony2690]

It’s been known forever now that Hellblade two has literally 10x the devs. from 15 to 150 ish

Have you got a source? Because Google says double the size off the first game (another place says 40 Devs)

 

[teezzy]

Just finish the game already, jesus

 

[Vognerful]

I don't remember anyone talking about this but the last trailer in TGA, the were few seconds in the trailer where the giant was "blending" with the ricks. I am not sure if this is the correct term, maybe more like his body was being covered with rocks when he went to rest.

 

[RPSleon]

I don't remember anyone talking about this but the last trailer in TGA, the were few seconds in the trailer where the giant was "blending" with the ricks. I am not sure if this is the correct term, maybe more like his body was being covered with rocks when he went to rest.

Clipping.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

What's the gameplay in this one? You walk slowly for 5 meters, trigger cutscene, 0 interactivity for few minutes, walk few more meters and another cutscene? What are these developers thinking? Gaming is so unique and yet all they want to do is make movies.

 

[abacab driver]

I don't remember anyone talking about this but the last trailer in TGA, the were few seconds in the trailer where the giant was "blending" with the ricks. I am not sure if this is the correct term, maybe more like his body was being covered with rocks when he went to rest.

In the announcement trailer we saw the "rock monster"..then in the gameplay trailer we realize it was being attacked while it was resting + fusing together with the rocks (most likely to heal).

 

[RPSleon]

In the announcement trailer we saw the "rock monster"..then in the gameplay trailer we realize it was being attacked while it was resting + fusing together with the rocks (most likely to heal).

Ah didnt think thats what was being described when i suggested clipping.

Haha

 

[Deft Beck]

What's the gameplay in this one? You walk slowly for 5 meters, trigger cutscene, 0 interactivity for few minutes, walk few more meters and another cutscene? What are these developers thinking? Gaming is so unique and yet all they want to do is make movies.

It's just like the first game. I found the first game to be engrossing at first but it wore out its welcome quickly. I just want to play the damn game.

 

[Ozriel]

I feel like people are hyping this game to heights it will never meet, especially if it is still made by a real small team like hellblade 1.

Not only that, people that might not have played the IP before, are getting set up for disappointed when they realise it is a walking/puzzle game with little combat (hopefully the combat/puzzles are drastically improved too)

I wish Ninja Theory would go back to Enslaved though, gameplay and story was a million times better than hellblade imo.

‘Heights it will never meet’

That’s some special kind of hater energy.

Not sure how you’ve followed the ‘hype’ but don’t know that the budget, team size and scope are expanded over the original.

What's the gameplay in this one? You walk slowly for 5 meters, trigger cutscene, 0 interactivity for few minutes, walk few more meters and another cutscene? What are these developers thinking? Gaming is so unique and yet all they want to do is make movies.

All this from a brief gameplay demo?

 

[MidGenRefresh]

All this from a brief gameplay demo?

What gameplay?

 

[Wohc]

What's the gameplay in this one? You walk slowly for 5 meters, trigger cutscene, 0 interactivity for few minutes, walk few more meters and another cutscene? What are these developers thinking? Gaming is so unique and yet all they want to do is make movies.

I can't blame them. Cinematic + stunning graphics is an easy 85+

 

[dorkimoe]

Release the game already