Rate the Xbox Developer Direct (Jan 2024)
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CherryFalls
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Why no F?
Interfectum
Member
Seemed like a pointless Direct. The only standout was Indy and they could have just given the game it's own blog post and video reveal.
Banjo64
cumsessed
NGL Indiana Jones looked very good and much further along than I expected. Nice to see the level of care and attention to detail, Todd’s done a great job conceptualising this.
As for the rest, easy F. Avowed looks crap, Mana is something you drop in a blog post, Hellblade looks crap and the studio staff sound deludedly up their own arses, and that RTS or whatever it was looks garbage tier woke shite.
Xbox trying to humanise themselves with these ‘yo we’re all having fun at the bar and playing pool’ videos will never not be laughably corporate.
As for the rest, easy F. Avowed looks crap, Mana is something you drop in a blog post, Hellblade looks crap and the studio staff sound deludedly up their own arses, and that RTS or whatever it was looks garbage tier woke shite.
Xbox trying to humanise themselves with these ‘yo we’re all having fun at the bar and playing pool’ videos will never not be laughably corporate.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
D for Don't port these games to PS
Looking forward to Hellblade 2 honestly. Sucker for visceral combat. I want more fantasy elements though like when they showed that giant fight years ago
Yellow jacket dude completely killed Avowed hype. Like holy fuck how did that even make it into the game lmao
Indie I've no idea honestly. Could be a gem l. Never even watched the movies so I the IP doesn't do anything for me
Don't care about civ type games
Looking forward to Hellblade 2 honestly. Sucker for visceral combat. I want more fantasy elements though like when they showed that giant fight years ago
Yellow jacket dude completely killed Avowed hype. Like holy fuck how did that even make it into the game lmao
Indie I've no idea honestly. Could be a gem l. Never even watched the movies so I the IP doesn't do anything for me
Don't care about civ type games
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Mortisfacio
Member
Avowed: Will play it. Will I enjoy it? Maybe
Hellblade 2: Day 1. Absolutely loved the first
Ara: I'll check it out. Will see
Indiana Jones: Day 1. Don't agree with the complaints that people just wanted an Uncharted clone in an Indiana Jones setting. I think Uncharted is an overrated franchise.
Hellblade 2: Day 1. Absolutely loved the first
Ara: I'll check it out. Will see
Indiana Jones: Day 1. Don't agree with the complaints that people just wanted an Uncharted clone in an Indiana Jones setting. I think Uncharted is an overrated franchise.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
C from me purely for Indie. I'm really hoping Avowed is good as it looks like it really could be. Hellblade 2 I know I'll enjoy for a 6 hour experience just like the first but I think they didn't show too well.
Indy looks genuinely fucking brilliant. I have faith that will be a banger of a game!
Indy looks genuinely fucking brilliant. I have faith that will be a banger of a game!
The Cockatrice
Banned
A massive D in the ass.
cormack12
Gold Member
Why does the letter matter? I don't understand.
C is the middle. There are two steps above (A,B) and there are two steps below (D,E). It would be like saying why is there no A+ or Z
MrTroubleMaker
Member
D close to E
diffusionx
Gold Member
Avowed looks awful.
Hellblade 2? More like Hellblade Poo
The Ara game looks neat but the devil is in the details here, Humankind looked amazing until it came out
Indiana Jones, looks ok but not nearly as graphically impressive as I was expecting. The first person feels like a major missed opportunity.
Visions of Mana looked great though.
Hellblade 2? More like Hellblade Poo
The Ara game looks neat but the devil is in the details here, Humankind looked amazing until it came out
Indiana Jones, looks ok but not nearly as graphically impressive as I was expecting. The first person feels like a major missed opportunity.
Visions of Mana looked great though.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
A solid A.
Avowed = looks like fantasy Outer Worlds
Hellblade = Visual tour-de-force
Ara = Not my cup of tea
Mana = Should have announced game pass, cause I'm not putting any money down for that
Indy = Excellent trailer, great to see a lot of third person animations / cut-scenes to show off that Ford likeness.
Avowed = looks like fantasy Outer Worlds
Hellblade = Visual tour-de-force
Ara = Not my cup of tea
Mana = Should have announced game pass, cause I'm not putting any money down for that
Indy = Excellent trailer, great to see a lot of third person animations / cut-scenes to show off that Ford likeness.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Solid B from me. Avowed looks amazing and Visions of Mana has me really excited. Hellblade 2 continues to look solid as well, and that May release date is a big win.
Not sold on Indy at all though. I'm not convinced on the first person perspective, the gameplay looks pretty bland, and Indy's voice acting sounds like a bad impersonation (honestly though, is that Troy Baker?).
Oh and the presentation itself was fantastic. Concise, lots of gameplay, release dates/release windows, developers telling you straight up what their game is aiming to be, detailing systems & tone & gameplay, etc.. etc.. THIS is how a direct presentation should be from here on out.
Not sold on Indy at all though. I'm not convinced on the first person perspective, the gameplay looks pretty bland, and Indy's voice acting sounds like a bad impersonation (honestly though, is that Troy Baker?).
Oh and the presentation itself was fantastic. Concise, lots of gameplay, release dates/release windows, developers telling you straight up what their game is aiming to be, detailing systems & tone & gameplay, etc.. etc.. THIS is how a direct presentation should be from here on out.
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bender
What time is it?
C
+Indy looks like it has potential but the balance between combat and puzzles is going to be tricky.
+Ara looks neat. Not really my genre but the visuals are nice and it looks like it has all sorts of depth.
+Oblivion guy
=Avowed, I'm still not sure what this game is.
=Smart to give a Japanese developer time in your showcase but the presentation was dull and putting it next to the dull Hellblade presentation didn't help.
-Too much Todd Howard
-It's telling when game play isn't mentioned in your mission statement for Hellblade
-They needed to show more and talk less.
+Indy looks like it has potential but the balance between combat and puzzles is going to be tricky.
+Ara looks neat. Not really my genre but the visuals are nice and it looks like it has all sorts of depth.
+Oblivion guy
=Avowed, I'm still not sure what this game is.
=Smart to give a Japanese developer time in your showcase but the presentation was dull and putting it next to the dull Hellblade presentation didn't help.
-Too much Todd Howard
-It's telling when game play isn't mentioned in your mission statement for Hellblade
-They needed to show more and talk less.
It was a nice presentation, i don't understand why they put Visions of Mana in it it was pointless, it's not even on Gamepass. If it's supposed to demonstrate the new Square - Xbox relationship i think it's pathetic. So there isn't really a fifth game like i was expecting.
The rest looked like decent productions. I'm getting increasingly fed up with Hellblade 2 as time goes by. I don't even like the premice of the game. I liked the first one i think a sequel doesn't make much sense after the ending of Hellblade 1.
The rest looked like decent productions. I'm getting increasingly fed up with Hellblade 2 as time goes by. I don't even like the premice of the game. I liked the first one i think a sequel doesn't make much sense after the ending of Hellblade 1.
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
A-
Loved everything I saw.
Loved everything I saw.
winjer
Gold Member
I would say it was a D
Avowed as mediocre
Mana was ok, but not a game I'm interested in.
Hellblade was exactly what I expected
Indiana Jones was good, but not enough to save this presentation
Ara was OK, and it's a game up my alley. But the way they spoke about some things, raised some red flags. A bit like Humankind.
And why did they kept talking and talking, instead of showing off the games.
So much generic, commercial speech.
Avowed as mediocre
Mana was ok, but not a game I'm interested in.
Hellblade was exactly what I expected
Indiana Jones was good, but not enough to save this presentation
Ara was OK, and it's a game up my alley. But the way they spoke about some things, raised some red flags. A bit like Humankind.
And why did they kept talking and talking, instead of showing off the games.
So much generic, commercial speech.
SEGAvangelist
Member
B for me. Everything but Avowed look good to me. Ara and Indy looked particularly good. Avowed looks like ass. I don't know what happened there.
Crispy Gamer
Member
C- I'm all in on indy just for the story alone the gameplay didn't look as good as I've hoped though
digoutyoursoul
Member
Apart from Hellblade 2 I thought it was underwhelming .
Avowed looks generic and archaic
Indy in first person with dull lighting. So disappointing .
These should never market as having the most powerful console ever again.
Avowed looks generic and archaic
Indy in first person with dull lighting. So disappointing .
These should never market as having the most powerful console ever again.
Salty Popsicle
Banned
I think the OP was asking for a rating, not what you want for dinner.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
B- for me.
Looking forward to play Indy and Hellblade 2.
Looking forward to play Indy and Hellblade 2.
balls of snow
Gold Member
A
i wonder, if its an F for you guys would you rather have ms show gaas games for an hour. Because Sony got you covered on that front.
Everything they showed was AAA budget (less so the 4x strategy game) single player games. Variety was apparent and no kiddie shit, no shoehorned coop bullshit that makes the entire game unfun solo, no pandering to old dormant boomer gaming ips like Conkers or Banjo.
And for that, they get an A.
i wonder, if its an F for you guys would you rather have ms show gaas games for an hour. Because Sony got you covered on that front.
Everything they showed was AAA budget (less so the 4x strategy game) single player games. Variety was apparent and no kiddie shit, no shoehorned coop bullshit that makes the entire game unfun solo, no pandering to old dormant boomer gaming ips like Conkers or Banjo.
And for that, they get an A.
JackMcGunns
Member
Alan Silvestro
Member
I am not very interested in seeing what a development studio looks like, and the strange faces that work there, so I find the pacing of the presentation very slow and probably excessive. As for the games:
- I liked Avowed;
- Hellblade 2 beautiful graphics/audio but I'm frightened by the fight director's sentence that more or less says 'we wanted to make combat new, and tell the story through it'. There, if I had doubts about the gameplay before, now I'm also worried (interactive movie)?
- Visions of Mana doesn't interest me
- Ara: History Untold not my genre, but the graphic style is really smartphone game (mind you, I mean the style, not the graphics themselves)
- Indiana Jones and the Magic Circle: well Indy is still Indy, but why go with the first person visual? Maybe because Todd's chosen developer has always developed first-person games? But dear Todd, couldn't you mind your own business for once and think about spoiling some other games?
Rated A for the developers' hairstyles, earrings, magnetic glances and little motorbikes, with obligatory gender diversity contract.
- I liked Avowed;
- Hellblade 2 beautiful graphics/audio but I'm frightened by the fight director's sentence that more or less says 'we wanted to make combat new, and tell the story through it'. There, if I had doubts about the gameplay before, now I'm also worried (interactive movie)?
- Visions of Mana doesn't interest me
- Ara: History Untold not my genre, but the graphic style is really smartphone game (mind you, I mean the style, not the graphics themselves)
- Indiana Jones and the Magic Circle: well Indy is still Indy, but why go with the first person visual? Maybe because Todd's chosen developer has always developed first-person games? But dear Todd, couldn't you mind your own business for once and think about spoiling some other games?
Rated A for the developers' hairstyles, earrings, magnetic glances and little motorbikes, with obligatory gender diversity contract.
Dazraell
Member
C or D. To be honest, it was underwhelming to me
Don't really care that much about Mana (although it looked nice) and Ara, so I won't say too much about them
Avowed made a good first impression with combat, but dayum, the conversation system looked bad. Stiff animation, weird camera angles, mediocre character models, all of this just didn't clicked for me
Hellblade 2 feels to me like just another iteration of the first game, which had solid foundations and a really good idea for its premise and gameplay, but execution was very mid. Hopefully that one will be better
Indy is... well, it does looks solid and I think it was the best showing out of the entire lineup. Although, I'm not a fan of the first person perspective. I loved what MachineGames did with this format on Wolfenstein and how much depth they added to BJ's character, but I just don't think this is something I want from Indiana Jones game. I subconciously lean towards 3rd person cinematic action game where I control Indy, not playing in his "boots", I guess. But anyhow, looking forward to see more
Don't really care that much about Mana (although it looked nice) and Ara, so I won't say too much about them
Avowed made a good first impression with combat, but dayum, the conversation system looked bad. Stiff animation, weird camera angles, mediocre character models, all of this just didn't clicked for me
Hellblade 2 feels to me like just another iteration of the first game, which had solid foundations and a really good idea for its premise and gameplay, but execution was very mid. Hopefully that one will be better
Indy is... well, it does looks solid and I think it was the best showing out of the entire lineup. Although, I'm not a fan of the first person perspective. I loved what MachineGames did with this format on Wolfenstein and how much depth they added to BJ's character, but I just don't think this is something I want from Indiana Jones game. I subconciously lean towards 3rd person cinematic action game where I control Indy, not playing in his "boots", I guess. But anyhow, looking forward to see more
EruditeHobo
Member
C for me, very middle of the road.
Avowed seems pretty fun, I like the look of the gameplay and I bet it's worth playing. Will be getting that.
Indy I will play because... well, it's Indy. And I remain hopeful, in spite of 1st person (which is a mistake IMO) that the combat/puzzles/story are all good.
Don't give a shit about the rest.
Avowed seems pretty fun, I like the look of the gameplay and I bet it's worth playing. Will be getting that.
Indy I will play because... well, it's Indy. And I remain hopeful, in spite of 1st person (which is a mistake IMO) that the combat/puzzles/story are all good.
Don't give a shit about the rest.
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woahwoahwoah
Neo Member
A+
I didn't watch it.
I didn't watch it.
The Cockatrice
Banned
You're correct. I do want your ass for dinner. Bend over cunt.
Interfectum
Member
Nintendo and Sony could swing back at this direct quite easily.
Dr. Suchong
Member
Z
Quezacolt
Member
D
Avowed combat was so weak and yet they focused so much on that.
Never cared for indiana jones.
Hellblade might be good, but i think most people are only interested because of the visuals.
Another weak showing from Microsoft. Last time i was excited for any of their showings was when they announced Devil May Cry 5, and that was a multiplat game.
Avowed combat was so weak and yet they focused so much on that.
Never cared for indiana jones.
Hellblade might be good, but i think most people are only interested because of the visuals.
Another weak showing from Microsoft. Last time i was excited for any of their showings was when they announced Devil May Cry 5, and that was a multiplat game.
Jose92
[Membe
Uncharted had a winning formula, a story similar to the indie movies. Each game with a myth, alright shooting gameplay, puzzles and actually fleshed out characters. That's why people love uncharted
mansoor1980
Gold Member
A ,
todd howard does it again
todd howard does it again
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