Fuse (Insomniac's Overstrike) Trailer - March 2013 [Update: GTTV Episode]
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I was thinking the same thing.
BadAss2961
Member
I have to agree.
I dunno, but it was certainly weird to see Ted Price going on about how awesome is the violence in the game now.
It'd be unfair to pretend what goes on inside Insomniac, but I'd wager this was a decision they made themselves, going by their history. They changed Resistance's sequel to try to cater to the more mass market FPS crowd.Well, there go all the positive comparisons to NOLF, The Incredibles, and Team Fortress 2... The hype train will be ending its journey prematurely at Bland-Town Station. Population: Grit
I don't want to write it off completely, but I was really hoping for some levity and fun characters, with a bright color palette. Now we've got a SRS BSNS plot, nondescript military settings in muted tones, and a decidedly less unique tone to the whole thing.
I don't want to write it off completely, but I was really hoping for some levity and fun characters, with a bright color palette. Now we've got a SRS BSNS plot, nondescript military settings in muted tones, and a decidedly less unique tone to the whole thing.
lol, ouch
When the planet is being destroyed there isn't going to be much color. The last areas were covered in snow.
Wrong, this game is going to do amazing.
Gears had the planet being destroyed, and even it wasn't that brown.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
each level has a varying palette to be sure... and again, not a military shooter. It's grounded, but by no means a "realistic" game
Trogdor1123
Member
This doesnt look like a game they would make... i am sad...
Those guys were kicking up a whole lot of dirt.
I think I would have liked it more with a different song backing it, but after playing Binary Domain the action in this game seemed too slow paced for me. I love co-op games, but if this does end up getting released around the time of Dead Space 3 and the new Army of Two I doubt I'll spring for all three.
That's crazy talk. Nothing is more brown than the original Resistance. That game was more muddy than mud.
The trailer did very little to show how 'grounded' it was.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Ohh man, what happened to the original artstyle? It was fucking great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1K_tQpoQ0
Now we get.....this? Whose idea was it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1K_tQpoQ0
Now we get.....this? Whose idea was it?
Every bad impression in past weeks seems to have been caused by the "wrong" part of the game being shown off. Maybe when it comes out, we'll find out that the parts people were excited about in 2011 got scrapped early on and wound up in another game entirely.
I'll gladly shell out $60 for that game, should it ever see the light of day.
Sorry to sound so harsh, it just feels like I got myself excited over stuff that seems to be largely absent from the game that's getting released.
I'll gladly shell out $60 for that game, should it ever see the light of day.
Sorry to sound so harsh, it just feels like I got myself excited over stuff that seems to be largely absent from the game that's getting released.
Is that a complement? If most of the complaints are about the new mature look, being off the wall would be better than grounded.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Most likely EA.
Tingfrmnongpradu
Member
Meh, didn't impress...
mysteriousmage09
Member
What an astronomical downgrade in visuals. Wow. Just wow.
Isn't it just an distribution deal? I thought the EA partners platform was just there to help independent studios get games out, not suck all the creativity and originality with focus groups and marketing data...
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
it's not dubstep. that's bass and drum.
It lost a lot of the color, charm, and character that made me fall in love with the original teaser. Overstrike was a day 1 buy because the game had an original look that reminded me of the likes of TF2 and the Incredibles, this though just looks like another run of the mill bro shooter that I can see myself ignoring.
It's crazy how much the look and feel of a game factors into it's appeal, because even if the gameplay stayed the same, the original game still looked like it would be more "fun".
It's crazy how much the look and feel of a game factors into it's appeal, because even if the gameplay stayed the same, the original game still looked like it would be more "fun".
crap, they can't tell anymore. end of the world.
It just you
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
I don´t think so. Yeah EA is sure about helping indy devs. EA wants something that sells regardless of how generic it is. Look at Dead Space 3 for instance. This overhaul has EA written all over it. I love Insomniac, and this game does not yell Insomniac to me.
Str0ngStyle
Member
I still wish the Art Style was the one from the Original trailer 
I'll still keep an eye out, but pulling a reverse Borderlands was not the way to go
I'll still keep an eye out, but pulling a reverse Borderlands was not the way to goYeah, maybe I'm a little tired of shooters
Callibretto
Member
maybe not a mandate like change the game or we won't publish it, but more like "we think you should chance it, but it's up to you (nudge, wink wink...)" kinda of thing
edit: and insomniac has the track record to not able to take a stand and commit, R2 is changed a lot from R1 probably to other game's influence, and R3 pretty much ignore R2 story as much as possible trying to distance itself from it even though R2 cliffhanger ending is one of the highlight of that game imo.
Proposed Law
Member
Damn not day one anymore. Miss Overstrike style.
Infinite Justice
Member
sigh
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will still keep an eye out though.
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will still keep an eye out though.
mambadragon
Banned
With this being Insomniac it'll likely play well, and thought I suppose that's what's most important I still can't help but be extremely bummed after watching the trailer.
I know GAF isn't a good sample of the general gaming public, but I hope jtstevenson and Insomniac go over the response here to all their recent PR and make significant changes. Or at least plan for this IP going nowhere and just finish the game and start focusing on their next game.
I know GAF isn't a good sample of the general gaming public, but I hope jtstevenson and Insomniac go over the response here to all their recent PR and make significant changes. Or at least plan for this IP going nowhere and just finish the game and start focusing on their next game.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
More shooters need animation or swaying when aiming down the ironsight. They all look very stiff and the same when they're all doing the ironsight aim.