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Armored Core 4 trailer
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Doom_Bringer
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Elios83 said:
ya but it looks much better now.
Outdoor Miner
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Holy crap.
I'm a HUGE AC whore... I think I own every AC game out there so far. I had a feeling that "Codename Project Force" was Armored Core 4. I just hope they get the engine worknig good, I like mechs and all but they control so heavy and stiff... I hope the AC's will be able to manuver like in that trailer where it shifts side to side.
And maybe... just maybe, It will actualyl play like ZOE.
And maybe... just maybe, It will actualyl play like ZOE.
Is it just me, or is FromSoftware stretching themselves super, super thin right now?
I mean, they have all the following in development right now (7 titles, 6 on next gen machines and 1 of which on both PS3 and 360), and the studio only consists of 190 people:
PS3:
Dark (RPG)
Black Blade (Action)
Xbox360:
Chrome Hounds (Mech Action)
eM: Enchanted Arm (RPG)
Tenchu (Ninja Action)
PS3 & 360:
Armored Core 4 (Mech Action)
PS2:
Yoshitsune Eiyuuden Shura (Samurai Action)
Damn...
I mean, they have all the following in development right now (7 titles, 6 on next gen machines and 1 of which on both PS3 and 360), and the studio only consists of 190 people:
PS3:
Dark (RPG)
Black Blade (Action)
Xbox360:
Chrome Hounds (Mech Action)
eM: Enchanted Arm (RPG)
Tenchu (Ninja Action)
PS3 & 360:
Armored Core 4 (Mech Action)
PS2:
Yoshitsune Eiyuuden Shura (Samurai Action)
Damn...
neo2046
Member
yes exactlyElios83 said:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20050721/from.htm
http://eg.nttpub.co.jp/news/20050721_11.html
Project Force at PS Meeting
Armored Core 4at TGS
I'm pretty sure all those titles are being developed by From and From alone; you'd think they'd announce a co-developer if there was one. Now, not every title is being funded by From themselves (Sega is funding Chrome Hounds for example), but that isn't really my point. My point is with 7 games going and only 190 staff members, that's an average of under 30 guys on each game at once. And you know not all of the 190 people actually work on the games.EGM92 said:
And you're right that PS3 and 360 development is easier (well, we know PS3 is, 360 is still up in the air, especially when comparing it to the Xbox 1), but it's also more complex right? Less than 30 is damn small for this gen, let alone the start of the next.
Maybe some of the games are a couple years off though, who knows.
erikevrhrd
Junior Member
Wow. That looks sweet. When it out on X360...Q1 06?
The Take Out Bandit
Member
I hope From Software is able to get the PS3 version on-line, outside of Japan. The last thing I want to see is Japanese developers only pursuing on-line game development with Microsoft Training Wheels on. >:|
Not to mention it would be a huge slap in the face of every AC fan from the past near decade that has supported their games on the Playstation family of consoles. It would be a different story if From Software pulled a Tecmo and went exclusive with the series to Xbox. Only time will tell. I just hope From Software doesn't drop the ball. The past five years have revealed their on-line game development as lacking.
Yeah, you're a whore; but you haven't demonstrated any recognizable traits of an AC fan.
Because if you were an AC fan, you would know that you can design a lightweight AC that is fast and maneuverable. It also helps to know which buttons to press when playing the game to achieve the desired effect. AC is a game of skill, a newbie can't just waltz in and expect a stock AC to maneuver like Jehuty by using just simple inputs.
And if that isn't sufficient evidence to disprove that simply owning everything makes you "good" at it, I don't know what will.
The Take Out Bandit said:I hope From Software is able to get the PS3 version on-line, outside of Japan. The last thing I want to see is Japanese developers only pursuing on-line game development with Microsoft Training Wheels on. >:|
Not to mention it would be a huge slap in the face of every AC fan from the past near decade that has supported their games on the Playstation family of consoles. It would be a different story if From Software pulled a Tecmo and went exclusive with the series to Xbox. Only time will tell. I just hope From Software doesn't drop the ball. The past five years have revealed their on-line game development as lacking.
Yeah, you're a whore; but you haven't demonstrated any recognizable traits of an AC fan.
Because if you were an AC fan, you would know that you can design a lightweight AC that is fast and maneuverable. It also helps to know which buttons to press when playing the game to achieve the desired effect. AC is a game of skill, a newbie can't just waltz in and expect a stock AC to maneuver like Jehuty by using just simple inputs.
And if that isn't sufficient evidence to disprove that simply owning everything makes you "good" at it, I don't know what will.
I know how to build my AC's lightweight/manuverable are CRAP in battle sure they can dodge a couple of shots with basic piloting skills but even then HP is always a big problem. I've been playing AC games since well the original AC was released on the PSX so don't be calling me a Newbie without getting your facts straight. I'm not talking about controlling an AC like Jehuty, just to have the mech move more... FLUID like ZOE. Are you saying you wouldn't want the game to control like in trailer? where there's a very smooth transition from flight, to booster, dodging etc
The Take Out Bandit
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It already does. A smoth transition from flight to running can be achieved by feathering the boost button. Taking off from a moving position is relatively smooth depending on the direction you are headed in, which makes perfect sense considering the game is applying it's own brand of real physics to how this massive hunks of metal would handle.
You just want to have your cake and eat it too:
It's a balancing act. Do you want speed and agility, or do you want armor?
Better yet, just find an AC tournament and attend. You'll see a level of AC playing skill you obviously can't comprehend given your complaints in this thread.
You're not going to get ZoE out of AC, so just stick a sock in it and go play ZoE if you want ZoE.
Quoted for truth.