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Indiana Jones by MachineGames Officially Revealed - Coming in 2024 | Xbox Direct 2024
kiphalfton
Member
I must have missed that part (or anything resembling that) in Uncharted 4 or Lost Legacy.
pnutboy
Member
Agreed, could see it getting similar reception to Wolfenstein TNO in this way. High 70's-Low 80's MC but lots of people calling it underrated later on.
Nydius
Member
The "Harry Potter" game wasn't Harry Potter, it was an entirely new story set in the same universe.
Indy nostalgia by whom? I'm 47, I saw two of the three Indy movies in theaters. I also saw how they've milked the franchise and ruined it with two mediocre, pointless, movies. There isn't much nostalgia for a property that just released a trash tier movie that even die hard Indy fans like myself wanted nothing to do with.
NonPhixion
Member
Damnnnn, homegirl went hard on Hellblade
SantaC
Member
Keep telling yourself that.
The star wars games still sell good even though the last 6 movies been train wrecks.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Yet the user reviews for the dial of destiny are at 80 percent on rotten tomatoes
And it was a pretty decent fun summer romp of a movie.
I think the game will do pretty well.
Kacho
Gold Member
Yeah I was thinking Mad Max. A game that didn’t light the sales charts on fire but is generally loved by gamers.
Deerock71
Member
If anyone had told me Riddick in first person would be the best way to experience being that badass, I'd look sideways at them. However, Riddick was absolutely one of the best FPSes on the Xbox. I'm officially intrigued. I just hope they can include Indy's ability to fuck up and right the ship.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well, it's a pretty famous IP. I don't think it's gonna be underrated, it's gonna have a loooot of eyes on it.
Jayjayhd34
Gold Member
I would willing to bet majority who are complaining have not watched single indie film. I game on both pc and ps and i think your overstated the importance of indie the new film flopped and doubt current gen could even sit through one of older films.
If can't see how this forum has bias towards sony then you are blind. There's etleast one thread a day about xbox dying. You liturally can't have grown up conversation about any xbox game with stupid memes etc
If this was a Sony game there would be countless of comments on how brave they are for trying something with an adventure game.
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we have 21 page thread about the perspective of a game snd reality effects very little about gameplay. wow can't see the back of someone's body it's most dramatic stupid complaint ive ever seen. There's even chance a mod will fix this and bet will not change single aspect of gameplay or story....
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IDappa
Member
It’s fine to have preferences, I can understand that, but to hate on a game for it, and by calling devs “not talented” because of a preference is mind boggling. Not talking about you btw..
It’s a shame the conversation about this game has boiled down to this. When I saw the trailer I genuinely thought it looked good and feels like the devs love the Indy franchise..
it is going to be a situation where we won’t know if it was the right decision until it releases. if they lean into the puzzles and atmosphere like they seem to be doing, well I’ll just say I’m optimistic..
ManaByte
Member
People are already preparing their metacritic burner accounts.
Negotiator101
Member
Is that backwards compatible?
IDappa
Member
You’re being disingenuous mate and you keep shifting your argument, I mean you still haven’t answered my question why this game would actually suit 3rd person more other than “cinematic feel” which I countered with Cod known to be a highly cinematic fps, I brought up multiple points how the Indiana jones franchise has outlandish events because you think it’s unrealistic for him to jump from plane to plane.
Again with the insults, I honestly feel sorry for you. Clutch at your pearls mate. Hate on a game and call the dev lazy based off a 3 min trailer which oozes Indiana vibes because your preference is third.
Here’s a tip to be less insufferable in the gaming space, just play games to enjoy them and be open to different experiences.
This is going nowhere anyway. New day time to move on.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Deerock71
Member
Doesn't look like it, sadly.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
You can get it cheap on GoG and it should run on modern systems. And don’t need much to run it either since it’s an old game.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Neither the Xbox Riddick or 360 Dark Athena re-releases are backwards compatible sadly
lefty1117
Gold Member
You won't have to wait long, it will be on gamepass from day 1.The whip reminds me of the tentacle power in The Darkness lol go figure
Doesn't look terrible. Will wait til it hits GamePass. Where everyone goes for gaming.
GamePass, gaming for Everyone
consoul
Member
The people saying the Indy model looks perfect have a low bar for perfection. There are a couple of screenshots where it looks really good, but otherwise it falls short.
Especially the face reveal at the very start of the trailer. They built up to it and then ...that was the best they could manage? Jesus. Choose one of the shots where it looks good as the first reveal at least.
Especially the face reveal at the very start of the trailer. They built up to it and then ...that was the best they could manage? Jesus. Choose one of the shots where it looks good as the first reveal at least.
Lions Gate
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Y'all are some picky ass mofos lol.
Even in compressed YT format, it looks good. The hair, clothing material etc all look really well detailed, with sweat/condensation.
The incidental detail on even his hand is immaculate with fingerprints and creases between the knuckles also visible.
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YukiOnna
Member
Nvm I lost half my interestThis speaks for itself.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
But will a couple of million be enough?
We saw that Insomniac needed to sell, what, 7 million copies just to break even Spider-Man 2?
If Indy sells only 2-3 million copies, it will be an enormous financial disaster.
BlackTron
Member
This is also how I felt about Star Wars during prequel days. The movies could have been better, but the games (and Legos) kept it a big IP for me anyway.
I don't think Indy is as good a candidate for this effect as Star Wars but I still think it is there (but we ain't getting it from this game)
StueyDuck
Member
Why am I going to answer a question that has nothing to do with what I'm talking about?
I really do think you have trouble reading. I am not trying to be funny here the fact that you still cannot grasp anything being written really is a bit worrying.
Look at some of the things you "think" you've read:
Planes don't exist in indy.
Lazy devs
Hating on the game
These are 3 things I've never said and you've brought up in the last couple of messages.
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Musashipan
Member
Better than uncharted in every single aspect
Finally a good game in the genre
Finally a good game in the genre
vaibhavpisal
Member
Xbox/Bethesda usually dont spend $350 mln on games.
You can go long way with good use of $50 mln.
You won’t get fast travel of Spider man 2 or perfect lip syncing of NPC characters giving you side quests.
Good compromise IMO.
nkarafo
Member
Have you played Wolfenstein: The new Colossus?
Because you would know Machinegames are perfectly capable of delivering all that and worse.
Majormaxxx
Member
Wrong. Indy has rounder features. Their model is too angular. At times looking Chinese almost. Could be a result of mocapping Baker's bony face.Y'all are some picky ass mofos lol.
Even in compressed YT format, it looks good. The hair, clothing material etc all look really well detailed, with sweat/condensation.
The incidental detail on even his hand is immaculate with fingerprints and creases between the knuckles also visible.
Majormaxxx
Member
Exactly. And did no one see how the team in the video looked?
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Machine Games has 150 employees
They’ve worked on this game for 5 years
This title costs over $100M to develop
Starfield was probably pretty close to SM2 dev costs if not more
VulcanRaven
Member
Story seems great. The character models are detailed but not in all shots. Sometimes the skin looks too smooth. Almost like they are wearing makeup.
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vaibhavpisal
Member
Fair enough.
Even if its an expensive title for Machine Games (100 mln), it will still generate good profit at 5 mln sold. Don’t know how that translates to gamepass.
But profit/loss equation is wildly different for games costing 50-100 mln vs 200 mln.
Smaller games are in sweet spot IMO, a couple of million sales to break even makes them far more feasible and routinely very successful.
Big fan of most things Indiana Jones, please make it for my generation and not modern gamers. Secondly, if the games is Xbox exclusive, you'll get my $15 one month sub, if it's released physically on Xbox or any other console platform (maybe PC), I'll pay full price for the game. Interesting times.
Fess
Member
Yeah and another Uncharted and Tomb Raider should be close anyway. I’m thinking we’ll see new games shown this summer, release in 2025. 3rd person tomb raiders will eat good without Indy squeezing in there between them.
After seeing that they did it well with the whip and sometimes change the perspective etc it feels like it’s own thing, feels fresh as you say, takes a well-known perspective and include some new ingredients.
Neff
Member
Snake29
Banned
Nah, Harry Potter. Everyone asked for new or big HP game. It was a fresh new experience in the HP world and it looked good. HP franchise is much larger then Indie. Everyone knows HP, not everyone knows indie. And they are right, when was the last time that indie was relevant?
Then the game. While i like their Wolfenstein franchise. Most people would want a new WS over some generic looking indie game. Because let’s face it, it looks pretty mediocre. And with the day one GP, only Xbox en Pc, and not being that big of a relevant franchise anymore…i don’t know if it will even hit the 2 mill. Personally im more looking forward to their Wolfenstein franchise and not indie.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Well, there goes my interest.This speaks for itself.
Mister Wolf
Member
I'll definitely be on the lookout for how much Indiana Jones gets undermined and/or upstaged by the sidekick in his own videogame.
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kyussman
Member
I love how "for a modern audience" just means for alphabet people.
VulcanRaven
Member
I think it was a mistake that they waited so long with the fifth movie. It would have done well few years after Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I love how the game has a stylised look. Not straight up realism like a kojima capture but stylised like an uncharted nathan drake with Indy.
Basically it looks like a game and I'm a bit hung over maybe.
Basically it looks like a game and I'm a bit hung over maybe.
Fess
Member
Indy, not indie
And why do you think there is so much talk about the Indiana Jones game? The talk is overshadowing even Hellblade 2 and Avowed. I’ve seen even diehard PS fans saying they need to buy a Xbox now.
The thing is, there is a big chunk of older gamers, many likely feeling nostalgic over seeing Indiana Jones, same generation who grew up with Star Wars. And Indy is the original treasure hunter that creators iterated on and created Tomb Raider, Uncharted, even Rick Dangerous and Spelunky. It may not be a big thing for you and probably not for the Fortnite crowd but for many others it is a big deal. And also, it was awhile since we had a new Uncharted and Tomb Raider. And we don’t know what they’re doing there yet, old man Nathan might be swapped out to Chloe or Cassie and who knows what they’ll do to poor ol Lara.