Tales of the Shire: First 16 Minutes
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Kacho
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Do you think the actual audience they're targeting will show up? I'm guessing it's women that play Sims. Hard to get a read on that since all I'm seeing is negativity everywhere it's been promoted.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Don't make me have PTSD.
lmimmfn
Gold Member
Its no wonder Netflix are increasing prices funding this atrocity, great to see idiots paying higher Netflix prices to fund it lol
nkarafo
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FFS, every single western game. Where do all these people come from?ding ding ding
Quantum253
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Dear developers:
" Your love for the halflings leaf has clearly slowed your mind"
Love,
Saruman
" Your love for the halflings leaf has clearly slowed your mind"
Love,
Saruman
lmimmfn
Gold Member
"Woke developers, online media, movie makers, please keep that shit up
Your loving enemy Saruman"
Saruman proceeds to slay all the soyboys and easily invade every land.
March Climber
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Since this is coming to mobile? Higher than 50% chance. If it had avoided mobile I would have said 50/50 chance.
March Climber
Member
Netflix has already been putting high-profile indie games (that work well with phones) on their platform that are free of cost after subscribing. You're possibly going to see more of this because it seems to be working.
Admittedly, I myself am currently playing a few of these high-profile indie games thanks to Netflix Gaming, especially since one of them is an exclusive to the platform.
Quantum253
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Damigos
Member
Too late now i guess
To make it easier, i also had PTSD
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Womt be surprised its one of those toxic positivity issue or just a straight up money laundering schemejust remember, not only did someone think in their head to make this, someone else greenlit it saying it's a good idea
Dynasty8
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Ok, so that makes a lot more sense, if they are going to have a mobile version , no wonder this looks this way.
Why fuck is this thread acting as if this is some PS5 or Series X only title? Like, of course a fucking mobile game would look this way.
Or do they have other "reasons" on why they are suddenly concerned over a children's game? lol
Von Hugh
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/endthread
Bert Big Balls
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Not for me, but I can totally see the appeal to a certain demographic. It just annoys me that we could have something similar to the PS2 Two Towers game, but they come out with ... this.
Hero of Spielberg
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I couldn't sleep last night so I was thinking of how I would remake those games now
Myths
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Off on a tangent here but… I'm always surprised when, to even get hired as an artist or programmer at these places, the bar is set so high yet the output can be so low. Not an exact correlation since marketing and shareholders are involved separate from the technical aspects…just remember, not only did someone think in their head to make this, someone else greenlit it saying it's a good idea
Robb
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ding ding ding
Ridicululzz
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Doesn't look that bad if you don't look at it.
Cyberpunkd
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It's called Stardew Valley, you're welcome.
Lunarorbit
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What everyone wanted, a 16 minute walking talking hobbit simulator trailer.
Does anything happen in this game?
Does anything happen in this game?
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
"and with Tales of The Shire, we want to immerse you inding ding ding
STARSBarry
Gold Member
As an old Harvest Moon now Rune Factory player, I really wanted this to be good.
It looks like a less complex Palia (which was a huge disappointment) but it just looks so... basic.
The lack of sound, I'm not talking about just voice acting i mean in general makes it come across as super cheap. Like there needs to be something more to acknowledge you are in a conversation, sometimes you get a grunt or a hmmmm, but more often than not you don't.
It feels like a mobile game
It looks like a less complex Palia (which was a huge disappointment) but it just looks so... basic.
The lack of sound, I'm not talking about just voice acting i mean in general makes it come across as super cheap. Like there needs to be something more to acknowledge you are in a conversation, sometimes you get a grunt or a hmmmm, but more often than not you don't.
It feels like a mobile game
darrylgorn
Member
Would be nice if there was actually a game to play.
Right now it's just walk around the shire with Transalf.
Right now it's just walk around the shire with Transalf.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
#NukeTheShire
RCX
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
The environment models are nicely done, interesting topology. But the textures are way too simple. Some have a bit of hand-painted work done on them but the brushwork is too simplified and blurry. Oozes a vibe of laziness and not caring about the craft.
Ni no Kuni, a game from 2011. Same artstyle and a lot less VRAM budget for texture sizes. Just look at the density of detail.
I am all for non-photorealistic rendering in games but most modern devs don't do it justice the way PS2, PS3 generation of JRPG developers did.
The art of Ni No Kuni oozes charm, the art of Tales of the Shire oozes like pus from an abscess.
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LordCBH
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March Climber
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Because the Lord of the Rings I.P. is at a really bad spot right now, so they are going to dislike/make fun of stuff that doesn't match what they feel the I.P. should be, regardless of if it succeeds or fails.
Secondly, I think some people are looking for some new punching bags now that Concord's failure has been milked to death and the horse's corpse has been beaten beyond death. Expect to have 15+ threads if the new Assassins Creed or Dragon Age show a hint of failure on release. And for some reason, for just pointing out the obvious, people will think you're against them or upset about a game failing and treat you as such.
finalflame
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Hmmm I dunno, I'm ambivalent. I REALLY like these types of games, but the art style ain't it. I'll wait to see some substantive reviews but .. ain't looking good.
Interfectum
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ding ding ding
Toots
Member
You wake up, look at the mirror and see this.ding ding ding
You now have two options :
Telling yourself "i'll go to the gym and ask someone who knows their stuff/with taste what can i do with my hair and which glasses would suit me better"
or start a worldwide crusade to change everyone perception so they 180 their beauty standard to find you attractive.
Which one do you choose ?
N0S
Al Pachinko, Konami President
ConkerTheSquirrel.
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More like Tales of the Shite.
