Quest For Glory II posted:

The Verge posted:

Where the original Beyond Good & Evil was a fairly straightforward third-person action adventure, its follow-up is something much larger and more complex. It combines elements of online worlds, early-access releases, role-playing games, and procedural generation.

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Just what kind of game Beyond Good & Evil 2 will be is hard to pin down. It takes place in the same universe as the original, and is set a few generations before the events of that game. (Ancel insists “it’s not a reboot.”) Players will be able to create their own distinct in-game avatar, who will start on the bottom rung of society, before working their way up to become captain of a spaceship, complete with a crew. “Whatever character you choose, you will start at the very bottom of the social system,” Ancel says. “Maybe you’re delivering pizza. But one day you will have this gigantic spaceship.”

In a big shift from the first game, the prequel is structured like an RPG. You and your crew will develop new skills over time, and how you grow and change will reportedly depend on what you do and where you go. “You explore, you discover new cultures, those cultures are adapted to the planet, and then you can customize your ship based on what you discover on the planet,” Ancel explains.

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The worlds you’ll be exploring, Ancel explains, are a combination of hand-designed and procedurally generated. He describes it as “like a SimCity simulation.”

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It all sounds incredibly ambitious, especially when you consider that Ancel also wants to treat Beyond Good & Evil 2 as something of an early access title, with a community of players offering feedback and testing early prototypes. The version of the game I saw, meanwhile, was still in a very early state. The graphics were mostly placeholder (Ancel says that “two weeks ago there were no graphics”) while aspects like combat and any kind of narrative aspect had yet to be implemented.

He describes the game’s current status as “day zero of development.”

Olive Garden tonight! posted:

Someday I'll make a rip-off of Sushi-go-Round from Pokemon Stadium, with multiple game modes and stuff

Snak posted:

Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido

That looks awesome.

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Quest For Glory II posted:

this shouldn't be a shocker but BG&E2 sounds like the Vaporwariest Vaporware

Quest For Glory II posted:

this shouldn't be a shocker but BG&E2 sounds like the Vaporwariest Vaporware

The Silver Snail posted:

Nobody will want to play it if Lickitung isn't in there.

Real hurthling! posted:

Im playing ffxv im like 7-8 hours in and the game is incomprehensible. I have no idea whats happening in both the story or the chaotic battles.

nachos posted:

it only gets worse

Real hurthling! posted:

Lol. Am i doing the battles right? Its like a monster nails you from off screen constantly and even when you see an attack coming you cant block because youre in an animation so you end up just yoloing and stocking up on hi potions?

Real hurthling! posted:

Lol. Am i doing the battles right? Its like a monster nails you from off screen constantly and even when you see an attack coming you cant block because youre in an animation so you end up just yoloing and stocking up on hi potions?

Viewtiful Jew posted:

BG&E2 is less of a game in the sense of a complete product and more of an insurance policy in the event Vivendi does end up acquiring Ubisoft, the gaming community is supposed to rally together and support the ambitious title when it eventually appears to be in jeopardy and fight back in the name of Ancel and good gaming everywhere.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

You aren't doing battles right. To start with, stop mindlessly spamming attack and learn to time your dodges better.

corn in the bible posted:

you shouldnt need to heal ever because jumping onto a tall thing fully both heals you and restores your mp instantly

GUI posted:

I bought Dragon Age Inquisition for u$10 at some point and just started it yesterday and holy poo poo these have been the most boring 2 hours I've spent playing a video game this year. The character interactions are good but everything else, especially the "tactical" combat against damage sponge enemies (even on Easy difficulty) that happens every 30 seconds in the open world, is bland as hell.

MechaSeinfeld posted:

I don't think I've ever been less interested in a game that I bought less than DA:I. I don't think I liked a single thing about it. The character creator was pretty robust I guess.

Motto posted:

https://twitter.com/Protodude/status/875191524253937665

hahahahaha

Motto posted:

https://twitter.com/Protodude/status/875191524253937665

hahahahaha

FirstAidKite posted:

Guy Mann posted:

Speaking of disappointing mediocity, how about that new Bloodstained footage eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTVYb6xeUcU

Real hurthling! posted:

looks ugly and slow. i'll probably just replay sotn

SirKibbles posted:

loving why? I guess they legally have to but eh

corn in the bible posted:

dragon age inquisition sucks a lot

glam rock hamhock posted:

Indie developers: I know you have experience in the industry and think it'll be easier but please stop trying for 3D graphics unless you really have an idea of how you're going to use them.

Mordja posted:

I gotta wonder, with the Metroidvania genre having been pretty well served these last few years by indie devs, is a new SOTN-like really that exciting to people anymore?