Gas Powered Games’ battle-of-the-gods title, Demigod, is looking appropriately awesome. It’s actually a little more sedate than this trailer, as I explained in my first look at the game, but I think this gives you a good taste of the thunderous tone we should expect. Go watch.
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I hope so, because the art direction and concept looks interesting!
In any case, I think it’s mostly the fact that E3 week (and quite a lot of teasers/trailers released in the weeks before) served up loads and loads of cutscenesque and cinematic snippets with very little gameplay. Every time people go through the same motions of “Yes, it looks nice, but what will it play like?” and after a few weeks of that you’ll be getting a bit tired of it ;)
edit: Oh and also, there’s been plenty of low-budgety gameplay teasers, Stalker managed lots of them. Certainly not Valve/Blizzard quality but still interesting. Then again I guess it’s a question of what audience you’re making a teaser for.
“Oh and also, there’s been plenty of low-budgety gameplay teasers, Stalker managed lots of them. Certainly not Valve/Blizzard quality but still interesting.”
That’s the problem. Gamers are generally unforgiving of production values, so unless you make it as good as Valve or Blizzard, you risk creating a negative vibe around your game. You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
“Then again I guess it’s a question of what audience you’re making a teaser for.”
Yeah, they aren’t always for gamers. These work on retail more than a straight gameplay video, and you need to start that dog and pony show with them quite early to convince them to take your game.
Game looks fantastic, can’t wait to play.
Looks smashing!
/gets coat…
This looks so good.I’m really interested in seeing how they’ll juggle the online offline thing. Since, unless I’m reading wrong, they’ll be pseudo linked ala spore’s universe?
@-PATTOM-
Yes, but the footage is presented in such a way that it might as well be a cinematic — it gives us no clear idea of what the game plays like, which frankly defeats the purpose of game footage.