Sunset Overdrive
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...looks astounding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9FXIloYb8
Just caught wind of this trailer which has been making waves over the past day. It looks as though the wash of dull grey and brown games of the past decade is ending. The premise here is an open world game based on free running and combat, with comic-book violence and comedy thrown in.
http://www.totalxbox.com/76077/things-to-do-in-sun...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9FXIloYb8
Just caught wind of this trailer which has been making waves over the past day. It looks as though the wash of dull grey and brown games of the past decade is ending. The premise here is an open world game based on free running and combat, with comic-book violence and comedy thrown in.
http://www.totalxbox.com/76077/things-to-do-in-sun...
totlxtc said:
Looks a bit too "Dead Rising" to me. Can see it as one of those games where its great for first couple of hours and once you have mashed a few bad guys in the same ways it will get repetitive and boring. Would be a bargain bin purchase.
Wow, you've written it off quite soon. It strikes me as a mix between Crackdown and Dead Rising, though the combat looks a bit more dynamic than Dead Rising's 'slash through the crowd' style. It looks though as if a massive amount of content is being crammed in there, and hopefully the game will reach the right balance of difficulty. I am sure lessons will be learned from Dead Rising 3 in that respect, given that the main criticism levelled at that is that it starts off being fantastic, but once you reach the maximum level there is no challenge whatsoever and you become and invincible super-warrior slashing your way through your enemies like they were herds of lazy sheep. I did see a lot of Bulletstorm in the design, but I didn't reference it in my original post as I didn't think anyone would know what I was on about! A fantastic game, criminally underrated. I'm hoping gamers will give SO a chance and enjoy it, rather than not bothering to play it on the assumption that they won't like it, as happened to Bulletstorm. What would you rather have, another COD?
For colour...
For colour...
Bulletstorm had some really great ideas in it, so I'm glad to see some similar DNA here.
I'm disappointed, but not entirely surprised that people are writing this off without seeing more than the odd gameplay video. It's colourful, vibrant and fast paced and critically, it's a new game. Not a sequel, prequel, spin off etc, which we've been saturated with for a while, as identikit annual updates top the sales charts and push creativity and original thinking even further down the list of required traits for a successful game.
I'm disappointed, but not entirely surprised that people are writing this off without seeing more than the odd gameplay video. It's colourful, vibrant and fast paced and critically, it's a new game. Not a sequel, prequel, spin off etc, which we've been saturated with for a while, as identikit annual updates top the sales charts and push creativity and original thinking even further down the list of required traits for a successful game.
More footage, giving a brief insight into how the city is designed, and how you can traverse it. The whole sun-drenched, Neo-Tokyo vibe looks really cool.
http://www.totalxbox.com/77595/new-sunset-overdriv...
http://www.totalxbox.com/77595/new-sunset-overdriv...
http://www.totalxbox.com/78923/sunset-overdrive-ch...
Multiplayer trailer. Looks like an 8 player team based affair, where you can drop into sessions from the main game world. There, a lobby system gives you a choice of two missions, your team makes the pick, goes for the objective and then afterwards, engages in a horde defence battle. You can crank up the difficulty for better rewards. It looks very good.
Multiplayer trailer. Looks like an 8 player team based affair, where you can drop into sessions from the main game world. There, a lobby system gives you a choice of two missions, your team makes the pick, goes for the objective and then afterwards, engages in a horde defence battle. You can crank up the difficulty for better rewards. It looks very good.
My copy was supposed to arrive today but didn't. Not that it matters though as I'm still knee deep in Borderlands and have Lord Of The Fallen waiting to go too.
http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/sunset-overdr...
The achievement list sounds fantastic, so I can't wait to get stuck in.
http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/sunset-overdr...
The achievement list sounds fantastic, so I can't wait to get stuck in.
Has anyone played this yet, and if so what is the verdict? The reviews seem very positive and I'm a fan of this kind of thing since it was developed my Insomniac who did the Ratchet & Clank games
It's the only game which is an XBox One exclusive that might persuade me to buy one (currently have a PS4 instead)
It's the only game which is an XBox One exclusive that might persuade me to buy one (currently have a PS4 instead)
Moog72 said:
Has anyone played this yet, and if so what is the verdict? The reviews seem very positive and I'm a fan of this kind of thing since it was developed my Insomniac who did the Ratchet & Clank games
It's the only game which is an XBox One exclusive that might persuade me to buy one (currently have a PS4 instead)
I caved and got it, I like it. Once you have sunk a few hours into it, are used to the controls and unlock enough skills, it's really fun.It's the only game which is an XBox One exclusive that might persuade me to buy one (currently have a PS4 instead)
It's like a very weird, hectic cross between tony hawk and a 3rd person shooter. You're constantly chaining moves whilst killing things. I find myself losing hours not really achieving anything, just going on mini rampages, bouncing and grinding about, deliberately provoking the enemies until they swarm after me.
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