Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom screens (aka boooo SOE)

Sucks?Man thats an understatement.That are are probably like the worst graphics someone can expect from next gen.
Hell, even God of War might be better looking than this.

 

That tennis game for XB360 shown last E3 looked worse than this IMO.

 

Lets see how clean it would have been if they tried to add more detail

 

So much hate and cries of hypocrisy... Sad Really.

I like pretty much everything except the characters.... They just dont seem to "fit" everything else.... I guess it is kind expected when everything so far has to be completely cartoony or "Realisitc" these days.

 

Oddly enough, it reverted back to 1080p in the press release.

http://sonyonline.com/corp/press_releases/031506_UL-DK.html

 

The textures dont really look noticeable better than Enclave.. A first gen Xbox title.. Granted Enclave is in top 10 in texture quality on the Xbox platform but still...

 

I don't expect much from this game...but for some reason I feel like there is something we're missing because we're not seeing the gameplay in motion. I will reserve judgement until I see the game in a more complete state and in motion.

As for now by the looks of those screenshots...the game smells of utter shit.

In the end, I feel this game will be overshadowed by Heavenly Sword and be forgotten about in an instant.

 

We're barely even seeing monsters! It' the lack of any critters or action or anything we could relate to being a game that doesn't involve wandering around a vast and empty expanse that makes this game so bad. (and the duff lighting and weak shadows...)

BGDA clones have quite a healthy niche. HS I think is in a different Genre, especially if UL has 2/3 player coop. That's where these games are really popular. Most fans of BGDA and CON it seems play with spouses/partners and kids.

 

Yeah I know they are different genres...but they both share common hack'n'slash features. I'm sure HS will be alot more like Devil May Cry and this crap more like CoN...but nevertheless...

 

I think these screens are just from a demo, dont worry.
http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/814/814614/vids_1.html
watch the interview, he mentions a demo several times.

I just wish we had a video.

 

For what it's worth, the next SnowBlind Studios game isn't a dungeon crawler but 'Justice League: Heroes'. That's one less competitor in the genre for UL, and there aren't that many people producing these sorts of games! UL will get the sales on being the only option. However, SB have just started work on a next-gen title that should please those wanting a more traditional dungeon crawler it seems. In another 2 years there should be at least one rival to UL!

 

Given the disapointment of UL and the lack of a new Snowblind hack & slash in the near future, I will turn to the PC...for those interested, there are several promising games on the horizon:

Mage Knight: Apocalypse
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/mageknightapocalypse/

Titan Quest
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/titanquest/

Hellgate: London
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/hellgatelondon/index.html

Though the furthest out, Hellgate: London is probably the most anticipated for me because of its development pedigre.

 

That interview makes a difference. I'm interested in this game now.

It will be nice to see the realistic water physics that they will have. Also, sounds like a huge game world.

 

I hope the characters look at least as good as the website intro character because that doesn't seem all that difficult.

http://darkkingdom.station.sony.com/

 

Dungeon Siege is coming to PSP too. Shame there isn't as much in this genre, especially considering every third game produced is a FPS! A lot of genres are fairly marginalized.

 

Yes I'm very excited by this...I think it's one of the best genres for a portable like the PSP! Some time ago there were rumors of a possible Diablo II port to the PSP -- that would be fantastic.

 

Website says internet co-op play, so that would be nice.