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04:38 PM
1. Holy bull-balls, that graphical upgrade is really something.
2. Why're all those folks walking? I was under the impression this game emphasized wings and flying.
3. How can somebody swim wearing that much metal? Monster Hunter Tri begs the same question.
4. That battle system looks like it belongs in a fighting game. This one is quite interested by this game now.
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06:14 AM
Fuck it, I'm getting it.
08:08 AM
03:55 AM
(And PLEEEEASE don't follow Top Gear's "Ambitious, but Rubbish" ideals)
03:35 AM
Not sure that it's a trap, but it looks great. Lots of women getting killed in this show though.
05:40 AM
05:42 PM
I just thought it was odd whenever there was some huge epic showdown in that video between 2 people, it was some guy demolishing a girl.
03:15 AM
This does look very nice. Might have to pick Aion up in a couple years. Was very excited about the game when it was announced, but for some reason my interest dropped off a couple months before it came out.
01:02 AM
But mark my words, if this Aion ever actually achieves this, I will sign the fuck up. Even if the rest of the world is already playing, I'd be happy to join them.
Many years ago I never would have expected Shadow of the Colossus or even Devil May Cry could ever exist (SNES/PS1 era) but I believe this will come to be at some point if only because it has to.
When and How is really the only factor here.
08:32 AM
I feel the same way- Wow does not interest me, and I have never participated in an MMO. However! If Aion or another title, in the future, lives up to this trailer, I might be in.
And as you say, there is no reason not to believe this will come to pass, eventually. Technically, there is absolutely nothing in this trailer that is unreasonable to expect in a game circa 2010. All I see in the trailer is a lot of razzle dazzle and dramatic camera angles. The real trick, and what would win me over, is sustaining the integrity of that particular fantasy world, holding it all together with a fun to play game.
Side note- The improved lighting and effects go a long way in improving the generally nice, but average quality of the models and animation- Which I can understand and would accept in an MMO, with the assumption there are hundreds of different NPCs, enemies, animals, etc.
I remember back in the day, playing Strider or S.T.U.N. Runner et. al. in the arcade, and thinking: "Woah! These graphics are AMAZING. Graphics cant possibly ever be better than this." And of course, the technical and artisitic standards in gaming continue to be raised year after year, and will continue to be ad infinitum. Things I once dreamed of as a kid, I now happily take for granted.
12:44 AM
-Some Generic Old Quote
12:40 AM
And when it is, will anyone on Earth have a PC that can actually run it?
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12:35 AM
it looks very, very outdated in comparison to their examples.
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11/23/09
Seeing that I don't play online games at all, do people REALLY spam advertisements while playing the game? That's freakin annoying.
I'm really curious about that now....has anyone ever dealt with that while playing their games online?
11/23/09
11/23/09
0-o, one for every user? Geez....I mean I just never dealt with it because I'm an offline player so I was curious about it. I'm sure if I plugged my console up to the interwebs to game I'll get spammed.
11/23/09
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04:26 AM
#speakup