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Sarcasmancer
09/29/09

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The concept art reminds me of a lot of stuff I've seen on deviant art, especially pic #7. Unfortunately, I don't remember the artists' names/handles.
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Gambit09
09/29/09

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I'd like a game post post-apocalyptic for once.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/29/09

@Gambit09: This is it, post-apocalytpic should be brown-grey-red as the dust still circles in the various layers of the atmosphere, effectively blocking out the sun, killing vegitation.

This is (i assume) milennia after the bang, as life emerges once again.. in a steampunk sort of way...
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PlatformJunkie
09/29/09

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Nice to see some color in the post-apocalytic setting for a change.
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WhatTheFrag
09/29/09

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When the scans were out, I thought it reminded me of Kamandi. Now it's different to what those scans led me to believe but it still sounds interesting.

Just well Andy Serkis means it's probably an anti-hero or well hope his voice doesn't stand out too badly. Still the people at Ninja Theory must like him to use him for two games in a row.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/29/09

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Well with this and The last Guardian we have the lush, shrub filled worlds we were denied for so long.

I say bring it!
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
09/29/09

@D-K, Oh sheeple..: seconded
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Antiterra
09/29/09

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Oooh, Nariko cut her hair!
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
09/29/09

@Antiterra: i thought the same. i think the female lead may need a total hairdo to escape that comparison.
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Yossarian
09/29/09

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They might consider changing the name of the company from Namco Bandai to NoThanx KBai
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Antiterra
09/29/09

@Yossarian: I'm starting to see a mean streak in you. :P

As a fan of Heavenly Sword, I'm curious to see what Ninja Theory do next.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/29/09

@Yossarian: Well Naruto: UNS was all i expected/wanted it to be, other than that Namdai has been lacking on the AAA front..

These stills are captivating though.. gives me kind of a grin feeling though.
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Yossarian
09/29/09

@D-K, Oh sheeple..: I actually have nothing against them. The comparison just popped into my head and I thought it was funny...

That said, based on this I'm giving in a super duper "meh".

The dude *looks* like Naruto on HGH, the chick pretty generic, the setting is the same old thing, and the bad guys look like they belong in Ratchet & Clank...

...and speaking of that, the whole game reeks of being an attempt at doing Ratchet & Clank: Naruto Fallout 4.
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Curse lily
09/29/09

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A colorful post-apocalyptic world?

BLASPHEMY ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
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Yossarian
09/29/09

@Curse lily: The chick being the brains of the operation?

BLASPHEMY ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ

... oh, erm... uh... j/k? ;)
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
09/29/09

@Curse lily: FINALLY!!
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BeerManMike
09/29/09

@Curse lily: Aparently any weapons we used before did not harm vegatation?
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
09/29/09

@Yossarian: Nah, Lily can appreciate woman for what they really are.

Damn hot, especially naked.
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Curse lily
09/29/09

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: aww! stop it, you're making me blush.

*･゜(n‘∀‘)ηﾟ･*
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Placentasaurus
09/29/09

@BeerManMike: Or they grew back, just like they would after a REAL NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST. That always pissed me off about post-nuclear wastelands. If there's no living plants, how do they BREATHE?
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/29/09

@Placentasaurus: Water..? But to be fair it's the living plants in the water that produce oxygen..

Did you know the Taiga forest covers over one third of the total tree-population...

Deliciously random, isn't it?
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
09/29/09

@Curse lily: Saying that you're a perv usually have that effect on you.

And that's why we're friends.
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(Starman) Starman
09/29/09

@Curse lily: This crappy image thread not showing up?

BLASPHEMY ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
09/29/09

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: Seriously, it's only cute when Lily does it
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(Starman) Starman
09/29/09

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: Oh sure pick on the lone starman here instead of picking out all the others. :'[

I will make sure to bring the mother 3 apocalypse here and destroy you all. Just you watch. ಠ_ಠ
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Etheris
09/29/09

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What type of gel does the dude use?
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Gundem
09/29/09

@Etheris: Glue, not gel.
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Yossarian
09/29/09

@Etheris: That is *clearly* a mousse.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/29/09

@Yossarian: Au contraire, mon ami, T'is the shining example of wax
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OhNo5-0
09/09/09

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Hopefully Crackdown 2 is better than the first. Just like Zone of the Enders and the Metal Gear Solid demo, Crackdown with forever be remembered as the game that came with the Halo 3 beta.
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laser beams
09/09/09

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i am really disappointed that Sony decided to walk away from the Heavenly Sword franchise. it was beautiful and a lot of fun. a really one-of-a-kind game within it's genre. to be honest, i'm not super excited about a multiplatform "post-apocalyptic" new game from this team... but i'll hope for the best- since i know that these guys are great at what they do. i hope it's a brawler of some sort, at least. and i hope it has high production value like their last game.

i have zero interest in anything that the Crackdown team has to offer, though.
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Makidian
09/09/09

@laser beams: Sony can make a new Heavenly Sword whenever they want since they own the IP, and I am guessing that there i aways a solid chance to pass it to Santa Monica studio after God of War 3 comes out. HS was a critical success and if they made it greatest hits the frst would get a decent sales boost.
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laser beams
09/09/09

@Makidian: i know that Sony owns the license- but they've said in the past that they don't have any further plans for the series (on top of the fact that they've apparently dropped any future development plans with Ninja Theory).

While i agree that if anyone could do justice to the original it would be team Santa Monica- i also know that they have seen far too much success with God of War to ever bother picking up an old abandoned franchise from an earlier developer. i expect that we'll see something completely new from them after God of War III.

Your idea for Sony to reissue Heavenly Sword under the greatest hits line is a very good one (and FAR overdue). it would certainly get a lot of sales from new PS3 owners who missed out back in 2007- and it's probably the best way to show Sony that a potentially huge number of players are still interested in a sequel.
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DrunkAus
09/09/09

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Heavenly Sword was a fantastic game, can't wait to see what they do next.
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Nobuyuki
09/09/09

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Heavenly Sword was overproduced garbage. I'm willing to accept that there was some difficulty in being a fairly early PS3 game but it still doesn't forgive the monumental flaws. Not expecting anything good from their followup.
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Meno
09/10/09

@Nobuyuki: I must inquire, which monumental flaws are you speaking of? Was it the large scale of the battles, or the (optional) usage of the sixaxis? Maybe it was the dramatic story or superbly acted cinematics. Maybe you mean the technical issues, such as the fairly consistent framerate, strong draw distance, or minimal load times? Perhaps the gameplay, with its mix of different fighting stances, counter-focused combat or cinematic QTE's?

Certainly the wonderfully developed characters of the story alone were enough to denounce the entire thing; why, when it appeared Kai had been hung from her neck I didn't feel the slightest bit of shock, sadness and horror.

I only ask because there are so many faults that I just cannot pinpoint where your grievances are.
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MasterNinja
09/09/09

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"post-apocalyptic journey"

What a new and original concept. *Sigh* I'm getting sick of this post-apocalypse trend.
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icko
09/09/09

@MasterNinja: we don't have any fist of the north star game yet
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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
09/09/09

@icko: Uninformed.
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thesircuddles
09/09/09

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Lets hope the framerate can stay above 15.
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