Bard's Tale IV - Hands-on Impression
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Combat sounded really interesting until I saw the screenshots, and the perspective, and the HUD. And the models. And the effects. And the fonts. And the stupid little popup facing the player. WTF is this?
Ovenall
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It looks like a better Grimrock. I like that it's grid based, but you can move fluidly.
Carnifex
SasqWatch
They seem to have melded the best of two distinct stratums. It will be interesting to see how it all looks in the finished product.
Ok, let me preface my comment by saying I never was the target audience for this game, and knew I would not like it. I just have never liked these weird games where you have a party and yet, it is viewed as if you are in the 1st person...WTF? I just think the whole idea is flawed and hate it from the get-go.
My impressions are the graphics are quite good when just exploring as you would in a traditional 1st person dungeon type game, but the combat...jesus christ...to me, its an abomination. I don't want to go on and on about how much I already hate it just from seeing a gameplay video, but I could, lol.
Anyway, as I said, I'm definitely not the intended audience for this style of game, and I know there are players out there who enjoy the niche this game is being made for.
My impressions are the graphics are quite good when just exploring as you would in a traditional 1st person dungeon type game, but the combat...jesus christ...to me, its an abomination. I don't want to go on and on about how much I already hate it just from seeing a gameplay video, but I could, lol.
Anyway, as I said, I'm definitely not the intended audience for this style of game, and I know there are players out there who enjoy the niche this game is being made for.
An Alpha!
Carnifex
SasqWatch
Yeah this is no way to tell for certain if this is how it will be in the final edition that we actually get to play. All I know is, looks like a lot of thought went into the product and I'm hungry for it!
the combat seems to be the blobber-like approach I've seen before: front and back rows and only front can melee unless you have a reach weapon or bow (or magic). I don't like this personally, but I didn't back this game so I have no say ;-) I prefer a turn-based system like D:OS where you have complete tactical freedom - but that takes more work to implement, and I don't know what the campaign promised. It doesn't look terrible, just a bit disappointing that they ended up going this route.
I'm loving what I see on the other hand. It's ok if you don't like this type of game, not every game is for everybody. Maybe your reaction is like mine when I see yet another game with a dude running in a forest with a sword behind his back, I couldn't care less about those, but show me a turn based game with a party and magic and I'm already sold.
Funny, I feel the opposite. Not that I don't understand what you mean when you say it's weird 6 people are clustered together and refuse to move apart, that IS actually a bit weird. But a party makes for so much more interesting character building and combinations, and that in turn makes combat much more fun (to me).
I'm not sold on the UI, but in general I think it's looking pretty damn great.
Carnifex
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It is a new Bard's Tale game, and I shall have her. I've been behind this project since it's inception, and I believe it will be a great addition to the first three games, perhaps not perfect but certainly worth the wait.
I backed it and from what they have shown I'm happy. I enjoyed Wasteland 2 so much that I will back these guys on crpg's.
I think I actually enjoyed Torment even more, I have to replay it soon. Agree though, I've no problem being called an inXile fanboy.
Carnifex
SasqWatch
Aye, both are great games. I've already replayed Wasteland two, and I know I'll replay Torment probably later this year or early next.