Thread 717611689

Finally got around to playing the Adventures of Elliot demo.
What'd you guys think? Seems a little simple, unclear if the combat will open up later in the game.
Also I probably wouldn't pay more than 50 dollars for it

>>717611689 (OP)
holy shit. they made a game about elliot?

>>717611689 (OP)
As a Zeldafag I liked it. I also see a lot of people comparing it to the mana games but I've never played a mana game before so I want to know how are they similar?

Is it an actual zelda clone with dungeons/puzzles or is it just top down action game?

>>717613362
it has a lot of zelda similarities like hearts and subweapons (bomb, bow & arrow, even the chain and sickle reminds me of the ball & chain from twilight princess but better implemented) hell the game even has shrines, but it's clearly trying to do it's own thing despite borrowing some thing from zelda.

>>717613362
A good modern parallel would be CrossCode, if you're familiar with that one.
The demo has 2 dungeons that are relatively simple, not unlike the ones from the Bravely / Octopath games.
It also has a Magicite system that's similar to how badges work in Paper Mario (a limited resource that lets you equip specific boosts and upgrades)
So yes it's similar to 2D Zelda but with a bit more JRPG DNA

>>717611689 (OP)
Does it looks as ugly in game as it does in the trailer? HD-2D games are already ugly as fuck but somehow they've scientifically engineer this to be even more hideous.

>>717612048
can't believe THE elliot finally got his own game

what a guy

>>717615257
If you don't like HD-2D, don't get your hopes up.
I will say that they've appeared to tone back on the aggressive depth of field that created the diorama like effect with this one, likely due to better hardware. If youve played Links Awakening or Echoes of Wisdom you know what I mean.

It was ok, people were saying stuff like
>this is what Zelda needs to be again
which is pretty nutty because the only thing like it was bombing cracked walls

>>717611689 (OP)
I liked it and I happily welcome more Zeldalikes but I think the menuing could be a lot better.

>>717611689 (OP)
>sprites with 3d backgrounds
Into the trash it goes

>>717611689 (OP)
I can't think of anything I'd rather want to do less than play another square attempt at action combat, but exploiting octopath and trianglefags, and those that enjoy that aesthetic

>>717615502
Bravely Default 2 had similar issues but they made pretty substantial changes in response to survey feedback on that one so I'm hopeful. I agree, weapon and fairy ability switching being relegated to menus just slows things down unnecessarily.
There's also a lengthy pause when you unleash fully charged attacks that feels awkward too, dunno what they were going for there.

>>717615816
I think with the pausing they were trying to achieve the same effect as actual Zelda games but didn't get the timing right.

>>717615502
The main menu reminded me of the GB Zelda games, and the quick menu reminded me of the Ring Menu from the Mana games. One major part I didn't like was the Magicite because it just seemed overly complicated. What's the point in having players mix and match magicite for different weapons if you can swap saved loadouts as fast as swapping the weapons themselves? I feel like that system could shift focus to equipping magicite to the individual weapons and drop the whole loadout thing entirely. Either that, or expedite the process by saving equipment slots to it as well, so a single saved Loadout changes your equipped Weapons and Magicite all at once.

the menu in general really needs a rework shit was annoying having to change faie's abilities

day one

>>717611689 (OP)
Just play Hyper Light Drifter instead. It's better and is already out.

>>717618508
I have, and I enjoyed it.
Shame that the sequel is a little rough right now

>>717618508
That game sicks though

>>717611689 (OP)
>>717612048
>>717615334
>>717617842
>mfw my real name is Elliot

>>717617692
I don't know if you checked co-op, but a second player is able to cycle magic with L and R, so that functionality is already part of the game. Considering there's currently an entire button dedicated to showing you the controls there's definitely some room for improvement.

>>717618629
>Shame that the sequel is a little rough right now
Solar Ash was pretty fun, but I do question whether or not Heart Machine is still a capable studio. I think at least one of them trooned out since HLD.

>>717618508
I don't want to play that though

>>717611689 (OP)
Demo was good sold me on the game

>>717611689 (OP)
The frog boss was fun, and I like that damage is threatening on hard mode. Everything else felt very dull. I'd need to see more before I'm convinced, maybe a second demo with more movement options. It made me just wanna play Napishtim-era Ys instead.

>>717617842
If only he had a fairy onahole to stop him from going full dark triad.

>>717619150
I can only hope it improves

>>717611689 (OP)
Hey that's neat artwork....
>square enix
>HD2D

ok fuck right off.

>>717611689 (OP)
I'm excited for this and octopath 0

Feels just like the old 2D Zelda's. The demo is pretty short and is only there to showcase the gameplay, but it was nice and simplistic.

Don't know for sure if it will be a day 1 pick. Going to depend on the price and how much there is to do in the full game.

>>717615517
Triangle would have been good if 90% of the game wasn't fucking dialogue.

>>717623205
Will it be available on every platform?

How many HD 2D games have team asano made so far?

What's wrong with 2d hd?

The gayest name

>>717623440
Maybe after a year or something.

>>717623440
Yea.

>>717624151
Bloom.

Shit title aside I'm in absolute shock and awe that Square of all people are saving classic Zelda so yeah I'm looking forward to it

>>717611689 (OP)
>hd-2d
>look inside
>2d sprites and shitty 3d assets that look like they came directly off the unity store for literally everything else
I didn't play octopath traveler, but I remember it having much more of a pixelated art style, even though they were also probably 3d models, they at least put in the effort to make those 3d models look like pixel art. Am I remembering wrong?

>>717625067
No, you're right. While it was always 2D sprites in a 3D environment, they used to put a lot more effort in making those environments seem like pixel art. Nowadays they cut corners by making "HD-2D" that's actually just regular sprites in a low poly pixelated environment with a shit ton of post processing effects. This shit needs a performance mode to run on the Switch 2, and turning it off halves the framerate. It's awful.

>>717625276
Typical SE

>>717624958
I liked EoW so having adventures of elliot as well is great

>>717624151
I think my only big issue with the style is the crazy amounts of post processing effects they vomit onto their games. Good thing is that they're all on PC so you can just edit the ini to easily turn it all off and the games look significantly better without them.

>>717625276
Don't forget the demo has frame drops even on performance mode.

>>717626738
Echoes of wisdom was not bad at all. I don't get the hate.

I liked the demo and left my feedback in the survey.
>>717612048
He's from another game?

>>717611689 (OP)
Can't wait for tbis to come out and sell like absolute shit because it's a GKC.

>>717628587
I think they're talking about Elliot rodger or whatever his name is

>>717613264
Mana, especially the first one called Final Fantasy Adventure, are top down games like 2D Zelda except focused on the combat. Charge attacks like Elliot has are standard there.

>>717629069
And don't forget the weapons like the sickle.

>>717629069
Oh ok good to know any other similarities?

>>717629069
final fantasy adventure was fun

>>717631065
It was and its also one of the games on that system I'd highly recommend to someone asking for games to play on it.

>>717631065
I enjoyed all 3 versions of it, I replay the vita one the most though

>>717611689 (OP)
Is the demo only on the switch 2?

I think the fairy is cute in a completely nonsexual way.

>>717632108
I don't believe you

>>717623440
They show a Steam icon on the homepage so maybe Squeenix is sane this time. I have to believe that company is basically run by whatever version of Malkavian nuttery that makes them incredibly uneven with how they release games and if they're decent or not. We still don't have a PC Steam version of Bravely Default Remaster HD for iinstance

>>717632708
Do you believe me more if I say that I want to fuck other fairies but this one is just too cute to fuck?

>>717631964
It appears to be switch 2 exclusive, yes.

>>717613264
Mana has some crossover, but mana has a specific artstyle with lore, a classes and special attacks. Elliot is closer to Zelda than mana

art looks like this
>>717611689 (OP)

but the actual game looks like this
>>717613264

and nobody here has a problem with that? lmao

>>717633203
Ok I believe you

I can't get over how generic the names of everything are. "Philebelphia"? REALLY? Maybe it hits different in Japanese where plain English words sound more exotic. It reminds me of that author who came up with "The Orc Wars" and "Orc City" that Twitter was clowning on last month.

>>717633856
Thanks anon I just wanted to express my opinion about the fairy as I like her as a character.

>>717634092
I was messing with you she is pretty cute though can be annoying

>>717611689 (OP)
>Normal ass name as grand title
It will never not be cringe
It's like saying Super Jonathan Brothers or The Legend of Mary

>>717633795
Interesting. Which mana games should I play?

>>717611689 (OP)
"Elliot is a fat kid with glasses that eats paste."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWGFGDHmZsQ

>>717634616
They should have just called it "The Millennium Tales". Which would still be very bland. But the full title sounds like a novel a friendless middle schooler writes in his notebook during lunch period.

>>717635670
>"The Millennium Tales". Which would still be very bland
Still better then what we got but it's the m.o. for team asano so it not surprising.

>>717635489
LOL