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While I never played 2, I am reminded of the bullshit enemies with the rocket launchers in the first one. The time between shots from these ass grabbers was just a tiny bit shorter than the time it took you to recover from the same fucking rocket, which would effectively stun lock you in place until you where lucky enough to dodge.
From the start, LP3 just looked bland. Spark seems to be taking out all of the things I loved Lost Planet for. LP2, especially, had an art style that I absolutely loved, and now they're replacing that with a generic style that, so far, has absolutely no character to it at all. The reason I loved the series, up until now, was that it had an unusual blend of Western and Japanese mentalities.
Now it just looks like Gears of War on ice.
Now it just looks like Gears of War on ice.
Are you sure you didn't mean it's closer to Red Faction: Armageddon, Allistair? Red Faction: Guerilla was anything but a generic third person shooter. If Lost Planet 3 is anything like Guerilla it would be a must buy for me.
Shit like this is the reason I venture further and further from mainstream gaming every year. There's no use in getting invested in a series anymore, because they'll change it the second it doesn't become huge. I liked the first two games in the series, but if they're going to pull a Resistance 2 and change everything about how the game plays then expect me to roll with it, then they can screw off.
I honestly read through this entire article thinking you were talking about Dead Space 3 (granted I was reading quickly), but only on second glance did I realise it was Lost Planet 3. I'm starting to lose track of which 3rd person shooter is which.
I honestly read through this entire article thinking you were talking about Dead Space 3 (granted I was reading quickly), but only on second glance did I realise it was Lost Planet 3. I'm starting to lose track of which 3rd person shooter is which.
They should cancel this and put all their efforts into localizing EX TROOPERS to bring it to the U.S.!!!
@9ondma
You're not alone pal. I realized the same when I read the article's title a little slower, the second time, after reading the entire thing the first time.
You're not alone pal. I realized the same when I read the article's title a little slower, the second time, after reading the entire thing the first time.
Aren't all Lost Planet games crap, or at least not great? What did anyone really expect, a good game from Capcom circa 2009?
It's just one of those games where its a sequel to a game that no one wants a sequel too, like Crysis 3 or Army of Two Devil's Cartel. It would probably be for the best to let this franchise die out in the place of Megaman.
im amazed a third one is being made. Wasent the second game somewhere betwen dog poop and one of those things that you cough up during a really bad cold
Oh man, I am just so happy Capcom cares about us so much as to bring over this sure-to-be classic as opposed to, I dunno, something like EX Troopers. I mean seriously, what with it's charming graphics, actually fun gameplay, and being backed by half-competent developers, who the fuck needs it? Certainly not me, good sir. Thank you Capcom, for instead giving us this outsourced masterpiece.
Life or death QTE's need to be nuked. Any developer who is putting that muck into his game needs his head checked. Oh great I didnt press a button now I have to watch your stupid cut-scence again. Blarg
QTE's... WHYYYYYY????
I never really liked Capcom games until I played Dragon's Dogma... put more money and staff on that game and forget about other half-assed attempts at other games.
I never really liked Capcom games until I played Dragon's Dogma... put more money and staff on that game and forget about other half-assed attempts at other games.
It seems like they're stripping out everything that made Lost Planet interesting and adding in crap to appeal to an audience that isn't there. You could of told me that this was Army of Two or Gears of War and I would not have been able to tell them apart.
I'm going to take a guess there won't be any crazy final mech fight like in the first game?
You know it just kind of hurts when I see half the franchises that might of once gotten my attention being turned into this unreconizable sludge of 3rd person shooting thing.
You know it just kind of hurts when I see half the franchises that might of once gotten my attention being turned into this unreconizable sludge of 3rd person shooting thing.
@Johnel
Nope, the vital suit is like a prototype now, its this huge giant lumbering thing.
Honestly was anyone expecting anything good from Spark Interactive? Once I heard their focus was on single player I knew it was doomed, the appeal of LP2 was the hilarious coop and larger than life bosses.
Nope, the vital suit is like a prototype now, its this huge giant lumbering thing.
Honestly was anyone expecting anything good from Spark Interactive? Once I heard their focus was on single player I knew it was doomed, the appeal of LP2 was the hilarious coop and larger than life bosses.
i actually like the first one, up until i got caught at a boss save point with like no weapons or ammo and just couldnt beat the damn boss.
but loved the vitasuits and the setting etc. to bad capcom usually ruins all its games(and controls) that would normally be amazing if made by someone else.
but loved the vitasuits and the setting etc. to bad capcom usually ruins all its games(and controls) that would normally be amazing if made by someone else.
"you'd expect developer Spark Unlimited (Legendary, Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z) to get the little details right"
why would anyone have any positive expecations of the company that put out out two of the most universally panned games last generation (remember "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty"? if you do, you probably wish you didn't).
i think Allistair can be forgiven for this, but why the fuck have Spark they been given the latest iterations of two fairly successful franchises? totally insane if you ask me capcom/TN must be looking to just kill them because i can't see any other reason you'd trust valuable IP to a developer that's screwed up so badly in the past.
why would anyone have any positive expecations of the company that put out out two of the most universally panned games last generation (remember "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty"? if you do, you probably wish you didn't).
i think Allistair can be forgiven for this, but why the fuck have Spark they been given the latest iterations of two fairly successful franchises? totally insane if you ask me capcom/TN must be looking to just kill them because i can't see any other reason you'd trust valuable IP to a developer that's screwed up so badly in the past.
LP2 was great, I don't care what the critics said. Why couldn't they have developed this game internally again??
What a shame, the first one had such potential.
They decided to focus too much on Co-op in the second game and now this.
They decided to focus too much on Co-op in the second game and now this.
@Allistair Pinsof
It's okay the demo was obviously killing your brain cells to the point you couldn't tell the difference anymore.
It's okay the demo was obviously killing your brain cells to the point you couldn't tell the difference anymore.
Yeah, these were my feeling about the game from what I have seen so far. It doesn't look great. And I like Spark, I am actually a fan of Turning Point and Legendary. They aren't amazing games, but they are much better than their reviews would have you believe. I chalk this up to reviewers always being MUCH harder on smaller devs that make shooters compared to bigger devs that do.
It is their bias that they won't admit, but it happens time and time again. Just look at some of the reviews for an absolute GEM like Metro 2033, and then compare that with a trainwreck like Modern Warfare 2. You see my point? However, when it comes to Lost Planet 3, I think they may have a point.
The game just doesn't look fun. Nor does it look even decent graphically. I don't think I've ever seen so many low resolution textures on a main character since the N64 days. It looks clunky, stilted, and way too reliant on tired tropes. I was really hoping for something fresh here.
Shame, damn shame.
It is their bias that they won't admit, but it happens time and time again. Just look at some of the reviews for an absolute GEM like Metro 2033, and then compare that with a trainwreck like Modern Warfare 2. You see my point? However, when it comes to Lost Planet 3, I think they may have a point.
The game just doesn't look fun. Nor does it look even decent graphically. I don't think I've ever seen so many low resolution textures on a main character since the N64 days. It looks clunky, stilted, and way too reliant on tired tropes. I was really hoping for something fresh here.
Shame, damn shame.
@Allistair Pinsof
"Oh dear God, I have made a grievous mistake in getting Guerrilla mixed up with Armageddon."
Thank god. I was about to lay the motherfuckin' smack down on you, Pinsof.
"Oh dear God, I have made a grievous mistake in getting Guerrilla mixed up with Armageddon."
Thank god. I was about to lay the motherfuckin' smack down on you, Pinsof.
Well that sucks. I was kind of looking forward to this. I really liked the first Lost Planet game and I heard at least the mech sections in this game were cool. This is a real disappointment.
I'm sure Jim will love the homogenisation of the game too. I hear he really hates it when games are quirky and unique. I mean, it's well known how much he hates games like Deadly Premonition and the Grasshopper games.
I'm sure Jim will love the homogenisation of the game too. I hear he really hates it when games are quirky and unique. I mean, it's well known how much he hates games like Deadly Premonition and the Grasshopper games.
It's like Capcom exists to kill every franchise they own and file for bankruptcy.
I guess instead of going out with a bang, they prefer to go out with a whimper? Works for me. Just sell your IPs to some company other than ActiBlizzard, EA, Microsoft, Sony, or any other company who has a reputation of raping IPs for all they're worth.
I guess instead of going out with a bang, they prefer to go out with a whimper? Works for me. Just sell your IPs to some company other than ActiBlizzard, EA, Microsoft, Sony, or any other company who has a reputation of raping IPs for all they're worth.
@ EKGProd "Just look at some of the reviews for an absolute GEM like Metro 2033, and then compare that with a trainwreck like Modern Warfare 2. You see my point?"
lol, no. Metro got good reviews. Painkiller got good reviews. STALKER got good reviews. those games were interesting and good even though they were made by small studios and the review scores reflected that.
spark make generic crap. the reason MW2 didn't get slated was because it had tight gameplay, and high production values. it was a good game. it may have been just as generic as TP:FOL but in pretty much every respect it makes the latter look like a joke.
lol, no. Metro got good reviews. Painkiller got good reviews. STALKER got good reviews. those games were interesting and good even though they were made by small studios and the review scores reflected that.
spark make generic crap. the reason MW2 didn't get slated was because it had tight gameplay, and high production values. it was a good game. it may have been just as generic as TP:FOL but in pretty much every respect it makes the latter look like a joke.
Capcom phoning it in? Understatement of the decade.If they phoned it in anymore we would get a hand-me-down megaman game on a non gaming system for its 25 anniversary...oh wait...
That "QTE" as you call it isn't quite as arbitrary as you're describing it. When the akrid first grapples you, you hammer A to push it away. Then the crosshair appears and you're basically just aiming your knife at it. It's not really that the game is "specific" with how you direct the stick; it's that your aim is being thrown off because you're in a struggle. The challenge is to aim well under pressure.
Another Inafune franchise prepares to bite the dust. And the last 2 were so good.
The interesting thing is this developer is working on Yaiba with Comcept, so I'm curious to see if we'll get similar shitty (presumably) results.
The interesting thing is this developer is working on Yaiba with Comcept, so I'm curious to see if we'll get similar shitty (presumably) results.
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