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They should've made it a political/battle simulator, balancing your resources and favor with particular clans as you attempt to be the victor to the Iron Throne. Plus, more whoring than a Grand Theft Auto game.
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And this is why I hate people so much. They look just fine. Why are so many people graphic whores? It's nothing short of depressing.
And this is why I hate people so much. They look just fine. Why are so many people graphic whores? It's nothing short of depressing.
I know this will come across as snooty/hipster-ish, but why would anyone ever want a work of fiction they respect/admire (be it book, movie, or TV show) made into a video game? The story telling modes are too different to overlap in any meaningful way, and the alternative, telling your story as part of the larger story, but behind the scenes is rarely anything but bad, because who wants to play insignificant second fiddle?
@John Johnson
I would normally be inclined to agree with you, but in this case, George R. R. Martin did a lot of work on the game's script himself. So while it's obviously not going to be as good as a novel, it should at least do the series justice. Story wise, that is. I still have my doubts about how this will hold up in the gameplay department. I'm sure it will suck. Hope to be surprised.
I would normally be inclined to agree with you, but in this case, George R. R. Martin did a lot of work on the game's script himself. So while it's obviously not going to be as good as a novel, it should at least do the series justice. Story wise, that is. I still have my doubts about how this will hold up in the gameplay department. I'm sure it will suck. Hope to be surprised.
@TheNephilym:
That's encouraging, but your latter sentences I think are closer to what I was trying to express in the first place. A video game is story AND gameplay, the same way a film is story AND cinematography. I feel like nearly all attempts to render a video game as a film, tv show or book, or vice versa spend a lot of emphasis on nailing the plot, but the fail to capture the other essences that make a work so great.
It just frustrates me a little when I consider that resources being used to rehash old intellectual properties in a new form could be so much better used on new works designed and planned from start to finish in one single medium.
That's encouraging, but your latter sentences I think are closer to what I was trying to express in the first place. A video game is story AND gameplay, the same way a film is story AND cinematography. I feel like nearly all attempts to render a video game as a film, tv show or book, or vice versa spend a lot of emphasis on nailing the plot, but the fail to capture the other essences that make a work so great.
It just frustrates me a little when I consider that resources being used to rehash old intellectual properties in a new form could be so much better used on new works designed and planned from start to finish in one single medium.
Everyone who wants this game is worried about the gameplay. A Game of Thrones game would be great, but the developer doesn't have a good track record..Or much of a record at all.
All we can do is wait a month and a bit and see.
And if the story is good, I'm sure someone will upload a playthrough online so you can get the story without having to pay for it if the game itself sucks.
All we can do is wait a month and a bit and see.
And if the story is good, I'm sure someone will upload a playthrough online so you can get the story without having to pay for it if the game itself sucks.
@John Johnson
Ah. Well, in that case, I do agree. I'm pretty sure that's why most licensed games are so bad. The license alone will sell the game. The developer just has to make it functional. Most the time it's not even that. I'm really hoping Rocksteady's success with Batman has changed developers' minds on how they treat licensed games. That's yet to be seen, of course.
Ah. Well, in that case, I do agree. I'm pretty sure that's why most licensed games are so bad. The license alone will sell the game. The developer just has to make it functional. Most the time it's not even that. I'm really hoping Rocksteady's success with Batman has changed developers' minds on how they treat licensed games. That's yet to be seen, of course.
Different medias can converge, it just has to be done sensibly. You can't tell a story the same way in a movie as it's told in a book because the timeframe, method in which information is revealed, and point of view are all different. You can take a great piece of work, be it film, book, comic, or what have you, and turn mold it into an awesome game, you just have to have a well translated presentation, and more importantly, the foundations for a great game.
Game of Thrones is awesome in book and TV form, but I dunno about this.
The show is awesome because it's got that HBO character and political drama, that sex and violence, but it's also get dragons and magic oh my!
The books are amazing because there's so many twists and turns, and all the different points-of-view and the pacing is great and all that stuff.
But the instant it becomes a video game, it seems to lose all that makes it unique and special, since it looks so much like the dozens of other generic sword-and-sorcery fantasy RPGs out there. Hopefully it can rise above mediocrity.
At least it's almost guaranteed to turn out better than something like Lord of the Rings: The Third Age. Even though at first glance it seems similar... familiar-looking places and situations but with random new characters we don't really care about.
The show is awesome because it's got that HBO character and political drama, that sex and violence, but it's also get dragons and magic oh my!
The books are amazing because there's so many twists and turns, and all the different points-of-view and the pacing is great and all that stuff.
But the instant it becomes a video game, it seems to lose all that makes it unique and special, since it looks so much like the dozens of other generic sword-and-sorcery fantasy RPGs out there. Hopefully it can rise above mediocrity.
At least it's almost guaranteed to turn out better than something like Lord of the Rings: The Third Age. Even though at first glance it seems similar... familiar-looking places and situations but with random new characters we don't really care about.
Regardless of how good (or shitty) this ends up being in the gameplay and story departments, I think there's a lot of potential in the setting for a great videogame story, and given the right focus, possibly for good gameplay as well. This game may well end up doing nothing special with the license, but that would be unfortunate, because I really can see a well-done RPG set in Martin's world standing out from the generic fantasy pack.
In any case, my expectations aren't terribly high, but I'll definitely check it out if it gets good reviews.
In any case, my expectations aren't terribly high, but I'll definitely check it out if it gets good reviews.
Still looking forward to see what can be done. I wish people would look beyond the graphics and the trailers and express just a little hope in it all. I mean, come on, when did a traditional RPG become so abhorred by people?
voice acting is quite mediocre but it looks like its more a matter of the voice recording than the actual acting. the graphics look okay although the faces of some characters look kind of muddy and thats about it from the trailer. this tells us nothing about the game itself but considering the reputation of these kind of game developments I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out mediocre.
@Drakengard you, sir, are out of your damned mind if you think that looks like ps2 graphics. You're either trolling or just retarded. If you're not trolling, then I'm assuming you must be a child and don't remember the ps2 era very well. Even the best looking games like ff12 and shadow of the colossus didn't come anywhere close to this game. And like someone before me said, why do games have to be graphical masterpieces? It costs more to produce, which is shifted onto the consumer in the form of dlc, it takes longer to produce, so it will probably be rushed, and in my opinion, games that tout amazing graphics are lacking in every other technical aspect.
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