As much as I like KFC, this is Powertsone slander
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Well it was all part of Capcom or rather Inafuneâs ill fated push to âappeal to the westâ. In fact NT originally had designs closer to the original but Capcom told them to change it more. But mechanically it was more of a successor to Heavenly Sword than it was any DMC game. Right off the bat the color coded enemies that needed certain weapons used to kill them, was basically a reworked version of Heavenly Swordâs âstance changeâ mechanic. Taunting ( a long time DMC ) was nowhere to be found etc.
Itsuno helped a lot to get the combat as tight as it was in the vanilla version, Capcom was solely responsible for the improvements in the special edition. There were some good ideas like the morphing stages ( though they didnât do much with it) and Capcom ended up taking a few design inspirations in DMCV, but I felt like DmC should have been itâs own thing . I hope in the future Ninja Theory attempts that kind a game again with a new IP.
As for Hellblade 2, I think people shouldnât compare it to GOW. Itâs a different beast and Iâd hate to see disappointment over it not being something it wasnât trying to be in the first place.
Iâm pretty sure Phil said no ABK content this year.
I do believe NT knows how to do combat, but I think they want to fuse with combat and cinematic with HB2. The first game ended right on time before one will complain. Granted, you still can, but itâs not much of a factor to say the game is bad or whatever they saw Ryse. Also, the first one was on the budget, so they went with cinematic approach. I donât expect GoW style which wouldnât fit HB style and atmosphere. I expect something like AW2 but in sword and mental focus sensation.
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About what I am expecting as wellâŚ
For me this is the problem. Xbox fans building things up to crazy unrealistic levels. I liked Hellblade. Its level of polish was surprising. But it was received as a smaller game that did something different. It was received well as that because most things it did exceeded the expectations for a smaller title by a smaller team.
Now yes they are with Microsoft and yes they have more resources. But they are still a small team making a specific sort of game. If you really want that to be compared to one of the biggest AAA titles around developed by a huge team comparatively then I think thatâs only asking for massive disappointment.
Hellblade 2 is a smaller game by a smaller team and trying to build it up into better than âGod of Warâ to me is entirely counterproductive. All that does is hand a license to those clickbait console war outlets to say âyeah itâs a good game but itâs way off god of warâ which is nonsensical and everyone would say so yet before its release we have Xbox fans trying to make out itâs the same.
We see that with Xbox titles constantly build them up by rather silly comparison then be upset when it fails to hit an unattainable benchmark. We saw it with Starfield. Itâs a Bethesda RPG. One of their best yet imho. But it was built up deliberately by the media and indeed by Xbox fans (not deliberately) so it could be knocked down again. The hype was completely manufactured - Bethesda never promised anything beyond one of their RPGs in space and one a scale never seen before. They delivered that. The rest was invention and manufactured hype that for me contributed to the gameâs mixed reception. If you have Xbox owners building up a game made by a team of 80 people designed to be a specific experience to God of War all that does is simply define the narrative when inevitable Hellblade 2 isnât going to be close to God of War in terms of appeal, sales or design!
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And that what so nice and good about a forum even if we all like the same platform. We all have different views and tastes.
I thought Ninjaâs DMC was so much better than the same and very safe DMC 5. The only really bad point to DMC was the limit to 30 FPS on the 360.
Also have to say Ninjaâs Enslaved was so much better than DMC and one of the best action games ever produced.
I have such high regard for Tameem Antoniades so glad he is part of the Xbox team.
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Iâm not going unrealistic levels. Iâve been a fan of Ninja Theory from the start think they are such a talented and clever group of people even to the point of making and design their own scanning device.
The team have shown what they can do when funding is not an issue and the team were not drawn into a silly exclusive row like Bethesda.
This is a special team like Team ICO was to SONY
I donât , never have. Bleeding Edge was the first Ninja Theory game I ever liked. Enslaved combat wise is as shallow as a kiddy pool. DMC (3, 4 and 5 ) in particular , as well as games like the first Bayonetta have enough depth in combat that it allows for experimentation and player expression. ( Something that is usually found in the best fighting games) there is a reason why things like âTrue Style Tournamentsâ exist.
One of the many reasons Donte Must Cry never worked for me is they removed most options for a rigid combat system that was almost nothing like DMC. Enslaved was nice looking for itâs time but aside from the aforementioned Shallow combat , it also had the Naughty Dog âUncharted styleâ platforming where you really canât fail.
NT has shown theyâre willing to improve on these things but they are still more comparable to Naughty Dog or Santa Monica when it comes to gameplay. They arenât touching the best of Capcom. Theyâre masters at this craftâŚ
TLDR : Agree to disagreeâŚ
Fair enough I donât agree myself and thatâs not meant in a nasty or insulting way either. I was one of the few who didnât like Bayonetta and no action combat game has ever come close to that of Ninja Gaiden 2 on the 360.
Iâve always liked Ninja work and so looking forward to Hellblade 2
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Did he say this on a podcast?
He did.
Well looks like all the signs are pointing to multiple announcements from Xbox, I guess those that wanted them to have multiple things at this show will have a lot to look forward to.
Geoff gotta keep up the ruse that GTA is linked to the The Game Awards
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Yeah, but he could have spelled Theft correctlyâŚ
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Really hoping the major announcement is a Xbox Series Pro or whatever
lol I just noticed.
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Maybe itâs a spin off series. 
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