Author Topic: GDC 07 has started: official thread (Read 2840 times)

Himu · « **on:** March 07, 2007, 01:14:59 PM »

Post news here.

First off, is a wonderful article from gamespot.

The three big rpg developers for 360's biggest rpg titles give insight on the future of rpgs. Nice article.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166924.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;1

New Lost Odyssey impressions from the GDC

http://www.gamespot.com/events/gdc07/story.html?sid=6166918&pid=928334&tag=top_stories;title;0

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:49:11 PM »

I'm glad I'm at home. what are the major conferences and discussions? any live streams of anything? Whens warren spector's thing?

Himu · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:52:21 PM »

coyp and paste news from gaf if you can

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:55:01 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on March 07, 2007, 01:52:21 PM

coyp and paste news from gaf if you can

Post in GAF if you can

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:57:38 PM »

Thread title should redirect to www.neogaf.com

Himu · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:58:24 PM »

Why should it redirect from there? Is neogaf the only one allowed to make gdc threads

fuck you

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2007, 02:10:48 PM »

lol jk

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:01:35 PM »

Sony is winning GDC

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:15:33 PM »

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:17:36 PM »

By catching up with Xbox live lol

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:22:22 PM »

I honestly can't believe people are getting excited about "home". If I catch any one of you fuckers that dissed Animal Crossing getting all worked up about this home bullshit, I'm going to come to your house and give you a wedgie.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:23:52 PM »

bubububbu you can walk into a theatre before loading your downloaded movie

Himu · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:24:51 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on March 07, 2007, 03:17:36 PM

By catching up with Xbox live lol

seriously? or are you joking

because they've made promises about ps online shit in the past and none of it has ever gone through

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:25:59 PM »

little big planet looks sexy.

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:27:23 PM »

LittleBigPlanet looks phenomenal.

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:28:10 PM »

post links if you're going to talking about things please.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:29:34 PM »

Playstation Home looks meh, although some of it is cool

But I was saying that Sony is winning because they're actually showing stuff that's interesting this time. WarHawk looks fucking amazing, and there's still some huge news about to come out

tiesto · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:30:30 PM »

LBP:

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_littlebigplanet_gdc07_h264.wmv

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:30:41 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on March 07, 2007, 03:28:10 PM

post links if you're going to talking about things please.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145424

there you go.

Himu · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:33:53 PM »

Thanks for the links. I'm dling LBP thingy now.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:47:02 PM »

Whoa that looked awesome. Physics based puzzles are always cool, and with team work they can be even cooler

Himu · « **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:12:47 PM »

A site called xbox 360 fanboy watched the first hour of Mass Effect. Here's a hands on report without any spoilers:

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We sat down with Bioware's Ray Muzyka to check out the first hour of Mass Effect. Great games, he said, are memorable because of emotional moments. Muzyka stresses that Mass Effect will provide players with a truly cinematic, emotional experience. As if to prove his point, the demo takes place on a crisp HD display with a very loud surround sound speaker system. Muzyka picks up a control, starts the demo, and we begin Bioware's latest adventure.

There are several character backgrounds from which to choose. The background you choose affects the overall story of your character, Commander Shepard. Muzyka chooses a soldier. The story begins with well acted cinematics. Everything is well rendered: characters, backgrounds, everything. It's immediately evident that the game plays on a galactic scale. The facial animations are nice. The eyes, though, seem slightly off. It doesn't pull you out of the experience, but it's worth noting considering BioWare's consistent talk of emotional gameplay. Overall the graphics are extremely polished, with lots of cinematic effects added.

In particular, we notice that character dialogue has much more interesting camera work than BioWare's previous efforts. No longer are you presented with back-and-forth cuts between characters. Now the camera moves, changes locations to present more interesting angles. Another neat effect, the camera focuses on the characters that are talking while blurring the background. This depth of field effect helps create a cinematic environment.

After a bit of dialogue with his superiors, Shepard is dispatched to a planet called Eden Prime. Now we get to see Mass Effect's combat engine in action. Cinematic storytelling is nice, but the combat engine may wind up stealing the show. Mass Effect's combat should satisfy a broad range of players. Combat plays out in real time. Players can issue commands to teammates (who are smart enough to take cover and defend themselves appropriately) and are capable of running and gunning solo as well. Should you desire, you can even pause the action to deliver specific actions to each team member.

In real time, the game essentially plays out like a loose FPS. Players have standard weapons and also biotics -- essentially Mass Effect's magic system. Biotics aid you in many ways. Muzyka showed off an offensive biotic that destroyed enemies and another that created a shield that can be used as portable cover. Overall, the combat seemed visceral and satisfying.

The game promises to have tons of customizable options. The main character, of course, is customizable, with options of background, class, and appearance left to the player. Weapons have a variety of modifications available and even have different types of ammo to pick from. Armor also affects your character's appearance.

All in all, the game is shaping up nicely. Whether or not we'll get to experience the truly emotional moments that Muzyka is hoping for remains to be seen. There is one thing, though, that we think is perfectly clear. The game looks fun. We'll take an emotional experience if we can get it, but we're happy to settle with fun.

Himu · « **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:17:09 PM »

Mercenaries 2 gameplay footage

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=mov&id=17544

Forza 2 gameplay footage

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=17540&type=wmv

A few Forza 2 screens:

Mercenaries 2 screens:

Blue Dragon screens:

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:50:09 PM »

Forza 2 looks....hrm. Blue Dragon might be interesting.

Himu · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:54:09 PM »

Did you play the first Forza? I dunno. The graphics may be meh to you (they look pretty good to me), but I'm looking forward to it because Forza is really the only sim racer I've ever really liked

Robo · « **Reply #25 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:58:10 PM »

Mercenaries 2

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #26 on:** March 07, 2007, 04:58:41 PM »

Its just hi-res and TOO Clean imo.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #27 on:** March 07, 2007, 09:05:15 PM »

I don't get why LBP would be a huge exclusive (it looks exactly like fucking donkey konga but not fun). They should've showed off MGS gameplay demos (what new innovations there are), a new Heavenly Sword demo, or maybe even a FF13 demo/movie.

Home is interesting, but I don't get it's target demographic. It could be something for non-gamers but there's easier ways to play music, video, or chat. And if you're a gamer, it's annoying walking (as far as I can tell) to the movie or music sections. Hopefully tomorrow's more interesting and they just wanted to show the things they published first.

bachikarn · « **Reply #28 on:** March 07, 2007, 09:14:37 PM »

Home seems kind of dumb to me, but whatever not a big deal regardless. Little Big Planet looks amazing though.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29 on:** March 07, 2007, 09:20:13 PM »

warren specters speech/1up write up sucked. EBA one was good though.

Himu · « **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2007, 03:51:50 PM »

Mass Effect release date?

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Bioware gave a big slip about when the game would be released, with a comment about E3: "That event is in July, right?" asked Dr. Ray Muzyka. "Well, Mass Effect won't appear at this year's E3."
The game is being polished and tweaked right now, in the final stages, hinting that a pre-E3 release is coming, either June or early July. We're assuming that by E3 he means the "new E3" arriving this year.

Mercenaries 2 gameplay footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd2bU0meXi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LzRarv2a1o

Mizuguchi/Sega fans may have something to look forward to

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/771/771304p1.html

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"If I were to make another Rez, then I would want to have a high-def, high-end visual and audio experience to produce it," said Mizuguchi. "If I make it," he added with a smile. When asked if he might produce games on Nintendo's Wii, Mizuguchi remained focused. "And if I were to make another Space Channel 5, that game should have a high-end audio and visual experience, too. If I make it."

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/771/771304p1.html

New Super Mario Galaxy trailer

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2007, 05:03:16 PM »

mario is gone

EDIT: found a link that works. http://media.nintendo-europe.com/compel/video/C_g6BRRIqwjrL5FRko2ZHsidYuj27aoR.mov

Himu · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2007, 05:30:38 PM »

I just gotta say as an ardent hater of the adventure elements that Mario 64 brought to the platformer genre, I must say that this may be the plumber's first true, complete, and nothing BUT 3d platforming game. That trailer is swank.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:46:07 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145424&page=18

What an absolutely disgusting thread. Instead of discussing the actual game these assholes are having fucking sales discussions. The hype is sickening. This is not the next coming of Christ, and it's not going to be some massive hit. It's fucking LocoRoco all over again. No one is going to buy a $500 or $600 system to play that game.

It looks amazing, but COME ON

Cheebs · « **Reply #34 on:** March 08, 2007, 07:25:53 PM »

I said the same thing at gaf. It's a message board darling like okami and locoroco. PS3 fans are the new Nintendo fans and grasp for straws to find games to hype.

Himu · « **Reply #35 on:** March 08, 2007, 07:28:47 PM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on March 08, 2007, 05:03:16 PM

mario is gone

EDIT: found a link that works. http://media.nintendo-europe.com/compel/video/C_g6BRRIqwjrL5FRko2ZHsidYuj27aoR.mov

Or better yet:

News:

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