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http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooxVince1.jpg
Looks like Halverson's "every platformer on every console made by anyone and in 3d = 5/5" philosophy got him an exclusive. Apparently this is a new platformer being published by Microsoft (perhaps forshadowing Tork's cancelation?). Judging solely by that screen, I think it could be very interesting :)
Sock shading!
Vexx no longer needs to feel so bad about his character design.
:lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by Green
Sock shading!
His eye is teh button!1
Lacking the charisma me thinks, but atleast he doesn't have a baseball cap and Xtreme 'tude. :/
The only thing he has going for him is alliteration.
Hrmmmm...Odd.
I hear he also vacations in Vancouver, virtually every vernal equinox.Quote:
Originally posted by BenT
The only thing he has going for him is alliteration.
I love platformers...so I'm looking forward to this, pending reviews of course.
This character looks pretty interesting and the premise of playing as a voodoo doll sticking pins in yourself to control different things does also. This character actually looks like he would be in a Pixar movie. It looks way better than Billy Hatcher that was revealed yesterday.
Hmm... an article on games being too easy... I must obtain this issue.
So, I think I heard someone say this was for XBOX?
Another awful-looking character, although not quite as bad as Vexx. Now I understand why people were looking forward to Tork. It's not that Tork looks great, it's just the better-looking in the sea of shit that the mascot platform genre has become.
What would you prefer. I only ever hear about modern platformer stars lack in the "good design" dept. But I never hear what you'd actually like.Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Another awful-looking character, although not quite as bad as Vexx. Now I understand why people were looking forward to Tork. It's not that Tork looks great, it's just the better-looking in the sea of shit that the mascot platform genre has become.
How is a Voodoo Doll not a good/cool/neat idea for a platforming character?
Any type of character is fine, I have nothing against the character being a voodoo doll. I just don't dig the design. It's generic.
My biggest problem with the genre of late is more the scavenger hunt mentality. Even games with great characters have fallen victim to it(Super Mario Sunshine, Sonic Adventure 2).
"Generic" how?Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Any type of character is fine, I have nothing against the character being a voodoo doll. I just don't dig the design. It's generic.
That's fair. And it's certainly an accurate assessment.Quote:
My biggest problem with the genre of late is more the scavenger hunt mentality. Even games with great characters have fallen victim to it(Super Mario Sunshine, Sonic Adventure 2).
To me it lacks personality as opposed to a character like Bonk or Klonoa which have a certain charm to them.
If Voodoo Vince turns out to be a good game, then I won't care too much about the character. I don't like the characters designs in Donkey Kong Country but I still love the game.
I suppose, then, it's a matter of taste. I hate Bonk's design. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
To me it lacks personality as opposed to a character like Bonk or Klonoa which have a certain charm to them.
Anyone have the game pics out of the magazine yet? That appears to be the cover, so there should be some pics on the inside of the magazine.
Wow, so much bitching :p
...I like the design.
Me too.Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
...I like the design.
As do I.
yeah, that seems like the case to me.Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Another awful-looking character, although not quite as bad as Vexx. Now I understand why people were looking forward to Tork. It's not that Tork looks great, it's just the better-looking in the sea of shit that the mascot platform genre has become.
either that, or Torx has some reason to get excited about that i just haven't heard about.
i feel the same way about the character. who's making this?Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Any type of character is fine, I have nothing against the character being a voodoo doll. I just don't dig the design. It's generic.
My biggest problem with the genre of late is more the scavenger hunt mentality. Even games with great characters have fallen victim to it(Super Mario Sunshine, Sonic Adventure 2).
and yes, unfortunatley that's what has become of the genre, although there's been some pretty good stuff these last 2 generations. not much, but some stuff still stood out to me (Mario 64, Rayman 2, Klonoa, and im sure i have to be forgetting something).
i guess we just want the best out of gaming.Quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Wow, so much bitching :p
Yep, because when we aren't playing our platformers as cuddly animals or plump plumbers, we're getting screwed!Quote:
Originally posted by Lucas Barton
i guess we just want the best out of gaming.
I don't like to whine but mascot platformers are probably the only genre that has gone considerably downhill post-16-bit. I love Super Mario 64 and Sonic Adventure but almost every great game in this genre was done so much better in the past.
I agree that platformers have gone downhill since the 16 bit era, but that's certainly not due to shoddy character designs :p
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Originally posted by Mode7
...I like the design.
I know. It's sad really. People will bitch for the sake of bitching and prejudge without even picking up the damn controller.Quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Wow, so much bitching :p
Wanting the "best" out of gaming is what you make of it and not the other way around.
Here are some pics:
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince1.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince2.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince3.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince4.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince5.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince6.jpg
http://www.imgmag.org/images/tase1z/VoodooVince7.jpg
It doesn't look very good in gameplay screens to me.
Tork is made by the Rayman 2 team. Like person for person. The character i like, but don't love, and all the browns and yellows grate on me, but they gameplay looks fucking fun. Varied and action packed.Quote:
Originally posted by Lucas Barton
either that, or Torx has some reason to get excited about that i just haven't heard about.
Ew. Um, I have no problems with a voodoo doll as a character, but that's easily the worst-looking voodoo doll I've ever seen. Even a purely generic sock doll would've been so much better, that thing is hideous.
I wonder how it plays.
...I still like it.
Reminds me a bit of Evil Twin, though that's hardly the most encouraging of memories to be channeling.
The character design looks like any other cutesified mascot type. I can't hate or like it since I'm completely indifferent to that now very cliche style. I also don't really know of any recent mascot character design that is any better.
It all just depends on how it plays. If the game sucks, then the character sucks. If the game is a blast to play, then he's a cool character.
Before writing it off as "just another platformer", keep in mind it is by Ron Gilbert of Lucasarts adventure game fame.
Personally, I think it looks great and complements Tim Schafer's Psychonauts perfectly.
I don't know what it is about classic Lucasarts adventure game designers going Xbox platform developers but I like it.
I agree. Those screens make me that much more optimistic.Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
...I still like it.
I tryed to pick up a copy of this month's Play but it wasn't in yet. I ended up buying the Rayman 3 cover. Nice mag. Tak and the Power of JuJu looks cool, too. Even though it's Nickalodeon.
that's enough for me to keep an eye on it from here on out. thanks for the info.Quote:
Originally posted by Frogacuda
Tork is made by the Rayman 2 team. Like person for person.
IMO it's because the scavenger hunt formula is awful.Quote:
Originally posted by Andy
I agree that platformers have gone downhill since the 16 bit era, but that's certainly not due to shoddy character designs :p