Now Playing (30/06/09)
By Steven Perdikis - Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:30pm
Another Tuesday means that it is time for your weekly dose of Now Playing, where each week, Games On Net brings you a selection of the most interesting and sometimes boring trailers released recently.
This week, we start the festivities with a new developer diary from Dark Void, which kind of reveals why people probably won't get the game when it is released. After that we get extremely unnerved by bizarre marketing courtesy of Saints Row 2 which questions my faith in humanity. After that, we declare war on the world, by embarking on a journey into Massive Action Game. After that, we fail to learn how exactly Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came to be (we're told it was magic), before finally settling a childhood rivalry with a not so MegaMan.
Vertical combat is just something that not many games can pull of successfully. I have a hypothesis as to why this is the case for those that care. While observing most people playing most generic cover shooter games, you'll often notice that they can only focus on doing one thing at once. Thus, once you add a third dimension, like, up or down, as opposed "behind that piece of cover" people whine and cry and moan because they're used to doing things in a certain way because every single other game they've ever played since the latest cover shooter does everything in the exact same way. To be fair, vertical combat is likely to be disorienting, and uncomfortable, as most of us, do, really live our lives in two dimensions, only focusing on whatever concerns us at street level. While Dark Void does look promising in parts, I fear that it will be ultimately seen as nothing more than another "vertical shooter that fails".
Download Dark Void Video Dev Diary 2
Now Playing never, ever for one moment thought it would ever be left speechless. This trailer has unnerved it, invading the great ivory tower of peace and love that is the status quo of Now Playing. We have no words for you, Saints Row 2, only that you could have birthed something that rivals the great legend of Ran Ran Ru. Now Playing is both scared and disturbed.
Download Saints Row 2 'Street Lesson' Trailer #9
Games are getting bigger and bigger, so much so that mere mortals usually can't finish a game entirely before the next big one comes out. That makes me kind of grateful that I personally don't see the appeal in MAG: Massive Action Game, that is being developed for the PlayStation 3, in which 256 players, at once can enter a fantasy world where they work together and at times, against one, to gain control things in order to... have fun. While I really can't see the point in the fairly shallow excuse for a plot that the trailer pitches, the fact that 256 players can play at once isn't really a technological feat, given the massive infrastructure that powers MMO games.
Download MAG: Massive Action Game Dev Diary Trailer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince makes me sick of trailers that do the complete opposite of what they suggest they'll do. "Making of Video" suggests that I'll learn how the game was made, not the features contained within the game. You disappoint me and have broken my heart for the last time, Harry, even though I've never read about your exploits nor seen them on the big screen, why should I bother when your "making of" trailer fails at even doing what it says it does? I'm unhappy.
Download Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Making Of Video
Mega Man is an odd person. Either you love him, or you hate him with every single fibre of your being. I come from the later camp, having first being exposed to the hero on the original brick sized gameboy, which led me to great frustration and horror throughout my adolescent years, the most rewarding which was the GameBoy itself being stolen by those worrisome child bullies, which while saddening at the time, rid me of the horrible curse that was MegaMan. In any case, the series is still alive, and to prove the fact, here's a lengthy trailer from a DS incarnation of the game, developed at Capcom.
Download Mega Man Star Force 3 'Boss Battle' Trailer'
This week's pick of the litter, so to speak is the Overgrowth 'Dainty Decal Trailer'. It is pick of the week for two reasons. The first of these is the excellent use of alliteration in the trailer's name. The second of these makes itself evident at the end of the trailer, and should be accompanied with a phrase along the lines of "One does not simply shoop da whoop into Mordor", in an pointless effort to combine two memes.
In any case, if that isn't to your tastes, you can always check out one of thefinely crafted, hand picked trailers below:
This week, we start the festivities with a new developer diary from Dark Void, which kind of reveals why people probably won't get the game when it is released. After that we get extremely unnerved by bizarre marketing courtesy of Saints Row 2 which questions my faith in humanity. After that, we declare war on the world, by embarking on a journey into Massive Action Game. After that, we fail to learn how exactly Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came to be (we're told it was magic), before finally settling a childhood rivalry with a not so MegaMan.
Dark Void
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Vertical combat is just something that not many games can pull of successfully. I have a hypothesis as to why this is the case for those that care. While observing most people playing most generic cover shooter games, you'll often notice that they can only focus on doing one thing at once. Thus, once you add a third dimension, like, up or down, as opposed "behind that piece of cover" people whine and cry and moan because they're used to doing things in a certain way because every single other game they've ever played since the latest cover shooter does everything in the exact same way. To be fair, vertical combat is likely to be disorienting, and uncomfortable, as most of us, do, really live our lives in two dimensions, only focusing on whatever concerns us at street level. While Dark Void does look promising in parts, I fear that it will be ultimately seen as nothing more than another "vertical shooter that fails".
Saints Row 2
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Now Playing never, ever for one moment thought it would ever be left speechless. This trailer has unnerved it, invading the great ivory tower of peace and love that is the status quo of Now Playing. We have no words for you, Saints Row 2, only that you could have birthed something that rivals the great legend of Ran Ran Ru. Now Playing is both scared and disturbed.
MAG: Massive Action Game
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)
)
Games are getting bigger and bigger, so much so that mere mortals usually can't finish a game entirely before the next big one comes out. That makes me kind of grateful that I personally don't see the appeal in MAG: Massive Action Game, that is being developed for the PlayStation 3, in which 256 players, at once can enter a fantasy world where they work together and at times, against one, to gain control things in order to... have fun. While I really can't see the point in the fairly shallow excuse for a plot that the trailer pitches, the fact that 256 players can play at once isn't really a technological feat, given the massive infrastructure that powers MMO games.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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)
)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince makes me sick of trailers that do the complete opposite of what they suggest they'll do. "Making of Video" suggests that I'll learn how the game was made, not the features contained within the game. You disappoint me and have broken my heart for the last time, Harry, even though I've never read about your exploits nor seen them on the big screen, why should I bother when your "making of" trailer fails at even doing what it says it does? I'm unhappy.
Download Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Making Of Video
Mega Man Star Force 3
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Mega Man is an odd person. Either you love him, or you hate him with every single fibre of your being. I come from the later camp, having first being exposed to the hero on the original brick sized gameboy, which led me to great frustration and horror throughout my adolescent years, the most rewarding which was the GameBoy itself being stolen by those worrisome child bullies, which while saddening at the time, rid me of the horrible curse that was MegaMan. In any case, the series is still alive, and to prove the fact, here's a lengthy trailer from a DS incarnation of the game, developed at Capcom.
Each week, hundreds, sometimes thousands of trailers are released. This means that not all of them can sneak into Now Playing. Hence, they don't make the cut, and end up here at the end, to be forgotten by all.Didn't Make the Cut
This week's pick of the litter, so to speak is the Overgrowth 'Dainty Decal Trailer'. It is pick of the week for two reasons. The first of these is the excellent use of alliteration in the trailer's name. The second of these makes itself evident at the end of the trailer, and should be accompanied with a phrase along the lines of "One does not simply shoop da whoop into Mordor", in an pointless effort to combine two memes.
In any case, if that isn't to your tastes, you can always check out one of the
The Conduit Monumental Trailer
NHL 10 Patrick Kane Trailer
5 Spots Party Gameplay Trailer 2
5 Spots Party Gameplay Trailer 1
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Launch Trailer
Saints Row 2 Street Lesson Trailer 9
The Lord of the Rings Online Mines of Moria Book 8 Teaser Trailer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Making Of Video
Warrior Epic Combat Tutorial Video
The Bigs 2 Gameplay Teaser Trailer 4
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Launch Trailer
Spore Galactic Adventures Trailer 10
Family Party 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun Trailer
Sudoku Ball - Detective Trailer
Madden NFL 10 Wii Madden Showdown Trailer
Deca Sports 2 Trailer 2
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 1
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 2
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 3
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 4
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 5
Pangya Fantasy Golf Gameplay Movie 6
MySims Agents Teaser Trailer
Overlord II Video Dev Diary 4
Colin McRae DiRT 2 Wii Trailer
Infernal Hells Vengeance Trailer
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Devastator Game Trailer
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Multiplayer Trailer
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Demolisher Trailer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Quidditch Preview
Brutal Legend Meatbones Trailer
Zeno Clash The Pit DLC Trailer
We Cheer 2 Trailer 2
The Whispered World German Trailer
Dungeon Fighter Online Movie
Pangya Fantasy Golf Season 4 Trailer
Overgrowth Dainty Decal Trailer
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Mari Trailer
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Midori Trailer
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Keyterms Auction Trailer
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Keyterms Fusion Trailer
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Sys Missions Trailer
APB Podcast Episode 3 Back to the Floor
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Ride Trailer
Overlord Dark Legend Wii Launch Trailer
Overlord II Video Dev Diary 5
Overlord Minions DS Launch Trailer
Mytheon Gameplay Trailer
Aion - Tower of Eternity Beluslan Zone Tour Trailer
ANNO 1404 Dawn of Discovery Launch Trailer
Hysteria Hospital Emergency Ward Trailer
Runes of Magic Weeping Coast Trailer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up New Characters Trailer
Miner Wars Features Trailer
Miner Wars Intro Trailer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Tarantia Commons Developer Walkthrough Trailer
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Six Chambers Multiplayer Trailer
Champions Online Supervillian Lairs Trailer
City of Heroes Mission Architect Tutorial Video Part 1
City of Heroes Mission Architect Tutorial Video Part 2
City of Heroes Mission Architect Tutorial Video Part 3
Dungeon Fighter Online Characters Trailer
The Conduit Launch Trailer
Fashion Week Junior Designer Trailer
Cabal Online Soul Siena Trailer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up Characters Trailer
Scooby-Doo First Frights Trailer
Mega Man Star Force 3 Boss Battle Trailer
Baseball Slugger Home Run Race 3D Tutorial Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament QF1 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament QF2 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament QF3 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament QF4 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament SF1 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament SF2 Video
Street Fighter IV UK Tournament Final Video
Ether Saga Online Video Dev Diary 2
Ether Saga Online Video Dev Diary 1
Discovery Kids Parrot Pals Gameplay Video
NCAA Football 10 Road to Glory Video
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Launch Trailer
The Conduit Trailer 20
The Punisher No Mercy Trailer 2
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Episode 1 - Ryu vs Wolverine Trailer
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Wolverine Strategy Trailer
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Ryu Strategy Trailer
Fight Night Round 4 Launch Trailer
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