njamster 
Alright, time to catch up on the #SummerGamesFest!
Will post some of my thoughts here while watching the show. :)
First is a new #PrinceOfPersia game from #Ubisoft! 😮
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmX7a_e65uU
A return to the series' sidescroller roots! Not huge on the color choice and character designs, though... Also, who gave their blessing for that music track?! 🤨
Gameplay looks fluid and fast, but also a bit... ordinary? What's the hook? What's special about it? Will there be time rewind?
Not quite sold yet.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown - Reveal Gameplay Trailer
Next is an extended look at the newest #MortalKombat title.
It's what you came to expect from the series by now: nice graphics, tasteless violence, little to no innovation. Fuck that! Who are those people in the audience, cheering after they showed a bunch of tasteless dismemberment just for the sake of being drastic?! Won't share that stupid shit.
Also, are there really people out there who play #MortalKombat for its story and "timeline"? 🤔
Ohh, news on #PathOfExile 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbqabo0x2Kk
Not gonna lie, the teaser was a bit underwhelming. Looks great, but after two years of silence on this and the recent launch of #Diablo4, I expected something with a little more oomph. Hopefully we'll get that on the 28th of June! :)
Path of Exile 2: Ngamakanui Teaser [Summer Game Fest]
Capcom announced a "collab" of their titles #StreetFighter6 and #Exporimal. Probably would be more exciting if I had ever heard of Exoprimal before. 😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyOToI3GLrc
What's interesting though is that it's labeled "collab 1", suggesting that there's more to come in the future.
Exoprimal x Street Fighter 6 Collaboration Teaser Trailer
"That's right, #NicolasCage is coming to #DeadByDaylight in July! I don't know how these things happen, but..."
Money, Geoff, the answer is money!
Also, Nic will be playing himself? How innovative! Probably a sign of his... #MassiveTalent! 😏
Dead by Daylight: Nicolas Cage | Teaser
Aaaannd a new trailer for season 3 of #TheWitcher #Netflix series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzS8Ao0H6Co
Is it just me or does every scene without #HenryCavill instantly feel a lot worse? 👀 Not convinced this thing will survive him leaving after this season...
The Witcher: Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix
Now, ladies and gentlemen, *this* is how you do a gameplay trailer! And even better: #Coop #Soulslike #Remnant2 will drop at the end of July already!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syod_qFBJ9Y
Probably no coincidence its predecessor was included in this month's #HumbleChoice then! 😆
Remnant 2 - Official Co-op Gameplay and Release Date Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2023
Speaking of #coop: The newest #Sega title #SonicSuperstars marks the first traditional #Sonic game with coop, I think?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3g-62NNoUs
Quite curious how (if? 😂) they manage up to four fast moving characters on a single screen. Doesn't seem like the best fit for a local multiplayer game...
The trailer makes it look like players can go off screen, so probably the camera will just follow player 1? Lame...
Sonic Superstars - Announce Trailer
A while ago #BandaiNamco had announced an #anime based on #SandLand, a (rather short) #manga by #DragonBall creator #AkiraToriyama. Now they also announced a videogame!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbKjqVtthPk
Not sure what to think about it. Visually, I'd say, it looks mid at best! And it's really hard to tell what you'll actually *do* in the game based on that trailer.
As someone with no previous ties to the franchise, I so far stay unimpressed.
SAND LAND — Game Announcement Trailer
I never played an #MMORPG. So I can't and won't tell you if #ThroneAndLiberty will be any good! But if this is what you see when looking up a game's trailer, it's prooobably not a good sign:
While I've huge respect for #RemedyGames, I cannot say I'm terribly excited for #AlanWake2. Somehow this franchise never appealed to me? The demo's worth watching for the Deerfest joke alone, though! 😂
Alan Wake 2 — Saga Anderson Gameplay Clip (Summer Game Fest)
Okay, WOW! #Warhammer40k #SpaceMarine2 will actually get a full #coop campaign, playable with up to 3 players. In the year 2023, ladies and gentlemen! 🤯
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDXfraIHzHg
Looks epic! I just really hope the character isn't talking as much as he does in the trailer. Already annoyed the fuck out of me...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Co-op Campaign Reveal | Summer Game Fest 2023
Oooh, so it's called #SpiderMan2 because there's two Spider-Man's now?! And that's why you put them both on the box? D'oh, that's so clever! Thanks, Bryan! 😏
A bit disappointed that despite the catchy "Be greater. Together." slogan, #SpiderMan2 won't get any #coop elements - such a missed opportunity! 😢
https://twitter.com/insomniacgames/status/1660732829934964736
Yo, what?! #PalWorld is looking awesome! 🤩
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhfwoPJfm0
Honestly, I'm slightly fed up with #OpenWorld games by now, but if they look *this* cute I might make an exception. #GameFreak, please take notes. 🥺 (But don't pass them to your lawyers!)
Seriously, kudos for including monsters that look *this* similar to #Pokemon! 😅
Palworld | Summer Game Fest 2023 Trailer | Pocketpair
#UnderTheWaves is looking really nice as well. Like a more relaxed version of #Subnautica with bigger focus on narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C13ftmDyQEk
However, do note that this is published (not developed!) by #QuanticDream, who have a fairly questionable reputation these days.
Under the Waves | Explore the Depths Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2023
POOF! #BenBrode appeared on stage. Just like that. No walking animation yet, I guess.
Also, #MarvelSnap had what must have been the most expensive ad of the entire show:
unlucky locations with @ProZD | #SummerGameFest | June 2023
While the #PrinceOfPersia trailer didn't feature *any* time rewinds, slightly weird named indie game #Lysfanga seems to make it the core premise in a hack and slash game where with each repeated try you fight alongside a legion of clones from your previous tries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRB6jZHc1Wk
Once more, published (but not developed) by #QuanticDream.
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior | World Premiere Trailer
Dominik Dammer@njamster i dont tend to fall for all this yt clickbait dumpster...there always is so much hate from random youtubers...
@DominikDammer Fair point! But even if it turns out to be fabricated bullshit, it still marks a serious PR problem for the game.
vacuumbeef@njamster Here I just thought, god, give us another Sonic Mania. How many more times you will show this "look it's old 2d sonic, but no it's 3d now! wooow! Not the best 3d, and it should probably look better in pixelart, but, anyway wow!"
@vacuumbeef I think it looks alright. Not quite sure what they were thinking including those weird voxel squids, though...
@njamster You know looking at it second time actually yeah I think graphics are okay, good in some parts. But anyway, give me Sonic Mania 2
Alolan YodaI'm looking forward to it, but I am a bit worried that the level design will be more limited to accommodate for having four players on screen at all times.
We'll see!
@AlolanYoda Yeah, I'll be *really* surprised if they manage to pull that mode off without making sacrifices on other parts of the game!
@njamster That's nice, but why his 3d model does not really look like Cage... It's just sad.
@vacuumbeef Yeah, it somehow looks even worse in-game...
Dead by Daylight - Nicolas Cage Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2023
@njamster and this one, why are they making me suffer. Yeah I got pretty depressing feelings from this fest, i'm sorry.
@vacuumbeef Yeah... 🙁 Have seen multiple positive takes on this trailer already, most of them along the lines of "Back in MY days the game was a sidescroller anyways!!!"
Yeah, but back in YOUR days the game also had some novel ideas a visual identity and a soundtrack that wasn't eyeballing the charts...
@njamster I'm just very nostalgic for Sands of Time trilogy... what if they'll make Assassins Creed: Sands of Time one day. Like AC is successor to PoP, I feel it's the only possible way to see something at least a little similar to what I want.
@vacuumbeef I have really fond memories of the Sand of Time trilogy as well! So, regardless of how this particular game will turn out, I'll treat it as positive sign that Ubisoft is at least continuing the franchise at all. I'm just afraid it will "flop" (i.e. not perform up to Ubi's standards) and they'll bury it again... 😨
@njamster Yeah maybe they're at least considering to continue it. But something wrong with their decisions. I just remembered that there was a Sands of Time remake recently, was it even released? I feel everything goes wrong.
But, on the other side, that was just a trailer, who knows
@vacuumbeef Sadly not, no. Originally, the remake was a project of Ubisoft India, but they moved it over to Ubisoft Montreal a while ago. Which actually might be a good thing, though, since that studio was responsible for the original as well.
However, they posted an update a few weeks ago and according to this, they're still in the conception phase (read: the game doesn't yet exist). Which is kinda wild since we already saw gameplay – they rebooted the entire project!
@njamster oh yeah it may be actually a good thing, good news, you made my hopes return back to me
@njamster Hey have you seen new gameplay for PoP? Looks like I can change my mind, for me it looks way better than it felt after the trailer. It even seems to be metroidvania? Interesting
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1nNf-uuy4
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1nNf-uuy4
21 Minutes Of Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Gameplay | SGF 2023
@vacuumbeef Yeah, posted about it here: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@njamster/110537501097667428 I know you've seen that by now, but I wanted to still leave the link here for everybody else who's stumbling over this thread in the future.
I agree, the gameplay trailer made it look a lot better! I'm still skeptic about a few things, but we'll see...
Thanks for the hint. Appreciate it! 😊
njamster :godot: (@[email protected])
Just watched the gameplay demo for #PrinceOfPersia #TheLostCrown from #UbisoftForward – and it's growing on me! 🙂 :youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3qsC8T42Ag No weird music this time, time manipulation is confirmed to be back (and apparently not only in your hands?), and the gameplay looks silky smooth as well. However, what the fuck is an "semi open-world" game? 🤨 #Gaming #GamingNews