$100 is expensive lol? That is less than buying 2 games now a days.
It’s going to be super convenient to plug and play a pi.
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I like how thumb nail is inadvertently the “ah shit here we go again” meme
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Overwatch 2 likely to be announced at BlizzCon
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This sounds like a really good fucking idea. Let them do the artwork and animation but both teams collaborate on the fight system and mechanics. This sounds so much like a no brainer that I don’t know why capcom isnt pulling the trigger now on it.
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Probably due the costs of doing it with hand drawn sprites, which makes it more costly and time consuming.
Add that there is also all the logistics and costs attached to doing it with an external team.
And lets not forget that outsourcing their games to western studios didn’t work for them as they wanted.
They have become a company that is trying to play it safe for now.
And outside sf, they clearly don’t have the confidence in fgs, specially after botching everything after mvc3.
I am not saying is impossible but is not very probable they will team up with lab zero for a new darkstalkers. Imo.
Also, labzero is a young studio, with only 2 titles so far, that btw, so far only have experience with an in house engine, that could be seen as risk too.
They don’t even need it to be a huge big budget title though. I get the 2d animation is expensive but clearly capcom doesnt have any of the inhouse talent to do the animation they want for Darkstalkers which iirc was one of the hurdles that they kept bringing up. They can easily collab with them give lab zero a modest budget to do the stuff they can’t do ( thinking higher than what was needed to make Skullgirls but ridiculously so) and sell the game around the 40-50 range. That way they don’t overshoot sales projections on the project like they used to do on products before their hot streak while still putting out a quality product.
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Overwatch 2 huh? The world is ready for more Widowmaker.
As much as i like Lab Zero, i am not seeing capcom going with them for a new DS.
Costs, time, and the other stuff i mentioned are considerable cons for a new DS project.
Also, the problem they said for a new DS, about not having in house talent was mostly tied to the limits from the previous gen.
Right now Capcom has worked on attracting more inhouse talent, since their new directive is to not outsource their games as much as possible (with SFV being the exception)
Add that asw now has shown that you can do animations and deformations using 3d technology which is cheaper and less time consuming.
In fact, i can see capcom working with asw before capcom going with LZ for a new DS since while their methods are more quicker than trying to do handdrawn sprites, plus is more flexible for changes and updates when need.
Also, remember that there has been changes inside the fg division, and it seems they are interested in improving the image that their last fgs have with their poor receptions.
Is obvious that if they do a new game, 1st it will be SF, and if rumors are to be believed, itsuno is also interested in reving either DS or Rival Schools.
It won’t happen because capcom doesn’t have any faith in DS, hell they didn’t have any for SF either DS doesn’t sell or at least it won’t produce the sales capcom wants . They better of just sell the ip to someone that cares but it won’t happen.
Just play Vampire Savior forever
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Freedom Planet 2 story mode trailer.
Apparently Christian Whitehead is having a pretty heavy hand in helping smooth out gameplay mechanics along with helping program for various ports and lastly level designs.
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That was some painful voicework and/or writing.
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Mike Z about to get paid like a sonofabitch.
Im down, Skullgirls seemed pretty neat, I liked the animation. That at a higher budget for Darkstalkers would be awesome
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For sure. Really wish it wasn’t voiced. It makes the seemingly horrible story line seem even worse.
Kirby getting an art book in April.
Spyro getting an art book summer next year
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Apparently GalaxyTrail had a whole presentation that they put up where I’m sure they put the Freedom Planet trailer in
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I agree. Plus depending on the hardware Emulation has caught up with actual hardware performance.