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Darkborn - action game from ex-DICE devs where you play a monster fighting against humans - CANCELED

Gerrard

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I was going to say I'm impressed they managed to not compare it to Dark Souls, but then I looked at the footage and saw it's first person so that's probably why.
 

Cross

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First person melee combat?

:hero:
The combat isn't bad because it's first person, it's bad because it seems to consist almost entirely of cinematic takedowns that lock the player and the enemy in place.

Imagine taking the Glory Kills from Doom, which were already bad enough, and designing an entire game around them, without any other gameplay systems or mechanics. That's what this looks like.
 

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Baby, if The Nameless One got a beautiful or normal face (instead of that zombie face) all the criticisms of it, few though it is, just melt away.

A zombie face as avatar or poster? Yeah, Torment marketing sucks.

In fact, its success prove to the strength of its writings and its gameplay, despite the minus point of that zombie figure.
I love the game's cover. It actually interested me even more in the game. So the marketing worked for me. Also the trailer with TNO's horrifying howl at the end. Good shit.

So for you the game would be better if the character had none of the scars his many lives imply? What is this a jRPG?
 

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Concept art looked great, game looks... eh. That trailer at the end, so awkward, when the boss guy is revealed and named he just stands there jittering slightly. Someone must have looked at DS boss reveal animations and thought: "You know what would be better than a dynamic, exciting intro movie? The guy just standing there all jittery... YES!!"
 

Beowulf

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It looks like there is no challenge in the game, just cool takedowns.
 

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First person melee combat?

:hero:
The combat isn't bad because it's first person, it's bad because it seems to consist almost entirely of cinematic takedowns that lock the player and the enemy in place.

Imagine taking the Glory Kills from Doom, which were already bad enough, and designing an entire game around them, without any other gameplay systems or mechanics. That's what this looks like.

The Glory Kills from nuDoom had a mechanic function tough. What will determine if the combat is good or not is the challenge and how fun it is to control the PC.
 

LESS T_T

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This game was supposed to be published by Private Division but no mention of the reveal on their Twitter feed, hmmm.

Oh look: https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2019/04/02/project-wight-reemerges-as-darkborn

After a few years of relative silence outside the announcement of a publisher relationship that has since fizzled, the studio is ready to share the game's real title: Darkborn.

Maybe they didn't want Epic-exclusivity? :shittydog:

"Private Division ended our publishing agreement with The Outsiders at the end of last year": https://www.gamespot.com/articles/take-twos-indie-label-ends-publishing-deal-for-new/1100-6468437/

Take-Two's Indie Label Ends Publishing Deal For New Game From Battlefield Dev
Private Division ends its contract with The Outsiders for its intriguing-looking monster game, Darkborn.

Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption parent company Take-Two made headlines in 2017 when it announced an all-new publishing label devoted to indie games. The company, Private Division, announced publishing deals with four different games, all of which come from big names in gaming. Now, one of those games won't be coming from Private Division after all.

The first of the four games included is Ancestors: The Humankind Odysseyfrom Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Desilets; another title was Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto's sci-fi FPS Disintegration. A third was The Outer Worlds, the role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, with original Fallout developers Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky at the helm. The fourth title announced for Private Division was Project Wight, an action-fantasy game from Battlefield 3 lead designer and Payday 2 director David Goldfarb and his new studio The Outsiders.

The game, which was re-revealed as Darkborn in April this year, is now moving ahead with a different publisher. Private Division confirmed to GameSpot that it ended its publishing arrangement with The Outsiders in 2018.

"Private Division ended our publishing agreement with The Outsiders at the end of last year," reads a line from Private Division's statement. "We supported the studio financially for several months after ending the deal, and we wish David Goldfarb and the rest of the talented team the very best with the game and their future endeavors."

It is not immediately clear why Private Division and The Outsiders split up, or what financial considerations might have been in place related to the business separation. Private Division declined to share further insight on the matter, while The Outsiders CEO Anders Pettersson tells GameSpot that the Swedish studio plans to share more details "after the summer." Also unknown is if The Outsiders will or already is seeking a new publishing arrangement, or if the studio will self-publish Darkborn.

The Outsiders' website is currently down, but Petterson said that's only coincidental, as the team is working on a "rebranding." The Outsiders has also changed its Twitter handle to "Monstery Games," but whether or not the studio is planning a name change is unknown. What has definitely changed at the studio is its top leadership, as Pettersson took over that role from Ben Cousins. Cousins, a former DICE developer, said in a blog post that he remains a "major" shareholder in the company, though he has exited to become the CEO of Isbit Games in Sweden.

Private Division's website has been scrubbed of references to The Outsiders and Project Wight/Darkborn. However, the label's announcement video is still there, featuring Goldfarb and Cousins talking about their new studio and its ambitions.

In Darkborn, you play as a menacing beast, but the usual power fantasy is reversed. The monster you play, a Darkborn, is hunted by a horrible faction called The Pale Enemy that torture Darkborn and perform blood rituals with their corpses, according to a Game Informer preview. "Be the monster in Darkborn. Experience life on the other side of the sword," reads the game's official description. You can watch 16 minutes of gameplay in the video above. No release date or platforms have been announced for Darkborn.

Private Division's three other publishing arrangements appear to continue to be in place. In fact, V1 Interactive, the developer of Disintegration, just announced it will show more of the game at Gamescom in August with the support of Private Division.

One thing that has changed is that, following the formation of Private Division, The Outer Worlds developer Obsidian was purchased by Microsoft. Private Division remains the publisher of the game, and it is still scheduled to release on PS4 despite the fact that its studio owner is Microsoft.

Private Division is also the publisher of Kerbal Space Program from Mexico City-based developer Squad. In fact, Take-Two owns the studio and the game. Private Division is based in New York City and has offices in Seattle and Munich. It is Take-Two's third label, joining Rockstar Games and 2K Games.

Private Division Games Lineup
  • Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (Panahce Digital Games)
  • The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment)
  • Disintegration (V1 Interactive)
  • Kerbal Space Program (Squad)
 

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