A comparison of Oblivion and Dark Messiah

[Burning Bridges]

download of the demo failed at 85%. What the fuck I just ordered it. It costs practically nothing, and my PC should be able to run it at maximum.

 

[burrie]

Dark Messiah is also quite spectacular with NVidia 3D Glasses on. The opening battle in the city is an excellent demonstration of the technology. It's a fun game, and I bloody well should spend more time on finishing a playthrough.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Now that I think about it, what exactly could it be that Arcane is working on now? I remember an interview where this one guy (Arcanes CEO or something) said they were working on something they 'had always wanted to do' and the fans would be 'very glad when it's announced'. No idea what that means, could be the same bullshit we hear keep hearing time after time.

P.S. Shit, I think I remember now, they were helping out with Biocock 2.

 

[Gerrard]

I really like how in the level right after the attack on the city you go up some stairs, and there's a guard standing in the window just asking to get kicked in the ass.

 

[Luzur]

i played around with the console last time, spawning lots of enemies and soldiers in the attacked city and watched them fight.

 

[Multidirectional]

Now that I think about it, what exactly could it be that Arcane is working on now? I remember an interview where this one guy (Arcanes CEO or something) said they were working on something they 'had always wanted to do' and the fans would be 'very glad when it's announced'.

I don't remember what exactly it was, but I read about a year ago that they were working on another Source game, this time set in urban setting. Didn't see any news about it since. I wish they had something new coming out soon, they showed with DM that they're certainly capable of crafting a good action game.

 

[MikeJahn]

This is one of the few games I fire up every once in a while simply because it's fun. Would anyone be interested in a Let's Play of this? Here's a sample of what it would be like :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-yrM92LjAU

 

[JarlFrank]

Now that I think about it, what exactly could it be that Arcane is working on now? I remember an interview where this one guy (Arcanes CEO or something) said they were working on something they 'had always wanted to do' and the fans would be 'very glad when it's announced'.

I don't remember what exactly it was, but I read about a year ago that they were working on another Source game, this time set in urban setting. Didn't see any news about it since. I wish they had something new coming out soon, they showed with DM that they're certainly capable of crafting a good action game.

I remembered correctly, it was some source game similar to DMoMM, with some revolutionary multiplayer aspects or something. Did a little research and found this:

http://www.crossing-world.de/

Seite krawall.de mit Hinweis auf das Internetportal Joystiq berichtet, haben die Arkane Studios bekannt gegeben, dass man auf Grund von finanziellen Schwierigkeiten das Projekt auf Eis gelegt hat. Ob die Entwicklungen noch mal aufgenommen werden ist unbekannt.

Translation: They stopped working on the project, probably because of financial difficulties. It's unsure if they ever continue working on it. Probably not.

 

[Burning Bridges]

I just finished the demo, which was great fun, visually this must have been the most impressive Dungeon level I have ever seen.

Thanks for bringing up this thread which made me finally get DM.

some screenshots I took (everything on max, but no HDR)







As much as I liked it, makes me sad to think that this could have been Arx 2

 

[Burning Bridges]

Seite krawall.de mit Hinweis auf das Internetportal Joystiq berichtet, haben die Arkane Studios bekannt gegeben, dass man auf Grund von finanziellen Schwierigkeiten das Projekt auf Eis gelegt hat. Ob die Entwicklungen noch mal aufgenommen werden ist unbekannt.

Translation: They stopped working on the project, probably because of financial difficulties. It's unsure if they ever continue working on it. Probably not.

You mean The Crossing, yes that's cancelled, which doesnt matter since it was going to be MMO crap anyway.

But the interview was long after that, and they were talking of some secret, unannounced project, which would be finished after Biocock.

Maybe I find the link to the interview later on, if so I will post it.

 

[Vibalist]

I like Dark Messiah, but am I the only one who thinks the controls are very unresponsive? When pressing the block button immidiately after using the attack button, Sareth simply doesn't block, so that I need to press it again, by which time it's too late and some orc will have taken away 70% of my health. Same thing goes for the reverse, press the attack button a split second after letting go of the block button and he wont attack. Very frustrating when playing a game where you really need to be quick.

 

[Luzur]

strange, i never had any problems like that.

 

[racofer]

I like Dark Messiah, but am I the only one who thinks the controls are very unresponsive? When pressing the block button immidiately after using the attack button, Sareth simply doesn't block, so that I need to press it again, by which time it's too late and some orc will have taken away 70% of my health. Same thing goes for the reverse, press the attack button a split second after letting go of the block button and he wont attack. Very frustrating when playing a game where you really need to be quick.

You use v-sync?

If yes, open the console and before loading any game, type fps_max 59.9

 

[Burning Bridges]

here is the interview I was talking of, Raphael Colantonio (CEO), and it's dated December 10, 2009

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4 ... rs_of_.php

is that a hint about what we can expect with the next Arkane title?

"Wait for next announcements," says Colantonio. "It's gonna be exactly what we want to do. Not a compromised, marketed game. We've been lucky to find a publisher that supports us and understands this kind of game and is supportive of them. The people who like the kind of games that we like are going to be really excited.

"There are companies that do first person shooters," he continues. "There are companies that do sports games. We do first person immersive games with depth. That's what we do.

really curious who this wonder publisher is.

 

[Kingston]

Paradox is always a good guess.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Dark Messiah of Europa Universalis

 

[Luzur]

Dark Messiah of Europa Universalis

good idea, you declare war on Burgundy with a high-level backstab and then kick it down the slope on the battlescreen.