KickStarter Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams) - cyberpunk RPG from Whalenought Studios

[santino27]

santino27 Not sure which animated gif you're referring to. All the ones with the Doc Ock arms are weird looking because the arms are themselves a weird element that's hard to show in small models, but the most recent forklift (which isn't a forklift, since it's rear-loading, it's more like a tow truck/trailer) is pretty clear to me?

This one:

Kickstarter update coming tomorrow.

My eyes aren't as good as they used to be (and they've never been good), but I wouldn't know that was a forklift if the tweet hadn't told me.

I backed it, because I have the impulse control of someone half again my age, but I'm hoping it feels more coherent in play.

 

[grimace]

"We're just happy to be out of the shovel-ware technology range of visuals we've been at for a while now and working with a style we're loving to use — will be tweaking it through alpha, of course."

I'm loving every update more and more.

The most difficult thing in game development seems to be marketing the game efficiently and effectively. The current art style will help the game stand apart from the shovel-ware titles. #INCLINE

 

[Lahey]

Honestly, the reaction to these graphics is why we end up with such drab palettes -- people mutter about them being boring, but no one gets up in arms, whereas a more boisterous look provokes a stronger backlash.

Whoa easy there Rian.

comparisons

Their stated goal for the change was to facilitate gameplay, and they appear to have succeeded.

 

[Lacrymas]

The new art style in those gifs look a lot more muddied and unclear. Maybe tone down the saturation, decrease the number of shades on each screen. The noise radius demo gif has 5 different shades of purple for different things. I don't know, do something, it doesn't look good or playable.

 

[garren]

The overly drab grey palette from the earlier version gets no points from me, but they went way too far and the new version looks like some hipsters daydream. It's like the whole game suddenly got this weird color swap à la Jojo's Bizarre Adventure that's used occasionally for artistic effect or something, instead the whole game is like that. No thanks.

 

[buffalo bill]

Looks more like this to me:

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Which I am OK with.

 

[Jimmious]

I don't like the new artstyle personally, it feels that the colors will get annoying over time

 

[Morkar Left]

I don't mind the comic-style as such but I think that purple blood in different shades isn't really what they should be going for...

 

[Abu Antar]

My guess is that they changed artstyle so that it works with more of their upcoming game. Smart move, if so.

 

[Observer]

It looks not bad at the static pictures but in the motion, my head starts to dizzy.

 

[ArchAngel]

These people are geniuses, you maggots are not even deserving to be noticed by them. Stop complaining and start worshiping!

 

[cherry blossom]

Loving the new look.

It's like the whole game suddenly got this weird color swap à la Jojo's Bizarre Adventure that's used occasionally for artistic effect or something, instead the whole game is like that. No thanks.

Those look glorious, YES PLEASE!

 

[Grotesque]

from this

to this

Congratz for shooting yourselves in the leg(s).

 

[Fenix]

Time will tell.... I want to touch the game's gills.

 

[grimace]

In everyday speech, a non sequitur is a statement in which the final part is totally unrelated to the first part, for example:

Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

and this:

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from this

to this

Congratz for shooting yourselves in the leg(s).

The comparison of the visual aesthetic of a Shovel-ware Unity/Flash/Browser/Android App to Windows 3.1 makes no sense.

We can discuss Copper Dreams without lowest common denominator memes.

 

[Mustawd]

The comparison of the visual aesthetic of a Shovel-ware Unity/Flash/Browser/Android App to Windows 3.1 makes no sense

Of course it doesn’t. But Grotesque doesn’t care about logic when he bitches about stuff.


Also, don’t forget that the entire level is just gray with some red lighting. Which is reallly nothing special at all. So not sure why he think that actually looks good.

 

[Fenix]

Hm... feels like fine comparison for Grotesque...

 

[Aim1ess]

People complaining about color always makes me think about the Diablo 3 "controversy" when it had colors in its first reveal.

 

[Grauken]

Art style looks like shit, what the fuck happened here

 

[hello friend]

People complaining about color always makes me think about the Diablo 3 "controversy" when it had colors in its first reveal.

You mean that time they swapped out the moody gothic aesthetic for Dungeon Siege Swashbuckling Adventure?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

People complaining about color always makes me think about the Diablo 3 "controversy" when it had colors in its first reveal.

You mean that time they swapped out the moody gothic aesthetic for Dungeon Siege Swashbuckling Adventure?

Leave dungeon siege outta this.

 

[Bigg Boss]

Oh my, the new art style is terrible. It looks like a psychedelic trip in a bad way and like some phone camera filter is smeared all over. Where's my early 3D aesthetic that I praised so much during the kickstarter? Is it still the same game in terms of mechanics?

Off topic: The ratings on this is why I come here. Codex is not a giant echo chamber unlike 90% of the internet. Bethesdafags frollick too and fro praising the one true savior Godd Howard. MCA Cultists worship in mass in the appointed threads awaiting his return with news of the Failed Obsidian. Near the nether regions /polfags debate incessantly about war never changing. Every niche is filled.

Put me in with the new art style is not as good pile.

 

[Ruchy]

I like the new art direction it feels distinct.

 

[imweasel]

It is weird and extremely colorful. Something I would only expect to see if the player character is high on LSD or something.

That said, I prefer the old art style.

 

[Grauken]

That style reminds me of the people who violently react to Ultima 7's or KotC's perspective, in that looking too long at it might induce migraine and definitely would put me off of playing altogether, I really should stop supporting kickstarters, that just breeds disappointment