Preview Torment Kickstarter Update #42: New Gameplay Video - "A World Unlike Any Other"

[Robert Jarzebina]

I feel strong Sanitarium vibe

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Looks mind-bogglingly good. Hard to believe it's the same company who brought us WL2. Cautiously optimistic.

EDIT: I thought the same thing, re: Sanitarium.

 

[VioletShadow]

Sanitarium...
Be still my heart Deuce Traveler

Bros can we get some inXile version of
?

 

[Brother None]

I don't know how often our artists reference Sanitarium but I do know I've often recommended it and bring up specific examples from that game when we're iterating on scenes. It ranks very highly for me in this 2D isometric genre of games (hence the LP, see sig!), alongside Planescape: Torment. I don't really know Septerra Core so...

 

[Infinitron]

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Yes, in retrospect it's amazing we don't have a version of this with the "Torment Triumvirate". Problem is, it's more of a Quadrumvirate now with George Ziets.

 

[Zeriel]

Looks like Inxile's take on Septera Core using PoE "engine". Not bad, but not great either.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's weird how all these years later and Torment art still looks miles better. Character art especially. I guess there's something to be said for getting back to the peak of an artform, but it's still disappointing.

Lest I be too negative, however, yada yada pre-polish build and this video was an incredibly mixed bag, some scenes look way better than others.

 

[VioletShadow]

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Yes, in retrospect it's amazing we don't have a version of this with the "Torment Triumvirate". Problem is, it's more of a Quadrumvirate now with George Ziets.

Make it work! Also Georgie better be the one driving!

 

[Ivan]

meh

Spoiler

 

[Ninjerk]

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Yes, in retrospect it's amazing we don't have a version of this with the "Torment Triumvirate". Problem is, it's more of a Quadrumvirate now with George Ziets.

We need an inXile Roguey-equivalent

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

Looks absolutely stunning.

 

[Shadenuat]

Compared to PST characters are very small and hard to distinguish from background or NPCs
Combat looks like... ToEE??

 

[LeStryfe79]

Looks like Inxile's take on Septera Core using PoE "engine". Not bad, but not great either.

Yeah, I thought the same thing.

 

[Infinitron]

Compared to PST characters are very small

Well, it's the PoE engine. Just zoom in.

We need an inXile Roguey-equivalent

True dat. During PoE's development, whenever stuff was happening, I could count on Sensuki and Duraframe to track it down immediately. With inXile games, I have to do all the hard work myself.

 

[Forest Dweller]

The gameplay looked good and the environments seem much more dynamic than PoE.

But that voiceover is cringe worthy.

Still better than POE's though.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

We will get a big BT trailer when the 4th kickstarter will be about to launch

Spoiler

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Trailer is amazing!

 

[Sothpaw]

So we should wait for the GOTY Uber Console Improved version right?

 

[Infinitron]

Jertberg speaks! https://forums.inxile-entertainment.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=9879&start=40#p151190

Hi everyone,

Now that the video is out I feel like I should assure you that much of what is in the video is work in progress.
The underlying technology for the animation system has undergone a lot of overhaul past few months and I am still working on bringing it all together.

Now, for all my animation fans lets break the vid down a bit.
For the purpose of pacing in the video, editing occurred that if your watching the animation it affected speed and cut off or sped up transitions.
Cloaks physics are not working in the video.
The swimming is actually very cool in game when moving your guys around, you barely saw anything here.
The next shot of the PC stopping, Im not sure what happened here looks like a bug.
The generic walk animation is not playing smoothly on the npcs, that will improve.
The shot of the guy transitioning into the water, transition into the water looks good right?, however in here you also see some old mostly broken movement of the companions. I am currently working on a follow system for the companions.

OK now the combat...
This is very early stuff and was highly affected by editing.
Im not sure how well the video demonstrates this but Im trying to do something a bit different with the animations.
Combat is very similar in many respects to wasteland in terms of flow from my perspective.
What I have done to try and give this a different look is basically give everything a facing direction
For example:
When executing an attack the attack animation has the rotation of facing your target built in so you turn to face your target and attack all in one motion. This allows me to add some variety to the attacks as an attack to the left is different than to the right or behind. Damages also follow this rule as well as deaths, so if your attacked from behind or killed the reaction is directional. Damages or hit reactions also have the victim turn to face the attacker.
Its a technique that admittedly adds a ton of complexity and increases the difficulty of mechanical construction of the animations.
The timing and use of connecting transitions is something that is missing in combat which makes it feel abrupt visually too, but we still have to balance for gameplay I dont want anyone being annoyed by the animation timing.

Thanks for all the support people,

Josh

 

[Hobo Elf]

It looks really good. More or less exactly how I had hoped it would. Now I just hope that they do a faithful adaptation of the rule system with all the cool character skills and "spells".

 

[Hamster]

I don't really know Septerra Core so...

Well, the gameplay was somewhat meh, but 2D art was pretty good in that game, worth checking out

 

[Cowboy Moment]

only butthurt troll fags

Good thing there are scarcely any such people amongst the esteemed membership of the RPGCodex.

 

[Maculo]

Some of the landscape style looked very similar to Planescape. I expected that it would look similar to PoE landscapes in the end, but the artists did a great job. It made me feel nostalgic for PST.

Please don't suck.

 

[Black]

lmao @smudboy is pissed that the game is tb and whines in the video's comments hard.

 

[VioletShadow]

I wonder
will the least combat focused game out of all KS cRPGs... end up having the best combat and encounter design?

 

[Brother None]

Well, the gameplay was somewhat meh, but 2D art was pretty good in that game, worth checking out

Does look pretty cool. I don't think I've heard it mentioned as something we're taking cues from, but I can see the natural comparison, both top-down 2D games that mix the technological and wondrous.

 

[Crescent Hawk]

Damn that combat is looking good ( it just has to be turn based to look good to me). I hope they also go crazy with weapons and armor\cloak designs.