Bound - A new IP from Sony Santa Monica & Plastic
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Cool. Sounds interesting. Hard to know exactly what kind of game experience they are going to offer, but I'm intrigued by these phrases:
- Unique in visual style, narrative storytelling, and also mechanics.
- A 3-D platformer designed for people with the desire to concentrate on the narrative side of games and experience a mature story.
- "The challenge of one big puzzle that can be only solved by a community of players working together."
- "We are going to deliver a 'notgame' to you, which is also a game. It's up to you to decide how you would like to play."
Another indie platformer. Welcome to next gen gaming
infinitely better then the 1000 and 1 shooters that last gen enjoyed.
I posted this in another thread, but it fits better here.
I ran across some gameplay footage of Bound. Gotta say, I like the aesthetic. I also like the idea of the graceful movement, though I'm not sold on the actual interaction being all that unique ( looks like standard platforming outside of the animation style). I'd like to see them push the animation in context of it's actual environmental interaction to provide something a bit more groundbreaking. Loved the concept, but when I see the character climbing ladders instead of bounding around all of those cubic surfaces, I get a little disappointed. even hopping from one platform to another looks pretty standard. As of right now, It just looks like a stylish platformer.
I ran across some gameplay footage of Bound. Gotta say, I like the aesthetic. I also like the idea of the graceful movement, though I'm not sold on the actual interaction being all that unique ( looks like standard platforming outside of the animation style). I'd like to see them push the animation in context of it's actual environmental interaction to provide something a bit more groundbreaking. Loved the concept, but when I see the character climbing ladders instead of bounding around all of those cubic surfaces, I get a little disappointed. even hopping from one platform to another looks pretty standard. As of right now, It just looks like a stylish platformer.
Could they not find a more stereotypical pair of gamer dudes? Both look like nerdy dorks that likely haven't been laid, and live in mummies basement.
The game looks OK, but the game-play shown here is very simple and unexciting. The movement seems fine, lots of ballerina-esque movements and it looks like you have multiple options for the moves you use to move around. The animations could use a little work, though.
The aesthetics, eh, I am not feeling them. The world shown here seems far too simplistic, and the abstract effect going on does nothing to help that.
Yeah, the hipster is strong with these two.
I really like the look, though it's hardly original. I love all the movement in the background, and all the pieces. I thought it was a stretch calling it bauhaus though. The art direction isn't all that unique. I'd even argue it's pretty trendy. What else did he call it? Concretism? lols
Concretism is apparently a real art "movement". Looks almost exactly like Bauhaus, except not as good.Something like that.
I shouldn't be surprised--since nailing a tree upside down is considered art--but I am.
Looks like something different. Could be good. I just wouldn't expect something like Bound to come from Sony Santa Monica. They need to try their hand at something else though so i'm all for it.