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[Shake Your Rump]

This is the Xbox tax.

First person suddenly is controversial. No one could have seen this coming.

C’mon, dude. Indiana Jones in first-person is going to raise some eyebrows. Imagine a developer making the next Halo game a point-and-click adventure. People are going to be sceptical.

 

[SlimySnake]

That’s why I like having sex in front of a mirror. Best of both worlds.

Playing Indiana Jones without seeing him is like finally getting to have sex with Margot Robbie but her body is invisible so its like you're just jerking off to yourself.

 

[newtypepilot]

whether it's first person or not is not really an issue.

The more obvious problem is why are they making a game on a RUINED FRANCHISE?? Disney already destroyed it with indy5

 

[Majormaxxx]

whether it's first person or not is not really an issue.

The more obvious problem is why are they making a game on a RUINED FRANCHISE?? Disney already destroyed it with indy5

They ignored anything after last crusade.

Disney cannot ruin the trilogy, the old games, novels and comics.

 

[Punished Miku]

C’mon, dude. Indiana Jones in first-person is going to raise some eyebrows. Imagine a developer making the next Halo game a point-and-click adventure. People are going to be sceptical.

They did Halo Wars and Gears Tactics already. I guess you can classify that as a spin-off if you want.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Wait so Is Blade confirmed to be third person?

Yes. They aren't scared to grow as a developer even though first person "is in their DNA". In fact Arkane makes better First Person games than Machine Games.

 

[ManaByte]

C’mon, dude. Indiana Jones in first-person is going to raise some eyebrows. Imagine a developer making the next Halo game a point-and-click adventure. People are going to be sceptical.

Yea they should go back to 2D side scrollers for Indy.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Source?



If you’d bothered to read the article in the OP, you’d see the developers acknowledge that Indiana is only human, albeit an extremely agile and resourceful one. None of that superhuman stuff.

Doesn’t really make sense to compare to Kratos, does it?




You will note that Avowed is an RPG, and combat is somewhat slower paced. Tens of millions of people bought and played Skyrim with first person combat.

Again, you’ll need to think again on the genre of the Indiana Jones game, and the abilities of the titular character you play as.

Why would you take such a famous, well loved I.P that gives you an opportunity to put Indiana Jones in a game then make it so you only see his hands?

That's dumb.

As for your other drivel about GoW, it was an example of a game that works best in third person, like the other half a dozen I mentioned, you imbecile...it wasn't specifically about GoW.

Wasn't that obvious?

Not to you, clearly.

 

[March Climber]

I'm okay with this.

I'd rather they do what they do best and deliver a fun game.

 

[balls of snow]

Thread reminds me of cyberpunk 2077 first person only reveal. Im sure there are still some stragglers still waiting for that 3rd person patch. Godspeed.

 

[March Climber]

Thread reminds me of cyberpunk 2077 first person only reveal. Im sure there are still some stragglers still waiting for that 3rd person patch. Godspeed.

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

 

[Havoc2049]

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

Looks horrible.

 

[ManaByte]

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

Serial killers.

 

[Nydius]

They ignored anything after last crusade.

Disney cannot ruin the trilogy, the old games, novels and comics.

Oh you sweet summer child.

If you think Disney (dba Lucasfilm) doesn't have a degree of creative control when it comes to one of their largest IPs, you're living in an alternate universe where Lucas never sold to Disney.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

But plenty of first person games do great set pieces, both in real time game play *and* canned sequences.

That's not a valid excuse, IMO.

It’ll never be as good as third person is my point.

The melee aspect is the bigger concern

 

[balls of snow]

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I see everybody got their marching orders from the influencers and apparently settled on the "It would have been written off as an Uncharted ripoff" line in their ctrl+c scratchpad.

It's the truth though. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows it.

 

[Ozriel]

If you think Disney (dba Lucasfilm) doesn't have a degree of creative control when it comes to one of their largest IPs, you're living in an alternate universe where Lucas never sold to Disney.

They'll be there to put guardrails on the project. So most certainly no scenes of Jones banging hookers or disemboweling thugs.
Todd Howard's likely the one with the most creative control, for better or worse. It's his baby

It’ll never be as good as third person is my point.

The melee aspect is the bigger concern

Combat is just one part of the game, and Riddick shows you can have really good first person melee combat.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How can you make a robocop game in first person! I wanna see his robot ass.

C’mon, dude. Indiana Jones in first-person is going to raise some eyebrows. Imagine a developer making the next Halo game a point-and-click adventure. People are going to be sceptical.

But indys greatest game so far is a point and click adventure....

Playing Indiana Jones without seeing him is like finally getting to have sex with Margot Robbie but her body is invisible so its like you're just jerking off to yourself.

I can feel her though....

 

[adamsapple]

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

So much better now that I can see Faith's silhouette.

It’ll never be as good as third person is my point.

The melee aspect is the bigger concern

You're the guy who downloaded third person mods for Mirrors Edge aren't you?

 

[March Climber]

How can you make a robocop game in first person! I wanna see his robot ass.

 

[RoboFu]

Well that was a bad match up then.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You're the guy who downloaded third person mods for Mirrors Edge aren't you?

No? I'm not anti first person, I just don't think it's the right choice for this franchise.

 

[marquimvfs]

I was looking forward to this. To be honest, it being 1st person made it less appealing for me. But I will wait and see. If it's good, I'll be playing anyway.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Combat is just one part of the game, and Riddick shows you can have really good first person melee combat.

Sure, it can have good first person melee combat, but it's never going to be as good as a well designed this person combat system.

The footage of the combat didn't look very good though.

 

[adamsapple]

Sure, it can have good first person melee combat, but it's never going to be as good as a well designed this person combat system.

The footage of the combat didn't look very good though.

James, what the hell are you talking about lol.

Have you played games like Condemned, Zeno Clash? First Person melee combat can be just as good, if not better, than any third person game.

Besides, this (Indiana Jones) is *not* a melee only game, it has guns as well. It's a full suite.

 

[Maddux4164]

Game looks like some cheap VR title

Indiana Jones is made for third person.

Tomb Raider IS Indiana jones. That’s how it started out. License was too expensive and they wanted a chick with tits.

 

[Deputy Moonman]

So basically not for the benefit of the game, but to fit into the narrow mold of the developer. How dull.

If developing 1st person games is a strength of the developer, switching it up and going to 3rd person would more than likely end up being a detriment to the game.

Game looks like some cheap VR title

Indiana Jones is made for third person.

Tomb Raider IS Indiana jones. That’s how it started out. License was too expensive and they wanted a chick with tits.

If tomb raider is Indiana Jones why would they make another tomb raider with Indiana Jones skins? That doesnt make a lot of sense.

 

[Swagballs717]

Be real, if the game was in third person, it would get endlessly compared to Uncharted and Tomb Raider

 

[Maddux4164]

If developing 1st person games is a strength of the developer, switching it up and going to 3rd person would more than likely end up being a detriment to the game.

I agree with the for sure

But Indiana Jones is what Tomb Raider/Uncharted is. It’s the same game without the fancy license.

this game begs to be 3rd person. No patch can fix it either. Once it’s designed for first person, it’s done.

And currently to me it truly looks like a VR title

 

[ProtoByte]

SlimySnake and other already covered the points about how the predominant DNA is the IP you're developing, but I have to say this again:

1st person or otherwise, this game looks really, really bad.

 

[Maddux4164]

If developing 1st person games is a strength of the developer, switching it up and going to 3rd person would more than likely end up being a detriment to the game.

If tomb raider is Indiana Jones why would they make another tomb raider with Indiana Jones skins? That doesnt make a lot of sense.

Tomb raider legit started out as Indy.

 

[ProtoByte]

The amount of spoiled narcissistic assholes in here is unreal. The developer wants to play to their strengths. I would rather them make a polished gem then experiment with a new genre on such a huge IP.

Aren't we always getting lectured about how studios and publishers need to stop with the " templates, and same old ideas? Especially if that publisher also happens to be an opposing platform holder?

Fuck, even Ubisoft gets shit for sticking to their DNA, and it's not like MachineGames is of any higher pedigree.

I don't actually disagree with your point, but I'm not accepting it coming from the same people who throw "formula" around when its a game coming to the competing plastic box.

"Whatever they do, it'll be disappointing"

Expecting fair criticism from some folks here is about as likely as finding the literal holy grail.

Why are you branding prescience as dishonesty?

 

[Mister Wolf]

If developing 1st person games is a strength of the developer, switching it up and going to 3rd person would more than likely end up being a detriment to the game.

If tomb raider is Indiana Jones why would they make another tomb raider with Indiana Jones skins? That doesnt make a lot of sense.

Because if some imitators come out copying your style it doesn't mean you should be forced or feel obligated to change your style. Happens in music all the time. Happened to my favorite rap artist

 

[Clintizzle]

Fellas, is it gay to want to stare at Indy's ass the whole time I'm playing the game?

 

[EverydayBeast]

FPS, TPS?

I look forward to more fps games

 

[onnextflix5]

Don’t Xbox enough first person games, why do need another, another dumb decision from Microsoft, ohh well I’m sure it be decent game, like other first person games on the system

 

[ryantetric]

Keep whining about them going with a first person view. Searching for clues and interacting with the spaces you’re raiding would be more immersive in first person rather than having it be so similar to Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Horizon. For a game not all about combat I welcome first person for immersion.

"But I can't see my character on screen!" Go play Uncharted.

 

[GustavoLT]

Microsoft just don't care anymore!!

 

[Mister Wolf]

Fellas, is it gay to want to stare at Indy's ass the whole time I'm playing the game?

If his buttocks is your sole concern then yes it is extremely homosexual.

 

[adamsapple]

Fellas, is it gay to want to stare at Indy's ass the whole time I'm playing the game?

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Fellas, is it gay to want to stare at Indy's ass the whole time I'm playing the game?

 

[Danjin44]

I personally not fan of of FPS games But I would say it was right choice for them, since they are much more comfortable developing FPS games and it need distinct itself from Uncharted and Tomb Rider series.

 

[Topher]

Fellas, is it gay to want to stare at Indy's ass the whole time I'm playing the game?

 

[lefty1117]

I can't believe they went this direction and not a text based adventure, I'm out

 

[Ozriel]

Don’t Xbox enough first person games, why do need another, another dumb decision from Microsoft, ohh well I’m sure it be decent game, like other first person games on the system

You watched that video and came away with the idea that it’s a First Person Shooter in the vein of COD, Halo or Doom?

 

[BouncyFrag]

Some people actually played Mirror's Edge in third person.

 

[Danjin44]

Don’t Xbox enough first person games, why do need another, another dumb decision from Microsoft, ohh well I’m sure it be decent game, like other first person games on the system

You can say the same about Sony with over the shoulder 3rd person game.

 

[Majormaxxx]

Oh you sweet summer child.

If you think Disney (dba Lucasfilm) doesn't have a degree of creative control when it comes to one of their largest IPs, you're living in an alternate universe where Lucas never sold to Disney.

What I meant is that Disney cannot ruin our memories, the old movies, the old games,the old books on our shelves. This is the true Indiana Jones. They cannot touch that.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Wait it's not 3rd person?