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When not to release screenshots • Page 2
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Genji 19,682 posts
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pjmaybe 70,666 posts
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Registered 20 years agoChtulie wrote:
Because we need something to counter the crudeness for a bit.
I'm really dreadfully sorry but I think I've just come.
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Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agoGrayFox wrote:
I wouldn't count that wii version will look much better. Elebtis wii screens from konami still scream N64.
[link=http://www.gamersreports.com/grimages/1004/1148493660/3/1/gr.image.jpg">Click.. -
Wow, massive improvements in Twilight Princess. Thought it didn't look too hot for a while there, but that looks amazing. Especially the other realm. -
Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAhab wrote:
Yeah the shots are ugly, but who cares, this might turn out good eventually, I somehow like the design quite a bit. For some reason it reminds me of BG&E, no idea why really.
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Chtulie 809 posts
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Registered 17 years agoElebits is a game of massive scalability. Where at first you can interact with small object until you've gained more elebits/power so you can tackle more and larger object. From flipping over books to juggling houses.
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SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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Registered 16 years agoGrayFox wrote:
I wouldn't count that wii version will look much better. Elebtis wii screens from konami still scream N64.
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MrWorf 64,193 posts
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Registered 20 years agoChtulie wrote:
Because we need something to counter the crudeness for a bit.
Some of the comments on that page are just retarded
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Hello Moto said,
on May 30th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Looks like generic CG shit. Is this supposed to attract people or what.
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natenate said,
on May 31st, 2006 at 12:25 am
This Zelda is coming out on the Wii. I don’t think it is on the gamecube.
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dan said,
on May 31st, 2006 at 12:25 am
looks retarded
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Pac-man-ate-my-wife 7,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThe developer tries to explain themselves:
Okay guys, here’s the full story. As many of you know, our internal art server went down… [...] Essentially these screens had to be completely made in about 24 hours (the time approx. from server crash to screens being released) because all of the art was gone, save for like Simique or Maron, which everyone has copies of on staff. But we promised you guys screens, and come hell or high water, we were going to get screens to you, even if 4 department heads had to be up a full 24 hour period (as we were), to get them to you, crappy as they are.
It's a fuckong crap excuse. Much better to tell everyone that the server went down and then you'll get the screenies out asap then release crap like this.
And as for Elebits, I saw this trailer the other day and like the feel of the game even if it doesn't show much in the way of gameplay. -
"We know we promised screenshots but... the dog ate them." -
Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agoPac-man ate my wife wrote:
Okay guys, here’s the full story. As many of you know, our internal art server went down… [...] Essentially these screens had to be completely made in about 24 hours (the time approx. from server crash to screens being released) because all of the art was gone, save for like Simique or Maron, which everyone has copies of on staff. But we promised you guys screens, and come hell or high water, we were going to get screens to you, even if 4 department heads had to be up a full 24 hour period (as we were), to get them to you, crappy as they are.
It's a fuckong crap excuse. Much better to tell everyone that the server went down and then you'll get the screenies out asap then release crap like this.
lol!
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gerg 880 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWhat about the full story?
I'd be much more inclined to believe him if he admits that they're crap... oh wat, he does!
Okay guys, here’s the full story. As many of you know, our internal art server went down… not a huge deal, as all the artists have backups of their work. Unfortunately this is a holiday weekend, and many staff went on trips to go back home to families. Essentially these screens had to be completely made in about 24 hours (the time approx. from server crash to screens being released) because all of the art was gone, save for like Simique or Maron, which everyone has copies of on staff. But we promised you guys screens, and come hell or high water, we were going to get screens to you, even if 4 department heads had to be up a full 24 hour period (as we were), to get them to you, crappy as they are.
Now, the trees, look like crap and don’t fit, because they aren’t ours. They are from a content pack sold on garage games we happened to have, and didn’t have time to get our own trees back, same goes for the grass.
Now, there was some art direction here in the planning. It’s night time because we were going to have the torches along paths in the temple area, with a particle effect and everything. Didn’t pan out, as the torches we’re sent to me about 2 hours before the screens went up, and even then, they had to be redone slightly because the exporter kept crapping out and giving us corrupted torches.
I could include a few more examples, but really eveything about this screens, well, sucks, because of very poor timing. Many of the artists are now back home, and have ben sending us the files that were lost in the server crash (we didn’t lose the server or the data, its just still down). Next week we will have this whole place done visually, and believe me, it will look much better.”
At least commend them for actually delivering the goods, no matter how damaged they were. They could have easily held off presenting the screens until they were good enough to garner praise, but instead decided to do what I would call the more courageous act and simply give us what we wanted, no matter how bad it was to be for them.
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Pac-man-ate-my-wife 7,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI take it you don't work in PR or marketing? 
It's stupid thing to do. The game now has a negative vibe around it which it didn't have before and you've put off potential players by releasing crap like this.
If they hadn't made the deadline then the very worst that would have happenend is that a few fanboys would've said "Where are they?" and been ignored. Now the developer has to work doubly hard to just get back to the point they were before they released the screenshots.
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brokenkey 11,128 posts
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Registered 20 years agoCompletely agreee with Pac-man. No screenshots and a "our server died" should have been what they did. Everyone would have belived them and not worried.
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gerg 880 posts
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Registered 17 years agoPac-man ate my wife wrote:
I take it you don't work in PR or marketing?
It's stupid thing to do. The game now has a negative vibe around it which it didn't have before and you've put off potential players by releasing crap like this.
If they hadn't made the deadline then the very worst that would have happenend is that a few fanboys would've said "Where are they?" and been ignored. Now the developer has to work doubly hard to just get back to the point they were before they released the screenshots.
Edited by Pac-man ate my wife at 10:55:57 01-06-2006
I see your point and subside. -
Whizzo 44,810 posts
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Registered 20 years agoBlerk wrote:
"Sorry sir but I left them on the bus."
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Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agoWhizzo wrote:
Blerk wrote:
"Sorry sir but I left them on the bus."
"We know we promised screenshots but... the dog ate them."
"And that's how they got onto the internet".gif)
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Tiger_Walts 16,674 posts
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Registered 19 years agopauleyc wrote:
Wow!
SirScratchalot wrote:
Yes, it's early as in "1999 Early PC version".
Well the screens all say "Early PC version" and they're only on some strange fansite so maybe they aren't really released?
Awful. I've seen homebrew games with better graphics. Hell, just take a look at kkrieger - and that's only 96KB!
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pauleyc 4,548 posts
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Registered 20 years agoT_W, here's a link to [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_generation">procedural generation on the Wikipedia (with another technical article -
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