Oh my god... this is the best looking space shooty game out there.

.Stu.

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Big flashy explosions is space?

I don't think there can be big flashy explosions with a million colurs and a huge boom in space can there?



Zaptruder said:
Well Elite Dangerous looks pretty good... but have any of you seen Wings of Saint Nazaire?

http://www.wingsofstnazaire.com/

Amazing stuff... at cool retro 2.5D perspective that somehow nonetheless gels with modern tech to create an intense flashy experience that more 'advanced' games like Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen don't quite capture.

If there's a take away from Wings... it'd be - more colours on HUD. Cyan and Orange is a nice colour combo... which is why Hollywood uses it for every second movie poster. But it also makes the game look very samey. A splash more colour in the cockpit and some player choices in customizing would go a long way towards increasing the vibrancy of the game.

Also, flashier weapon effects - their beam rifle shot is just... so much better than our rail gun. It's crazy awesome - big flash, thick beam with energy distortion that looks like it *hurts*, vs no telegraphing + thin blue wispy beam that fades out undramatically.

More to the point, when ships get hit and when they explode, there's lots of great feedback - sparks and shards flying off ships, then on death a relatively slow wretching pulsar of sparks cascading off the dying ship before a massive explosion ensues sending the remaining shards hurtling off into the distance.

In the current state of beta, we get an explosion that barely encompasses the size of the ship before it blinks out of existence.

I'm sure a little more punchiness to the effects of Elite Dangerous wouldn't go too awry. Anyone else agree?
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Rog

Rog
Hmmm.....

I think the explosions in E: D look just fine, and I'm glad they haven't gone down the Hollywood 500 gallons of kerosene 'boom' every time something goes up.

The wreckage is pretty good too - noticed last night that it persists on the 'battlefield' even after everyone has departed.

A really nice touch - I thought it automagically disappeared after a bit.
 

Space

Space
This game seems more like the "We wanted to have amazing graphics but we did not have the tech" pixel graphics. Pixel art can be beautiful, but I don't understand why people like this game's graphics so much.
 

Dante80

Dante80
Space said:
This game seems more like the "We wanted to have amazing graphics but we did not have the tech" pixel graphics. Pixel art can be beautiful, but I don't understand why people like this game's graphics so much.
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Well, for starters its an artistic choice/style. You either like it or don't. They actually did everything they could to simulate the old school feeling, its not a matter of limited resources..

But - more importantly - its the nostalgia factor that gets me man. This thing looks like the revered and loved WC 1 and 2 games, which for many of us were a substantial milestone in our gaming childhoods.

And seeing, feeling and witnessing this style again is really a breath of fresh air for me..C:
 

Space

Space
Dante80 said:
Well, for starters its an artistic choice/style. You either like it or don't. They actually did everything they could to simulate the old school feeling, its not a matter of limited resources..

But - more importantly - its the nostalgia factor that gets me man. This thing looks like the revered and loved WC 1 and 2 games, which for many of us were a substantial milestone in our gaming childhoods.

And seeing, feeling and witnessing this style again is really a breath of fresh air for me..C:
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It does give a feeling of nostalgia, but saying it is "best looking" is going too far. Modern graphics can look much better than the old spirited graphics.
 
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