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Look Toward Brink's Endless Horizon

Hear more about the visual style in Splash Damage's upcoming class-based shooter.

Aug. 31 2010

Posted by: Brad

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Brink

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dude
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I don't know why, but I have a really hard time getting excited about Brink.

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so close again

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The more I see gameplay, the more I want to play this game. 
 
The more I hear these guys talk, the less I want to play this game.

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I don't like how in every trailer they need to go and much such bold acquisitions. Let your game speak for its self when it comes out -_-

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I don't like multiplayer or fps games that much but this game is interesting to me.  I am looking forward to giving it a go.

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@TheGremp: completely agree.
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Game looks cool.

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I want this game a lot...the art style looks great.

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@TheGremp said:
" The more I see gameplay, the more I want to play this game.  The more I hear these guys talk, the less I want to play this game. "
Agreed.  The pretension of the Developer Diaries they've put out are a huge turn off for a game I'm otherwise excited about.
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Lots of talk about the story and such but not much showing. I can understand why they would want to hide big parts of their game after having that long 3-part demo a while back. Still, I too would like to see more of the game.

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I really want this game.

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@HeroicDrinkingSong said:
" @TheGremp said:
" The more I see gameplay, the more I want to play this game.  The more I hear these guys talk, the less I want to play this game. "
Agreed.  The pretension of the Developer Diaries they've put out are a huge turn off for a game I'm otherwise excited about. "
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Anyone else getting a bit tired of this?

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@DougQuaid said:
" @HeroicDrinkingSong said:
" @TheGremp said:
" The more I see gameplay, the more I want to play this game.  The more I hear these guys talk, the less I want to play this game. "
Agreed.  The pretension of the Developer Diaries they've put out are a huge turn off for a game I'm otherwise excited about. "
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Agree with all you guys. Usually when developers hype something this much, it can't meet our expectations. They're setting themselves up for failure. I hope Brink doesn't fail, because the game play looks unique and cool.
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@HeroicDrinkingSong said:
" @TheGremp said:
" The more I see gameplay, the more I want to play this game.  The more I hear these guys talk, the less I want to play this game. "
Agreed.  The pretension of the Developer Diaries they've put out are a huge turn off for a game I'm otherwise excited about. "
I totally agree with this, but they're in a tough spot. I mean, you have to market yourself, you have to make your game stand out in a sea of generic first person shooters. Sure, they are totally overshooting, but if the alternative is to go completely unnoticed, well...
 
But yeah, they could tone down the "we're going to completely blow your minds!" crap.
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@TheGremp:
They would sound less douchey if they were actually being sincere.  I can just see the PR people coaching these guys.
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Im really starting to dig this game. Lets hope its as good as it looks and sounds.
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While I am not particularily interested in this game, nor really impressed just yet, I did enjoy that last line "color is back in shooting games". 
 
Sure beats looking at all these shooters that essentially all look share the same color palettes of orange and yellow sun-beaten deserts, or apocalyptic browns, blues, and greys that are just so commonplace now. Granted, I'm aware that specific game environments dictate the color palettes, and I'm obviously being overly broad.
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@HeroicDrinkingSong: Yeah really, I want game developers to really hate the project they're working on.  They shouldn't be excited about what they're doing at all.  That will clearly breed the best results.
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Edited By ch3burashka

Everything about this screams Mirror's Edge: the movement, the sterile environment, the ambient music. I am positively stoked for this game, and I hope that it turns out as cool as I think it is. It's kind of weird that they're already advertising pre-orders; I don't think I've seen that before.
 
GIVE ME MY MIRROR'S EDGE 2, EA!!!

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Halo already did colour. 

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@EpicReflex said:
" Halo already did colour.  "
As well as over used Gaussian Blur, Radial Blur, and Bloom.
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I greatly dislike multiplayer-focused games, but even I have to admit this one looks damned good.

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I dont get all the hate for this game. The developers (in every video I saw) don't seem like the chestpounding "we are the best" guys ... they seem to be truly excited about the game. And in my book a developers that love their game are more likely to deliver.
 
And they are kinda right, the artstyle looks very unique, and the game overall looks awesome.

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From all the gameplay footage I have seen, it looks pretty good.  

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Oh Windows XP, when will you die?

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I still hate how long their necks are haha

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I love it, such a great artstyle. Also i dont get everyone dissing the devs, they just seem really excited and proud of their game, unlike cliffy B and the guys at epic who act like they are the best of the best when talking about their games.

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Duders. 
This looks good.

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I can taste it already!

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I really hope this one turns  out. I like the style and I like how the game play could be potentially something fresh.

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Richard Ham sure keeps hamming it up. Game looks good, but they are really hyping it to death with all these videos

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@blacklab said:
"Anyone else getting a bit tired of this? "

Yes.
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Oh man this game looks so good! Better not disappoint me.

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So he's the one responsible for the equine faces.
 
... Jerk.

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Pesky developers in their super-white offices.

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bringing Calatrava as inspiration for architecture in your game is not a good thing. Believe me. Bad, bad PR

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looks fun

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I like the style and the look of this game and I really thought a lot of the concept art they flashed looked really interesting.  I am a lot more interested in this game now.

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am i the only one who didnt understand a word the oliver guy said?

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This game looks great, so why am I remaining cautious about it?
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If this game manages to meet my expectations I will eat my my kidney.

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They definitely talk too much, just let me see the game.  In any case it looks pretty good.  I will continue to keep an eye on it. 

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Whats wrong with saying your game is good, what are they suppose to say "yea this is going to be a plain ass shooter"  ya gotta get people excited for it even if you have to boast about it. But anyways Im interested to see more.

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I'm just glad its coming out next year.  I promised myself no more games this year, its BFBC2, SC2 and Reach for the rest of the year.  SC2 will be a long termer though, i'll be playing that till SC3.   
 
Anyway about BRINK, I think the art style, which was the subject of this vidoc, is really great.  I love the characterized look, with the ultra-fine details, I think it takes balls to go for something very different, but you could also argue that only something really fresh could stand up to the stiff competition these days.   
 
Worst case prediction for brink:  It is another TF2 clone. 
 
Best case prediction for brink:  Movement really turns out to not only be fun and addictive to execute, but dynamic to witness in your opponents.  They haven't shown ANYTHING beyond concept about how this will look as the player, watching your opponents maneuver through the world.  Do they jump over things? or do they vault/spin/slide?  Also Weapons will FEEL better than they seem in the videos. 
 
I sure hope its the latter.  Great concepts wrapped up in this game, but as so many have said before, they have spent a lot of time talking about how awesome this game will be...now show us the goods.

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I almost threw up my hands in joy when he said, "Colour is back in shooter games." I hope the multiplayer is balanced and fun.

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after all the bold claims these guys have made, how funny would it be if this game just totally bombed?

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@100_Hertz: I would write "Bethesda" and "Splash Damage" on a cup and laugh until I piss to it's Brink.