Posts by grapen

  • How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide

    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.

  • Darktide

    We revealed our new game during xbox games this evening:

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  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake AKA I'm Buying a Ps4

    Aight half-way or so in, here’s my honest opinion.

    Things I really like: excellent combat and excellent sound design. This is where the remake really flexes on the original. The original story beats are re-imagined in a great way. Monster design is great. The game looks good and runs great on an old ps4.

    Things I don’t like: the world building is OK. I don’t buy the slums at all. All the NPC’s look upper middle class. The whole place looks gentrified rather than oppressed. Super weird. It’s like the NPC’s were ported from FF15. I think they should’ve gone hard on the 90’s punk aesthetic instead, and way less cheerful.

    The new content and story beats are inconsistent in quality. Sometimes they feel like typical anime (big emphasis here) filler episodes, which I would enjoy even less if this wasn’t FF7. Cloud even complains about it being boring, making the game appear self-aware. Weird design decision..

    Assets and texel density are WILDLY inconsistent in quality. Looks rushed in some areas.

    There’s still hope for the remaining new content to blow me away, but I don’t see my other points changing.

    I feel like an 8/10 is justified.

  • Doom Eternal

    I think it’s an OK game at best. 5/10.

    Level design is quite boring, especially the non-combat traversal. Exploration/secrets are predictable. Enemies are tankier than what I’d like for them to be. Glory kills and chainsaw kills are tedius while at the same time absolutely necessary due to running out of ammo constantly.

    The perhaps biggest design flaw is introducing a boss and then taking you out of the action so the game can explain how to beat it..

    I don’t see myself continue playing, not having fun with it.

  • [CS:GO] Exotic Places Contest TOP 4 WINNERS

    The judges weren’t unanimous, but Mustang was not in enough top 4’s. That’s how it goes sometimes. ?

    Regarding the point about theme I disagree. Monastery is set in a Tibetan monastery, while Mustang is set in a traditional Nepalese village. More importantly, the execution is vastly different. Opinions may vary on gameplay and art polish, but on this point I won’t budge. ?

  • Mustang (formerly Everest)

    Thanks! They're on the to-do ?

  • Mustang (formerly Everest)

    Quote from DutchCrazyGamer

    9 minutes ago, DutchCrazyGamer said: This map gives me far cry 4 vibes. In a good way.

    FC4 have definitely been an inspiration throughout. ?


    It's in a first release state, so it should be made public on the workshop within the coming days. I would have liked to have gotten more props done before the deadline, but they'll be in there soon enough.