Shadow of the Beast 4 for PS4 - Page 11

Adrian Browne · 13 March 2016, 04:28

Hopefully the delay indicates that they are improving the game and not papering over the cracks...

Rob 1 · 11 April 2016, 00:32

Blooming he'll you can actually pre order it....

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...TB000PREORDPSN

Any got a ps4?

Would love to have an Amigans opinion on this when it comes out...

The video looks great and I love that first screen shot. Looks fun to play. Hope it's got a good plot and is actually fun to play.Nott a bad price can't be a big game then.

Cherno · 11 April 2016, 04:38

I saw a vdeo of a developer presenting the game and I was pretty impressed. The game is sold at less than full price but still looks good. I like the fact that they stayed true to the original in a number of ways, such as the deep backgrounds (in 3D, of course) mimicking the revolutionary parallax scrolling of yesteryear. Oh, and jet engines undergrounds

The meadows/grassland environment looks like a direct 3D adaption, although the one I saw might have been from an earlier version because some hings, like the grass, were not as good. So far, I've only seen the desert of Karamoon as well as some dark interiors and screenshots of a forest area with the giant hands coming out of the ground. I also like how fluid Aarbron moves, he automatically climbs up ledges without slowing down. It's too bad it's a PS4 title as I would love to play this on the PC.

Rob 1 · 11 April 2016, 11:40

Sorry for the large size but how cool does this look

funK · 11 April 2016, 12:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob 1

Blooming he'll you can actually pre order it....

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...TB000PREORDPSN

Any got a ps4?

Would love to have an Amigans opinion on this when it comes out...

The video looks great and I love that first screen shot. Looks fun to play. Hope it's got a good plot and is actually fun to play.Nott a bad price can't be a big game then.

I got it preordered, and since Shadow of the Beast comes with a free dynamic theme designed by Roger Dean himself, you should preorder it for this reason alone, even if you don't have a PS4!

Cherno · 11 April 2016, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob 1

Sorry for the large size but how cool does this look

[huge image]

The background looks amazing.

By the way, it's cool that they took the opportunity to include more of Dean's designs in the game.

Rob 1 · 11 April 2016, 12:47

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Originally Posted by funK

I got it preordered, and since Shadow of the Beast comes with a free dynamic theme designed by Roger Dean himself, you should preorder it for this reason alone, even if you don't have a PS4!

What's a dynamic theme?

Isn't that a theme for a PS4 menu etc?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherno

The background looks amazing.

By the way, it's cool that they took the opportunity to include more of Dean's designs in the game.

It does look great doesn't it Cherno. Deans cover imagery never really was taken in to the game they seem to have done this now, SOTB was all about the art and this looks to deliver.

funK · 11 April 2016, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob 1

What's a dynamic theme?

Isn't that a theme for a PS4 menu etc?

Yeah, it's a theme for the PS4 menu, with changing pics or animations depending on time of the day and a fitting background music: [ Show youtube player ] for a beautiful example, imho.

Rob 1 · 11 April 2016, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by funK

Yeah, it's a theme for the PS4 menu, with changing pics or animations depending on time of the day and a fitting background music: [ Show youtube player ] for a beautiful example, imho.

I'll have to wait till I get home can't go on youtube at work.

I'm soo tempted to get a PS4 just to have the theme and play the SOTB game.. LOL

But there's not much point in pre-ordering if you don't have a PS4 is it?..

funK · 11 April 2016, 15:32

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Originally Posted by Rob 1

I'll have to wait till I get home can't go on youtube at work.

I'm soo tempted to get a PS4 just to have the theme and play the SOTB game.. LOL

But there's not much point in pre-ordering if you don't have a PS4 is it?..

Well, if you want the theme, you have to preorder the game before 17th May, since right now it's the only way to get it: then you could always wait until later in the year - and another certain price-cut - to finally buy a PS4 and eventually spend your time just staring at the theme like I surely will do.

In the meantime you can always spoil yourself by watching some random guy play it on youtube or twitch like all those "cool" kids seem to be enjoying nowadays?

s2325 · 11 April 2016, 15:57

low resolution, 32 colors, modified contrast:

Cherno · 11 April 2016, 17:22

Oh well, a few years in the future we will have a PS4 emulator for the PC, and then we can play this game if a ROM is available

Ian · 11 April 2016, 17:53

Few years?

Still waiting for an xbox emulator, and that literally was a PC in a box, so I wouldn't hold your breath for a PS4 or xbox one emulator any time soon.

11 April 2016, 20:15

Sorry to spoil the excitement, but the reality is that SOTB was a _very_ poor game. SOTB 3 was about the only decent one of the series, and even then that was garbage.

Personally, I'd prefer to hear the (brilliant) music remade than a piss poor game that is only remember for the graphics of the time.

Galahad/FLT · 11 April 2016, 20:25

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Originally Posted by hungryhorace

Sorry to spoil the excitement, but the reality is that SOTB was a _very_ poor game. SOTB 3 was about the only decent one of the series, and even then that was garbage.

Personally, I'd prefer to hear the (brilliant) music remade than a piss poor game that is only remember for the graphics of the time.

I doubt you spoiled anything for those that hold a differing opinion to your own.

11 April 2016, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

I doubt you spoiled anything for those that hold a differing opinion to your own.

Don't tell me you like that game, Galahad? Even Kim Justice is with me on this one. [ Show youtube player ]

s2325 · 11 April 2016, 20:33

I think it's playable if you always remember about slow turning left-right. Broken ladders are bit unfair but I think you can spot which is dangerous before fall.

Galahad/FLT · 11 April 2016, 20:47

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Originally Posted by hungryhorace

Don't tell me you like that game, Galahad? Even Kim Justice is with me on this one. [ Show youtube player ]

Argumentum ad populum

lordofchaos · 11 April 2016, 20:51

Am I being controversial in saying I don't think the graphics are quite good enough, or is it just age? I was kind of expecting to be blown away like I was with the Original.

11 April 2016, 20:57

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Originally Posted by lordofchaos

Am I being controversial in saying I don't think the graphics are quite good enough, or is it just age? I was kind of expecting to be blown away like I was with the Original.

Those days are long gone. Video games are now so realistic, that nothing gives you the 'wow' factor anymore, like SOTB did in the 80's.

11 April 2016, 00:32	#202
Rob 1 The Original Domainiac Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Stafford/UK Age: 47 Posts: 1,292	Blooming he'll you can actually pre order it.... https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...TB000PREORDPSN Any got a ps4? Would love to have an Amigans opinion on this when it comes out... The video looks great and I love that first screen shot. Looks fun to play. Hope it's got a good plot and is actually fun to play.Nott a bad price can't be a big game then. Last edited by Rob 1; 11 April 2016 at 00:52.

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Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	I saw a vdeo of a developer presenting the game and I was pretty impressed. The game is sold at less than full price but still looks good. I like the fact that they stayed true to the original in a number of ways, such as the deep backgrounds (in 3D, of course) mimicking the revolutionary parallax scrolling of yesteryear. Oh, and jet engines undergrounds The meadows/grassland environment looks like a direct 3D adaption, although the one I saw might have been from an earlier version because some hings, like the grass, were not as good. So far, I've only seen the desert of Karamoon as well as some dark interiors and screenshots of a forest area with the giant hands coming out of the ground. I also like how fluid Aarbron moves, he automatically climbs up ledges without slowing down. It's too bad it's a PS4 title as I would love to play this on the PC.

11 April 2016, 11:40	#204
Rob 1 The Original Domainiac Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Stafford/UK Age: 47 Posts: 1,292	Sorry for the large size but how cool does this look

11 April 2016, 15:57	#211
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	low resolution, 32 colors, modified contrast:

11 April 2016, 17:22	#212
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	Oh well, a few years in the future we will have a PS4 emulator for the PC, and then we can play this game if a ROM is available

11 April 2016, 17:53	#213
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,298	Few years? Still waiting for an xbox emulator, and that literally was a PC in a box, so I wouldn't hold your breath for a PS4 or xbox one emulator any time soon.

11 April 2016, 20:15	#214
hungryhorace Posts: n/a	Sorry to spoil the excitement, but the reality is that SOTB was a _very_ poor game. SOTB 3 was about the only decent one of the series, and even then that was garbage. Personally, I'd prefer to hear the (brilliant) music remade than a piss poor game that is only remember for the graphics of the time.

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s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I think it's playable if you always remember about slow turning left-right. Broken ladders are bit unfair but I think you can spot which is dangerous before fall.

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lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	Am I being controversial in saying I don't think the graphics are quite good enough, or is it just age? I was kind of expecting to be blown away like I was with the Original.

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