Here comes a new Dev Diary for Capcom's new game, the mysterious Dark Void. This video focuses on the concept of verticality in level design and its implications on gameplay. Oh yeah, and the jetpack is also mentionned.
Update: HD version available.
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Commented on 2009-06-22 22:12:19
Commented on 2009-06-23 00:19:18
Commented on 2009-06-23 07:00:19They had me sold a year ago, when I realized these were the same people who made Crimson Skies - everything else since then, has all been icing on an already awesome cake.
Commented on 2009-06-23 22:31:42
Commented on 2009-06-24 14:46:08I'm actually quite impressed on how this looks compared to the very first footage which looked like something pulled out of a Genesis cartridge.
Sure enough, the stages are 'alleyways' but that can be said for any shooter there days. The addition of bases you can fly into and scale vertically is a nice expansion and - the jet pack seems like a good way to make the shooting segments more dynamic, as you can approach any given enemy from all sides; certainly more entertaining than the stale Gears of War.
Difficulty and scale (production values) will be the deciding factors here I think - if the player will have to traverse the same area types and fight just one enemy it's going to go downhill really fast.
Commented on 2009-06-24 22:46:19