Sat, Sep 20, 2008 | 19:58 BST
Eight Days cover system shown in video
After the break. Obviously, Eight Days was cancelled by Sony along with The Getway earlier this year, but this movie shows plenty of promise, even if it is only a look at cover animations.
Why of why oh why, etc. Take a look.
Update: Looks like the powers that be have pulled the video from YouTube. Sorry about that.
Update 2: It’s back! Thanks Whizzo!
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, PS3, Sony, UK
Tags: eight days
13 comments
#1
Robo_1
20/09/08, 8:21 am
It all looked very slick. I imagine Sony can pick over the bones of this, and still implement the cover system in another game. Uncharted 2 maybe?
#2
patlike
20/09/08, 8:24 am
Looks great to me. I hope they salvage something from it.
#3
Syrok
20/09/08, 10:12 am
Blah, the video is no longer available.
#4
Whizzo
20/09/08, 12:47 pm
I assume it’s this one, GameTrailers to the rescue.
Pretty impressive stuff.
#5
No_PUDding
20/09/08, 3:48 pm
It kind of craps all over Gears and Uncharted.
And I am sure these assest won’t be totally wasted. Especially with Bozek gone, the London studios casual approach will never be as valued.
#6
morriss
20/09/08, 7:57 pm
Cheers, Whizzo. I’ll embed it now.
#7
No_PUDding
20/09/08, 8:28 pm
When he does those sliding under thigns, does anyoen esle question, what in real life he’d need to do that for?
Under tables… But that will so rarely need to happen.
#8
Syrok
20/09/08, 8:37 pm
Trailers, holes in fences, containers being lowered/raised, gates being closed.
#9
No_PUDding
20/09/08, 9:21 pm
But be honest, that was difficult to think of wasn’t it?
Holes in fences wouldn’t even work.
And again even if it wasn’t difficult to think of, those are VERY specific.
I don’t see it being useful otehr than a burst of speed, rather than a ducking under mechanic.
#10
Syrok
20/09/08, 9:30 pm
Apart from the fences you see those example in every second action movie.
Yes it’s basically to get somewhere quickly which can be very useful ever now and then when some shoots at you or you have to run away. That is of course not as useful as ducking behind a cover but it keeps the flow of the game going.
#11
Coheno
21/09/08, 8:37 pm
Damn that cover-system looks cool! Why is that game canned? Really hope they use that in, maybe en upcomming Uncharted or something…
#12
Syrok
21/09/08, 8:39 pm
It got canned in order to bring this out.
#13
No_PUDding
21/09/08, 8:52 pm
I am sure the technology wil be returned to atleast.
The Animation artist who is workign there is skill like no other. Only SotC animations could revial his.
Splinter Cell Chaos theory was awesome becuaase of him and the music. And that’s also why Double Agent sucked.