Comments on: Eight Days cover system shown in video

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:52:06 +0000

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.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:39:10 +0000

It got canned in order to bring this out.

By: Coheno

Coheno — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:37:13 +0000

Damn that cover-system looks cool! Why is that game canned? Really hope they use that in, maybe en upcomming Uncharted or something…

By: Syrok

Syrok — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:30:26 +0000

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.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:21:07 +0000

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.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:37:09 +0000

Trailers, holes in fences, containers being lowered/raised, gates being closed.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:28:16 +0000

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.

By: morriss

morriss — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:57:27 +0000

Cheers, Whizzo. I’ll embed it now.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:48:47 +0000

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.

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:47:18 +0000

I assume it's this one, GameTrailers to the rescue. Pretty impressive stuff.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:12:45 +0000

Blah, the video is no longer available.

By: patlike

patlike — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:24:15 +0000

Looks great to me. I hope they salvage something from it.

By: Robo_1

Robo_1 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:21:25 +0000

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?