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J. Bongo retweeted
My problem isn't that AI can be used to quickly make games, it's the fear that developers will get lazy and "good enough" will become more and more prominent.
J. Bongo retweeted
I just hope they didn't go overboard and make it too easy.
I actually don't think it was a design flaw that made this temple notorious. It just required you to think a little harder compared to the other temples.
J. Bongo retweeted
Nice to see a studio looking to the past for inspiration for future games rather than taking a series in a new direction or trying to change things so it appeals to everyone
Nintendo started the Ocarina of Time remake partly to help younger developers understand why the original N64 game was so important.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma wondered whether the newer team members truly understood its impact on the series.
Some devs had never played the original before joining the project. Art director Aya Shida said she was amazed that such a polished game had been made 28 years ago.
Aonuma explained that rebuilding the game could give the team new ideas for future Zelda titles:
"By actually rebuilding it as a full remake, it may trigger new insights that they can carry forward into future development."
J. Bongo retweeted
Reminder that you should try Twilight Princess DUSKLIGHT HD and can set it up with a 1 click installer!
🔥🔥🔥
I've remastered the ENTIRE game (5000+) textures
and optimized it into a package so fucking tight its nearly bursting from its container. (LOL)
Through the latest and greatest compression methods, I've taken 10GB of 4K textures and squeezed them down into just 2GB!!!
Update 1.24 adds an additional 200+ new textures!!!
Enjoy!!
J. Bongo retweeted
The trap of "Appealing to everyone" is one that so many once great game franchises have fallen into as of late
Dragon Age could have had its own Baldur's Gate 3 moment, according to former series lead Mark Darrah.
Darrah believes BioWare could have followed the path from Dragon Age: Origins towards a deeper, more complex RPG similar to Larian's hit. Instead, the studio moved towards simpler and more accessible games to appeal to a wider audience.
"You can imagine a world where BioWare follows a line that leads from Dragon Age: Origins to something that looks a lot like Baldur’s Gate 3,"
He points to Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition as examples of that shift, arguing that trying to appeal to everyone ultimately meant losing some of what made the original RPG special.
J. Bongo retweeted
Would you rather have Mass Effect 5 or Star Wars Battlefront 3? Rumor is EA didn't have enough pennies to rub together to make both, so they chose Battlefront.
J. Bongo retweeted
One more announcement. I am looking for artists and developers that would like to help contribute to develop hand made remasters for this project and several future recompiled games.
The work I've done here is all on my own and it took me several months of effort to get it to the state it is today.
Currently many character textures need a big overhaul as they rely mostly on TPHD assets. Whether you are talented or just would like to learn Photoshop etc. let me know. I appreciate any help I receive!! – at West New York, NJ
Its my birthday today.
All i want is for people to play my REMASTER!
I remade Twilight Princess by hand, from the ground up as DUSKLIGHT HD!
[Screenshots and download below]
On top of that, its easy to set up and I've created an installer that lets you set it up in one easy click on windows (with an android one available later today!)
Textures were lovingly recreated from their original 128x128 resolution at up to 1200% resolution!!! (4K)
Special optimization to enhance performance and filesize!
The pack utilizes a unique compression method that compresses 8-10GB worth of data down to just about 1.5!
It runs at FULL detail on Nintendo switch!
This was months and months of work in development! Give it a try please, I'm sure you'll love it!
J. Bongo retweeted
Interesting subject brought up @JBongoGamer, a lot of modern metroidvania games are leaning to heavily in to difficult traversal over the more traditional enemies are the hazard level design. Do you think it is changing the type of players that are attracted to these games and alienating old school metroidvania fans?
This guy always has some great topic discussions, Ive been following him for awhile and always enjoy seeing his stuff pop up on my feed. Toss him a follow if this has piqued your interest
J. Bongo retweeted
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