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  Galadourn

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Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 4:32:09 AM#1

I've only recently bothered to check gameplay videos of Aion and search a bit on the game's features. And although the graphics seem decent (a bit too anime for my tastes but I can live with that), when I looked at the combat animations....oh my God!

The sounds and animations of combat remind me of coin-op machines back in the early 90s.  They are frightfully similar, to be honest.

Is there going to be a Western version with tweaked art-style (always with regard to animations and sounds) or is this going to be the final gold version?

I was thinking of giving it a try but it would be impossible to find myself immersed with combat like this.

 

PS: This is not a troll post but a serious question

  stayontarget

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Posts: 5448

Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound

11/08/08 4:43:40 AM#2
Originally posted by Galadourn

I've only recently bothered to check gameplay videos of Aion and search a bit on the game's features. And although the graphics seem decent (a bit too anime for my tastes but I can live with that), when I looked at the combat animations....oh my God!

The sounds and animations of combat remind me of coin-op machines back in the early 90s.  They are frightfully similar, to be honest.

Is there going to be a Western version with tweaked art-style (always with regard to animations and sounds) or is this going to be the final gold version?

I was thinking of giving it a try but it would be impossible to find myself immersed with combat like this.

 

PS: This is not a troll post but a serious question

Wow what too say to this post....ONLY RECENTLY.......ANIME........COMBAT ANIMATION.......NOT A TROLL POST. .....you fail and good bye, thank god....... idiot .....next time do your homework son, we are not here to do it for you.

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  Neyon

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Joined: 9/29/08
Posts: 202

11/08/08 4:43:53 AM#3

I like the combat - it is different, interesting, fun and fast paced. Removing it would just take away another selling point the game has.

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  Trissa

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Joined: 9/26/08
Posts: 248

11/08/08 4:47:12 AM#4

As far as i know, they are working in the localization for western countries and talked about not just translation but some cultural localization too. Anyway i don't think it is going to include combat sounds and animations.

Just in case you have only checked the youtube videos, (that I'm sure you know you can't make a good judgments on them because low quality and so) you can try the videos here http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/208764 to get a more accurate impression. 

  Galadourn

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Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 4:47:44 AM#5
Originally posted by stayontarget

Wow what too say to this post....ONLY RECENTLY.......ANIME........COMBAT ANIMATION.......NOT A TROLL POST. .....you fail and good bye, thank god....... idiot .....next time do your homework son, we are not here to do it for you.

 

Doctor's advice: next time, don't skip taking a dose of your medication.

  Galadourn

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Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 4:48:51 AM#6
Originally posted by Trissa

As far as i know, they are working in the localization for western countries and talked about not just translation but some cultural localization too. Anyway i don't think it is going to include combat sounds and animations.

Just in case you have only checked the youtube videos, (that I'm sure you know you can't make a good judgments on them because low quality and so) you can try the videos here http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/208764 to get a more accurate impression. 

 

thank you, sir (or lady), for answering spot-on; that's what I was asking.

  stayontarget

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Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound

11/08/08 4:52:12 AM#7
Originally posted by Galadourn
Originally posted by stayontarget

Wow what too say to this post....ONLY RECENTLY.......ANIME........COMBAT ANIMATION.......NOT A TROLL POST. .....you fail and good bye, thank god....... idiot .....next time do your homework son, we are not here to do it for you.

 

Doctor's advice: next time, don't skip taking a dose of your medication.

If you don't like the game then just leave, the only reason your posting is to be a Emo troll

Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...

  Galadourn

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Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 4:54:15 AM#8

this makes absolutely no sense; I said I fancied trying the game, but expressed serious concerns over something which, for me, is a turn-off.

 

Is it prohibited to express dislikes? And I thought the Darkfall forums had a bad name with fanbois...

  stayontarget

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Joined: 10/04/08
Posts: 5448

Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound

11/08/08 4:58:13 AM#9
Originally posted by Galadourn

this makes absolutely no sense; I said I fancied trying the game, but expressed serious concerns over something which, for me, is a turn-off.

 

Is it prohibited to express dislikes? And I thought the Darkfall forums had a bad name with fanbois...

Fine if its info you seek then go here: www.aionsource.com/ Do some research then make your comments, maybe then I will respect you more.

Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...

  Galadourn

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Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 4:59:23 AM#10

you know, for someone who has never heard of this game, finding the right sources is not as self-evident as it may seem.

 

Anyway, thanks for the link.

  Dynamo112

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Joined: 7/03/07
Posts: 255

11/08/08 5:00:27 AM#11

I love everything about the combat and it is probably the main reason im going to play.

  stayontarget

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Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound

11/08/08 5:08:19 AM#12
Originally posted by Dynamo112

I love everything about the combat and it is probably the main reason im going to play.

To say the combat animation is bad is just wrong or you where watching CB1 video's and not the newer one's. and yes the korean sounds are very bad, but like it was said above it will be localized for western market.....again this is all old news.

Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...

  MyPreciousss

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Joined: 9/17/08
Posts: 445

11/08/08 5:13:13 AM#13
Originally posted by Galadourn

I've only recently bothered to check gameplay videos of Aion and search a bit on the game's features. And although the graphics seem decent (a bit too anime for my tastes but I can live with that), when I looked at the combat animations....oh my God!

The sounds and animations of combat remind me of coin-op machines back in the early 90s.  They are frightfully similar, to be honest.

Is there going to be a Western version with tweaked art-style (always with regard to animations and sounds) or is this going to be the final gold version?

I was thinking of giving it a try but it would be impossible to find myself immersed with combat like this.

 

PS: This is not a troll post but a serious question

 

Animations and combat seem ok but the excessive use of special effects for everything you do pisses me off, beware epileptics

About "localization": the constant shouting of your avatar when he's using his skills can be annoying. A western tester said it's ok for Korea but it could be annoying for a western audience and reported it to the Aion community team. Don't know what they made of this remark, though. Maybe you could switch off your own shouting in the options.

  stayontarget

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Joined: 10/04/08
Posts: 5448

Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound

11/08/08 5:30:27 AM#14
Originally posted by Galadourn

you know, for someone who has never heard of this game, finding the right sources is not as self-evident as it may seem.

 

Anyway, thanks for the link.

If you can't find the info you seek at aionsource then go to this link on nov 11:  aionhun.hu/page.php  it will be a live feed of the game.

Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...

  Qmire

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Joined: 9/19/06
Posts: 427

11/08/08 5:40:51 AM#15
Originally posted by stayontarget
Originally posted by Dynamo112

I love everything about the combat and it is probably the main reason im going to play.

To say the combat animation is bad is just wrong or you where watching CB1 video's and not the newer one's. and yes the korean sounds are very bad, but like it was said above it will be localized for western market.....again this is all old news.

 

 

The combat animations are great in this game the only mmorpg which got same fluid dynamic animations is wow, the rest are nothing but the worst, yet i'm sure some wow hater is gonna jump out and try convince people how "perfect eq2 or VG moves like", god, western mmorpgs have always been turds when it came to combat animations and dynamics compared to asian mmorpgs.

 

It's okay to be sceptical but don't say something that isn't right  =S

 

This mmorpg seems to be doing things right on every accord, also making grouping more attractive is great, been waiting for one of those which felt like it had a meaning being in groups again, outside of the dungeons, battle mini games, or Battlegrounds.

 

Aion looks great, moves great, and feels great.

  Galadourn

Advanced Member

Joined: 2/06/08
Posts: 654

 
11/08/08 9:00:30 AM#16

After having watched the latest HR videos, I can attest that combat is indeed a major turn-off for me.

Anyway, I guess it's what they say to each, his own.

  N1ghtsta1ker

Novice Member

Joined: 11/13/07
Posts: 113

11/08/08 9:40:03 AM#17

 I don't know how anybody can be turned off by the combat in this game, it's so much more exciting and fast paced than other games.  If you take WoW for example, practically every skill as a warrior just recycles the same dull animation (either a spin-slash or a fast slash, possible with a little bit or animated blood).  In Aion, every skill has is unique and just plain look cool .  And the art style is half the reason i'm playign the game.  The environments and music are absolutely stunning.

Maybe it's because My first MMO was korean and i grew up on JRPGs, but I love everything about Aion.  To each his own I suppose

  Cynthe

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Joined: 5/22/06
Posts: 1414

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11/08/08 9:47:47 AM#18

Indeed, some people like ugly awkward combat, and some like over the top flashy combat.

/shrug. :D  I'm actually curious to see what Bioware will do with Old Republic since they've expressed combat in most MMO's is neantherdal. But anyway.

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  N1ghtsta1ker

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Joined: 11/13/07
Posts: 113

11/08/08 10:08:24 AM#19
Originally posted by Cynthe

/shrug. :D  I'm actually curious to see what Bioware will do with Old Republic since they've expressed combat in most MMO's is neantherdal. But anyway.

Negotiate your way out of fights? 

"Mediation skill increased by 1"

  FiresealMMO

Novice Member

Joined: 7/07/07
Posts: 54

11/08/08 10:33:21 AM#20
Originally posted by stayontarget
Originally posted by Galadourn

you know, for someone who has never heard of this game, finding the right sources is not as self-evident as it may seem.

 

Anyway, thanks for the link.

If you can't find the info you seek at aionsource then go to this link on nov 11:  aionhun.hu/page.php  it will be a live feed of the game.

 

I clicked on that link, and you said it will be a live feed? Hmm. Well it's working, but just doesn't seem to show anything other than in-game footage that you would see on youtube. Guess I'll really have to wait until nov. 11th lol

  Razephon

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Joined: 6/22/05
Posts: 442

11/08/08 1:02:02 PM#21
Originally posted by N1ghtsta1ker
Originally posted by Cynthe

/shrug. :D  I'm actually curious to see what Bioware will do with Old Republic since they've expressed combat in most MMO's is neantherdal. But anyway.

Negotiate your way out of fights? 

"Mediation skill increased by 1"


 

Lol now theres an idea

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  tikovoo

Apprentice Member

Joined: 4/02/07
Posts: 295

11/08/08 1:07:02 PM#22

it looks painfully obvious that the game was made for the Pokemon generation... such a shame

  Datcyde

Novice Member

Joined: 3/06/04
Posts: 567

11/08/08 1:12:56 PM#23
Originally posted by Galadourn

I've only recently bothered to check gameplay videos of Aion and search a bit on the game's features. And although the graphics seem decent (a bit too anime for my tastes but I can live with that), when I looked at the combat animations....oh my God!

The sounds and animations of combat remind me of coin-op machines back in the early 90s.  They are frightfully similar, to be honest.

Is there going to be a Western version with tweaked art-style (always with regard to animations and sounds) or is this going to be the final gold version?

I was thinking of giving it a try but it would be impossible to find myself immersed with combat like this.

 

PS: This is not a troll post but a serious question

NCSOFT make sounds , animations, styles like no other.

  Pezhead

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Joined: 9/03/08
Posts: 149

If it ain''t got killing, it ain''t a real video game.
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11/08/08 1:43:45 PM#24

Stayontarget... don't be attacking every person who comes with a skeptical opinion of Aion.  What hurts aion's rep more than any troll is a community that can not respond to another's questions or opinions in a respectful manner. 

It's almost 2010, and I am just not wiling to tolerate clunky graphics while being told that "gameplay is more important than graphics". That excuse won't wash with me any more. I expect my games to have both good graphics and good gameplay.
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  redrum666er

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Joined: 1/18/06
Posts: 169

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11/08/08 1:47:21 PM#25
Originally posted by tikovoo

it looks painfully obvious that the game was made for the Pokemon generation... such a shame


 

Elaborate please?

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