Some of those animations are a bit long. Hopefully the game doesn't turn out like FF7/FF8, where you quickly grow tired of the animations (regardless of how excellent they look the first time) and just want combat to resolve itself.

Definitely a fan of the interlocking animations (forget the technical term) that a lot of games are doing nowadays to avoid the "swinging through air" effect most MMORPGs have. Although having your movement locked is a little irritating, if the combat manages to be deep it'll be worth it.

Also makes me wonder if some of your abilities just don't work against non-humanoid monsters -- since you can't exactly knock that huge monster to the ground and pummel him in the face the way you can against humanoids. Having some abilities which only work against humanoids might create some unique balance problems :P

 An interesting concept I guess - combine Soul Calibur combat with MMO persistence. Seems like it'll be a pretty two-dimensional thing though (in every sense) - the intricate avatars suggest little or no customization, the combat looked 3D but still more or less just up and down a line like Street Fighter, and the maps all seemed entirely linear (forest path lined with impassable trees, cave tunnel with only one way to go etc etc).

My guess is that, eye candy aside, this thing is going to play like a cross between "Sword of the New World" and "Fury"... and will probably be just as successful in the NA/Euro market as either/both of them ie. not at all.

Old news, about 5 months old or more. But still and intressting game. Will try it for sure.

Originally posted by Waterlily

Been posted a lot of times. 

The search function on the site is broken,

type in "Blade" and it won't find any threads, not even this one, it never comes up with anything when I try to search.

agree

even this topic wont show if you search for Blade now ..

If you look at some of the other related videos after following the link, you can see different game play videos.

Obviously I have no real idea, but to me, it looks like you form a party and join an instanced scenario to fight mobs. Very much like a multi-player Dynasty Warriors with the amount of enemies on screen and style of combat.

Actually more like Ninety Nine Nights but online multiplayer.

That video also shows what look like more "standard" MMO type stuff like running around killing random mobs and exploring that cool looking city and stuff.

I'm interested, but need more info and kind of pointless if they've made no announcement of it coming to NA/EU.

Originally posted by Hyanmen

All of these are, for me anyway, more important than gfx and combat for an MMORPG.

 

 Even if combat is what you'll do 90% of the time?

If combat is what I would need to do 90% of the time then I would not play that MMORPG. Also combat is not just combat, it matters in what context I do it. If it is just for fun, without any meaning, then I rather do it in an arcade type game than an MMORPG.

That being said, combat is important in MMORPGs, I just dont think it is the most important feature, by far.

Is this Mortal Kombat online? (not that it would be bad, I liked Mortal Kombat)

The females armor crack me up.

Originally posted by arenasb

Is this Mortal Kombat online? (not that it would be bad, I liked Mortal Kombat)

The females armor crack me up.

I know for real Could the tits get any bigger. in one of the clips of the trailer the females tits are bigger then the mans arm's.

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

Originally posted by krieblood

Originally posted by arenasb

Is this Mortal Kombat online? (not that it would be bad, I liked Mortal Kombat)

The females armor crack me up.

 

I know for real Could the tits get any bigger. in one of the clips of the trailer the females tits are bigger then the mans arm's.

 

The art style of the game is highly influenced by this guy, Hyung-tae Kim: http://www.hyung-taekim.org/

That's why the female character's tits are so big and their out fits so revealing.

Also the chief art designer, who apparently also worked on Lineage 2, wanted to go with a more adult feel and look to this new MMO. Hence some of the brutal fighting in the trailer as well.

i hope this game reaches completion and enters the us market - it looks awsome

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

 

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

LOL, wow, I just provided you with the info in these links, didn't I? Your the one that said you couldn't find anything saying it was being made from the L2 guys, so apparintly you did go Google it. And I didn't know I had to prove myself before anyone doubted me, like yourself.

Man, you make my head hurt...

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by krieblood

Originally posted by arenasb

Is this Mortal Kombat online? (not that it would be bad, I liked Mortal Kombat)

The females armor crack me up.

 

I know for real Could the tits get any bigger. in one of the clips of the trailer the females tits are bigger then the mans arm's.

 

The art style of the game is highly influenced by this guy, Hyung-tae Kim: http://www.hyung-taekim.org/

That's why the female character's tits are so big and their out fits so revealing.

Also the chief art designer, who apparently also worked on Lineage 2, wanted to go with a more adult feel and look to this new MMO. Hence some of the brutal fighting in the trailer as well.

Adult feel? This game, with scantly cled female models and excagurated violence, has teen/immature guy feel written all over it. Most adults would found those things ridicilous.

Originally posted by Yamota

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by krieblood

Originally posted by arenasb

Is this Mortal Kombat online? (not that it would be bad, I liked Mortal Kombat)

The females armor crack me up.

 

I know for real Could the tits get any bigger. in one of the clips of the trailer the females tits are bigger then the mans arm's.

 

The art style of the game is highly influenced by this guy, Hyung-tae Kim: http://www.hyung-taekim.org/

That's why the female character's tits are so big and their out fits so revealing.

Also the chief art designer, who apparently also worked on Lineage 2, wanted to go with a more adult feel and look to this new MMO. Hence some of the brutal fighting in the trailer as well.

Adult feel? This game, with scantly cled female models and excagurated violence, has teen/immature guy feel written all over it. Most adults would found those things ridicilous.

Which is why things like UFC fighting, which is watched by millions of adults every day, as well as movies and other TV shows, loaded with brutal violence/action and scantly clad women, sometimes even scenes with women completely nude, get high ratings and mad ticket sales all the time. And games also filled with scantly clad women, violence, and gore become million units or more best sellers???

Ya, people just hate that kind of stuff, especially adults......

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

 

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

LOL, wow, I just provided you with the info in these links, didn't I? Your the one that said you couldn't find anything saying it was being made from the L2 guys, so apparintly you did go Google it. And I didn't know I had to prove myself before anyone doubted me, like yourself.

Man, you make my head hurt...

 

i thank you for the links, you proved that the lineage 2 team is behind it. But when you say they are behind it in the title, i like to see some proof in the OP. Otherwise its just heresay. And i didnt say i looked for it, i said that i didnt see any evidence.

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

 

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

LOL, wow, I just provided you with the info in these links, didn't I? Your the one that said you couldn't find anything saying it was being made from the L2 guys, so apparintly you did go Google it. And I didn't know I had to prove myself before anyone doubted me, like yourself.

Man, you make my head hurt...

 

 

i thank you for the links, you proved that the lineage 2 team is behind it. But when you say they are behind it in the title, i like to see some proof in the OP. Otherwise its just heresay. And i didnt say i looked for it, i said that i didnt see any evidence.

Ah, gotcha. ;) Your just one of those types.

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

 

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

LOL, wow, I just provided you with the info in these links, didn't I? Your the one that said you couldn't find anything saying it was being made from the L2 guys, so apparintly you did go Google it. And I didn't know I had to prove myself before anyone doubted me, like yourself.

Man, you make my head hurt...

 

 

i thank you for the links, you proved that the lineage 2 team is behind it. But when you say they are behind it in the title, i like to see some proof in the OP. Otherwise its just heresay. And i didnt say i looked for it, i said that i didnt see any evidence.

To say the team that originally made Lineage 2 is working on Blade and Soul is a flat out lie. The majority of the Original Lineage 2 Team are no longer working at NCSoft. 3 Years ago, while working on Lineage 3 as the Head Developer, Yong-Hyun Park (the Chief Producer, Team Leader, and Lead Programmer of Lineage 2) was pressured out of NCSoft. He was technically fired for "Lack of Leadership". Upon his firing, over 100 of his team members left NCSoft with him, this includes many of the head graphics, programming and design leaders as well. Those that stayed at NCSoft got more or less moved to Aion and other projects.

So maybe there are some members of the Lineage 2 team working on Blade and Soul but all the main people are no longer even at NCSoft. They now work at Blue Hole Studios working on TERA.

Sources:

http://lineage3.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/lineage-3-status-paused-its-sad/

 There are others, I just can't find them now. The articles are over 2 years old... :(

mm this game remind me a bit of when the main guy in bleach was learning, you know when he goes into his own soul and fight with his bad side when i see the combo system it makes me think of that lol

the preview is kind of misleading,parts are cg part are ingame ,witch is witch no a lot cant tell i hope ncsoft publish other ingame only preview to have the exact picture

because frankly anybody can make nice cg check warcraftmovies.com its full of very nice cg from amateur making very nice story (rp)

Originally posted by MMORiot

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Ripclaw

Originally posted by tvalentine

btw i've yet to see real evidence that this game is being made by the Lineage 2 team. AFAIK the lineage 2 team is working on lineage 2 and/or lineage 3.

 

If you just Google it you can find quite a few sites saying it is from the peeps who made Linage 2. 

Found this, "Blade & Soul is a new MMORPG by NCSoft. It was unveiled at NCSoft Media Day 2008. It will be developed by the team behind Lineage 2.", here: http://www.wegame.com/watch/Blade_Soul_Premiere_Trailer/

If anything it is for sure being developed by NCsoft, the same company responsible for Lineage 2 and the up coming Aion MMO.

Here's a really long, but good interview with some of the game's head developers:

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-07/20080807002618423,1.shtml

 

lol if i had to go google something everytime somebody doesnt prove what they said in the title, then i wouldnt even be coming here anymore. You made the claim, you back it up with the info. Dont make the readers go out and find their own info.

LOL, wow, I just provided you with the info in these links, didn't I? Your the one that said you couldn't find anything saying it was being made from the L2 guys, so apparintly you did go Google it. And I didn't know I had to prove myself before anyone doubted me, like yourself.

Man, you make my head hurt...

 

 

i thank you for the links, you proved that the lineage 2 team is behind it. But when you say they are behind it in the title, i like to see some proof in the OP. Otherwise its just heresay. And i didnt say i looked for it, i said that i didnt see any evidence.

 

To say the team that originally made Lineage 2 is working on Blade and Soul is a flat out lie. The majority of the Original Lineage 2 Team are no longer working at NCSoft. 3 Years ago, while working on Lineage 3 as the Head Developer, Yong-Hyun Park (the Chief Producer, Team Leader, and Lead Programmer of Lineage 2) was pressured out of NCSoft. He was technically fired for "Lack of Leadership". Upon his firing, over 100 of his team members left NCSoft with him, this includes many of the head graphics, programming and design leaders as well. Those that stayed at NCSoft got more or less moved to Aion and other projects.

So maybe there are some members of the Lineage 2 team working on Blade and Soul but all the main people are no longer even at NCSoft. They now work at Blue Hole Studios working on TERA.

 

Sources:

http://lineage3.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/lineage-3-status-paused-its-sad/

 There are others, I just can't find them now. The articles are over 2 years old... :(

 

Then all the tones of sites I've found saying it's being made by the L2 team need to stop saying such things. I do know for sure the lead Art Design dude for Blade & Soul did have allot to do with Lineage 2 though.