wafflepotatopancake on 12/6/2013 at 20:01

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Well, I'm glad for that.

I'm curious who the "5 lucky super fans from around the world" are who get to try the game at E3...

Kaleid on 12/6/2013 at 20:03

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Yes.

Springheel on 12/6/2013 at 20:03

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Watching the video now...seems to be a repeat of what we saw yesterday (except the icons and alert statuses are floating around guard's heads again), though better quality and less host interruptions.

New observations:


Negative:
-- arrows can go through helmets, apparently
-- you can jump down on on someone and punch them in the face about ten feet away from a dog and he'll go back to sleep
-- flaming oil patches from TDS are back
-- swoop is "really powerful" and can be used to go around corners without being seen (no comment about making any extra noise for moving so quickly)
-- when asked if the shroud was a "work in progress", the devs hesitated and said noncommitally that "everything is a work in progress"
-- you can "press R1 to takedown" guards who are alert and searching for you
-- when you select a "throwable" a blue arc tells you where it will land before you throw it
-- you have a cross-hair when drawing the bow that changes size the longer you aim

Positive:
-- there is a weapon/inventory category called "throwable", which bottles go into.
-- you can "disable focus completely" so you won't have to use it at all
-- flashing red eyes above "hostile" guards can be turned off
-- abrupt changes in the environment will alert guards
-- guards will relight lights like in TDM
-- lockpicking has a very minimal HUD...a few circles underneath the lock, apparently you only see the inside of the lock when using focus?
-- combat is "very very simple", and is "not what Garrett is all about"
-- collecting poppies recharges your focus
-- you "go into your inventory" to use resources
-- water arrows were "renamed" as water arrows (to please the fans, was the implication)



-- this is a "pre-alpha" demonstration
-- there will be different difficulty levels that affect complexity of gameplay
-- you can switch things on and off to suit your gameplay style

jay pettitt on 12/6/2013 at 20:07

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What, where, oh, I fell asleep.

wafflepotatopancake on 12/6/2013 at 20:10

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I suppose its to be expected as it was a demo, but they broke the objectives about 10 seconds into the demo and the mission didn't fail. Just sort of odd to me all the same.