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Interview: Nintendo's 'Darker, Grittier' Advance Wars

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2008-01-15 23:46:42 by Chris Kohler in Game | Life
...darker tone than other games in the series While Advance Wars: Dual Strike , the last Nintendo DS entry in the series, made for "a good turn-based strategy game, but the story, the characters, weren't very realistic," says O'Leary. "Greens, purples, yellows, a happy-go-lucky scenario. This time they said that war is darker and grittier, and...
 
Tags: advance, advance wars, strategy game, strategy, war, faster war, game world, advance wars reborn, world
 
 
 
 
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Diablo III Color Controversy Update: Game Used To Be Darker, Dev Says Theres No Going Back Now

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2008-07-31 19:14:50 by Tracey John in MTV Multiplayer
...darker, more gothic look of the old Diablo games, the new, vibrant art style is here to stay This is how he put it Theres no going back now, he said during an interview in a Manhattan hotel where Blizzard was showcasing their newest games. Were very happy with how the art style is. The art teams happy. The companys happy. We really like this...
 
Tags: diablo, diablo iii, past diablo games, diablo games, game, dark, dark games, games, shorter games
 
 
 
 
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Rumor: Next Halo is 'darker, grittier,' tactical and without Master Chief

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2008-07-13 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...darker, grittier" iteration is more akin to Neil Blomkamp's shorts. Oh yeah, and that Master Chief guy is nowhere to be found In terms of gameplay, you can reportedly play as an entire squad (huh?) in the entire campaign, and there will be online co-op. The mention of Ghost Recon is particularly interesting, as a former creative director...
 
Tags: halo, gamespot rumor control, ghost recon, gamespot, halo title, developer red storm, master chief guy, source, person shooters
 
 
 
 
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A forgotten controversy

2008-02-11 08:45:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...darker than it is now, and I had to play with the gamma settings to see reasonably well at night. I don't know when exactly they changed that, must have been before release, but nowadays the night in WoW isn't really very dark. It is more a question of colors, the night being more blueish The main disadvantage of having a 24-hour day/night...
 
Tags: daynight cycle, 24-hour daynight cycle, time, server time, real time, visible daynight cycle, real, world, virtual world
 
 
 
 
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Advance Wars: Days of Ruin pre-release checklist

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2008-01-14 23:25:49 by Brandon in Portable Video Gamer
...darker appearance Wi-Fi play. No longer are you limited to just local play, but now you have the option to play online with friends or random strangers as well. The service hosts one to four players online and voice chat if youre playing with a friend. In addition to this, the developers have included the option to trade custom-made maps...
 
Tags: advance wars, advance wars games, advance wars game, game, days, pure strategy game, ruin, units, tank units
 
 
 
 
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PSP Preview: God Of War: Chains of Olympus

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2008-01-15 22:12:08 by Chris in Portable Video Gamer
...darker (I didnt think it was possible to get darker than Greek Mythology already was) and a lot bloodier. After God of War II similarly established itself as a huge success, Sony entrusted its beloved franchise over to the developers at Ready At Dawn, proving that they believe in the future of this winning formula Designed to be a prequel to...
 
Tags: psp, god, psp game developer, war, game, original god, blown ps2 game, sony entertainment, sony
 
 
 
 
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Gaming Today Impressions of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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2008-02-05 18:36:33 by Chris in Gaming Today
...darker and grittier feel, which only makes sense given that this is a war game, after all. While the in-game style of graphics hasnt really been impacted by this, the story segments have a much darker vibe to them. (Although they also have a strange, cheesy comedic vibe to them as well.) Its definitely a change that is much welcomed, as are...
 
Tags: advance wars, advance wars game, plays, game plays, game, game boy advance, war, war tank, in-game style
 
 
 
 
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I am the Overlord!

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2007-10-29 11:21:10 by Tei in Pibbit.com - Geeky/Gamer Girl's Blog
...darker, gothic, full of purple and black themes I have to admit, the dark designs are more suited toward my tastes. Even though Im a girl, I was quite captivated by VelvetI like her punky outfit more than Roses. I couldnt quite say no to her Corruption During the game youre allowed many chances to choose the good path or the MORE evil...
 
Tags: minions, resurrect dead minions, red, red minions, removeadd minions, evil path, evil, brown, brown minions
 
 
 
 
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First Call of Duty: World at War trailer to roll onto XBL

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2008-06-17 00:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...darker "new military theater" will be yours for the watching. Now Microsoft has announced that the game's reveal trailer will premiere over Xbox Live this weekend worldwide, giving gamers a first look at "the darkest corners of WWII Being built upon a refined version of the same engine that powers Call of Duty 4 , World at War is expected to...
 
Tags: war, call, xbox live marketplace, xbox live, tackle darker themes, duty, world, darker, microsoft xbox
 
 
 
 
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Pew! Pew! Preview!: American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is

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