Hello everyone, today I decided to put down my thoughts on the current situation with Em-8er. I watched it grow enough that I feel it's time I get the good and and bad out there, this is more so for me to look back on later down the road when the game is obviously more developed than it currently is (something to look back and compare with pretty much).
FireFall I am sure is the reason most if not all of us are here, the game rocked the scene and unfortunately had a very bumpy ride as the years went by. Currently as it stands no other game really matches the aspects of FireFall, most that did ended up dead during development for various reasons, others that aren't dead are practically frozen in time waiting to be worked on again. Ember (now known as Em-8ER) was a game I saw that would have some potential if taken into the right direction. Knowing the history behind FireFall sort of made me question some things, but I figured maybe this was like a second wind or second chance to make things right, so I followed into Em-8ER, waiting for a new beginning. I was excited after seeing some of the first concept art publicly available related to the game, it was an interesting take, wasn't sure how it would play out, but I was telling myself that I would figure it out when the time came. As time went on even more concept art came in, some of which did remind me of FireFall, so my hopes were high. Not long ago a playable tech demo popped up and that alone was exciting enough (played on it a bit, sure you couldn't do anything, but exploring was fun). More stuff came up recently, and now, I have to say that I am not sure about the game anymore. I am not saying this game is going to be bad, for all we know it's going to be a really good game, but part of me is conflicted by how things are being done. The game is starting to look more so like some kind of anime, sure I could look through that and ignore it, however way too many games I notice use a similar art style, I will say it's becoming to be an overkill, overused, and sometimes bland concept. Another note, the concept art for the female characters kind of bothers me a bit, to be blunt, just about every female character looks like a harlot, their concept makes absolutely no sense for the battlefield (it's starting to remind me of those garbage games that use female characters wearing skimpy clothing, like bikinis, and calling that armor), I personally don't understand a concept like this, but I feel that maybe somebody is letting hormones get the best of them and their dictation over how women in a game like this should be portrayed. When it comes to games like this, I see both men and women armored up and ready to take on any battle, now I haven't seen any concept art for the male characters (aside from the images here and there with the suits (tech demo too), and the image of a guy on the main page of this site), but generally with these cases the males look normal. I know customization is a cool concept to have, but do we really need to settle at a primitive stage and utilize the wrong end of the body to think?
I am all for giving eye candy to the the modern age audience, but one thing I will say is some concepts are best left to the individuals themselves rather than forcing the public to take it on. I came to play a good game, not stare at fake, pixelated, features everywhere I would have to go in the game.
I am aware that stuff like this is a common practice for various titles, some good titles have it too, but I was expecting a unique experience, something with oomph, less predictable, etc.
The end result is, I am unsure how I feel about the game now, I don't want to see another anime like game, and I really don't want to see "armored" (non-combat worthy) looking women in a game like this. I am not ready to call it quits yet, but I will at least hope that maybe this is just a funky state of development for the game, that the real deal will be something different and or better.
NOTE:
This is not to start trouble, this is just how I personally feel about the game currently, obviously everyone has their own point of view, I respect that.
FireFall I am sure is the reason most if not all of us are here, the game rocked the scene and unfortunately had a very bumpy ride as the years went by. Currently as it stands no other game really matches the aspects of FireFall, most that did ended up dead during development for various reasons, others that aren't dead are practically frozen in time waiting to be worked on again. Ember (now known as Em-8ER) was a game I saw that would have some potential if taken into the right direction. Knowing the history behind FireFall sort of made me question some things, but I figured maybe this was like a second wind or second chance to make things right, so I followed into Em-8ER, waiting for a new beginning. I was excited after seeing some of the first concept art publicly available related to the game, it was an interesting take, wasn't sure how it would play out, but I was telling myself that I would figure it out when the time came. As time went on even more concept art came in, some of which did remind me of FireFall, so my hopes were high. Not long ago a playable tech demo popped up and that alone was exciting enough (played on it a bit, sure you couldn't do anything, but exploring was fun). More stuff came up recently, and now, I have to say that I am not sure about the game anymore. I am not saying this game is going to be bad, for all we know it's going to be a really good game, but part of me is conflicted by how things are being done. The game is starting to look more so like some kind of anime, sure I could look through that and ignore it, however way too many games I notice use a similar art style, I will say it's becoming to be an overkill, overused, and sometimes bland concept. Another note, the concept art for the female characters kind of bothers me a bit, to be blunt, just about every female character looks like a harlot, their concept makes absolutely no sense for the battlefield (it's starting to remind me of those garbage games that use female characters wearing skimpy clothing, like bikinis, and calling that armor), I personally don't understand a concept like this, but I feel that maybe somebody is letting hormones get the best of them and their dictation over how women in a game like this should be portrayed. When it comes to games like this, I see both men and women armored up and ready to take on any battle, now I haven't seen any concept art for the male characters (aside from the images here and there with the suits (tech demo too), and the image of a guy on the main page of this site), but generally with these cases the males look normal. I know customization is a cool concept to have, but do we really need to settle at a primitive stage and utilize the wrong end of the body to think?
I am all for giving eye candy to the the modern age audience, but one thing I will say is some concepts are best left to the individuals themselves rather than forcing the public to take it on. I came to play a good game, not stare at fake, pixelated, features everywhere I would have to go in the game.
I am aware that stuff like this is a common practice for various titles, some good titles have it too, but I was expecting a unique experience, something with oomph, less predictable, etc.
The end result is, I am unsure how I feel about the game now, I don't want to see another anime like game, and I really don't want to see "armored" (non-combat worthy) looking women in a game like this. I am not ready to call it quits yet, but I will at least hope that maybe this is just a funky state of development for the game, that the real deal will be something different and or better.
NOTE:
This is not to start trouble, this is just how I personally feel about the game currently, obviously everyone has their own point of view, I respect that.
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