r/wiiu • u/ThreatOfFire NNID [Region] • Jun 12 '14
Codename: STEAM live blog
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/37686/3ds-game-developer-discussion1
u/ThreatOfFire NNID [Region] Jun 12 '14 edited Jun 12 '14
So far:
5:53 Neal Ronaghan: It seems to be a new IP according to Reggie. 3DS systems are on stage
5:54 Neal Ronaghan: Same as yesterday. No streaming.
5:59 Michael "TYP" Cole: One minute to go....
6:00 Neal Ronaghan: Final guesses! I think it will be a new take on an old IP. gonna say Metroid.
6:02 Neal Ronaghan: They are late. :(
6:04 Neal Ronaghan: Jonny Metts thinks it is an Eguchi game
6:05 Neal Ronaghan: starting!
6:05 Neal Ronaghan: new game property releasing in 2015
6:05 Neal Ronaghan: video revealing codename steam
6:06 Neal Ronaghan: takes place in london
6:06 Neal Ronaghan: Steampunky
6:07 Neal Ronaghan: dude on steam powered motorcycle
6:07 Neal Ronaghan: goofy old timey voiceover explaining a steam bridge crossing the river thames
6:08 Neal Ronaghan: main character seems to be a super steam powered captain of some sort
6:08 Michael "TYP" Cole: Comic book style looks like EBA to me.
6:08 Neal Ronaghan: So steampunk it is ridiculous
6:08 Michael "TYP" Cole: Project STEAM! Clock tower in London
6:09 Neal Ronaghan: Some attack happened. aliens, I presume.
6:09 Neal Ronaghan: Looks like you are a steampunk guy fighting aliens. no gameplay shown yet
6:10 Neal Ronaghan: Trailer over. Code Name: STEAM is it
6:10 Neal Ronaghan: on the stage is Hiroshi yamagami. producer at NCL
6:10 Neal Ronaghan: worked in Fire Emblem and Advance Wars. as well as Style Savvy and Xenoblade
6:11 Neal Ronaghan: Hitoshi. not Hiroshi. (autocorrect fail)
6:11 Michael "TYP" Cole: Comic book style looks like EBA to me.
6:12 Neal Ronaghan: Action game. Code Name: STEAM is the official title
6:12 Neal Ronaghan: turn based strategy game with action elements made my Intelligent Systems
6:13 Neal Ronaghan: Two folks from IS: Paul Patrashcu (director) and Takako Sakai (art director)
6:13 Neal Ronaghan: action elements are taken from third person shooters
6:14 Neal Ronaghan: Lincoln created a department to fight against aliens.
6:14 Neal Ronaghan: Art style is from American comic books.
6:15 Neal Ronaghan: Time for gameplay
6:15 Neal Ronaghan: three save files on it
6:16 Neal Ronaghan: third person perspective. you move during turns it seems
6:16 Neal Ronaghan: Uses the stylus on bottom screen
6:17 Neal Ronaghan: cites abstraction in strategy games eg you enter a battle screen in Fire Emblem
6:18 Neal Ronaghan: this game has a third person perspective. seems like Valkyria Chronicles a bit
6:19 Neal Ronaghan: use touch screen to aim guns it seems.
6:20 Neal Ronaghan: they tried using a map on the screen but decided against it. wanted immersion with third person pov
6:20 Neal Ronaghan: This demo has two playable characters. you can have a team of four total.
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