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New Game Plus Showcase - 8th January (1pm PT // 4pm ET // 9pm UK)

cormack12

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Releasing a hype trailer in the lead up to the event, the New Game+ Showcase is set to go live on the 8th of January and will feature a total of 45 games, including the likes of Crimson Desert; Aphelion; and many more.

Featuring no paid advertisements, the showcase is focused on giving "developers and publishers a stage where their game isn't competing for attention with dozens of sponsored slots, but instead stands out in front of communities that want to discover it."

Created by known public figures Luke Stephens; Luality; Jake Lucky; IamRob; Blue Thunder and HUN2R, this new showcase offers plenty of strong potential – assuming it's done correctly.


 
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Cool. I wanna see Crimson Desert.

I hope it still has these amazing animation like the video we have seen last year . If it no longer does or they reduced the animation then color me very disappointed -_-

 
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cormack12 said:


Releasing a hype trailer in the lead up to the event, the New Game+ Showcase is set to go live on the 8th of January and will feature a total of 45 games, including the likes of Crimson Desert; Aphelion; and many more.

Featuring no paid advertisements, the showcase is focused on giving "developers and publishers a stage where their game isn't competing for attention with dozens of sponsored slots, but instead stands out in front of communities that want to discover it."

Created by known public figures Luke Stephens; Luality; Jake Lucky; IamRob; Blue Thunder and HUN2R, this new showcase offers plenty of strong potential – assuming it's done correctly.


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I was going to make a thread on this cuz I didn't think people knew about it thank you for doing it
 
Well, of the hosts I know Luke Stephens and he has some pretty good videos. Hell it was his Expedition 33 video that convinced me to buy it even though I wasn't interested previously.
 
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i think i am going to watch the vod because before the game comes out developer interviews are not really my thing.
have fun gaf
 
For a first time showing, hopefully they will take some feedback.

The post-trailer 'hangout' talk is just a bit too long. It almost feels like they're filling for time because a trailer or presenter isn't quite ready yet.
 
Gabe ♥ said:
I like the people talking to be honest. They seem to be chill and it seems they know what they are talking about.
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I don't mind it, but there is an ebb and flow to these things to not feel too podcast-y.

I feel that the devs talking about their own games and revealing more info are more important than group banter about the same games.

Again, it's just a small issue. I always expect things to have hitches when it's someone's first time doing a showcase. I remember back when Indie MIX was just two dudes talking to the camera for way too long before showing any trailers.
 
Vahrin's Call looks like an OG Xbox RPG in the best way. Unless I see something more enticing it might end up as my game of show.
 
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This one looks pretty awesome, sort of an immersive sim (at least it looks that way) in a Western Cyberpunk setting.

 
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The bitrate of the stream makes it hard to see what the games really look like.

I liked the Thief inspired one where hes shooting arrows straight up and into an apple, has nice level of simulation.

The one with the bending metal was pretty cool but it also feels like a glorified tech demo which will run out of ideas quickly.
 
This thing is way too long as a format. Nobody is going to sit there for literally 4 hours watching this and with so little to get excited about. I don't mean to be rude but that's just not something most would be prepared to do. They should have split it up.
 
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Yes, and the primary reason (and issue) why it continues is the in-between podcast-y talks taking way too long. This should not be a 4 hour show.


It's still going. I'll have a list up once it's done.
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I completely understand where you're coming from I've seen a little bit of it and their enthusiasm seems fake as hell
 
Show rating: C

Games of note:
  • Blind Descent (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Deep Dish Dungeon (New gameplay snippets)
  • Dawnwalker (new footage and info)
  • Aphelion (New gameplay snippets)
  • Beautiful Light (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Distant Shore: Bretagne (Reveal with gameplay)
  • The Expanse: Osiris Reborn (new snippets and info)
  • Project Shadowglass (Reveal with early prod gameplay)
  • Vahrin's Call (Reveal with gameplay) *personal game of show*
  • Dragontwin (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Immortal: Gates of Pyre (Gameplay with info)
  • Exekiller (Gameplay reveal with info) *runner up for game of show*
  • Far Far West (New gameplay with info)
  • Erosion (Gameplay reveal)
  • Alpha Response (Early Access Shadowdrop with gameplay)
  • Last Man Sitting (New gameplay with info)
  • Dark Light Survivor (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Nested Lands (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Unawake (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Towerborne (New gameplay and info)
  • W40k Rogue Trader (New gameplay and info)
  • Deshattack (New gameply and behind the scenes Japan inspiration)
  • Sprint City (Reveal with gameplay)
  • Eternal Life of Goldman (New gameplay snippet)
  • Core Keeper: Void and Voltage (New gameplay)
  • Duskfade (New gameplay)
  • Shadow of the Road (New gameplay)
  • Starfinder Afterlight (Gameplay reveal with info)
  • Gallipoli (Reveal with gameplay snippets and info)
  • Dinoblade (New gameplay)
  • Crimson Desert (New gameplay and info)
They organized everything on the event Steam page by genre (so that I didn't have to thankfully)

store.steampowered.com

New Game+ Showcase

Started by Luke Stephens, Luality, Jake Lucky, IamRob, Blue Thunder, and HUN2R, this showcase is designed to put authentic excitement back at the center of game reveals.
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The number of games and gameplay shown saves the rating from being lower.

The pacing of this show outside of the trailers, interviews, and gameplay is too wildly inconsistent. Sometimes it felt like an extended podcast clip, other times it felt just the right length to lead to the next set of games.

Those long segments also felt like they were filling for time for some odd reason. Or maybe it's the opposite and they had a 4+ hour show, realized this, and made some quick cuts to shorten it a bit.

It's a first-time showcase so I'm taking that into account. Hopefully they can work things out in the future, as I think a showcase right after new years to kick off the year is a great idea.
 
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