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9 Dragons: Exclusive Trailer

DanaDana Member Posts: 2,415
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In this cinematic trailer, we get a close look at the moves you can expect from Acclaim's upcoming martial-arts MMORPG 9 Dragons.


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Thanks to Howard from Acclaim for sending this over.

Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios

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  • GlacianNexGlacianNex Member UncommonPosts: 654
    Admins are you going to do anything about that guy on top? It is obiously a posting bot.

  • JonathJCenJonathJCen Member UncommonPosts: 202

    The trailor is not all that good, a guy jumping around in an almost random fation with an overdone, almost lightsaberesc trail to the weapon (many games insist on having this, bugs the piss out of me, lol). Visualy it is otherwise not so bad.

    Not to insult the game itlself, if it reflects the inturpritation I've been lead to assume of the game based on the previous MMORPG.com article, it will be a fun game and I will diffenently try it. Love the idea of Eastern High Fantacy. This trailor however does nothing to show the intended functions in the game, at the best it gives an idea of the movies we may expect and the design of clothing. It looks more like they decided to host one of their new art/visual programmer/director's demo movie of which he used to show the company "this is the quality of polygons I can do and this is how realistic I can make the character look." Oh well, I guess I was just expecting something else.

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  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    I found that drunken master type video a little funny maybe even entertaining,But doesn't really offer much more than that.I could kinda see that the background looks decent and the player's look decent enough as well.Not my cup of tea this game as i look for mega content over niche type games flaunting one specific idea to sell there game.

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  • IijsIijs Member Posts: 457
    Amazing. Truly amazing. This looks like a game I need to play.
  • LeesusLeesus Member Posts: 183
    I'm curious about all the kinds of fighting styles this game will have. And also what types of weapons will be avaliable.

  • gmmonkeygmmonkey Member Posts: 194
    Mmh this looks pretty damn cool. I like the concept. I love all of that asian historic high fantasy?, whatever you want to call it. Films like hero, once upon a time in china, musa the warrior, crouching tiger etc, type stuff. If they can pull this off, I'll be there in a flash. 

  • daeandordaeandor Member UncommonPosts: 2,695
    Looks like fun for us ex-EQ monks that wished we had decent animations.  Being based solely on martial arts, I am curious to see what variation characters are going to be able to have in their templates.  Might be nice to play as a fun side game regardless...
  • DajminDajmin Member Posts: 54
    This is one that'll be worth a watch, especially with the recent article that gave the impression monthly fees were getting scrapped.

    I love Far Eastern design and culture, so I'll be watching this one carefully.

    Only worry is the combat model. Samurai-style fighting is very fast and complex. Daeandor mentioned EQ, and that kind of combat just isn't involved enough. But companies are getting better at making combat interesting and realistic, so fingers crossed.
  • BlkNailBlkNail Member Posts: 1
    Hell Yeah! I hope the trailors suggestion that the combat is gona own holds true. Can't wait to beta

  • KerbouchardKerbouchard Member Posts: 106
    hmm, still have no idea what the game is about, it's just some guy jumping around..

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  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718

    Originally posted by JonathJCen

    The trailor is not all that good, a guy jumping around in an almost random fation with an overdone,


    Yo man that is my form (the weapon part that is).

    I thought the trailer was ok.

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  • FILAMENTFILAMENT Member Posts: 32
    I want to know if the characters interact like in MxO. That would be the selling point for me.

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  • HungryJoeHungryJoe Member Posts: 1
    I have to say if this game's selling point is going to be martial arts action, hire better animators. That was seriously weak. It was like a bad student reel(i know i see ten a day). This may seem unduly harsh but the fact is if this(chinese gung fu)  is going to be the crux of your game it can't look like 'Fat Starwars Kid' doing the robot. Or if you have the funding by some mocap equipment. Maybe we're too jaded here but one of our animators nearly pee'd himself when the guy was standing on his head doing the bycicle kick. 

  • codenam47codenam47 Member UncommonPosts: 30
    hey

    the graphics look alright for an MMORPG if thats ingame. But the trailer itself...donst tell you much about the game just its set in an asian kung fu sort of setting.

    Most of the trailer u think the guy is having a Seizure waving a flag around.....with that stupid blur on the weapon...i agree looks like a lightsaber or a guy waving a flag around lol or his trying out for an asian breakdance competition....who knows


  • ClickyClicky Member Posts: 1
    If that's an in-game vid, the game has my money already
  • BlakeKBlakeK Member Posts: 1
    Never was a fan of the Far Eastern Design in games but this does look rather fun.

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