New pictures from FE8

[BigBeuBeu]

Sorry if they were already show but I was away during one week last time so I don't know.....


One of my friend found on a french site some news pictures of the game:
- the MAP !!!!
- another map screens
- free artworks

I didn't see them yet because I want to post this thread first, so I have no comment now.....

www.jeux-france.com/news4145.html

Enjoy !

[TheEnd]

Thanks for sharing that, BigBeuBeu.

Those screenshots are so clear. Wow.

...

But I don't like those graphics. ><

[Arf]

cool

[BigBeuBeu]

Eh that's good I think..... Not great, but not bad once.... You can notice some things:
- the cat girl doesn't have any weapon
- there is probably a cyan-haired mercenary/swordfighter/other sword user
- there is a blonde archer
- we can see the name of the healer, the pegasus and the sword user
- the cat girl/Senerio's talk is more readable

But I wonder what are those icons under the number of turns......

[kenshin]

hehe, please remember one thing next time: write ENJOY in CAP letters next time, because we will do ^-^
i think the icon gives more details to the specific area you marked(here Road, without any slow downs in movement or DEF / AVO bonus)
Edit: OMG!!! the battle animations really...suck!no extra movie or something like that, it rather looks like the traditional ones which we used to see in FF Tactics(...and so on..)>< i hate it - -

[hector93950]

well I wouldn't worry about those graphics at this point

[BlueRondo]

I actually think the graphics look worse in these clear screenshots than the original ones. I'm sure, though, that it'll look better in motion, and there will probably be future improvements. As Hector said, I'm not going to worry much about graphics for now.

"OMG!!! the battle animations really...suck!no extra movie or something like that, it rather looks like the traditional ones which we used to see in FF Tactics(...and so on..)>< i hate it - - "

Those are pictures of the game with battle animations turned off ; the HP bars on top of the fighting characters look just like the HP bars in every other FE game when animation is turned off.

EDIT: I just noticed that, thanks to those little blue/red circles under the units, characters are going to have individualized map-sprites (err...I mean polygonal models) for the first time in FE history.

[BlueRondo]

Hmm...I just noticed another problem. Take a look at this picture.

www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/2809320040416_160525_14_big.jpg [/img]

For starters, doesn't the pegasus look kind of small? But that's not really what I'm concerned about; look at the archer. If the range of archers is still only 2 spaces, then it looks like the archer's range is ridiculously small. The 3D maps introduce many scale problems that weren't present in 2D.

[BigBeuBeu]

Probably it will be better in the battle animation.
(it's me or Ike wears his sword over his soulder ?)

[BlueRondo]

Those green-headed enemy soldiers remind me of Lowen clones.

[NeonZ]

These screen shots are bad... very bad.

If you notice, there's not even cell shading in these ones(look at the red cape. Cell shading is supposed to have only two or three variations of collor, the cape has various light zones)... The charachters and buildings do not blend with each other... it looks VERY unproffessional. I hope that the game doesn't come out looking like this...

[BigBeuBeu]

NeonZ said:

it looks VERY unproffessional.

Intelligent Systems are also unexperimented in 3D graphisms....

[GreenShyguy]

If the range of archers is still only 2 spaces, then it looks like the archer's range is ridiculously small.

In Gaiden, they actually have a range of 4 spaces. Maybe FE 8 will also extend the archers' range.

[BlueRondo]

Still, based on the scale of that map, it looks like archers should have a range of around 8-10 spaces. Maybe they will have a heavily extended range, but it will be limited by obstacles such as other units, trees, buildings, etc. (doesn't sound like FE anymore, does it?)

[Starwolf]

IS This isn't Fire Emblem 64!
The rings below the units are alright you can tell whose units are whose. It functional but thats all. I geuss my desire for a twist on Tear Rings Method (units have a slight tint which is subtle enough to tell them apart but won't distract) was too great.

The thing that makes this all the more bitter even with these "my first 3D GFX" there a graphical glitches. Take for example, in the general screens (the ones with the turn no) the text in the Top-left corner. I swar the terrain gfx are overlaping the name. Another example is the healing effect.

Now do you lot know why I was so upset to A)Hear this for the Gamecue and B)Hear it was in 3D.

At least iv'e still get Tear Ring Saga to beat (if I can sort out emu-bugs/region protection which prevent me from continueing). That should fuel my lust for a non-16/8bit fire emblem.
The geoemetry looks screwed BIG TIME.


BTW WTF is up on the status. Equipment and Time. Time? WTF! WHP, Uses, Durability or even wear and tear wolud do BETTER than time. or maybe it does mean time.
Example. *Ike/Aick/Simon(?) uses Iron sword* Iron sword talks in robotic mannar: This Iron sword will self destuct in 45 minutes...44 minutes 48 seconds...

As for those screenshots better now than at E3. Well at least the artwork has been worth it. The in-game stuff can be put back where it came from. Hmm wonder what Gerneric tower is used for now?

At least we know what the world map is like now.