NEW!! Sadness Info !!!!!

http://www.cubed3.com/news/7441/1/New_Info_on_Nibris

 Over on the Sadness forums they've been having a jolly old time. Besides very recently revealing some nifty new artwork, the lucky things have been writhing around in a wealth of Sadness info - and we thought we'd inform you of the latest:

There will be eighteen different species of monsters that according to your chosen path will determine which ones you see, if any. Not only that, but there will be "friendly monsters", presumably to help you on your journey. It is also stated that two characters will be playable, presumably, the 30-something woman and her young narcoleptic son.

Wii/DS connectivity looks pretty unlikely as far as linking to ROTR goes, but for those of the logical disposition, not to worry, they'll be plenty of puzzles for you to chew on.

Some additional character details have also emerged - the young woman that will be playable is of Polish-Hungarian origin and spent her childhood in England, where she was educated and began a family. The train that crashed had many other passengers; what happened/happens to them isn't yet known. There will also be no load times.

That's the latest, as for some juicy info that you might have missed:

The team are aiming for a minimum of 20 hours game length and the vast majority will be spent as the young woman, 5% of that being spent in Poland.

Voice acting will be used. The team that is currently involved in Sadness is upwards of fifty individuals. Graphics wise - the game will incorporate plenty of fog effects during gameplay, and when asked how close the concept screenshots would look to in-game, the company's response, pleasingly, was, "near. Very near."

...and here's another answer we particularly enjoyed:

Q. Will the music be recorded from an orchestra? [Or will it be synthesizers?]

Nibris: [An] orchestra. One of the best.

 Im really looking forward to this game :)

Here comes Nibris again... :roll:

Weren't they supposed to finally show something that wasn't concept art?  You know, some actual game artifact?Spelunker

They probably wont unti E3. I would rather them do it then so they can blow the doors off the building when its officially unveiled.

-Branching off stories
-Great unique graphics
-No loading times
-Voice Acting
-+20 hours of gameplay

This game is gunna be sweeeeeet!:D

Why am I the only person who hasn't heard of this game?KingKoop

It made a big fuss before the Wii was released. There even was a video of the game. I don't if it was gameplay movie or just a repsentation of how the game would look/be like. Anyway, it might be real, more original games coming to the Wii can't be bad.

I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.cobrax80

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

[QUOTE="cobrax80"]I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.Wintry_Flutist

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

[QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]

[QUOTE="cobrax80"]I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.nintendo-4life

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

You expect too much from a "team" who has only promises and a handful of artworks.

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]

[QUOTE="cobrax80"]I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.Wintry_Flutist

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

You expect too much from a "team" who has only promises and a handful of artworks.

[QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]

[QUOTE="cobrax80"]I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.nintendo-4life

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

You expect too much from a "team" who has only promises and a handful of artworks.

Why I - and so many other people - don't see it as well?

Because it's a team that suddenly appeared the very day Nintendo claimed the Wii would be perfect for garage teams (yet the only advantage for such teams is that the Wii SDK is relatively cheap, Nintendo announced no other tools) and already announced three times they would reveal a publisher that never was revealed (the worst move a already dubious company could do - done twice or three times!), that is uncertain about the software they're supposed to release (Raid of the River "news" are confusing to say the least), that unveil artwork after artwork, and is only capable of making a trailer showing more concept with an actress holding a paper wiimote.

Arguments in favor of Sadness are based in wishful thinking. Potential is nothing. I see more good concepts than good games - and this means not just cancelled concepts, but concepts brought to reality as well! Even I can come with worthy concepts myself (click my sig). And finally, yes, optimism is good, I tend to be optimistic myself as well, but it won't help releasing the game. Everything has a limit, and when almost two years after announcement, a team is still releasing drawings, it's clear to me this limit has been reached. I can't care anymore about this supposed game while real developers are making promising software as well (NMH, FFCC, MP3, Project O, etc) and actually releasing footage.

actual info on sadness? it's now slightly less vaporware in my eyes. i love the concept and hope they can make it work.

now that I think about it, isn't this kinda normal for nibris? it seemed like forever between when i first heard of ROTR and first saw screenshots. maybe sadness will come out

I still have a feeling this game will never come to fruition...Mac8457

As do I

I refuse to believe that this game will be released until they actually show something 

For people with high hopes w/o actual gameplay footage and whatnot, I have 4 words:

Peter Molyneaux and Fable.

Remember everything promised, and while it was a solid game, it certainly wasn't revolutionary. I'm anticipating solid for this game and would be pleased and surprised to have something revolutionary.

If they don't do something at E3, this is confirmed vaporware, even moreso than it is already. kiruyama

People better start using "during" instead of "at" in such sentences...

[QUOTE="kiruyama"]If they don't do something at E3, this is confirmed vaporware, even moreso than it is already. Wintry_Flutist

People better start using "during" instead of "at" in such sentences...

Not gonna happen any time soon >_> 

[QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]

[QUOTE="kiruyama"]If they don't do something at E3, this is confirmed vaporware, even moreso than it is already. kiruyama

People better start using "during" instead of "at" in such sentences...

Not gonna happen any time soon >_> 

They may do something during E3 (probably reveal artwork), but not at E3. They won't be there.

This is some very good information. I'm greatly looking forward to this game. I sounds like it's going outside the box, like Dreamfall, Pyschonauts, Hotel Dusk, and many others did and were great. I just really can't wait for an official trailer.barinelg

There's one. With no gameplay, of course.

It could be that Sadness is just hype so that ROTR and double bloop sell. But I was going to by ROTR any way, so it dosnt bother me.

Any way hears what i thinks going on. They are a new company. If they put out an unready shot they will be pass of as another rubish developer. so they only realease shot of the game when it is ready. funny because there is another company like that i know. you got to wonder if they havent become 2nd party it would fit the pattern. As they dont get picture release and only released concept art people hype them and cynics just call them vapor. this increases notearity untill they release that game then it has a super level of hype.

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]

[QUOTE="cobrax80"]I don't know why you people are complaining. They shouldn't show anything until it's ready, if it's some horrible footage that has bad controls they will get a bad reputation so they have to keep it secret until E3 or something.Wintry_Flutist

As if they could attend E3! :lol:

You expect too much from a "team" who has only promises and a handful of artworks.

Why I - and so many other people - don't see it as well?

Because it's a team that suddenly appeared the very day Nintendo claimed the Wii would be perfect for garage teams (yet the only advantage for such teams is that the Wii SDK is relatively cheap, Nintendo announced no other tools) and already announced three times they would reveal a publisher that never was revealed (the worst move a already dubious company could do - done twice or three times!), that is uncertain about the software they're supposed to release (Raid of the River "news" are confusing to say the least), that unveil artwork after artwork, and is only capable of making a trailer showing more concept with an actress holding a paper wiimote.

Arguments in favor of Sadness are based in wishful thinking. Potential is nothing. I see more good concepts than good games - and this means not just cancelled concepts, but concepts brought to reality as well! Even I can come with worthy concepts myself (click my sig). And finally, yes, optimism is good, I tend to be optimistic myself as well, but it won't help releasing the game. Everything has a limit, and when almost two years after announcement, a team is still releasing drawings, it's clear to me this limit has been reached. I can't care anymore about this supposed game while real developers are making promising software as well (NMH, FFCC, MP3, Project O, etc) and actually releasing footage.