Hellblade Features 'Groundbreaking' Tech Not Even Star Wars or Avatar Have

RuleNumber5 · 2017-08-01T16:09:20Z

For the developers at Ninja Theory, they are in possession of groundbreaking tech used to create Hellblade, tech not even James Cameron can boast about.

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thekhurg3223d ago

They've always had interesting tech. Heavenly Sword back in the day was ahead of its time for her hair.

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FITSniper3223d ago

I actually played that and found it quite good.

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bouzebbal3223d ago

Apart from enslaved, all their games are decent

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Trilithon3223d ago

way ahead of its time. the boss fight at the end was epic. that game was awesome

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leahcim3223d ago

now that you mention it they are magicians for final boss fights. ENSLAVED final boss fight was awesome

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yeahokwhatever3223d ago

It was ahead of its time for everything. I wish we could get a nice, smooth, 1080p supersampled version for PS4/Pro.

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Muzikguy3223d ago

I really liked that game

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C-H-E-F3223d ago

Heavenly Sword was a spectacular game, however due to PS3 getting out of the gate slow, the game didn't sell well on release. I'm still waiting for this to become a PS Now game with trophy support :) lOl.

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IRetrouk3223d ago

It sold over a million copies though, it was the dev that said he wasnt happy with the performance, which is a shame cause i think a sequel would have been epic.

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C-H-E-F3223d ago

@iRetrouk it sold a million after it's first year and here we are 10 years later and the game sold only 1.68, i'm sure they didn't make much money in profit off of that game, seeing that it was a initial PS3 game, using the cell processor and such, development had to have cost atleast 10 million, then they entered into a deal with sony so sony probably took about 10 million and then they had to advertise that cost about 10 million++, amongst other costs and paying of shareholders they couldn't even break even.

Here's an article as well backing my claims, of the financial side to it, I don't think many people look at development as parts it costs alot of money to make games especially ps3 games in its inception.

http://www.playstationlifes...

"Speaking during an interview with CVG, co-founder of Ninja Theory, Tameem Antoniades, stated the company did not even break even for Heavenly Sword:

It’s difficult. Heavenly Sword came out pretty early on the PS3, and we sold, I think, a million and a half copies, and that’s still not enough as an independent studio to break even."

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abstractel3223d ago

Wish they had a shot at Heavenly Sword 2. I am sure it'd play way better with their experience. I enjoyed the first one it wasn't without its fault.

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Timesplitter143223d ago (Edited 3223d ago )

except that tech is available to everyone. In fact, I have it right now installed on my computer. It's part of Unreal Engine 4, which is free and publicly available.

Avatar didn't have that because it was in 2009. But Star Wars Rogue One used that tech for their robot character

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://youtu.be/K6tRt7c2el...

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UKmilitia3223d ago

loved that game,was the game i got with my ps3

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The_Sage3223d ago

Not long now.

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Eidolon3223d ago

Wasn't looking into this game much, until you mentioned this, holy hell it's going to be here in a week, $30, and is looking great!

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Yohshida3223d ago

The game looks really good

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phoenixwing3223d ago

will be buying. I saw some of their tech in action where they were able to render a scene in real time using actors and weird headset contraption to capture the face. It was on a video some time ago. The result was very good.

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GamesMaster19823223d ago (Edited 3223d ago )

Bring on the Reviews so i know if its lived up to the hype then its either a day one buy from me, or a never buy.

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nucky643223d ago

if you base purchases on reviews (i.e. someone elses opinion), you could be missing out on some great gaming.

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Nacho_Z3223d ago

Could be, it also helps save time and money by not buying crap. Reviews plural can help you decide.

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thekhurg3223d ago

Terrible response. Opinions matter to many people. Ignorant gamers that just buy EVERYTHING are the fools in the industry that publishers love.

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madforaday3223d ago

Hype is a made up thing that people make inside their heads, based on what they see and/or hear. Of course, you can have games like No Man Sky which the developers lied about game play features to hype it up. The most part, what you see is what you get. Hype comes from within. When you read a review make sure you know that person and what he/she likes before judging. A review can be a great way to figure something out but if you have someone you really dislikes 3rd person shooters and is reviewing one. He may have a different angle that he is coming with.

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RememberThe3573223d ago

Screw all these other guys, gaming is expensive, use whatever source you have to narrow down your options.

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Ashunderfire863223d ago

Why not look at twitch stream to see how the game plays in action. That is the best review ever!

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Yui_Suzumiya3218d ago (Edited 3218d ago )

If I listened to reviews I would've been bored to death by something like GTA and would've missed out on something fun like Duke Nukem Forever, The Order: 1886 or Mirror's Edge: Catalyst.

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GamesMaster19823218d ago (Edited 3218d ago )

I don't base all my decision on a Review it just gives me an example of if the game is decent or not. For example i would buy any Silent Hill or Metal Gear without looking at a review as they are 2 of my favourite series.

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