KickStarter Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams) - cyberpunk RPG from Whalenought Studios

[Master]

Both styles look better than Disco Elysium thats for sure. Why not use both - first one is like grim reality and the second is what you see when youre jacked up on drugs/have agmented vision.

 

[Cadmus]

looks like shit
as long as the font is fucking readable this time, I might try it out anyway

 

[J_C]

Haha, nice joke, but I'm afraid the dev missed Fools day. Let's see some real screenshots from the game.

 

[Jinn]

My first thought when I saw this on twitter was "I wonder if Joe and Hannah are worried about how the codex will react to this?"

While I enjoyed the initial style, I'm happy with this shift too. Whatever those two decide they need to do to ensure their dream comes to fruition, I support.

 

[Diggfinger]

Can only re-state what I said earlier: this game is nigh impossible to follow, in that it changes art/direction so often it's hard to picture what to 'expect'. Even previous updates had radically different styles with each new screenshot.

If this is really the look they are going for...well, let's wait for next updates to clarify further.

In the end, I chose to (slacker) back this because the sci-fi/horror/RPG premise sounds super cool (wait, that hasn't changed right...RIGHT!?!":!?).

 

[Kev Inkline]

They sold their house for this - Habbo hotel on acid?

 

[Heretic]

Why does grass grow there from a concrete sidewalk and why does everyone wear pink and violet?

 

[Kev Inkline]

Oh, and I have backed this and would do it it again, probably. Just confused.

What I don't like is the horror aspect.

 

[Diggfinger]

Why does grass grow there from a concrete sidewalk and why does everyone wear pink and violet?

Reminds me alot of Hard Boiled (comic that inspired Leonard Boyarsky while making Fallout)

 

[LootSeeker]

I'm already missing the old style. However, this picture isn't enough for me to decide whether I truly hate or like it. I need to see more of this new art direction before making a final judgment. Until then..
https://imgflip.com/gif-maker

 

[Ninjerk]

I don't dislike it; I am concerned about what more entitled/less forgiving backers will think of it. You obviously don't go into business for yourself like this to make things people have already seen, though.

 

[CRD]

Here on the codex some people will rant, but there, outside, the average gamer is going to like much more the new style and colour. Business wise, I think they have made the best choice by a long shot. If the game ends up working well is another discussion, but now they are on a better position to sell more.

And personally I quite like it the new style. It also opens much more possibilities to the world design than the old 4 different greys palette.


Reminds me also a bit to transmetropolitan

I hope they end with a success in their hands, they deserve it

 

[Merlkir]

I want to see more of it before passing judgement. I wonder if it can do "dark", "gloomy" and "scary", because that's what I thought the tone of the game was primarily.

 

[hello friend]

Yeah, need to see it in action. How does it look when everything's moving around in a 3d landscape? My immediate reaction is skepticism - I really liked the first psx-y style, but who knows? Could be really cool.

 

[Kev Inkline]

And personally I quite like it

Reminds me also a bit to transmetropolitan

As a true Codexer love everything that's trans.

 

[MajorMace]

well fuck it

 

[CyberWhale]

Whalenought_Joe please do not throw away the really cool atmospheric oldschool 3D look that you had going before this, the new style doesn't look half as good.

Oldschool 3D look was the first style presented in the Kickstarter pitch (looked like high res MGS or Vagrant Story), the one before this was basically the same like this one but without all the colours.
I prefer original style the most, but this latest is definitely an improvement compared to all others. I do think it might not fit the promised dark tone, but comic books they took the inspiration from weren't really deficit on that front either.

 

[CyberWhale]

Honestly, the graphics weren't especially important to me then and they aren't now either, but I'm concerned that this back and forth is getting costly.

I agreed with you at first, but TBH I think they're using the same models over and over and just changing/experimenting with the texturing/colouring/lighting method.

 

[oldstory]

I'm curious if this game shown on E3 inspired them to change style:

It looks really good while animated in Sable. I hope it will look good in Copper Dreams.

 

[Turtle-Zone 3000]

I really hope they aren't wasting cash and time going through all this art.

 

[Kev Inkline]

I really hope they aren't wasting cash and time going through all this art.

Well, they could always sell their home to finance this. Wait...what?

 

[ArchAngel]

I really hope they aren't wasting cash and time going through all this art.

Well, they could always sell their home to finance this. Wait...what?

Or if they are really desperate they could sell Hanna's hair. Wait.. what?

 

[getter77]

An interesting move at the very least. I wonder if, or how, this bodes for Banquet of Fools?

 

[Havoc]

Looks like Tumblr designed the new graphics.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I really hope they aren't wasting cash and time going through all this art.

Apparently the transition is quite seamless and they don't got to redo nothing. I asked them.