When I saw TOR's opening, I going DANG they OWN. And just now I saw Tera's opening, I'm going dang they suck ><
Haters are just funny...why even post? Nothing is out...people like you end up playing the game just so they can hop in and say, "this sucks"!!!
I would not go so far to say that because to be honest it's true. That does not mean that Tera sucksorz, it just means that they could have done a better job on the opening.
Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...
openings have nothing to do with the quality of the game. Just look at swtor. Does the opening cinematic match the rest of the game. Not even close. Afterall its just CGI.
I would not go so far to say that because to be honest it's true. That does not mean that Tera sucksorz, it just means that they could have done a better job on the opening.
This... plus...
it's beta.
Poor openings don't make for poor or failing game. Eve's openings were still images with VO. I barely remember WoW's openers... ANY of them.
Ive got the beta client thats not under nda and I will say the opening cutscene is pretty lol. But in light of SWTOR, that most likely means they have spent more time on actual gameplay.
You do realize that pretty much no company does their own CGI/cutscenes right? Although I'm guessing from your comment, you don't.
TERA does have a weird opening cutscene, but throughout the game you will actually have a bunch of other, much more impressive cutscenes, usually presenting bosses you have to defeat.
I'd much rather have that and a fun game than a cooler blur video like Earthrise had and then a game like... well, Earthrise.
Honestly, this is the most mind-bogglingly silly thing to critique. Seriously, of all the things to pick, the OP managed to pick one of the few that actually has absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. What's next? The art on the box isn't up to snuff? Maybe there's a typo in the lore blurb on the back? lol gimme a break
Despite the enormous amount of gameplay footage from KTERA, the OP decides to take the most shallow route possible next to pointing out that the CEO's tie doesn't match his shirt as a basis for not buying the game, and criticize the opening cutscene.
It is a lot like advertisement for a game, so it seems kind of foolish to try to say it doesn't matter. It's not an important part of the game, but it can be an important part of getting people to actually try the game.
I'm not saying they should go way overboard, ala TOR, but make sure they at least have a well written little script, with some exciting music or something. I'm of the opinion that it can even be made of gameplay footage, as long as its well pieced together. Doesn't have to be expensive, but should be taken seriously.
I found Tera's cinematics to be really tacky, and while I can personally look past it, it's sure to put some people off, and I can't entirely blame them.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
The OP is correct about the quality of this cutscene HOWEVER it is not an original part of the game, it is NEW, and was added for the western release, there are several original openings that the Korean version had, that you can see on youtube, all of them much, much better, but lacking in direct exposition, so this cheap thing was knocked up so our foreign minds wouldn't be confused. Even though this premise reminds me of Glitch.
When I saw TOR's opening, I going DANG they OWN. And just now I saw Tera's opening, I'm going dang they suck ><
When I saw the SWTOR opening I was so stoked and then soooo let down when I started playing. Lets hope its the opposite with TERA. I have 1h 20 min left on sneak peak download.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. -Robert E. Howard
Well all the cool videos in SWTOR was made by Blur Studios, same animation company that made DCUO intro, the force unleashed promos, firefall trailer etc.
When I saw the SWTOR opening I was so stoked and then soooo let down when I started playing. Lets hope its the opposite with TERA. I have 1h 20 min left on sneak peak download.
Lucky you, at the rate of my download most of the sneak peak will be over by the time i've just managed to pick my class/race...sad-face...then angry-at-internet-speed-face.
I like it, its short and swift and isn't holding you and wasting your time.
I mean, yea you can just hit esc if you dont want to watch it, but it does give an appitizer for the story and leave you to explore and discover the rest.
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I would not go so far to say that because to be honest it's true. That does not mean that Tera sucksorz, it just means that they could have done a better job on the opening.
Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...
You're on a computer. EVERYTHING is CGI.
In what world does a game sell 2 mil copies the first month and have over 1.7 mil subs = flop ? SWTOR is the most success MMORPG post wow.
On the topic of tera the game looks great am waiting to play it and who cares about the opening ?
This... plus...
it's beta.
Poor openings don't make for poor or failing game. Eve's openings were still images with VO. I barely remember WoW's openers... ANY of them.
You do realize that pretty much no company does their own CGI/cutscenes right? Although I'm guessing from your comment, you don't.
Still like WARs opening the best of them all. We all know how well WAR did in the end and my opinion of the game is aligned with the majority.
As cliche as this sounds...
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
TERA does have a weird opening cutscene, but throughout the game you will actually have a bunch of other, much more impressive cutscenes, usually presenting bosses you have to defeat.
Also, the gameplay is where it's at and it's fun!
I review lots of indie games and MMORPGs
I'd much rather have that and a fun game than a cooler blur video like Earthrise had and then a game like... well, Earthrise.
Honestly, this is the most mind-bogglingly silly thing to critique. Seriously, of all the things to pick, the OP managed to pick one of the few that actually has absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. What's next? The art on the box isn't up to snuff? Maybe there's a typo in the lore blurb on the back? lol gimme a break
It is a lot like advertisement for a game, so it seems kind of foolish to try to say it doesn't matter. It's not an important part of the game, but it can be an important part of getting people to actually try the game.
I'm not saying they should go way overboard, ala TOR, but make sure they at least have a well written little script, with some exciting music or something. I'm of the opinion that it can even be made of gameplay footage, as long as its well pieced together. Doesn't have to be expensive, but should be taken seriously.
I found Tera's cinematics to be really tacky, and while I can personally look past it, it's sure to put some people off, and I can't entirely blame them.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
The style used in the intro reminds me of my most favorite RPGs of old.
The cutscenes further into the game use the game's engine and look kick-ass.
BlueHole doesn't waste money on CG cutscenes. It's not needed if your game engine can handle it unlike...certain other games *cough*
The OP is correct about the quality of this cutscene HOWEVER it is not an original part of the game, it is NEW, and was added for the western release, there are several original openings that the Korean version had, that you can see on youtube, all of them much, much better, but lacking in direct exposition, so this cheap thing was knocked up so our foreign minds wouldn't be confused. Even though this premise reminds me of Glitch.
Damn thats a shame , canceling preorder.
TOR's titles were the best part of the game.
Tera's are not.
Here is this new intro for comparison (not quite as cheap as the Rift one taken out after beta)
And here are the ones that we should get at the start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGCClbKR2o (This one even as the exposition, and is made entirely from in-game footage).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVKiguhK70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mY4XmByb6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPgM3j1eZzk&feature=related
Lucky Koreans, still after 20 yrs of clumsy western butchering of Japanese and now Korean anime and rpgs, I guess I should be used to it..
This was depressing to read, SWTORs opening was literally the only good thing they did, at all. An opening cutscene does not reflect gameplay.
@Zevni - All you posted were trailers not the cinematic opening for Korea...
I liked the opening, people complain to much really
When I saw the SWTOR opening I was so stoked and then soooo let down when I started playing. Lets hope its the opposite with TERA. I have 1h 20 min left on sneak peak download.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can
be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
-Robert E. Howard
Well all the cool videos in SWTOR was made by Blur Studios, same animation company that made DCUO intro, the force unleashed promos, firefall trailer etc.
Lucky you, at the rate of my download most of the sneak peak will be over by the time i've just managed to pick my class/race...sad-face...then angry-at-internet-speed-face.
It can not be stressed enough how much of gulible twat someone would have to be to base a game on cinematics.
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I like it, its short and swift and isn't holding you and wasting your time.
I mean, yea you can just hit esc if you dont want to watch it, but it does give an appitizer for the story and leave you to explore and discover the rest.