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Combat looks neat, BUT, the animation looks horrible :(

The models "pop" all over the place, and are pushed around without their feet moving... the animation just doesn't look fluid at all.

The moves look totally tight, but they just need to be polished.

i hope that the control scheme wont be really shitty for this game. im hoping for a nice melee combat game that wont require a gamepad to do all of the moves.

The screenshots are mediocre at best, but seeing the game in motion is more encouraging; I'm going to give Shiny the benefit of the doubt. Looking at their pedigree, it seems that--at best--they make great games and--at worst--they make games with great concepts and bad execution.

Earthworm Jim was fabulous (the animation in that game is a marvel even today), and MDK was a solid shooter with a good sense of humor (quite rare these days, perhaps why so many find the NOLF games refreshing). Wild 9, Sacrifice, and Messiah all had at least remotely interesting ideas. If Shiny were to streamline the control scheme and make another Messiah game, I'm sure it could be a lot of fun.

Regardless, I'm remaining optimistic because:

1) Maybe these screenshots are from the PS2 version of the game. Shiny already said they're creating high quality art assets and then scaling them back for each platform. I expect the most from the PC and XBOX versions.
2) The three different gametypes harken back to Shiny's multi-genre plays (Earthworm Jim), and maybe the gameplay will be great!

Interesting concept, but the models look pretty sparse. The combat doesn't really grab me, either, even if the style does.

hmmmm the word "meh" comes to mind