PS4 Exclusive Deep Down’s New Gameplay Videos and Screenshots Show Amazing Action Combat And More

Today’s PS4 Lab broadcast aired on Nico Nico to promote the launch of the PS4 was focused on Capcom’s upcoming PS4 exclusive Deep Down, and to celebrate the occasion Producer Kazunori Sugiura introduced ssome very impressive new gameplay footage from the latest build and shown a few slides to introduce the game, some of which had screenshots that we didn’t see before.

[Jahbu]

Looks great! I wish we have audio though.

[Abriael]

Unfortunately the only decent program I found that could record from nico nico couldn't catch the audio. It's not much of a loss though, as the gameplay actually didn't have its own audio, but just some generic music with Sugiura and the Manzai dude talking over it.

[thekhurg]

This game looks like so much fun, but I'm scared to death it's going to be riddled with "pay us for such and such". I understand it's F2P, but hopefully it won't be intrusive to the game's experience.

[Abriael]

@thekhurg: they compared it to a free to play MMORPG, which normally isn't too bad. I'm gonna wager that the pay to play part will be heavily focused around the player home.

[morganfell]

Abriael, there is no worry over the audio. Thank you for locating this in the first place. Anyone that knows what they are witnessing will certainly be impressed.

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Graphics look improved from TGS! Especially lighting !

[cemelc]

Dont get me this the wrong way guys i only have ps4, but that is a clear rip off of dark souls/demon souls, even the ambient.

How is namco or sony not suing them?.

Btw looks aweome.

[scott182]

This looks fantastic! Much more excited for this now.

[Eonjay]

Considering you recorded this off of a Nico Nico stream I think it looks damn good. Can't wait to see more.

[Jahbu]

Agreed! Thanks for the great vid!

[Abriael]

@cemelc: This and the souls series don't play anywhere near similar.

They simply have a fairly realistic look for armor and equipment, but that just means that they "ripped off" history.

[Gamehead---]

@cemelc Just knew there had to be one.

[abstractel]

I think the game looks fantastic. The beautiful real-time global illumination (not baked), the subsurface scattering, the real-time fire fluid simulations etc. all make this the most technically advanced game I've seen yet. Very happy that it was delayed but still very sad that it's F2P. But thankfully they'll use this engine for other games.

[Baka-akaB]

"Dont get me this the wrong way guys i only have ps4, but that is a clear rip off of dark souls/demon souls, even the ambient. "

Except it's very easy to take it the wrong way .

It was silly when skyrim/elder scrolls fans reacted that way for the first Souls game or Dragon Dogma ... as if they had dibs on medieval fantasy , even in open worlds ..

It's still silly when , after successes and soon 3 Souls games , Souls fans now act as if it invented the genre , and everything was a rip off .

[cemelc]

Thats why i told you ppl, that dont take it the wrong way, i love the soul series got platinum on demon souls ps3 and im working my way to finish dark souls (only the king left).

But the way the character moves, the lightning, the realistic aproach, etc, they are all present in dark and demon.

I will play the game, but its not inspired, its clearly taken from it.

As i stated b4 i only have ps4 and ps3 even if i was a fanboy i would be on sony side so...

[Flipgeneral]

Great indeed!

im worried about how they plan on implementing a freetoplay model though. Ie. If its pay2win or if the purchases will surpass the value of $60.

still, since the PS4's unveiling a year ago (a year already???) This has been my most anticipated!

[Ashunderfire86]

Acutally on February 20 it will be a year, because that's when they first revealed it last year.

[3-4-5]

Parts of it look really good, other parts look not so hot.

The Frame rate was really choppy or low, but I"m assuming it will improve before release.

[FamilyGuy]

The frame rate issues are related to the video itself, it was a recording of a stream. The game itself runs in 60fps.

[AaronPS]

Looks great. Cannot wait to play it myself

[maniacmayhem]

Sound?

Looks cool, but I'm still not a fan of the F2P model. I would like to know how they are going to implement it in this game.

[Talidan]

It looks like it's oozing with atmosphere.

And in some areas, actual ooze.

[krontaar]

I still don't understand why this is free to play.

[press-start]

yup i think they should just make it a full blown game ether way it still looks great and every one can at least try it for free

[ABizzel1]

There are a couple of reasons to go F2P.

1. Your game is accessible to everyone who has the platform to play it on. In this case every PS4 owner can play this game, which means it can have 5+ million downloads, vs. hoping for 10% - 20% attach ratio.

2. There's a potential to make significantly more money. If 1 million PS4 owners bought DD that would be $60 million in net profits, but that $60 gets split up several ways, and ultimately the publishers get all their investment money back first Capcom/Sony, then the leftovers and profits are shared among the publisher, retailers, developer, etc... Meanwhile if it's free to play that's a potential 5+ million people and constantly growing who have the game. Now you sell $1 upgrade slots, weapons etc, or upgrade packages for $14.99, and you have a chance of making significantly more money over several years, then you would charging $60 up front for a game.

Risk : Reward

[joeorc]

@ABizzel1

and since free 2 play model means you do not even have to have Playstation+ to play the game, also it means everyone that owns a PS4 can play the game online even if say a month or So decide to skip paying for PS+ to tighten the belt for what ever reason. Having some Free 2 Play online games open to those with out a sub. being required is in effect good because they can still play some online multi-player games on the PS4 without the requirement of PS+ required.

Its a win / win both for gamer's and publisher's!

[Volkama]

That's essentially 1 reason: To make more money than they would with a typical retail-based model.

Decent explanation of the way the "free" model achieves it though.

[elninels]

If they follow deadlights model ill be happy.

[Godmars290]

Microtransactions.

If they can manage a balance between greed and necessity, allow the game to be playable while not requiring you to buy something to advance, let paying for something be only an option, they could potentially rake in more than if they treated like an MMO with a subscription. While making you have to buy the game.

[HeroReborn]

I think the game looks great, the fidelity and feel of this game I think console wise at the moment can only be done on the PS4, but I have to remain optimistic at best because it's a Capcom game. There track record the past couple of years has been very shaky to say the least. Does look very impressive though.

[Nocando]

This could be done on the X1 as well, wth are you smoking? This doesnt look anywhere near as good as Ryse.

[joab777]

Ive never been this cautiously optimistic about a game. It looks like a next gen dark souls and its gorgeous. But its a f2p game from Capcom. Enough said.

[mhunterjr]

I like the graphics and the enemy designs, but I don't see what's so "amazing" about the combat...

[MadLad]

I wasn't alone there then.

[thricetold]

I'm gonna lose it if they post one more stabby stab combat vid and call it "amazing".

[mhunterjr]

Lol I've been biting my tongue for the longest because a lot of people seem to be really excited about this game, I thought it was just me. But every time I see it, I remain underwhelmed.

Block until you see an opening, poke knee cap until dumb AI enemy kneels, poke face, repeat.

[Eyeco]

Honestly when the game was unveiled, I was expecting....kinda like a spiritual successor to Dragons Dogma (underrated game mind you) but after the F2P, what seems like a confinement to a dungeon and 'amazing' combat, as you put it, this game has dropped a few notches on my hype meter.

I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and check it out, but as it is, I might have to wait a bit longer for that big exclusive PS4 RPG. Hopefully it's Demon's Souls 2, or whatever that mystery RPG is in the works.

[kingduqc]

video quality was quite low too, all pixelated. Combat seems way too easy and not much tactical.

[CharlesSwann]

Dark Souls 3?

[Hozi]

I think Eyeco was referring to the fact that Demon Souls is PS Eclusive, so maybe sony would stick with the title Demon Souls rather than Dark Souls seeing as the reason they changed the name when they made Dark Souls was because of legal copywright issues.

[C-H-E-F]

The game looks great, I just hope that this was more-so tech demo, because the A.I looked pretty dumb.... I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS THOUGH :d

[Timesplitter14]

I think it's really cool that dark western-style fantasy is getting back in style in video games

[Knuckle Duster]

It may be free to play at first but I would be willing to bet that it's going to be rather easy to drop $20-$30 on customization ! And if it turns out to be as good as it looks or better I will have no problem justifying spending that or maybe more! Fingers are crossed!!

[isarai]

glad to see some good variety and new enemies/locations shown. Looks really great, cannot wait to get this in my hands

[Taislin]

The game looks even more balls deep amazing! I just hope the AI and combat, RPG elements or not, is good enough to suck up my time, if it comes to the west

[Geekman]

Despite all the companies problems, I've noticed that little bad games seem to be coming for any platform. This gen will be great.

[mshh4]

Please I want youtube link to this video

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

This game looks great. Too bad it will be ruined by being F2P. It should be a full retail game.

[trywizardo]

the graphic is awesome one of the best and close to ryse .
but the gameplay WTF is that :/ , i couldn't even watch the whole video -_-
the game is close to dark souls but i thing DS gameplay is way better
its just my opinion ...

[Rowco147]

Close to Ryse? This makes Ryse look dated lol. Plus no QTE and way more variety in gameplay

[Rowco147]

Ryse looks like cursed crusade for xbox 360. Similar mechanics

[mhunterjr]

This looks good... but I don't see how it makes Ryse look dated... two very different approaches to visual presentation. This game is all dark, cramped dungeon interiors with very few characters on screen. Ryse takes place in several different environments, with different lighting, indoor and outdoor, with large amounts of characters on screen.

In each case, the developers are asking the box to do current things...

[BallsEye]

Are you serious?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Game looks fun but it does not compare to ryse in terms of graphics. Ryse has huge vistas with hundreds of soldiers on screen/ real time physic of clothes, sails, ropes, destruction etc etc, and even jiggly fat on characters. With this all going on it still looks sometimes like a damn movie (Deep down just got small corridors, rooms, no foliage etc). Just watch the attached video. I dare you. You CLEARLY have not played this game. To remind you even Star Citizen devs said Ryse is superior to KZ when it comes to graphics, eventho they are KZ fans.

I'm sure Deep down gameplay will be way more interesting and fun than what Ryse offers but graphically, it's not a match. Don't fool yourself.

[MazzingerZ]

Ryse is already forgotten, feels it was released a long time ago already, 100% typical launch title just like Knack.

[PunkXIV]

Ryse hardly looks better than God of War 3, a game from 2010. Stop overhyping it.

[Rowco147]

From what weve seen of deep down there could definitely be different levels and vistas. Still Ryse was definitely hyped up back in 2010 as kinect only and im unimpressed with the mechanics, very boring all.around .

[dillhole]

This video doesn't do the graphics justice. The game is usually 60fps and really smooth.

[XtraTrstrL]

I like the rock creature in the ice dungeon. I just wish the enemies had a bit quicker movement with more animations and a bit better AI. Like when there's 2 or more enemies, they're just chuggin' along moving around not even coming right at you, if it was The Witcher they'd have the pack mentality. They really need to polish up the AI and combat. Also, I still feel the backgrounds are kind of repetitive, even when it changes to ice or whatever, it seems like the same dungeon square rocks for each type of dungeon, with just a layer of ice or whatever over it. A little more overall polish is needed is all.

[AutoCad]

Gameplay mechanics are really bad,reminds me alot of resident evil.Ithink ill pass on this game when i get my ps4.

[KakashiHotake]

This game looks like Dark Souls on Steroids. I can picture a f2p model similar to War Frame which isn't too bad but still, I wish they could have just made it a regular game..

[OllieBoy]

Coming along nicely! Don't rush it, Capcom.

[Master-H]

Dat panty raid engine doe..

[TristanPR77]

Wow, can't believe how good thos game looks. Beware darksouls!

[Swiggins]

Great....now about that release date?

[mysteryraz11]

looks fun

[Eonjay]

This game looks fantastic.

[kingdom18]

Looks really good. It looks like a mash up of Dark Souls and Dragon's Dogma to me. Which would one hell of a game. Can't wait for this to be released.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Wow, that looks super good!! I get more and more excited each time a see a video of this game. I just hope they do the F2P style the right way.

[mediate-this]

This game is a straight demons/dark souls rip off

[noctis_lumia]

butthurt its sony exclu ?