8 Minutes of Scalebound Gameplay Extended

See our exclusive first-ever gameplay footage of Xbox One's exclusive dragon-riding action title from renowned studio Platinum Games.

[Sonyslave3]

This look nice

[3-4-5]

This is going to be a late 2016/early 2017 release isn't it ?

[Manic2014]

Holiday 2016.

[breakpad]

bizarre mash up ..but IMO it is the only appealing game from Xone library

[Bansai]

looks much smoother than on the stream

[DeadlyOreo]

@Bansai

It does, but the way the dude runs is just laughable. Apart from that it looks pretty decent.

[4Sh0w]

Dammyumm that loks cool as hell. I like it.

[LonDonE]

Agreed and the graphics look great too! i like how it looks better then most expected after seeing the first cg trailer.

I trust platinum to nail the game play as usual, but i am loving the art/graphics to boot!

Cant wait to see more, platinum is so underated its border line criminal.

The x1 is just getting better and better! very happy as a every platform gamer.
Keep the heat up ms and keep giving us awesome games like this!

[raWfodog]

I noticed at the end of the video when other players joined in, their characters and dragons looked vastly different from the main character/dragon. Does anyone know the details on whether you can customize your dragon and your personal character's appearance for co-op ONLY of if you can do it for the SP portion of the game as well?

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Raw I made that prediction. But nobodies quite sure I personally think there is some level of customization in the game. I dunno if it goes as far as actual customization or simply player progression and you unlock different gear.

Hard to tell.

[UnHoly_One]

Yes you can customize your dragon.

From news.xbox.com

"You can even customize your winged pal: Choose your favorite dragon shape (winged serpent, four legged tank, and more), and then evolve your companion’s unique abilities and attacks, as well as its appearance."

[aragon]

it looks really good , Ialso noticed its only prealpha footage, Im not worried about frame rate or visuals it looks good im only worried about the music shifting from one extreme to anotheras in the type of music.. Anyone understand me? the game lokks awesome but i think they need some gangster rock or some system of a down playing in the background lol

[Veneno]

The music was nice but they need to take out the vocals. Very very very few games have been able to use music with vocals that is pleasing, MGS being the only great example. The vocals in this video sound douchey. But I suppose it fits the character lol.

[aragon]

lol i got that douchey vibe too other than that i want scalebound

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Does look nice. Regarding the other post on N4G showing off the stage demo and ppl were criticizing it.

It does say "Pre-Alpha Gameplay". And it doesn't release until "next fall". People acting like it was releasing next week or something.

Btw making it an Action RPG just makes everything deeper and way more rewarding. Instead of running through like a typical action game where you blow through it once and unlock everything, or most things through one gameplay. Means this game will have longevity to it and heres hping for 100+ hrs.

Also Means I can take my sweet time and lvling everything and I can take my rewards and leveling and play with friends online and seeing their dragons for the first time and take out big bosses.

MS needs JRPS though this is a JARPG, this and Recore its a start but at least MS is doing some effort.

[jb227]

I seem to recall a vocal group talking about downgrades in UC4 & saying the game isn't that impressive even though it is also in pre-alpha, so it comes from all sides really. I'm of the mind to just wait until the game is in your system before we criticize it, especially in this day & age where downgrades and flat out lies run so rampant. Really getting to the point where its hard to trust anything devs show us, where I actually prefer to see frame drops & glitches in prerelease material as it shows a devs willingness to be honest about the current state of the game. I'm sure this one will be no different, it'll run rock solid when it releases like every other Platinum game...gotta look at developer pedigree for things like these.

Regarding Recore, has there been any word on what it actually is? This is the first I'm hearing that its a JRPG. CG trailers are a bummer, no way to tell what a game actually is, so they are never on my radar personally, might as well not have been announced yet.

[Kal0psia]

Wait, this is an Action RPG?! I though this was only Action Adventure. Cool.

[Magicite]

Gameplay gonna be amazing, because its Platinum Games, but this headphone dude already looks annoying.

[Spid3r6]

Kinda like Second Son dude, he was annoying as well.

[showtimefolks]

looks interesting can't wait to see more, crackdown IMO stole the show. finally Microsoft is taking care of crackdown ip like a AAA game. so much potential, very very excited

[BLizardXD]

Absolutely Beautiful. The artists went crazy with the beasts designs and animations in this. you can see Lots of creation pride in just a few minutes of this alpha.

[Erik7357]

Am I the only one who thought of "How to train your Dragon" during the beginning lol?

[no_more_heroes]

Nope! :)

[OverdosedWitDopeness]

I need to play this game. It looks great

[christocolus]

Link to youtube version

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[ABizzel1]

Kind of disappointed, this was the game Iw as looking forward to the most from MS Gamescom.

The Good:

Graphically it's already a great looking game which is crazy this early. It's also a unique blend of styles Monster Hunter meets Hack n Slash meets Xenoblade (just the openness of it all). Multiplayer monster battles YA!!!!!

The bad:

It looks VERY rough especially combat. I know it's early and this is Platinum but goodness.

Kamiya complains about Mighty No 9 being a Megaman rip-off, then goes on to make Devil May Monster Hunter, starring Nero-Dante....lol XD

I'm keeping my eye on this, and hopefully the gameplay comes along since it has more than a year to go since this is my kind of game.

[ABizzel1]

http://www.forbes.com/sites...

Yet goes on to make a DMC / Monster Hunter hybrid, even with blood orbs from killing monsters. LMAO

Also 4 player co-op is amazing, didn't expect that.

[Kal0psia]

^^^

What is the guys problem?

[christocolus]

Kamiya, Sam lake, JP Kellams, Kudo Tsunoda and others doing a 3d jump.

http://www.xboxgamescom2015...

http://www.xboxgamescom2015...

@Gangsta

lol. He looks really happy now. hit play on the photos to see him jump in 3d.lol

[gangsta_red]

Is Kamiya happy with MS now or still pissed off?

[sinspirit]

Definitely surprised.

The graphics are amazing and the gameplay looks nice.

Just don't like nonsense screenplay. Why would those knights even attempt to fight the dragon? I understand a noble knight won't flee, but at least give realistic feedback that you're about to die standing up. That aspect needs to be more believable.

Would much rather a more serious character. Seems to try too hard to be generic I Am Number Four, Chronicle, and Jumper type protagonist. Hopefully it's just the beginning in which he acts that silly on a battlefield. I want more serious games not more teenager-esque action flick games. That is just me. That however doesn't mean I think the game will be bad. It still looks quite good.

[nossred]

An action RPG with open world, dragons has everything to be a success.

Xbox One keeps getting better and full of games and new functions.

Congratulations to Phil and the Xbox team.

[Magicite]

Now just make all upcoming JRPGs appear on X1 and I might consider buying it.

[WellyUK]

god no thanks these Japanese games need to get rid of these stupid numbers and crap all over the screen and actually make the combat something other than a button basher like most of them are, the only interesting ones are the Souls games and Metal gear games as they actually look appealing to western audiences.

[Ricegum]

Why are you congratulating Xbox and Phil, when you should be complimenting Platinum Games?

My god what a douchey comment. Anyway, Scalebound looks fantastic, really my sort of game. Definitely looking to pick this up.

[nossred]

Really forgotten, but not limited to Platinum Games but the the Hideki Kamiya and MS by investing in an optimal IP for the Xbox One.

[spicelicka]

Looks amazingg except one little things.

I hope they give an option to remove the numbers flashing on the screen. I freakin hate that concept, why do all japanese games have that? It's so unnecessary and distracting. If they wanna show damage then can show that on the side of the damn screen.

[OpieWinston]

This demo looks much smoother. And shows how Epic Platinum games are when you're not just tapping light attacks over and over.

Character gives me my Devil May Cry feel and I love the music that plays.

[christocolus]

I just noticed it too. This is definitely smoother than the other video. but remember this is pre-alpha footage, so the final product will definitely look and perform better.

@Septic

Agreed. The animation definitely needs more work.

[Gazondaily]

Needs some work on the frame rate (its Pre-Alpha after all) but the game looks ace!

[OpieWinston]

Given that Platinum has never done Open World or a game as beautiful as this before the build was never expected to be 60 FPS, but Platinum is known for focusing on gameplay and with MS help they can squeeze the FPS to be a stable 30 by launch just in time for the Dragon hype train to come rolling through.

I mean seriously we may get another Skyrim hype train going. Who doesn't love Dragons?

[Manic2014]

Yeah the demo on stage was live with Kamiya. I'm kinda guessing, but i think that was the reason for his outburst on twitter. MS probably wanted a recorded demo but Kamiya preferred live.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

The game has a nostalgic feel to it when he was in the jungle hacking away at enemies. Like a PS2/ OG Xbox game. Just running around doing your own thing. I had that same feeling with SOD last year with its colors reminded me of the late 90's games.

I love that feeling of just having fun, wonder and aw with this games.

Day one buy for me I've been craving this sort of game for a while.

[christocolus]

Another awesome title from Platinum games,I dont know how i'm going to buy all these games in 2016. My wallet will die. lmao

http://i.imgur.com/SF8myZr....

[Gazondaily]

That gif is amazing!

[christocolus]

YES! Quantum Break. The animations are super cool.

[Genuine-User]

Here's another gif:

http://i.imgur.com/5NdhEJu....

[FlexLuger]

Wow. love those gifs, fellas! man...2015 was already looking great..but all these 2016 games are looking amazing.

[Satyre28]

I literally cannot get over how good these games looked. Had no worried for QB because remedy are gods, and it just looked incredible as expected. Scalebound looks great, something unique and new to the Xbox platform, and I mean DRAGONs, seems like the combat is very diverse as well, looks awesome cant wait. Crackdown o baby baby, that destruction was insane, I have nothing else to say about it except anyone that doubted the cloud, the line for crow is open.

[NeoGamer232]

Then, BAM!

Killer Instinct Season 3 and Halo Wars 2!

[Satyre28]

Amazing, I swear I had chills lol.

[Sonyslave3]

I hope we get to choose our character gender and also our dragon gender as well.

[FlexLuger]

I agree about the character gender, but I dont think it matters so much with the dragon. Not like its ever really obvious whether its male or female.

[Hercules189]

If the game doesnt let me choose to be a transgender, transracial, homosexual, that has a fetish for having sex with animals, I will not buy this game.

[OpieWinston]

At the conference Kamiya mentioned the character and dragons name so I don't think you switch genders.

[AutoCad]

Bruh..Scalebound looks amazing.
Demo def pushed me towards buying this game

[Neixus]

Same here, besides the 10 fps, this game deserves my 10 points of HYPE

[Neixus]

Same here, besides the 10 fps which will get ironed out and run better at release*

There, i fixed it. You happy now?

Can't believe how sensitive people can be, it was just a joke :)

[Why o why]

looking promising. Main dude reminded me of the dmc dude a bit.....Combat looked a little simple at this early stage but the premise looks interesting and has put itself on my radar. Hope they pull it off

[Baka-akaB]

Yeah it definitively felt as if Kamiya was saying , "hey this is how you can make that specific design cool and palatable" to Tameem Antoniades

[Baka-akaB]

This is the game i awaited to get an Xbox One , and i was finally convinced by Quantum Break too . There were other titles i wanted too (like Halo 5) , but nothing that made it a must buy till then

[Irishguy95]

Yeah MS have thoroughly slapped my dick of the ground. I can't really be missing these games now you know?

[pelenow]

It looks like a lot of fun! Can't wait to see how the MP works.

[strickers]

Big monsters looked good. Rest looked a gen back. Animation looked 2.
Poor demo, technically.
4 player Co op could be saving grace.

[FlexLuger]

Wow...that looked sexy. More of this MS...please. More of this... :)

I have to go watch that again. We have seen gameplay now. I can officially be excited for this :)

[LAWSON72]

If the coop and SP are combined into one experience, this game could be insane 4 players along with 4 Badass dragons would be epic. If it has open world exploration, a universe worth exploring, and killer RPG/progression mechanics this could be amazing.

[TheNew1]

LOOKS AMAZING> MY HYPE WAS FULFILLED.

[gangsta_red]

Platinum are definitely the kings of gaming right now. Love the trademark action and the look of this game is great.

Plus 4 player co-op! I love that MS is at least providing some reason to pay for Live.

[jetlian]

Yea MS pushes coop alot more than sony. Csn you imagine 4 dragons and 4 players too.

I hope you can create a mp dragon with differrnt skills

[Paleblood]

In my opinion the character needs a complete redesign. He looks very ordinary and generic plus the voice is horrible.

Other than that it looks Ok, give a vibe like a DMC with dragons. I couldn't determine if it is set on a medieval time or in the future. I saw both mixed.

[jetlian]

This demo was alot smoother. Maybe its unstable right now with it being pre alpha. 2016 has4 games I want for sure

[Antifan]

The main protagonist is annoying and generic as they come. And .... is that Beats headphones? Smh

[Veneno]

I liked the personality of this character but his visual design really could've been better.

[NewAgeisHere]

Looked great until I saw combat and movement....terrible.

[S2Killinit]

It looks good in pictures. But the combat is lackluster.

[Deathdeliverer]

I agree. Combat looks generic as hell. Pretty game but damn. Now 3 others can join in on the mediocrity. Hopefully they turn it around. White Knight chronicles 2 seems to have this combat model beat and it was behind the times back then.

[WellyUK]

It's a Japanese game it is always going to have crappy combat, button basher games or turn based... Too much numbers and stuff on the screen as well no idea why Japanese games love having that crap all over the screen.

[Imalwaysright]

This game looks epic.

[dafegamer]

Scalebound looks fu*king amazing

[BigGamersSmallTalk]

WOW! I was blown away by this. Love the action RPG style, and the obvious western influence. Microsoft was smart to get Platinum Games to bring their newest IP to life. Can't wait!

[AutoCad]

Rackem Up

[BigGamersSmallTalk]

Haha! RACK'EM UP!

[corroios]

The game is cool and platinium just need more time to upgrade the animation and graphics, but this a platinum game and will be cool.

[Kalebninja]

the graphics look pretty good to me but his running animations suck.

[MilkMan]

So its Nero and Dante's love child, I get it. Regardless of that, the game looks dope, time to get it. Platinum has YET to let me down.

[OneLove]

Day one buy

[pandehz]

OOOOOH YEA love where this game is going

[GusBricker]

Imagine if your dragon can transform like the main character does at certain points. An Ultimate dragon? Oh hell yes!

[josephayal]

i want Scalebound

[Jag-T1000]

A new xbox one game, Lets bash it. This can't look as good as it does. Anyway, this will be added to my collection when it is released.

[deafdani]

And... who's bashing this game? I see nobody doing it in here.

[urwifeminder]

The gameplay looked a little better than I expected .

[Holeran]

Reminds me of Lost Planet a lot for some reason.

[noksucow73]

Looks awesome. Can't wait. At least Microsoft seem to be trying hard this year with the new ips. Hopefully they won't fizzle out like they did with the 360.

[noksucow73]

Panzer Dragoon!!!!!!

[Godmars290]

Except no flying. So far anyway.

[deafdani]

I hope this also comes out eventually to PS4, although the chances are pretty slim with Microsoft publishing it.

Enjoy this, Xbox fans! :)

[Lenrulesdaworld]

It won't bud, it's an Microsoft owned IP, they just have platinum creating the game, like iron galaxy/double helix with KI

[CantBeStopped]

Don't worry if you like it that much it will most likely end up on PC like most of the other xbox one exclusives.

[no_more_heroes]

Just watched this for the first time (been busy). Wasn't expecting it to be an RPG! My two pervading thoughts:

1. How to train your Dragon
2. Monster Hunter

Now that I know its an ARPG, I'm watching this one VERY closely...

[ordieth9]

so generic its not funny. a dragon riding teenager with one scaly arm and a set of headphones with the whole "whoa dude" type dialog....really??

[MillerLagos98]

Cant wait freaking awesome!!!!!!

[StrayaKNT]

The part where you can fight with bigger bosses with your friends and their dragons is absolutely incredible.

This could actually be one of the best games ever made.

Day one.

[ballisticvoodoo]

I wasn't impressed. The headphones killed it for me. Really? Swords and Dragons and..............headphones? Zero immersion.

[MellauxGMNG]

LOL are the headphones really that bad, bro?

[Claudinho69]

some corny stuff here.

[CantBeStopped]

Dragon flew in and I was like cool.
Headphones bro started talking and I was like LOL, meh.
Actual game play started and I was like no thanks.

Lots of hype for this game for obvious reasons but the game play just looks repetitive and uninspired.

[CrowbaitBob]

You clicked the Xbox One tab on N4G and you were like, troll mode engaged.

[Duoma]

Looks good. I just hope to god that the main character doesn't have one of those cookie cutter douchey corny pixar personalities or Im going to barf.

[Flewid638]

So Xbox One finally has a PlayStation-like title coming?

If they keep cranking out more, eventually I'll buy one. Looks awesome.

[Godmars290]

Nice looking game, but aside from cutscenes, no flying segments in game?

[TheHaloGuy]

We can hope

[Godmars290]

Shouldn't have to hope, should be a given. Yet they have the main character walking while the dragon hovers nearby.

[d4v0333]

This game looks pretty cool and fun. This game became reason #3 for me to buy an xbox one.

[newown]

I am buying an Xbox console this time!

[Bolts]

This looks amazing. Is it running on a Xbox for this demo?

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

Lol everyone seems so excited in the comments and I can't see anything in this game I find appealing. I know this will lead to boat loads of disagrees, oh well, different tastes.

[StrayaKNT]

Looks like the biggest megaton this generation so far. Absolutely mind blowing I can't stop watching this gameplay.

[TheHaloGuy]

Looks magical. Wonder if the demo being cut is why Kamiya was pissed before. :/ Be in confined to a time slot sux.

[rezzah]

MS, keep getting games like this made for the Xbox one and I'll buy it.

[strickers]

Some people have some serious blinkers for this game. Everybody is different, but I just can't see what on earth looks good about this, graphically or game play wise. Looks very meh indeed.

[Gwiz]

PS4 is zeh BEST,nah but seriously this is the first game that's interesting to me on the X1.(Psst MS keep this exclusive).

[Spid3r6]

Quantum Break looked Amazing and looks more complete then Crackdown 3 and Scalebound. But of those games will be incredible on its finished form.

[darkmirror]

Looks cool, this is the first game that has made me want an Xbox One.

[Meatyboy]

Wow you have to be a 10 year old or a cunt to like this game. Just gimme halo

[Tzuno]

DX 12 power, Xbox is catching up.

[TWB]

Hah, that sure looked pretty fun. Its good to see some gameplay finaly because I honestly had no idea what the game would be like (I dont follow XBO news that tightly).

The gameplay didnt look too indepth though.

[skratchy]

I'm sorry but this game looks absolutely moronic. Blatant desperate cash in. "Teens like dragons and dubstep, right?" Don't even get me started on the dialogue. Looks pretty though.

[Jag-T1000]

You jealous cause it's not coming to PS4? Don't hate!