PS3 Preview - 'Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom'

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is an action role-playing game due out on launch day for the PS3. Dark Kingdom places a clear emphasis on the action half of that genre tag, though from what SOE revealed about the story at E3, it sounds like there will be no shortage of drama. You play as one of your king's elite soldiers who's been on a long journey at the kingdom's edge, conquering new lands for the glory of your sovereign, only to discover he's not so sovereign after all. See, the king has fallen under the spell of an evil force, Wormtongue style, and has begun to enslave the people of the inner provinces. It turns out that, as you've been helping expand the borders of the empire, the king has begun torturing his subjects to extract the dark energy he needs to transform his loyal soldiers into a fearsome demonic army. When you finally get wind of these goings on, you haul it back toward the seat of power to put things right.

[achira]

i think the game will be better than anyone thinks. playing it in coop mode would be cool.

[andy capps]

Looks ok, but meh.. This looks like a filler title as of now, maybe it will look better once they can show in-game videos and say more about the story.

[InSpectre]

Screenshots don't make a game, but the more I see and hear about this game the more interested I am. Like all other devs they're keeping the better stuff secret until closer to launch.

[Lucidmantra]

Looks on par with xbox360 release games. And all they rave about is the "physics, the physics puzzles". It is wierd how they were saying "the graphics the graphics" last year and they switched. Untold Legends is essentially the same thing as Everquest Adventures, Diablo 2, etc. etc.

Tagged the agree on that screenshots don't make the game comment too.. Screenshots make alot of things look bad.

[OutLaw]

That game doesn't even come close to the 360 release titles. If I had to compare Untold Legends to anything. It will be Kameo and still this game doesn't even come close to that. Give me a thousand warriors first before comparing it to anything. Remember Sony is claiming the system is btter than the 360. So no games should be on par like you say. But better than what the 360 has and so far I don't see anything like that.

[Lucidmantra]

Well I was trying to give it the benefit of the doubt. I did say it is funny how they are switching from graphics graphics to physics physics... They know better than to say online online... they will get their D1cks slapped into the dirt if they go there.

[andy capps]

Look at it closer to launch and you can say if it is still "inferior" to Kameo. It is silly to compair graphics of launch games as none of the developers will have maxed out the console. I don't think many people will argue that the PS3 is superior graphically, I sure won't, but that difference will not be apparent until around 3 years into the cycle. Did anyone think that games that looked as good as God of War (the real GoW, not Gears of War) would have been possible at the PS2's launch? I sure didn't.

So anyway, it's unfair to judge the launch titles and say that "OMG TEH PS3 IS TEH SUXORZ!!11" And yes, physics and graphics are both important, the graphics is what helps you to think something looks realistic, but great physics lead to higher level of immersion in the game.

[OutLaw]

But the system have to make it that far (3 Years) as well before we could go on and say how much stronger the PS3 is to the 360. As for comparing it at launch. I do love my PS2 and if they do good with the PS3 great. But if non of those launch titles don't look light years away people are going to be mad that they spend that type of cash. Hey, Even the 3D0 had potential to be something with the power it had. But. 1) The system was to expensive and 2) They didn't convince enough people on it. To me the same could be said for the PS3.

[Phytonadione]

I don't understand the comparison of the PS3 with 3DO and NeoGeo. Yes I see the similarities when it comes to price and power, but neither of those systems had the benefit of having an installed fan base. Developers are going to produce games for the most popular system, no matter how easy/hard it is to develop for, a lesson we learned with the PS2. It's as simple as that.

[Phytonadione]

Have you even seen screenshots/still shots of Kameo? And you guys are saying this game looks like crap? Seriously, this game may not look to be all that, but in the article the writer mentions that "the detailed armor on the warrior matched the intricacy of Oblivion's Daedric gear". I've seen many stills of Oblivion and have always come away thinking that the game looks like crap, but seeing it in motion is another thing. Hopefully the same will be true with this title.

[andy capps]

Very true. In my opinion, Kameo was very disappointing. I was actually highly bored when I played it. Maybe it's just not my style of game, but I certainly wasn't blown away by it graphically or in the gameplay aspect. This looks at least as good graphically, and it may look better in motion. The videos that I've seen so far (early builds) have been fairly unimpressive, about as unimpressive as Kameo honestly. They both looked like launch titles, in that they were both probably planned for the prior systems and were changed in mid development to be released on the new consoles. Personally, I'm looking forward much more to Warhawk, Resistance, Heavenly Sword, etc.

[OutLaw]

All this BS about Xbox Fans. But look at you guys. Also I have responded to a comment about why is there so many xbox people here. It's not that there are more of them, it's that Sony fans are opening their eyes and decided they're tired of Sony's Bull. So Phytonadione. To bring up sony's fan base. well I will be the first to say they lost me as a fan and many other people feel the same way. So your point is irrelevant. Because even Sega had fan support before and look what happen to them. Sony is getting old real quick and even if they capture Japan, thats only one region not America or Europe. As for me I'm tired of being second best in their eyes to Japan. I want to be treated equal. Sony and sometimes Nintendo comes out with different color systems or handhelds for their country. But when it comes to my country. The Great old USA. They pretty much say Fnck U. So I say it right back. I don't need to be convince on them, because they are liars. I speak from experience not whats written in these forums. They need to prove themselves.

[Retard]

Please you can't be so delusional to think Microsoft doesn't lie as well? (It's called business)

You speak against fanbases, yet you sound like a supporter of MS (or PC maybe..)?

I don't like arguments with consoles (Or there companys) because I will wait till the smoke and mirrors are gone.

This is all rhetorical so think about it.

[OutLaw]

I don't know if MS lies or don't. I was just saying how Sony effects me or rubs me in the wrong way. For the record I had every system you could name and have sony products including the PS2 for the fourth time and a PSP for the third time. The psp was my choice, but the PS2 kept breaking all the time. So to call me a fan of MS you're wrong. But I really don't care what you think anyway. Its my money and I spend it the way I want. But I don't feel that the PS3 is any better than the 360 and to spend $600, Yah okay.

[Phytonadione]

How can you say that my point is irrelevant? Let's assume that Sony loses 10-15% of their fanbase to MS and Nintendo...oh right, they would still out sell both consoles combined. That, my friend, is simple mathematics. Sega wasn't able to compete because they bombed 2 consoles in a row. Their first bomb was tech- wise fairly underwhelming and was seemingly rushed out onto market. Their second bomb was the result of Sony "hype" keeping the masses from investing in their console. Keeping these 2 facts in mind, I'm going to have to say that your Sega-Sony comparison is a little off. And secondly, I don't understand why people complain about the fact that Japanese companies tend to release their consoles first in their own territory. From a business stand-point, I would rather test/sell my product to the consumers that have wholeheartedly embraced my past products (whether it be because of nationalism or pure product satisfaction), and find out from them whether the product had any flaws/bugs. Obviously, doing so would ensure not turning too many people away to the competition. Then the next step would be to fix said flaws/bugs and get ready to sell to the other territories (where product/company loyalty may not be so high). And to your last point, I don't think that Sony really "lies", I just think that they are undecided on a lot of issues but don't want to come off as vulnerable. When is the last time you heard one of the Big 3 say "Yeah, we know that we were caught off gaurd by the Japanese auto-makers and their reliable yet affordable cars, but hopefully within the next 20 years or so, we should bounce right back!" That's just how business goes, all business, including MS.

[Phytonadione]

My apologies in advance, if my reply comes off as an attack. I'm just voicing my opinion.

[OutLaw]

You just seem to have alot to talk about and thats find by me. I try to understand other people view. But most of the time when I post my own I get chewed out for loving one side more than the other. I could only speak of my own experience nobody elses. Also I don't mean to correct you. But I said when they make different color systems we don't get any of them here in the USA. I should hope they sell the system in Japan first. I hope that they decide to do it this time as well so I could feel more comfortable about spending that type of cash. But nothing you said sound like you was attacking. Like I said You just had alot to talk about and thats what these forums are for.

[Phytonadione]

Yeah, I hear you on that. I think it comes down to how the Japanese companies view the U.S./European market. It is common knowledge that the Japanese (Asian) market is very fad-driven...it is so bad in fact that, when a Japanese movie star is seen wearing a xxx brand watch, the price of that watch automatically jumps 20%. I guess that's what happens when you place too many people (especially of the same race and same economic status) in too small of a space = pack mentality. I guess the Japanese figure that releasing asthetically different versions of the same product won't fly over here. I mean, it's a great way of making a profit, but it may look to the consumer as just a cheap ploy to wring more money out of people's wallets. If they were to offer different colors of the system at launch....well that would be a whole different story.

[Retard]

I got the wrong impressions I guess. I do however have something in my opinion to be correct. Look at my point of view.

PS2 Vs. Xbox(1); Both very similar.

Xbox seemed more capable, stronger, faster but it came out late (1 year) and had short life span (4 years) if the battle continued I'd think Xbox would take over.

PS2 was slightly weaker to Xbox as Xbox360 seemes to be slightly weaker then PS3 (Idk)

This next-generation is going to stay longer though which which Sony (coming out 1 year late) and having the longer life span (many say 10 years)

Am I wrong in thinking this path of history?

[OutLaw]

I just say i would like to see it for myself. we all know that time will tell and also the consumers who purchase the systems. Not analyst who predict things. They don't make that last decision, we do. But you're not wrong for believing in history. But history, even though it could repeat itself. It could also move on and leave stuff in the past.

[Retard]

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