Stormgate Opening Cinematic

[@Fabrezz123]

Not gonna lie, it was kind of a dick move to not try and shoot the monster carrying the guy who screamed for help, but shoot all the other monsters just flying around.

[@abudgie6909]

Well that guy is getting dropped into the abyss either way.

[@belfire777]

the mans in shock! but also yeah dick move

[@Handle35667]

@@abudgie6909 and the POV character in the trailer has read the script, so his behavior makes sense. Not a dick move at all, just a guy that’s read the script and considerate of noise pollution or something.

[@ThePlaceWhereWeGo]

I'm excited for this game, but I cannot get over the entirely fleshy race being monstrous and demonic, then enter big bad boss who looks like a mecha shogun character.... ? wtf

[@kaosce]

​@@rmejc Nah Wings of liberty and Heart of the swarm opening cinematics were better. And to be fair, I still remember the cinematic from SC1 with the "dog"

[@novatwist5816]

So good at the beginning but anticlimactic

[@Broockle]

@@rmejc tho better than LoL cutscenes of the past 10 years.... k not counting Arcane 😆

[@SiborgGamer]

Lol, okay bud@@Broockle

[@Broockle]

@@SiborgGamer LoL really goes for all that photo realism stuff. None of it will age well. I love the old Riot cinematics, super memorable.

[@mothra727]

y'know, he said "my friend" but i don't think they're really friends at all

[@autmchiu]

omg do you think so??

[@RancorSnp]

*gasp*

[@TheHUEZOX]

they used to be apparently, not anymore :P

[@Broockle]

such betrayal

[@Audiotrocious]

“We come in peace.” -Mars Attacks

[@TheAgavi]

Not everybody hates the art style but nobody loves it.

[@macariuswrench]

nailed it really, people who are positive about the game will say its ok but no-one will bat for it

[@master_jon]

lol i read "everybody hates the art style but nobody loves it"

[@lotgc]

Yeah... I'm not a big fan of the art style. It looks fine, but my concern is that it doesn't fit the tone of the game. It looks too... soft, like a pixar movie, and I just don't think that's appropriate for a game about interstellar angels and demons duking it out. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, but my optimism is extremely restrained. Edit: now that the game is out, I really don't think the unreal engine is doing the game any favors. The photorealistic lighting makes all the models in the in-game cutscenes look like plastic or rubber, and it just looks so weird, creepy at times even...

[@mbdzel]

looks good but kiddish.. was hopping for something gritter like Starcraft

[@37Jhian]

As much as how much the devs emphasized on the whole multiplayer and competitive aspects of this game, I really wanted them to focus on the single player/ Campaign mode especially on the writing. It's, for me, what makes RTS games so memorable to me to this day

[@ruskyhusky69]

100% agree, that's what made us all fell in love with warcraft 3/ starcraft 2 gameplay - a good solid pve campaign

[@kaosce]

Totally agree. Starcraft's campaigns were really good and even today, the modding community on them is huge

[@TheGayRepublicanIcon]

They haven't talked about it enough but they are putting a lot of effort into the campaign. They said that new assets for the game are first made for whatever the campaign needs and then can be reused elsewhere. So the campaign is the first priority. I agree with you that it is the most important thing. They also said they will be making continuous DLC campaign expansions which has me excited.

[@pigzard01]

Yeah it's not like any RTS that was made specifically to become an e-sport above all else failed before am I right?

[@vaniellys]

Campaign is one of the core pillars of Stormgate. Tim Campbell, the project director is one of the men behind Warcraft III's amazing campaign.

[@dudeguybro]

I think the multiplayer will be good, but there's nothing pulling me in about the campaign. It's difficult to convey "doom and gloom" when the art style chosen is something akin to a Pixar film.

[@dudeguybro]

@@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi Eh, I wouldn't go quite that far. The graphical fidelity is good - lighting and such - but it reminds me of WoW a little bit. WoW lifers will defend its aesthetics to their deaths, but how am I supposed to take a story seriously when it looks very comical? I enjoyed my time playing WoW - dungeons, raids, etc. - but yeah, the art style is fairly childish.

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

@@dudeguybro I always found WoW fine enough to take serious because it did not copied any style but had its own that looked fairly pretty as well as well as looking revolutionary when it came out. Meanwhile this is just outdated fortnite character asthetics...

[@OilersandRavensFan]

they waited for unreal 6 just to do this with the graphics ....

[@lfarrocodev]

it will be a sc2-styled deathball match

[@aloysiusprasetyo3737]

Agree ruin my immersion the human face boss😅 . Make the bat eat the dude with all blood and gore.

[@AlexLusth]

Don't mind the art direction at all, but the bad guy reveal was very lackluster, and a bit strange :(

[@torzsokszilveszter2444]

I mean...these are the people who made Amon a fucking bitch in SC2 LotV

[@SokwanNhep]

Something doesn't feel right

[@unrighteous8745]

He sits there shooting bats for like 20 seconds. There's just no tension or hype at all in this. You could cut the whole thing down to like a minute and a half. Also, don't zoom in at the end, the big bad guy is way more intimidating from a distance.

[@Crenshaw41]

He doesn't even hit the bats!!!

[@_bits_and_bytes]

Yup. Also, don't have the villain say that cringe-ass cliché dialogue at the end either. This trailer honestly killed some of the hype for me.

[@human-ft3wk]

@@_bits_and_bytes same

[@Broockle]

@@Crenshaw41 aiming is hard

[@novatwist5816]

Exactly how I felt

[@jayhobspeedruns]

Also it's kind of weird making a game with "Demons" but not making them terrifying. Like why not pick something else then.

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

I mean the humans are already terrifying enough being literally Fortnite characters

[@novatwist5816]

Cute demons. It's an interesting idea indeed but then trying to create a scary character like the one at the end of the trailer is going to be kind of impossible.

[@jayhobspeedruns]

@@novatwist5816 I think they could have got away with maybe making the workers cute. Probes/Drones etc. But yeah beyond that it just doesn't work at all.

[@lordhelix1458]

Look at the concept art for the Weaver

[@Nicoarielpkr]

- 3 persons on entire facility - Cliche "possesed" scientist opens portal - no containment protocol even though they clearly know its a portal of some kind - fortnite graphics - baby face demon Crazy that they thought this would go well and generate some kind of hype. Hoping the game is really really good, cause the story and aesthetics are clearly not it

[@guyfromdubai]

It will generate hype for kids to play RTS, but yeah for the older fans it is a bit lacklustre

[@ChimakaGames]

If looking only at Gameplay mechanics, then it should be the top one for sure because of how crispy the movement looks and how responsive the UI and controls are. But visuals ... Welllll, have to say that i agree with you. I at best it is a 5/10 to 6/10. Fortnite RTS with nearly over the top next gen gameplay mechanics. Could it be that they went for such graphic design purely due to quality and minimal hardware requirements?

[@guyfromdubai]

@@ChimakaGames Nah, the entire style is designed to draw in a younger audience

[@mEtil5656]

Fortnite graphics 🤣😅

[@BoyNextDoorGachi]

@@guyfromdubai kids don't play RTS games anymore

[@momom6197]

Let it be known that humanity shot first!

[@TheHUEZOX]

lmao!

[@Wil_Dsense]

They may have shot first, but they didn’t hit anything!

[@Myrkin]

"Whoa whoa! What are you doing? You... You shot first."

[@Wil_Dsense]

@@Myrkin yeah lol , what an idiot. It’s not like there was any point whatsoever in shooting thousands of flying demons.

[@Giant-Enemy-Crab]

Pixar's Doom

[@Wil_Dsense]

Lmao

[@BlackTigerAP]

You mean a "disney doom"?

[@nuttmann]

*disney

[@Giant-Enemy-Crab]

disney owns pixar guys 😅

[@nuttmann]

@@Giant-Enemy-Crab still... fuck disney

[@luketalbot2643]

I dont think the humans in this universe played Doom

[@Wil_Dsense]

Facts. Or Even their own kind, the likes of Diablo 2.

[@gravity6664]

I don't think regular humans could handle Doom let alone any demon :)

[@gerlachwitz123]

i dont know... feels like overwatch... i need my nitty gritty

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

gotta follow boring trends so the game gets all generic and appeals to everybody :)) except your fanbase!

[@FiddleMiA]

@@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemiyes because the trend of nitty gritty for over a decade didn’t get old

[@BaconHer0]

I miss old school Blizzard's art style where things were gruesomely ugly and gritty instead of cutesy ugly

[@mrfriskers564]

its more of a Fortnite animation style. I miss the dark intense realism that Blizzard did in the past.

[@BaconHer0]

@@mrfriskers564 I miss the rubber faced terrans from broodwar cutscenes

[@StormKnight1]

Blizzards dark intense realism ended with Warcraft 2 and diablo 1. They've always had their own style especially for in-game visuals that is a mis between stylized and comic book looks. And remember, a cinematic is not supposed to look like the game, they are different entities with different purposes. That's why In-game blizzard art was always fun, metal, stylish and clean and packed body proportions that were not realistic.

[@florianhaffner3910]

Unfortunately all game dev now think games have to be cozy and avoid any potential offensive content at all costs. Just look at WoW story. Back then it was bloody and gory with brutal orcs, humans and warcrimes. Now every WoW addon is a SaFe SpAce with absolutly boring ass content and a DiVeRsE cast. Completely lost its soul

[@StormKnight1]

@@florianhaffner3910 People with leftist ideological mindset usually do such things to games, it's basically the reverse version of how boomer right wing people treated games and gamers.

[@vamatti220]

had me until the big demon guy is basically a person

[@KatzenminzeWarVergeben]

I was also missing those heavy parts from the infernals theme, they would have been really cool for the "reveal".

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

yeah also its literally fornite

[@Opus766]

Fuckin light-up eyebrows lol

[@mrpotato8985]

The same. This is so lame. It feels like someone took a poop on birthday cake

[@TheBrunov2]

​@@mrpotato8985perfect positioning

[@DamageSoftware]

Not a fan of this childish/cartoony art style. I might be wrong, but usually the target audience of RTS games is more mature. Are you sure this art style is fitting for such an audience ?

[@pablosrf3881]

I guess they want to capture the new generations, to introduce to them the RTS style since it`s not captivating to them.

[@Wil_Dsense]

Totally agree mate. 100% looks like cartoon graphics aimed at lil kids. For real tho.

[@Wil_Dsense]

@@pablosrf3881Yeah, they can still do that by not simping out on the graphical/style department. RTS cinematics looked cooler in every way in the late 90’s and 2000’s.

[@georgigeorgiev2451]

Its insane to me that people like this art style, it looks like mobile game to me and i was very excited for SG, looks like i will be waiting for immortal gates of pyre.

[@MathianSC2]

I dont like this art style neither, but nowadays every competitive game has this art style. This art style also works better to sell skins. The art style is very similar to World of Warcraft also, if you see the armor of some infernal units in their main screen in the game, you can see that they look very similar to WoW's armors.

[@BigJambu]

Random guy - Does nothing, gets picked up and tossed Main guy - shoots his gun and is left completely alone Honestly I thought we were going to see the third faction considering this is the opening cinematic and I said "is that it?" out loud when the trailer ended. I thought the big bad would at least kill the old man that let them in at the end but he had generic bad guy line 6 to read instead.

[@urdrakule1755]

Art style is good but I’m not really sure about the android human like face on the evil guy (was once human or just art direction ?)

[@antonlastukhin5258]

я бы сказал слишком мультяшная графика, это большой минус

[@2SK3TCHY]

i like it, i also believe while cartoonish as someone mentioned, whether we like it or not. It will appeal to more people at varying ages and demographic, ultimately raising its chances to be played by more than one generation of gamers~ (plus you can tell the blizz inspo)

[@boxtears]

Art style is honestly one of this game's biggest missteps. This could've been StarCraft vs Diablo and instead we get the most cartoonish fortnite demons ever. Just a major miscalculation on Frost Giant's part.

[@retrocomputing]

@@2SK3TCHY yeah, always good for a game to be marketed to young girls, because they're the RTS target demographic. And also because no one thought of marketing games to young girls, so competition isn't big.

[@anonymeoui3248]

That broke the immersion for me

[@DariushMJ]

The cartoony feeling is a turnoff, but I hope the game mechanics will be able to compensate for it

[@giuseppebonatici7169]

I like it. but it lacks a bit of gore and horror. I like the chaos but a bunch of oversized bats (which I like) are not menacing. but I seriously don't like the reboot's virus at the end (lol I am old). it looks to clean, too human and over the top lines. from reading the novelette, I expected something more solemn from the thing. I thing that the voice direction of the guy was thrown off by the animation. if it was a bit slower, and we couldn't see it's face, it would evoke a more commanding intent of obliteration, instead of playfulness/challenge (as the line by itself is kind of ridiculous).

[@giuseppebonatici7169]

@@BigRatNate nope, that not my criticism. my criticism is that the cinematic has no consistent tone and failed to sustain the one that the novelette stablished.

[@TheBrunov2]

Yeah! You get the point. For demons, they look too friendly, everything show this vibe. If they force a little bit more, demons will come to take a tea and make friends. The king demon in the end was horrible, wtf.

[@TheBrunov2]

​​@@BigRatNateWell, demons should be more grotesque? As they are like that since the beginning in every culture, books, games, movies, religions... What we've see in this scene, lots of big eyed bats running out and a demon/human like talking, this inst funny?

[@Fohnzii]

I hate the art style but hope the gameplay is good.

[@DarkScreamGames]

Uh. I mean the quality is there but the vibe is not. Feels cartoony, colourful, Overwatchy, disney-pixary -- While trying to cover dark subject matter - and it just doesn't land for me. No blood, no grit, no swearing.. a weird parenting moment? It doesn't seem like this was made either by gamers or for gamers. Which is weird because this team is full of actual G.O.A.T. RTS developers. How does the art style keep feeling so.. incorrect? When every other game this team has worked on hasn't had this issue? Identify THAT, and you'll ensure Stormgate's success.

[@jayhobspeedruns]

My only idea is this style is a lot quicker/easier to make. They also obviously don't want to worry about copyright infringement etc. Shrug

[@human-ft3wk]

@@jayhobspeedruns idk, I think it's the other way around actually weirdly enough. Nowadays realistic artstyle isn't that hard, especially with unreal engine, the cartoony stuff is by comparison harder. I've no idea why, my guess is they're trying to hard to be original and simplistic, but it ends up just not hitting at all.

[@novatwist5816]

A little bit too safe with the game is actually not safe at all it seems like.

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

@@jayhobspeedruns Being original wont have to make you worry about something like that, thats beyond silly

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

@@human-ft3wk But its neither original nor simplistic. Its boring and generic and following just another trend, being original was Starcraft 2 or Warcraft which looked great for the time but this is not unique. Its just Fortnite characters lol

[@KanetsidohiKanotoush]

I like it but just a little bit. I expected something bold, and terrifying but it feels quite sanitized, and generic instead I thought the target audience was those which played SC2 but now I wonder if I misunderstood, I do hope the gameplay is good

[@MichaelConway1308]

what have they done??

[@MrFreeGman]

As someone who has kinda been keeping my eye on this game but not super excited, I can say with certainty that I'm still not super excited, and will continue to kinda keep my eye on it. Also, the bad guy looks and sounds like a character straight out of Beast Wars. Maybe Megatron's next form or something.

[@mh1593]

with you on this 100%

[@elysiumemerald5210]

Third faction will be here soon.

[@veilnebula2411]

@@rmejc every one knows that the best Cinematic of SC2 is The Deal from the wings of liberty campaign. so legacy of the void is not so much unbeaten even in its own game.

[@unrighteous8745]

​@@veilnebula2411 The LotV cinematic is pretty cool if you like fanservice, but The Deal is a freaking masterpiece. Blizzard will never be that good again.

[@yordank506]

The boss demon at the end is so cute 🥰 He kind of needs rework, at least the face

[@gaborkepiro9061]

looks like a 1 to 1 copy of the overwatch artstyle

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

Fortnite*

[@avsbes98]

I'm intrigued. Not as... excited/hyped as something like the SC2LotV trailer made me, but intrigued for sure.

[@finrodfel06]

Makes sense, it doesn't have that AAA budget obviously.

[@KatzenminzeWarVergeben]

I somehow managed to read LotV as "lings of the viberty" and had to think for a few seconds why it felt wrong... Time to replay the story missions

[@macariuswrench]

yeah same i'm super intrigued how hard this is gonna fail

[@IANDedit]

The biggest minus of the game is the graphics, as if I were playing a mobile game, but this cannot be fixed, but at least optimize the game

[@HoretzYT]

They are targeting the asian market to exploit kids and teenagers for money through microtransactions

[@arasgee9184]

If only not for the guy at the end... He looks like discount Sargeras mixed with Arcana Xerath Also more gore

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

We cant have gore! You silly goose that would be too brutal for our audience of everybody on this planet! We need more cartoony fortnite characters and cartoony demons so our game looks as generic and boring as possible but at least we appeal everybody :))) An artstyle that is plain terrible and graphics pre 2010...

[@concussion53]

I hope the level design in the campaign missions will be excellent because i can already tell that the immersion isn't gonna be there for me just by looking at the art style

[@rekusanreku5540]

Ok as someone who is excited for this game and it's story let me tell you what I like and dislike about this trailer, sadly more negatives than positives. Positives- Artstyle- I love the artstyle even if others hate it(with exception of the main bad guy). It will make the game age better than others without needing to introduce a graphical update every 3 years (though this style can be more refined. Which hopefully will come with time and more development) Sound design- The sound design in this cinematic felt great, the portal opening, the music, the birds, even the crunch that the gun has when it fires. All sounded great imo. Voice work was also well done Enviroment/Set Piece- the environment/set piece looked really nice and to me told me enough about what I needed to know. Negatives- Literally everything else not mentioned above.... In fact I'm not going to organize this part and turn it into a rant. Dude what in the hell is going on? None of what is happening on screen makes sense. And no not in the "I'm sure if I had story context it would make sense!" way, but in the way it is directed. ok where to start on my gripes... This part is going to be disorganized as all hell but hopefully worth it? When the MC of the cinematic pulls the gun on the scientist he had more than enough time to shoot but didn't? Which by the way seems to be a trend with (who i am now dubbing DA for dumbass) DA. Also why did everyone but the scientist go flying like that? I'm sure a blast like that would fuck his arms up even if he was holding on to a rail. Ok after DA gets up and the other scientist is getting picked up by the shadowflyer, DA had more than enough time to shoot the SF before he was past the rail (not that he ever made the attempt in the first place). Now we have DA shooting at the SF's in the air... MISSING every single one, which by the way isn't even my main issue with that scene... we clearly saw they can grab people and throw them off... so you are telling me they only felt like doing it for that ONE guy???? ALL those SF's and not a single one wanted to grab DA? Why? That is the laziest fucking plot armor I have witnessed in a long time... and I watch a lot of Donghua where the MCs have ass pull powers at all times. Ok then comes the part where he gave up shooting the SF's that weren't a threat to him in specific, funny enough I didn't have an issue with him giving up there. Dude was already worse at aiming than my niece is when she plays halo. Ok the villain... A. He looks like shit... pretty sure the community you aren't listening to established that ages ago... good job not listening! Truly an Ex blizzard dev team for sure!!! B. wtf was his spiel? Dude there were 2 people left in that room from the looks of it. Of which he could just kill? My question is why even say it at all in that instance? Just kill them and get it over with and say that shit in a city or something man. I feel it was horribly written and storyboarded. And if THIS is your best foot forward i have nothing but fear for what the rest of the cinematics will look like. Mind you i am hyped for this and have 300 hours already in the beta. This isn't me as a hater. But merely someone who cant suspend my disbelief when it is obviously THAT bad.

[@KatzenminzeWarVergeben]

While I agree with almost everything you sad, I think the "why not shoot the scientist?" part is unwarranted, as we know from the online novel that they were friends for ages, plus he was decieved only a fee minutes before the cinematic that Cullin would have given up. So imo it is kinda reasonable that he wouldnt shoot his old friend, especially with him being likely very confused/shocked/etc at the moment. Dr Culler having the whisperer also explains why he isnt just killed (Though I feel like thats gonna happen soon after). However, as I said, I agree with most of your points. The villain looking weird, (though I like the idea that he is some kind of fallen angel from the third species, that would explain his design) the bats just randomly taking one dude...

[@theMagos]

Warcraft and Starcraft they say, but I smell a bit of Doom as well

[@Arcodus]

That long haired guy at the console graduated from the esteemed Betruger University of Bastardry. I am looking forward to the game's release!

[@wernervanschalkwyk6652]

i see what you did there doomed space marine!

[@macariuswrench]

itll be shite

[@daemonsalad]

i just hope the game is actually fun to play. not a very exciting cinematic tbh

[@bass2092]

I really wish the art style went more to Starcraft rather than Fortnite/Pixar/WoW/Overwatch mix but oh well... I'm still grateful for this and looking forward to playing it on the 30th!

[@bananarice5870]

The artstyle change from Diablo to Torchlight is similar to StarCraft and this game, so its okay, as long as the gameplay is superb, I'm all down for it.

[@jeck0_0.]

The color palette and environment art are great in my opinion. The things I think could be improved are: - We don't know the protagonist or why we should care about him. Maybe starting the cinematic with him talking normally with the girl and then making the alarm start would have been more impactful. (or some other way to introduce him) - I don't personally like the characters' artstyle (the protagonist and the villain's face especially) - There is no tension, and some of the reasons I can think of are: - The music is pretty underwelimg, I think some more dramatic music would have been much better. - We don't know what the monsters want. They don't seem to be attacking people nor destroying the environment. They are just flying by ignoring everything. (except for the one who threw the guy away, but that happend after hundreds of them flew by) - It feels like nothing happens when the monsters come out. The protagonist shoots, but we don't even see what happens to them. I think you wanted to convey the feeling that the protagonist is powerless, but for that I think it would have been better to show one of the monsters being hit and not caring about it. The way it is now, it feels like the protagonist is weak rather than the monsters being strong or overwhelming. For example, in starcraft's HOTS cinematic, you see a lot of zerg dying, but they clearly still manage to overwhelm the terran, and that worked very well imo. That's just my opinion. I'm still looking forward to Stormgate, I just hope you can improve those aspect, especially for the campaign! Hope this helps

[@rekusanreku5540]

For me it was also the fact that the shadowflyers grabbed one dude and didn't bother with him, then the villain gave off his speech to like 2 dudes in the room. 1 of which is all for it and the other he could kill if the SF's did their job

[@vaniellys]

I just read the novella Beyond the brink, and it adds so much depth to this cutscene.

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

fortnite new season looking crazy

[@YT-xv8tg]

Pfff, super cartoony art for what is supposed to be a cinematic of a war game. Then the cinematic plot, I don't know if I'm the only one who doesn't like it besides it's super typical. Portals that summon demons... WOW. A guy who looks like he's in charge of something VERY BIG is talking to his 6-year-old daughter while the apocalypse is probably happening. And then for 1 MINUTE of the cinematic he shoots into the AIR. And the mad scientist in front of him.

[@MyNigellus]

Agreed, it's horrible. No hype, game almost died at this moment.

[@ribeirobreno]

I find it confusing that metal face moving like a meat face. The cartoony style looks fine, just needs some getting used to (maybe the textures are too "clean"?). Was kinda expecting the monsters to be more brutal/intense or the humans to have time to escape and call security. Other than this, awesome! 😁

[@alextihor1190]

feels uninspired, sterile, basic, the main character looks so generic it hurts, why does everyone main male lead have to have that same shitty fortnite hairstyle with a beard. This does not look good at all and I'm hurt, because I was really hoping this would stick

[@macariuswrench]

what you are saying is so realistic, "uninspired, sterile, basic", I'm not trying to hurt peoples feelings by saying this game will be awful and fail spectacularly but cmon, less of this blind hope shit, we just got rid of religion this century

[@ahmedkfji4695]

I think frostgiant could have have taken stormgate in two different direction. 1) push further into the niche genre that rts is, to pander more to the already established fan base. 2) create something that would appeal to a wider audience. Obviously frostgiant's art department chose the latter. From what I can tell, developers that choose to cater to a variety of people, usually don't attract anyone. Btw, this is coming from a Stormgate backer. Personally, I think they should have went all in on the gore, infested, demonic art style, and let the different game modes garner different people's attention

[@jayhobspeedruns]

The major issue I see a lot these days is in trying to go wide with appeal especially artstyle wise your game fails to stand out in the market and stick in people's brains. You look at early games that spawned into popular franchise Doom/Fallout/Warcraft/Starcraft/Diablo/Gears of war/Halo obviously thought went into making gameplay fun and engaging but speaking purely artistically those devs just created things they personally thought where cool and worked from there. Also certain technical limitations but overall they stood out for those reasons the most in my opinion. Also I don't even really know if this style even does it's job of appealing to a wide market. I mean Overwatch was insanely popular but I really don't know how much of that was down to the artstyle.

[@RedHazeCh]

This committee approved cartoon style doesn't attract anyone, kids nowadays are into stuff like murder drones so adding a bit of edge to your art style won't hurt

[@NeonTheGreat]

I think this guy might be a fallen angel of the third faction, if rumors about the third race are correct. We'll see soon

[@YeahWhiplash]

Not a fan of the art style. I can't take the demons seriously if they don't actually look menacing. Wish they'd get off of this overwatch look for the in game and cgi, take a page out of fromsoft's book and take the art in that direction.

[@Weslicus]

Looks good team! Can't wait to play the first mission.

[@AceBadguy]

Man, this is gonna be great for RTS fans with this, Zero Space, and Battle Aces.

[@Jeronimoeser]

1:04 I made a deal with the devil, jimmy...

[@sebastianhage4667]

Happy to see the first glimpses of what awaits us in the campaign.

[@DarthCheesuS]

It may not have the insane quality of a Blizzard cinematic but you nailed the atmosphere and I'm excited to see more

[@Grumbledookvid]

What are you on about, 'nailed the atmosphere'? The one thing they didn't nail WAS atmosphere. It never once felt intimidating, suspenseful or scary. It was generic and unoriginal and bland.

[@alextihor1190]

@@Grumbledookvid exactly lol, this game was promoted as the next generation of rts and making rts go mainstream again, pumping so much money into it from the communities pockets on Kickstarter and they cant even get the main trailers to be good. How can they not see how unremarkable all this marketing is? Its so damn forgettable and lacking of character its crazy to me that they are serious about this going big. Regional at best

[@macariuswrench]

are you the kind of person that gets an erection if you see an ankle?

[@isabelle5089]

@@Grumbledookvid This is the new generation unfortunately, for them blizzard means overwatch, cartoony childish shit

[@ForbeRus]

Let's go!

[@Galacsia]

The bad guy from the other trailer looked way more menacing.

[@VoicesofSlumber]

Demon looks like a Gobot. I like Gobots, but i'm not sure i'd ever see them leading a demonic force...

[@MASTERERAZER]

Pretty cool that the last image is a spitting copy of the cover image of warcraft 3 reign of chaos and warcraft 3 frozen throne

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

Great, Fortnite characters..

[@deividilavitz6645]

Damn you, Arcturus! Don't do this!

[@simmonslucas]

My sons 10 and 5. Have been watching/playing SC 1 and 2, and they are obsessed. I explained that Blizzard has abandoned these games' development and we will not get new ones. I mentioned that Frost Giant was creating a new RTS with many of the same developers as SC. We watched a few teaser videos and actual plays. For a school project explaining their future aspirations, my 10yo wrote that he wants to work for Frost Giant!! They nith are so into RTSs, already started WC 3 also. Reminds me of when I first saw a poster for SC Broodwar in a mall back in the 90s, I became obsessed too.

[@macariuswrench]

aww kids are so cute, stupid and dumb, but cute

[@allanshpeley4284]

Very cute. It's going to be sad when you have to explain to them next year that Frost Giant is out of business.

[@LevTheLurker]

Love the mascot plushie the hologram kid is holding

[@CompleteAnimation]

I am excited to play Stormgate!

[@florianhaffner3910]

Are you a SC2 content creator?

[@CompleteAnimation]

@@florianhaffner3910 No. I just really like the game.

[@macariuswrench]

why though

[@skundini4999]

Why is every game trying to be Fortnite or some Disney type shit? Its horrible.

[@jibbanibba2000]

7/10 cinematic, pretty good I'd say

[@modan-ku7cb]

It's the first. It will improve as time gives its chance. I love the story and that's what counts.

[@Tempestial]

Still holding out hope but I'm afraid the art style may actually ruin the game's chances. RTS gamers are generally not young people and I have a hard time seeing this being appealing to most of them. Younger gamers are going to stick to fortnight. I have lots of gamer friends and the art style has so far turned all of them away from having hope in the game. The Art style and general vibe is such a huge part of what made Starcraft last. Even the 3d art of Warcraft 3 have a stylized vintage look to them that works to this day. Regardless I bought in to the Kickstarter and I hope the game is a success.

[@jayhobspeedruns]

The issue I have is I'm not even sure this style is exactly what appeals to a younger demographic. Fortnite is a hangout spot like what a mall used to be for younger kids, it also was at the time at least a bit more unique aside from maybe overwatch. But doom was insanely popular as was Diablo 4 I can't imagine all the people who bought those games where middle age.

[@Cool_Goose]

All good until the end, I'd have expected.. just a normal demon tbh

[@Onlyon2]

Ready for this - let’s gooooo

[@Metalders]

That's heavy, doc!

[@trufflepudding4704]

The guy on the end should speak Latin and be a Vampire. Now that would explain the bats and the connection between humans and the demonic race since it was intertwined in our history also 😢

[@jayhobspeedruns]

Y'know that's actually kinda a cool idea.

[@trufflepudding4704]

@@jayhobspeedruns yeah cause imagine the old guy is obsesed in research of vampires and/or becoming one (like the guy in blade 1 movie) and thats why he try to bring them back cause they were sealed there years ago and that would explain him standing there trying to be taken away by the boss so he become more than a lesser being . So in a campaign story they explain everything.

[@iskander0725]

Bro.... Gru from Despicable Me really trifled with that Forbidden Knowledge....

[@mrhoustonn]

The art and story seems such a turn off with this game. Angels and demons are a very big part of it, how very unoriginal, it doesn't matter that the angels are high tech, they're still already done. The Starcraft story felt more real, believable, down to earth, unique; while this just seems like a cheap copy of a bad fantasy book. The Zerg aren't "evil", they just want to expand. They represent natural evolution. The protoss are top technological progress, ruined by fanaticism. The terrans are corrupted by power over one another, or just want peace. None of these concepts are the reductionist binary "good vs bad" that angels and demons represent. Because they are real concepts, not imaginary. We have them on the real world. Angels and demons makes for horrible and unbelievable storytelling, pure fantasy. Like it's made for children. Or adult children. Like the art style. People that like and have experience with this type of game are in their 30s or 40s, ffs, and the Z gen is into phone games, lol.

[@Dream146]

This feels like a strong argument for not bringing your daughter to the hell portal research facility

[@gliath888]

This looks great. I'm excited. 😀

[@MrFancyGamer]

basically futuristic burning legion

[@JezzaL]

What in the Wild star? Not wuite convinced, though gameplay looks good

[@jackawaka]

I'm sure the game will be fantastic and I'm looking forward to the many years I'll enjoy with it's multiplayer, but this cinematic doesn't sell it for me too much. Some feedback from what I've seen. There's no "selling" of the power of these bats outside of the one random guy that gets dropped and some rubble in one very specific area. The extreme far shot was pretty brilliant, but I feel that should have been sooner after the portal was opened, possibly seeing these bats wreak havoc on the surrounding buildings after that shot could have been good. The demon's face feels like it could be a bit more demonic, kinda looks some bloke in armour. The camera was shaking more at 0:30 than when the portal actually opened, feels a bit too smooth. It might be intentional to not show any kind of impacts to match the style, but it feels a bit *too* soft. Even if you are going for the saturday morning cartoon vibe, shows like teen titans and xiaolin showdown had impact shots. The models and environment work are brilliant overall though

[@HavannaIce]

I'm ready!

[@Khaldor]

HYPE!

[@natanoj16]

I am so excited for the Story for this game :)

[@alextihor1190]

Why?

[@alextihor1190]

Name me a single thing from this trailer that made you want to see more of this world

[@natanoj16]

@@alextihor1190 nah. Why would I need to justify myself to you?

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@alextihor1190 Dude, relax he was obviously being sarcastic.

[@alextihor1190]

@@allanshpeley4284 looks like he isnt

[@Toxicflu]

How can they release it with only 2 factions?

[@pknepps]

There has been a 3rd faction for several months now

[@stefanomarica7888]

I'm really waiting for this game! When will early access be released?

[@FellishBeast]

This is just so bland. I hope now that Samwise is working with you, you guys can improve the general vibe of the game. I'm not very interested in just a competitive RTS. I enjoyed StarCraft because of the story and setting first and foremost. I'm not interested at all in this setting. StarCraft was much more than just an RTS. It required talented artists, storytellers, and composers. The story, art, and music in this game from what I've played so far is incredibly uninspired and generic. I wish you guys the best. I will continue to follow Frost Giant and play the game when it releases (I am a backer). I give this feedback in good faith with the hope you guys can move closer to the mark of continuing the legacy of classic Blizzard RTS's. I'm sure it isn't as simple and continuing where you left off with SC2.

[@cirusMEDIA]

People who play hardcore RTS get turned off by anything resembling Fortnite! Hardcore Fortnite players don't give a shit about RTS! Frost Giant is walking a thin line, let's hope they know what they are doing.

[@allanshpeley4284]

They don't.

[@Mikeztarp]

I hate the characters' art style.

[@Dji-gurda_Jdi-druga]

So the old man is Medivh, right?

[@Saixilein]

I'm happy that this game exists and know its made with passion, but the character & monster designe dont hook me at all. They all look so... boring and generic. I dunno, i miss something special about these designes :(

[@sebgoujon7200]

without lore I can't have a clear opinion on the demonic face, which is too human for my taste. I can't wait to see the rest of this game, which has already won me over with the best feel for controlling units in an RTS.

[@concussion53]

Mom can we get Zerg? Mom : we have Zerg at home Zerg at home ....

[@sLiv256]

Top Quality but I really don’t like the Artstyle, the characters look like they are from a Disney movie. The more the game evolves the more I think this game ist not for me.

[@OlivierBHazen]

Makes me feel like I could play it with my older son... Wich I'm starting to like quite a bit :)

[@Wil_Dsense]

Absolutely, spot on. Well said

[@hondoshaver7651]

hell yeah!

[@Mene0]

I like it, but the announcement cinematic looked way more realistic. This one is exactly like Overwatch... I prefer the previous

[@nicolaslopez3987]

Quality is there but I really dislike the cartoony art style.

[@nKarje]

The story, while basic, is fine and holds my attention. Doesn't need to be revolutionary. The vibrant red colouring is nice. I'll be trying out the game. But I dislike the cartoonish girl there, and the final villain has a non-scary human face. A variation of the face at the end of the video could've been used - that one is pretty cool looking and scary. Also wasn't a fan of the guy shooting for ages (not hitting anything). Plus, all the flying things coming out of the portal look the same - no variation in size etc. Just lots of the same size bat unit. Not complaining, just typing out my immediate thoughts.

[@harkharring2572]

Well, i think it’s cool. Definitely got that blizzard, overwatchy feel to it

[@emersonbrooks6352]

Sick video!!! But, I really hate how the main guy wasted bullets on Demons not attacking him and never even threatened to shoot the dude that opened the portal lol

[@Khyrberos]

Pretty cool

[@Eradin]

I don't get why the art is so polarizing. The smoother textures (skin, hair), larger homogenous areas (minimal detail on clothes), and somewhat exaggerated facial expressions were all defining features of Warcraft 3 art too, which was received really well. Looks good to me.

[@Wil_Dsense]

Warcraft 3 didn’t look like a Disney movie aimed at girls. This does.

[@TheDocPlatypus]

​@@Wil_Dsense Are you 7?

[@CrossfacePanda]

I think that since graphics in W3 & SC were a lot less detailed, a lot of people filled in the blanks and imagined their art styles as being more realistic and ”gritty” than they actually were. Both of Blizzard’s RTS series are defined by their somewhat cartoony art styles. Which I always felt was partially done so their units would be easier to read at a glance when tons of them are on screen, and I’d imagine the same goes for this game. This just overall feels very in line with something Blizzard would’ve made. The only difference is that the cinematic isn’t as unreasonably well animated as a Blizzard one, but Blizzard also does cinematics on the level of a full on feature animation studio, so comparing anybody else to their level work isn’t super fair lol.

[@Eradin]

@@Wil_Dsense Can you point out some individual elements that give you that impression? I'm legitimately interested. Could some of it be the character design itself?

[@Wil_Dsense]

@@TheDocPlatypus what kind of lame response is that? You must have the IQ of a 10 year old.

[@seckinonen5543]

Exciting stuff.