I noticed Thymesia when it popped up a month or so ago on Twitter but it hasn't gotten much traction so far which is a shame, it looks pretty amazing! This recent video showing off an "elite enemy" encounter especially stands out:
Some videos from last year:
Note that the game is developed by a small Taiwanese team so you have to give the following text a bit of leeway (taken from their Facebook page, no Steam listing) but here's the pitch for Thymesia.
Also, they're planning a PC-only (at first) global launch but no specific date at the moment.
I should definitely try it at some point, the Switch version is apparently pretty good.
Would you mind explaining what you feel is wrong in that gif? What quality is it lacking that Fromsoft or Team Ninja demonstrate?
Movements, animation, visual cues and most importantly attacks do not have weight. If you played a lot of Nipponese games like Souls or MonHun you will notice the difference. It's not just that a new small indie studio will get all the nuances and refinements right of the established studios, but Nipponese devs are clearly just better than everyone else when it comes to melee combat. There used to be a Gamasutra article about the mindset and process of making Nipponese combat and gameplay and why it usually feels so snappy and responsive but can't seem to find it.
I'm sorry but I don't see how the animations lack weight. The player character while using a fast weapon still has strong pauses/framing between each attack to emphasize speed and power, similar to Bloodborne's Blades of Mercy:
While there are obvious inspirations, that's selling short their artists and their level designers. No art completely exists in a vacuum.
yeah but it wasnt made in japan so uh its automatically bad, sorry i win bye bye
But they're not Nipponese devs so what do they know about melee combat, casual Western plebs!
