Fresh Gauntlet shots arrive: 'Welcome, brown screens!'
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Sep 1st 2008 at 10:30PM }
Even by Gauntlet standards, the latest screenshots from Eidos' hack-and-slash revival are chockful of brown and beige. Not that we even care that much about how this will look -- Gauntlet is all about the co-op, after all -- but come on, guys! We know you possess knowledge of other colors.In between the unrelenting brownness, you'll get a glimpse of a couple of the enemies you will encounter, including the "Soulless Leech" (the red, swirly chap here) and the "Beast of Burden" (here, no, sorry, here). Gauntlet will now be coming out in October, after it slipped from its original June date.
Finally, if somebody could reassure us that they got the reference in the title so we don't feel about 800 years old, that'd be peachy. Cheers.
Gallery: Gauntlet
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mooga @ Sep 2nd 2008 12:03AM
I played the Demo at Nintendo World a few weeks back and was VERY upset by the game. I was really looking forward to it, but the Demo was just BAD. Graphics were bad, game play was BAD. It's a shame :(
aj @ Sep 2nd 2008 3:09AM
My wife and I have already commited to buying two copies of this game for sweet co-op action.
Please tell me that it doesn't suck. Please?
Kearns @ Sep 2nd 2008 5:00AM
I would reassure you, but Brown Screen needs health, and the Valkyrie isn't helping...
Adam_Y @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:21AM
*brown screen is about to die*
Takes me back that does.
Char6296 @ Sep 2nd 2008 7:12AM
That set off memories of Dark Legacy and Arcade Classics. "Welcome, Valkyrie!" Grim Reaper Valkyrie was a must for me. :)
Kimiko @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:34AM
Isn't that palette called 'next-gen'? Or maybe that would need more grey and charcoal. I heard FPS gamers like that.
J_Digital @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:54AM
Needs earlier release-date badly.
I am about to die.
*makes random "oof" or "arrghh" blip-like sound, and is surrounded by ghosts*
Tyrran @ Sep 2nd 2008 10:28AM
Please tell me that voices will exist to tell me when my teammates have ruined things. "Red Elf shot the food!"
Please?
eleefece @ Sep 2nd 2008 7:11PM
Welcome back blue Valkyrie!!!...
God!!!, this is a must have for me!!!
Jacksons @ Sep 2nd 2008 12:44PM
I sure hope it looks better in motion. I can hardly tell what anything is in those pics.
Buntaro @ Sep 2nd 2008 1:53PM
Polygons and prerendered sprites at any cost. This looked bad back in the late 16bit/early 32bit days, and it still does today
Brendon @ Sep 2nd 2008 1:58PM
You are full of bombs and/or keys.
captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Sep 2nd 2008 2:19PM
The graphics are amazing! look at all those shades of brown!
...haven't you heard? real is brown:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=224
Crass @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:08PM
*Does not get the 800 year old refrence in the title*
Can someone enlighten me please. Im only 21 years old...
Eric @ Sep 3rd 2008 12:11PM
I hate games (and movies) that are too dark... I can only play Twilight Princess for so long, because a majority of it is dark.
Super Mario Sunshine, though, is one of my favourites because it's almost entirely bright and sunny. I don't want to play games that leave me feeling depressed.