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Really? Cartoons can’t be dark? I would like to draw Transformers:Prime. It is easily one of the darkest shows I have watched in a long time and I watch Walking Dead. And I am twenty seven. Disproved your entire argument. Now to tell you why it is even further incorrect.
Besides, GW2 already has a pretty grim storyline. World on the brink of disaster. Monolithic dark god-thing with an army of undead people, animals, and even plants preparing for a major offensive. Oh yeah, and there are betrayals. Sure, not to the extent of Khilbron from GW1, but there are some in there. So, I must ask: Did you even pay attention to the story?
Prove to me that Scarlet is not a cartoon villain and you have a case.
She murdered the Asuran who helped her become Scarlet.
Also, as a 31 year old male, I easily love watching cartoons. The new TMNT is amazing
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It is important to note that the target audience of GW2 is 20-40 years old. They are too old for cartoons.
GW2’s story doesn’t work b/c they made it like a kid’s show. The viewers might get a few laughs out of a cartoon. But they will never take it seriously.
20-40 year olds watch shows like Game of Thrones and play games like Witcher 2.
The story have to be darker and more serious to capture the correct target audience. There are murders. There are slaughters. There are kitten s. There are betrayal by best friends and family. They are unlikely heroes.
Example: Witcher Series
Side note : Glad to see people enjoying our polish game
However, consider reading Witcher Saga and try other Sapkowski’s books like “Hussite Trilogy” starting from “Narrenturm”. Back to The Witcher games: Geralt’s voice is very poor acted in English version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU0_yQ2s6kw – same moment in the game.
Now back to the OP:
I’d be gladly surprised with some mature content. No more Scarlet, just hard dungeon, dark-styled environment, slaves, maybe some blood and gore (Yes, I know, Pegi 12. World of Warcraft also has PEGI 12, but that haven’t stopped Blizzard from making Naxxramas and things like Thaddius (abominated undead creation made of parts of slain people, during the encounter you could hear their voices, screaming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4GYI8S3dU) or another mature content at all!),
For those who try to convince that there’s dark content in the game already:
No, there isn’t. Sure, we have some lich-like lizard which dies in most pathetic way of any end-bosses in games history. We don’t have any connection with him. Big bad dragon eating magic – Slain by turrets -.-
What creates dark content is not only having zombies all around. There’s almost no scary, themed music or sound effects for them at all, they fight like every other human/charr smacking you with weapon/hands/feet. No bites, no other dark stuff.
To make things scary you also have to create an atmosphere. I’ll come back to Naxxramas once more – that’s just a perfect example of how “necromancy” places can be created. With Guild Wars 2 graphics, artism… I wonder how great content could be created.
And for those who argue that cartoons can be scary. Indeed, they may be for some people. But I haven’t bought a cartoon game, though!
It is important to note that the target audience of GW2 is 20-40 years old. They are too old for cartoons.
GW2’s story doesn’t work b/c they made it like a kid’s show. The viewers might get a few laughs out of a cartoon. But they will never take it seriously.
20-40 year olds watch shows like Game of Thrones and play games like Witcher 2.
The story have to be darker and more serious to capture the correct target audience. There are murders. There are slaughters. There are kitten s. There are betrayal by best friends and family. They are unlikely heroes.
Example: Witcher Series
Side note : Glad to see people enjoying our polish game However, consider reading Witcher Saga and try other Sapkowski’s books like “Hussite Trilogy” starting from “Narrenturm”. Back to The Witcher games: Geralt’s voice is very poor acted in English version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU0_yQ2s6kw – same moment in the game.
Now back to the OP:
I’d be gladly surprised with some mature content. No more Scarlet, just hard dungeon, dark-styled environment, slaves, maybe some blood and gore (Yes, I know, Pegi 12. World of Warcraft also has PEGI 12, but that haven’t stopped Blizzard from making Naxxramas and things like Thaddius (abominated undead creation made of parts of slain people, during the encounter you could hear their voices, screaming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4GYI8S3dU) or another mature content at all!),
For those who try to convince that there’s dark content in the game already:
No, there isn’t. Sure, we have some lich-like lizard which dies in most pathetic way of any end-bosses in games history. We don’t have any connection with him. Big bad dragon eating magic – Slain by turrets -.-
What creates dark content is not only having zombies all around. There’s almost no scary, themed music or sound effects for them at all, they fight like every other human/charr smacking you with weapon/hands/feet. No bites, no other dark stuff.
To make things scary you also have to create an atmosphere. I’ll come back to Naxxramas once more – that’s just a perfect example of how “necromancy” places can be created. With Guild Wars 2 graphics, artism… I wonder how great content could be created.
And for those who argue that cartoons can be scary. Indeed, they may be for some people. But I haven’t bought a cartoon game, though!
Dark Storylines certainly have their place, yes, but too much darkness can lead to a story being overly depressing, drab, or just unpleasant. Take the mess that was Dragon Age: Origins for example: army of darkness that marches over the land; people constantly betray others and keep dying left and right; most of the (very few) survivors are either homeless, slaves, mindless, in the process of dying, or fighting for a world that’s barely worth saving, honestly. Besides the romance scenes, name more than one happy moment in that game. I don’t want my game to be dark and brooding…
Otherwise I would’ve played RIFT for more than 10 minutes
Dark Storylines certainly have their place, yes, but too much darkness can lead to a story being overly depressing, drab, or just unpleasant. Take the mess that was Dragon Age: Origins for example: army of darkness that marches over the land; people constantly betray others and keep dying left and right; most of the (very few) survivors are either homeless, slaves, mindless, in the process of dying, or fighting for a world that’s barely worth saving, honestly. Besides the romance scenes, name more than one happy moment in that game. I don’t want my game to be dark and brooding…
Otherwise I would’ve played RIFT for more than 10 minutes
Well, a dark world can be balanced by sarcastic humor. It wouldn’t feel so bad.