Milo & Kate engine footage shows off mega meshes, derelict backyards
by David Hinkle 
on Mar 22nd 2011 9:00PM
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Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:03PM Naru now in 3D said
Is anything even approaching the potential coolness of Milo coming out for Kinect or Move any time soon? :p
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:24PM Naru now in 3D said
@PR0F3TA In the gamer sense of "cool" where Seaman and a giant bird-dog named Trico are cool, then yes, Milo had the *potential* to be pretty cool.
In the "mainstream" sense of cool? No, not at all.
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In the "mainstream" sense of cool? No, not at all.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:31PM The Aquacharger said
@Naru now in 3D
Nah I wouldn't even say then. Seaman's cool because of how creepy it was. Hey You Pikachu was cool because you had your own PIkachu who couldn't tell the difference between an Apple and a Acorn.
Milo seemed to me ,atleast, like it was raising a 8-12 year old. I don't want to play a game where I have to say how good he's doing (even though he could be doing horrible at what he's trying), (assumption on this one) I'd have to say his crappy artworks are good, and all the boring stuff of a parent. I already have a set a kids I need to lie to (my nephews live next to me) I don't need a game that's going to turn out the same way.
There's a difference between these. Parent sim VS Creepy Fish and a Pikachu caretaker Sim.
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Nah I wouldn't even say then. Seaman's cool because of how creepy it was. Hey You Pikachu was cool because you had your own PIkachu who couldn't tell the difference between an Apple and a Acorn.
Milo seemed to me ,atleast, like it was raising a 8-12 year old. I don't want to play a game where I have to say how good he's doing (even though he could be doing horrible at what he's trying), (assumption on this one) I'd have to say his crappy artworks are good, and all the boring stuff of a parent. I already have a set a kids I need to lie to (my nephews live next to me) I don't need a game that's going to turn out the same way.
There's a difference between these. Parent sim VS Creepy Fish and a Pikachu caretaker Sim.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:42PM Naru now in 3D said
@The Aquacharger
I suppose I can see why Milo might not be considered that cool. Even so, I don't think there's anything as innovative or interesting coming out for Kinect or Move as Milo would have been...
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I suppose I can see why Milo might not be considered that cool. Even so, I don't think there's anything as innovative or interesting coming out for Kinect or Move as Milo would have been...
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:00PM The Aquacharger said
@Naru now in 3D
Innovative I can see. Cool, nah. If Milo worked exactly as they showed, and better, it would've taken the pet sim genre to a whole new level.
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Innovative I can see. Cool, nah. If Milo worked exactly as they showed, and better, it would've taken the pet sim genre to a whole new level.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:38PM TheRepublic said
@Naru now in 3D
Hey, I just heard about this cool thing called Guitar Hero. In concept, that sounds like a cool idea too.
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Hey, I just heard about this cool thing called Guitar Hero. In concept, that sounds like a cool idea too.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 1:58AM Tachyonic Cargo said
@The Aquacharger
If you are an uncle, then why lie to the kids when you could tell them the horrible, brutal, and often times, very awesome truth. It's so much more fun that way - trust me. And the uncomfortable positions you put your siblings into when their kids call them out on being liars, is so damned priceless Visa should make a commercial about it.
If you're going to be an uncle, then be an uncle, dammit. No point in being a parent, unless you are getting laid to be so.
BTW, Milo was cool. I was going to warp his fragile, little mind in all kinds of ways imaginable.
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If you are an uncle, then why lie to the kids when you could tell them the horrible, brutal, and often times, very awesome truth. It's so much more fun that way - trust me. And the uncomfortable positions you put your siblings into when their kids call them out on being liars, is so damned priceless Visa should make a commercial about it.
If you're going to be an uncle, then be an uncle, dammit. No point in being a parent, unless you are getting laid to be so.
BTW, Milo was cool. I was going to warp his fragile, little mind in all kinds of ways imaginable.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 2:32PM Naru now in 3D said
@PR0F3TA Um, if you can't see the similarities between what Milo could have been and what Seaman and The Last Guardian are, then you kinda deserve to be downvoted.
I never said they were equally as cool, but they're all part of an "interactive-AI" game genre that is very cool and unfortunately very infrequently published.
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I never said they were equally as cool, but they're all part of an "interactive-AI" game genre that is very cool and unfortunately very infrequently published.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:07PM wunwunx said
RAGE AT COMMERCIAL
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:25PM The Aquacharger said
Okay Joystiq I get it. My breath smells.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:26PM Drakkenfyre said
That big gap in the backyard was probably meant for water. Not only is there a lighthouse on the edge, but when they are moving thru it, you see particulates that would have been in the water.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 9:36PM brer said
That looks amazing, I doubt that would have even ran on the 360 but what do I know
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:08PM Drakkenfyre said
I thought the demo was run on a Mac, which was hidden backstage, with the actual voice actor responding to the demo?
It was a big shit when it came out it was all fake, and that the software and Kinect support was nowhere near enuf to support that kind of thing at that point.
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It was a big shit when it came out it was all fake, and that the software and Kinect support was nowhere near enuf to support that kind of thing at that point.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:13PM Kage25 said
@brer this is hardly anything to flaunt around about because everything is so static. all it shows it that it is focusing on rendering and lighting, there's hardly any other tasks being done in this demo. this would be really impressive if it was actually applicable, but it's not with its current hardware.
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Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:29PM TheTARDIS said
@wifdsafa9
I'm not your friend, buddy!
I'm not your friend, buddy!
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:35PM TheRepublic said
When reading that article about Molyneux pondering if his best days were behind him, was I the only one who scratched my head and thought about the canceled Milo project?
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:40PM refinedsugar said
Robert Patrick needs to do more video game voice work ... seriously.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 10:41PM bones8677 said
Have you seen this boy?!
Posted: Mar 22nd 2011 11:05PM My Prerogative said
@wifdsafa9 He's not your buddy, friend.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 12:01AM DeadInside said
That is some nice effing computer modeling/shading/lighting. I would have gotten a kinect if it had games like that. one day... one day
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 1:17AM Spiritof said
Jason! Jason? JASON!
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 4:42AM Jing2487 said
this just pushes that idea that Milo was being developed past that of just tech demo for the Kinect. Nobody would put this much time and effort in designing a world like this just to scrap it later on. There was a lot of work done here.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 10:09AM Misfit Toy said
Love the Photoshop!
Crazy that they built that much world and are now doing nothing with it.
Crazy that they built that much world and are now doing nothing with it.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 1:53PM CyberAly said
Wow, those graphics are actually really tasty.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2011 10:14PM JCDoe said
What the hell is a mega-mesh? I watched the video because I expected to learn something! Instead all I saw was a grassy backyard. ; ;
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