SPOILERS Two Best Friends Play: Saints Row 4

[MrDragon'sRow]

Can someone tell me why there are no capes in the game? It is simply the most iconic symbol of heroism we have. Do not get me started with that ridiculous Edna Mode argument, all heroes she dealt with were street-level characters at best, unable to survive an ordinary aircraft turbine.

Either capes or wings. I wish there were capes and wings similar to the DC Universe Online ones.

 

[Hokie]

Hm, looks like they took the video down.

 

[War Raichu]

Well, the press embargo doesn't lift until the 14th, so it would seem Machinima fucked up by posting it too early.

 

[Eddie94]

Video is now blocked on youtube perhaps that was not supposed to be released yet?

 

[Hokie]

Well, the press embargo doesn't lift until the 14th, so it would seem Machinima fucked up by posting it too early.

It probably would have been fine if not for that massive spoiler.

 

[War Raichu]

It probably would have been fine if not for that massive spoiler.

My thoughts exactly. It was pretty much the same stuff that's been shown off elsewhere up to this point except for that spoiler.

 

[Nicholas Bin Cage]

I've managed to avoid a number of spoilers (except one about a certain character returning, ah well) so I won't watch this.

My guess about capes though is it could well be a modelling/physics thing. Capes are harder to do, I'd assume (not being a modeller) but the bigger problem is having them move dynamically. Either you have some weird solid thing that has no relation to character movement, which wouldn't be worth it, or you have one that flaps and sways as you move, with some semblance of inertia and fluttering. The poor consoles are already struggling under the game itself, two people in co-op wearing capes is probably a lot of extra load on it to handle the calcualtions for physics/rendering.

There is a Nyte Blade costume which has a cape on it?

 

[ShadowGearX]

There is a Nyte Blade costume which has a cape on it?

thats not a cape, thats a trench coat/vest

 

[Nicholas Bin Cage]

thats not a cape, thats a trench coat/vest

Yeah but it uses some of the physics you stated as "problematic".
And also the genki suit from SRTT has a cape on it.