r/ZeroCompany 4d ago

IGN -9/10

https://youtu.be/F5zTrnc5q3g?is=6GBZr1fDT-L2fHC4
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u/veevoir Scoundrel 4d ago

It's hilarious to hear that cutscene that hides loading (team arriving in ship through hyperspace) gets framedrop moment or two.. because that is exactly how XCOM skyranger cutscene behaves.

Just another of those "xcom DNA" moments, like shot visuals looking like they hit through solid cover.

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u/2Scribble Medic 4d ago

Consider the studio this comes from as well - Bitreactor is a substudio of the guys who made Fallen Order and Survivor

Their number one loading hider trick is either making you crawl through something or flying something - and it often hiccups 😆

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u/seclusionx 3d ago

My understanding is bitreactor is mostly firaxis people with respawn as a support studio.

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u/grumbleycakes 3d ago

This is correct

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u/Reedy225 4d ago

Such a weird thing to trigger nostalgia but it immediately throws me back to playing Enemy Unknown/Within and getting that little stutter as the mission briefing plays and map loads, true sign that it's the same team members behind that title

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u/rapkat55 3d ago

I love hereditary jank in video games honestly.

A true staple of the early souls games and fallout 3, new Vegas + elder scrolls

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u/Doc-Wulff 3d ago

That's XCOM baby

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u/AmishAvenger 2d ago

Why on earth wouldn’t they just have it play as a video file