Level 5's Lair to be in 1080p? Sign us up, please
by Nick Doerr 
{ Aug 17th 2006 at 8:30AM }
Knights and Dragons and War, oh my! Over on an IGN blog page, the most recent post/preview is of a game entitled Lair, by the German-rooted (but San Rafael-based) Factor 5 studio. Originally, their loyalty lied with the Nintendo Wii, plotting a sequel to the popular Pilotwings game for the N64. Tastes change and they swapped their coat of arms to the Sony side of things. Lair is going to be published by Sony and revolves around the coolest thing ever (maybe) -- dragon warfare and people riding dragons, fighting in the air. On dragons. Wow!The game is boasting full utilization of the motion-sensitive controller as a means to move your dragon around quite nicely. "Intense physics" was the phrase used. Another major boast is the use of 1080p, detailed textures and lots and lots of streaming. This is legitimate 1080p and not a mocked up fake-out. It's... amazing. Here's a screenshot that makes anyone want a pet dragon. This game is looking like a lot of fun and should excite a few of the more fantasy-game-lovin' Sony fans out there.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jim N. @ Aug 17th 2006 9:32AM
Sounds like this could be the must have game for the PS3. November is coming up.
insane_cobra @ Aug 17th 2006 11:21AM
What I don't understand is how you can post that as some sort of news when all the guy mentions is the old concept trailer we've all seen and a couple of wishful-thinking rumors (source?).
I'd really like to find out more about this game as it's one of the few announced PS3 titles that I'm actually intrigued by, but this tells me absolutely nothing.
Adam @ Aug 17th 2006 2:43PM
Isn't that screenshot ages old? Like the VF5 screenshot from E3 2005, compared to the more realistic one from E3 2006?
Sony has to stop this "concept screenshot" junk
DSR7997 @ Aug 17th 2006 8:28PM
1080P doesn't mean the game won't suck.