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New Scans Show Afrika Is Beautiful

June 04, 2008 in Photos comments 14

Afrika has been quite for a while and was just recently shed some light. After confirming the game will not be coming out for Europe, it was confirmed by Japanese retailers that Afrika is a Photography game. Travel far throough out the African Savannah to snap to the perfect shot, either by foot, wheels or from above in a hot air balloon.

Famitsu has some new pictures from the game and scans have hit the net. Will this games beauty will be overshadowed by its gameplay?

Sayyed via forums.gametrailers.com »
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    Sayyed Jun 4, 08
    Pictures are small. But from the looks of it, it looks visually beautiful.
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      Red 9 Jun 4, 08
      Commenting on your own article?

      Anyway, it's pretty good, graphically. Could do with a few touch-ups, but overall it's cool.
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        Sayyed Jun 4, 08
        I didn't know that wasn't cool.
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          Red 9 Jun 5, 08
          No, I was joking, just forgot to insert a 'LOL' in there.
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    Donnelly Jun 4, 08
    A game about photography?

    I'll pass.
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    Seeker X Jun 4, 08
    It does look good...but in order to make this interesting is to make the animals and the whole "ecosphere" come to life.
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    HisServant77 Jun 4, 08
    Yes, I do want this game, but only if the animals and whole ecosphere are very well done. That, and what do you do with the pictures?

    Pity though it's only for Japan, I don't want to have to import, but will if it's good enough.
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    Jesus Jun 4, 08
    A game about photography? If you dont get to shoot the animals after taking their picture, there is no way this is going to be finding its way into my gaming console.
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    Shadow of Death Jun 4, 08
    The graphics do look good, from what I can tell.

    I'd hope it is more than just 'point and click' photography. Some other gameplay elements, like tracking, finding poachers, or something like that....

    Unless it was released at a lower price, a game exclusively about Photography wouldn't sell that well, I think....
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      HisServant77 Jun 5, 08
      I'm guessing/assuming/hoping that it'd be something about tracking, and then having goals to find certain things to photograph, and you have to figure out where and when and how you'd possibly be able to take a picture of that! Something like a Tazmanian Devil eating (are they in Africa? Tazmania? Lol) you'd have to know to look for it at night. Or like you said, catching poachers and taking pictures for evidence against them, etc.

      Still . . . should be no more than $50 I hope.
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        Sayyed Jun 5, 08
        Yeah I was thinking it might be like that. And also that it is a open world so you have to search for the animals instead of just a level that looks open world but isn't and there is barely any searching. I think searching for the animals would be as big of a part of taking the pictures.

        I wish someone can read japanese so they can translate the preview.
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    Gamesta100 Jun 5, 08
    Doesn't matter to me what it looks like as EU and no doubt Aus are not getting it.
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      Shadow of Death Jun 5, 08
      Yeah, but don't forget about imports.

      Though unless you could read and/or speak Japanese, you'd want to hold out for a North American release....
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    Gamesta100 Jun 5, 08
    Lol I didn't think of that.

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