The Hype Thread

Post by **Arcalane** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:08 am

It better have custom ship/sprite/whatever importing though.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:24 am

Kaelis wrote:
ArcaneDude wrote:This better be free, otherwise I'm gonna sit in a corner and weep.
Bah, cheapskate!

Seriously, the guy deserves to be paid for this. Especially since he had to hire a proper artist to do those ships.

Once it comes out, im gonna buy it even if that means im eating grass for a week

It's not like I don't have the money, or the will to pay, I'd gladly. I just have no means to pay for this shit except asking my parents to do it for me. Which I won't do out of principle.

Minors aren't allowed creditcards where I live.

Post by **Arcalane** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:38 pm

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/04 ... -revealed/

URL says it all.

Verminator · Post by **Verminator** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:01 pm

Funky. I like the visual style, even though the new Mordecai needs to bulk up a little.

Isu · Post by **Isu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:35 pm

Anxious Isu is anxious for Deadspace 2

BizzarreCoyote · Post by **BizzarreCoyote** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:09 pm

Lost Planet 2. I played and loved the first one, and just saw the trailer for #2 a few days ago.

It has 4 player coop!

Unfortunately, Capcom has yet to set a release date.

maarten · Post by **maarten** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:32 am

I would love to play zeno clash, a game I have been following since the first press realese. Shame nobody does free giveaways to the first dozen people joining the site.
Would be a great publicity stunt though.

Slayer0019 · Post by **Slayer0019** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 am

Then again, torrents will spring up...
In all seriousness, I think this guy deserves anything he chooses to charge (provided it's less than 15 bucks).

Sponge · Post by **Sponge** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:41 am

I came across an upcoming space mmo earlier today called Black Prophecy. I usually don't get excited about this kind of stuff, but this looks amazing. Its's largely instanced, and everything is designed for quick play. There's extensive ship customization but no real character development. It looks like a fairly basic space flight simulator, and the graphics are absolutely beautiful. Better than anything I've ever seen in the space genre. From what I've seen (a 7+ minute high def gameplay video), they look to be almost on par with Crysis. Check it out: http://blackprophecy-game.com/index.php?id=5.

T-002 · Post by **T-002** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:10 am

Let The Right One In is hitting the cinemas near me.

If you guys haven't heard about this, you really need to go watch it. I, for one, had seen it quite a while ago. I'm just not sure whether I like it being so... public. Call me weird, it just feels awkward.

Anyway, yeah, go watch the movie. Nao.

Post by **Kaelis** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:44 am

Sponge wrote:I came across an upcoming space mmo earlier today called Black Prophecy. I usually don't get excited about this kind of stuff, but this looks amazing. Its's largely instanced, and everything is designed for quick play. There's extensive ship customization but no real character development. It looks like a fairly basic space flight simulator, and the graphics are absolutely beautiful. Better than anything I've ever seen in the space genre. From what I've seen (a 7+ minute high def gameplay video), they look to be almost on par with Crysis. Check it out: http://blackprophecy-game.com/index.php?id=5.

Very good looking indeed, comparable to EVE Online, if somewhat generic. Calling it on par with Crysis is a bit of a stretch, though. Regardless, signed up for beta.

By the way, Zeno Clash is out, and is receiving very favorable reviews.

Sponge · Post by **Sponge** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:28 am

Kaelis wrote: Very good looking indeed, comparable to EVE Online, if somewhat generic. Calling it on par with Crysis is a bit of a stretch, though. Regardless, signed up for beta.

Yeah, you're right. I was playing a bit of Crysis earlier and guess I forgot how good it looked. Still, BP is looking damn good for something that's primarily multiplayer, and I like that they're taking a totally different direction than Eve.

On a related note, I've found something else. It will be completely multiplayer, but it is NOT persistent. You join a server, shoot the crap out of the opposition in what sounds like a control point style team game, earn points of some sort for playing well, get better ships (they range from light fighters to massive capital ships), and win. When the game is over, though, everything is reset. It's an indie developer, and it looks damn good. Some of the development team worked on Crysis before going independent, and it sounds like they know their stuff. It'll be a onetime purchase, so no monthly payments. Oh yeah, and ships are customizable. They've got a pretty extensive "softpoint" system, where you can select just about any modules or weapons you want. Provided you can afford them. They're aiming for a 2009 release, and plan to offer a limited feature free-play version in addition to a full version they say will be (and I quote) "cheap."
http://naumachia.aureasection.com/media/

Squishy · Post by **Squishy** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:19 am

The gameplay showed several players acting as individual gun emplacements on capital ships, am I seeing this correctly?

Post by **Arcalane** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:30 am

Sponge wrote:On a related note, I've found something else. It will be completely multiplayer, but it is NOT persistent. You join a server, shoot the crap out of the opposition in what sounds like a control point style team game, earn points of some sort for playing well, get better ships (they range from light fighters to massive capital ships), and win. When the game is over, though, everything is reset. It's an indie developer, and it looks damn good. Some of the development team worked on Crysis before going independent, and it sounds like they know their stuff. It'll be a onetime purchase, so no monthly payments. Oh yeah, and ships are customizable. They've got a pretty extensive "softpoint" system, where you can select just about any modules or weapons you want. Provided you can afford them. They're aiming for a 2009 release, and plan to offer a limited feature free-play version in addition to a full version they say will be (and I quote) "cheap."
http://naumachia.aureasection.com/media/

Sounds like FAO 2.0, heh.

Sponge · Post by **Sponge** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:31 am

Squishy wrote:The gameplay showed several players acting as individual gun emplacements on capital ships, am I seeing this correctly?

If you're referring to Black Prophecy, yes. From what I can tell, individual players can control turrets on large ships. If you're talking about Naumachia, no. Ships are controlled by a single player, and larger ships come packaged with an (optional?) mini RTS-type mode for controlling AI fighters.