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Somehow I'm not thinking so... At least not in the US. It looks a little TOO weirdly stylized.
I'm sure a few dozen of us would love it, though.
I'm sure a few dozen of us would love it, though.
From the-magicbox.com
RUMOR: Square Enix is developing a new PS2 action adventure game featuring Cloud from Final Fantasy VII as the lead character, and gameplay similar to Devil May Cry.
UNCONFIRMED: Atlus is planning to bring the PS2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Maniax to US this year.
Sony confirmed that the US release date of Gran Turismo 4 for PS2 has been delayed from this spring to sometimes in Autumn 2004. The game will support up to 6 players online, and GT4 will also have PS2 HDD support, but details are not yet clear.
UNCONFIRMED: Electronic Arts announced they are developing a new sequel to the classic shooter Desert Strike, the game will be revealed at E3 in May, and it is heading to both PS2 and Xbox.
Namco announced they have canceled the GameCube version of Street Racing Syndicate, the game will only be heading to PS2 and Xbox.
Sony and Level 5 are planning to reveal the 3rd installment of Dark Cloud for PS2 sometimes next week, entitled Dark Odyssey in Japan.
- Koei has pushed back the release date of the PS2 hack & slash action game Crimson Sea 2 in Japan, from March 4 to April 15.
- Sony announced a new PlayStation 2 action adventure game called God of War, the game is developed by the Twisted Metal team at Sony's Santa Monica Studio. The game will have a sadistic plot, melee combats and number of puzzle solving elements.
RUMOR: Square Enix is developing a new PS2 action adventure game featuring Cloud from Final Fantasy VII as the lead character, and gameplay similar to Devil May Cry.
UNCONFIRMED: Atlus is planning to bring the PS2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Maniax to US this year.
Sony confirmed that the US release date of Gran Turismo 4 for PS2 has been delayed from this spring to sometimes in Autumn 2004. The game will support up to 6 players online, and GT4 will also have PS2 HDD support, but details are not yet clear.
UNCONFIRMED: Electronic Arts announced they are developing a new sequel to the classic shooter Desert Strike, the game will be revealed at E3 in May, and it is heading to both PS2 and Xbox.
Namco announced they have canceled the GameCube version of Street Racing Syndicate, the game will only be heading to PS2 and Xbox.
Sony and Level 5 are planning to reveal the 3rd installment of Dark Cloud for PS2 sometimes next week, entitled Dark Odyssey in Japan.
- Koei has pushed back the release date of the PS2 hack & slash action game Crimson Sea 2 in Japan, from March 4 to April 15.
- Sony announced a new PlayStation 2 action adventure game called God of War, the game is developed by the Twisted Metal team at Sony's Santa Monica Studio. The game will have a sadistic plot, melee combats and number of puzzle solving elements.
He was already in a fighting game. <shrugs> Why would it matter?
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False. Dark Odyssey was the codename for SCEA's new game 'God of War', which btw. looks bone chillingly awesome
He'd do too much wiping out of innocent women and children.
Remember, it's in style to doomcast for Nintendo.
http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/02/25025.html
Factor5 registered the trademarks: "Battle Squadron" and "Animal Wars"
Factor5 registered the trademarks: "Battle Squadron" and "Animal Wars"
Been playing some more of Siren lately. I know, I got this since last year, but I'm a busy man. I'm making a personal resolve to purchase no more than 4 titles per year.
Back to Siren.
It's a stealth game as much as a horror game. In fact, in certain aspects it may well be a better stealth game than either MGS or SC.
Surprise.
It acheived this by implementing a design that was lacking in the other 2 - enemies have true line-of-sight, not a restricted view that extends only a few feet in front of them. This is what a stealth game really is. If you can see the enemy, they can see you. Many times they can see you even when you haven't seen them - the shibito seems to have better vision than the player characters in the fog and the dark. Siren has definitely raised the bar for stealth games.
Remarkable. Siren isn't just a game for horror fans. Stealth-gaming fans definitely need to pick this up as well.
Back to Siren.
It's a stealth game as much as a horror game. In fact, in certain aspects it may well be a better stealth game than either MGS or SC.
Surprise.
It acheived this by implementing a design that was lacking in the other 2 - enemies have true line-of-sight, not a restricted view that extends only a few feet in front of them. This is what a stealth game really is. If you can see the enemy, they can see you. Many times they can see you even when you haven't seen them - the shibito seems to have better vision than the player characters in the fog and the dark. Siren has definitely raised the bar for stealth games.
Remarkable. Siren isn't just a game for horror fans. Stealth-gaming fans definitely need to pick this up as well.
passerby said:Been playing some more of Siren lately. I know, I got this since last year, but I'm a busy man. I'm making a personal resolve to purchase no more than 4 titles per year.
I have already bought 6 games this month.
passerby said:
Siren is a highly recommended game, it may be difficult, though.
Always a matter of taste and preference(Don't we hate this kind of answer?). It is a very good entry in the horror and stealth genre. But there are points that may not appeal to everyone.
SH has become very combat-oriented. You can say that FF is also combat-oriented - just that it takes a different form of expression. Siren is quite, or may I say very combat-unfriendly. The point being that players are not supposed to be able to beat nasties about, but are supposed to be fightened and running and hiding from them. Will gamers have issues with no londer being a gung-ho monster killer in a horror-filled scenario?
Stealth is unique to Siren, not present in the other 2. You can even say it is the main gameplay element.
SH's horror design is more "western", "modern", "disturbing". FF's design is "traditional" and "pretty". Siren's design is more similar to what Jap horror movies do.
Some more points/observations:
1) It is not an easy game.
2) Enemies have true line-of-sight, and very, very good eyesight.
3) Plenty of tense situations, where you can spent a long time watching the enemies' routines, just so to time that 5 sec interval when everyone is looking the other way.
4) There are many scenarios where characters are unarmed. Discovered = game over.
5) Characters are no warriors. They take a substantial pause between each attack to ready themselves again. Definitely a deliberate design decision. Don't entertain the idea of defeating everything in the area "to get it over with". The odds are against the characters.
6) Besides, a defeated shibito is resurrected by the red water. I didn't actually do timing, but it literally takes no more than 5 minutes for a fallen shibito to get up again. Moving slowly after defeating one shibito is not a good idea. Move away quickly, but make sure the characters know what's in front...
7) This can lead to some tense situations, when a character needs to reach a certain location to perform an action, but a number of shibitos are crawling around. Characters have to time their movements carefully to defeat the enemies around the area, then perform the action, then get the h*** out of there before the fallen piles nearby start moving again.
Big question: How to do a proper "Superman game"? Many development studios have tried, but the best efforts are usually not outstanding enough.
Will Team Sonic's Astroboy be the first good superhero game? The promotion video looks quite impressive. Anyone know who are the people working on this?
Windows streaming media, 56K unfriendly.
http://asx.pod.tv/sega/free/movie/ps2atom_pr_500.asx
Will Team Sonic's Astroboy be the first good superhero game? The promotion video looks quite impressive. Anyone know who are the people working on this?
Windows streaming media, 56K unfriendly.
http://asx.pod.tv/sega/free/movie/ps2atom_pr_500.asx
passerby:
On to more SEGA stuff, I was disappointed with the geometric build of the PS2 version of Virtua Racing. It doesn't look quite like the 32X version as some had feared, but it definitely looks lower poly and not as nicely shaded (shading as in the use of darker colors to convey depth/angle/position of certain polys) compared to the arcade version. This can easily be seen in the pulled-back views where the road changes color at a single line too abruptly or on the complexity of the canyon in the background. For the arcade purists, they'll notice the differences in this just like they did when they spotted differences in the remade VF1 models of PS2 VF4 Evo.
Here are the arcade Virtua Racing shots, compiled by Megadrive1988:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1320&image=1
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1320&image=4
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1321&image=1
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1322&image=1
Onto a happier subject, I know fans will start anticipating Xbox2 in 2005 (whether it launches in 2006 or not), but I think the first Xbox will see some great things around that time too:
When SEGA revisited the legend of Panzer Dragoon, Orta wasn’t the only new tale to be told. It’s obvious they weren’t planning to stop at just the shooter when you consider the determination they would’ve needed to construct such elaborate worlds and diverse ecosystems, the care they took bringing Panzer-style inhabitants and environments back so authentically, and how extensively they explored the lore of the series in Orta (the backstory and its various ages).
If you found yourself playing through the game or looking through its encyclopedia and lamenting how all of that detail will end up underappreciated within the confines of an overlooked shooter, remember SEGA’s words at the Orta announcement which mentioned that Xbox gamers would be the “first†to re-enter the magical world of Panzer Dragoon with PDO.
I can’t wait for Panzer Dragoon Saga 2 (Genos: Panzer Dragoon RPG in Japan - or whatever subtitle it’ll end up using) on Xbox in 2005.
Preferably with control as intuitive and flying as fluid as NiGHTS.
People mostly come over from UGA, with advisement and consultation from the Home Team of Sonic Team Japan.
On to more SEGA stuff, I was disappointed with the geometric build of the PS2 version of Virtua Racing. It doesn't look quite like the 32X version as some had feared, but it definitely looks lower poly and not as nicely shaded (shading as in the use of darker colors to convey depth/angle/position of certain polys) compared to the arcade version. This can easily be seen in the pulled-back views where the road changes color at a single line too abruptly or on the complexity of the canyon in the background. For the arcade purists, they'll notice the differences in this just like they did when they spotted differences in the remade VF1 models of PS2 VF4 Evo.
Here are the arcade Virtua Racing shots, compiled by Megadrive1988:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1320&image=1
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1320&image=4
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1321&image=1
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=flyer&id=1322&image=1
Onto a happier subject, I know fans will start anticipating Xbox2 in 2005 (whether it launches in 2006 or not), but I think the first Xbox will see some great things around that time too:
When SEGA revisited the legend of Panzer Dragoon, Orta wasn’t the only new tale to be told. It’s obvious they weren’t planning to stop at just the shooter when you consider the determination they would’ve needed to construct such elaborate worlds and diverse ecosystems, the care they took bringing Panzer-style inhabitants and environments back so authentically, and how extensively they explored the lore of the series in Orta (the backstory and its various ages).
If you found yourself playing through the game or looking through its encyclopedia and lamenting how all of that detail will end up underappreciated within the confines of an overlooked shooter, remember SEGA’s words at the Orta announcement which mentioned that Xbox gamers would be the “first†to re-enter the magical world of Panzer Dragoon with PDO.
I can’t wait for Panzer Dragoon Saga 2 (Genos: Panzer Dragoon RPG in Japan - or whatever subtitle it’ll end up using) on Xbox in 2005.
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