if ID release a Q4 mission pack.

Also, Left 4 Dead looks interesting. COOP ftw. :) 

Q4 mission pack was cancelled 

 

I'm looking forward to quite a few of these yeah, mostly hoping Bioshock will be good, and Hellgate London, I'd like to have a futuristic diablo-like game... not sure if that's how it'll turn out though.

About Supreme Commander, I tried the beta, it was pretty boring, didn't really feel like there was anything innovative at all in the end, except that you can zoom in and out like crazy... Hope the single player campaign is more interesting. 

Cos I'm certainly looking forward to them. 

looks like a bit of a one trick pony to me, and a pretty ugly one at that. I'd prefer they somehow managed to work the portal gun in to the HL2 storyline.

I'll probably still buy Ep2 simply for TF2 though. 

speeds: I'm 12, you fool! learn to count!

Sorry if you took any of my "you suck comments" as serious insult, I was only messing around. This is TEH INTARNET after all.

I also tried to get the SC beta working recently, but for some reason I seem to be missing a required file and I can't play online. However, if you played TA back in the day, you would probably be able to understand why I am excited about SC. TA was such a big change from C&C and WC (sorry for all the acronyms - I'm lazy) in terms of scale and ambitioun. It had full 3d units, true LOS on terrain, physics on debris and perhaps even enemy shots (don't remember) massive battles, infinite resources, hundreds of units, was very balanced (both sides were nearly the same though) and also had absolutely the fucking best interface ever put in an RTS game. Sure, many RTS games these days allow you to queue orders and set waypoints, but I think it was TA (along with maybe Dark Reign) that introduced these features. TA allowed you to move away from micromanagement a lot more than C&C did, and freed up players to concentrate more on the battlefield.

I just realised that what I've wrote summarises a lot of the selling points of Supreme Commander, but it's amazing that they are still selling points eight years after the original game was released.

Also, despite the apparently marmite-like appeal of Bioshock's art (do you want more fucking elves or what?) I think the game has enormous potential and will live up to at least some of it. If it lives up to even 1/10th of the promise I think it has, it will be a great game. Shame it has had so much hype recently though.

Whilst a Diablo FPS seems infinitely more appealing to me than an actual Diablo game, what I've seen of Hellgate looks pretty boring. The art is ok, but the weapons don't look particularly fun to use in the videos, environments are randomly generated, and I don't really know how much wandering around shooting stuff that isn't part of a pre-designed adventure I can take. Might be fun in coop with friends I guess. 

It appears they are going for a highly self consciense 50's Kitsch.

do you want more fucking elves or what?


I bet you are like me, and every time you see one of those game adverts for the fantasy MMORPGs (it seems like they all do this) that shows a female elf with a menacing glare, dagger in hand and wearing breast plate that ressembles a sports bra exposing plenty of midrift, the first thought that comes to your mind is -- slash! one stroke! She is now two pieces. 

Alan Wake - I recall this seeming cool, havent followed it.

Bioshock - In concept it seems cool, enjoyed that cg trailer in terms of atmosphere it is suggesting.

Crysis - Nice to see that team is working on a source port for their own game. Sorry, just not impressed by your engine when it comes to buying a game.

ET:QW - Zombie is cool so this gets a thumbs up anyways, but I do like what Ive seen.

Hellgate London - Looks fun and cool from what Ive seen, variety of guns and splattery enemies. I like that they seem to have taken a step back in tech to allow for better framerates in the gameplay they want.

HL2:EP2 - I guess HL2 itself would have to not be a movie I have to hold W for the duration of to make sure it plays, and thus not get bored for me to play it, then Ep1, and thus Ep2. Blah.

Huxley - No clue

Jericho - I liked Undying alright, so this could be cool. Havent seen any media for it however.

Project Offset - Last time I checked this project was in the same place it was a year since I checked it before that. I hope it does turn out cause... well... medieval is cool.

Savage 2 - No clue.

Stalker - I vaguely recall details of this and being intrigued last time I looked into it, Id give it a go.

Supreme Commander - Nukes treated somewhat properly? Massive armies? Sounds good to me, screenshots look fun. Friends have given it pretty good reviews from the beta.

You Are Empty - Never heard of it, Russian stuff is cool, but no take on it really.

Im gonna go see if I can find a Custom TF game now =) 

stalker won't be the new daikatana... 

Read the latest Stalker preview, did sound very good, and did sound like it was very much in existence. Maybe DKT but not DNF if you get my drift.

Crysis - based on Far Cry, I feel how anyone can diss the engine (very impressive) nor the gameplay (very cool - if you like that style). 

Shambler dies in his attempt to type properly.

Quickload!

Crysis - based on Far Cry, I fail to see how anyone can diss the engine (very impressive) nor the gameplay (very cool - if you like that style). 

All I'm really spooging over at the moment is the thought of what Team Ico are going to do with the PS3. Fuck, I'd just be happy with a straight sequel to Shadow of the Colossus.

These guys are the most exciting design team in the industry at the moment.

Oh, wait "PC games". Curse you and your narrow-minded thread topics, Shambler ;) 

Alan Wake - could be interesting, I need a break from run and gun.

Bioshock - it looks too bizarre.

Crysis - video looked damn fun with the little details they've added, but I'm not much into sci-fi/alien shooters and I hate jungles.

ET:QW - I don't play online.

Hellgate London - didn't look interesting but their website design is nice.

HL2:EP2 - not interested.

Huxley - what?

Jericho - graphically it looks good, but silly some monster designs.

Project Offset - not interested.

Savage 2 - who?

Stalker - hurry up!

Supreme Commander - what?

You Are Empty - eh? 

DNF
Stalker
Prey


...wait, didn't they already release one of those? 

Left for Dead has intrigued me. I want to fight from one end of the city to the other with Von by my side as we tear apart hundreds of zombies with chainguns and rocket launchers. 

forgot about that. Definitely add left 4 Dead to that list, because it sounds awesome. We can play Terrafusion coop.

You or other players can control the zombies too, so you could spend you time tearing apart humans instead of zombies :)

Though I'd rather play against the AI than humans I think. Humans are too annoying. 

there's a open-source engine that runs mods made out of TA content, http://taspring.clan-sy.com ... Some of the mods are very TA-like.

You _don't_ need TA to run this. But you should own a copy of TA in a legal sense, some textures, models, sounds and scripts I think are taken from TA. It's trying to move to GPL completely.

And the UI is somewhat improved from TA and shows even supcom-like features.
It's very much alive and updated, the next version will have a new map format making it much easier to make new maps (no more huge 16000x16000 textures). 

Zombies ! The second most popular Cannonfodder Enemy right after Nazi Soldiers - or so it seems ;).

The Concept for Left 4 Dead sounds a lot like the Zombie Survival Mini-Mod for Garry's Mod 9 ( HL2 ). People start out in a small map with loads of NPC Zombies closing in, and if someone on the Human Team dies, he then becomes a Zombie himself. The Humans can get better Weaponry depending on the Amount of NPC Kills, and the Zombies get Access to different Types of Creatures ( Normal Zombie, Fast Zombie, Headcrab etc ) that they can "be" over time.

Wouldn't be surprised of the "CS Guys" got some Inspiration from that. 

with Valve behind it, it is very likely to turn out to be a highly polished and fun game. 

From the original topic:

Alan Wake - Action/horror thriller? Not really sure what this is about gameplay-wise, but it sure looks nice. BORING.

Bioshock - Very pretty looking underwater steampunk Deus Ex / SS2 FPRPG. What more does one want? WAS GREAT AS WERE SEQUELS.

Crysis - More Far Cry! More graphics! More dirty sneaky tricky gameplay! I'm psyched. WAS GREAT, SEQUELS TAILED OFF.

ET:QW - Might only be an MMOFPS, but the idea and GFX look p1mp. IRRELEVANT MP TOSS.

Hellgate London - Interesting FPRPG set in demon infested London. Could work. SANK WITHOUT TRACE.

HL2:EP2 - Obvious. RIP HALF-LIFE.

Huxley - MMOFPS that looks very much like a UT2kX game with some HL2 settings. Who knows. IRRELEVANT MP TOSS.

Jericho - Clive Barker action/horror game. After Undying, this could be very promising. A long way off but early shots look intriguing. SANK EVEN FURTHER.

Project Offset - early stages for a superb looking proper fantasy FPS... ToTheGame shows this moving to 360, grrr, anyone know any more?? CANCELLED.

Savage 2 - Online medieval FPS/3PS RTS! Looks good and apparently the first one was pretty neat. WHAT??

Stalker - Just for you Daz. If it actually happens, I'm sure it will be cool. SUCCESSFUL, DAZ LOVED IT.

Supreme Commander - Vast scale RTS. People seem to like the idea. CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER NOR CARE.

You Are Empty - Painkiller set in alternate-history Russia! Gameplay looks bland, but Hail Vondur anyway. WHAT?? 

Call Of Cthulhu - the atmospheres, mannnn.

Cyberpunk 2077 - a long way off but a fresh take from a dev with impeccable pedigree.

Dawn Of War 3 - shoddy gameplay trailer, but looks more of the same with added Knights, which is good enough.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - HR made up for IW, series is back on track, looks slick.

Dishonoured 2 - looks like the perfect sequel to a cool fun game.

Dreadnought - neat looking spaceship combat game....but only if it gets the promised SP campaign.

Elex - RPG from them Gothic lot. A mish-mash of every theme in existence, interesting how it will turn out.

Hellraid - another cool-looking fantasy FPS thing. Will this one disappear up it's own arse too? Hope not.

Phoenix Point - grittier looking XCom-style game from original devs who liked the reboots. SOLD.

Prey - not much known but trailer looks intriguing, from Dishonoured devs.

SpaceHulk: Deathwing - Trailer looks perfect as an adaptation of this game. Left 4 Tyranid? Count me in.

Styx: Shards Of Darkness - if you liked the first nifty goblin-themed stealth-em-up, this looks spot on.

Titanfall2 - it's got a proper single player campaign and robosuits. Worth a try.



Plus Elder Scrolls 6, whatever is next from From FROM Software, etc etc.

That's enough for now... 

Alan Wake: overrated crap

Bioshock: great

Crysis: great

ETWQ: zero interest in mp dm

Hellgate London: didn't play because it wouldn't work, sadly

Huxley: never heard of it

Jericho: had some good ideas to it, but pretty average

Savage 2: no interest in that sort of game

Stalker: franchise has it's moments and memories, but still very unpolished after 3 games

Supreme Commander: huh?

You Are Empty: laughable, one of the worst games of the decade? 

Call Of Cthulhu - Will keep an eye out

Cyberpunk 2077 - Looking forward to a worthy steampunk adventure from these devs!

Dawn Of War 3 - Don't know, don't care.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Loved HR to death so hopefully they don't botch the thing.

Dishonoured 2 - First one was great so would like to expect this one is even greater.

Dreadnought - Don't care.

Elex - Gothic RPGs were pretty fun stuff so eye kept out!

Hellraid - Always have been interested in this but seems like it keeps being teased and that's it.

Phoenix Point - Don't know

Prey - Prey Doom3 Engine (Tommy) was a pretty fun ride so let's see if this one lives up to the prey name.

SpaceHulk: Deathwing - Don't know, don't care.

Styx: Shards Of Darkness - Loved the first one and have been excited since this announcement. The fact that hanging off ledges is a feature shows the devs know what to improve on.

Titanfall2 - Don't give a fluck



Plus Elder Scrolls 6, whatever is next from From FROM Software, etc etc: Will wait with bated breath. Admittedly I would buy TES6 in a heartbeat. 

Of course, none of these games can hold a candle to the best gane ever created:

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1063681590

Which is totally not a clone of the old Minesweeper games from early Windows versions.

Wonder who's the great genius behind it ;) .