Morgoth

They're prototyping the new MMO with the WOW engine, yes, but don't forget that Blizzard stated that the new MMO will be nothing like Wow. Why would they want to compete with their own product? The new MMO will be a completely different beast.

This will take Blizzard around 10 years from now until this gets released. For now, I'd be happy if they get Starcraft 2 this year out to the shelves. I also wanna see Starcraft Ghost being made some day.

Whatever, I hope you're right. Doesn't change the fact though that Dragon Age looks like another clunky NWN-ish combat clickfest.

We're talking about Bioware here. They'll never get combat right.

I never really liked the former Splinter Cell games, mainly because they had this stupid Tom Clancy drama vibe, and I can't press enough how much I hate Tom Clancy stuff. But Conviction seems to turn it's attention into a different direction, so I calmly remain optimistic.

Never used the squad members. They were so useless, because the game just didn't support or encourage any tactical finesse at all.

"Social stealth" Does that in plain English just mean that Sammy Fisher is an anti-social scumbag?

Given how crappy the gameplay mechanics worked in ME, there shouldn't be any surprise that ME2 has improvements.

Finally got around playing LittleBigPlanet. Kewl game so far.

Not very impressed. I think I'll pass this time.

Thief 1 and 2 AI was pretty excellent for its day though. Yes, but it won't be enough for a 2011 (?) game anymore. They really have to make the guards as challenging and invigorating as in the past titles again, for present standards.

I'm more curious about the AI capabilities. Thief with same AI and new graphics won't cut it these days anymore.

Please don't. Garret isn't some monkey. I say keep the rope-arrows in so that the player has to wage/think a little bit, but get that stupid wall climbing out. This isn't some friggin' Tomb Raider. If Garret could climb anywhere, there wouldn't be the certain feel of being vulnerable and exposed to guards anymore. He's physically no super man.

[quote name='H

I wouldn't mind a remake of Thief Gold, if continuity is a problem. Either way, Garret must be back.

Wow, what a disappointment. All we got is a logo and a forum.

The faces in UE3 games tend to look very sweaty/glistening. Only if the artists get it wrong.

What are you talking about? Oil dipped faces?

Doesn't look so revolutionary at all, as George Broussard always promised us.

Well for starters I'd say Unreal Engine 3 would be a good choice for Thief 4.

Story is the least matter I'm worried about. I know about the recycling habit of story/character bits from Bioware, but I'm more worried about the mechanics/camera/combat stuff. I can't endure figthing with the controls anymore. Or have loading screens at every 5 steps.

DA didn't age very well, it looks horribly clunky in a bad way, yet they manage to sell it as the second coming, being the "best Bioware game to date" and all that bs. In fact, I think it could be just another NWN2 in the worst case.

Even Bioware says it's supposed to be a spiritual successor of BG, for BG fans. Go get a grip.

You're probably right. DNF would have just been another average/solid FPS anyways. Nobody will really miss it.

So much for being a spiritual successor of the majestic BG. The more I see from DA, the less I want it.