March 11, 200916 yr Author Empire: Total War is pretty huge. I'd consider Riddick: Dark Athena notable just because the first game was a breath of fresh air among shooters. If you mean PC RPGs, then no, but that's because they're incredibly scarce to begin with. We get what, one or two each year?
March 11, 200916 yr Any idea which date of March for the episode 10? http://twitter.com/Qore/status/1285011177 "Hey everyone! Episode 10 of Qore will be out next Thursday, the 12th! Look for it in your download queue or on PSN then." (5:19 AM Mar 6th)
March 11, 200916 yr Empire: Total War is pretty huge. I'd consider Riddick: Dark Athena notable just because the first game was a breath of fresh air among shooters. If you mean PC RPGs, then no, but that's because they're incredibly scarce to begin with. We get what, one or two each year? Riddick! <3 That game managed to slip from my radar. Danke. Its hosted on the 12th? Convenient, since we get another round of info from Spike.Tv on the consecutive 13th.
March 11, 200916 yr http://www.sega.com/games/alpha-protocol/ Alpha Protocol available on PLAYSTATION
March 11, 200916 yr God thanks finally something. Mid 2009, so that sounds June-ish after all. Rain makes everything better.
March 11, 200916 yr So according to Sega it's both already out and due in a few months? great. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
March 11, 200916 yr To be fair, there doesn't seem to be much consensus on when AP will come out amongst retailers. The most bandied-about date is "Summer 2009", apparently, which would bear out a June-August release window. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
March 16, 200916 yr Now it will be the inevitable battle of the Titans: Dragon Age vs. Alpha Protocol. This sucks. Rain makes everything better.
March 16, 200916 yr A fall release? Seriously? The game industry has a complete inability to learn lessons. Even big-time games get lost in that fall relese shuffle. By the way I don't think Dragon Age is not coming out in October. I'd bet on late November for DA. My guess is the console versions will not be finished in October and they want to do a simultaneous release. Edited March 16, 200916 yr by Dakar
March 16, 200916 yr On one hand, I'm sad because I have to wait. On the other hand, that's more time for them to polish. The last thing we want is a a rushed release (KotOR2, anyone?). This game has a lot of potential, it shouldn't go to waste. A fall release? Seriously? The game industry has a complete inability to learn lessons. Even big-time games get lost in that fall relese shuffle. By the way I don't think Dragon Age is not coming out in October. I'd bet on late November for DA. My guess is the console versions will not be finished in October and they want to do a simultaneous release. If anything, they should push it back, then. I'd rather wait longer than have game quality suffer. Edited March 16, 200916 yr by Oblarg "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies
March 17, 200916 yr Noooooooo... I was hoping for June This way the game's gonna be much more polished. Happy to hear that! M4-78 Enhancement Project :: www.m4-78ep.deadlystream.com Discuss the M4-78EP, Sleheyron Restoration Project, KotOR: Revenge of Revan and more! Join Deadly Stream Forums today!
March 17, 200916 yr October 2009 If you ask me, this is the best thing that could have happened to the game... I mean you cannot say that it is being rushed this time! I also think that the game needs another 7 months of polish... some graphical effects need work, textures, animations and explosions as well. I also noticed bushes/trees look odd. Also, I find the muzzle flash on weapons is to yellow-ish, it should be a much quicker succession of almost white flashes. SEGANERDS #1 unofficial Sega News website
March 17, 200916 yr Actually, I think it should have been August/September. Pushing back the date is all good, but I can't get over this obsession pubs have about not releasing anything in the summer. Now it'll compete with DA and whatever else. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
March 17, 200916 yr I doubt it'll be a direct competition to DA since DA isn't exactly directed towards the mainstreamers, especially in the console area. Based on the early impressions of DA on console, it was described as having 'complicated' controls for an RPG. If such statement was made, its definitely more complex than the KOTOR series which was tailor made for console RPGs unlike DA which was for the PC, and in turn may turn off casual gamers. AP on the other hand is an actiony RPG which would give somewhat more appeal to the casuals due to the absence of complexity in the gameplay system unlike DA. But again it depends on the level of polishness and presentation of the product as well as marketing power Sega is willing to invest in AP. Otherwise it would be an overlooked game during that period.
March 17, 200916 yr Author I'm not sure AP will really compete in the shooter or what you call "casual" market. Anyone who isn't already well-versed in WRPGs probably won't understand what makes AP unique. Call me a cynic, but it seems like it would be very easy for the mainstream to dismiss AP as a half-assed shooter combined with a half-assed stealth game. It might sucker in some "ZOMG spy game!" purchases, but that sort of thing is usually a function of hype.
March 17, 200916 yr Anyone know when Mass Effect 2 is coming out? Maybe Obsidian is gonna wait for ME2s release so they can get sales while everyone is in the Action RPG frame of mind. "Some people are always trying to iceskate uphill." Blade(Wesley Snipes) from the movie Blade. Edited for content "The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." - Sigmund Freud
March 17, 200916 yr December 21, 2012. Fixed. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies
March 17, 200916 yr 2010. Then again maybe waiting for ME2 is a bad idea... Why don't they just let us download the game right now and we'll help Obs with the debugging and content creation? I'm all for that! "Some people are always trying to iceskate uphill." Blade(Wesley Snipes) from the movie Blade. Edited for content "The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." - Sigmund Freud
March 17, 200916 yr I could help with the.. uh.. realism factor in seducing women! Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
March 17, 200916 yr I could help with the.. uh.. realism factor in seducing women! I'm sure they have enough of people for this already But I could help with the K3 developement so they could focus all forces on AP M4-78 Enhancement Project :: www.m4-78ep.deadlystream.com Discuss the M4-78EP, Sleheyron Restoration Project, KotOR: Revenge of Revan and more! Join Deadly Stream Forums today!
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