Comments on: Shooter With RPG Bits: Salvation http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TreeFrog http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30153 TreeFrog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:47:59 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30153 Yeah. Having now seen the screenshots, it looks ultra-generic. Still, it's got another year of development yet. Assuming they hit their target. Yeah. Having now seen the screenshots, it looks ultra-generic. Still, it’s got another year of development yet. Assuming they hit their target.

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]]> By: Skittles the Pirate http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30147 Skittles the Pirate Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:25:09 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30147 Wow. This looks like a mod for Half-Life 2, and not much more. Wow. This looks like a mod for Half-Life 2, and not much more.

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]]> By: sana http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30108 sana Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30108 <a href="http://bwf-game.com/assets/galleries/shots/_resampled/FittedResize1024768-sshot01.jpg" rel="nofollow">But do they have to use the same crosshair as in HL2?</a> But do they have to use the same crosshair as in HL2?

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]]> By: Chaz http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30091 Chaz Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30091 Wasn't HL2 set in a fictional Eastern European location? So it would make sense for this to look a bit similar too wouldn't it? Wasn’t HL2 set in a fictional Eastern European location? So it would make sense for this to look a bit similar too wouldn’t it?

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]]> By: Ben Abraham http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30058 Ben Abraham Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:28:59 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30058 Yay, More cynicism! Cause that's what we need more of, right now. And always. :P Can't we talk about a new game without any pre-judgements consigning it to 'dervitive'? OH NOES! LOOK OUT A *PC* GAME! That's so been done before! As a community, we can do better. //end semi-impassioned rant. Yay, More cynicism!

Cause that’s what we need more of, right now. And always.

:P

Can’t we talk about a new game without any pre-judgements consigning it to ‘dervitive’? OH NOES! LOOK OUT A *PC* GAME! That’s so been done before!

As a community, we can do better.

//end semi-impassioned rant.

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]]> By: Larington http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30056 Larington Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:23:41 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30056 Should they? I'm not so sure, obviously for major landmarks or special buildings they should build art assets intended for a specific job... But I fail to see why perfectly usable assets can't be re-used on other games. What I'd love to see is a graphics engine with a large library of existing building designs (etc etc) that can be easily modified or reworked, or simply plugged into a city scene (Or whatever) so you at least have mock up buildings that look alright prior to refining what you have. Hmm, got a bit rambly there. Oh yeah, and kudos to the eastern europeans if they use (Admittedly advantageous) currency exchange rates to actually take some design risks and do something unusual or different. Far too often I see the amount of money it takes to make a game being used as an excuse for churning out yet another samey blockbuster and it makes me a sad panda. Ranting again... Quiet Larington. Should they? I’m not so sure, obviously for major landmarks or special buildings they should build art assets intended for a specific job… But I fail to see why perfectly usable assets can’t be re-used on other games. What I’d love to see is a graphics engine with a large library of existing building designs (etc etc) that can be easily modified or reworked, or simply plugged into a city scene (Or whatever) so you at least have mock up buildings that look alright prior to refining what you have.

Hmm, got a bit rambly there.

Oh yeah, and kudos to the eastern europeans if they use (Admittedly advantageous) currency exchange rates to actually take some design risks and do something unusual or different. Far too often I see the amount of money it takes to make a game being used as an excuse for churning out yet another samey blockbuster and it makes me a sad panda.

Ranting again… Quiet Larington.

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]]> By: derFeef http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30049 derFeef Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:47:31 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30049 Rrrright - a dark heaven but a full lid building oO They should at least use different architecture and textures then hl2. Rrrright – a dark heaven but a full lid building oO They should at least use different architecture and textures then hl2.

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]]> By: Theory http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30045 Theory Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:27:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30045 I was just thinking how closely that screenshot resembled HL2... I was just thinking how closely that screenshot resembled HL2…

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]]> By: TreeFrog http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30040 TreeFrog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:44:28 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30040 Please let this be good, despite the paint-by-numbers dystopia. I love me some Ukrainian RPFPS goodness, I do. Please let this be good, despite the paint-by-numbers dystopia. I love me some Ukrainian RPFPS goodness, I do.

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]]> By: Okami http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30037 Okami Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:38:55 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30037 Eastern europe is rapidly becoming a bastion of PC gaming. These games kind of remind of what PC games used to be around the turn of the century. They try out more weird ideas, mix up genres and generally don't abide by many conventions of game development established over the past few years. These conventions make for more polished game experiences, better interfaces etc.. but also take a bit of soul out of the games. Eastern europe is rapidly becoming a bastion of PC gaming. These games kind of remind of what PC games used to be around the turn of the century. They try out more weird ideas, mix up genres and generally don’t abide by many conventions of game development established over the past few years.

These conventions make for more polished game experiences, better interfaces etc.. but also take a bit of soul out of the games.

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]]> By: Jim Rossignol http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30036 Jim Rossignol Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:34:41 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30036 Heh, it's clearly too early for me. Heh, it’s clearly too early for me.

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]]> By: Stick http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/11/shooter-with-rpg-bits-salvation/#comment-30032 Stick Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:08:06 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1291#comment-30032 What, no Damnation-related gags? What, no Damnation-related gags?

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