Comments on: PSI Powered: New Damnation Info

By: Bhazor

Bhazor — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:29:36 +0000

Oh christ, I think the evil chick is wearing ass-less chaps.

I always assumed z was depth. If you’re talking about games which started 2d where you could go up or across. As such the third dimension was being able to move towards and away from the player’s perspective.

Reply to Jonas
Biopunk is surprisingly prevalent in games. Bioshock (plasmids), Deus Ex (biomods), System Shock 1&2, Spore and so on. Ironically cyberpunk is much rarer with only Beneath a Steel Sky coming to mind (speaking of which Charles Cecil revealed he’s considering a sequel in GamesTM. Nice.)

By: Mad Doc MacRae

Mad Doc MacRae — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:24:55 +0000

Holy crap Alex I was just about to post that. I think I saw a Centurion in there somewhere. ; )

If Damnation doesn’t take itself *too* seriously it could be quite fun in a popcorny kind of way.

RPS should do a feature on Armed and Dangerous.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:46:59 +0000

Am I the only one who watched that and got a strong “Armed and Dangerous, but more serious” vibe?

By: IvanHoeHo

IvanHoeHo — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:52:19 +0000

Still needs more steam.

By: phil

phil — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:26:42 +0000

Strange how those bringing industrialisation and modernity are almost always cast as villians in games – especially as the industry in general is otherwise obsessed with bleeding edge newness.

Self-denial or did everyone just read Lord of the Rings too many times?

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:25:30 +0000

That’s some of the most verticalacious verticality I’ve ever seen.

By: KP

KP — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:45:48 +0000

When I read “PSI powered” I assumed the tank on the motorcycle was a compressed gas tank and thought about how absurd powering such an overbuilt vehicle like that would be. I am such a nerd.
Edit: – and then I watched the trailer. It probably is steam powered. That is absurd. Screw you, steampunk!

By: James T

James T — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:07:55 +0000

Descent.

By: Zyrxil

Zyrxil — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:47:52 +0000

That’s an awfully Terminator-esque intro, barely non-duplicate music and all, for a non-Terminator game.

By: TariqOne

TariqOne — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:09 +0000

I support co-op gaming.

Yeah it looks dumb. Like big dumb fun. Release day pickup for me.

By: Dain

Dain — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:02:47 +0000

“Dain – Rise of Legends”

Aharr, of course! Cunning!

By: Adventurous Putty

Adventurous Putty — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:02:13 +0000

Epic steampunk warfare? Sure, why not — it’s certainly worth a look, at least.