By Quintin Smith on October 12th, 2010 at 2:58 pm.
I guess John was a bit down on Medal of Honuur. Nevermind! Here’s a first personly experience RPS can get behind.
Under development by a bagful of ex-modders and level designers, Depth is an asymmetrical multiplayer game that recreates the timeless struggle twixst man and shark. One team controls speargun-equipped divers, and has to recover a priceless artifact and take it back to their ship. The other team controls sharks, and must eat them. The shark players also can’t see very well, but can detect motion, and can smell blood from miles away. Ooh, and there’ll be classes, too. Big shark, perhaps? Skinny shark. Fast shark! Hungry hungry shark. But enough of my wild conjecture. A trailer released back in August is after the jump.
I should also point you towards the screenshots here. They’re wonderfully moody. I’ll absolutely be bringing you more info on this as soon as the team release it.
12/10/2010 at 15:03 konrad_ha says:
Can’t wait to sink my jaws into this.
12/10/2010 at 15:34 Quasar says:
This looks of-fish-ially brilliant.
12/10/2010 at 16:09 stahlwerk says:
fin-ally a game that stands in shark contrast to the rest.
12/10/2010 at 16:14 subedii says:
I can sea you guys are already at it.
12/10/2010 at 18:07 Ballisticsfood says:
I think this conversation is rapidly descending into the depths…
12/10/2010 at 18:43 cyrenic says:
Someone really needs to teeth you guys how to mako good puns.
12/10/2010 at 19:02 Fumarole says:
I can’t wait to ex-spear-ience this game.
12/10/2010 at 19:56 stahlwerk says:
In this game, I bet you need to make every har-pun count.
13/10/2010 at 00:48 FRIENDLYUNIT says:
Are you guys quite finished yet?
13/10/2010 at 02:43 Robert says:
Where is Quinns’ Cousteau-dian? He is shark-reefing mast.
13/10/2010 at 06:01 Thiefsie says:
Hope this game is popular enough for a seaquel
13/10/2010 at 08:00 Malagate says:
Whilst you may think you’re dab hands at fishbased puns, leave it to the littoral expert of the marine if you want to really elasmobranch out in the abyssal depths of punnery.
12/10/2010 at 15:05 AndrewC says:
But John would want it to be a single-player-or-maybe-co-op-at-a-push explore-em-up of a deep sea area like that Wii game Endless Ocean only PC and good.
And so would I.
My reasons are that I am rubbish at multiplayer.
12/10/2010 at 15:07 Quintin Smith says:
Maybe you two can host a private server and just be sharks together. Or something.
Remember, if you’re not human at the time, it’s not cheating.
12/10/2010 at 15:11 AndrewC says:
In the depths of the ocean, no-one can see us crying. Or weeing.
12/10/2010 at 16:06 stahlwerk says:
That’s okay AndrewC, the salt from your constant stream of tears will be enough to resalinate the oceans after extraneous fluid disposal.
12/10/2010 at 15:06 Snall says:
I admit I look forward to biting peoples’ legs off and watching them plummet to the bottom leaking massive amounts of blood…and playing the sharks will be fun too.
12/10/2010 at 15:07 Quintin Smith says:
Oho!
12/10/2010 at 16:34 Wooly says:
And in the game!
12/10/2010 at 17:45 MartinNr5 says:
Well played!
12/10/2010 at 15:10 Rinox says:
Will it allow me to jump sharks and feel like the Fonz?
12/10/2010 at 15:12 Tusque D'Ivoire says:
Sharktopus!
this sounds great indeed. i hope it’ll be a bit zero-g like the completely underrated and now slightly abandoned adrift-in-space shooter Shattered Horizon.
12/10/2010 at 15:12 ozmonatov says:
Jawsome.
12/10/2010 at 15:15 Quintin Smith says:
Hired!
12/10/2010 at 17:50 stahlwerk says:
Shark’d
12/10/2010 at 15:17 SpinalJack says:
Will there be giant sharks that can eat boats and will there be gas canisters you can shove into the shark’s mouth and then shoot to make explode?
If so then Best Game Ever
12/10/2010 at 15:19 Paulinc says:
Sharktastic!
12/10/2010 at 15:20 stahlwerk says:
The image alt-text works incredibly well in german. Coincidence?
Also, I’ll take every excuse to link to some classic Polly Jean.
12/10/2010 at 20:48 Inglourious Badger says:
Bravo! Anything from “…Stories from the Sea” would have been equally appropriate
12/10/2010 at 15:23 Jake says:
Hhopefully there will be some mega sharks or even a sharktopus.
Actually this looks pretty cool, although surely there is a more sharky name they could have used than Depth. Sharx Fatalis, Sharkraft, Amnesia: The Shark Descent, Alone in the Shark, that sort of thing, really sell the shark angle.
13/10/2010 at 09:45 Shadowcat says:
Jake: Alone in the Shark sounds like an excellent title for one of those “Escape the room” games :)
12/10/2010 at 15:34 BooleanBob says:
Too bad it isn’t an asymmetrical multiplayer game that recreates the graceless struggle twixst man and twix.
12/10/2010 at 15:40 Skusey says:
Looks gilling. (I can’t come up with anything anywhere near as good as “Jawsome”)
12/10/2010 at 15:46 Sunjammer says:
THIS is what I’m talking about! Holy fuck yes!
12/10/2010 at 15:47 Baboonanza says:
An epic, one-sided conflict in which one participant is eaten by a chubby plumber named Mike and then washed down with a brutal game of capture the flag against a mug of PG Tips.
12/10/2010 at 15:48 Baboonanza says:
Bugger, that makes me look a bit mad. Should be in reply to:
‘Too bad it isn’t an asymmetrical multiplayer game that recreates the graceless struggle twixst man and twix.’
Failed.
12/10/2010 at 17:39 cyrenic says:
I like it better as a standalone comment.
12/10/2010 at 15:48 Flaringo says:
SHARKS!
12/10/2010 at 15:49 SWOne says:
Jaawwwww, yeah!
12/10/2010 at 15:54 SWOne says:
:( That was weak, sorry
13/10/2010 at 00:54 FRIENDLYUNIT says:
You are gunna get eaten alive around here with puns like that.
12/10/2010 at 15:52 AndrewC says:
Actually if you took the fear mechanic from Amnesia, and mixed it with the shark side’s alternative senses and the temperature differential caused by weeing and that’s your unique gameplay right there.
12/10/2010 at 15:59 mcnostril says:
I wonder if you get points for griefing your fellow sharks once they’ve been hurt.
It’s only natural.
12/10/2010 at 15:59 Nersh says:
I’m in jaw
12/10/2010 at 17:41 Lilliput King says:
That is fucking jawful
12/10/2010 at 16:03 Dood says:
Different shark classes? Man I’d want to be a hammerhead shark!
12/10/2010 at 16:06 phlebas says:
Tank shark!
12/10/2010 at 16:10 stahlwerk says:
Sharktank!
Shark Panzer!
Shanzer!
12/10/2010 at 16:30 Shamanic Miner says:
Uhh, I guess, a nurse shark…
12/10/2010 at 18:06 Altemore says:
Bugger that, enter GOBLIN SHARK http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/shark-types/goblin-shark.jpg
Imagine looking that thing in the face! I want to be the ugliest shark alive, taking lives of all who dare gaze upon my hideous visage.
Worryingly, the scuba divers seem ridiculously adept at swimming. Maybe it’s just me, but I’d prefer humans who feel, y’know, out of their element underwater. Perhaps they should be assisted by different gear, so an AvP marines-vs.-aliens kind of deal. Looks splendidly interesting, in any case.
13/10/2010 at 02:53 Swank says:
Swimming tank?
13/10/2010 at 04:34 Tetragrammaton says:
schwimmenanzer?
19/10/2010 at 04:51 Hastur says:
Sharkennomnomnommen?
12/10/2010 at 16:24 Lewie Procter says:
I’d want to be a Basking shark.
Just swimming around eating all the plankton.
12/10/2010 at 17:48 Rinox says:
And then…*SHUNK* harpooned by a blood-thirsty human, giving your brother a reason to AVENGE you (and incidentally a damn good genero-hollywood plot).
It’s be like Kickboxer, only with a basking shark instead of Van Damme.
12/10/2010 at 16:33 Starayo says:
This looks awesome, but as a SCUBA diver who’s quite terrified of sharks, this is not going to do well for my nerves while diving. :P
You know what they should bring back? Street sharks. That was an AWESOME cartoon.
Mutant rollerblading sharks > mutant turtle ninjas.
12/10/2010 at 16:34 AndrewC says:
It was jawsome, Starayo.
12/10/2010 at 16:39 tubbles says:
Looks fun, but as a diver I will probably spend most of the game pointing out mistakes :D
12/10/2010 at 16:47 Benjamin L. says:
Needs more FRICKIN’ LASERS.
12/10/2010 at 16:58 J says:
This looks like a multiplayer version of Shark! Hunting the Great White which was fun and terrifying in equal measure, if a bit basic. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
12/10/2010 at 17:07 noobnob says:
Ugh, this is kind of a pet peeve because I already know the limitations of rendering circles and spherical objects in 3D, but…the eye of the shark! It looks like a polygon :(
12/10/2010 at 17:16 ron says:
cool idea. please keep us posted on when this gets a demo out or something cause its nice to see a truly unique FPS pop up.
12/10/2010 at 17:42 Al3xand3r says:
Meh. With that screenshot I was hoping for something along the lines of Endless Ocean but with PC powered visuals and stuff… Oh well… Maybe some day (no, that diving sim RPS has posted about is quite awful compared to EO1&2)….
12/10/2010 at 18:01 kikito says:
“Shark that vomits laser-eyed tigers” class or not interested.
12/10/2010 at 18:15 MrTambourineMan says:
Alex Quick, the leader of this project was also leader of Killing Floor mod.
12/10/2010 at 18:37 Lazer says:
I swear to God if anyone mentions this to PETA I will be SO mad.
12/10/2010 at 18:56 Torgen says:
Why would PETA be mad? The sharks get to fight back! A similar game would be the circus, where the tigers don’t take any more shit from the little guy with the whip and the chair any more.
Hmm…..
12/10/2010 at 22:32 pipman3000 says:
what could peta do? be misogynist towards it? like make a bunch of women screw sharks or something because uhhh… free willy! not in my back yard! rps eats kittens!
13/10/2010 at 22:21 jsdn says:
As long as the average KTD ratio for sharks is above 1 I think PETA will be okay with it.
12/10/2010 at 19:05 Fumarole says:
More asymmetrical gameplay like this please.
12/10/2010 at 19:16 Hawk says:
I can’t believe this is harpooning
12/10/2010 at 19:28 ordteapot says:
This topic seems reef with opportunity for word gags?
12/10/2010 at 20:42 Devan says:
You know, this reminds me a lot of that level in No One Lives Forever where you have to go wreck diving for some papers. Probably one of the best sections of that game, and I’d love to try something like that in multiplayer. Bring it on!
12/10/2010 at 20:51 Crumpled Stiltskin says:
… the Land Shark is considered the cleverest of all sharks. Unlike the great white shark, which tends to inhabit the waters and harbors of recreational beach areas, the Land Shark may strike at any place, any time. It is capable of disguising its voice, and generally preys on young, single women.
12/10/2010 at 21:39 Logan says:
Is this using the Crysis engine? Those trees and water effects look awful Crysis-y.
12/10/2010 at 21:51 stahlwerk says:
It says UDK in the tags, so I guess that’s what they’re using.
12/10/2010 at 22:26 Saul says:
Great concept, if a little un-PC. But it’s on the PC, so that makes up for it.
12/10/2010 at 22:38 KillyBilly says:
Why Sharks Circle You Before Attacking
Two great white sharks swimming in the ocean spied survivors of
a sunken ship. “Follow me son” the father shark said to the
son shark and they swam to the mass of people.
“First we swim around them a few times with just the tip of our fins
showing.” And they did.
“Well done, son! Now we swim around them a few
times with all of our fins showing.” And they did.
“Now we eat everybody.” And they did.
When they were both gorged, the son asked, “Dad, why didn’t we just
eat them all at first? Why did we swim around and around them?”
His wise father replied, “Because they taste better without
the sh!t inside them!”
No need to thank me, I try to learn something new every day
and today I get to pass this important information on to you…
12/10/2010 at 23:05 de5me7 says:
is it just me, or do those divers swim really fast?
this game looks deep.
12/10/2010 at 23:38 Tetragrammaton says:
I <3 PC gaming
12/10/2010 at 23:47 Stuart Walton says:
The game lobby for the shark players should be the ‘womb’ of a Tiger Shark. The player who manages to eat their siblings (the other players) and then their way out of the mother get first dibs on choice of shark-class in the match.
12/10/2010 at 23:58 AlpineViper says:
Nurse shark is clearly the medic.
Walker shouldn’t play one.
13/10/2010 at 01:06 FRIENDLYUNIT says:
The end bit was good n stuff hough I’m disappointed we didn’t actually get to see a shark go NOM NOM NOM NOM
13/10/2010 at 01:48 Tunips says:
The little pulse of music as they went under in the cage made me remember how much I love Stalker’s (the film) soundtrack. More meditative electronica under the sea, please.
13/10/2010 at 02:21 Thiefsie says:
Hammerhead engineers?, Nurse medics?, White Pointer scouts?, Whale Shark tanks?,
13/10/2010 at 08:17 Malagate says:
Judging by the proposed gameplay, videos and screenshots, I would say the classes available would be:
*Great White
*Tiger Shark
*Mako (see screenshot on this very article)
*a kind of reef shark (white tips?)
Not sure why they would include the great white and the tiger shark together though, not to mention the fact that they say the gameplay for sharks is “sound based” due to their “poor vision” whilst sharks such as the great white have excellent colour vision both above and under the water.
Unless that’s the point, having a class that can actually see well whilst the tiger shark senses better, with the Mako being the speedster (IRL also has good vision, look at those eyes, kick ass pelagic hunter) and a kind of reef shark to be able to wriggle between the gaps and finish off divers hiding in the rocks.
I would also hope for the oceanic whitetip, just because it’s a bit different in looks than most other sharks.
13/10/2010 at 02:45 Robert says:
What is bothering me though: What the hell is Aquatic Stealth. Videogames have taught me that stealth is equil to crouching with your arms bended in a funny way and then walk forward like a penguin. How do you do that in the water? Swim like a penguin maybe?
13/10/2010 at 03:25 Jakkar says:
Ah, multiplayer stealth. How I’ve missed you these long years since AVP2 X.X
ENSURE WE ARE FURTHER INFORMED, YOU PEOPLE.
13/10/2010 at 03:29 Chris says:
Honestly, you guys. Punning is so superfishcial.
13/10/2010 at 04:10 PoLLeNSKi says:
Chordata’d be fintastic – Water suggestion! Would be great with some other diverse gamemodes too
13/10/2010 at 04:11 PoLLeNSKi says:
well that made no sense where it was posted….it should’ve followed: “Actually if you took the fear mechanic from Amnesia, and mixed it with the shark side’s alternative senses and the temperature differential caused by weeing and that’s your unique gameplay right there.”
13/10/2010 at 07:10 MrEvilGuy says:
That music is adrenaline-risingly epic.
13/10/2010 at 07:11 DevilSShadoW says:
can you accidentally run into a old underwater city and after getting experimented on by insane people get turned into a drill-finned supershark? That shoots underwater fire from his gills !
13/10/2010 at 07:58 stahlwerk says:
…and in the game?
13/10/2010 at 08:56 Optimaximal says:
I was hoping this screenshot was going to be the view of a recent eaten diver being slowly digested alive (killcam-like), but it seems to actually be the first-person shark view.
13/10/2010 at 18:42 A Bomb! says:
Reply @ pun-thread
What a shark.
14/10/2010 at 00:02 Pinky G says:
Wow, this looks excellent! Cant wait.