Wrestlevania Posted March 15, 2011 I've just watched this, and I'm now finding it uncomfortable maintaining a sitting position... Zm7gEDhrPfk If you adored MechWarrior, or manga like Appleseed, back in the day I guarantee you'll be nursing an insta-semi around the 1 minute mark too. ~rewinds, watches again~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squid Division Posted March 15, 2011 Looks like Phantom Crash a bit. Hopefully it's more like that and less like Armored Core. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted March 15, 2011 Looks amazing and even more so if that truly is the work of only a small indie dev team after only 9 months! I was thinking I'm watching a high production values Hollywood effects movie at some points. The graphics look that good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted March 15, 2011 It looks like they've used a procedural ramenhutch generator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted March 15, 2011 Looks like Phantom Crash a bit. Hopefully it's more like that and less like Armored Core. One of my favourite games on the Xbox, had an absolutely incomprehensible story line with fantastic, offkey music. Fuuck I just want to play some Phantom Crash right now but my saves are on my Xbox in England (have beaten all but the last 4 bosses and unlocked every single track in the game). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted March 15, 2011 well.. at least they nailed the shakycam functionality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted March 15, 2011 Hmm, the mechs don't seem to have any weight or momentum. One of the things I lvoed about the Mechwarrior and Earthsiege games was that the machines felt heavy and grounded in the world. In that video they move and skate around like Quake players with mech skins. It's an FPS with a mech veneer. Nice environments though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted March 16, 2011 I read 'HAWKMEN' are back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlastickCouch Posted March 16, 2011 Even though the machines didn't look to FEEL solid and heavy, the environment and graphics more than made up for it. Anyone else feel like we're not too far from a video game world that feels as rich as some of our favorite animes? A crowded multi-level metropolitan area that you get to unleash your mech upon? a-heeeeeeeeell-yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 17, 2011 Hmm, the mechs don't seem to have any weight or momentum. One of the things I [loved] about the Mechwarrior and Earthsiege games was that the machines felt heavy and grounded in the world. In that video they move and skate around like Quake players with mech skins. I think the developers are aiming more for the Appleseed kind of thing; agile suits of oversized power armour, rather than tanks with legs. That brief first-person shot does make Hawken look like a twitch shooter more than the action-strategy game MechWarrior was. I suppose it's taking things further along again, after Activision lost the FASA/BattleTech license and jumped to the Heavy Gear* universe instead. Does look promising though, even if you won't need to dig out your ancient Sidewinder joystick from the back of the loft. Loved that thing, especially being able to twist the stick for torso rotation. *Whatever happened to the HG series anyway? The second game was loads of fun, but it seemed to vanish without a trace all the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted March 17, 2011 Oh shit Pete, don't make me think back to all the hours spent with my sidewinder playing MW4. My nostalgia muscles can't cope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainFish Posted March 17, 2011 I read 'HAWKMEN' are back! Wait, Brain Blessed is in this? Sold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 17, 2011 Oh shit Pete, don't make me think back to all the hours spent with my sidewinder playing MW4. My nostalgia muscles can't cope. Two words: "hat switch" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squid Division Posted March 17, 2011 Oh shit Pete, don't make me think back to all the hours spent with my sidewinder playing MW4. My nostalgia muscles can't cope. I used to like to shut down in the river on the swamp levels. Completely invisible to sensors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted March 18, 2011 I think the developers are aiming more for the Appleseed kind of thing; agile suits of oversized power armour, rather than tanks with legs. Anime mechs still have weight and power. They are massive after all and giant things move a certain way. My favourite mecha animé, Vision of Escaflowne, does a really good job of making the melefs both agile and unwieldy at the same time. Sorry but Hawken doesn't look like a mech game to me, it's an FPS. The mechs look small, like people in mecha cosplay fighting in a pretty model city. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkeyarmada Posted March 18, 2011 Two words: "hat switch" I've still got a Microsoft Sidewinder in the loft somewhere. Mech driving with force feedback is something special and the hat switch ruled. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlastickCouch Posted March 19, 2011 you know, the more I look at the trailer, the more excited I am because of the setting. the scenery is great. maybe this is me growing up in a communist country where tower blocks ruled the skies, but being able to duke it out amidst massive tower blocks, jumping off highway ramps, is a dream come true any way you slice it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabbo Posted March 19, 2011 Reminds me of Slave Zero from back in the day, which I always thought was an interesting but flawed game. If this could be an improvement on that idea, I'd be down for some giant robot suit on robot suit action.... *wants a Mechwarrior game soooo bad* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted March 19, 2011 The one environment looks neat, reminds me of cyrsis a bit in the rendering style, but the gameplay looks like any other deathmatch. Making cool art is one thing, but theres no real hook to this so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlastickCouch Posted March 21, 2011 Man, I remember playing Slave Zero! It was amazing for its time. Let's bring that back. someone - quick - make it for smartphones or tablets, so I can play that puppy on my ipad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sully907 Posted March 21, 2011 Environment textures look nice but the particle effects and animations look really iffy in that video. Still damn impressive for an indy project though, and if the gameplay is there, none of that visual stuff matters in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 24, 2011 Man, I remember playing Slave Zero! It was amazing for its time. Let's bring that back. Runs perfectly in XP if you set it to use Compatibility Mode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squid Division Posted March 31, 2011 udEAEARD-Fo I like it, quite a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted March 31, 2011 It still doesn't feel mechy, it moves way too fast for a mech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted March 31, 2011 You're thinking of real mechs – these are imaginary mechs, though, full of futuristic technology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites