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Yea its a franchise reboot.
As cool as a panther cannon would be, this Shadowrun is set in the past so even if the plot was set in the normal SR timeline, the panther wouldn't have been invented yet.
This one is trying to separate itself by being on Vista as well.
So the beta has started already? Have they said if they're going to be accepting any more people?
Holy shit, take your attitude and shove it up your ass along with this mediocre garbage of a game you want to discuss.
This is what I don't get. If the game is such garbage, why are you even in this thread? Just to shit on it? Isn't that jail-able?
because people like to voice their opinions on message boards.
Again I have to ask that if you want to discuss how horrible it is that this isn't an RPG, please use another thread. I didn't spend the amount of time on the OP that I spent to have this topic assassinated.
If you let people say whatever they want, you'll have another Hitler on your hands in no time.
But seriously, the game looks much better now. We all recall the oder videos, now I'm actually interested in this game.
Q2, 2007. Can't wait.
If you're going to complain about this game, stop posting in this thread, or I will remove you.
Yes, it is.
This Shadowrun is a FPS, not an RPG.
Deal with it.
Thread Assassination will not be tolerated.
If you want to talk about how awesome Shadowrun the RPG was make your own thread.
EDIT: Oh well hello there, Captain K. Lovely day for some posty-post.
The teleport feature really reminds of UT99 for some reason. That is a very good thing.
I loved how in the first video the sniper was teleporting through floors to safety and then back into the fight.
I think this is going to be the type of game that is easy to "pick up" but takes months to "master"
Personally all the teleporting made the game look overly frustrating. Maybe if there is a good counter to the TPing, or a longer timer on when it can be used again, I won't rip my hair.
I really hope I get accepted. This game definitely has me interested, but I really want to try it out first. Worst case, they should hopefully have a demo closer to release.
http://forums.shadowrun.com/forums/ShowThread.aspx?PostID=26181#26181
No. Just... no. If I aquired the rights to make Zelda board games, and used the name to make an Risk clone with ponies shooting each other with the triforce-gun, would that constitute a franchise reboot?
Way to miss the point, everyone. Let me make this simple:
Shadowrun RPG = Good
Shadowrun FPS = Just as good
FPS that has nothing in common with Shadowrun called Shadowrun = Bad
I'm sure this might be a good game. But why do they have to rape Shadowrun by using the name? At the very least give it a sub-title.
And in the OP, under "What is Shadowrun?", please mention in some way that the name has a different origin, one that's still alive and well, with 20+ years of fluff that this game ignores every bit of.
Who else wants some.
(except that instead of implants you have races).
It did hit me the similarities. But Shadowrun doesn't have any cyberspace ...
I still don't particularly like that they've decided to make changes at all, but I've still got hopes that the game will preserve the spirit of the Shadowrun P&P. Which is entirely possible. Although, to be honest, the screenshots don't really give that feeling so much. For one thing, all of them are set in the daytime. Most good runs take place at night.
... I have necro'ed the Of Dice and Men thread on Shadowrun, Which can be found here.
The discussion meanders quite a bit, but I'd be glad to discuss the game as a whole, or the differences between the FPS and the RPG, in there. We'll even discuss the Genesis/SNES games, although those are technically the domain of G&T.
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Who knows maybe the single player campaign could turn out like one. But like stated before, does the 360 have enough room for another FPS? I hope FASA can build off of this and put out some more content and keep the IP chugging along.
In all honesty that's like saying does the PS2 have room for another JRPG.
There's always room for more quality titles. The 360 is an American centric system thus the glut of quality FPS's which cater to North American tastes.
You would be wrong.
Edit: And regardless of what I think about this game, I doubt it will sell very well. It's just too different. I still don't fully understand it, and I've read about it in a few places. This sort of confusion tends to turn most consumers off.
Also, the lack of singleplayer is dissapointing. I mean, Phantom Dust had a singleplayer mode, so this game should as well. Even if it's just a bunch of pre-planned theme matches strung together into a loose story.
Indeed
The FPS might not (I mean, it's an FPS), but the Matrix is a huge part of Shadowrun.
I just wish there was more then just 2- or 1-flag CTF. Assault would probably be a gametype truer to the source.
If I every get a 360 I think I might have to at least play this. Who know, I might actually enjoy it?
Don't mean I can't still be pissy about it. plz don't ban me
People seem to have no weight what so ever. They can jump really high and seem to just hang there.
Gun combat looked alright, but the moment they went melee, the sword "fighting" was a quite a bit jarring, though I may be biased due to Dark Messiah.
Level design looks like it needs serious work. Circle strafing and bunny-hopping are a lot less exciting than using cover and tactics to pin, then dislodge your enemy.
Perhaps this maybe overstepping the thread's bounds a bit, but Shadowrun, the RPG, involved a fair bit of stealth. Incorporating some stealth elements into this probalby would've been a good idea.