[Hawken] Open Beta is now live

El Guaco

Hawken!

Behold the videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udEAEARD-Fo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm7gEDhrPfk

Update: 5/4/2011
G4TV "first look"preview with developer interview

http://www.g4tv.com/videos/52755/hawken-first-look-preview/?quality=hd

Marvel at the Official Blog!

http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/

Feast Upon the Visual Delights!

Latest News!

Update! Release date is 12.12.12! There's a closed beta coming and you can sign up now!

https://playhawken.com/



IGN interview with developers (3/31/2011)
PC Gamer Interview (3/11/2011)
Kotaku Interview (3/11/2011)

Discuss!

Lord_Mordja

I have the weirdest boner right now.

Jubeh

This game looks too good. I hope that they come up with some cool multiplayer modes and that I don't die before it comes out.

subedii

Loved the visual style of the city they're setting it in, really gave me a nostalgia kick for cyberpunk. Simultaneously high tech and dilapidated.

El Guaco

Yeah, it's looks REALLY good for only 9 months of development. Indie games have come a long way.

randombattle

I too am digging the Akira/ghost in the shell 'futuristic slum full of advertisements everywhere' atmosphere. I like that inception fog horn sound for when the giant ship fly by that was also pretty rad.

Very atmospheric game and I hope the gameplay matches up and with any luck there will be a coop sort of mode. Those are always the best.

Delta Assault

This looks great, yeah.

But honestly, I'd still prefer a new MechWarrior game. The old MechWarrior games were awesome, and you can't beat the BattleTech universe, it's just so deep and rich and layered.

randombattle

Delta Assault wrote: »

This looks great, yeah.

But honestly, I'd still prefer a new MechWarrior game. The old MechWarrior games were awesome, and you can't beat the BattleTech universe, it's just so deep and rich and layered.

They are doing a new mechwarrior though. Well not these guys but it's being made.

Delta Assault

randombattle wrote: »

Delta Assault wrote: »

This looks great, yeah.

But honestly, I'd still prefer a new MechWarrior game. The old MechWarrior games were awesome, and you can't beat the BattleTech universe, it's just so deep and rich and layered.

They are doing a new mechwarrior though. Well not these guys but it's being made.

Haven't seen anything other than that CGI intro video, though. Nothing of gameplay. At this point, I really think it's just vaporware.

Cherrn

It pains me that this looks so freaking good, yet I have no interest in it because it's multiplayer.

Boogdud

Delta Assault wrote: »

Haven't seen anything other than that CGI intro video, though. Nothing of gameplay. At this point, I really think it's just vaporware.

I guess the studio working on it (Piranha) got contracted to help finish Duke Nukem Forever while they were in development. Looks like now that they're done with it they can start work back up on MW

http://www.bryanekman.com



But back on topic. Hawken is a day one purchase for me. Hell, I want into the beta. More mechs please.

ObiFett

this
looks
amazing

if they can deliver everything I just saw in that trailer, I will buy this game day one.

Hiryu02

I was wondering when someone would start a thread about this. BTW, OP needs both the released vids, as well as a link to Adhesive games, some nice concept art there.

ObiFett

yeah

fix that op, op

Tejs

It's been 10 years since MW4: Mercenaries came out or so right?

I've been yearning for a good mech combat game for a long time. Their blog says it wont have a single player aspect (so it sounds like they're going for a Monday Night Combat kind of model), but I have high hopes.

I just want these options:

1) Balanced 'mechs - I dont want to see laser boats or missile boats, etc.
2) Customizable mechs - I want to be able to plug and play the armor, speed, weapons, ammo, etc
3) Good netcode - I don't want to be lagshooting like in MW3 and MW4.

Hiryu02

The devs have stated that they are using some interesting methods to crank the horsepower and speed of the game, like re-using models. They said that actually created relatively few discrete models, they just use the same ones in original ways or in unobtrusive areas. You can supposedly even see weapon models as parts of the buildings.

Dyvion

Looks good. But it looks like mechs have hps instead of per limb damage. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Bad for realism, good for fun factor. Losing a weapon really hinders you, but generally just means you're going to die quicker... but being able to deal and take tremendous amounts of damage is what being in a giant robot is all about.

Gonna sit on the fence on this one till I see more.

Aumni

The sound and animation guys working on this game are amazing. Even if the gameplay somehow turns out to be shite, it will still look and sound sexy.

undeinPirat

this looks promising

been a while since i have been able to enjoy a mech game

hopefully this one does the trick

subedii

Aumni wrote: »

The sound and animation guys working on this game are amazing. Even if the gameplay somehow turns out to be shite, it will still look and sound sexy.

On that note, the sound designer answering questions on Reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/gfamk/i_am_the_sound_designer_for_the_futuristic_mech/

El Guaco

OP fixed. Took awhile because I couldn't get two contiguous page requests in a row with the forum server constantly shitting the bed.

subedii

There's only really one soundtrack that I can see myself playing this with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50BtWQKxoPk


And the reference scene in case you never watched Stand Alone Complex (watch in fullscreen / HD etc.):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-N-Va762k&hd=1

Gaslight

I will believe the new MechWarrior game isn't vaporware when we see some new material released beyond that initial video from a year and a half ago or whenever. I'd like to think they were just busy with Duke but I need to see something concrete.

Anyway, this certainly looks impressive for an indie game. Graphics are very good, sound is top-notch, and the one brief gameplay video already appears to be about ten times more fun than, say, Front Mission Evolved. I personally would hope to see some variation in settings but I'm guessing that the play style wouldn't work nearly as well without the peaks and valleys of the buildings. I note that the animations actually don't look as good in the trailer as they do in the gameplay video, although the trailer gives us a better up close third-person view of the mechs actually moving so maybe it's a more accurate representation.

Basic

This game looks so fantastic.

Drake

This really gives me a big Phantom Crash vibe. Which gives me a rather large boner. Because I really loved me some Phantom Crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6ok9-nJR4

Hiryu02

Phantom Crash was awesome. Loved the soundtrack too. I still own a copy for OG xbox.

MindLib

This game appears more a stylization of a mech game than an actual mech game. That said, it looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

Suriko

So we now have some more information on this.

http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/115/1158817p1.html

Summary from /v/ wrote:

>No auto-regen health. You gotta shutdown your mech in some dark corner and hope nobody spots you while you're fixing it.
>No area-specific damage.
>3 main types of mechs: Light, heavy, medium.
>Customization includes Weapon loadout, and an upgrade system you can freely distribute a limited number of points in. (I guess like in the old Tony Hawk games?)
>No stat-based gear. Everybody starts out with a bunch of available gear, and it's up to them to decide how to customize their mech.
>Mechs will show more damage the closer they are to death. (Not included in the gameplay video, but they plan to add it)
>"Unique team modes", which will require several "roles" of mechs to win.
>There will be a focus on visual costumization of the mechs as well.

WANT. SO FUCKING BADLY. OH GOD.

Antihippy

That sounds pretty fucking fantastic.

Kelor

Honestly I'd pay $10 just for what I saw in that trailer.

TetraNitroCubane

Do we know what platform this is going to be for? I really, really want to play this game with a joystick. It looks fantastic, and I haven't had a chance to play a proper Mech game for years now.

Also, those features sound awesome. I love the idea of making Mech repair a tense endeavor, rather than an auto regenerating one. Though I am a little sad they won't be including area damage. Having systems fail and limbs removed in battle was always cool.

Kelor

PS3, 360 and PC I believe.

Though the way I saw it phrased sounded like it was primarily for PS3 and 360 with a PC port, which is disappointing. As long as you can set up servers for PC it should be okay though.

CorporateLogo

Tejs wrote: »

1) Balanced 'mechs - I dont want to see laser boats or missile boats, etc.
2) Customizable mechs - I want to be able to plug and play the armor, speed, weapons, ammo, etc

You can't have 2 and 1, robust customization will always lead to min-maxing like in MW3/4 with laser/missile boats (4 handled this a bit better with ballistic/missile/laser weapon slots)

Hell, many of the official Battletech designs are laser/missile boats (Black Hawk, Yeoman, Viking just to name a few)

Antihippy

I really wish that spider mechs would be an option.

Mechs with 4 or more legs > mechs with 2 legs.

Kelor

Anti I love you man but you are blatantly wrong here.

Afterall everyone knows how many legs there are on a Timberwolf.

Missing a Legg

I wish I could give these guys money. I NEED another mech game, its been like ten years people!

Dyvion

Kelor wrote: »

Afterall everyone knows how many legs there are on a Warhammer.

Fixed that for you.

Ninja Snarl P

What the hell is this shit?! I'd almost forgotten what it was like to want a mech game and then this beautific creation pops up. The sound design alone is simply jaw-dropping and then those city designs look spectacular.

AAAAAGH, why couldn't you keep this to yourself!

MegaMek

So everything sounds cool about this game except, ah, your mobility. The mechs in those previews are too jumpy. I don't mind the speed boost thing, and being able to jump a bit; but flying around like that and shooting other people who are flying around is kinda silly to me. Guess I'll have to wait for the game to come out to really get a sense for that.

I'm definitely buying the game regardless. Mech games come out so infrequently that I'm pretty much obligated to at least try it out.

Kris_xK

OH. MY. GAWD.

I want this now.

Lord_Asmodeus

Drake wrote: »

This really gives me a big Phantom Crash vibe. Which gives me a rather large boner. Because I really loved me some Phantom Crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6ok9-nJR4

Yes. Yes to both.

I loved Phantom Crash and this looks great. Man I loved Phantom Crash, I remember I would play it while listening to one of the thousands and thousands of songs you could buy. This song? It was a kicking techno song with constant monkey screeches throughout. Man I loved it.