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Signal Ops - Tactical Espionage! (Commandos + Hidden and Dangerous) | OUT NOW!
TychoCelchuuu
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Available now at GOG.com!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTtvwqyxOM
Signal Ops is "multiple-perspective first-person tactical espionage game." You work for a shady clandestine organization, and you are in charge of carrying out missions for that organization. More specifically, you command a squad of specialists as they carry out the mission. You sit in the control post and monitor your agents through first-person cameras. Communication with your agents depends on the radio, but the radio is heavy and the battery lasts about thirty seconds, so you have to rely on the Bolt agent to lug the radio around and plug it in. With the rest of your motley crew, you will be charged with blowing up bridges, attacking tanks, infiltrating enemy bases, planting evidence, and so on.
Combat and stealth are the two main features of Signal Ops. Often you'll want to stay hidden, either to get the upper hand in a fight or to carry out your dastardly deeds. With six agent types to choose from and relative freedom in how you choose to approach each mission the goal seems to be to let you build and command a squad to get around the various obstacles the game throws at you. Hopefully it will steer away from the Commandos-esque "find the right solution" thing that infects some of these games.
Your combat specialist, the Shield agent, is great for straight up fights, whereas the Scope agent is more useful for players who prefer sniping. There's also the Demo agent who blows things up and the Wrench agent who can pick locks, lock doors to delay enemies, and so on.
The game is being made by Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation who you have to give credit to for that name, I guess. The game will support single player and coop with up to 2 other people (that's 3 total) via LAN, split screen, and online, in any combination. It will have gamepad support and yes those voices in the videos are placeholder voices.
Stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=JSV3ci8uxHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=OeqHKG1fNS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTtvwqyxOMSignal Ops is "multiple-perspective first-person tactical espionage game." You work for a shady clandestine organization, and you are in charge of carrying out missions for that organization. More specifically, you command a squad of specialists as they carry out the mission. You sit in the control post and monitor your agents through first-person cameras. Communication with your agents depends on the radio, but the radio is heavy and the battery lasts about thirty seconds, so you have to rely on the Bolt agent to lug the radio around and plug it in. With the rest of your motley crew, you will be charged with blowing up bridges, attacking tanks, infiltrating enemy bases, planting evidence, and so on.
Combat and stealth are the two main features of Signal Ops. Often you'll want to stay hidden, either to get the upper hand in a fight or to carry out your dastardly deeds. With six agent types to choose from and relative freedom in how you choose to approach each mission the goal seems to be to let you build and command a squad to get around the various obstacles the game throws at you. Hopefully it will steer away from the Commandos-esque "find the right solution" thing that infects some of these games.
Your combat specialist, the Shield agent, is great for straight up fights, whereas the Scope agent is more useful for players who prefer sniping. There's also the Demo agent who blows things up and the Wrench agent who can pick locks, lock doors to delay enemies, and so on.
The game is being made by Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation who you have to give credit to for that name, I guess. The game will support single player and coop with up to 2 other people (that's 3 total) via LAN, split screen, and online, in any combination. It will have gamepad support and yes those voices in the videos are placeholder voices.
Stuff
- Game Website
- GOG.com store page
- Signal Ops on Steam Greenlight
- The Developer's twitter. They don't tweet a goddamn thing.
- YouTube channel that sometimes posts videos.
- Gamasutra preview
- Preview on Indie Statik
- Short writeup on Rock Paper Shotgun
- Random gushing by PC Gamer
- The game's IndieDB page as if anyone gives a fuck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=JSV3ci8uxHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=OeqHKG1fNS4
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But it's interesting enough that I figured, eh, what the fuck, I can gamble $11 on the idea that it might be a good game.
I'm going to try a level when I get home today, and if it's good then I'll probably be sending my brother a copy as a gift so we can play co-operatively.
So far the execution is not living up to the concept.