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The Agency - Sony's attempt to go casual?

SceptreSceptre Registered User regular
edited January 2008 in Games and Technology
So basically this game The Agency is being produced by Sony, and it is supposed to be a Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter Role Playing game. I don't know what all of that entails exactly, but the basic gist is that you are a spy, and you do secretive things.

Click for awesome.
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The basic gist of it, is that you team up with friends in cooperative game play, and go around shooting things and doing awesome spy get aways and such.

There seem to be two playable factions, one a super cool secretive spy group (Think James Bond) and the others, a group of mercenaries who like to use force and shoot first, then shoot some more. (Think Rambo.)

The developers have mentioned how they want it to be a casual MMO, that you can just drop in for a bit, blow things up, and then get out, which will be an interesting direction.

Personally, I think it's going to be an interesting take on the genre, and I'm certainly glad to see some Co-op coming back into the fray.

But for now, more pictures.
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Also, there is a video out. It is le sexeh.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Sceptre wrote: »
    It is le bad artsyle and they have shown off nothing impressive/interesting yet.

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  • Mullitt The WiseMullitt The Wise Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Is this PC only? I would love to see something like this on the 360.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Mullitt The Wise wrote: »
    Is this PC only? I would love to see something like this on the 360.

    is this a joke.
    It would clearly be best on Wii

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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2007
    That woman needs to eat something.

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  • Mullitt The WiseMullitt The Wise Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    Mullitt The Wise wrote: »
    Is this PC only? I would love to see something like this on the 360.

    is this a joke.
    It would clearly be best on Wii
    Well, I already assumed it was being made on the Wii because most MMOs are.

    Oh, Sony Online. Shoulda read that.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    This game has potential. Seems like it could very fun.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/299/theagency20070610113309fs5.jpg
    I see that people in the game's universe have gotten used to scantily clad women running around with guns.

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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2007
    "My assault rifle here recommends that you just continue on whistling merrily and pretend we weren't here."

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  • BursarBursar Hee Noooo! PDX areaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    So... This is a small-party instance-based FPS MMO?

    Sounds hot. I don't want to grind for an AK47 of Smiting+2, though.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Casual?

    Where do you get "casual" from MMO, FPS and PS3? That's already 3 strikes against it.

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  • BursarBursar Hee Noooo! PDX areaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I'm hoping that "casual" means that you don't have to spend an incredible amount of time playing in order to be of any worth to other people in the game. More like Tribes, less like Planetside. But that's just me.

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  • hamburger helperhamburger helper Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    That first pic in the op looks like the guy has mud or something smeared on his face.

    Probably shit.

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  • SceptreSceptre Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I'm pretty sure its coming out for PC too.

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  • imbalancedimbalanced Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I like how the female with the huge gun is just so happy, like she just got her hair done or something. Nevermind she's killing everything in sight. "Hey terrorists! Terrorize THIS!!"

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  • Unco-ordinatedUnco-ordinated NZRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Sceptre wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure its coming out for PC too.

    It is, but it's easier for people to bitch about the game if they ignore the facts.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Holy fuck those are some ugly screens.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I have yet to see an honest-to-god "casual" MMO. I don't think it's possible with all the people out there willing to turn MMOs into a career.

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  • CyrixdCyrixd Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    The mere fact that SOE is handling this has all but concluded that it's going to suck in my eyes. They've hurt me too many times in the past... :(


    R.I.P. Planetside

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  • Unco-ordinatedUnco-ordinated NZRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Cyrixd wrote: »
    The mere fact that SOE is handling this has all but concluded that it's going to suck in my eyes. They've hurt me too many times in the past... :(


    R.I.P. Planetside

    I mentioned in the other thread that this isn't the SOE we all know and hate. It's being developed by SOE Seattle, which is made up of former Microsoft Game Studios employees (the ones that developed Mythica before Microsoft shut it down). So it could still end up good.

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  • CyrixdCyrixd Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Unco-ordinated wrote: »
    Cyrixd wrote: »
    The mere fact that SOE is handling this has all but concluded that it's going to suck in my eyes. They've hurt me too many times in the past... :(


    R.I.P. Planetside

    I mentioned in the other thread that this isn't the SOE we all know and hate. It's being developed by SOE Seattle, which is made up of former Microsoft Game Studios employees (the ones that developed Mythica before Microsoft shut it down). So it could still end up good.

    Good to know, but I still cringe whenever I see the SOE logo. I also wonder how much influence the bad SOE will have in this project; they've ruined perfectly fine games before...

    I watched the trailer, and I have a suspicion that 90% of the gameplay features will be removed or will never make it into the game before it's released. It sounds great in theory, but something tells me it won't turn out anything like what they described.

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  • blizzard224blizzard224 Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    T...they're PS3 shots?

    Wow... This must be really early in development.

    Really

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  • GarthorGarthor Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Thanatos wrote: »
    I have yet to see an honest-to-god "casual" MMO. I don't think it's possible with all the people out there willing to turn MMOs into a career.

    http://www.puzzlepirates.com

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Garthor wrote: »
    Thanatos wrote: »
    I have yet to see an honest-to-god "casual" MMO. I don't think it's possible with all the people out there willing to turn MMOs into a career.

    http://www.puzzlepirates.com

    also see http://www.secondlife.com/

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    blizzard224 wrote: »
    T...they're PS3 shots?

    Wow... This must be really early in development.

    Really

    No joke, I was kinda excited when I first read this thread cause I was all 'wow, an MMO on the PSP, thats kinda cool'

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  • telcustelcus Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    The trailer/interview/ad movie thing makes it look better then the still shots do I have to say.

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  • GrenadesNHamGrenadesNHam Registered User new member
    edited January 2008
    Nice new videos (dev diaries) on gametrailers including HD to boot.

    GameTrailers.com - The Agency
    3 Parts

    Also, glad to see it's PC as well as PS3. I think it looks good and is a nice change from the piles of sword and magic games.

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  • The DeliveratorThe Deliverator Slingin Pies The California BurbclavesRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I'm intrigued. Sadly a full half of my interest is entirely because it's not in a fantasy setting. The videos and setting do seem interesting though. I like that it's not going to take itself very seriously. I hope it has a NOLF or Evil Genius vibe going on.

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  • SceptreSceptre Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hey, my thread from six months ago! Yay.

    The video's look quite good though.

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  • ze swift classze swift class Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Sceptre wrote: »
    Hey, my thread from six months ago! Yay.

    The video's look quite good though.

    I think it's time to update the screenshots on the op if there's any new ones. Also add that video link on it.




    Anyway, the op reminds me of Mono's conan thread.

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  • geestackgeestack Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Those videos look pretty damn good. I was cautiously optimistic, but after seeing those this game is now pretty highly anticipated.

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