Penny Arcade Forums› Games and Technology
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Wolfenstein is back

CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
edited July 2008 in Games and Technology
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=326670
World Premiere is Wolfenstein (360, PS3, PC)

* Pub: Activision, Dev: Raven Software/ID Software
* Takes place in WWII against Nazi's fully dabbling in the occult
* BJ (the hero) will also make use of supernatural powers.
* Game gives you a city in which the game takes place. Missions and quests take you through different parts. As you complete quests, more of the city opens up. Kind of a non-linear path.
* Set piece and randomly generated activity block your path.
* There is an AI resistance force that will assist you during the game at times. Think of the resistance forces in MGS4 I guess?
* You will also enter "The Shroud", an alternate reality version of the city. A dimension in which the Nazi's are drawing power from.

Screens wise, it looks like a very nice looking game. I'm particularly impressed by the lighting in the game. It looks very good. I'm sure scans will show up somewhere soon for everyone to see (now, that's not a hint that I'm scanning it. I'm not).
Time to kill some more Nazis.

Couscous on

Posts

  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Fuck.

    Yes.

    Fawst on
  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Cautiously optimistic.

    Impersonator on
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Cool, shame that splash damage already shot their load with etqw though, since that's what made rtcw

    Spoit on
    steam_sig.png
  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Don't kill me I didn't do it!

    Pharezon on
    jkZziGc.png
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Don't buy it until they announce it themselves. That reads like a list of bad ideas you shouldn't use in a game. Not that I'd put it past Id...

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    nonlinear?

    :|

    Kazhiim on
    lost_sig2.png
  • Dr Mario KartDr Mario Kart Games Dealer Austin, TXRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Time to get some of that tasty treasure even if it doesnt do anything!

    Dr Mario Kart on
    The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
  • ThreepioThreepio New Westminster, BCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BJ will make use of supernatural powers? Not entirely keen on that. Chaingun? Yes. Treasure gathering? Yes. MEIN LEBEN?! Yes. Supernatural powers?

    Supernatural powers?

    Chaingun? Yes. Also, please to be fighting the Hitler again.

    Threepio on
    142.jpg
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    nonlinear?

    :|

    Alternate universe

    Player gets supernatural powers

    randomly generated content

    It just gets worse and worse as you read on

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I wonder how they are going to butcher whatever plot this game has so they can sell it in Deutschland.

    Couscous on
  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    Seriously though, how do you make a nonlinear wolfenstein game? There's a very clear story structure: Fighting Nazis -> Foreshadowing -> Fighting Demons -> Beat Demons -> Beat Nazis.

    The last two are interchangeable, but that's about it.

    Kazhiim on
    lost_sig2.png
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Don't buy it until they announce it themselves. That reads like a list of bad ideas you shouldn't use in a game. Not that I'd put it past Id...

    The thread is just someone summarizing gameinformer. They do get a lot of exclusives, so I'm inclined to believe that it's relatively trustworthy.

    EDIT: anyway, they're supposed to show it at e3, so we only have to wait a few days to get confirmation

    Spoit on
    steam_sig.png
  • reVersereVerse Attack and Dethrone God Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Ah, good old Raven "mediocrity is our trademark" Software. Can't say I'm terribly excited about this, I mean, their last good game was what, Hexxen?

    reVerse on
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    In Bioshock special powers kind of made sense, and you're a bit reluctant to stick that big ol' needle in your arm, but you are completely alone and you have to size up to the competition. I'd rather use guns to kill Nazis and demons and Nazi demons.

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • KaseiusKaseius Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Spoit wrote: »
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Don't buy it until they announce it themselves. That reads like a list of bad ideas you shouldn't use in a game. Not that I'd put it past Id...

    The thread is just someone summarizing gameinformer. They do get a lot of exclusives, so I'm inclined to believe that it's relatively trustworthy.

    EDIT: anyway, they're supposed to show it at e3, so we only have to wait a few days to get confirmation

    Yes. Uploading a picture of the GI cover right now.

    giwolfensteinoccultloldr7.th.jpg

    Haha, what. The picture from my camera was only 324kb, and somehow it got BEEFIER

    Kaseius on
    www.youtube.com/user/kaseius -- Let's Plays
  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Protagonist named BJ? hehe

    randombattle on
    itsstupidbutidontcare2.gif
    I never asked for this!
  • ThreepioThreepio New Westminster, BCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    randombattle wrote: »
    Protagonist named BJ? hehe

    The last man to make light of that is being kicked in this photo by one BJ Blazkowicz

    250px-Wolfenstein-3d.jpg

    Threepio on
    142.jpg
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    He looks like he belongs in a romance novel

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    He looks like he belongs in a romance novel
    He is named BJ :winky:

    randombattle on
    itsstupidbutidontcare2.gif
    I never asked for this!
  • PredatorPredator __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    dumbed down console ports

    Predator on
    1330my4.jpg
  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    reVerse wrote: »
    Ah, good old Raven "mediocrity is our trademark" Software. Can't say I'm terribly excited about this, I mean, their last good game was what, Hexxen?

    HeXen.

    Also, what the hell are you talking about? Star Trek Elite Force? Jedi Outcast? Soldier of Fortune? X-Men Legends? Marvel Ultimate Alliance?

    Seriously, post fails.


    Also, I guess I'm the only one allowed to be somewhat excited about this. Shooting Nazis can only be made better by shooting Nazis infused with occult boogie-boogies, and the suggestions of non-linearity sound kinda cool.

    Shadowfire on
    PSN: Bradcopter | Steam: Shadowfire
    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Predator wrote: »
    dumbed down console ports

    Wolfenstein is pretty complicated after all

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • KaseiusKaseius Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    reVerse wrote: »
    Ah, good old Raven "mediocrity is our trademark" Software. Can't say I'm terribly excited about this, I mean, their last good game was what, Hexxen?

    HeXen.

    Also, what the hell are you talking about? Star Trek Elite Force? Jedi Outcast? Soldier of Fortune? X-Men Legends? Marvel Ultimate Alliance?

    Seriously, post fails.


    Also, I guess I'm the only one allowed to be somewhat excited about this. Shooting Nazis can only be made better by shooting Nazis infused with occult boogie-boogies, and the suggestions of non-linearity sound kinda cool.

    Screenshots from the magazine also have flying aliens. That most definitely do not look like nazis. They're like giant head things.

    Kaseius on
    www.youtube.com/user/kaseius -- Let's Plays
  • Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    We all knew it was coming, but I'm still happy it was sooner rather than later.

    Also Raven Software aren't that bad.

    Waka Laka on
    My 3D and Game Development blog
    Tumblr
  • Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Predator wrote: »
    dumbed down console ports

    Return to Castle Wolfenstein was PC first console last.

    Waka Laka on
    My 3D and Game Development blog
    Tumblr
  • StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Whatever one can say about RtCW, it led to Enemy Territory for free. No matter what mutant game elements it throws into the next installment, I cut the series extra slack for that alone.

    Not to say I wouldn't mind the campaign shedding instant-fail stealth sequences, for one, but with Wolfenstein I'm willing to roll with it and see what happens for now.

    Stolls on
    kstolls on Twitch, streaming weekends at 9pm CST!
    Now playing: Teardown and Baldur's Gate 3 (co-op)
    Sunday Spotlight: Horror Tales: The Wine
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Games and Technology