[Hard Reset] - What's all this about v1.0?

M_W · July 2011

Hard Reset is a new old-school FPS from Polish developers, Flying Wild Hog, the combination of members from CD Projekt RED, People Can Fly, and City Interactive. It takes place in a cyber-punk setting and has you fighting off hostile robots. Your arsenal consists of two transforming weapons that give you a much larger arsenal than you would expect. This paired with destructible environments and loads of enemies is sure to make for an excellent old-school shooting experience.

You can get the demo at http://store.steampowered.com/app/98400. Hey, why dontcha pre-order while you're at it? GET IT NOW!

Trailers:

http://youtu.be/XoEULxM3K0U

http://youtu.be/Kc9tnQ7eFdU

Screenshots:

Big Classy · July 2011

Colour me intrigued. Anything east European with a decent budget is usually gold.

Forar · July 2011

I certainly like the aesthetic they've chosen. I second Big Isy's piqued curiosity.

taliosfalcon · July 2011

M_W wrote:

Original Source at PC Gamer

Hard Reset is an upcoming Sci-Fi FPS developed by Flying Wild Hog, a studio composed of veterans of three Polish game developers People Can Fly (Painkiller, Bulletstorm), CD Projekt RED (The Witcher series), and City Interactive (Sniper: Ghost Warrior).

One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong,

taliosfalcon · July 2011

M_W wrote:

Original Source at PC Gamer

Hard Reset is an upcoming Sci-Fi FPS developed by Flying Wild Hog, a studio composed of veterans of three Polish game developers People Can Fly (Painkiller, Bulletstorm), CD Projekt RED (The Witcher series), and City Interactive (Sniper: Ghost Warrior).

One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong,

Poor city interactive guys, imagine the lunch room discussions . People can fly "we made this great game " Cd projekt "Well we made this great game!" City interactive "...my company just made sniper ghost warrior...please don't hit me"

M_W · July 2011

taliosfalcon wrote:

M_W wrote:

Original Source at PC Gamer

Hard Reset is an upcoming Sci-Fi FPS developed by Flying Wild Hog, a studio composed of veterans of three Polish game developers People Can Fly (Painkiller, Bulletstorm), CD Projekt RED (The Witcher series), and City Interactive (Sniper: Ghost Warrior).

One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong,

Poor city interactive guys, imagine the lunch room discussions . People can fly "we made this great game " Cd projekt "Well we made this great game!" City interactive "...my company just made sniper ghost warrior...please don't hit me"

City Interactive is the Robin to People Can Fly and CD Projekt's Batman.

Big Classy · July 2011

All I kept thinking was that Sniper: Ghost Warrior had decent foliage and you guys are being too critical. Then I remembered this game is going for a futuristic, Blade-Runner-Matrixy type setting. Yeah, foliage isn't gonna cut it.

Vi Monks · July 2011

taliosfalcon wrote:

M_W wrote:

Original Source at PC Gamer

Hard Reset is an upcoming Sci-Fi FPS developed by Flying Wild Hog, a studio composed of veterans of three Polish game developers People Can Fly (Painkiller, Bulletstorm), CD Projekt RED (The Witcher series), and City Interactive (Sniper: Ghost Warrior).

One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong,

Poor city interactive guys, imagine the lunch room discussions . People can fly "we made this great game " Cd projekt "Well we made this great game!" City interactive "...my company just made sniper ghost warrior...please don't hit me"

To be fair, Sniper had some pretty spot on sniping mechanics, even if the game overall had a ton of flaws. Given the pedigree of the other two, I can't imagine they'd let Sniper's flaws creep into this. I'm definitely interested.

Monger · July 2011

Am I interested?

Yes, I am interested.

Klash · July 2011

Deus Ex 3, Prey 2, now this.

I don't know what happened or when, but someone decided that Blade Runner was the best thing ever. They were correct.

2011/12 is going to be one amazing year.

Zilla360 · July 2011

Sweet!

Drez · July 2011

This looks pretty awesome.

captaink · July 2011

The visuals make me think of Bioshock, Batman, and Blade Runner all rolled together. That is a good thing.

Gaslight · July 2011

What was the last actual major PC-exclusive FPS? Metro 2033? No, wait, that did come out for 360...I can't think of it. Anyway, the very idea of a PC-exlusive FPS is intriguing, and these obscure eastern European developers seem to have a really good record of producing cool, "made with love" stuff distinct from what the major publishers put out. So I will keep this on my radar screen.

M_W · July 2011

Gaslight wrote:

What was the last actual major PC-exclusive FPS? Metro 2033? No, wait, that did come out for 360...I can't think of it. Anyway, the very idea of a PC-exlusive FPS is intriguing, and these obscure eastern European developers seem to have a really good record of producing cool, "made with love" stuff distinct from what the major publishers put out. So I will keep this on my radar screen.

I think this is actually going to be released in a matter of a few months. Chances are, my feeb PC won't be able to run it, but I'm nonetheless excited for it.

Monger · July 2011

Gaslight wrote:

What was the last actual major PC-exclusive FPS? Metro 2033? No, wait, that did come out for 360...I can't think of it. Anyway, the very idea of a PC-exlusive FPS is intriguing, and these obscure eastern European developers seem to have a really good record of producing cool, "made with love" stuff distinct from what the major publishers put out. So I will keep this on my radar screen.

Pretty sure the last major exclusive FPS was STALKER: CoP. Which was a year and a half ago. Incidentally, also eastern Europe.

Drake · July 2011

This looks exciting. I can't imagine not checking this out.

So, out in two months? That's nice too.

Big Classy · July 2011

Where are we getting the two months thing? can't view trailer so apologies if its ion there.

If true, I'm passing. Theres far to many definite AAA titles out that time to warrant risking a purchase on a new IP, created by an unknown developer... Well, sort of unknown.

I'm sure it'll be a great game but its competing with Saints Row 3, Deus Ex HR, Batman AC and Skyrim during that release window.

M_W · July 2011

Big Isy wrote:

Where are we getting the two months thing? can't view trailer so apologies if its ion there.
unknown developer... Well, sort of unknown.

A developer made up from the people who made Bulletstorm and The Witcher are "sort of" unknown? 0_o

Monger · July 2011

Big Isy wrote:

Where are we getting the two months thing?

The article linked in the OP.

Hard Reset is scheduled for release in September 2011.

Cantido · July 2011

Big Isy wrote:

Colour me intrigued. Anything east European with a decent budget is usually gold.

Serious Sam! (kinda...)

Big Classy · July 2011

M_W wrote:

Big Isy wrote:

Where are we getting the two months thing? can't view trailer so apologies if its ion there.
unknown developer... Well, sort of unknown.

A developer made up from the people who made Bulletstorm and The Witcher are "sort of" unknown? 0_o

Was it Romero behind Daikatana? he was well known. And Will Wright with Spore. :P
Those guys worked on some good games in the past but this is their first title together, if I'm not mistaken.

M_W · July 2011

Cantido wrote:

Big Isy wrote:

Colour me intrigued. Anything east European with a decent budget is usually gold.

Serious Sam! (kinda...)

I'm going to be honest, here; I like Serious Sam, but I don't like it more than any other shooter. It feels to me like it was developed around the superficial elements of the old-school shooter instead of focusing on what those mechanics did to make those games so great. Non-recharging health, for instance, created moments of tension in games like the early id Software shooters. In Serious Sam, I either survive a horde of monsters or I don't. In case of the former, I usually get enough health and ammo to get to the next wave with no problems.

That's certainly not my only problem with Serious Sam, but that's a speil to have elsewhere.

Big Isy wrote:

Those guys worked on some good games in the past but this is their first title together, if I'm not mistaken.

This is their debut title as Flying Wild Hogs, yes.

brynstar · July 2011

As I enjoy shooters of the Polish-developed variety, I am looking forward to this. Hopefully this doesn't come out near the probably-better-marketed Prey 2.

Silas Brown · July 2011

Oh man, I had never heard of this until today, and now I am psyched as hell for it.

Dartboy · July 2011

Well now, this looks interesting...

Antithesis · July 2011

At the very least, this game's marketing is a nice contrast to a series of announcements regarding announcements regarding a teaser trailer that may be released pending a certain number of facebook likes or twitter followers multiple years before the game's release.

Basil · July 2011

Like this game for an exclusive hat in Team For- oh dear.

That sure is some pretty.

Zxerol · July 2011

Numerical health and armor readouts (that also goes past 100%)?

what kind of sorcery is this

Vi Monks · July 2011

Zxerol wrote:

Numerical health and armor readouts (that also goes past 100%)?

what kind of sorcery is this

I would be lying if I said that this right here didn't excite me almost as much as anything else. Not that I despise invisible/regenerating health, but I love me some variety.

Drake · July 2011

I crave more information, but all I can find is various reconfigurations of the low down in the PC Gamer article in the OP.

I think IGN said it's coming to Steam, which is nice for us Steam users.

I want more details. What are my cyberman gunshooter superpowers? What kinds of robots of robotic dystopia will fall under my guns?

I think killing a complete shit load of robots would be alright.

Drez · July 2011

Drake wrote:

I crave more information, but all I can find is various reconfigurations of the low down in the PC Gamer article in the OP.

I think IGN said it's coming to Steam, which is nice for us Steam users.

I want more details. What are my cyberman gunshooter superpowers? What kinds of robots of robotic dystopia will fall under my guns?

I think killing a complete shit load of robots would be alright.

And then John was a robot.

M_W · July 2011

Drez wrote:

And then John was a robot.

ily for this

Xenogear_0001 · July 2011

I am interested in this.

urahonky · July 2011

I'm sold. The game looks good.

L Ron Howard · July 2011

I came here for the Voltron.

I feel disappointed, but still interested.

Elvenshae · July 2011

L Ron Howard wrote:

I came here for the Voltron.

Heh heh heh - yes, this.

Also, the whole "still interested" thing.

M_W · July 2011

L Ron Howard wrote:

I came here for the Voltron.

I feel disappointed, but still interested.

Elvenshae wrote:

L Ron Howard wrote:

I came here for the Voltron.

Heh heh heh - yes, this.

Also, the whole "still interested" thing.

PROVOCATIVE HEADLINE SUCCESS

M_W · July 2011

New trailer is out, along with a Q&A, check out the OP for the link.

L Ron Howard · July 2011

I still see a lack of robotic lions forming another giant robot...
The trailer looks like it was just fighting the same mob over and over with a shotgun or electro-gun of sorts. I don't really think it's all that impressive yet.

curly haired boy · July 2011

on my watch list just for the old school design ethic.

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