Post by: Procession on January 16, 2004, 04:16:56 PM
Expect it late '04/ early '05, apparently.
Screens here: http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=13754
Post by: kusanagi on January 16, 2004, 04:54:56 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 17, 2004, 03:40:49 AM
Post by: Actraiser on January 17, 2004, 08:12:28 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Forget it. Abstract or innovative games don't sell.
that's because theyre usually not very fun. this looks like a weird Tempest
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 17, 2004, 09:41:08 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Forget it. Abstract or innovative games don't sell.
Really...The only one in recent memory is Viewtiful Joe...Too much emphasis on violence and sex these days...
Post by: mouse_clicker on January 17, 2004, 09:58:39 AM
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that's because theyre usually not very fun. this looks like a weird Tempest
No surprise there, since Tempest's creator, Jeff Minter, is the one making Unity.
Post by: Actraiser on January 17, 2004, 11:31:20 AM
Quotesex and violence, not withstanding, the GTA games are the most innovative things since games went to 3D. what good is innovation if it doesnt deliver a fun gaming experience?
Originally posted by: BillQuote
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Forget it. Abstract or innovative games don't sell.
Really...The only one in recent memory is Viewtiful Joe...Too much emphasis on violence and sex these days...
Post by: rpglover on January 17, 2004, 11:42:56 AM
i just dont agree with that statement at all
Post by: Caliban on January 17, 2004, 11:59:03 AM
BTW, this game Unity also did look like one of the music visualizations that I had on winamp! Can't wait for it. I like strange games, that's why I got Pikmin and Cubivore.
Post by: nolimit19 on January 17, 2004, 12:08:42 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on January 17, 2004, 12:18:11 PM
Hey, Caliban, did you make that avatar in Flash?
GTA = lots of fun for about an hour and not innovative.
Post by: mouse_clicker on January 17, 2004, 12:24:56 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 17, 2004, 02:12:59 PM
Post by: Caliban on January 17, 2004, 02:21:37 PM
You guys are right GTA is innovative in some areas, but none-the-less it has its flaws, being one flaw that it gets too repetitive(at least for me)!
Post by: Mario on January 17, 2004, 04:28:45 PM
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Forget it. Abstract or innovative games don't sell.
Not entirely true.
Unity looks amazing from those screenshots, i am very interested in how this game will turn out. I need a game like this for my GCN. Amazing how it's being developed by just one man, games with very small teams can turn out really good, nobody to argue with, you do what YOU want to the game etc.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 17, 2004, 08:30:10 PM
The problem with Tempest is the gameplay. It's basically a shoot'em'up (it was a 3d Space Invaders at first...) with some seriously unfair mechanics.
If anyone in here needs to refresh their memory on Tempest, here is a pretty good clone with a few added features (just don't collect powerups if you want to play it like Tempest 1). Tempest is so awful, I bought it for DM5 and gave it away shortly thereafter. I hope Unity is better.
Mario: If so, can you name a few well selling abstract or heavily innovative games?
Post by: mouse_clicker on January 17, 2004, 08:47:43 PM
Post by: Mario on January 17, 2004, 10:13:44 PM
Post by: thecubedcanuck on January 18, 2004, 11:04:43 AM
truer words were never spoken
Post by: WesDawg on January 18, 2004, 11:18:54 AM
Post by: thecubedcanuck on January 18, 2004, 12:08:13 PM
play the darn game and then talk about it. I honestly hate it when people talk about a game they have never played in a negative way.
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 18, 2004, 12:19:43 PM
Post by: Nintendo Gamecube on January 18, 2004, 01:13:11 PM
Then I got Vice City, and to tell you the truth, there was nothing innovative in that at all. The whole "chainsaw" or "walking into buildings" or "motorcycles" was just a pathetic gimmick to sell games. Unfortunately, Americans are pretty "stupid" when it comes to how innovative a game is, and they swallowed up Vice City whole. I took a poll of my friends of how quick they stopped playing, and it was right after they completed the missions. It wasn't like GTA III, where they played for an additional few months just enjoying the "free-ness" in the game.
So in conclusion, GTA III was very innovative. Vice City, just a rehash, as some people like to call it.
Post by: Guitar Smasher on January 18, 2004, 01:19:11 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 18, 2004, 07:44:11 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on January 19, 2004, 06:20:53 AM
I figure most of you would be willing to give it a chance since us Cube owners are supposed to be more hardcore or whatever.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 19, 2004, 06:54:28 AM
Post by: WesDawg on January 20, 2004, 05:02:35 AM
Post by: manunited4eva22 on January 20, 2004, 11:04:05 AM
As for grand theft auto, the freedom is what is fun about it. There is a lot of freedom to go do a side mission (there are too many to get bored with) and a lot of the game lets you just do whatever you want. It just comes down to a fun game that lets you do basically anything you want.
