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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jetmech Jr. on July 12, 2005, 06:48:19 pm

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 12, 2005, 06:48:19 pm

http://hellgatelondon.com/

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/hellgate-london/613487p1.html

IIRC, the First Game created by Flagship Studio's (Run by Bill Roper and Co. of Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo fame).

If nothing else, DL the Cinematic Preview off the mainsites Downloads page. It's worth it.

So far, I have really high hopes for this one :).

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Nico on July 12, 2005, 07:05:48 pm

You're right, it does look cool.
Feels awfully like doom tho.

So... did Diablo sell that bad in Britain for them to do that to London? :p

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 12, 2005, 07:13:51 pm

:lol:

Interestingly enough, Roper and his associates insist that the game will be more like a Diabloesque RPG than an FPS.

Sounds like they're trying to play to their strengths.

Those Templars look friggin awesome, too.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Nico on July 12, 2005, 07:46:34 pm

Lol, just watched the video (extra large, yeah!). I doubt the effect was the one they wanted, but I found it very funny :D Those two templars are so badass, you can't take it seriously anymore :lol:

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 12, 2005, 07:52:23 pm

Well, duh! Thats the whole point of the cinematic Preview: Make the game look as baddass as humanly possible. Whatever else they did in the making, they succeeded there ;)

Besides, how seriously are you gonna take a game centered around Daemonic Takeover of Earth? :p

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Ace on July 13, 2005, 12:45:12 am

Very seriously if burning Harry Potter books is a favorite pass-time :p

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Anaz on July 13, 2005, 02:18:50 am

Hehehe. Looks awesome.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: TopAce on July 13, 2005, 04:38:37 am

We have stepped into the next generation of PC graphics. Started by Doom 3, followed by Half Life 2 and now here is this Hellgate. Where to progress?

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Carl on July 13, 2005, 04:45:04 am

*Carl looks at screenshots*

hmmm... TopAce, those are not better looking than Doom 3 or Half Life 2.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: TopAce on July 13, 2005, 04:46:09 am

Have I said it was better than that? If you take that from my words, I did not intend to suggest that.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Rott3 on July 13, 2005, 04:48:43 am

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Originally posted by TopAce
We have stepped into the next generation of PC graphics. Started by Doom 3, followed by Half Life 2 and now here is this Hellgate. Where to progress?

ONWARDS!!!! To more plasticy faces of human beings and unrealistic enviroments. Plus more bloom. I like bloom. It is pretty. PRETTY i say!!!
And more pixel shader effects. Wheeee!!!!

Although the game looks :thepimp: Pimpage!

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Carl on July 13, 2005, 04:52:14 am

Quote

Originally posted by TopAce
Have I said it was better than that? If you take that from my words, I did not intend to suggest that.

Well, then...er, your post is very misleading, as that is the only thing you could possibly be saying with that choice of words, and it says it very clearly.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Nico on July 13, 2005, 05:33:33 am

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Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
Well, duh! Thats the whole point of the cinematic Preview: Make the game look as baddass as humanly possible. Whatever else they did in the making, they succeeded there ;)

Besides, how seriously are you gonna take a game centered around Daemonic Takeover of Earth? :p

Well, doom3 was not exactly humorous :p

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 13, 2005, 10:40:04 am

The Characters weren't exactly baddasses either ;)

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: General Freak on July 13, 2005, 10:56:55 am

I hope they keep this to the PC...not like Halo, which was originally designed for the PC (back in December 1999) but then they just switched over to the X-Box.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Col. Fishguts on July 13, 2005, 12:06:51 pm

Actually Halo was originally planned for Mac only.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: General Freak on July 13, 2005, 01:14:51 pm

THOSE (Bungy?) WHORES!

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: NGTM-1R on July 13, 2005, 02:55:34 pm

It was also originally an RTS.

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: General Freak on July 13, 2005, 03:20:52 pm

Ok, the further back in time you go, the less the game is Halo and the more off-topic this gets. :P

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Nico on July 13, 2005, 03:20:57 pm

And it was also originaly about fluffy bunnies from mars.
Bet you didn't know that :p

Title: Hellgate: London
Post by: Unknown Target on July 13, 2005, 03:56:34 pm

Back on topic: just saw the trailer - looks pretty freaking cool :D