[Antares]

I'm curious as to whether or not anyone else is awaiting the release of Blizzard's newest title as eagerly as I am.  I'm at college right now, and when I don't have any work to complete, I don't really have any quality games to play.  I've already worn out my Christmas purchases, so right now, I'm looking forward to getting to play a little Starcraft again.

Feel free to comment.  Here are a few facts on the game so far:

- Ghost is being developed as a console game only.  Blizzard has already stated that there will absolutely not be a PC port.

- Ghost is being released on the three current major consoles: the X-Box, the GameCube, and the PS2.  Rumors of the game being exclusive to one console or another are false.  The game is being developed on the X-Box since that console is the most resource-intensive, but once development is complete, the game will be tweaked for porting to the remaining systems.

- Aside from minor graphical differences, there are no major changes between the three versions of the game.  There are no console-exclusive "extras".

- As of now, there is no concrete release date.  The game was originally slated to be complete last winter, but Blizzard provided the development team with an extension to incorporate all of the various features and make the game as complete as possible.  Several release dates have been posted on various retailer websites, but these vary widely, usually in the range of Feb. 10 to June 6 (one site claimed the game would be out sometime in November).   Blizzard has said that the game should be out sometime this year; an employee of Nihilistic (the folks developing Ghost) said they were expecting a release in the "second half" of 2004.

- It's certain that the game will be released for all three consoles at the same time.  Information indicating that the X-Box release will preclude the others by a few months is incorrect.

- Whether or not Nova's wicked "Cy-Blade" weapon is still in the game or not is unclear.  It was initially one of her starting weapons, but the Dev team members commented that it was too broken of a weapon for her to possess that early in the game.  It may be an item acquired later (as it is still listed as a weapon in Starcraft Legacy's feature on Ghost), but indications are that the weapon has been totally replaced in favor of a "psychic shock" ability and some martial arts skills.

- Ghost takes place following the events of Starcraft: Brood War.

[Taristin]

It's in first person, right? If so, I'm not intereted... That and I'd rather play a SC game on a PC. Console versions never live up to my expectations...

[Antares]

I believe first-person and third-person views are available.

[Nico]

In the trailer, it's third.
Pb is, said trailer really looked ( has in "not only visuals" ) BAD. I hope it has improved since then, coz otherwise Blizzard is running for their first failure.

[gevatter Lars]

Well Blizzard can only be lucky to say that it wasn't there foult, cause someone else developed it...just with their licence.
Btw...I am still waiting for StarCraft 2.....

[Nico]

I guess if it really turns out bad, they'll trash it like they did with Lord of the clans.

[kode]

I wasn't gonna get it, but then I bought a gamecube, so now I might actually buy it.

[Lightspeed]

Definately NOT getting it. Stupid FPS ego-shooter crap. And console-only. A nightmare of a game.

[IceFire]

Looks interesting and it could have potential.  If the development team doing it adhere's to Blizzards usual standards of quality than the initial graphics have been totally re-worked since the initial looks at the game and that the gameplay has been fine tuned into a solid game.  But I guess surprises can always happen...we'll see.

[Unknown Target]

think of it like Renegade for Starcraft. I might get it, since i have a PS2.

[01010]

Read a couple of previews that seem to think the game is going to rock, reminds me of a cross between Splinter Cell and Halo, that can only be a good thing if they get it right.

[Flaser]

No FPS can sell today that has nothing to offer than the 3 letters.

If it's clever and tactical - which is the Blizzard trademark - it will definitly be more than a weekend shooting.

[Gloriano]

I gotta look some previews and reviews when time comes

[kode]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Definately NOT getting it. Stupid FPS ego-shooter crap. And console-only. A nightmare of a game.

wtf, mate! metroid prime is console only, and an fps. and it's really good.

what is ego-shooter, btw?

[TopAce]

I would be glad to have an FPS in the Statcraft universe. Especially if it has proper difficulty(not what Starcraft had).

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by kode


wtf, mate! metroid prime is console only, and an fps. and it's really good.

what is ego-shooter, btw?

Don't forget the almighty goldeneye64...

[StratComm]

Originally posted by kode
what is ego-shooter, btw?

"Ego Shooter" as in you are the only person capable of affecting any change or of winning a war and everyone else is just this stupid little bot with 4.7 rounds of ammunition.  It's rarely explained well (Halo sort of pulled it off, but it was still a legendary stretch).  Thus, you are superpowerful in the game and would have an inflated ego or something to that effect.

[Nico]

Oh, you mean, like about 80% of the games out there? Like Alpha one? Like Mario?
I suppose the only games which don't have that are RTS

[phreak]

actually RTS does it too.

something along the lines of: "You are the only commander who can bring our armies to victory!!!11"

[Unknown Target]

Operation Flash Point did a good job of avoiding that somewhat, methinks.

But the very concept of games defies the ability to do that: You are the player. If you're actions didn't affect what happens in the game, then what would be the point?