enough of them already! (was Re: Article about WW2 games on BBC Web) - Java-Games

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:15 GMT, Eep² <no@spam.com> wrote:

>Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
>
>Developers, come up with something original already!

Well, what settings can be there for a FPS game? Big wars like WWII,
Vietnam War, Gulf War etc., check. Futuristic settings like Unreal 2,
UT2003, Red Faction 1-2, check. Oddball settings like Serious Sam 1-2,
check. Horror settings like Undying or the two Call of Cthulhu games,
check.

I don't recall seeing that many western shooters though since Outlaws.
But would it really make much difference if the game was set to
western setting with rifles, old six-loaders, shotguns, old machine
guns, dynamite etc.?

And there's always WWI to explore...


g

juha wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:15 GMT, Eep² <no@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
>>
>> Developers, come up with something original already!
>
> Well, what settings can be there for a FPS game? Big wars like WWII,
> Vietnam War, Gulf War etc., check. Futuristic settings like Unreal 2,
> UT2003, Red Faction 1-2, check. Oddball settings like Serious Sam 1-2,
> check. Horror settings like Undying or the two Call of Cthulhu games,
> check.
>
> I don't recall seeing that many western shooters though since Outlaws.
> But would it really make much difference if the game was set to
> western setting with rifles, old six-loaders, shotguns, old machine
> guns, dynamite etc.?

"Eep²" <no@spam.com> wrote in message news:3FD2FF09.A14E2625@spam.com...
> Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
>
> Developers, come up with something original already!
>
> Walter Mitty wrote:
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3295257.stm

I hear there is one called "Fuzzy Bunnies in Tickle Attack II" coming out.
It might fit your taste better.

DUH. How do you expect to _shoot_ at anything if it isn't a war or
something?

"juha" <juha@invalid.none.com> wrote in message
news:sbd6tvsqvjh0ma2affqctug72vm4rv0247@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:15 GMT, Eep² <no@spam.com> wrote:
>
> >Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
> >
> >Developers, come up with something original already!
>
> Well, what settings can be there for a FPS game? Big wars like WWII,
> Vietnam War, Gulf War etc., check. Futuristic settings like Unreal 2,
> UT2003, Red Faction 1-2, check. Oddball settings like Serious Sam 1-2,
> check. Horror settings like Undying or the two Call of Cthulhu games,
> check.
>
> I don't recall seeing that many western shooters though since Outlaws.
> But would it really make much difference if the game was set to
> western setting with rifles, old six-loaders, shotguns, old machine
> guns, dynamite etc.?

Someone needs to make a bounty hunter game. A present day, futuristic, or
Old West setting would work. I would prefer it to be present day. It would
need to be a slower paced FPS with really good AI and some Adventure/RPG
elements. Tracking the bounties would be a big part of the game. You could
start out with just a revolver and then purchase new guns and equipment with
the money you collect.

Kyle

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:15 GMT, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Eep=B2?=
<no@spam.com> wrote:

>Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
>
>Developers, come up with something original already!
>
>Walter Mitty wrote:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3295257.stm


Try Armed and Dangerous. It is a long time since I fell off my seat
laughing at a FPS. For anybody with a Monty Python -style
appreciation of British humor and over-the-top action, this game
is a MUST !!! Stellar fun. Superbly programmed. A super
Christmas present for those jaded by an excess of WW2, Doom,
Half-life style shooters.

PlanetMoon folk must have had a ball developing this game. A real
breath of fresh air in a tired genre....................

Developed for the Xbox and PC. Excellent PC version. In-game
fully-configurable options, graphics, sound control. No need
to exit game even for resolution changes.

Check-point PLUS single-slot quicksave-anywhere in the PC
version.

Another one from the LucasArts stable, like the superb
SW:KOTOR. The developers, Planetmoon gave us
Giants: Citizen Kabuto.

The new game has a Havoc (game-engine ?) credit.

Now back to A & D; anybody want a cuppa tea ?

John Lewis

Duh, attempt to think outside the mindless shooter box, please. Oh and a war is HARDLY required for one to shoot something in the first place. Duh again. Attempt to think.

JabberSmith wrote:
>
> "Eep²" <no@spam.com> wrote in message news:3FD2FF09.A14E2625@spam.com...
> > Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
> >
> > Developers, come up with something original already!
> >
> > Walter Mitty wrote:
> > >
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3295257.stm
>
> I hear there is one called "Fuzzy Bunnies in Tickle Attack II" coming out.
> It might fit your taste better.
>
> DUH. How do you expect to _shoot_ at anything if it isn't a war or something?

> Try Armed and Dangerous. It is a long time since I fell off my seat
> laughing at a FPS. For anybody with a Monty Python -style
> appreciation of British humor and over-the-top action, this game
> is a MUST !!! Stellar fun. Superbly programmed. A super
> Christmas present for those jaded by an excess of WW2, Doom,
> Half-life style shooters.
>
> PlanetMoon folk must have had a ball developing this game. A real
> breath of fresh air in a tired genre....................
>
> Developed for the Xbox and PC. Excellent PC version. In-game
> fully-configurable options, graphics, sound control. No need
> to exit game even for resolution changes.
>
> Check-point PLUS single-slot quicksave-anywhere in the PC
> version.
>
> Another one from the LucasArts stable, like the superb
> SW:KOTOR. The developers, Planetmoon gave us
> Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
>
> The new game has a Havoc (game-engine ?) credit.

physics code

>
> Now back to A & D; anybody want a cuppa tea ?
>
> John Lewis
>
>

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"juha" <juha@invalid.none.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:15 GMT, Eep² <no@spam.com> wrote:
>
> >Ugh, I'm SO fucking sick of war (et al) games!
> >



>
> Well, what settings can be there for a FPS game? Big wars like WWII,
> Vietnam War, Gulf War etc., check. Futuristic settings like Unreal 2,
> UT2003, Red Faction 1-2, check. Oddball settings like Serious Sam 1-2,
> check. Horror settings like Undying or the two Call of Cthulhu games,
> check.
>
> I don't recall seeing that many western shooters though since Outlaws.
> But would it really make much difference if the game was set to
> western setting with rifles, old six-loaders, shotguns, old machine
> guns, dynamite etc.?



I LIKE the War Games, particularly WW II games. (BF 1942, Call of Duty,
Hidden and Dangerous 2) I say keep'em coming!
I do agree with need for more Western Shooters, though like the Great
Outlaws game. That is, if the Developers don't crap (meaning console) it
up....,

Zool
>

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 22:47:36 GMT, news.east.earthlink.net
<abracadabraf@mystic.com> wrote:

>
>> Try Armed and Dangerous. It is a long time since I fell off my seat
>> laughing at a FPS. For anybody with a Monty Python -style
>> appreciation of British humor and over-the-top action, this game
>> is a MUST !!! Stellar fun. Superbly programmed. A super
>> Christmas present for those jaded by an excess of WW2, Doom,
>> Half-life style shooters.
>>
>> PlanetMoon folk must have had a ball developing this game. A real
>> breath of fresh air in a tired genre....................
>>
>> Developed for the Xbox and PC. Excellent PC version. In-game
>> fully-configurable options, graphics, sound control. No need
>> to exit game even for resolution changes.
>>
>> Check-point PLUS single-slot quicksave-anywhere in the PC
>> version.
>>
>> Another one from the LucasArts stable, like the superb
>> SW:KOTOR. The developers, Planetmoon gave us
>> Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
>>
>> The new game has a Havoc (game-engine ?) credit.
>
>physics code
>

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, the physics properties
of items in the game are tested in various interesting
ways, some with very satisfying and frequently hilarious
results.

John Lewis

>>
>> Now back to A & D; anybody want a cuppa tea ?
>>
>> John Lewis
>>
>>
>
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>____________________________________________
>My PC specs:
>80486 cpu, 3.2 Ghz (overclocked)
>Mirrored 1.2MB floppies (double sided)
>Dot-matrix printer (black AND red ink)
>
>