Hawken: Indie, Mecha-style FPS with a vertical element

CommandoDude They see me troll'n from Cauhlefohrnia Since: Jun, 2010

They see me troll'n

#51: Mar 14th 2011 at 9:45:08 PM

Then again, it used a single HP bar for the entire mech, didn't it?

It had a status bar vaguely indicating how much of your armor was toast. Usually a good idea to resupply before you hit "1 bar of plating"

My other signature is a Gundam.

Mammalsauce Since: Mar, 2010

#52: Mar 14th 2011 at 10:39:26 PM

Holy crap those are some beautiful graphics, and for an indie dev? I'd love to see something that good-looking on a console. The art style looks cool too. I'm not a fan of mechs, but the gameplay will probably be at least adequate like most indie developers who have the skill and passion to make a game of this technical caliber. I'll be looking forward to the PC version.

Barcode711 Clutch pedal = sidestep from Uddiyana Since: Apr, 2009

Clutch pedal = sidestep

#53: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:20:04 AM

Something tells me mechs don't make good snipers, as they'd be easy to spot.

This is true, but since mech targets don't go down in one hit anyway, it's often convenient to have some less expensive or less well-armoured mech taking up a firing position behind the rest of the forces and unloading with heavy or otherwise over-specializing long-range weapons.

(This is of course talking about game mechanics, based on my experience with other games)

Maybe not as snipers, but possibly as designated marksmen. Mechs that can pepper the enemy from afar while other, faster mechs close to short range and use machineguns and rockets.

Well, okay, so basically what Charlatan said. :$

edited 16th Mar '11 8:20:57 AM by Barcode711

Worshipper of Ahura Mazda, as proclaimed by Zoroadster http://twitter.com/bpglobalpr

GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009

rrrrrrrrr

#54: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:28:06 AM

I'm not sure mechs would make poor snipers, if they're from sufficient distance. Then again, most FPS games don't give you enough map space for that to be a factor, and snipers in the traditional sense are considered "unfair."

Because they are. That's the whole point of that type of combat.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

Saigyouji Kagome, Kagome from Rokkenjima Since: Dec, 2010

Kagome, Kagome

#55: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:40:26 AM

Sniper Cores work pretty well in the Armored Core series, although, because of the games being in third person, it was more "really long range" mechs.

edited 16th Mar '11 8:41:10 AM by Saigyouji

'twas brillig.

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009

#56: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:46:08 AM

^ In the first Armored Core games like Master of Arena, the really really long range sniper rifle type mechs (like that 10 round super laser that did like 2000 armor points of damage) were your best option at beating Rebel AC's.

GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009

rrrrrrrrr

#57: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:53:03 AM

Anyway, since I only just found this thread: I do think this will be fun to play. It looks like they're having a great time designing it too!

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

Scardoll Burn Since: Nov, 2010