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JAF1970 Jonah Falcon from New York Since: Jan, 2001
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#2: Jun 28th 2011 at 9:47:28 PM

Looks...interesting.

But why do I get the feeling the title is some lame pun in the same manner that Alan Wake was?

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GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
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#3: Jun 28th 2011 at 9:56:40 PM

I forgot that this ever existed. Nice to see it on it's feet.

onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#4: Jun 28th 2011 at 10:34:50 PM

Finally some news...been waiting a long time for it...more survival game's cool...

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pvtnum11 OMG NO NOSECONES from Kerbin low orbit Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#5: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:04:36 PM

Just needs a Pip-Boy and we're set.

Okay, Fallout joke aside, seriously looks interesting.

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GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#6: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:15:40 PM

Wish we had more information on what is going on. So far all I have is "bad shit goes down, city is in ruins and simple things like water are worth more than gold". But is that bad thing an earthquake, a bomb, an alien invasion, what?

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#7: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:33:16 PM

^ Earthquake, cant exactly remember how many richter though...

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#8: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:40:36 PM

Do we know anything about the gameplay?

onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#9: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:43:14 PM

From Wikipedia:

The player controls Adam Collins in a first person perspective. The player can use various tactics to stay alive, including using an empty gun to threaten enemies, finding food and water around the city in order to keep Adam alive and healthy and use of actual live weapons, including pistols, machine guns, and grenades if found. The player can also drive abandoned vehicles. Driving vehicles will be in the traditional third-person view, and running or walking can be toggled between first and third person.

Also from what I've heard, you need to survive around 7-10 days before rescue's arrived...

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GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#10: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:46:15 PM

And meanwhile the world descends into base survival instinct, a la Lord Of The Flies.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#11: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:48:19 PM

I am now intrigued.

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Aminatep Vulpes Zerda from Glorious Mother Russia Since: Oct, 2009
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#12: Jun 29th 2011 at 2:17:19 AM

> PC

OH GOD YES

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MichaelDj54 Up on Melancholy hill. from North of Normal, West of Weird Since: Mar, 2010
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#13: Jun 29th 2011 at 2:27:26 AM

God I was wondering what happened to this game. I heard about it EGM...3 years ago. Thought it was lost in the eternal pit of development hell.

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Aminatep Vulpes Zerda from Glorious Mother Russia Since: Oct, 2009
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#14: Jun 29th 2011 at 3:18:04 AM

[up] I heard it was shelved because something something 9/11.

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onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#15: Aug 20th 2011 at 5:25:54 AM

Gameplay teaser trailer...

Seems like it took some climbing techniques from Assassins Creed...and enemies with melee weapon instantly raise their hand when you pulled out your gun looks good...

edited 20th Aug '11 5:31:18 AM by onyhow

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#16: Aug 20th 2011 at 7:46:09 AM

Why does it take so long, for rescue to arrive to one of America's biggest cities?

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onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#17: Aug 20th 2011 at 7:55:31 AM

One of the premise is the rest of the world suffer water crisis and that, well...rescue mysteriously fails to arrive...it might be a plot point...plus, the earthquake is really massive to level the city that bad...

edited 20th Aug '11 7:56:02 AM by onyhow

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JAF1970 Jonah Falcon from New York Since: Jan, 2001
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#18: Aug 20th 2011 at 8:34:26 AM

Maybe not. Chicago's not on a fault line. Buildings aren't specifically made to withstand earthquakes.

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onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#19: Aug 20th 2011 at 8:40:34 AM

True, but that's what Wikipedia says:10.3 Mw...(not megawatt, Moment magnitude scale)..and the city's badly wrecked so...

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JAF1970 Jonah Falcon from New York Since: Jan, 2001
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#20: Aug 20th 2011 at 9:05:06 AM

Not Richter?

Because a 10.3 Richter earthquake to a midwest metropolis would DO that.

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onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#21: Aug 20th 2011 at 9:06:46 AM

Not richter...that's what Wikipedia quoted after IGN description...it just says magnitude...although that can be interpreted into both scale IMO...

edited 20th Aug '11 9:07:38 AM by onyhow

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Neakal Since: Jul, 2009
#22: Nov 13th 2011 at 10:52:46 AM

Bit of a late response but notice how there seems to be a sonic interference just before the quake hits. The origins of the "earthquake" might be part of the plot.

SgtRicko Since: Jul, 2009
#23: Nov 15th 2011 at 5:31:16 AM

Also heard them mentioning something about people disappearing or getting killed because of some strange fog/gas that's appeared after the quake. Looks like it might have a horror angle to it as well.

onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#24: Nov 15th 2011 at 5:47:35 AM

And for some less impressive news, it seems like it's not set in Chicago anymore (not too sure about this)...and might not come out for PC (fuck!)...

edited 15th Nov '11 5:52:29 AM by onyhow

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Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#25: Mar 12th 2012 at 5:48:20 PM

So I got the game, and it's got its ups and downs.

On the plus side, they really did make it difficult, and it is most definitely a thinking mans game. It's not something you can just haphazardly play and go running blind around corners and just grabbing everything you see, there's some serious planning involved. My roomate pretty much threw the controller across the room after playing it for a few hours, he was rather frustrated. He never did the most valuable thing you can do in this game.. Stop, look, listen, and plan. It also teaches you to value the little things. I never figured myself for the type who would jump off the couch hollering praise to Odin because I found a nasty can of fruit cocktail and an old bottle of water behind a dumpster, but I suppose I was wrong.

As a bit of a con to the game though(and given, I haven't gotten terribly far yet, so I have no idea if this changes) the game isn't very sandbox. While there are lots of options for moving around, they were all very purposely made as options for moving around, there isn't much room for player creativity, and there are some highly unavoidable confrontations. For example, in one mission where I'm scaling an unfinished skycraper, there is a gang of 4 guys who come out of the shadows as soon as you slide down a little ramp of plywood. They killed me, big deal. But with the resources I had at my disposal and the tactical situation of how I run into them, I really wanted to just avoid the fight and keep climbing up without dealing with them. I put all this time into climbing up this skycraper from these obscure angles and directions... But I can't find a way around these 4 dudes and their camp? The only options this game gives you are the options that the designers put into it, though they were pretty crafty sometimes. Also, I have yet to see the enemy ever run out of ammo, but I've never had more than 4 bullets in my pistol this entire fucking game, and running out of ammo is a constant threat.

The encounters with hostile groups are very interesting. There is a strong psychological and tactical factor in each little faceoff that comes into play. Survivors will go for the gun of a downed enemy in a heartbeat, and it is important to do things like shoot the tough guy in a group that you have at gunpoint that is considering charging at you, just to show them you mean business. What is essentially a 4 man hobo-fight becomes serious business pretty fast after the apocalypse has happened.

It's a good game, but be ready to put the controller down and walk away in frustration sometimes.

^

I think it's a non-existent made up city name now.

edited 12th Mar '12 5:49:03 PM by Barkey


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