Gigantic

Gigantic is an upcoming third-person team action game developed by the Bellevue, Washington-based independent studio Motiga. It's set in a fantasy world in which heroes attempt to destroy the enemy guardian while protecting their own from the opposing team.

Features:

• 14 characters (so far), each with their own upgradable abilities and traits
• All abilities are physics-based, so be sure you've aimed correctly before use
• Drive back the enemy by powering up your Guardian, but beware— the enemy has one, too
• Guardians reshape the map as they move, changing the battleground drastically
• Team up to weaken the enemy Guardian and damage it when it's vulnerable, but watch out for each one's different attacks and abilities
• Summon creatures at specific points on the map not just to attack enemies, but allow for respawning closer to a battle, heal allies, boost damage, or spot hidden enemies, in addition to powering up your Guardian

Here's the announcement trailer:

Links:

• Gameplay Trailer (this is pre-alpha footage— the game has advanced in development significantly since)
• Official Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Subreddit
• Twitch

You can sign up for the Alpha in the Official Website link above. Just remember— if you get in, the game is under an NDA; you can't even tell anyone you were accepted in.

edited 5th Feb '15 4:43:48 PM by SonicWind

Update on Gigantic.

I can confirm the stress test is fun as hell.

No one playing the open beta?

I should probably mention that the game's been out since the 20th. And it's on Steam, too.

I'll be honest, there hasn't been much activity here. Hope that changes.

Crap, I forgot. I've been busy, I swear!

I note I have failed to say Uncle Sven rules.

So there. UNCLE SVEN RULES!

I should share the inspiring story of how hard Motiga worked and what they sacrificed to get this game out. It's a story I feel people need to hear to get an idea of how much they care for it.

At some point I do plan to get a desktop with acceptable current gen specs, but for the time being I'll have to wait until they do away with the crappy RAM requirement, as they said they'll work on optimizing things.

Yes, in this day and age 8gb RAM is now the norm. Yes, apparently RAM is... moderately inexpensive to purchase, But man some people really come off as dicks when they coarsely suggest to just 'buy more RAM' to circumvent the issue to even play this game. Been scouring the discussions on Steam.

edited 31st Jul '17 12:12:06 AM by GreatT

A community challenge has started!

If the community deals 2.1 billion points of damage to enemy Guardians over the week, a new Mozu skin will become available to everyone! Get in there and Wound some Guardians!

edited 8th Aug '17 1:28:43 PM by SonicWind

In a week, it shuts down.

Annnnnnnnnddddd there's an account authentication issue going around so I can't play it right now.

The character design in this makes me wish just once we could get a modern RPG with this level of veriety in your party...

I never even gotten an chance to play an match in this with real players. It's sad, comparably to most MOBA-like games and hero shooters its very unique. The only other game I know of that is similar is Battlerite and their still is a big difference.

Edited by Wispy on Jul 28th 2018 at 8:18:41 AM

I CAN LOG BACK IN AGAIN!

So the dawn of the final day in this game's life has come, huh? Never got to play it sadly, always a shame to see a game go. Though if I recall somebody out there is considering setting up private servers in the future, but there is no guarantee in that sort of thing nowadays.

Edited by UltraWanker on Jul 30th 2018 at 1:49:17 PM

Closes in around 12 hours and 40 minutes from now.

I'll always love you Gigantic ;_;

Sad ending to the game, it had a lot of potenial. Sadly got no attention for it though.

As someone who actually had the founder's pack agreed. Also such a waste for me....

So... I realize it's been years since the last post in this topic, but I don't do this lightly.

There may be hope for a revival of Gigantic. Out of nowhere, Gearbox Publishing (Embracer Group bought out the game's publisher, Perfect World Entertainment, two years ago and placed it under fellow subsidiary Gearbox Entertainment) is sending out e-mail invites for a limited-time "Throwback Event" from October 5th (tomorrow) to the 7th in which the game will once again be playable. This version of the game also has some new stuff, such as revamped tutorials and a new, faster-paced "Rush Mode".

I doubt they'd add these new features for only two days of playtime. I believe they're testing the waters here, seeing if the game is worth bringing back. And this is a genuine Gearbox thing— they sent an official statement to PC Gamer confirming it (but chose not to say anything about this event being preparation for a full comeback).

Edited by SonicWind on Oct 4th 2023 at 2:44:58 PM

...I was actually trying to post that but gave up because I couldn't find the thread and figured I'm probably pretty close to the only one who cares about it, what sorcery is this?

I'm 100% for obscure shut down games having revivals. Preferably permanent, but temporary can be nice too.

IT WORKS I'M PLAYING IT

Edited by VutherA on Oct 5th 2023 at 4:50:48 AM

-stoic nodding in approval .gif-