GDC08: Realtime Worlds' MMO darling, All Points Bulletin

Hey guys, Add some of these videos, There much better, Esspecially the Customisation one.

http://www.xboxkings.com/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=766&lang=uk

Revealed for the first time? Ha where have you been X3F?! Your an Xbox 360 fansite!

This was announced in 2005 when they said it would release THIS YEAR. There's even trailers from way back then if you want me to show you.

This isn't a new announcement - it's a 3 year old one! (haha) This is just new footage / info and it looks fantastic I must say! The graphics looks really good, like crackdown without the cell shading and hi-res versions.

Are you sure they are placeholder graphics? They look fine to me.

wow...awesome!

Loved Crackdown, lukewarm on MMOs. This one will probably change my mind about MMOs for the better though.

i'm afraid that I am going to fall into darkness again

after i climbed out of the WoW pit

This game has me really interested, I have never been one for MMO's, but this may be the one that gets me to take the plunge.

They should get back in the kitchen, and start working on Crackdown 2.

Sweet! Now hurry up and release it Realtime Worlds!

You can get 'cracking' (hint hint) on my favourite sequel then.

I want my Crackdown 2: More kills, more skills. (That's the new official name for it. Honest.)

does not interest me one bit. I dont understand mmo players and their quest for x gear to customize their character. Whoc ares about a customized character? nobody but you, thats who. The other player just care what their guy looks like, not yours. Cosmetics of a character I find to be completely pointless and a waste of time. Like in saints row they had that DLC pack with new outfits. I cant believe anybody would even think about buying that. I dont even want it for free.

Then again im alone here because I know most people seem to care so much about character customing crap in games. I say bring on new gameplay. Make new levels, new models to run through. If I take a level and skin it 1000 different ways, its still the same level. same goes for characters.

How about sime Road Warrior content

Just a question - is there even a hint that this will be available on the 360? Dedicated servers... mouse-centric character editing... not really conducive to the 360.

Also, re: this whole not leveling up thing. I have no clue what they mean. They showed a video with a Shaft-like dude taking on four n00bs by himself. How did he do that without some form of leveling up? And how did he get to that level? Seems like they have similar things happening underneath, just maybe creative ways of going about it.

Awesome. Keep up the good work! Now just slab some billboards around the city, with real world ads. So there isn't a monthly fee. And the games sales will be stellar.

And to "mike", how can this game not interest you? Even if your not interested in customization.

Imagine GTA or Saints Row, only the devs add more content every few months. Theres more crimes for you to commit. The cops are all real people. And you can play in this persistant world with friends. Forming gangs, organizing robberies, heists, Fighting gang wars, etc.


Customization is just there to make the world feel more authentic. And so you have a feeling of individuality. As well as being a sign of wealth in the game. So you can tell a noob from a pro. Read the stuff at joystiq. The dev specificly said he didn't want his MMO to be based upon doing repitious tasks for rewards. He wants the game to be played for the fun gameplay.

In any case, this is the future route of MMOs. Im glad a developer has finally realized what MMOs should be about. Why they are so successful, and why so many people dream about MMOs designed around they're favorite franshises. Now if someone would just get cracking on a Zombie outbreak MMO.

If this is coming to the 360, I will not play it unless it utilizes Xbox Live to make the game free for me. Or, Hell, just so long as it's free for me (beyond paying for the Xbox Live Subscription) then I'll play it.

Beyond that, it looks pretty damn impressive.

So i guess i'm the only one that remembers the old arcade game this is based on? It was from the '80's, and i only remember it from downloading ROMs, not actually playing the machine.
It's really funny to see them revive this IP... Heh.
-Taylor

they announced this game years ago sir.

I kind of glossed over this initially as I had heard about it before, but I read a few previews and it sounds like this is really, really coming together in a phenomenal way. I'm already impressed.

I hope there's no monthly fee for it, personally. That kills my interest in 360 titles because I'm already paying for Internet AND Live. I'd rather get the PC version, save $10 (since it'll undoubtedly be cheaper) and pay the same fee there.