If you were listening to this post being read on the non-existent "Joystiq Posts on Cassette" series, you'd probably hear us have a bit of trouble. The press release which we recently received announcing the TopWare Interactive and Black Wing Foundation-developed third-person shooter Scivelation included a number of details about the title, but sadly, no audible pronunciation guide. For the record, we're going with "Siv-uh-lay-shun."
The title features a generic-ish plot dealing with evil dictatorships and stalwart resistance movements in a dystopian future -- we've chosen to turn to the portfolios of the title's creators for more insight into its quality. Black Wing Foundation made Stalin vs. The Martians, which is completely magical. TopWare worked on X-Blades, which committed violent crimes against our intellegence. We expect Scivelation to fall somewhere in between.
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Reader Comments (46)
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:05PM Prinnywithascarf said
"Scivelation" is probably a typo like "Joystiq".
Scivelation = Civilization? Shiv elation?
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Scivelation = Civilization? Shiv elation?
:/
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:08PM (Unverified) said
anyone notice that the shield in the title logo looks like a crusader symbol/shield and that the cross is similiar to the red lights in the one screen shot?
this like a religious type meaning to it? Graphics wise it looks good but other then that it looks generic.
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this like a religious type meaning to it? Graphics wise it looks good but other then that it looks generic.
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 6:11PM Blaquebeird said
What shooter isn't "generic" (for the record that term needs to die)? If there are guns, explosions, and things to shoot, it's generic, by your standards. What do you want? RPG elements? A gripping story? Some sort of strategy? None of those things are in an FPS, because then it's not an FPS. You're like the people complaining about another generic action movie, or the music geeks that say everything's been done before. Elitist geeks who think they know everything (and are usually children who have no idea how the world works) need to die. In a fire. Or of herpes. Or both, if possible.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 6:25PM (Unverified) said
Deus Ex had all three of your forbidden FPS elements.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 6:42PM Blaquebeird said
It's not an FPS. it's a First Person RPG. That's what I'm saying. The definition of what's a shooter is more restricted than you think. What I'm saying is FPSes are just shooters. so of course they're all going to be the game. They're shooters. The fun of a shooter isn't the extra stuff, like levelling up or giving a shit about the characters. It's about explosions, cool effects, and the neat weapon ideas/variations. They're simple. The people that complain about it is the same as complaining that every RPG is generic because they all use levels and experience.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 3:45AM (Unverified) said
But, part the very soul of the gaming experience is innovation. So what if the sub-genre of FPS borrows elements from other genres, as long as the final product is fun and taken as a whole a unique experience. Some of the best and most enjoyable action movies, that have stood up as classics, borrowed heavily from drama, comedy, and so forth.
Stealing from one is plagiarism; stealing from some is research; stealing from many is genius-(one of my professors quoting someone whom I'm don't remember)
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Stealing from one is plagiarism; stealing from some is research; stealing from many is genius-(one of my professors quoting someone whom I'm don't remember)
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 6:26PM (Unverified) said
More games than you think were made on the UE3. From Gears of War to Roboblitz, Arkham Asylum to Mass Effect. It's everywhere, and it's sweet.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:14PM DreamingDarkly said
This is going to be amazing, much better than all the titles I was going to play.
Sarcasm?
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Sarcasm?
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:25PM Look At This Suit said
Am I the only one who thought "shadow complex" at first glance?
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:58PM (Unverified) said
No you are not. That person looks a lot like the guy from shadow complex fully dressed (the one in one of the 1st screenshots) .
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:28PM ch3burashka said
My 8-track just broke, so it'll be a while before I can listen to the Joystiq on Cassette podcast again.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 4:32PM BadgerDeluxe said
Related at all to the game "Salvation"?
http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14240318/salvation/images/salvation-screens-20080311045707952.html
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http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14240318/salvation/images/salvation-screens-20080311045707952.html
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 5:15PM Discotheque said
I seriously feel a huge amount of disinterest with this game.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 5:37PM CheeziePotato said
This game has potential, I guess. It looks like it may have some deep story or something. I think it'll turn out to be a good game.
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Posted: Oct 11th 2009 6:23PM (Unverified) said
Seems to me the name is a combination of 'Science' and 'Revelation', so that would make its pronunciation "si-vell-a-shun". Now we just need to decide whether or not this is a stupid name... lol
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 11:25AM (Unverified) said
Am I the only one who's seeing the "SCI" as in Science?
It's a portmanteau of Science/scientific and revelation.
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It's a portmanteau of Science/scientific and revelation.
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