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May 10, 2006 - Ubisoft is taking another step into the next generation with Haze, a new first-person shooter from TimeSplitters creator Free Radical. The game will mix near-future combat with "stunning visuals," advanced artificial intelligence, and realistic physics.
Haze takes place 25 years in the future, when governments outsource military operations to corporations. Players take the role of Jake Carpenter, a new recruit in the Mantel army, which fights with an arsenal of vehicles, weapons, and bio-medical enhancements. Your mission begins in South Africa, where you must quell a rebellion - though evidently the story only grows more complex from there.
Free Radical is creating Haze "from the ground up" for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. In addition to advanced visuals and physics, the game will offer multiple online modes, including co-op play.
IGN (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/707/707031p1.html)
What? No Wii support? Come on Free Radical. I thought you guys were cool.
el Chi
10-05-2006, 08:16 PM
The game will mix near-future combat with "stunning visuals," advanced artificial intelligence, and realistic physics.
Sorry, which FPS are we talking about?
takes place 25 years in the futureCheck.
governments outsource ... to corporationsCheck.
Players take the role of ... a new recruit Check.
bio-medical enhancementsCheck.
you must quell a rebellionCheck.
It looks very pretty (nothing like lush jungle foliage to rape your frame rate), but it sounds pretty Generic Shooter 3. Oooh, I'm just so cynical.
A True Canadian
10-05-2006, 08:17 PM
Believe it or not, the most encouraging thing I see from those screens is the brightness. FPS games recently have been way too dark for my liking, which makes Haze look all the more better.
Sainku
10-05-2006, 08:18 PM
It looks very pretty (nothing like lush jungle foliage to rape your frame rate), but it sounds pretty Generic Shooter 3. Oooh, I'm just so cynical.
Yeah, but do those other games feature blatant misuse of HDR like this one?
Cerpin
10-05-2006, 08:20 PM
I will buy this just for the pretty graphics.
Mechagodzilla
10-05-2006, 08:24 PM
Golly, you mean corporate armies aren't a good idea?
I'd better travel back in time to 1995, when that idea was unique. :P
It looks pretty good graphics, but I started to get tired of this type of rehashery after Timesplitters 6: Adrian's Revenge.
I guess it is innovative in that the actual environments in the game are out to kill you. That second screen shows the palm fronds glowing with energy before they blast the player with their beam attack.
JNightshade
10-05-2006, 08:32 PM
Well, no wonder it's bright. The game's name is Haze, ffs :P
Anyway, yeah, it's pretty, but pretty damn generic as well.
DeusExMachina
10-05-2006, 09:04 PM
I love Free Radical. TimeSplitters 3 was fun as hell and hilarious.
I expect Haze to entertain me.
Well, I'm not surprised it's going to offer co-operative. If it's anywhere similar like in Timesplitters then I'm all set.
Samon
10-05-2006, 09:11 PM
Looks nice. Sounds poo.
dekstar
10-05-2006, 09:48 PM
It looks very pretty (nothing like lush jungle foliage to rape your frame rate), but it sounds pretty Generic Shooter 3. Oooh, I'm just so cynical.
I thought exactly the same thing when reading that :|.
It's like some sort of developer bandwagon.
DeusExMachina
10-05-2006, 09:59 PM
The game was just announced, it's only general details. There's obviously going to be a lot more :|
PriNcE oF SpAcE
10-05-2006, 10:02 PM
they could at least have found another name for the main character...
Jake Carpenter vs. Jack Carver ... duh! :rolleyes:
looks pretty but nothing we haven't seen before(Far cry mainly) sounds rater boring so far.
CptStern
10-05-2006, 10:05 PM
wahnahnahnah wahnahnahnah ... purple haze in my brain, lately things don't seem the same, actin' funny but I don't know why 'scuse me while I kiss the sky ..BWANAHNAHNAH ...
http://www.islandentertainmentsonline.com/acatalog/hippy%202.jpg
man I got the munchies
Remus
10-05-2006, 10:07 PM
Meh, this game leaves me cold, from the screens it looks like a Far Cry clone. BTW I want Crysis! End of discussion.
Ennui
10-05-2006, 10:11 PM
Free Radical made Timesplitters and is formed from ex-Rare employees, most of whom were part of the core team for Goldeneye and Perfect Dark.
That means they've made my three favorite (rather, the only three I play) FPS console franchises.
That means I'm buying this game, because they have hardcore oldschool FPS down to a science.
A True Canadian
10-05-2006, 10:32 PM
they could at least have found another name for the main character...
Jake Carpenter vs. Jack Carver ... duh! :rolleyes:
Yep. It's so close that it's hilarious, actually. :D
Reginald
10-05-2006, 10:34 PM
Maybe they're doing a spoof of modern shooters? That would be quite interesting. Because I woudn't have thought they would be making a game quite SO similar to Crysis.
smwScott
10-05-2006, 11:26 PM
Free Radical is far and away the best console FPS developer. Not only that, Second Sight was a damn good third person stealth/shooter as well. I look forward to all their games, they've yet to disappoint.
ailevation
10-05-2006, 11:37 PM
"Hippies make rebel game"
Gray Fox
10-05-2006, 11:43 PM
The HDR is used perfectly in this game, it fit's the setting a lot.
But to be honest the fps of free radical haven't really evolved enough in gameplay since goldeneye to really interest me much. But on the other hand, Cortez is my favoriete main character of all time. He is the main char from timesplitters 3:future perfect.
Ennui
10-05-2006, 11:45 PM
The HDR is used perfectly in this game, it fit's the setting a lot.
But to be honest the fps of free radical haven't really evolved enough in gameplay since goldeneye to really interest me much. But on the other hand, Cortez is my favoriete main character of all time. He is the main char from timesplitters 3:future perfect.
they don't need to evolve the gameplay, its stellar as it is
Gray Fox
10-05-2006, 11:48 PM
they don't need to evolve the gameplay, its stellar as it is
When IMO they do, it's very simplistic and outdated,like in the goldeneye days. I'm used to more, even from arcade shooters.
You know whats a fun game?
Goldeneye. Turn off Auto-Aim, use that Crosshair, and throw ya in a multiplayer map.
Few games later throw on Throwing Knives and License To Kill. I own at that lol when using the solitary control style. C buttons for moving(left and right are strafe) and analog for look.
Almost feels like a keyboard and mouse.
DeusExMachina
11-05-2006, 12:04 AM
Free Radical is far and away the best console FPS developer. Not only that, Second Sight was a damn good third person stealth/shooter as well. I look forward to all their games, they've yet to disappoint.
Hell yes. Second Sight was a damn good game and that plotwist I totally didn't see coming at the end.
Reginald
11-05-2006, 12:05 AM
Hell yes. Second Sight was a damn good game and that plotwist I totally didn't see coming at the end.
QFMFT!
That is one thing I would love to see... a Wii sequel. Imagine physically moving items with the Wiimote XD
Mechagodzilla
11-05-2006, 12:28 AM
Maybe they're doing a spoof of modern shooters?
That's what the last three Timesplitters games were. :-o
Asuka
11-05-2006, 12:32 AM
Looks good not nearly as good as Crysis but good. Would need some videos to get more interested. Theres just so much i cant keep up.
Timesplitters dev's? Im in
Cheesy? So what, if it's fun to play then gimme
Ennui
11-05-2006, 12:46 AM
free radical has been the only developer for console that has ever made an fps that i dont get annoyed with the controls at... and this is on pc, so im excited.
VictimOfScience
11-05-2006, 01:26 AM
You guys who are pumped for this one are so lucky!! I wish I could get happy about this one but I feel anything but excited about it. It looks damn trite to me...;(
Bad^Hat
11-05-2006, 02:00 AM
Goldeneye yet remains my favourite console shooter of all time, and I never even owned an N64. But this looks so... generic.
One thing that struck me in particular was the weapon design. I really hate when "semi-futuristic" games go overboard with this. If they don't look and feel realistic, it's a real immersion buster for me (the exception being a game like Unreal - it's all in the title).
Take Halo for example. The weapons look futuristic, while still being simplistic enough to seem functional and realistic. Whereas something like this, it just looks like they've tried to shove as many polygons onto the thing as they can fit to make it look complex, but it just comes off looking like a fugly piece of plastic to me.
Bad^Hat
11-05-2006, 04:55 AM
Trailer - http://files.filefront.com/Haze+E3+2006+Trailer/;5054959;;/fileinfo.html
Looks very meh to me =/
hungryduck
11-05-2006, 05:08 AM
wEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, the NEXT HALO KILLER> OH MAN.
another bland shooter.
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