Haze & The Club. [Archive] - Halflife2.net Forums

Warbie

13-05-2007, 08:51 PM

Two games that my spidey senses say are going to be the business:

Haze. Free Radical - 360, PS3 and probably PC.

Set in the future, the UN is no more. Multinational corporations keep peace. As a young soldier you're recruited to 'fight the good fight' ...

http://hazegame.uk.ubi.com/teaser/images/03.jpg

http://www.frd.co.uk/haze/media/001/1001.jpg

It looks alot more than your average FPS, worth reading up on.

The Club. Bizarre Creations - 360, PS3, PC.

According to a recent Edge preview, The Club is a 3rd person shooter somewhat inspired by Doom, House of the Dead, Tony Hawk, Tekken, PGR, Geometry Wars, Pinball and Space Invaders. Sounds ****ing mental :)

'It's a fast game, very fast, a breathless headlong fusillade of bite-sized levels, game modes, character selection, leaderboards, combos and multipliers, set to a metronomic bass-bin thump that accompanies every kill. It's a score attack game that rewards you for the reckless running and gunning years of stealth have tried to beat out: the faster you string kills together, the higher your score ....'

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1466/full-res/1178827881.jpg

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1466/full-res/1176482412.jpg

VirusType2

13-05-2007, 08:58 PM

The Club sounds like it would be fun. Combo kills! Awesome. I want to try that. Like Tony Hawk Pro Skater. :laugh:

Haze:
Oh, boy another generic jungle FPS. Might be fun as crap, but damn. I'll probably still buy it though. Lol

Warbie

13-05-2007, 09:19 PM

Haze:
Oh, boy another generic jungle FPS. Might be fun as crap, but damn. I'll probably still buy it though. Lol

I suggest you read up on the game rather making a decision based on some old screenshots that just happen to be in the jungle ;) (I couldn't find recent ones - they look superb in this months Edge, and quite varied).

Your suit can introduce Nectar (body enhgancing drugs) into the bloodstream to enhance you in combat. You can become stronger (crunching bones with melee attacks), more accurate, gain foresight (seeing ripples of explosions yet to be, giving you time to dive away) and improved perception (the ability to spot the enemy in the carnage). Take too much and you OD - can't tell friend from foe, the hud goes crazy, warning of blood intoxication etc.

The company you're working for, Mantel, is meant to be as much a character as the protagonist - fleshed out with adverts, slogans, logos on weapons and armour etc. Much like the presence of Black Mesa in HL, but more realised. Concepts of influence and culpability are a focal point.

I wouldn't put screenshots if it looked like a 'generic jungle fps'. Fingers crossed ...

I agree about The Club - combo kills sound awesome :)

DeusExMachina

13-05-2007, 09:21 PM

The Club doesn't seem like it has much substance. Haze looks good though.

Loke

13-05-2007, 09:26 PM

I have high hopes for Haze (4-player co-op... *drool*). Hell, it's Free Radical we're talking about here. Timesplitters... one of the best FPS games on any console IMO.

Ren.182

13-05-2007, 10:20 PM

I have high hopes for Haze (4-player co-op... *drool*). Hell, it's Free Radical we're talking about here. Timesplitters... one of the best FPS games on any console IMO.

OMG. 4 player coop!? Awesome.
Haze has pretty graphics, lets hope its not another generic shooter set in another jungle. I like the futuristic timezone though.

The Club... Could be good, sounds like it will be different but I can't tell without seeing more/playing it whether I'd like it or not.

Gargantou

13-05-2007, 11:23 PM

Loke

13-05-2007, 11:54 PM

OMG. 4 player coop!? Awesome.

Yup, online too. You can even mix offline and online co-op i.e. you and a friend play on the same system while two others play over the internet or LAN.

Read more here. (http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=124041)

Ren.182

14-05-2007, 12:26 AM

If the TimeSplitters series are anything to go by, Haze will kick MAJOR ass.. Keep in mind, Haze is being done by part of the team that did the best console FPSes ever, GoldenEye 007 for the N64 aswell as Perfect Dark!

If that's true then this game should at least be decent. Probably awesome.

Yup, online too. You can even mix offline and online co-op i.e. you and a friend play on the same system while two others play over the internet or LAN.

Read more here. (http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=124041)

Awesome.

Warbie

14-05-2007, 12:48 AM

That is very cool - especially the mixing of on and offline coop. I completely missed your thread btw, Loke.

Loke

23-05-2007, 03:22 PM

New trailer can be downloaded from here (http://www.playsyde.com/leech_3872_en.html) or here (http://www.playsyde.com/leech_3876_en.html) (MP4).

There's also a gameplay movie which can be downloaded from the same site here. (http://www.playsyde.com/leech_3869_en.html)

And of course some new screens.

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/790/790904/haze-20070522045050263.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/790/790904/haze-20070522045102387.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/790/790904/haze-20070522045055122.jpg

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/790/790904/haze-20070522045054106.jpg

More. (http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/784/784480/imgs_1.html)

Warbie

23-05-2007, 04:14 PM

I like the change in art direction. The new suits and hud etc were in last months Edge, but I couldn't find any screnshots on the intraweb back then

Despite the poor quality, the gameplay trailer looked very cool. As soon as the commentator mentioned that Haze had been deisgned from the groundup to support 4 player online coop I couldn't help but smile. Surely that alone gives it the potential to be one of the most fun fps around :)

Quite possibly my most wanted fps \o/

Tamer17

23-05-2007, 08:27 PM

Haze is now PS3-exclusive. The very least, time-exclusive. The game will be released this fall on the PS3 and the PC&360 versions, if there will be, planned for 08.

Bad^Hat

23-05-2007, 08:41 PM

Haze is now PS3-exclusive. The very least, time-exclusive. The game will be released this fall on the PS3 and the PC&360 versions, if there will be, planned for 08.
Woo. My interest just peaked and then dissipated in a single thread.

AiM

23-05-2007, 08:44 PM

The Club. Bizarre Creations - 360, PS3, PC.

According to a recent Edge preview, The Club is a 3rd person shooter somewhat inspired by Doom, House of the Dead, Tony Hawk, Tekken, PGR, Geometry Wars, Pinball and Space Invaders.

...

:laugh:

Sounds like it's inspired from every genre of gaming in existence.

Sidewinder

23-05-2007, 08:56 PM

Haze is a PS3 exclusive.

Warbie

23-05-2007, 09:03 PM

Damnit.

smwScott

23-05-2007, 09:19 PM

That's too bad for you 360 guys, but hopefully it makes the PS3 version better.

The game looks absolutely awesome. I love the Timesplitters games and Second Sight was really good too. This is one of the few games I'll actually probably buy instead of rent.

Icarusintel

23-05-2007, 09:22 PM

Haze is a PS3 exclusive.
Good thing I just bought my PS3. Go me. :P

Warbie

23-05-2007, 09:24 PM

It's sounding like a timed exclusive at the moment - which wouldn't be too bad. Still, it's a bit of a kick to those who have been following the game.

On the other hand, this is good certainly good for Sony and is currently the only reason I regret selling my ps3.

Gargantou

23-05-2007, 09:57 PM

Good thing I just bought my PS3. Go me. :PYeah you just spent 600 euro on a bloody GAME CONSOLE, GO you!:laugh:

Icarusintel

23-05-2007, 10:08 PM

Yeah you just spent 600 euro on a bloody GAME CONSOLE, GO you!:laugh:
Um, we use dollars in America.

And I bought it more for more than just gaming.

Gargantou

23-05-2007, 10:19 PM

Icarusintel

23-05-2007, 10:24 PM

And how was I supposed to automatically know that you live in America?
But yeah, the USD rocks ass, I mean it's worth like 60-70% of what it was in the late 90s, so I can buy a shitload of stuff from america supercheap!:D
I do like looking at the price of stuff in America versus Europe. They are the same amount in dollars and Euros, but Euros have a higher value. It's like getting cheaper stuff just for living in a different area. Totally sweet.

Gargantou

23-05-2007, 10:30 PM

Yeah but it aint good when US needs to buy stuff from other countries seeing as that costs them alot more then.:)

VictimOfScience

23-05-2007, 10:42 PM

Good thing I just bought my PS3. Go me. :P

Heh, me too. Just got it last night. :cheers:

This news makes the fact that EA didn't spend enough time getting rid of the jaggies and making the framerate a little better in POTC3 not hurt so much. :o

Well, that and the other kick ass games of this coming Fall!! :thumbs:

I just can't bring myself to care too muc habout the club. Nothing really different that I can see so far. Haze looks pretty, but man, the gameplay had better be there too, esp. when it is competing with Crysis in the best-looking jungle fps arena....

Loke

23-05-2007, 10:52 PM

Heh, me too. Just got it last night. :cheers:

Congrats Victim. :E How do you like it?

Combine Hybrid

23-05-2007, 11:19 PM

Haze is a timed exclusive to PS3. Not an exclusive. Watch the interview.

Free Radical is not releasing the game immediately with the ps3 version when there is Halo 3 and Bioshock coming out soon for 360.

VictimOfScience

23-05-2007, 11:30 PM

Congrats Victim. :E How do you like it?
I love it!! I still can't believe the heat that comes out that right side though!! Man, that is hot!

Seriously though, I am a huge fan of the XMB and all of its functionality, not to mention the kick-ass firmware upgade coming tomorrow which should be awesome for older material.

The only game I got is POTC3 and I am a little disappointed that the 360 version runs smoothly and the devs couldn't get a steady framerate in all of the locales for this version, but its not a huge flaw, just an irksome one.

I am going to get the demos for R:FoM and Motorstorm tonight to see what might be next on my list. This Fall looks crazy though--I can't wait!! I still need to get a Blu-ray movie to try out too...hmm....

Ennui

23-05-2007, 11:37 PM

Free Radical is mostly comprised of ex-Rare employees from the Nintendo 64 era before they were bought by Microsoft. Let's look at their history for FPS and see if it might be indicative of how good Haze is.

GoldenEye
Perfect Dark
Timesplitters
Timesplitters 2
Timesplitters 3: Future Perfect (or not 3, I don't have it)

That's basically a list of my favorite console FPSes of the past generations. Haze is going to be the shit.

Combine Hybrid

23-05-2007, 11:45 PM

Am I the only one who thinks Haze = the next killzone?

Another overrated FPS that tries too hard to beat Halo.

TollBooth Willie

23-05-2007, 11:53 PM

You haven't played Timesplitters have you? And why in God's ****ing name does someone have to bring Halo into this?

Ennui

23-05-2007, 11:55 PM

Am I the only one who thinks Haze = the next killzone?

Another overrated FPS that tries too hard to beat Halo.

It's not difficult to beat Halo, and it's also impossible for an FPS to be overrated prior to release. Furthermore, like Willie said, have you played another game by Free Radical? They know FPS, better than Bungie I might add. I know next to nothing about this game but I'm willing to bet it's going to be great, just based off their track record.

Loke

23-05-2007, 11:55 PM

Seriously though, I am a huge fan of the XMB and all of its functionality, not to mention the kick-ass firmware upgade coming tomorrow which should be awesome for older material.

Agreed.
The firmware update tomorrow is seriously awesome because it'll include PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and DVD upscaling. Hope it'll look good, can't wait till tomorrow.

I am going to get the demos for R:FoM and Motorstorm tonight to see what might be next on my list.

Resistance and Motorstorm are a must-have, especially Resistance because of the awesome co-op and multiplayer.

I still need to get a Blu-ray movie to try out too...hmm....

Casino Royale. ;P

Am I the only one who thinks Haze = the next killzone?

Another overrated FPS that tries too hard to beat Halo.

Killzone were never intended to "kill" Halo, don't suck up everything the media blows out. Haze isn't going to be it either.

Combine Hybrid

23-05-2007, 11:58 PM

And why in God's ****ing name does someone have to bring Halo into this?
Because the developer mentioned that the game will have more richer experience than halo. It's just the way that most of FPS developers are always trying to compare their games to Halo.

You haven't played Timesplitters have you?
why in God's ****ing name does someone have to bring Time Splitters into this?

TollBooth Willie

24-05-2007, 12:00 AM

I lol'd.

Bad^Hat

24-05-2007, 12:00 AM

Am I the only one who thinks Haze = the next killzone?

Another overrated FPS that tries too hard to beat Halo.
No! I, too, have over-generalised and unfounded opinions! :monkee:

Edit - Also, was I the only one who was underwhelmed by Timesplitters 2? Keeping in mind I loved Goldeneye and Perfect Dark... you can lynch me now.

Combine Hybrid

24-05-2007, 12:15 AM

No! I, too, have over-generalised and unfounded opinions! :monkee:
Then I have a different opinion from you.:thumbs:

Icarusintel

24-05-2007, 12:32 AM

I love it!! I still can't believe the heat that comes out that right side though!! Man, that is hot!

Seriously though, I am a huge fan of the XMB and all of its functionality, not to mention the kick-ass firmware upgade coming tomorrow which should be awesome for older material.

The only game I got is POTC3 and I am a little disappointed that the 360 version runs smoothly and the devs couldn't get a steady framerate in all of the locales for this version, but its not a huge flaw, just an irksome one.

I am going to get the demos for R:FoM and Motorstorm tonight to see what might be next on my list. This Fall looks crazy though--I can't wait!! I still need to get a Blu-ray movie to try out too...hmm....
Get Casino Royale. It came free with my PS3 and it's an amzing movie technically along with just being a kickass Bond movie.

And definitely get Resistance and Motorstorm. Both are completely awesome. Definitely play through Resistance in coop, it's much more fun than playing solo. Not that playing solo isn't fun. And playing Motorstorm online rocks.

And yeah, I like the setup of the XMB too. Don't forget to download GT HD. It's free and fun. Only one track and only ten cars, but it's still GT.

Bad^Hat

24-05-2007, 12:47 AM

Then I have a different opinion from you.:thumbs:
Disagree to agree? :)

Seriously though, if I had to judge this game based on just the screens, I'd say it was a generic PoS too. I'm just hopeful on the strength of the developer to deliver a quality product... though maybe not incredibly ground-breaking or innovative.

Can't help but be curious if they couldn't be putting their skills and creativity into something besides another damn console shooter, though. But atleast they're sticking to what they're good at I guess - not everyone can be a niche-filler (or, if trends continue, not anyone).

smwScott

24-05-2007, 01:37 AM

Am I the only one who thinks Haze = the next killzone?

Another overrated FPS that tries too hard to beat Halo.

Not to turn this into a Halo vs. Haze thread, but if you ask me Free Radical already made two Halo killers - Timesplitters 2/3. If anything you're not being fair comparing these games to stuff like Halo and Killzone, I think they set their sights a little higher.

Combine Hybrid

24-05-2007, 01:56 AM

I don't really care for Halo, but in general gaming industry's point of view, Time Splitters series aren't no way near Halo. Again, not my point of view, but the industry's.

By the way, I didn't find Time Splitters all that great. Didn't like the game. Red Faction > Time Splitters. Seriously, their time of Golden Eye died long time ago.

Half Life > ALL

VictimOfScience

24-05-2007, 02:27 AM

Get Casino Royale. It came free with my PS3 and it's an amzing movie technically along with just being a kickass Bond movie.

And definitely get Resistance and Motorstorm. Both are completely awesome. Definitely play through Resistance in coop, it's much more fun than playing solo. Not that playing solo isn't fun. And playing Motorstorm online rocks.

And yeah, I like the setup of the XMB too. Don't forget to download GT HD. It's free and fun. Only one track and only ten cars, but it's still GT.
Thanks for the excellent advice! (You too Loke. :D)I had totally forgotten about Casino Royale and here it is as one of my top Bond films ever! Good call!

Man, I had forgotten about GT:HD too! Where's my brain?

I can't wait to try Resistance and Motorstorm now, esp. online. (I need a little offline practice first of course. ;)) I will likely buy the full games after I get through Odin Sphere--a game that brings the words "jaw-droppingly gorgeous" to a whole new level!

Warbie

20-06-2007, 01:38 AM

According to a recent Ubisoft release schedule it seems that Haze's PS3 exclusivity is going to last a staggering .................................... one week :)

Good news for everyone that's been following this game and doesn't own a ps3 \o/

Icarusintel

20-06-2007, 01:42 AM

Warbie

20-06-2007, 01:46 AM

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=78000

Eurogamer are usually reliable.

//edit

and here:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/19/ubisoft-dates-haze-splinter-cell-raving-rabbids-2-more/

Haze has been in development for the 360 for ages btw - that's why the news of it becoming a ps3 exclusive was such a suprise/annoyance.

dream431ca

20-06-2007, 02:28 AM

It's time a developer steps up and really shows what the PS3 can do. All these developers keep whining about the hardware saying it's too hard to develop for...Well if you spent that time researching instead of whining maybe you could make a game for the PS3.

Icarusintel

20-06-2007, 03:05 AM

F*ck, everything's coming out in November. Better save up, I guess.

VirusType2

20-06-2007, 03:14 AM

Gargantou

20-06-2007, 10:28 AM

Well dream431ca, I think it's the PS3 fanboys that make it hard to live up to their expectations, I've seen plenty of PS3 fanboys on GameSpot IGN etc that says that the PS3 is twice or three times as powerful as the 360, I say YEAH RIGHT.

Whilst there's no doubt to me it's more powerful than the 360(Remember that it's a NEWER next-gen console), I think claiming that it's twice or three times as powerful is just hilarious.

bigburpco

20-06-2007, 11:02 AM

Pssh, bribes.

And aararagh, screw my crappy PC. Can't play more than half of the games coming out now :|

Gray Fox

20-06-2007, 11:16 AM

Goddammit, god****ing dammit. ****ing it's like every developer graduated from the school of pissing gray fox off.

Warbie

20-06-2007, 02:19 PM

Cheer up dude. You'll still get to play the game - the more the merrier :)

Samon

20-06-2007, 02:45 PM

Haze looks pretty good.

Noobulon

20-06-2007, 07:28 PM

To those saying that Haze looks too much like a generic shooter:

What you don't know about Haze is that the whole game is a SATIRE on war games.
The "generic war game" look is intentional, and is part of the game's trick. :smoking:

(slight plot spoilerage)

The idea is that you'll start playing the game like any other war shooter. Sci-fi enemies appear, and you kill them all with your sci-fi weapons.
The twist is that all this videogamey stuff is actually an illusion. Your character is under the influence of perception-altering drugs, which are preventing him from seeing the true horror of what he is doing. At some point in the game, the rug will be pulled from under your feet; and from then on we can expect the game to spiral into a "Jacob's Ladder"-style mindfu?k.

Haze is Free Radical's attempt to make an FPS with genuine emotional bite. If they pull it off, EDGE magazine says the game could be "the new starting point for the FPS, and action games in general".

tldr: Haze is going to be f**king cool! :D

As for Haze/Halo comparisons: It looks like Haze will have much more in common with Half-Life 2 than Halo.
Haze is linear, story-based, and like HL2 it will communicate the whole story from a first-person viewpoint (no cutscenes, no load screens).

VirusType2

20-06-2007, 08:16 PM

Whilst there's no doubt to me it's more powerful than the 360(Remember that it's a NEWER next-gen console)

There isn't?

From what I've understood....

360 > RAM
360 > Graphics Processing Unit

PS3 > Optical Drive
PS3 > CPU

They are pretty much even man, from a 'which version of the game is better?' standpoint. For example, when a game comes out for both consoles, the 360 version has a better framerate - doesn't it? And the PS3 has less loading time - doesn't it? They two versions of the game are nearly identical beyond that.

I don't own either consoles, I just like to read about the shit.

Flyingdebris

21-06-2007, 06:13 AM

yeah i'm really interested in the haze satire element. It feels very verhoven-esque. From what i read, if your nectar supply runs out, instead of limp bodies fading away, you see the enemy soldiers spazzing and bleeding out, where everything was colorful and shiny it gets desaturated and matte, i guess the idea is that the game goes from looking like a little like halo when you are doped up, to looking like stalker when you are sober.