Hellgate: London trailer

[Thecla]

Can be downloaded from

Hellgate: London downloads

Quite recommended, though whether or not it bears any resemblance to the actual game, I cannot say.

[DeeBye]

Holy smokes that was great! I'll try to get a few screenshots up in a bit.

[DeeBye]

Screens from the megalarge version.



Stay away from crack.

[Doc]

Impressed I am not. Flashy graphics do not a game make. Prerendered cutscenes those most likely are.

[Yrrek]

Impressed I am not. Flashy graphics do not a game make. Prerendered cutscenes those most likely are.
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That is what I thought. I still think it will be a fairly good game, from what I have read so far. It *IS* from the creators of Diablo (well, most of them). We will see what the future brings!

[Occhidiangela]

Screens from the megalarge version.
Stay away from crack.

OK, someone finally addressed the logistics of how a female knight in shining armor handles Nature's Call with out a crowbar and torque wrench.

That said, gratuitous flesh . . . wait, this is a video game. Never mind.

Occhi

[jahcs]

OK, someone finally addressed the logistics of how a female knight in shining armor handles Nature's Call with out a crowbar and torque wrench.

That said, gratuitous flesh . . . wait, this is a video game.  Never mind.

Occhi
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There has been a trend toward using body paint and calling it "clothing." Perhaps that is what we are seeing here...

It reminds me of the character 7 of 9 on Star Trek Voyager. In an interview she stated that if nature called she required around 20 minutes to peel herself out of costume, do the neccesary, and reclothe.

[Ashock]

Can be downloaded from

Hellgate: London downloads

Quite recommended, though whether or not it bears any resemblance to the actual game, I cannot say.
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Thecla, are you done with GW?


-A

[Encore]

It looks like Doom 3 in a way. I think the only to kill a demon is to slit it's throat, hack down to pieces, or cast a spell on it, NOT with guns. And why does it have to be in bloody London?

[Gregorius]

It looks like Doom 3 in a way. I think the only to kill a demon is to slit it's throat, hack down to pieces, or cast a spell on it, NOT with guns. And why does it have to be in bloody London?
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Natural dungeons was cited as the cause. Subways and stuff create inherent underground areas. However...

The Gamespot preview (or one of them, don't know which) said that the game would use London geography, then said that there would be randomized maps. Both are cool. However, that seems just a wee bit contradictory, methinks.

This game "looks" great, though I feel sure that it's not what gameplay is going to look like. Still a good intro to the atmosphere, monsters, and Templar that seem likely to be included to this point. Gogo Holy Nova!

A 2006 release also indicates that WoW and D2 will be sticking around on my hard drive for another year or so...but probably more.

[Mithrandir]

The cinema looked great but, as others stated above, no indication was given of how the game itself would look/handle. Should be interesting to see how this game pans out - expectations seem high all around.

[DeeBye]

The cinema looked great but, as others stated above, no indication was given of how the game itself would look/handle. Should be interesting to see how this game pans out - expectations seem high all around.
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All I want is just a little glimpse of the UI. A bit of actual gameplay footage would be heaven. I'm hoping for the best out of this game based on the brains behind it.

[Gregorius]

All I want is just a little glimpse of the UI.  A bit of actual gameplay footage would be heaven.  I'm hoping for the best out of this game based on the brains behind it.
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I must admit I don't think we'll see that for a while yet. I've been looking back at the old old content at Dii.net and there are many pictures using D1 interfaces, featuring no interfaces, stripped of icons...

That said, the interface has always been a huge thing for Blizzard (in terms of having one that's simple and powerful) so I'm hoping it will be some sort of early barometer for how well the rest of the game is going. Certainly there's some vile monsters out there already...I am thrilled!

[DeeBye]

That said, the interface has always been a huge thing for Blizzard (in terms of having one that's simple and powerful) so I'm hoping it will be some sort of early barometer for how well the rest of the game is going.
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I've always thought that Blizzard games (can we even characterise Hellgate as a "Blizzard game"?) are the best because you can just jump into one and start having fun. They are like Go. Easy to learn but hard to master. The slick UI Blizzard puts into its games is just an extension of that philosophy. I hope Hellgate follows that philosophy.

[Gregorius]

I've always thought that Blizzard games (can we even characterise Hellgate as a "Blizzard game"?) are the best because you can just jump into one and start having fun.  They are like Go.  Easy to learn but hard to master.  The slick UI Blizzard puts into its games is just an extension of that philosophy.  I hope Hellgate follows that philosophy.
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Gogo Go!

That's what I was trying to indicate, though I suppose I should have specified a bit more. And yes, I would consider this a Blizzard game. It's certainly looking to me (though I haven't played GW yet) that Blizzard hasn't been substantially hurt by the movement of a lot of employees. Now granted, if DIII comes around it's possible that the Blizzard North emigration messed it over, but for the moment we have three companies as good as Blizzard!

[[wcip]Angel]

The trailer not only looked good graphics-wise, it was cool as hell to watch.

However, as has been previously stated: "graphics does not a game make." There's a gameplay-trailer floating around on gamespot. The actual game looks like crap!

[Thecla]

Thecla, are you done with GW?
-A
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Heh, well I got busy and I guess you did overtake me. ;) But probably I'm not completely done. At some point, when I have time, I expect I'll finish the campaign and get my ranger up to lvl 20. I'm just not sure what, if anything, there will be to do after that, since I'm not really interested in the PvP side, and I'm not going to play a dumbsh... err I mean a warrior.

I do think randomization in games is a good thing though, and GW suffers from a lack of it.

[Rhydderch Hael]

... I think the only to kill a demon is to slit it's throat, hack down to pieces, or cast a spell on it, NOT with guns...]
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Well, depends on the spell.

"You nasty thing, from beyond the dead,
No matter what you think or do,
Good things will never come to you.
And if Evil is your black design,
You can bet the goodness of the Light Ones will—
Kick your— bad behind...?"

Have sword. Will travel. Treasures and comely tavern wenches a plus.

[Griselda]

All I want is just a little glimpse of the UI.  A bit of actual gameplay footage would be heaven.  I'm hoping for the best out of this game based on the brains behind it.
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The problem is that the UI and the graphics themselves are often the last pieces of a game to be completed. Lots of time is spent working on core gameplay elements before anything is polished for the end user. Whatever UI they're using now might bear little or no resemblance to the final UI.

So, you can't really tell if a game is going to be good until the very end. Unfortunately, a lot of those little things that are added towards the end can make or break a game, even if it's a game with lots of potential.

There are definitely games that I'm looking forward to. But, I don't think it's possible to say whether a game will be good or not until it's actually released. There are so many little things that have to come together to make a great game.

Or maybe I've just become more choosy now that I have limited time to play. :(