01-31-2006, 07:13 AM
DeeBye,Jan 30 2006, 09:39 PM Wrote:Let's be honest though. Nothing Blizzard ever did was purely innovative. They were great at resurrecting dead genres and polishing them for the masses.
I agree with you also --- though, personally, I would claim that both the original Diablo and Warcraft II were really innovative games, even if they weren't the first dungeon crawl or RTS. On the other hand, if I have a complaint against WoW, it's that it didn't really break new ground, even if it was the most polished, well-developed, and user-friendly MMORPG ever made.
Quote:I don't pretend to say that Hellgate will be "blow your socks off!" innovative, but if Flagship can produce a quality FPS/RPG with awesome multiplayer capabilities I'd say they would have done what lots of game companies haven't even attempted.
So far I like what I see with Hellgate, but ultimately it will be the multiplayer model that will make or break it.
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Don't get me wrong --- I am really looking forward to Hellgate, and hope it will be a great game. I guess the multiplayer model will be a really well implemented b.net-type system, and I don't think it will break it.