2 Days 2 Vegas in 2 Days

[cliffbo]

PSU Exclusive: 2 Days 2 Vegas in 2 Days
Posted on January 19th, 2008 at 15:25 EDT


Starting on Monday, PSU will be releasing new details and media for 2 Days 2 Vegas, a highly anticipated title for the PlayStation 3 and PC. Combining large full scale cities, realistic AI simulation, and life-like visuals, 2 Days 2 Vegas should be a top competitor for the best sandbox action/adventure.

Before we begin our feature on Monday, we just wanted to remind you guys of some details we have covered over the last couple years.

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/2d2v_feature_01.jpg

The storyline follows a man named Vinny, who just after being released from Rikers Prison finds out that his younger brother Tony is in some trouble in Las Vegas. Over the course of 48 hours, players will trek across America hitting major cities on their way to the City of Sin. So far the only confirmed locations include New York and Las Vegas.

When we talked with Edwin Loo, the games producer, last year at GDC 07, we were told that every city in the game will be modeled after its true likeness. He stated that every few months they have to travel down to Las Vegas to find out which buildings have been razed and what buildings are new so that when 2 Days 2 Vegas releases, everything will be close to the real life location.

Other details from our interview included:

- 2D2V will have a "Garbage Generator" to simulate the clutter on the city streets.

- "Blu-ray solves a lot of their problems". Since 2D2V is such an epic title, he said that to fit the game onto a simple DVD, they would either need to cut out chunks of the game or release the title on multiple discs.



- 2D2V thrives on intensity and non stop action. Steel Monkey guarantees the game to be full of wreckless car chases, gang shootouts and unexpected story twists, to keep you on the edge throughout the game.

- The game looks to be just as immersive (if not more) than Grand Theft Auto IV. You can check out our visual comparison of the 2D2V and GTAIV here.

- The title is expected to release Christmas 2008


So for those of you who are interested, we will begin our main feature on Monday starting with all new screenshots of 2 Days 2 Vegas. Then on Tuesday we will reveal two new tech demos as well as the first gameplay footage of the game in motion. Stay Tuned!


http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--2-Days-2-Vegas-in-2-Days-Feature--a0002475-p0.php

[masteratt]

FINALLY!

I am reaaaaaaaaaally looking forward to this.
Taking advantage of Blu-Ray = True next gen.

[Fillibuster]

Awesome! Now we need some news on the other "days"...Eight Days!

*was that even the name of it???*

[chartwel]

we will see what the quality looks like. i doubt they get close to the original target render. you never know i guess

[masteratt]

Awesome! Now we need some news on the other "days"...Eight Days!

was the even the name of it???
Yes that was the even name of it.

I think it will match those awesome looking shots we saw of it.

[GTAce]

FINALLY!

I am reaaaaaaaaaally looking forward to this.
Taking advantage of Blu-Ray = True next gen.

[Fillibuster]

Yes that was the even name of it.

I think it will match those awesome looking shots we saw of it.

Blah blah, give me time to edit lol

[chartwel]

leaked screenshot. its looks similar to GTA4

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/2d2_leak.jpg

[Leedogg]

:drool:

[Red]

Finally taking advantage from teh blu ray pwnage shame on you rockstar.

[Fats]

That screenshot looks... Terrible. :huh:

[cliffbo]

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/43382_med.jpg

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/43385_med.jpg

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/43384_med.jpg

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/43386_med.jpg

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/43383_med.jpg

http://www.psu.com/media/2-days-to-vegas/site_2-days-to-vegas-ss-56.jpg

[Kiwi]

That screenshot looks... Terrible. :huh:

Not a great picture, but the comparison shots are a lot better.

[Fats]

Yeah, but the pictures of 2 Days are the target renders are they not?

[Kiwi]

You tell me :shrug:

[Red]

Can't wait for the trailer on tuesday with the PS3 logo :D

Or some Ingame Footage

[hevymac]

:pinky: What a great three-sim!!!!! The Getaway AND Eight Days AND 2 Days to Vegas!!! :thumbl:

[zero 7]

gta 4 looks more solid visually though still i want this game bad

[chartwel]

how bout we stop posting those 2 year old target renders now that we have seen a gameplay screenshot eh....................they definitely havent come close to what they were hyping people on.

[julps31]

Both games look great to me considering what type of games they are. Especially when i think about how much fun i had with GTA on the PS2.

Yeah, but the pictures of 2 Days are the target renders are they not?If i remember right those were real-time (excluding the last one). But don't quote me on that lol.

Edit: But considering what that leaked screen looks like...i'd say render lol.

[GTAce]

Its a sandbox game, just wait what it has to offer before say something about the graphics and dont compare it to GTA, that works never. lol

[jaxmkii]

once again screen shots are not going to show you the BR advantage. but after GTA4 fissles out after one sure as shit to be the smallest (or just recycle textures and ingame assets ala GOW ) gta ever. but some of Blu-ray/hdd only knockoffs. might just prove to be the next king of the sandbox roamers. after all it's better to have SPACE to roam.

[OmniCloud]

I like the "bloomy/fog" look of GTA4 better...

but what's the deal with this game again? It's supposed to be maximizing blu-ray or something:huh:

EDIT: just read the first post up top...

meh, sounds like a bunch of hype, even if the game is bigger than GTa4 it doesn't mean squat if the story and play mechanics don't match up. GTa is the first sandbox game to go real big sure--but the reason it stayed big was because of Rockstar's storyline and voice actors. The game just has a lot of charisma--that you don't just "get" with a bunch of money thrown into a project.

Until I see some footage and see more of this story (which sounds cliche from the paragraph--oohhh a just released con headed to Vegas!!!!!:shifty:) I'll have to chalk it up as another Gta clone...

[Zer0-Sum]

Looks great, lets see some gameplay features. It all hinges on gameplay. I know that R* can deliver with GTA4 for gameplay. They have done it over and over again and it only gets better every single time. 2 Days 2 Vegas sounds rockin, not lets hope that they can deliver on it all the way.

[gnznroses]

Yeah, but the pictures of 2 Days are the target renders are they not?

have to be
they're like a year+ old.

[yoshaw]

GTA pwns everyones granma.... and her pet.






Believe it!

[Nerve-Damage]

Thanks cliffbo (+rep)


P.S. Don’t judge a game by a leak shot. Remember that Killzone 2 leak shot? Teh ugly…then later in motion…teh OMG!!

[Smokey]

Nerve man :)

[Red]

*Update: We have added that 2 Days 2 Vegas will appear on the Xbox 360. We have talked with Steel Monkey and it is confirmed that the title will release on both PS3 and Xbox 360 as well as PC. More details on that on Monday

Just one fuck... question. How they will use the blu ray advantage if they release the game also release on the 360??

[tolkyn]

Just one fuck... question. How they will use the blu ray advantage if they release the game also release on the 360??

It's called Remote Play or something. You hook your 360 up to a PS3 over the internet.

Seriously, this game has a lot to prove after the amazing first screens, which were probably renders. I'm getting more hyped for the Getaway, since we know that the footage shown was realtime and it looked splendid. Plus you can be sure that the Getaway will make full use of Blu-ray + Cell + Phil Harrison.

[Segitz]

Just one fuck... question. How they will use the blu ray advantage if they release the game also release on the 360??

Make it hdd installable with 2 or 3 dvds... (hard on the money for those "suckers" with 20GB hdds^^)... This WON'T happen for sure

This makes the "Blu Ray gives us the freedom we need" statement a bit obsolete, doesn't it^^

[cliffbo]

Make it hdd installable with 2 or 3 dvds... (hard on the money for those "suckers" with 20GB hdds^^)... This WON'T happen for sure

This makes the "Blu Ray gives us the freedom we need" statement a bit obsolete, doesn't it^^

you speak of freedom!!!! is this game going to be multiple disks or are we about to be shafted yet again because of the 360s DVD9?

PSU Exclusive: 2 Days 2 Vegas in 2 Days
Posted on January 19th, 2008 at 15:25 EDT


Starting on Monday, PSU will be releasing new details and media for 2 Days 2 Vegas, a highly anticipated title for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360* and PC. Combining large full scale cities, realistic AI simulation, and life-like visuals, 2 Days 2 Vegas should be a top competitor for the best sandbox action/adventure.

Before we begin our feature on Monday, we just wanted to remind you guys of some details we have covered over the last couple years.



The storyline follows a man named Vinny, who just after being released from Rikers Prison finds out that his younger brother Tony is in some trouble in Las Vegas. Over the course of 48 hours, players will trek across America hitting major cities on their way to the City of Sin. So far the only confirmed locations include New York and Las Vegas.

When we talked with Edwin Loo, the games producer, last year at GDC 07, we were told that every city in the game will be modeled after its true likeness. He stated that every few months they have to travel down to Las Vegas to find out which buildings have been razed and what buildings are new so that when 2 Days 2 Vegas releases, everything will be close to the real life location.

Other details from our interview included:

- 2D2V will have a "Garbage Generator" to simulate the clutter on the city streets.

- "Blu-ray solves a lot of their problems". Since 2D2V is such an epic title, he said that to fit the game onto a simple DVD, they would either need to cut out chunks of the game or release the title on multiple discs.



- 2D2V thrives on intensity and non stop action. Steel Monkey guarantees the game to be full of wreckless car chases, gang shootouts and unexpected story twists, to keep you on the edge throughout the game.

- The game looks to be just as immersive (if not more) than Grand Theft Auto IV. You can check out our visual comparison of the 2D2V and GTAIV here.

- The title is expected to release Christmas 2008


So for those of you who are interested, we will begin our main feature on Monday starting with all new screenshots of 2 Days 2 Vegas. Then on Tuesday we will reveal two new tech demos as well as the first gameplay footage of the game in motion. Stay Tuned!



*Update: We have added that 2 Days 2 Vegas will appear on the Xbox 360. We have talked with Steel Monkey and it is confirmed that the title will release on both PS3 and Xbox 360 as well as PC. More details on that on Monday.


http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--2-Days-2-Vegas-in-2-Days-Feature--a0002475-p1.php


OH dear!!! it better be multiple disks!

[masteratt]

Oh what the fuck.......FUCK THIS GAME!
Lol not really :p...

...well kinda

[cliffbo]

Oh what the fuck.......FUCK THIS GAME!
Lol not really :p...

...well kinda

i still think it will be good, but it does send a shiver down my back everytime an ambitious title is fitting (or made to fit) a DVD9

[AC!D]

I personally dont see it being a problem being on the 360 on dvd cause the game takes place in 2 cities meaning that one city could be on the first dvd and the next on the second dvd therefore i dont really see it affecting the content on PS3 verion.

Anyone else getting concerned that all the sandbox games are being released this year ? leaving no game in this genre for the following couple of years e.g GTA4, Prototype, Infamous, Saints Rows 2, The getaway 3, 2 days to Vegas and Just Cause 2 are all expected to be released in 2008 sometime.

[GTAce]

You forgot Mercenaries 2, which im looking forward to the most after GTA4.^^
I think its cool, i like the sandbox concept and as long as every game has its own individual gameplay stuff its not bothering me.
Well Saints Row is something different. lol
2D2V must proof itself just like The Getaway.

[cliffbo]

I personally dont see it being a problem being on the 360 on dvd cause the game takes place in 2 cities meaning that one city could be on the first dvd and the next on the second dvd therefore i dont really see it affecting the content on PS3 verion.

Anyone else getting concerned that all the sandbox games are being released this year ? leaving no game in this genre for the following couple of years e.g GTA4, Prototype, Infamous, Saints Rows 2, The getaway 3, 2 days to Vegas and Just Cause 2 are all expected to be released in 2008 sometime.

the idea of a sandbox title is that you are free to roam everywhere. how can they accomplish that on two DVDs? either they have to split the story so that you can't get back to the first disk (otherwise you will end up in a situation where you may want to go back and then back again in quick succession) or they'll cut back some of the content so that they can have the game replicated on the second disk with all the same areas but with new cutscenes added

[AC!D]

I also forgot about LA Noire which is coming out hopefully this year.
The ones that have me the most intrigued GtAce are prototype and Infamous cause im kinda getting sick of the whole Mafia/Gangs angle in all these games.

[cliffbo]

I also forgot about LA Noire which is coming out hopefully this year.
The ones that have me the most intrigued GtAce are prototype and Infamous cause im kinda getting sick of the whole Mafia/Gangs angle in all these games.

You dissin' the Mafia, Bro!? :guns:

[Red]

For the crappy 360 Version they can put each town on a disc?. I thought they are two towns in 2 Days To Vegas right?? The ps3 version has the two towns on the blu ray. :lol:

[Jay Gee]

OK Since, it's on 360 now, how are they going to go about it? Release a gimped version for it, or release a multi-disc version? And how is a multi-disc version going to work anyhow?

[AC!D]

the idea of a sandbox title is that you are free to roam everywhere. how can they accomplish that on two DVDs? either they have to split the story so that you can't get back to the first disk (otherwise you will end up in a situation where you may want to go back and then back again in quick succession) or they'll cut back some of the content so that they can have the game replicated on the second disk with all the same areas but with new cutscenes added

Cillbo i dont think you can drive all the way from Las Vegas to New York without a loading screen even on the PS3. So by that logic they would have two big cities obviously not as big as a gta city because they wanna split the missions between the 2 cities which for me solves the problem of fitting the entire game on a dvd i.e They stream the first city off the first dvd right which should have more than enough space if compressed properley for the first city and its missions. At the halfway point on the game thats where PS3 owners would just see a loading screen and x-360 owners could just insert disk 2 where the next city could start streaming off that respective disk.

Anyhow i could be wrong but thats how i understand what they meant by their using of the extra discs comments by the 2 days 2 Vegas devs.

[cliffbo]

Cillbo i dont think you can drive all the way from Las Vegas to New York without a loading screen even on the PS3. So by that logic they would have two big cities obviously not as big as a gta city because they wanna split the missions between the 2 cities which for me solves the problem of fitting the entire game on a dvd i.e They stream the first city off the first dvd right which should have more than enough space if compressed properley for the first city and its missions. At the halfway point on the game thats where PS3 owners would just see a loading screen and x-360 owners could just insert disk 2 where the next city could start streaming off that respective disk.

Anyhow i could be wrong but thats how i understand what they meant by their using of the extra discs comments by the 2 days 2 Vegas devs.

but think of the impracticality of that for a moment... i want to go back to a location on the first disk, then i decide, no, i want to have a ride around and back on disk two. that's not free enough for me. i could handle a load screen when you crossed the bridges in GTA2 but if it means having to swap the disk every time, then that's a major problem for a DVD machine. the only answer is to make sure you can't return to disk one which means the information for the game has to be duplicated on disk one... i think it will be only dialogue and cutscenes that will be different on disk 2, that way you will still be able to revisit older locations that were on disk 1

[AC!D]

I dunno if the revisiting of cities fits in with the narrative of the game from what i have read and besides if you have completed all the missions in one of the cities why would you want to return. In any case the disk swapping is not our problem since we are getting the PS3 version but my point was that i dont think the PS3 version of this game will lose any content that had to be cut out because of limitations on a dvd because they cleverly cut the game into 2 essentially not giving them the hassles Rockstar im sure are struggling with trying to stream one massive big city with audio, cutscenes etc for their dvd version of GTA4.

[cliffbo]

I dunno if the revisiting of cities fits in with the narrative of the game from what i have read and besides if you have completed all the missions in one of the cities why would you want to return. In any case the disk swapping is not our problem since we are getting the PS3 version but my point was that i dont think the PS3 version of this game will lose any content that had to be cut out because of limitations on a dvd because they cleverly cut the game into 2 essentially not giving them the hassles Rockstar im sure are struggling with trying to stream one massive big city with audio, cutscenes etc for their dvd version of GTA4.

be honest though: GTA or The Getaway? that's what swapping disks could cause

[AC!D]

I dont know how to answer that question though because for one i dont know if that was pre rendered or in game footage i saw of London in 2005 and to be honest i thought The Getaway was a crappy game and their last attempt on psp wasnt any better. So i would say in answer to your question i would rather have quality designers working with limitations than dissapointing hacks working with freedom from limitation so GTA for me.

[cliffbo]

I dont know how to answer that question though because for one i dont know if that was pre rendered or in game footage i saw of London in 2005 and to be honest i thought The Getaway was a crappy game and their last attempt on psp wasnt any better. So i would say in answer to your question i would rather have quality designers working with limitations than dissapointing hacks working with freedom from limitation so GTA for me.

well the Getaway was al right, but it lacked the depth of a GTA game and also lacked replayablity. an open world can't work on a two disk system if all of the data for the entire world is not contained on both disks... that means having to swap a disk every time you want to search out those long jumps or just want to race around and have fun

[AC!D]

I know what your getting at but im not a big fan of Sony Liverpool/Team Soho so im looking forward to Infamous moe than the Getaway but i hope they suprise me and strike gold with The getaway. Sucker punch know how to make a game and they will press the PS3's capabilities up from 30% (Insomniac) to 40% lol:)

[cliffbo]

I know what your getting at but im not a big fan of Sony Liverpool/Team Soho so im looking forward to Infamous moe than the Getaway but i hope they suprise me and strike gold with The getaway. Sucker punch know how to make a game and they will press the PS3's capabilities up from 30% (Insomniac) to 40% lol:)

i really hope i'm wrong and that 2 days is a 'proper' sandbox title and not a linear compromise... fingers crossed :)

[AC!D]

Well even if it is a linear compromise you can still choose between 3 other sure bets GTA4 , Prototype ( From the guys who made Scarface on PS2 ) and Infamous. Especially Prototype it looks phenomenal based on previews ive read, screens i've seen amd based on how much fun Scarface was to play.

[lips]

recent screens definitely look like xbox 360. I suppose it is difficult these days to not make non-show case software multi-hardware... reminds me of last gen.

[Freeman_JI]

Wow talk about brining the worst out of people jeez I can't believe some of you guys.

It "almost" looks like some pro-sony owners wan't a crappy 2 disk edition mid town loading game for 360 owners for shame :( ;)

I think many people here will be disapointed that the 360 owners won't have to change disks to cross a bridge ;)

[VG Aficionado]

First look (http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--First-Look-at-2-Days-2-Vegas-Feature--a0002480-p0.php)

I can't say I'm loving what I'm seeing.

[Red]

After the render shots that's the hurting ingame graphics. Even gta Iv looks a lot better and it's not because the anti aliasing is missing.

[GTAce]

I dont think it looks that bad... and like i said dont compare to GTA, the budget difference alone makes that impossible.
I still give it a chance, waiting for the videos and how the gameplay & scale is.
Then i judge and compare to other games, but graphics arent the most importand thing in a sandbox game.

[dnpmakkah]

PSU always has to retract something or another all the time.

[VG Aficionado]

I dont think it looks that bad... and like i said dont compare to GTA, the budget difference alone makes that impossible.
I still give it a chance, waiting for the videos and how the gameplay & scale is.
Then i judge and compare to other games, but graphics arent the most importand thing in a sandbox game.

Yeah, I agree. However, I'm not seeing that there could be anything special about this game. They'd better have something up their sleeve because I'm really not impressed at all, but they haven't really shown anything from an advanced build.

[OmniCloud]

Wow talk about brining the worst out of people jeez I can't believe some of you guys.

It "almost" looks like some pro-sony owners wan't a crappy 2 disk edition mid town loading game for 360 owners for shame :( ;)

I think many people here will be disapointed that the 360 owners won't have to change disks to cross a bridge ;)can you really knock people who went out and bought a console because of it's features only to have big developers not use it fully?

For this game I don't really care either way, cuz again it doesn't look appealing and I'm bored of the sandbox games anyway.

But I mean, is it really a bad thing for PS3 owners to want GTa4 designed and developed for PS3 first as to take advantage of Cell and the massive amount of storage:huh:

There's a good chance it will be a better game if it's designed for the console with more features first, than both right? I think that's what most users want, even if they own both consoles...

[dnpmakkah]

The game is going to come out for PC/360 this winter then the PS3 in 2009. If this is the case the developers can pretty much forget about any kind of sales on the PS3 side. Should have released it at the same time.

[Epix]

First look (http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--First-Look-at-2-Days-2-Vegas-Feature--a0002480-p0.php)

I can't say I'm loving what I'm seeing.
meh.

[chartwel]

lol i cant believe after the blu-ray talk solving problems they game is coming later than the xbox version. lol. there not getting my money. sent to die most likely.

[dnpmakkah]

lol i cant believe after the blu-ray talk solving problems they game is coming later than the xbox version. lol. there not getting my money. sent to die most likely.Not trying to make excuses for the developers but this is PSU we are talking about. If you look at their history they've had to take back a lot of what they have printed. So who really knows what was said. Unless this whole Bluray talk was also mentioned from other sources too, in which case I take it back.

[TimmyJ]

Given that it currently has no lighting effects or anti-aliasing whatsoever, I think this game's looking damn fine. Lighting is what makes Killzone 2 look quite so spectacular, surely it stands to reason that the same could apply here?

Also, there's no need to be quite so negative about the situation of a later PS3 release: given the fact that the PS3 has a stellar year ahead, it stands to reason that an impressive amount of Blu-Ray playing PS3's are going to be sold.

What does this mean? More incentive for the devs to really throw their resources at the PS3 version :smile:

[NeoPlayStation]

2 days 2 vegas and a hundred millions light years from render target.

[cliffbo]

First look (http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--First-Look-at-2-Days-2-Vegas-Feature--a0002480-p0.php)

I can't say I'm loving what I'm seeing.

OUCH! it is only 50% though... but why are they excited about what Blu-ray can bring to the game when it's coming on the 360. is this an admission that the PS3 version is better or just lip service for the easy to please... i smell a rat, sorry, i really do. it's moved from better game to more content and it's but a small step to 'we never promised extra content'. and once again, it's coming to the 360 first! someone kill DVD please, before it's too late for third parties to actually do something with Blu-ray. once again i believe we are seeing a game built on the 360 and then ported to the PS3. (stuff that extra content! give me next gen graphics)

PSU Exclusive: First Look at 2 Days 2 Vegas
Posted on January 21st, 2008 at 02:34 EDT

Looking for something that might provide a more emotional and story driven experience than Grand Theft Auto? Perhaps a game that makes you feel like the choices you make effect the outcome of the storyline? Then 2 Days 2 Vegas should be at the top spot on your list.

If you are looking for a general synopsis on the game then check out our preview here. However for further details we contacted the developers at Steel Monkey, and got an inside scoop on what gamers can expect from the title now and when it releases later this year.

First off, let us just get this out of the way. 2 Days 2 Vegas will appear on the PC and Xbox 360 this Christmas, and then be followed by the PlayStation 3 release soon after in 2009. The reason for moving the PS3 development back is simple.

"Resources," said Tim Dvoskin, managing director at SteelMonkey. "We are too small to tackle everything at once."

However our thoughts are perhaps with more time, the developers will use the PS3 to their advantage, utilizing the Blu-ray format to include more content in the game. It seemed to us that when we spoke with Edwin Loo, the games producer, at GDC 2007, Steel Monkey was excited about the extra storage Blu-ray provided and that they would actually use it.

Now let's talk about the new screenshots. All the images we present today and the videos we show off tomorrow are from a very early build of the game. What you will see is basically the game at 50% completion. To further describe it, such things as ambient filters (lighting, shading, etc) and anti aliasing (smoothing of edges on objects and models) has not been added. Although rest assured, Tim confirmed with us that the game will have both when shown later this year.

You can view the entire list of new screenshots here, or just enjoy some of our top picks below. Stay tuned for tomorrow when we release the first footage of 2 Days 2 Vegas in motion.

http://www.psu.com/PSU-Exclusive--First-Look-at-2-Days-2-Vegas-Feature--a0002480-p0.php

[VG Aficionado]

2009? There are many more interesting things to care about until then.

[julps31]

After the render shots that's the hurting ingame graphics. Even gta Iv looks a lot better and it's not because the anti aliasing is missing.Even GTA4 looks better? You say it like GTA4 is ugly lol. You can't really expect a game of its type to look much better. Since i'm still PS3less i can look at games more subjectivly. And GTA4 is a good looking game (i know i'm always defending GTA4's graphics...but i call em like i see em lol).

[AC!D]

If thats the case they can stick this game up there ass 2009 pffffft.

[Red]

If you wanne see next gen graphics and blu ray pwnage we have to wait for the getaway and eight days. :cry:

[masteratt]

Still at 50%?
PS3 version comes out later?
It looks like shit?

Bah.

I'll start caring a few weeks before release maybe but I'll be too busy with GTA4.

[dnpmakkah]

mmmmm eight days!

[Red]

mmmmm eight days!

Keeps you waitung huh?? Remembers me on MGS. :lol:

[OmniCloud]

...

If it's taking advantage of PS3, I wouldn't mind a few months later for a better game.

If i was getting it:shrug:

[dnpmakkah]

Didn't they say a video would be released today?

Omni where are you from? Just wondering cause you use the word Habibi.

[bRoNx]

If thats the case they can stick this game up there ass 2009 pffffft.

Take it easy...






...I'll get the shotgun!

[tolkyn]

Didn't they say a video would be released today?

Omni where are you from? Just wondering cause you use the word Habibi.


You can check out the video on psu.com, but alas, it killed every hope I still had for this game.

[VG Aficionado]

I won't even bother to check it then :-|

[Red]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x44lvc_2d2vtechsmall_videogames

[GTAce]

Huh, that was pretty cool.
Especially ground textures, lightning and that stuff with the bus stop was cool.
Whats the problem?

50% complete a year away on PS3 and it looked pretty good for that.

[Red]

Huh, that was pretty cool.
Especially ground textures, lightning and that stuff with the bus stop was cool.
Whats the problem?

50% complete a year away on PS3 and it looked pretty good for that.

Don't trust developers who say something like that the ps3 version will look on par like the other versions or will be looking better and will get more content. Reminds me of turok where they said alle version look good.

[GTAce]

Even when its on par with 360 and PC.
It looks great, that was a freaking techdemo with in-game assets, i can imagine a pretty cool looking game and who knows how the gameplay will be.

[AC!D]

Take it easy...






...I'll get the shotgun!

Sorry buddy but i just find it beyond pathetic now by x-mas this year the PS3 will have been out for 2 years and they still cant get their release schedule in line with the rest of the consoles.

[cliffbo]

Sorry buddy but i just find it beyond pathetic now by x-mas this year the PS3 will have been out for 2 years and they still cant get their release schedule in line with the rest of the consoles.

agreed! the only chance of selling a decent amount of this title on the PS3 is if by then the installed base can turn a profit at 1% sell through, which is ironically exactly the same as my 'optimism' for this title now

[VonGak]

Never had or showed interest in this title before but the tech demo wasn't half bad (if the assets actually will look like this in the game).

My only issue with the graphics is that the environment is so barren but I expect them to fill the screen with cars and pedestrians.


Anyway, people should have been suspicious from the beginning considering that it's made by a small studio with no track record to speak of (liked Viper Racing though) and that the title is self financed.

EDIT: Why the heck are game developers shooting them self in the foot with all these "we copied the real world" free roaming titles? It's so stupid, they waste a ton of money on examining the cities and end up with a very dull game-play environment.

[Smokey]

Wow talk about brining the worst out of people jeez I can't believe some of you guys.

It "almost" looks like some pro-sony owners wan't a crappy 2 disk edition mid town loading game for 360 owners for shame :( ;)

I think many people here will be disapointed that the 360 owners won't have to change disks to cross a bridge ;)

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Never had or showed interest in this title before but the tech demo wasn't half bad (if the assets actually will look like this in the game).

My only issue with the graphics is that the environment is so barren but I expect them to fill the screen with cars and pedestrians.


Anyway, people should have been suspicious from the beginning considering that it's made by a small studio with no track record to speak of (liked Viper Racing though) and that the title is self financed.

EDIT: Why the heck are game developers shooting them self in the foot with all these "we copied the real world" free roaming titles? It's so stupid, they waste a ton of money on examining the cities and end up with a very dull game-play environment.

Seriously....

Hey we're an upstart gaming company, let's try beating Rockstar at their own game and the pop culture phenomenon that is the GTA series with an open world action adventure title mimicking the real world where every artistic asset we implement in the game will be scrutinized to the fullest in an already over-saturated and overly-competitive market, and we can't possibly afford to match or surpass our established rival's visual fidelity?!?!


Brilliant!!!

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What's the song in the video?

It's always used in movies where three people are walking side by side in "we mean serious business" way :P

[makeitlookreal]

The person who released these images stated that they were from a very early build. Also, all the effects are turned off. I hope it looks better when it launches.

[VG Aficionado]

I just checked both videos. It looks better than some people are making it seem to look like, although I'm not sold on the tech demo unless they show me gameplay that makes justice to it. The gameplay demo is OK considering how early the build still is.

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Thank god for Sony Ericsson mob phone's song detecting service. The song is "Battle without honor or humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei.

Probably _the_ most overused track at the moment :P But good tune nonetheless.

OK none of you cared but I did.

[Zer0-Sum]

I just want to see serious real time gameplay vids. Till then I am not convinced of shit. And there is a demo? Where can I find it?

[VonGak]

Wow that game-play looked horrid, way too early to show to the public.

Makes one wonder if the studio is hunting for a publisher more than trying to generate hype.

[Red]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/165025.html

Ingame footage

Looks horrible.

[cliffbo]

what's the opposite of 'Uncanny Valley'?

[VonGak]

Canny Hill, duh

[Jay Gee]

How is this shit taking advantage of Blu-Ray again?

[cliffbo]

How is this shit taking advantage of Blu-Ray again?

now it's taking advantage of DVD9 too (that answer your question?)

[Jay Gee]

If thats the case they can stick this game up there ass 2009 pffffft.
They don't want their shit game being forogtten in the wake of GTAVI, so they plan on releasing it at the end of 08 and for 09 on the PS3? Wow. 50% complete and I see is a car driving down some city streets with extremely shitty handling? Fuck outta here with that bullshit.:swear:

[VonGak]

How is this shit taking advantage of Blu-Ray again?

The same way Assassin's Creed did.

The PR department takes advantage of Blu-Ray to spin unjustified hype. ^.^

[julps31]

They don't want their shit game being forogtten in the wake of GTAVI, so they plan on releasing it at the end of 08 and for 09 on the PS3? Wow. 50% complete and I see is a car driving down some city streets with extremely shitty handling? Fuck outta here with that bullshit.:swear:Lmao... Yea right now its looking like GTA lite, Non-alcholic GTA, GTA 0. Lol... GTA...but not as good. Hopefully they'll show something that'll prove its not the same ol sub par GTA clone we've seen plenty of times before, before its release. Who knows..we all saw what happened with Motorstorm between its first showing and release (even though i liked what i saw when i first saw Motorstorm lol).

[lips]

coulda heldon my ps2.

[Kiwi]

Oh well, so much for that game.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Hey, games look and play like shit until they look and play awesome, it's a fact. So, maybe by the time it's nearing release it'll be competitive with GTA as a game?

:shrug:

[GTAce]

Im still looking forward to it, the lightning technics are promising and the animations are nice.
Every sandbox game with 50% completion looks shit, they just have to show something to the public so no one forgets this game.
Dont forget how small the dev team is especially budget wise.

EDIT: Btw. it doesnt have to compete direct against GTA, it still can be a good game even when its not a GTA killer.
Look at Merc or Just Cause, both still good games and i even would like True Crime: Streets of NY, if it had a better driving physic and controls.

[masteratt]

they just have to show something to the public so no one forgets this game.
lol more like so they can get a publisher :p

[Zer0-Sum]

How much is the game finished? How far is it along? These are questions that have a strong bearing how good it will be when finished. If this game is just passed or still in Alpha stage, well then it is great for how early it is in development. But if they are nearing Beta then they are fuct most likely. I want to know how close it is to being finished before I write it off completely.

[masteratt]

Been said a few times man, it's at 50% completion what the hell ever that means.

Alpha maybe? I dunno.
But it's not BETA yet, that's the polishing stages, I know they are far off that.

[Zer0-Sum]

Been said a few times man, it's at 50% completion what the hell ever that means.

Alpha maybe? I dunno.
But it's not BETA yet, that's the polishing stages, I know they are far off that.

Then they are all good. If it looks kinda like a little like shit, but plays well it is ok. I am still interested to see where this game goes. I also still do not believe it will beat R* at their own game. GTA > Than All GTA Clones.

[masteratt]

Haha, yeah man that's not even up for discussion.
GTA is the king.

But these 'clones' are fun to play and each bring something unique to the table.

Getaway for example I enjoy very much with it's gritty realism and Streets Of LA had great fighting sequences.

And 2D2D (lol) seems to have realism and detail so far.
Like that tech demo in the strip bar was very atmospheric.
I'm interested to see what each GTA 'clone' ends up giving us.