Rage

marco_polo

New Trailer out today (Nothing hugely new in it fairness). All the same I think it is time this game had its own thread as it is finally out this year, the last post in the old Rage thread is dated 2007 so I think it is safe to call it dead .

I have to say the more I see of Rage the more I like, it looks like it could be a real blast. It was already on my most anticipated list for 2011.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9Fjng4Huc

So are you looking forward to this, or less optimistic given it is six odd years since id last release any game?

The website was relaunched today as well with a new makeover.

http://rage.com/en

August 23, 2037: Apophis 99942 strikes the eastern hemisphere.

Carrying the force of 2.4 million megatons, 30% of life on Earth becomes extinct in 26 seconds.

Within one year 80% of all life is gone. To make matters worse, Apophis contained large amounts of heavy elements. Darkness blankets the planet. The Earth falls into an impact winter lasting almost 50 years and life on the surface is driven to the brink.

Prior to impact, in an effort to save human civilization, Arks are constructed and buried deep underground. These cryogenic lifeboats carry humanity's future, preserved with the tools they need to rebuild. They are the seeds of Earth's rebirth.

But when survivors begin to emerge from the Arks, they find the unexpected. Many humans who were above ground during the impact unexpectedly survived, while horrific mutants roam the dead cities. And a mysterious tyrannical government, bent on creating a new world order, has begun the search . . . for you.

Fanny Cradock

Meh...

YouSavedMyLife

Not on my radar but looks decent. Has to have a good multiplayer aspect otherwise is a no no for me. Who buys FPS game's for the singleplayer?

calex71

Been on my radar for a while now, looks like the bastard child of fallout and borderlands.

Out in September so ages away yet, I'm hoping this is free roaming and not linear though I'm leaning more to the later the more I see of it.

AlmightyCushion

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Not on my radar but looks decent. Has to have a good multiplayer aspect otherwise is a no no for me. Who buys FPS game's for the singleplayer?

Play the stalker and fallout games. Thank me later.

marco_polo

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Not on my radar but looks decent. Has to have a good multiplayer aspect otherwise is a no no for me. Who buys FPS game's for the singleplayer?

Ah not every single FPS game needs a multiplayer element, the FPS genre is already saturated with multiplayer FPS that have a token 4-6 hour campaign tacked .

There will be at least some form of a coop element although not many details as of yet.

calex71 wrote: »

Been on my radar for a while now, looks like the bastard child of fallout and borderlands.

Out in September so ages away yet, I'm hoping this is free roaming and not linear though I'm leaning more to the later the more I see of it.

In fairness it is almost impossible to not think that whem you look at it, although it probably started off development before either of them, or at the very worst around the same time given that it was were doing the tech demos rounds as far back as 2007. I'd settle for a happy medium of a (substantially long) linear storyline with plenty of room for roaming off the beaten track.

calex71

marco_polo wrote: »

In fairness it is almost impossible to not think that whem you look at it, although it probably started off development before either of them, or at the very worst around the same time given that it was were doing the tech demos rounds as far back as 2007. I'd settle for a happy medium of a (substantially long) linear storyline with plenty of room for roaming off the beaten track.

Being a cross breed of BL and FO is not a bad thing in my book, you summed up my expectations of it quite nicely there with "happy medium of a (substantially long) linear storyline with plenty of room for roaming off the beaten track."

And this is Bethestda and ID here so I hope I'm not wrong in expecting this

My biggest concern is that given the dev time on this that it won't turn out to be another Alan Wake, while it was good, by the time it came out it was well past it's original promise

marco_polo

Maybe my rose-tinted id glasses, and buckets of nostalgia are clouding my judgement, but I have a good feeling that they will deliver the goods this time around. (Assuming the Doom 3 development team have been "taken care of", and yes I means in a Goodfellas sort of way ).

deathrider

Looked pretty interesting... Untill it showed some gameplay and I copped it was anothe FPS. Don't get me wrong, it looks like good fun. But I've just grown tired of FPS after FPS. It's all starting to feel very samey to me.

humanji

I saw the developer demo at the Eurogamer expo thingy and, although it's visually very good, it doesn't really do anything for me. It reminded me of Metro 2033, more than anything else. The vehicle section that was shown seemed more like it was tacked no to have something between the various towns in the game. The gameplay itself didn't seem too exciting, either.

At the moment I'd say I might pick it up when it's dirt cheap in a Steam sale in a couple of years. I'm in no rush for it now.

Gunmonkey

Intresting to see how it plays, since it uses the new id tech 5 engine (or whatever its called) that Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will use.

Saw some good gameplay vids where the enemies climb walls and negotiate the areas very fluidly to avoid your attacks.

Sephiroth_dude

Looks class,similar to the stalker games?

Chairman Meow

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Not on my radar but looks decent. Has to have a good multiplayer aspect otherwise is a no no for me. Who buys FPS game's for the singleplayer?

I dunno, people who like games? People who dont want to have to listen to angry teenage virgins screaming about your level of noobishness? People who enjoy a semblance of story or immersion in an FPS? People who arent in a masturbatory conga-line for the next generic OSCAR MIKE ROGER VICTOR MELDREW military sim? People with more than 2 brain cells to rub together who realise CODBLOPS lobbies are just a spawning ground for sub normal social outcasts to see how much collective drool and homphobic tirades they can produce over the course of an evening?

marco_polo

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Intresting to see how it plays, since it uses the new id tech 5 engine (or whatever its called) that Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will use.

Saw some good gameplay vids where the enemies climb walls and negotiate the areas very fluidly to avoid your attacks.

It was thought that id Tech 5 would be used for Elder Scrolls V after Bethesda aquired id, but they are developing a brand new engine instead.

One of the reasons speculated is that that progressive day and night cycles, which are integral to the likes of Elder Scroll and Fallout are not currently possible with idtech 5 as it lacks full Global Dynamic Lighting support.

Sisko

I pity those who don't play multiplayer games with their friends and their only mp experience is with 13 year old Americans on a console game.

Sephiroth_dude

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-27-brink-rage-hunted-release-dates

Benzino

New gameplay trailer released, looks good so far!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ui6j35YDbU

calex71

Benzino wrote: »

New gameplay trailer released, looks good so far!

Wow I'm liking that!!!!!

Nice weapons and environments. Remember being excited when I 1st heard about it a few years ago. I thought it was going to be a cross between Fallout and Borderlands and it does look that way, but the outside at the start almost had me thinking 3rd person Final Fantasy on the looks of the level.

Did some digging re: Mulitplayer and it does sound interesting, which is rare for me to say as I'm not a big FPS multiplayer guy

Rage has two multiplayer modes: Combat Rally and Legends of the Wasteland. In Combat Rally, up to six players compete in a free-for-all match that takes place in an arena designed to make use of the vehicles. The objective is to collect rally points that appear around the arena while killing your opponents and stealing their points. Legends of the Wasteland is a series of two-player bonus co-op missions based on stories that you hear about as you play the single player campaign.

Whats concerning me about this game is :
a) how long it will be
b) level of freedom to choose quests and location(I'm not expecting fallout levels of freedom)
c) how the driving elements will impact the game as from what I have seen they will be a big part of the game.

Anyway looks I'll have something to play in September when everyone else is basking in Gears of War 3 hype. Hopefully if this is a great game it wont suffer/ get over looked from being out around the same time as GOW3

ShadowHearth

Am I the only one who is not hyped about this game? I am a sucker for post apocalyptic settings, but it does not give me a boner

It looks okay, but I don't see anything groundbreaking in it.

I presume my pc will poop him self and die while trying to run that game.

Sephiroth_dude

Benzino wrote: »

New gameplay trailer released, looks good so far!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ui6j35YDbU

That is fricking awesome!

Nollog

I heard about a trailer where they showed motion control... Anyone know where I can see that one?
The ones on the official page all centre on the different maps.

Lab_Mouse

Chairman Meow wrote: »

I dunno, people who like games? People who dont want to have to listen to angry teenage virgins screaming about your level of noobishness? People who enjoy a semblance of story or immersion in an FPS? People who arent in a masturbatory conga-line for the next generic OSCAR MIKE ROGER VICTOR MELDREW military sim? People with more than 2 brain cells to rub together who realise CODBLOPS lobbies are just a spawning ground for sub normal social outcasts to see how much collective drool and homphobic tirades they can produce over the course of an evening?

you know there is a mute button??

Sephiroth_dude

I hope its a big open world you can freely explore,I also hope my pc can handle it,Its 3 yrs old this august

Magill

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

you know there is a mute button??

^ Why do these guys with more than "2 Brain cells" struggle so badly to find the mute button !!!!

Typical stereotyping bullsh!t..... "OH... So you play CoD... you obviously don't appricate a good single player game !".... Wise up.

Giblet

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Am I the only one who is not hyped about this game? I am a sucker for post apocalyptic settings, but it does not give me a boner

It looks okay, but I don't see anything groundbreaking in it.

I presume my pc will poop him self and die while trying to run that game.

No-one is hyped about this game... Which is unfortunate.

Sephiroth_dude

Its been delayed by about 3 wks,no reason given.


http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/10/rage-delayed.aspx

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Its been delayed by about 3 wks,no reason given.


http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/10/rage-delayed.aspx

Gears of war and a couple of others were due out around that time in September if I recall. Smart move really.

5uspect

Not a particularly encouraging preview:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/rage-there-are-guns-you-shoot-them-and-im-bored-already-e3-embargo.ars

Jazzy

Magill wrote: »

Typical stereotyping bullsh!t..... "OH... So you play CoD... you obviously don't appricate a good single player game !".... Wise up.

nah, its your playing of cs that brings your taste into question :pac:

im probably going to get this no matter what the case being the mad max/id/post apocalyptic fanboy that I am. probably wont be the best game but w/e. is the same engine being used for doom 4?

GamesDontSuck

New Dev Diary talking about the enemies in the game ...

Sephiroth_dude

Cant wait for this,far too many games coming out between now and xmas cant get them all I suppose :pac:

ShadowHearth

i love post apocaliptic games, but i dont understand why RAGE doesnt make me wiggle my tail. :rolleyes:

People go nuts on theyr videos, but i just dont understand WTF is so awesome about this game. It looks alright, AI looks usual dumb bastord collection. All generic weapons that ir in ANY fps these days.

Am i missing something? I got a friend who is just going MAD about this game, but like i said, i just dont see anything special in it as just a decent/ish FPS.

Magill

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i love post apocaliptic games, but i dont understand why RAGE doesnt make me wiggle my tail. :rolleyes:

People go nuts on theyr videos, but i just dont understand WTF is so awesome about this game. It looks alright, AI looks usual dumb bastord collection. All generic weapons that ir in ANY fps these days.

Am i missing something? I got a friend who is just going MAD about this game, but like i said, i just dont see anything special in it as just a decent/ish FPS.

Well... it looks like fallout... with better graphics/vechicles and more awesomer weapons... and its being developed by ID... whats not to be excited about !!!???!?!

ShadowHearth

Magill wrote: »

Well... it looks like fallout... with better graphics/vechicles and more awesomer weapons... and its being developed by ID... whats not to be excited about !!!???!?!

It is missing soul?

Dunno, it's weird, it will good I guess, but I am really meh about it. Knowing ID you will need NASA pc to run it atleast at half decent set up .

Magill

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It is missing soul?

Dunno, it's weird, it will good I guess, but I am really meh about it. Knowing ID you will need NASA pc to run it atleast at half decent set up .

soul ? What ? Its not even out yet, how do you know what it'll feel like...

Its running at 60fps on both consoles, so that'd be an option if your PC can't handle it.

ShadowHearth

Magill wrote: »

soul ? What ? Its not even out yet, how do you know what it'll feel like...

Its running at 60fps on both consoles, so that'd be an option if your PC can't handle it.

Okay, you still have no idea what I am talking about and getting a bit thicker m8. Let's just drop it, it will be a great game.

Magill

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Okay, you still have no idea what I am talking about and getting a bit thicker m8. Let's just drop it, it will be a great game.

The only thing i can think of when you say it has no "Soul" is that it looks kinda lifeless.. which is understandable because we've only seen sniplets of the game so far, most games like this look "Soulless" until you actually play them tho, fallout is exactly the same. If you meant something else.. soz.

I'll probably wait till I see some reviews of it before deciding to buy or not, too many other great looking games coming out.. just don't have enough monnneys !

ShadowHearth

Magill wrote: »

The only thing i can think of when you say it has no "Soul" is that it looks kinda lifeless.. which is understandable because we've only seen sniplets of the game so far, most games like this look "Soulless" until you actually play them tho, fallout is exactly the same. If you meant something else.. soz.

I'll probably wait till I see some reviews of it before deciding to buy or not, too many other great looking games coming out.. just don't have enough monnneys !

I mean soulless it's like: yup, it looks great, lots of weapons and gadgets. Sort of cool setting ms style, but there is nothing " boom" that would make me go and hand in my money. Something similar what like fear 3. It's pretty damn solid shooter, but that's about it.

Reviews for me too m8.money is tight, plus there are ather games which would have priority over rage.

Shiminay

This seems to be firmly planting it's flag on the same "FPS with RPG elements" mountain as STALKER and Borderlands and given that I've just been playing both of those only recently, this pleases me greatly.

D

It makes the enemies harder not my giving them more health and damage but smarter with more moves. I like it. (I feel like a shill saying that.)

Burgo

decent preview on here
http://kotaku.com/5826646/rage-is-the-id-software-comeback-ive-been-waiting-for

Shiminay

Wow, I'm even more looking forward to this now having read that!

Spunge

Shiminay wrote: »

This seems to be firmly planting it's flag on the same "FPS with RPG elements" mountain as STALKER and Borderlands and given that I've just been playing both of those only recently, this pleases me greatly.

I sure hope its more like Stalker than borderlands :P

calex71

Spunge wrote: »

I sure hope its more like Stalker than borderlands :P

I would be the opposite

Burgo

New trailer out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFE66chCZuA

KilOit

Damn, that was a sweet looking trailer. still not sold i need a few reviews to sell it to me.

Burgo

That trailer has me pretty excited. Quite looking forward to it!

5uspect

While the game still doesn't excite me too much, seems to be a lot like Borderlands, the technology behind it is intriguing enough to make me preorder it.

LOTRL

Looks pretty decent

Jonny7

Can't really put my finger on it, but there's something very 'meh' about rage.

Maybe its that the whole thing just looks so familiar - the landscape, baddies, guns, cars, characters.. nothing "groundbreaking" - which has been ID's trademark, in the past anyway.

I think people who are into the post-apocalyptic genre and ID fans will go mad for it, but the masses won't.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

none of the combat ive seen makes it look particularly interesting either, ill probably get it if it's cheap enough for pc but.. with all the games coming out this month (deus ex and tropico 4) and then battlefield and skyrim.. itll probably be a 2012 purchase for me