That aside, initial murmurs suggest that ------ is indeed going to blow the lid off anything and everything due for release over the next 12 months and will be a quantum leap over the original -----. For starters, it’s going to use a completely new engine (it will use none of the code from -----) and it will be in be in true high-res 3D (i.e. not faked -----) with characters made up from texture-mapped polygons that have real depth (a bit like the characters in Virtua Fighter – but better!)

It’s also going to have a much more intricate player environment that will be totally externally programmable (using a planar surface as opposed to lines and triggers) and will be extremely modular – “-----was just the tip of the iceberg.” You will be able to look up and down, leap, and crawl. There’s gonna be real physics in the game too – yep, we’re talking gravity, “down is down” (characters will tumble when they fall from height and can be knocked flat on their back from a heavy blow) and there will almost definitely be a multi-player link-up as well as a VR tie-in with a major manufacturer (there’s even talk of a special bundle).

To make sure it’s entirely how they want it the guys at ----- are doing it all themselves – even the sound code. “Sound is a major integral part of the ------ design, and yes, you will be able to wear a headphone/microphone unit and speak to each other (using a VR headset]. You will be “speaking into” the game world, so the closer you are to someone, the louder your voice is – and the monsters have ears too!”

And the plot? Well, let’s just say it’s set in a fantasy world were the player becomes a Thor-like character who wields a giant hammer. He can use his tool to throw at or bludgeon anything and everything (NICE!) Other differences? Well, sources reveal that as far as ------ is concerned, it’s going to be more of a “total D&D fantasy adventure” than a stomp about and shoot, and there’s even talk of an experience point system (a la D&D) for killing monsters, reaching new levels, etc., though fear not action lovers, it also promises “total action”, and there might even be a few dragons in there somewhere.

So what kind of machine will you need to run this action-fest spectacular? Well, nothing too far fetched by today’s standards: ----- maintains that “------ will run well on -----, but a ----- recommended.” There’s also talk in the US of a 24-hour fest that users will be able to plug into and play to their hearts content, though this is said to be “at least a couple of years away”. The game will be very much a multi-player experience, however, and there will be some sort of ------ start-up package for those who want to buy a ------ server As for speed, they won’t know how it runs until they’ve sorted out the code, but it will be in a higher resolution than -----.

All this, of course, is just pure hearsay, but so what! Headsets, dragons, hammers and real time physics? Can’t wait!

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

More hints more hints... lessee...

You wouldn't have had to keep up with gaming news lately; if you haven't heard of this game you would have had to have your head in the sand for the last seven years.

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Hexen 3?

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

ZOINK!

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Yeo - it was Quake (1!) I found a PC Zone gaming magazine from 1994 on my bookshelf the other day and I was looking through it and found that- one of the first articles about Quake!

Also in the magazine they have reviews and articles of of Magic Carpet, Transport Tycoon, Little Big Adventure (remember that? Go Twinsen!!), Full Throttle, System Shock, Doom II (just released at the time) and an article on whether CD ROM games are better than floppy disk ones

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Originally posted by Redlemons:
And 'breaking news' about Doom! The Movie!

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Interesting to see how many things actually made it and became such an important part of gaming (like the frag-fests they mentioned which would be "a couple of years away"). No way they could have known how popular that would become!

And, of course, the giant hammer became the infamous axe, and 'Thor' became 'Quake-guy'!!

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”