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« on: 2004-02-01, 06:13 »

PC First Person Shooters to look forward to in 2004

----------The Big Ones----------
Half-Life 2 - April/2004 (or not?)
Developer: Valve Software (Notable previous title(s): "Half-life")
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Pros: Have you watched the videos? Slipgate - Tongue
Cons: Delays, and overly-high expectations.
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-Movie (Gameplay: Traptown, great clip.)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=3372
-Screenshots-
http://www.halflife2.net/image_files/04.jpg
http://www.halflife2.net/image_files/06.jpg

Doom 3 - (2004?)
Developer: id Software (Notable previous title(s): "Wolfenstein 3D", "Doom", "Quake", etc.)
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Pros: Graphics, atmosphere, physics.
Cons: An id game with a story, will it pan out? System requirments.
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-Movie (Gameplay: E3 trailer.)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4201
-Screenshots-
http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/doom3/D...303_doom3_1.jpg
http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/doom3/D...303_doom3_2.jpg

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - 9/14/2004
Developer: GSC (Notable previous title(s): "Codename: Outbreak")
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Pros: Huge open ended world, non-linear gameplay, FPS/RPG meld, awesomely powerful engine, vehicals.
Cons: Certain realism aspects may not appeal to some.
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-Movie (Night/Day cycles)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4072
-Screenshots-
http://www.stalker-game.com/download/galle.../sb_xray_41.jpg
http://www.stalker-game.com/download/galle.../sb_xray_49.jpg
More info --> http://www.stalker-game.com/index_eng.html

----------Should be Great----------
Far Cry - 3/23/2004
Developer: Crytek (No previously released titles at all)
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Pros: Great Engine, Solid AI (needs some ironing out, but fun to play against), Physics, Vehicals, Really cool editor
Cons: Will there be enough diversity between levels? Performance problems for some.
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-Demo-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4439
-Movie (Gameplay)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4256
-Screenshots-
http://www.gengamers.com/assets/images/aut...a_farcry-81.jpg
http://www.homelanfed.com/images/jcal/farcrys10.jpg
More info --> http://www.farcry-thegame.com/uk/index.php...hangesite=flash

Battlefield Vietnam - 3/22/2004
Developer: Digital Illusions Canada (Not Battlefield 1942 Slipgate - Tongue)
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Pros: Helicopters, Jets, Airlifting vehicals, mobile spawn points, updated graphics engine
Cons: Will it different enough from the mods (DC, EOD) to be worth it?
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-Movie (Gameplay, 24megs, not currently on Fileshack)-
http://www.gamershell.com/download_4969.shtml
-Screenshots-
http://img.gamershell.com/imagefolio/galle...tnam/newbv3.jpg
http://www.gamer.nl/images/content/CosmicF...074639505_2.jpg
More info --> http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefiel...nam/us/home.jsp

Thief: Deadly Shadows (aka Thief 3) - (2004?)
Developer: Ion Storm Austin (Notable previous title(s): "Deus Ex")
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Pros: Thief gameplay updated with next-gen engine.
Cons: Consoleitis? We shall see.
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-Movie (Gameplay: 3 mins long shakey cam, not currently on Fileshack)-
http://www.4gamer.net/store/movie/thief_h.mpg
-Screenshots-
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/...3_screen004.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/...2_screen003.jpg

UT 2004 - 3/16/2004
Developer: Epic Games / Digital Extremes (Notable previous title(s): "Unreal", UT, UT 2003)
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Pros: Everything that UT 2003 had (literally) plus the kitchen sink (vehicals, new gametypes, the return of assault). Mods should port easily.
Cons: Even with a discount, will owners of UT 2003 bother with it?
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-Movie (Gameplay: Shows off a lot of the vehicular combat)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4092
-Screenshots-
http://www.planetunreal.com/ut2004/screens.../ut2004lan2.jpg
http://www.planetunreal.com/ut2004/screens...ts/atari/17.jpg
More info --> http://www.unrealtournament.com/ut2004/features.php

----------Could be Good, Can't Wait for a Demo----------
Soldner: Secret Wars - Feb/2004
Developer: Wings Simulations (No previous FPS games, made the sim "Panzer Elite")
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Pros: Huge maps, anything can be destroyed, looks like Operation Flashpoint with a near-future twist.
Cons: Early reports have been very critical about framerate, this is the developer's first FPS.
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-Movie (Gameplay, not that great a movie, fastforward a couple mins to see anything.)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4301
-Screenshots-
http://soldner.jowood.com/images/screenshots/72.jpg
http://soldner.jowood.com/images/screenshots/49.jpg
More info --> http://soldner.jowood.com/

Painkiller - 3/23/2004
Developer: People Can Fly (No previous games at all)
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Pros: Crazy over-the-top Serious Sam style gameplay with a great looking engine, solid physics, dual purpose weapons.
Cons: No developer track record.
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-Movie (Gameplay)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4080
-Screenshots-
http://www.painkillergame.com/images/scree...Catacombs09.jpg
http://www.painkillergame.com/images/scree...inStation17.jpg
More info --> http://www.painkillergame.com/loader_content.html

Call of Cthulhu - 4th Qtr. 2004
Developer: Headfirst Productions (No previous FPS games, just adventure games i.e. "Simon the Sorcerer")
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Pros: More of an adventure/FPS hybrid, no HUD, realism oriented, sanity effects, physics interaction, atmposhere.
Cons: It's been delayed so much, most of its unique features won't be so unique anymore.
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-Movie (in-engine I think)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=1742
-Screenshots-
http://img.gamershell.com/imagefolio/galle...ofCthulhu07.jpg
http://img.gamershell.com/imagefolio/galle...ofCthulhu05.jpg
More info --> http://www.callofcthulhu.co.uk/

Xenus - (2004?)
Developer: Deep Shadows (The company founders are two of the main people who worked on "Codename: Outbreak" at GSC)
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Pros: FPS/RPG hybrid, huge world, non-linear gameplay, vehicals (including helicopters).
Cons: Might be overshadowed by big-name titles.
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-Movie (Gameplay: Driving, Flying, Shooting, Talking to NPCs)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=2947
-Screenshots-
http://actionvault.ign.com/features/media/...xenus062503.jpg
http://actionvault.ign.com/features/media/...xenus070203.jpg
More info --> http://www.deep-shadows.com/en/index.php

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines - 6/14/2004
Developer: Troika (Made the RPG "Arcanum")
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Pros: FPS/RPG hybrid, uses the Source engine, Vampires are great to play as or against.
Cons: Sequel to a not-that-great game.
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-E3 Trailer-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=3002
-Screenshots-
http://www.vampirebloodlines.com/screens/BS2.jpg
http://www.vampirebloodlines.com/screens/BS7.jpg
More info --> http://www.vampirebloodlines.com/

----------Might not be bad----------
Tribes: Vengeance
-Movie (Gameplay)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=3927
-Screenshots-
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/...0_screen003.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/...3_screen006.jpg

Firestarter - 3/2/2004
Demo+Patch -
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4189
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4202
-Screenshots-
http://www.firestarter-game.com/img_glob/g...reen/025/02.jpg
http://www.firestarter-game.com/img_glob/g...reen/031/01.jpg

Vivisector - 1st Qtr. 2004
-Movie (Gameplay)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=2996
-Screenshots-
http://www.vivisector.com/visuals/3shot0001.jpg
http://www.vivisector.com/visuals/shot0001.jpg

Psychotoxic - (2004?)
-Movie (Gameplay)- http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4360
-Screenshots-
http://www.nuclearvision.de/_download/shots/01.jpg
http://img.gamershell.com/imagefolio/galle...c/screen016.jpg

Men of Valor: Vietnam - 6/14/2004
-Movie (Gameplay)-
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=3010
-Screenshots-
http://www.2015.com/games/images/mov/ss/full/3.jpg
http://www.2015.com/games/images/mov/ss/full/18.jpg

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Oh, and if Fileshack is still being hammered (and you are sans lightning), you can find most of the same movies at http://www.gamershell.com/download_movie.shtml or http://www.3dgamers.com/

Did I forget anything that deserves mentioning? (keeping in mind that this is for PC FPS only, no 3rd person games like Hitman: Contracts, and no console games, like Halo 2)
It seems like it'll be a good year for the FPS (not to mention all the other great stuff coming out in other genres).
So, what are you all most looking forward to?

Special thanks to hellspit from the Shacknews forum for posting this originally.
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« Reply #1 on: 2004-02-01, 06:21 »

Man I love this genre. So many I can't wait for. D3, HL2, Thief 3...
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« Reply #2 on: 2004-02-01, 07:13 »

Yes, you forgot a very important one.  Although it might be TPS, not sure.  Still deserves mention.

Guild Wars, being made by Arena.net, is a MMORPG.  Before y'all start groaning, listen.  It has NO monthly fee.  When on a quest, your party gets it's own unique map, meaning no loot- or boss-stealing.  New game files are live downloaded while you play, which means no DLing updates.  Also, this means 'temporary' updates can be made, such as making it snow in the winter.  There's many more cool things, but I'm to lazy to put them up here right now...

All in all, it's looking to be a very good game.  Oh, and, in case you are wondering about the credentials of the people at Arena.net, most of them came from Blizzard.  Yes, THE Blizzard.  Slipgate - Smile  Anyway, it's supposed to come out late 2004.

Arena.net

Guild Wars

P.S.: Does anyone have any word on Quake 4?
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« Reply #3 on: 2004-02-01, 18:45 »

officially, raven isn't allowed to say anything about quake iv, except that they're working on it, until doom3 is released.
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« Reply #4 on: 2004-02-02, 01:48 »

Pros:  Lots of good looking games coming out.
Cons:  Not enough time to play them all, not enough money to BUY them all.
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« Reply #5 on: 2004-02-03, 00:15 »

Quote from: Phoenix
Pros:?  Lots of good looking games coming out.
Cons:?  Not enough time to play them all, not enough money to BUY them all.
lol Here, here.  Thumbs up!

I have about 30 games (maybe more?) yet that I have to beat and about 10 that I haven't even played yet.  Hell, I have the sequel to a game that I haven't played yet, and I haven't played the sequel either. :lol:  If I bought Dues Ex 2, that would make two instances of the afforementioned scenario. Slipgate - Tongue  Gaming is a love/hate relationship with me.  It's wonderful in that it brings me a happiness that is usually unmatched save persuing and actually accomplishing my dreams.  It's bad in that I make myself run out of funds very quickly. Slipgate - Grin
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« Reply #6 on: 2004-02-03, 00:49 »

Quote from: Phoenix
Pros:  Lots of good looking games coming out.
Cons:  Not enough time to play them all, not enough money to BUY them all.
Word.


I've been waiting for that Cthulu game, but I figured it was vapor ware by now.
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« Reply #7 on: 2004-02-04, 21:02 »

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Cons: Sequel to a not-that-great game.

That was fond under Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines, and it's dead wrong. First of all, Bloodlines is not a sequel to Redemption, I repeat, not a sequel to Redemption. And secondly, I thought Redemption was a pretty good damn play anyway, so saying it's "not-that-great" is a complete matter of opinion, and great exercise in poor taste, that should be kept to one's self in such situations!

Personally, I'd really like to see Hexen III. Raven should get up off of their lame asses, stop fooling around with worthless shit like Star Wars and Soldier of Fortune, and get back to making fun products.
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« Reply #8 on: 2004-02-04, 21:17 »

Hexen 3 would be welcome.
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« Reply #9 on: 2004-02-05, 16:27 »

To be a little off-topic for a moment...
I thought Hexen II or Heretic II completed the story-line.  Hexen III would kind of feel like a rehash to me.

Sort of on-topic...
The UT2004 demo is coming out soon baby!
/me does the happy panda dance.
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« Reply #10 on: 2004-02-05, 17:50 »

Heretic 2 ended the storyline.

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That was fond under Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines, and it's dead wrong. First of all, Bloodlines is not a sequel to Redemption, I repeat, not a sequel to Redemption. And secondly, I thought Redemption was a pretty good damn play anyway, so saying it's "not-that-great" is a complete matter of opinion, and great exercise in poor taste, that should be kept to one's self in such situations!
I don't think anyone with the word "masochist" in their status has any cause to judge good taste Slipgate - Tongue.
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« Reply #11 on: 2004-02-05, 18:37 »

Quote from: Kain-Xavier
To be a little off-topic for a moment...
I thought Hexen II or Heretic II completed the story-line.  Hexen III would kind of feel like a rehash to me.

Sort of on-topic...
The UT2004 demo is coming out soon baby!
/me does the happy panda dance.
Yeah, it was Heretic 2, but I'd still like a Hexen 3.  Doesn't have to rehash the same old same old - sequals can deliver something new, too.  It just usually doesn't happen Slipgate - Sad

UT2K4 demo!  Yes!
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« Reply #12 on: 2004-02-05, 18:38 »

it will never happen but id like to see Blood 3.
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« Reply #13 on: 2004-02-05, 20:58 »

I was waiting for SIN 2 .
the story is ready  the game would use an even better engine then quake 3 .
but the makers cant find anyone to publish the game . Slipgate - Sad
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« Reply #14 on: 2004-02-05, 23:17 »

Quote from: Angst
I don't think anyone with the word "masochist" in their status has any cause to judge good taste Slipgate - Tongue.
It's not as if I'm really a masochist though, not all of the time at least. I was simply following dna's lead, because we're like twins... Or something
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« Reply #15 on: 2004-02-06, 00:32 »

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it will never happen but id like to see Blood 3.
 We can always dream though right Woodsman?  Slipgate - Wink

I'm looking forward to Transfusion being completed just as much as Generations Arena.
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« Reply #16 on: 2004-02-07, 00:18 »

>Cons: Even with a discount, will owners of UT 2003 bother with it?

I know I will be. The special edition with metal casing and bonus dvd, infact  Slipgate - Laugh

I've been playing UT2k3 like mad lately, it was the reason I missed last weeks forum game  : :unsure:
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« Reply #17 on: 2004-02-07, 03:26 »

I know I'll be purchasing Unreal Tournament 2004. Of course, I never got around to getting 2003, despite my fondness for it. Looking over the list again, one must wonder how Battlefield Vietnam will be great. Unless I have the option to play as a Deserter, I see little fun coming out of the title, as I doubt the proper amount of entertainment will be put into the Vietcong's terrific style of guerilla warfare  Thumbs up!

On a side note, it might be worth putting Serious Sam 2 on that list, though I'm not sure when it's projected to be released.
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« Reply #18 on: 2004-02-07, 15:11 »

Im looking forward to
DUKE NUKEM 4 ever .
not because its good , just because it would be a miracle seeying it released after such a long period .
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« Reply #19 on: 2004-02-08, 10:54 »

Quote from: games keeper
Im looking forward to
DUKE NUKEM 4 ever .
not because its good , just because it would be a miracle seeying it released after such a long period .
I know this may be kindling in the fire, but I absolutely can not resist.

/Sarcasm
Duke Nukem 4 Ever will no doubt be released at the same time Half-Life 2 is finally released.
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