An upcoming game from Compulsion Games of Montreal, is sort of a blend of Bioshock and The Prisoner. You are thrust into an alternate 1960s mod London where you have to fit in with a drugged up totalitarian society. If you aren't "in" you are "out"
https://youtu.be/cc67_BrCdPc
It certainly looks good and the gameplay mechanic of trying to hide in plain sight is an interesting one.
From what the devs were saying at PAX it's going to be out in about a year or so
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 23, 2015, 10:08:08 AM
An upcoming game from Compulsion Games of Montreal, is sort of a blend of Bioshock and The Prisoner. You are thrust into an alternate 1960s mod London where you have to fit in with a drugged up totalitarian society. If you aren't "in" you are "out"
https://youtu.be/cc67_BrCdPc
It certainly looks good and the gameplay mechanic of trying to hide in plain sight is an interesting one.
From what the devs were saying at PAX it's going to be out in about a year or so
ZOMG the talking head guy with his creepy makeup and overall vibe TOTALLY reminded me of the "Milliways" MC (Max Quordlepleen) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/milliways.shtml) in the old 1980s HHGG miniseries... [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljdtM1uBQkA#t=13m06s ] "Well" cast!
Maybe it's just me, though?
(https://startforstory.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/desktop-27-02-2015-15-16-01-637.png)
vs.
(http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsJ/tve8708-00000005-155.gif)
PS: tiny teases of gameplay in this developer interview from PAX -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgwZ62KjMwk
It's spot on yeah
The creep factor was intentional, I guess the devs took the time to actually get involved in the production / direction of the filmed short they incorporated into the teaser trailer and found it quite challenging to get exactly the right balance of creepy unreality, I think they nailed it.
Like uncanny valley x10
Anyway, here's hoping the game delivers!
Oddly enough there are some extremely minor aspects to this "be inconspicuous" mechanic in Bioshock Infinite, there's a point where you're dumped off at a loading dock and as long as you don't go where you're not supposed to (and don't steal anything) none of the enemies will aggro. It's an interesting mechanic I wish more games used.
Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 31, 2015, 09:54:47 AM
ZOMG the talking head guy with his creepy makeup and overall vibe TOTALLY reminded me of the "Milliways" MC (Max Quordlepleen) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/milliways.shtml) in the old 1980s HHGG miniseries... [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljdtM1uBQkA#t=13m06s ] "Well" cast!
BTW on the subject of HHGG -- the movie -- quite a few years have now passed and film technology keeps getting better and cheaper etc. and therefore imo THIS needs to happen (http://naraka.blogspot.ca/2006/01/restaurant-at-end-of-universe-movie.html). (I would especially like to see how they deal with the bird-people and the statue on Frogstar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_in_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Frogstar) etc. Not to mention the TPV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_in_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Total_Perspective_Vortex) -- and hey why not the man in the shack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_characters#The_Ruler_of_the_Universe) (with the fun banter with The Lord of course!) while we're at it? And to have ALL of these wacky bits in a single film = could be some REALLY fun entertanment! In this present anticipation-sharing meme-heavy culture this kind of SciFi/Fantasy event could really be a huge success imo...)
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2015, 08:37:21 AM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 31, 2015, 09:54:47 AM
ZOMG the talking head guy with his creepy makeup and overall vibe TOTALLY reminded me of the "Milliways" MC (Max Quordlepleen) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/milliways.shtml) in the old 1980s HHGG miniseries... [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljdtM1uBQkA#t=13m06s ] "Well" cast!
BTW on the subject of HHGG -- the movie -- quite a few years have now passed and film technology keeps getting better and cheaper etc. and therefore imo THIS needs to happen (http://naraka.blogspot.ca/2006/01/restaurant-at-end-of-universe-movie.html).
I would greatly enjoy that
I updated my post above with a few other things.
Seriously the "Restaurant" summary I linked to + proper advance-excitement promotion to the internet-savvy tweens-thru-college-age audience = Great Success (the timing now > the timing of the first HHGG film).
ALSO ps: INFOCOM almost made a sequel! (http://waxy.org/2008/04/milliways_infocoms_unreleased_sequel_to_hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galax/)
In addition and also PPS: hey Mr. A and any other HHGG fan, have you read and do you have any opinion to share about the 6th book in the trilogy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Another_Thing..._(novel))?
I'm conflicted about the 6th book, on one hand I'm very curious but on the other hand it's not completely Douglas Adams.
I suppose I could just take the risk, if that lets me fit in, citizen
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 02, 2015, 11:08:16 AM
I'm conflicted about the 6th book, on one hand I'm very curious but on the other hand it's not completely Douglas Adams.
One reviewer called it "the best post-mortem impersonation I have ever read"...
I'm backing this project now! I signed up for the pre-alpha too so if it's a success I'll get into it as early as JULY
There are so many things to like about this, it has the survival elements of The Long Dark combined with a trippy mod version of Jolly Old
I'M HYPE
You are hype incarnate!
Quote from: Melbosa on June 25, 2015, 02:27:25 PM
You are hype incarnate!
I'M JUST A HYPE MACHINE
also there are a lot of games that I'm diggin' lately (finally)
:)
We Happy Few was successfully funded over the weekend, looking forward to alpha testing this baby
Well, they've reached their first stretch goal
Here's an interview with the lead developer
https://youtu.be/I3jiB9wm-48
;)
3 Stretch Goals reached!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/112359230/we-happy-few-welcome-to-wellington-wells-you-saucy
Quote$265,000.00 Drug Paradise
We'll create additional, craftable drugs derived from Joy that enhance certain traits (ie - hearing, seeing, stamina), and expand the direct visual and audio feedback of being high, by changing elements of the world to better reflect your happy, euphoric state. We'll also develop additional status effects for crashing, withdrawal and addiction.
$280,000.00 New Game Mode: Sandbox Mode, in Customizable Worlds
We will create a new game mode: an indefinite mode, set in a world that you can customize as you wish (larger, smaller, more dangerous, less food, more Wellies, etc).
$315,000.00 Extra Uncle Jack Shows
More Uncle Jack! We'll go out and take an additional set of Uncle Jack shows, to be seen in-game. We have 32 episodes right now, but will add another 20.
WOOP
I got an e-mail the other day about the pre-alpha testing keys, apparently they didn't expect so many people to contribute at that level so they're trying to work out the logistics of sending out the keys for July
I've been watching a lot of let's plays and the game has already progressed significantly since the early pre-alpha at the end of May was released, the game already looks fun even at this level, with more and more being added all the time. It's amazing what a small dev team can do
I AM LOVING THIS GAME
The dread of getting cornered and people starting to figure you out is INTENSE
The feel of fitting in without anyone being the wiser INTENSE
Just exploring and everything, wow
New (extra creepy) trailer:
https://youtu.be/n-Xr0W0oB_o
New content updates are coming soon from what I gather
Playing through the latest version, pretty cool stuff!
https://youtu.be/c9U78uTEekA
Part 3!
https://youtu.be/fSUDpubGahU
Nice streams, the audio quality and commentary are good.
Only suggestion might be to script what you plan to say during the first minute of starting... You start off with a lot of "um" and "ahaa" as you think of what to say.. It smooths out as you start playing but it is a bit heavy at the start of the videos.
Thanks!
Today is the Alpha release of We Happy Few, this game will is now available for Early Access on Steam, GoG and XBox One store
I will be livestreaming tonight at 7 if you are interested:
https://www.twitch.tv/atomictiki
Gameplay Trailer:
https://youtu.be/e294JwLn7uM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 26, 2016, 07:57:30 AM
Today is the Alpha release of We Happy Few, this game will is now available for Early Access on Steam, GoG and XBox One store
I will be livestreaming tonight at 7 if you are interested:
https://www.twitch.tv/atomictiki
Vod from last night:
https://youtu.be/7qsN5qc0hMk
The official release is out, the story mode is quite gripping so far. This is basically what we were promised with the trailer all those years ago. ALSO if you do enjoy the sandbox mode it's still around and playable!
I found a reference to Fallout 3 tucked away in a corner of the newspaper office
I'm (finally) almost done the Arthur campaign, this game is so wild from where it started. I'm really enjoying the late game puzzle solving, it really balances the sneak and fight mechanics, some parts felt almost like Half-Life. Of course the late game levels are really interesting but also hard as nails (for me at least).
The day/night cycle is really punishing. Daytime navigation isn't bad but at night in the last district you are pretty well stuck without many places to hide, which means a lot of waiting around (which kinda stinks) there are bobbies and detector machines everywhere and you can't just swoose your way past them like in other parts of the village (and they HIT HARD)
Anyway I hope to be done this week, hard to believe how far this game has come since I first started playing the alpha.
Speaking of Dark Comedy and video games... no, I have not yet played... you know what game.
But now I have an excuse (the 90 days of Training On Demand by Oracle) so... ha, maybe I will get that 2 year badge after all!
Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 05, 2019, 10:02:38 AM
Speaking of Dark Comedy and video games... no, I have not yet played... you know what game.
But now I have an excuse (the 90 days of Training On Demand by Oracle) so... ha, maybe I will get that 2 year badge after all!
Hahah YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT
Also did you go to the Dentist in Jan? Neither did I *whoops*
No, but another tooth chipped halfway while eating beef jerky, does that count? ;)
Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 05, 2019, 05:03:27 PM
No, but another tooth chipped halfway while eating beef jerky, does that count? ;)
Time to book my own appointment too
Right as rain sir, right as rain
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Trailer for the new We Happy Few DLC
https://youtu.be/2Ue9-AgfW7I
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