A couple of months ago, someone over at reddit posted a CD image of the Half-Life Alpha from September 4, 1997, which is about a year before the game was released. Some people got it working and recorded a few videos from it. It includes the tech demo, walkthroughs, and a multiplayer map.
Tech Walkthrough
Developer Walkthrough
Multiplayer
Rise of the Triad is up for pre-order on steam for $14.99. I am not usually one to go for pre-orders, but the price is pretty cheap and pre-orders get a copy of the The Apogee Throwback Pack (normally $9.99) for free. For those of you unfamiliar with Rise of the Triad, it is a remake (or reboot?) of a game that was first released in 1994 by Apogee Software (formerly 3D Realms). The game had a pretty fun single player campaign, but what I remember the most fondly was the absolutely insane multiplayer mode. Right now the multiplayer gaming landscape is full of realistic tactical shooters, so I am absolutely ready to mix things up a bit and go old school with Rise of the Triad. If you think your reflexes can handle it, pre-order a copy and I will meet you online.
Is the new Frostbite 3 engine a big enough upgrade over Frostbite 2? I would say so. Certainly a much larger upgrade then the Call of Duty games get. Infinity Ward really needs to step up their tech.
The Sony press conference was impressive more in the sense they announced a $400 console and that they didn’t have any extra DRM garbage on their games. As far as games go, they seemed to have a lot less in the exclusives department as the Xbox One. This is a bit disappointing, because right now the only console I could see myself picking up at some point down the line is the PS4. They also announced they are going to start charging for online multiplayer, which is a bit disappointing to a lot of people. Personally, I have no intention of playing competitive online games on a console, so that doesn’t really matter to me.
Also, of the three games they demoed live: one of them froze a lot before crashing (Assassins Creed), one of them kept hitching (Watch Dogs), and one looked like a last generation game (Destiny).
Anyway, here are the games they showed that I thought were interesting:
Killzone: Shadow Fall
The only exclusive they showed that I sort of care about. I played Killzone 2 and 3, and enjoyed them for what they are: bland shooters as far as mechanics go, but with visually impressive graphics. This one seems to be more of the same. Hopefully they can get a decent cover system in this time. Exclusive to Playstation 4.
The Division
The Division is an online, open-world RPG being developed by Ubisoft Massive (formerly Massive Entertainment) for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 4 (and presumably PC). The setting is New York, in a world three weeks deep into a global pandemic which began on Black Friday. Players take on the role of “The Division,” a group of “self-supported tactical agents.”
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