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 May 5 2006, 09:20 PM
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MechRigger Delux  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657  |
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May 5 2006, 09:57 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Is there even a link on the site?
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May 5 2006, 10:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 8-April 06 From: My dorm room Member No.: 8,438 |
No, but the source code for the page contains the word "XBox," and E3 is next week.
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May 5 2006, 11:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 176 Joined: 7-September 05 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 7,706 |
That's an awsome page on at least two different levels.
First, it hints at an upcoming Shadowrun video game and second, it's a wonderful size comparisson chart. This might be lame but I like it for the latter reason. |
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May 5 2006, 11:27 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
About a year ago now, an artist/modeler working on the project let slip in an unrelated interview that FASA Studios (Microsoft) was working on an SR title for the new XBox. Rumor had it as a FPS game and that it was one of the big releases MS had planned. Little has been forthcoming since, although it's a safe bet they're prepping something for E3 if they've got that up. |
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May 5 2006, 11:28 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
I think this lack of open marketing is just so people talk about it; viral marketing!
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May 5 2006, 11:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
The silhouettes are, from what I can tell, a Human (Street Samurai?), a Troll, an Elf & a Dwarf. No clue what the actual archetypes are. My interest is now piqued.
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May 6 2006, 12:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 176 Joined: 7-September 05 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 7,706 |
no orc though... guess they figured the troll was big enough for the both them. (the orc & troll)
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May 6 2006, 01:08 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 19-May 05 Member No.: 7,404 |
If they do come out with it for a console, I might have to break down and actually buy a modern game system ;) I'll have to see the reviews and such first though.
I do dig the size comparision though. That troll is a corn fed boy . .. |
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May 6 2006, 01:16 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
I wouldn't expect it to get a huge amount of press run though. I don't expect much to be heard from the Microsoft complex that manages to rise above the high pitched squeals of the fanbois as they show off the Halo 3 demo.
P.S. Maybe the actual model will look better, but i can't say the outline of that Troll does much for me. The size is fine, it is primarily the head/horn region that throws me. It just strikes me as Minotaurish or something. |
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May 6 2006, 01:19 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
I was also under the impression that Trolls were much taller than that.
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May 6 2006, 01:25 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
Agreed, I looked at that and thought "Hey look, they turned Trolls into Tauren". |
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May 6 2006, 01:56 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 7-February 04 From: NYC Member No.: 6,058 |
They are, but it makes sense to make them shorter (and bulk them up instead, to still convey the appropriate feeling of size) in a video game, in order to make things like level design easier. |
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May 6 2006, 03:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 26-October 02 Member No.: 3,502 |
Might memory might be delusional, or I might be delusionally hopeful, but as I recall, Bungie thanked FASA Studios in the end credits of Halo 2. Bungie and FASA Studios are both owned by MS. Now, I'm sure there was a certain degree of 'these guys need help to meet this deadline' going on, but I'm thinking there could even be some degree of 'well, we have this perfectly good engine to build on'... a Shadowrun game built from the Halo 2 engine? Recompiled and updated to work natively on the 360? If they had a base engine to start with, it's that much more time for gameplay and feature development. I guess I know what I'll be checking the E3 news for!
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May 6 2006, 11:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
Once again orks get the shaft.
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 May 6 2006, 11:38 AM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
They are 'only' 2.5m tall. The size seems to fit that. Bye Thanee P.S. That Silhoutte really looks a bit like a Tauren, yeah. :D |
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May 6 2006, 11:51 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Or a toadstool/conehead robot with horns. :wobble: There is zero neck visible, not even a hint of a crease. That's it! Trolls joined orcs in shaftville, and that is in fact some wierd Dr. Whoish homonoid shaped battle robot prototype from Ares. :dead: *gives head a shake* Woah, did i just channel JamesSL there? ;) |
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May 6 2006, 02:46 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
You haven't killed anybody yet, so I'd say no.;)
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May 6 2006, 05:06 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
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May 6 2006, 05:25 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
If the human (figure on the left) is 1.75m tall, then the troll is ~2.45-2.5m. And weighs something like 450-650kg (1.4 as tall, 2.5 times as wide) sans minigun.
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May 7 2006, 12:01 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
I'm assuming this isn't a simple run-and-shoot, if they're showing different metatypes and stuff. Of course, I could be simply grasping in the dark.
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May 7 2006, 12:24 AM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
weapon selection could be linked to metatype (some how) and it still be a run and shoot.
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May 7 2006, 01:17 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
nnnnooooooo!!!!!!!!
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May 7 2006, 08:59 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-April 06 Member No.: 8,507 |
Regarding the Tauren-esque troll:
All joking aside, it looks like maybe the troll design was Blizzard-ized, for lack of a better word. That could be the silhouette of a troll with very, very bad posture and/or osteoporosis. Anybody ever notice that every single Horde race in WoW is a hunchback? :P |
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May 7 2006, 12:58 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Because being evil leads to poor posture, bad eating habits, smoking, drinking to excess and sexual deviancy!
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