Zero Point Software decided to make a rather innovative game - an Indie AAA game.
Without being dependent on the publisher and getting money from the pre-orders, they aim at making an AAA sci-fi shooter.
Enter the Interstellar Marines
IM is, from what now seems, an interesting shooter in development. The story set in the future where humanity has colonized the entire Solar system, and is experiencing their first contact with the extraterrestrials... A contact that is not so friendly, as you can imagine.
You can see more about that in this video.
Important thing to mention is that you can (by registering on IM site) play a couple of demos via your browser (Mozilla is recommended).
Game seems okay so far, graphics are average (running in Unreal Engine - I guess it will be corridor based, but hey, it doesn't mean it will be that bad), though it is still in beta, so that's understandable.
Story - well, not so much about it. Conflict with aliens, you're in some special squad or so... Nothing new, really, though who knows. They may make something interesting (I certainly hope they do). About the squad thing, they promise co-op playing, so I guess it could be like Left4Dead.
Gameplay-wise it is interesting to actually look though your character's helmet visor. Also, weapons seem have weight, wobble a bit, which adds to the realism. Only thing that you could say is bad is that it seems that auto-heal system is there - at least in one of the demos. In the video you can clearly see at some points HP 100 which gets my hopes up - though what exactly we will see in the final product is unknown.
An important thing to mention is that if you pre-order the game, you're practically funding the developers, so think about it, if you like it.
I honestly don't know what will come out of this. I hope it won't be another Halo clon, though even if it is, I guess guys at ZPS will accomplish something just by getting this game on the shelfs.
Without being dependent on the publisher and getting money from the pre-orders, they aim at making an AAA sci-fi shooter.
Enter the Interstellar Marines
IM is, from what now seems, an interesting shooter in development. The story set in the future where humanity has colonized the entire Solar system, and is experiencing their first contact with the extraterrestrials... A contact that is not so friendly, as you can imagine.
You can see more about that in this video.
Important thing to mention is that you can (by registering on IM site) play a couple of demos via your browser (Mozilla is recommended).
Game seems okay so far, graphics are average (running in Unreal Engine - I guess it will be corridor based, but hey, it doesn't mean it will be that bad), though it is still in beta, so that's understandable.
Story - well, not so much about it. Conflict with aliens, you're in some special squad or so... Nothing new, really, though who knows. They may make something interesting (I certainly hope they do). About the squad thing, they promise co-op playing, so I guess it could be like Left4Dead.
Gameplay-wise it is interesting to actually look though your character's helmet visor. Also, weapons seem have weight, wobble a bit, which adds to the realism. Only thing that you could say is bad is that it seems that auto-heal system is there - at least in one of the demos. In the video you can clearly see at some points HP 100 which gets my hopes up - though what exactly we will see in the final product is unknown.
An important thing to mention is that if you pre-order the game, you're practically funding the developers, so think about it, if you like it.
I honestly don't know what will come out of this. I hope it won't be another Halo clon, though even if it is, I guess guys at ZPS will accomplish something just by getting this game on the shelfs.
. The people who pre-ordered can probably forget about their money, the game will never see the light of day.
