New Nival game Hammer & Sickle...

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Death_Claw

First time out of the vault
http://www.nival.com/hs/

So Nival just announced their new game Hammer & Sickle.
Hammer & Sickle is a tactical RPG based on the Silent Storm universe. The story unveils in the British-American sector of the occupied Germany in spring of 1949. As a Soviet undercover agent, you'll find yourself in the middle of the tough confrontation of special services – in the hell of secret war. You'll have to find your way in the web of cunning intrigues, and make decisions which will affect the fate of the world: will it live in peace, or collapse into chaos of the Third World war.
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Just reading its description makes me want to get it now...

Moscow Headquarters doesn't have time for you - you'll have to get out of the hot spots all on your own. Obtaining information by whatever means possible, you'll need to analyse the situation and decide on your next steps, taking into account possible consequences of your actions. There will be very few limitations on your choices - you'll lose the game only if the main hero is killed.
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Key features:
Thrilling non-linear story: not just the outcome but the whole course of the game depends on the player's choices, including availability of new maps and characters.
Detailed characters: their biographies and personalities might affect the game events and the atmosphere in the team. Some characters might even decide to leave the team, or go against it.
Integrated game world: the player will be able to move around all game zones freely. Events taking place in one zone might affect developments in others.
Integrated game time: like in real life, time is the most important and irreplaceable resource. The passage of time significantly affects the game events. Characters' mood and general state depend on the time of day, and so do combat conditions.
Clothes and papers: characters' clothes not only change their appearance but affect the gameplay: a Soviet commando fighter's suit will attract undue attention while an American uniform will help to go unchallenged in many situations. Proper ID papers might come in very handy in certain situations; these can be bought from a skilful forger.
Reliability rating: "Inadequate Behaviour meter" will count all cases of armed clashes with authorities or violence against civilians; if it reaches a threshold value, the war becomes unavoidable.
Non-linear dialogues: the player's choice of line or even tone of voice might radically change the balance of forces, and affect relations between the groups.
Economic relations: money is one of the key tools of a secret agent: it's weapons, equipment, hired soldiers, information - and even a chance to buy your way out of trouble with criminals or police.
Authentic weapons: you'll have access to about 90 various weapons of the WW2 period and the recent experimental designs, including APS and MAT49.
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There are a few screenshots in the site as well and it will still use the Silent Storm engine, and might I say I have no problem with that...

Between this, Night Watch and the new Jagged Alliance maybe we will be able to forget all the years without a decent turn based strategy game...
 
Wow... Are you sure this isn't an April Fools joke? Because it sounds too damn good to be true.
 
Check for yourself. Besides the main logo, every screenshot has the same (misspelled) emblem in the corner.

It's not actually named "Hummer & Sickle" though, they spell it correctly in all the text.
 
I noticed the different spelling in the pics but I decided to go with the one in the texts, afterall it makes more sense...
 
But having to control a Soviet agent riding his trusty HumVee would be nice, wouldn't it...
 
Death_Claw said:
Nival just announced their new game Hammer & Sickle.
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Yay!

Roshambo said:
they are doing a licensed RPG based on Night Watch
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Argh!


Oh well, I was happy enough with S2 and S3 despite their flaws. I'll try and look forward to Hammer and Sickle too.

However, I will despise any and all Night Watch games on principle. Couldn't they have gotten a non sucky license or just done their own?
 
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