A new time traveling FPS from Phantom EFX has been shown for the first time since 2007 via MSNBC. Called Darkest of Days, players have to go back in time to deal with a mysterious force that has been craftily tinkering with history, placing important people in life-threatening situations so they cannot perform their historically ordained role.
An example given is during the American Civil War, where a supply sergeant who was supposed to survive the battle has been moved to a unit that gets thoroughly slaughtered, thus altering time. It's up to the player to stop this crazy thing, and return time to normal through the most violent and bloody means possible.
It looks a bit rough right now, but I'm guessing it's early footage and will be improved. The premise is really interesting and the action looks incredibly intense, so here's hoping that we'll see something really awesome from the team. We'll be keeping an eye on this one.
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5:20 PM on 04.08.2009
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Dr. Samuel Beckett approves.
Hurry up and get this on my 360, please.
That probably won't happen, but it would be kinda funny to singlehandedly win the (subject war here) with a deathray. :3
By the way, apparently you can watch full episodes of Quantum Leap on NBC.com, or so says the chaser thingy after Chuck this past Monday.
And instead it looks like you basically get to take assault rifles into the Civil War. Jesus Christ, game designers can be fucking boring.
However, while trying to save the history, you are killing hundreds of people who might not normally have died, and whose grand grand sons might be making important interactions.. You are still changing the history at a great pace.. You gotta love paradoxes.