After I played
Gladiator A.D., I checked out High Voltage’s upcoming Wii-exclusive FPS (built on the same stuff
The Conduit is packing)
The Grinder. Like we said earlier, it’s a game heavily influenced by
Left 4 Dead in the sense that you’re fighting against hordes of creepy crawlies (zombies, vampires, werewolves, oh my!) controlled by High Voltage’s version of an AI director.
But there’s a not-so-subtle twist. Unlike
Left 4 Dead, your protagonist isn’t a well-equipped victim. He’s a professional monster hunter and the monsters know it. (They’ll actually flee from you if they feel threatened; very cool stuff in action)
My time with the game was woefully short (and so was the demo), so I can’t comment on much in way of the game’s controls, however, it felt very much like
The Conduit -- very smooth, practically 1:1 movement.
One of the things that struck me, again, was the game’s style. It’s got a very southwester almost cowboy kind of feel. The level I played was full of sand, rusted cars, red canyons, and dilapidated shacks -- a very western but modern feel at the same time. It was refreshing to see a game without the so much sci-fi lights and sounds.
The demo ended with me killing over 150 enemies on-screen in one massive bumrush. Needless to say, I’m excited.
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2:10 PM on 06.03.2009
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Sign me the fuck up.
hint hint Valve.
Here's hoping these titles end up playing as good as the concepts sound.
Did Cliffy B doing Jazz Jack Rabbit in the past effect people's enjoyment of Gears of War? You can't judge people's worth today, by what they had to work on in the past. They worked on crappy license games to pay the bills, its as simple as that. Its that money that they got from those license game that's funding these new IP's today, so be glad they did what they did in the past for that reason alone.
Don't forget, we still have Ghostbusters to come yet from HV and both version of that look great.
I haven't had a chance to play Left 4 Dead as of yet (sadly), but if High Voltage is going to bring something similar and tailor made for my console I'd be glad to wait for this game. It's still got a year of development under its belt and it already looks great.