The guys at High Voltage have been a bit silent since E3 and the launch of The Conduit. After announcing The Grinder and Gladiator A.D. I'm sure they're hard at work actually developing those games, but it seems they've got some news coming up.
In all likelihood the announcement will be something for The Grinder, but maybe they're working on some big new game based on a massive franchise. Remember, before High Voltage got all big and famous with their attempts to actually develop good games on the Wii they were best known for their licensed games. It could also be that both of their upcoming games are making their way to other systems. Most likely just release dates and such, though. Don't get too excited.
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9:00 PM on 11.14.2009
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why do you insult valve like that?
Dayum, that's spooky, I though the exact same thing upon seeing that screenshot. I have the image of a ton of enemies in front of a minigun thanks to TS1, much like the screenshot above, but it has pistols. When I played the game, great enjoyment was had when that scene happened, I was like 'die, you evil bastards'. Man, I love that series.
Onto the news, maybe grinder for all three consoles? I dunno, could very well be just that.
Oh come on. You know Valve can't be arsed to figure out anything other than a PC. :)
Why are you even here?
Also, that shot of The Grinder up there is beautiful.
And with all due respect to HVS, Gladiator A.D. has no chance at retail. I am not saying that the game will be garbage nor that it needs to sell a tremendous amount to be profitable. However, the game features gameplay that I foresee not clicking with a massive amount of folks -- especially at a full retail price (*cough* Punch-Out Wii *cough*).
Yeah, when I saw the screenshot I though *Gasp*"Timesplitters?!"
I liked that High Voltage pioneered true-FPS on the Wii though, so I wait with baited breath for their next venture.
If so, please, polish up the story. Gameplay was fine.
if you consider the conduit good, then you have some really low standards mate
why dont you play MW2, Halo 3, Metroid Prime 3 and/or Kz2 and see whats an immersive polished FPS game
calling hunter a pretty good game is an overstatement
also HVS has 14 years in the bussiness, are you telling me those are the only good games they were able to pull out is those 14 years of "experience"
Jonathan Holmes
with all due respect, it wasnt HVS's idea, it was valves
they are ripping off everything from L4D, from the 4 player coop, to the AI director (they created their own version called "AI architect")
now, im not saying devs cant take someone else's idea, however when you take inspiration from someone else you should ATLEAST change or improve that idea, thats what moves the industry foward
im far more interested in games like sin and punishment 2 and red steel 2, games that not only show graphical polish but original and inventive gameplay to back it up
For starters, there are tons of different kinds of enemies in The Grinder, little teleporting vampires, Jason-style slashers, and rampaging werewolves for example. The tone of the game was also totally different. Where L4D is pretty serious, the Grinder was Grindhouse action/horror/comedy through and through.
None of that is particularly original, but it's not a copy of L4D either.
is something any amateur modder can do without breakin a sweat, now the core gameplay looks extremely similar
also its not much different from L4D's B-movie action/horror/comedy tone
err L4D also has many types of zombies ya know?
tank, hunter, witch, smoker, boomer and regular zombies
not to mention the ones being added in the sequel
also so far ive seen more comedy in left 4 dead (delivered by the the lines of the team and the stuff written on the wall) than in the grinder, now, sure i have not seen the grinder in person like i assume you have, but i have not seen anything that could be considered comedy or horror for the matter