But this does sound somewhat like, "We're on a shoestring budget, after getting the license. So, what's the easiest kind of game we can put together in the shortest amount of time?"
So its your fault if this article dissapoints you.
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XIII: Lost Identity is an interactive story, not an FPS
BOO! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Over a week ago, it was revealed that a new XIII game was in the works for iOS and PC. This week, our hopes and dreams have been crushed with the reveal of XIII: Lost Identity. Turns out it's not a true follow-up to the fantastic 2003 game, but one of those bloody "interactive story" things. To be fair, being originally based on a comic book, there's no written law that says it has to be a first-person shooter, but this is sure to disappoint quite a few fans of the game adaptation. Looking at the screens, it seems like a bevy of puzzles and lots of talking are involved. THAT'S NOT VIDEOGAMES, ARGH! Oh well. There will be some people who are all about this, and that's cool for them. I'll be bowing out of this dance, myself. [Via Facebook] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)So, it's Puzzle Agent without the laughs. Eh...it kind of makes sense, considering the comic was a long winded pulp detective/conspiracy thriller. The Ubisoft game took a ton of liberties to make it into an FPS.
But this does sound somewhat like, "We're on a shoestring budget, after getting the license. So, what's the easiest kind of game we can put together in the shortest amount of time?" This is to be expected, since iOS / smartphone gaming is the fucking worst. The absolute fucking worst. I'm looking forward to this. XIII could very well work as a interactive story, any fan of the old comic should agree. @flintmech thanks for that. What the hell was I doing when this came out. First person grappling hook FTW! I could not tell if that was sarcasm at all. I'm assuming it was because I don't remember the post about Jim having a brain paralyzing stroke yesterday. Anyways I would have liked a 3rd person adventure game as I always thought the first one felt weird as a FPS. All story based games that dont have a score are interactive stories or movies. Idk why we still call them games, when they arent.
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