xG5kdo Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 (edited) First: @WK. Great!! We're all looking forward to see what you have to say about the new game. It's very refreshing for me to hear that you've been frank to them about what we want, like, and do not like. Especially after the way they treated the PC community before. Perhaps some comments here have gone too far, I do admit that. However, these sentiments were stemmed from the way game developers have 'dumbed down' games in order to favour the more 'arcade oriented' majority of console gamers. Even to the point of actually making a sequel of a good PC game for console first, then porting it to PC. It is undoubtedly the PC community that had kept GR alive all these years. I mean, we've been playing, modding, and pretty much dissecting the game years before the first Console port, and more importantly, we keep it alive all those times, while other games wither and disappear. What is a disappointment is that all these time and effort, by all these talented people, are seemingly ignored by the game developers/publishers. A case that best illustrates this is the GR2 affair. And one does have to admit that the newer games that come out have more of a 'console' feel to it, then classic PC games. Of course, this is done because the console market is more profitable, and so on and so forth...but you see the root of the problem here. Again, apologies if some comments from the PC community have struck a raw nerve here and there. Let's all work together to bring a good, satisfying, game, like the classic GR to everyone who wants it. Out. Edited August 19, 2005 by Pave Low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiCe Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 be sure to bring tons of images LOL wee. cant wait to hear more news WK. have fun bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB-Paladin Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I don't think anyone here really wants the console version to be "worse" than the PC version, unless those people are just going to act like spoiled children. At worst, people on the PC side won't care if the console version is worse or not. I took WK's statement to mean the game was going to be more like the original PC game and less like the console game. That's my hope anyway, it was pretty cryptic the way he said it, but I suspect in addition to getting all his thoughts organized and written to print to us, he'll probably have to get everything he wants to say approved through Ubi, so cryptic may be the best he can do for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 I will say that I will have to send a copy to Mathieu Girard (this is the correct spelling for his name, I didn't have his card yesterday). I spent more than 6 hours between yesterday and today with Bo and about an hour or so with Mathieu. They were more than happy to give me the time both days to answer questions. I expressed community doubts and concerns about some things as a whole, not just PC or console, and even touched at how some will feel slighted. Mathiue understands and explained it pretty well I believe. I want to reiterate, that Bo reads these forums on a daily basis and much of what I have seen is as EA would put it (give me a break ), "It's in the Game." While this is a bit cryptic along with some of my earlier posts in this thread, I will be getting clarifications from Bo to make sure I report accurate information to the fans everywhere. Of course, Mathieu will have to approve of the report once finalized before publishing. I did get pics of the us and booth babes so everyone will see some of the stuff I saw as I wandered around the halls waiting to meet up with Bo and Mathieu. I also wandered around the press center and struck up some interesting conversations with a couple of other developers and even got a hands on tryout of a new game from Play Ten Interactive. I will be writing a seperate report on these other companaies products once I finish researching them. Again, I want to thank HangtownSOG and the rest of Ubi (Razz messed up and didn't pick a UK winner apparently) gang here In Germany for being so open and available to me even if I have been a bit of a thorn in their side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks for that W.K. Look forward to the full report, Its realy good to see you enjoying your self We have been saying for a long time Grin.Inc will do there utmost for the PC community and it looks like most of it is coming true. Nice One. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I detect a note of optimism in his(WK) last post. Does anyone else get that feeling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I did get pics of the us and booth babes ... ← that's all i needed to hear. you rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWmonger Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I detect a note of optimism in his(WK) last post. Does anyone else get that feeling? ← Yeahhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X69RZX Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Definately Colin, I'm feeling pretty good about GRAW at this point. I need to get started on building a new PC sos I can actually play it when it's ready, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal.Ambition Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 ETA on the full report? Keep up the good work WK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker_Zero Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ya man where the heck is whiteknight?? I need MORE INFORMATION!!! MORE INFORMATION PLEASEEEEE !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelHack Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I feel I speak for everyone here WK when I say if the game sucks..and is not exactly what we want..we will all blame you. Have fun in Germany...and make the board proud. HACK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 I know y'all want information, but you will have to be patient. While I haven't had to sign an NDA, I still have to have my report OKed. While I do know a few things I can't write about, let's wait and see what transpires between now and the time of release. If a feature makes into game, you can thank me. I will make sure Bo let's y'all know it was something we had discussed (and that is all I am saying on that subject). Someone who posts at the Ubi forums needs to link to this thread (I stopped by earlier this evening though I didn't post, that is how I knew about the NDA question). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 I feel I speak for everyone here WK when I say if the game sucks..and is not exactly what we want..we will all blame you. Have fun in Germany...and make the board proud. HACK ← There are some really neat features I saw during the demo (I still have yet to see the press kit disk I have so there may be a PC video to share). I will say I am impressed so far and as most of y'all know, I am a picky SOB when it comes to games. Let me get everything sorted and clarified and OKed and see what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I know y'all want information, but you will have to be patient. While I haven't had to sign an NDA, I still have to have my report OKed. While I do know a few things I can't write about, let's wait and see what transpires between now and the time of release. If a feature makes into game, you can thank me. I will make sure Bo let's y'all know it was something we had discussed (and that is all I am saying on that subject). Someone who posts at the Ubi forums needs to link to this thread (I stopped by earlier this evening though I didn't post, that is how I knew about the NDA question). ← Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehgler_AS Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 This all sounds like very good news. We will all be looking forward to your report WK. I presume that UBE/Grin just want to confirm correctness and avoid misperceptions, and that they will not try to squash information you want to share with us. Based on your early (but vague) comments and the IGN article I know I am feeling more optimistic than I was a few weeks ago!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiCe Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 WK can you tell me if you seen a Live threat indicator? plz!! i love my slice of PIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ooh that's a different bad boy from E3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCarr Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I'm waiting for his report as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal.Ambition Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 omfg i can't wait i cannot wait! How am I going to sleep at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAm_i Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 WK deffinitely sounds like the right man for the job. While I was envious when I heard he was picked, I know I couldn't be as effective as him, and I think there's few people who could do such a good job. Thanks WhiteKnight. YouDaMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Ooh that's a different bad boy from E3! ← You got that in one, I wonder what drugs were used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|rsi| Zato Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 WK! How about another teaser to keep us partially satisfied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs7 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Tell them alot of Us Consolers want alot of strategy too...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapt Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hi, the original GR had great sound and you actually "felt" like you were creeping through bushes, had bullets flying past and hitting a rock behind you etc, or hear tanks that you can't see yet. In fact I'm sure I read that the sound engineers won awards for their work. My PC wont be able to handle any flashy graphics, but I'd still enjoy the game if it managed to create the same kind of atmosphere through the way it sounded. So, what I'd like to know is, how does it sound and are the guns meaty? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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