zenmaster
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Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:34 pm |
Gamespot.com (GS) just put up their chat with Producer Chris Mahnken, who reveals Tribes: Vengeance's cast of characters for the first time in their updated interview. GS also has a few more screens of the maps, along with portraits of the characters from some of the in game cut scenes.
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GS: We understand that Irrational is attempting to flesh out the game's story to make the characters seem like actual individuals (rather than just different-looking character models)--by even changing their innate abilities and movement speeds? How will each of the characters play differently? Different speeds, control schemes, jetpack properties, weapon handling?
CM: Each character has his or her own preferred selection of weapons, armor, and other equipment. Going head-to-head with enemy army while playing a character that has light armor won't get you very far, so you'll have to fit your strategies to the equipment you have. Of course, this leads to a very different feel for each character. |
TribalWar.com also has impressions from last weeks GSC in San Jose, California. A Tribe forumer spotted a new weapon in one of the screens from the event which was later identified in a post by Chris Mahnken himself!
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| The Energy Blade is the (wimpy) default weapon in SP. It's there so you're never without a weapon that you can use to kill somebody for ammo or something. It will take many hits to kill somebody with it, but you can at least use it to get more ammo and continue the level. |
The Energy Blade looks like it could be fun to play with in a tight spot, though it sounds like they might want to up the damage a tad to make it fun. |
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