Geist - Nintendo's FPS To Watch?

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to N-Sider's in-depth coverage of the forthcoming Gamecube FPS, Geist. This title was shown at E3, but the article goes into a lot more detail than most about the game, which is being co-developed by N-Space and Nintendo. Geist is described as "..a hybrid title that combines the fast-paced action and perspective of a traditional first person shooter with stealth-based game play and a unique new mechanic: the ability to 'possess' other characters in the game." Perhaps not unique, since Shiny's Messiah did something similar, but with competitive-looking graphics and multiple ways around problems ("while watching people play the demo, I noticed no one person played it the same"), it's possible that some of the developer's earlier titles may be improved upon.

Comments

Looking good, but...

[Bagels]

This game looks quite good visually, and it's got an intriguing premise - possessing various people to advance further - but I must admit to being a bit wary about it, given the company's (n-Space) long and rather unimpressive list of previous titles, most of which seem to be rather forgettable movie licenses or sequels:

Mary-Kate & Ashley: Crush Course (2001)

Danger Girl (2000)

Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes (2000)

Mary-Kate & Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall (2000)

Die Hard Trilogy 2 (2000)

Rugrats Studio Tour (2000)

Duke Nukem: Time To Kill (1998)

Rugrats: Search for Reptar (1998)

Bug Riders (1998)

Tigershark (1997)

Re:Screens

[Gr33nNight]

If you dont have Metroid for the GameCube, you owe it to yourself to pick it up. I have never liked an FPS for consoles, and am an avid lover of PC ones, and this game just kicked ass. The controls are fluid and simple to learn. Great stuff.