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)