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:Looking good, but...

[ronfar]

See, but you never played Mary-Kate & Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall (2000), it's actually a very bloody first person shooter, sort of like Postal. As I recall, they got in a lot of trouble for that one, so the sequel was more what you'd expect from the title.

I remember the one scene quite vividly, "I'll see you in Hell, Mary-Kate." "I'm Ashley!!!" blam, blam, blam!!

Well, actually I never played it, but that was the gist of it I got from glancing toward the cover briefly once while I was at the mall. Maybe I was just having a psychotic episode...

Screens

[jmays]

Screenshots here. I have been looking for a decent console FPS for awhile now ... this one looks promising. For me it really all depends on the controls!

Re:Screens

[executebusiness.com]

Looks like Red Faction a bit, which is definately a plus! (right FURY?) I often wonder how people play FPS on console, because after GTA's 3rd person success, I'm thinking first person is not nearly as good. Look at Enter the Matrix, for example. There is a title that switches in and out of first person, but the bulk of it is in 3rd person (following Rockstar's example with GTA3 & Vice). This is the right way to do games for console, IMHO. The wrong way? Take a look at Quake 3 for PS2. OUCH. Same with UT. Hard to control and really wonky gameplay result. Both of the games are great in PC because of the mouse/keyboard combo, but for console they were a bit of a disappointment.

Bah I guess I'm a PS2 guy. :)

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.

Re:Bored

[zulux]

Bored bored bored bored! I need something new.
A brand new concept. Something nobody has ever
done before. As much as I LOVE FPS games, I've

Ring..... ring... rin.....

Hello?

It's 1983, we'd like our C-64 back if you could possibly spare it.

good idea

[ColonBlow]

i remember Dungeon Keeper had the ability to possess its various creatures and switch to fps mode. It was a bit awkward, but it sure gave a nice variety of POV being flies and dragons and so forth. How much variety this new title brings is debateable, but it could be a refreshing idea.
I think the real wait is for Perfect Dark anyway ;)

I've played it

[StrikerObi]

I had a chance to play this at E3. You can see my impression here. It's a really cool game. It felt a bit early, but it should be awesome by the time it's out.