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Geist - Nintendo's FPS To Watch?

Posted by simoniker on from the most-ghost-boast dept.

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.

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  1. Looking good, but... by Bagels · · Score: 4, Interesting
    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)

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    1. Re:Looking good, but... by ronfar · · Score: 4, Funny
      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...

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  2. Screens by jmays · · Score: 4, Informative

    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!

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    1. Re:Screens by Gr33nNight · · Score: 3, Interesting

      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.