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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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