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Shadowrun

BlitzenBlitzen Member UncommonPosts: 7
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It has been said time and time again Shadowrun would make for one sweet MMO. So after tens of wait and anticipating a new Shadowrun game, finally one emerges, but wait... its a FPS. Well I guess a Ghost Recon set in the Shadowrun universe wouldn't be all that bad. What... NO... instead they not only turn our beloved Shadowrun into a Counterstrike clone with magic but much worse than that they decide to rewrite the whole universe. No Orks, no decking, no Seattle, Teleport!?!?, and no symbolise of the great IP. This gave deserves a new title, it has little to nothing to do with Shadowrun and fans of the pen & paper, SNES game and Genesis game deserve better.

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  • OrccOrcc Member Posts: 3,043
    Ya as a game it looks kinda cool, but it definatly doesnt look like Shadowrun.

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  • tymothymichetymothymiche Member Posts: 12
    I've been lookn at several sites opining on the new sr fps being shown at e3 and have seen a mostly universal turnout of the fanbase with a thumbs down. Mostly a clone of counterstrike, add magick and outdate graphics, it's main claim to fame is the ability to be played on the new microsoft vista os...and thusly on many different types of electronic venue, from xbox360, pc to cellphones, or at least that's the "vision". With a possible release in Jan 07, the turn out of the fans from many sites and several countries show that this title may be met with as much excitement as the last bennifer flick....another big flop for microsoft? details at 11....

  • ConradMaxConradMax Member Posts: 45

    I always thought it would be nice being able to play Shadowrun as an online game. The first time I came across it was for the Genesis system. It had a wonderfully written story, it took place in a dark and exciting universe and it was full of mystery and, dare I say it (?), it was very sexy.

    It's now time for an online version, either console, computer or both. The theme is perfect. As a MMORPGs,  Shadowrun would be right in it's element.

    But to deviate from heart and soul of the game would be blasphemy. Give it another name and move on. If you call a game Shadowrun, then let it play like Shadowrun! 

    The way you play the game is the way you live your life.

  • ciidciid Member UncommonPosts: 184

    http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2664 

    Watch that without laughing your ass while they tell you how in inovative and cool the game is.Have any of these people seen a screen shot for UT 2007,Prey,etc?Pretty much the worst use of solid license to build on i have ever seen.Personally ive only played the snes and genesis games but what microsoft is makeing dosent look a dam thing like shadowrun out side the cutscenes and makers telling you why its called shadowrun.Maybe if theres a god the CFO over at MS games with sink this peice of crap before shadowrun becomes sanonymous witth being a half ass crappy FPS console game that will never be looked at again the day halo 3 Multi-player goes live.

    and what the hell is up with dana hanas lips?

  • BlitzenBlitzen Member UncommonPosts: 7

    Only one week after its offical announcement/debut at E3 the Shadowrun community has begun to speak out against such a blatant butchery of the Shadowrun license. Gamespot Forums, Gamespy Preview, and at the offical game forums Shadowrun.

  • tetsultetsul Member Posts: 1,020
    Just further confirms my believe that game devs shouldn't be working 80 hour weeks. If they were working 40 hour weeks they would have time to go home, find a old rom of Shadowrun or read one of the books. Then they could go back in on Monday and say "umm... I don't know what the hell game we're making, but it ain't Shadowrun" Looks like a neat enough game, but it certainly isn't the source.
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