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MaRkUs_
16-06-2007, 23:50
June 15, 2007 - World War II shooters aren't exactly known for their originality. How many times have you stormed the beaches on D-Day, snuck through an unassuming European farm, or holed yourself in a dilapidated church (seems like Europe is exclusively made of farms and churches)? If you're a little sick of this, take note: Sparks Unlimited (makers of Call of Duty: Finest Hour) aims to shake up this monotony in Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, coming to PS3, 360 and PC. The fight is coming to the US. And we're not talking about Pearl Harbor this time.

The premise is simple: in 1931 Winston Churchill was hit by a taxi, causing his lifelong limp (this actually happened, by the way). In Turning Point's alternate universe, Churchill actually died from this accident. Without such a charismatic leader, Europe fell completely to Nazi control. Which kind of sucks for everyone. So what's next in Nazi sights? Yep, you guessed it: the good ol' US of A.

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I left my big gun at home.

The first level is a nice indicator of what to expect. Set in 1952, you're an ordinary guy named Danny Carson- an ordinary construction worker doing his ordinary job atop the dizzying skyscrapers of New York City (that are also ordinary... for NYC). Unfortunately for Danny, this is the worst possible place to be when Nazis decide to attack your home city. If you thought D-Day missions were intense, imagine trying to balance on metal girders high up in the air as planes dogfight between skyscrapers, buildings explode around you in shattered glass and smoldering metal, and angry Nazis parachute down with ill-intent. Parachuting Nazis are the worst kind. Graphics are pretty solid at this stage, with tons of these little details happening around you simultaneously. Unfortunately, these details cause a bit of a framerate hit, but there's a lot of time left to smooth this out.

Huge explosions can also shake you off the girders which trigger a seamless change to a third-person perspective. A few button taps and Danny gets back up- switching back to the usual first person view. Interesting to note, there is no HUD of any kind: no health meter or ammo count (although you can check your ammo in the menu screen). This is meant to put you into the character's shoes, but might actually lead to more annoying stops in the game if you opt to check the menu every few minutes. Thankfully, health regenerates a la Halo.

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Since Danny isn't a trained soldier, fighting is also handled a little differently. Brutal hand-to-hand combat based on the Krav Maga fighting style is actually emphasized: sneak up on an enemy, tap a button, and initial a one-hit kill that also takes his gun away. These sequences are pretty intense. One example had Danny punch a Nazi in the head twice, take his gun, snap his neck, and then shove the guy off a building in a "that's-what-you-get-for-messing-with-us" kind of way. Not only is this a good way to get restocked, kill a guy and save ammo but, well, it looks cool. Gun enthusiasts are also covered: more than a dozen different weapons will be in the game, but there's another little twist on this. Since history has been altered a little, so has the technology. You won't find anything as outlandish as bubble shields or anything, but Nazi tech has definitely seen an upgrade: in a nice little touch, everything seen in the game is actually based on real-life weapons blueprints that were thankfully never put into production. We didn't see many examples of this, but Nazi V-shaped wingless jets and advanced dirigibles were seen roaming New York.

The angle that Turning Point is taking is definitely an interesting one. There were hints that Danny ultimately joins a rag-tag resistance, but the main focus is solely on being one normal guy being thrust into something he never signed up for. It is pretty different to see your virtual home country getting torn up, and the action will later shift to other areas of the East Coast such as Washington D.C.... with all the landmarks in tow. Unfortunately, there's no multiplayer planned at the moment, but hopefully this means that the single player will be even more refined. Sparks Unlimited constantly stressed the word "visceral" during the demo and if this level is any indication, they're well on their way. And hey, it certainly is refreshing to be fighting Nazis in somewhere other than a cramped European church.


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Darth Destro GR
17-06-2007, 03:47
Δεν τα βλεπω και πολυ σο'ι' τα textures..

gtakis
17-06-2007, 11:50
oντως αυτο βλεπω κι εγω αλλα δεν μπορουμε να κρινουμε απο μερικες fotos..ας ερθει το παιχνιδι και βλεπουμε,παντως το στορυ δειχνει ενδιαφερον.ειδαν φαινεται οτι πουλανε οι εναλλακτικες πραγματικοτητες οπως με το ressistanse πχ..

nikon
08-01-2008, 10:10
Turning Point: FoL 'CES 08 Survival'

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Kαλό φαίνεται.

NonBorn
08-01-2008, 11:39
Δεν τα βλεπω και πολυ σο'ι' τα textures..

Και δεν είσαι ο μόνος... Ίσως είναι σε πρώιμο στάδιο το παιχνίδι ακόμα γι αυτό! Πάντως με τόσα fps με τέτοια ονόματα να έρχονται και με αυτά που ήδη κυκλοφορούν δε νομίζω να κάνει κάτι αυτός ο τίτλος!