"Greed' - New Scifi ARPG Announced (FYI)

[Roland]

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=63819


Posted on Tuesday, June 30 @ 04:11:47 PDT

Greed is a merciless hack`n`slash action-RPG and features all ingredients to create an enthralling classic. The player will need to fight his way through masses of critters, robots, aliens and many other exotic adversaries while collecting unique items and skills thus leveling up your character.



Greed features all ingredients to create an enthralling hack`n`slash classic. In the tradition of other critically acclaimed and proven genre colleagues you as the player will need to fight your way through masses of critters, robots, aliens and many other exotic adversaries while collecting unique items and skills thus leveling up your character. In contrast to the genre ancestors, the story of Greed takes place in an adult and mature science fiction scenario. In the futuristic universe of Greed the discovery of novel interstellar travel possibilities has lead to a new age of colonialization. The five largest colonial powers are entangled in a full-scale war over a new element called Ikarium, the recently discovered rare source of nearly unlimited energy. You as a former member of an elite military unit will fight a battle for your survival not knowing that your actions will lead fate of all mankind into dramatic consequences…

Greed takes your character, chosen out of three completely different classes, through manifold levels and environments, all playable in three increasing difficulty levels putting even the toughest endgame player to a test – but as always, more pain contains more gain! Embedded in various scenarios, Greed throws waves of deadly foes in your way as well as screen filling end bosses. But don’t despair! Helpful innovation can be found in numerous innovative features such as the unique dodge move, self-charging shields or destructible environments. The combination of the different character-specific skills and abilities in three categories gives you the diversity needed to conquer even the toughest foes. And if you need a little more support, Greed also features a cooperative multiplayer mode where you and your friends can show the universe what you are made of!

Features

* Hack’n’Slash in a dark science fiction setting
* A huge variety of different levels in three settings, each playable on three difficulties, inhabited by fierce and deadly creatures and screen-filling end bosses
* Three entirely different character classes to choose from
* Upgradable skills in three categories per character class – the simultaneous use of these categories causes thrilling skill combinations
* Upgradable character attributes with direct game play effect
* Hundreds of partially socketed items to collect
* Online cooperative multiplayer mode for up to three players

Headup Games' Greed, developed by ClockStone, is currently scheduled for release in November 2009.

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Looks promising to me

Perhaps more along the lines that Space Siege SHOULD of been! (imo)

[Axiomatic]

A sci-fi ARPG? Could very interesting and fun, if the developers treat it properly and don't follow the generic formulas of the genre. Otherwise it'll be TQ/DII/Sacred (the mention of combos) with different, slick graphics.

[fathersquid]

Well, I for one would love to see a nice sci-fi ARPG game... now I guess I'll check out the links and see if I'll be watching for this anxiously

[Roland]

Originally Posted by fathersquid

Well, I for one would love to see a nice sci-fi ARPG game... now I guess I'll check out the links and see if I'll be watching for this anxiously

Well then here's another one to potentially watch as well

Mars

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/sp...onto-xbox-360/

http://www.destructoid.com/sci-fi-rp...g-124359.phtml

[Scarecrow]

Ooooh!
Greed definately looks interesting.
Maybe the name is a hint that they've dropped any pretense of epic storytelling, and are just going for some good ole slaughter and looting.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Ooooh!
Greed definately looks interesting.
Maybe the name is a hint that they've dropped any pretense of epic storytelling, and are just going for some good ole slaughter and looting.

following in Sacred 2's footsteps perhaps heh

But it does look interesting to me as well.

[Matseb2611]

Definitely sounds interesting. I love sci-fi genre and an RPG in that sounds awesome. I shall be looking forward to this one too.

[Boombaye]

Titan Quest IN SPACE !

With miniguns !

And zombies !

[Impulsand]

If Greed = "Anachronox" and "Diablo II / Titan Quest"
Then I = Win.

End if

[Roland]

The only scifi ARPG (not RPG) I can think of are:

Harbringer

Space Hack

and

Space Siege

Shadow Grounds

Anyone know of any more? Try and include a link if you think of one We'll get a list started heh

And again these are ARPGs (hack & slash) like Diablo/2 and TQ not the classic RPGs like Morrowind or Oblivion or Mass Effect