New Game on the Horizon - Paradise Cracked

[Blackadar]

Looks pretty interesting. Sort of a cyberpunk X-Com.

http://www.buka.com/game/Game_15.htm

Superior quality, classic RPG\tactical game.

Breath-taking adventure of the young hacker and his friends in the world of cyberpunk and hi-tech, the creation of which was inspired by the great works of William Gibson and Philip K. Dick, and the movies "Bladerunner", "Matrix" and "Ghost in the shell"

Advanced 3D graphic engine ensures totally immersing experience. All levels and characters are three-dimensional. Realistic animation, stunning visuals and floating camera - you have never seen such great tactical games!

Wide variety of weapons and ammo. Automatic pistols, rifles, grenade- launchers, rocket launchers, and heavy armored battle suits.

The player can buy and implant special cyber-devices, which can help his character to get over the limits of the human body.

Non-linear mission structure.

Realistic physic model. All objects can be destroyed. Windowpanes are smashed by air blast. Ballistics. Characters are pushed back, fall on the ground and lose consciousness

[Blackadar]

Here's a preview.

http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/previews/jul03/paradise.html

[Honolulu_Blue]

Hmmm... Well, turn-based combat. RPG. Shadowrun type stuff. I'm in. I love me some turn-based combat.

I do worry about games that come over from Eastern Europe. Have been burned by a few that sound amazing, but have critical faults.

Maybe this will tide us fans of such games over until The Temple of Elemental Evil comes out.

I really hope that lives up to its promise. Every time when one of these games comes out and falls flat on its face I just scream "Why?? Why?? How hard can it be to simply improve on Pools of Radiance (first one) or X-Com!?!" Seriously. Even the people who made the first X-Com couldn't manage to improve on it (see the vastly inferior sequels).

[Blackadar]

I know. I couldn't even figure out Apocalypse. Literally. Could not figure out how to play the game. I think that and Outpost are the only two that I never figured out the play mechanics.

This looks pretty good, though and it's been out a while in Russia. Got game of the year over there. So with that experience, some decent feedback and taking a while to shape it up to send to the US, I have high hopes.

[sachmo71]

Did that say it was supposed to be released in Q4 of 2002? Still sounds cool.

[Blackadar]

Yepper. I'll keep my eye on this one.

[sterlingice]

Kinda seems like Shadowrun, as HB said. Either that or Syndicate but with more missions and less killing. I'm mildly curious to say the least.

SI