Boiling Point overview at Xenus HQ
Boiling Point overview at Xenus HQ
Preview - posted by Vault Dweller on Thu 28 October 2004, 14:08:28
Tags: Boiling Point: Road to HellXenus HQ had a chance to write an exclusive preview of Boiling Point, a Stalker-looking first person game that claims to be an action RPG (what game doesn't these days?) Anyway, turns out that nobody there can write, so they have posted an <a href=http://www.xenus-hq.net/index.php?action=fullpreviews&id=6>overview[/url] instead.
RPG stats :
*) A full page of statistics and your reputation regarding each faction
*) Stats are raised when used , lowered when not used ( how much you can carry, swimming, etc... )
No XP points, no levelling !
I think this provides good immersion : you can see the cursors for each stat moving along a slider going from 0 to max in you stat page anytime.
Factions :
*) Incidents with faction members are "local" => if you kill someone and nobody sees it, no problem.
*) If you continue to kill more people of the same faction ( or if there are witnesses ? ), your reputation with the faction will diminished more.
*) you can see the face and faction (and your reputation ) of NPCs when near them : this shows up on the top-right of the screen.
Dialogs :
Standard RPG dialogues
Each answer is preceded by a function key , like :
[F1] ok. I want to buy it
[F2] what is this ?
[F3] can you tell me (...)
[F4] bye
( I've seen dialogues going as far as [F11] !! )
In the end, it's a unique, huge and ambitious game with *lots* of stuff.I didn't know that Atari deals with 10-year olds
Spotted at: Blue's News
RPG stats :
*) A full page of statistics and your reputation regarding each faction
*) Stats are raised when used , lowered when not used ( how much you can carry, swimming, etc... )
No XP points, no levelling !
I think this provides good immersion : you can see the cursors for each stat moving along a slider going from 0 to max in you stat page anytime.
Factions :
*) Incidents with faction members are "local" => if you kill someone and nobody sees it, no problem.
*) If you continue to kill more people of the same faction ( or if there are witnesses ? ), your reputation with the faction will diminished more.
*) you can see the face and faction (and your reputation ) of NPCs when near them : this shows up on the top-right of the screen.
Dialogs :
Standard RPG dialogues
Each answer is preceded by a function key , like :
[F1] ok. I want to buy it
[F2] what is this ?
[F3] can you tell me (...)
[F4] bye
( I've seen dialogues going as far as [F11] !! )
In the end, it's a unique, huge and ambitious game with *lots* of stuff.
Spotted at: Blue's News
