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> Hammer & Sickle announced!, Modification becomes game...
Slaughter
post 29th April 2005, 6:08pm
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Nival just announced Hammer & Sickle! It's a tactical RPG set in the British/American sector of occupied Germany a few years after WWII. You take on the role of a Russian officer who's mission it is to infiltrate this sector and investigate some disturbing reports. Features listed are:
  • Spy Story: Non-linear thriller lets you affect not only the outcome, but the whole course of the game
  • Real People: Character's histories and personalities affect game events and your team's cooperation
  • One World: You can move back and forth though all zones freely - events taking place in one zone can affect developments in others
  • Saving Time: like in life, time is the most important and irreplaceable resource. The passage of time significantly affects game events
  • Fashion Statement: What you wear can sometimes have a bigger affect on how people react to you then what you say
  • How Am I Spying?: Clashes with the authorities or violence against civilians will be counted on a meter, push it too hard and you'll set off WWIII
  • Gift of Gab: Your choice of line or even tone of voice could radically change the balance of forces and relations between characters
  • Always Carry Cash: Buy weapons, hire soldiers, get information - even bribe the local criminal syndicate or police to get out of trouble
  • Choose Your Weapon: With over 90 authentic WWII and post war models, you can choose the right gun for the right job
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You can find more information and screenshots on the official Hammer & Sickle site.

Thanks for the heads up Thorondor!


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post 30th April 2005, 11:47am
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My pleasure, Olav wink.gif

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That 'Fashion Statement' business kind of reminds me of an ill-tempered Barbarian in Vision that is unwilling to give up his old spiked and bloodied armour when the player buys him something more fancy... :lol:
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post 30th April 2005, 1:18pm
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:lol:


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post 3rd May 2005, 7:07pm
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I am kind of troubled about replaybility.

Don't get me wrong the game sounds fantastic.

I believe that some newer information might clarify how this rpg style of game will play out because it sounds linear. I know that the first line stated the oppossite but when there are time constrains well ........ things you can do are just that constrained, tending to linearity.
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post 3rd May 2005, 8:13pm
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To me the real time in turnbased games is from eeevil (No sir! I don't like it.). But this game... well... there is lots of stuff so maybe I will not even notice the real time while playing my ass off with it wink.gif

...oh... It's already tomorrow? :unsure:

(btw... real time might bring replaybility because of it players might miss(walk pass) some events on first time)
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post 3rd May 2005, 8:43pm
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@Sophocles: Have you read the information here? It gives some more insight into the non-linearity of the game.


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post 4th May 2005, 2:20pm
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@ Slaughter

Thanx for the info.
Read through it.
Waiting to see the final product.
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post 8th May 2005, 10:37am
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Do we have an ETA on this ?
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post 8th May 2005, 11:11am
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As far as I'm aware, Q3/4 this year. Seems that everything's coming out at once this year!


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post 24th May 2005, 2:56pm
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There's a "Hammer And Sickle" Q&A session available at GameCloud, here.

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Screenshots included wink.gif
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post 24th May 2005, 3:53pm
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Yeah, I noticed. Same goes for Night Watch smile.gif


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