"The Saboteur" plays with history
Dave U. Random
Sadly, the last big release of 2009 from Electronic Arts is also the last game from Pandemic Studios. The LA development studio was closed as part of EA�s recent layoffs, although members of the team have been moved to the EA LA office.
Tom French, lead designer of The Saboteur at EA-owned Pandemic, talks about the role history played in developing the new action game...
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Jim
AGENT47
this game hits the $10-$20 price point .
Trevor Smithson
>Its has boobs so all is forgiven.
>http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61472
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Annoying that console players aren't getting the full game.
Jim
> Annoying that console players aren't getting the full game.
you buy a $5 cheaper used copy.
Tim O
Sabotage and murder are OK. Seeing tits might scar them emotionally.
Trevor Smithson
DLC does nothing for people who don't use Live. It's not the same as
being on the disc.
AGENT47
> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:37:39 -0500, "Jim" <j...@wtf.invalid> wrote:
> >> Annoying that console players aren't getting the full game.
> >DLC is included if you buy new. It only costs $3 so you still save $2 if
> >you buy a $5 cheaper used copy.
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> DLC does nothing for people who don't use Live. It's not the same as
> being on the disc.
You should probably kill yourself then .
Vince
> Some of the newer gameplay videos look really bad, I'll wait till
> this game hits the $10-$20 price point .
Just to be awkward - It's my favourite game of 2009 (so far).
Like a Dan Brown novel; 'Expert' opinion is lukewarm at best, but
half-a-dozen hours in and I'm still looking forward to the next
chapter/mission.
I have played GTAs (not the latest), Assassin's Creed, and Mafia, and this
is better than all of them (IMHO).
I'm guessing that you're interested in the stealth side:
You can't (and don't need to) hide bodies. This is not realistic but it
hasn't affected the gameplay negatively.
You can wear Nazi uniforms, and most of the time you won't get caught until
you actually do something suspicious (E.g., plant a bomb). The early Hitman
games were awful because I could never wear a disguise for more than a
couple of minutes before being randomly rumbled.
You can fight your way out of danger and run-away so far that the alarms are
reset.
This is hit-and-miss. Sometimes you can execute a general and then run two
hundred yards, immediately turn round and come back and everyone's forgotten
about the misdemeanor. Other times you could drive for several Km unable to
shake the pursuers.
Silent sneaky kills are satisfying and they're a useful way of getting a
uniform. Note: obviously anyone who thinks that shooting one set of polygons
is less moral that shooting another set is an F'ing idiot. However, if you
do think that, then executing a Nazi guard in order to get his uniform will
make you feel good.
'Sneaking', strangely, alerts the Nazis quicker than running does. Walking
is best.
And, best of all, when you get into an area, no one tries to kill you until
they detect you. It sounds a bit obvious but most games trigger a firefight
as soon as you enter a room
I loved Deus Ex, Hitman (Contracts and Blood Money anyway), Splinter Cell,
and Thief - and this is on a par with those. Well not 'Deus Ex' obviously.
I'm tempted to write a full review but it doesn't seem like this game is
going to be popular enough to bother.
AGENT47
Hmmmm.....sounds good to me , I'll keep my eye on it for X-mas sales.
I talked to a friend who said you can upgrade the stealth.
I saw gameplay videos where the Nazi's automatically detected you
whether you were stealthy or not but if you upgrade your skills you
can stealth out as well.
Thanks for the info
AGENT47
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Update : Best Buy has it for $40 I' might swing by and pick it up.