Metal Heart gets a site!

Grimnar · Post by **Grimnar** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:01 am

Thats all that matters m8

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:09 am

I was thinking this looked similair to planet prison. I reckon they're the same thing as they look similair and stuff.

Imnotbelgium · Post by **Imnotbelgium** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:44 am

You can put questions to the Metalheart devs here
see some screenshots here and an interview with Alex Filatow here

Sol Invictus · Post by **Sol Invictus** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:44 pm

The guy in Metalheart looks like Richard Hatch.

Saint_Proverbius · Post by **Saint_Proverbius** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 3:19 pm

Tayl wrote:Aren't there interviews somewhere saying that there was no character generation?

Yup, there are. There is no character creation in this game. You start off as two predefined characters who crash land on a planet, but how you build them after that is basically up to you.

I thought this game was more about tactical combat than role-playing.

It's a linear dungeon crawler for the most part.

dozens of NPCs to talk to, a main story quest and then non-important side quests, but an emphasis on combat over story.

Story often gets in the way of role-playing. After all, it's much easier to tell any story you want if you ditch the abilities of a player to do what they want. I'd say this is the case here and it's why there is no character creation. It's the story of two people who crashed on a nasty planet and what they did to win the day or some such.

Planescape: Torment is a fine example of where the story forces restrictions on what the player can and can't do, or who that player is, but still manages to be a great game.

Tayl · Post by **Tayl** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:34 pm

Alright, then. Thanks for giving me some more info, Saint. This game looks interesting, I'll keep my eye on it.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:04 pm

I dont know about anyone else, but having to control six characters myself usually causes me to not give a shit about any of them. To give it credit though, this game sounds a lot like what Fallout Tactics should have been. I hope I will be able to kill off most of the other characters on my team and not have too hard of a time, as I doubt I want more than 2 PCs.

Grimnar · Post by **Grimnar** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:11 pm

If you need them to win tricky combat situations you will have to give a shit

If it lacks RP elements i atleast want it to be difficult to force you to think tactics.

Hertston · Post by **Hertston** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:53 pm

Megatron wrote:It's "set in the devastated lanscapes of a strange planet lost among the stars"

Oh, that's all right then

Tayl wrote:I thought this game was more about tactical combat than role-playing.

That's my take as well, but I'm afraid self-delusion seems to be rampant around here.

..... tactical role-playing game Metalheart: Replicants Rampage. Lead your team to success using smart tactics, explore a huge isometric world, experience unique cybernetic body implants and tactical turn-based combat

It's a turn based tactical game with RPG elements with far more in common with FO:T than FO. Not necessarily a bad thing, as like most here I like turn-based tactical games... but an RPG it isn't. The Fall, on the other hand, is an RPG, whether you like KoTOR style "real time with pauses" or not.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 8:04 pm

I wasn't saying it was an rpg? The Fall must fall though, therefore I have to make fun of it at every oppurtunity.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:49 pm

PiP wrote:it looks pretty much like planet prison. I can't open pp's site - is the game dead?

then

Megatron wrote:I was thinking this looked similair to planet prison. I reckon they're the same thing as they look similair and stuff.

:confused2: any answers?