Hands on preview of The Fall

[Mr. Teatime]

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<a href="http://www.rpgdot.com">RPGDot</a> have a <a href="http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsactio ... 041">hands on preview</a> of <a href="http://www.the-fall.com">The Fall</a>.
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<br><blockquote>Once that is done the game starts in the outskirts of a settlement and I got my first impression of the controls. In general, the right mouse button acts as an action button, which is something I had to get used to as most of the RPGs I play default to the left mouse button. Clicking somewhere moves the character to that location and clicking on a character initiates a conversation. The mouse cursor changes to reflect the various actions possible, such as a speech bubble for conversation with an NPC or an eye to investigate an object.
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<br>The left mouse button is used in the menus and to select characters in the party, among other things. Another important control element is the camera, which can be zoomed out to an overhead birds-eye view or in tight, almost up to a third-person view using the mouse wheel. In addition, the camera can be rotated in a full circle with the arrow keys. </blockquote>
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<br>It's all pretty standard stuff from what I can see, though if it's done well then I won't be complaining.
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<br>One thing I did notice is the phrase, "...as it nears completion for the German market." I was under the impression <b>Carsten</b> said the game would get a simultaneous worldwide release. I hope this isn't another <b>Gothic 'wait a few millenia for the English version' 2</b>.
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[Spazmo]

Given that Carsten hasn't got a publisher for North America or England, I don't really know how he'll pull that off. Silver Style is self-publishing in Germany and has someone handling it for them in Russia.