Swoosh Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 http://www.lucasarts.com/products/rtx/default.htm What do you guys think of this? I guess it will be hard to judge until it's released, or we see the trailer. I wonder who's developing this...the page doesn't say anything about a developer, but I assume LEC isn't doing it. Any ideas? Swoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telarium Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 If the game takes place on Mars, I wonder if you will have to fight menacing alien brooms! That would rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 I think it looks nice, and it's about friggin time they released an original game. Other than that, it's not a game I could see myself playing (partly because I don't have a PS2 or a GC ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telarium Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 For those of you here who don't know, it has been confirmed that Hal Barwood is directing this title, which is being done in-house. Should be interesting to see what Hal has up his sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasJan Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 I think it's a good sign, that they release an original title, too. The next game has to be an original PC game. And the game after that has to be an original PC adventure. Then I am happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quazme Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 man, i wish i had money to buy a PS2... why can't they release it on PC as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 Like Swoosh told me via ICQ, if this game captures the atmosphere (like TheDig from LEC) and gets the player drawned into the game (like GrimFandango) then this should be a huge success. Its being develloped in-house by LEC so I would expect it to be a good quality product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Simpson Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Looks like it's powered by the Quake 3 engine to me. Anyone know if this is true or not? Didn't see anything about it in the press release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasJan Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 I don't think it is the quake 3 engine because it's not a PC game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sascha23 Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 As far as this game goes, it might be good....I have a PS2 so I'm more than happy to get it if it interests me, but like many I have my eye more open for the PC as Lucasarts hasn't really shined with consoles and I grew up with PC games from LA. Sascha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyt-Pon Dai'el Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Looks promising! GameSpot's preview compared the main character's mechanical grappling-hook arm to Bionic Commando from the original Nintendo. I friggin' LOVED that game! I hope they make a really advanced swinging system for it. Maybe LEC learned some things from Raven's work on JK II, and will incorporate some cool acrobatics! Now what could ruin this game for me is the camera. It looks like it's one of those non-fixed cameras (Soul Reaver, Tomb Raider, Spiderman, etc.). I personally can't stand that kind of game-camera, and don't understand why developers use it. Hopefully, it will end up being a fixed, over-the-shoulder camera (JK II, Max Payne, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevis Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 Hi everyone, my name is Reeve and I'm LucasArts' Producer on RTX Red Rock. Thanks so much for all your interest in the game. After working on the game in secret for the past year, the team has been watching the response to our announcement with a lot of interest. Based on your comments I wanted to write and briefly address the question regarding the engine being used in RTX. RTX Red Rock is built on the Ares game engine, LucasArts' own brand new internal technology for making cutting-edge third person games. The Ares engine provides very high quality character animation, smooth gameplay, and some fantastic new graphics features. One of the rendering effects actually won the programmer the top prize in Sony's first VU coding competition. What will players notice? Look for round edges (not just smooth-shaded), bumpy surfaces (not just bump-mapped!) and some cool high temerature screen effects. Above all, though, the Ares engine gives RTX Red Rock a nice, smooth feel for the player. Sure, you probably won't think I'm being objective when I say it, but this engine rocks. We hope you end up agreeing with us, and enjoy the game when it comes out in the Spring! Take care, Reeve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted May 9, 2002 Author Share Posted May 9, 2002 Sweet! Thanks for coming by Reeve! I'm looking forward to hearing more about the game. That's great it's all internal...hopefully it will have that true LucasArts feel. Once again, thanks for coming by Swoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Simpson Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 bumpy surfaces (not just bump-mapped!) Sounds very cool. Usually every surface in a game is just one smooth layer. This sounds like it will look like 'real' ground. Thanks for asking my game engine question. Much appreciated! Stop by again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telarium Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 Thanks for stopping by and sharing your information, Reeve! Sounds like this game has great potential, and I really look forward to seeing more of it at E3. Keep us posted if you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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