HAZE impressions & media thread

exclusive or timed exclusive i really dont care what's most important to me is that the PS3 is the lead platform. :)
 
acklame said:
timed exclusive
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thanks.

Watching more of that video. Nectar foresight is pretty cool, it's pretty simple if you think about it, but it does change up the gameplay quite a bit. It's like spidey sense for an fps game. :P
 
Game looks awesome so far. Free Radical usually means quality. From the looks of it, this will easily be the best shooter on PS3 when it comes out. I love the design and the entire premise of Haze.
 
I love how Mantel troops can overdose on Nectar and become a threat to the squad at any point in the game. That brings up some interesting gameplay where you either need to kill him and lose a squad mate to save the rest of the group, or take cover in hopes he gets a handle on the Nectar dosage and doesn't attack you. Even better that it can happen to you as well.
 
acklame said:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6171219.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
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Gamespot said:
In fact, the fact sheet provided by Ubisoft no longer lists the PC or Xbox 360 versions of the game, prompting some speculation that it may become PS3-exclusive. The UK Haze site for the game also only bears the PS3 logo, although the American Haze site still sports the Xbox 360 and PC-DVD logos at its bottom.

When contacted by GameSpot, Ubisoft reps were somewhat cagey. "Haze is leading on PS3, but no exclusivity for any platform has been officially announced," a spokesperson said. This leaves open the possibility that the game could arrive on the 360 and PC sometime in 2008.
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so nobody really knows whats up with haze ?
 
Every time I see a jump in a game now I think of Crackdown. It was just so ludicrous that a whole category of human movement has been tagged.
 
I like the animations a lot...could've done more the some of their ideas but it looks nice.

any nifty tech specs to hear about? 60 fps / 1080p with 7.1 surround?


I am the only one with a sweet gaming set up ????
 
Sadly the game only runs at 30fps, which uis a shame, all the previous FRD games ran at 60fps and I'm really disappointed by that. But still the game looks really good, and it looks really clean too on the playsyde video, I hope it will feature some strong AA and AF like on the shots, but they're certainly bullshots and we've yet to see some high quality video from the real time demo.
 
More screens, taken from the FRD site and rehosted (sorry about the weird image dimensions, but the original images were obnoxiously large)

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http://www.frd.co.uk/haze/media.php
 
The JF footage is fantastic. Really nice engine and in fps mode it looks great...even if the Nectar thing feels like a weak Crysis knock-off. But the vehicle stuff looked shit.
 
MrSardonic said:
The JF footage is fantastic. Really nice engine and in fps mode it looks great...even if the Nectar thing feels like a weak Crysis knock-off. But the vehicle stuff looked shit.
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The nectar thing goes deeper than just giving enhanced battle performance though, so I wouldn't worry about it being a Crysis knock off. And certainly not a weak one.
 
MrSardonic said:
The JF footage is fantastic. Really nice engine and in fps mode it looks great...even if the Nectar thing feels like a weak Crysis knock-off. But the vehicle stuff looked shit.
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A bit straightforward I'd say, not really shit. Unless you ment "the shit". :)

Besides, probably due the poor quality of that video capture, at some spots it looked like real life footage. :lol Love how the camera shakes all the time.
 
Man the smoke is really impressive I love when the ships flys over and drop just a barrage of bombs in the jungle and you can see the smoke just seeping out between the trees.
 
I just downloaded the gamesdye video and even though the capture sucks ummm........
....Where the hell did this game come from? The graphics are incredible better than a lot of stuff. The environments look excellent soliders all animate really well. WTF
 
Am I the only one that thought "holy shit Killzone 2 CG-esque" when I saw this screenshot?

I know it's been most likely touched up and all, but this game just looks fantastic.

HAZE_Screen_Bridge_2007May15.jpg
 
Huh, I just realized that the game is really bee-themed (the color, the honeycomb shapes, the fact you're using "nectar") That's so awesomely Sci-Fi.

Doesn't seem that advanced for 2040, but that's a pretty retarded talking point.
 
looks great and should control great as it will probably be the next evolution of the goldeneye/timesplitters control scheme. Not to go off topic, but after seeing this, i really hope Free Radical really are working on the next Star Wars Battlefront game as well. That game should rock.
 
Smart move to make it PS3 exclusive for a while, it'll get more attention as a result. No way this game even gets noticed on the 360 this fall because of Halo 3.

In any case, I hope the wait for the 360 version isn't too long because this game looks ridiculously awesome. Not to mention I hope it doesn't get downgraded. Let's hope someone can comment on this without turning the thread into a typical GAF fanboy fest.
 
For me, the killer art. Everything about this military tech looks good, and so much of it looks original.

It looks like it was inspired by something. Somebody didn't just think 'well, better slap some armour on 'em. Grunts can't fight naked'.
 
dirtmonkey37 said:
I still don't understand the draw of this game. What's its most prominent aspect? The story? The Nectar system?
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Free Radical
4 player co-op online and offline
It looks real purdy
 
Free Radical is always awesome but i must admit i am going to miss the Variety and wackiness of the timesplitters series. Those games were packed with gamemodes , maps, and characters.


I hope haze can live up to that.
 
Cerrius said:
I gotta admit, Haze might just get me to buy a PS3 this fall :lol
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I'm thinking this too. This is looking and souning really terrific. Free Radicals do some really great work when they aren't rushed.
 
rs7k said:
Smart move to make it PS3 exclusive for a while, it'll get more attention as a result. No way this game even gets noticed on the 360 this fall because of Halo 3.

In any case, I hope the wait for the 360 version isn't too long because this game looks ridiculously awesome. Not to mention I hope it doesn't get downgraded. Let's hope someone can comment on this without turning the thread into a typical GAF fanboy fest.
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in an interview with PSM, the devs basically said the game will be great on all systems, with the PS3 version outperforming PCs that it shouldn't be. Something to that effect. I'm sure the 360 version will be fine
 
Kabuki Waq said:
Free Radical is always awesome but i must admit i am going to miss the Variety and wackiness of the timesplitters series. Those games were packed with gamemodes , maps, and characters.


I hope haze can live up to that.
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I share these same thoughts. I have faith that they are going to make this game great, but, the TimeSplitters games were so much fun. Hope they make them as good, or even better.
 
when the dev said they are leading with the PS3 did they mean Release date or Lead sku?!


PS3 lead sku makes this an instant purchase on ps3 for me.
 
Kabuki Waq said:
when the dev said they are leading with the PS3 did they mean Release date or Lead sku?!


PS3 lead sku makes this an instant purchase on ps3 for me.
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lead sku. built from the ground up, apparently. proprietary engine and all that jazz.
 
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