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MONACO |OT| What's yours is Mine, Garret
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Uiki
Member
3,5 hours, can't wait.
Shake Appeal
Member
I'm very excited about this, but I need some people to play it with.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
They just tweeted 'EXPIDITE THE COUNTDOWN! Launch in T-minus 1 hour! '
GazzaScotland
Member
Great news, can't wait to get through the single player then trying some co-op.
Ok bought it, I'll be on tonight (in about 4-5 hours)
Hit me up on steam if you are interested in some co-op play:
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966572863
Hit me up on steam if you are interested in some co-op play:
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966572863
Ingueferroque
Banned
!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Just to be clear, you can play this online, right? Does it have matchmaking?
NemesisPrime
Banned
Totally forgot this released today. Just waiting for it to come up for download on Steam.
Might also grab it on XBLA so my friends can easily take part in the heists.
Yeah definitely getting it on XBLA. Going to couch co-op this.
Yes. Dunno. But it has leaderboards so it should have matchmaking too.
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Alex Connolly
Member
Getting a missing executable, guessing it's not just me (going by the riff-raff in the Steam forums).
Yup, same here. Hope it's fixed soon.
Yeah, Steam isn't the most reliable when things don't go according to plan. Lololol.
Alex Connolly
Member
Updating on mine. Give it a moment.
Thanks just done it, £9 not bad!
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
My review, for some GAFer flavor and to keep this hype train a-rollin:
Its just within reach the last sapphire in the whole damn warehouse. You watch The Redhead work her sultry moves to call a guard away from the safety of your potted plant cover in the corner. In a flash, the Cleaner pops out from the bathroom and holds an ether-soaked rag over the guards face as The Hacker plugs his laptop in to an outlet nearby. You make a break for the door to the final warehouse as his fingers dance over his keyboard. Your heart thuds with anticipation with each step towards the fingerprint scanner, the last luscious sapphire glistening from its regal perch just beyond. With a hum and a click, the door opens on its own while you mutter open sesame. The cool air of the sapphires container feels great against your sweat-soaked stealth black garb, dollar signs fill your head as you reach out with one hand to grab the gorgeous gem.
But greed gets the best of us all. The panel your foot sits on sinks, your stomach following its example. Alarms blast over every intercom and speaker for miles. Red emergency lights paint your crews faces with pure embarrassment. The Hackers fast fingers werent enough to replace fast legs. The Redheads talents drew too many suitors. The Cleaner attempted to evade automated turrets with all of the grace of a rabid gazelle soaked in KY Jelly and WD40. And your lockpicks only do so much against digital scanners and barred windows. You awake to find yourself in the infirmary of a high-security prison, chained to your bed with armed guard at the door while you wonder just how the hell it all went so wrong.
Monaco: Whats Yours is Mine is a love letter to those who get their kicks from the thrill of a big heist, which is to say that it hit all the right buttons with me. It holds plenty of depth and tricks up its sleeve and its a testament to the level design that the very same stages you can attempt to solo through also hold four stooges who want to hit it rich and still work just as well. Even more impressive is how adaptive each level is to differing playstyles. Between the eight classes available The Locksmith, The Lookout, The Pickpocket, The Cleaner, The Mole, The Gentleman, The Hacker, & The Redhead each one has its own unique ability which serves a crew of thieves very well in the midst of a job. The Cleaner is able to incapacitate guards and civilians. The Lookout can detect guards through the walls while shes sneaking. The Mole can bore holes through every block in the map like some kinda coked up Gallagher, and so on.
Navigating a heist in Monaco may look confusing but after a few missions everything clicks. The style is clean and crisp with outstanding color choice and objects that are very well defined from one another in any given field. Youll know when youre navigating a vault compared to an underground walkway half submerged in water. Readability was a huge concern before I played, with all that is happening on screen I feared it may become difficult to follow. Thankfully this is not the case, the minimalist approach allows for vibrant looks without sacrificing your brain when it comes down to crunch time.
One of the most eye catching features is undoubtedly the vision cone system for player map awareness. In past stealth games the enemies had a defined cone of vision but never have we seen the tables turned on the player like this. Bits of the map are revealed and hidden, along with whatever dangers, based on where the player is located. So if you are backed up against a wall, youd see what your character would realistically be able to see if they turned their head, but nothing behind the wall. This may feel a little unfair against you but the sound design of Monaco is more than up to the task of filling in the blanks. Footsteps have never been greater cause for a heart rate increase, and the jingle of a dogs collar can go straight to hell.
When taking on the game solo you start off with your heister of choice and switch to a another upon dying. Once youve blown through four heisters, your crew is wiped and youre whistling the jail bird blues. My crew usually consisted of The Gentleman, The Redhead, The Hacker and The Cleaner who in my head were played by George Clooney, Christina Hendricks, John Leguizamo and Randy Savage with a muzzle over his mouth respectively. Single Player values concentration and carefully planned moves above all else, since theres only one person to save your bacon out there and that is you. Any good heister has a tool or two up their sleeve like a shotgun or tranquilizer crossbow. Some missions provide tools at the start, others make you scavange. You get limited uses based on how many gold bits (collectables found on each floor of a heist, in addition to the items youre sent to steal) youve collected, which forces you to conserve your uses and plan around that.
Multiplayer on the other hand was like a completely different game and is also where Monacos criminal genius really gets to shine. My crew, codenamed Team Chucklefuck, approached the game with several different angles and had a ton of fun no matter what we picked. Missions didnt always go right, but wed be damned if we didnt get a laugh out of a spectacular failure. Trying to take the game as a serious stealth game led to some tense moments much like the single player but with 4 meat bags stuffed into a thin hallway instead of one. Cracking open a beer and playing more loosely led to some laughs whenever someone didnt pay attention to a detail like the floor having an alarm panel or placing a block of TNT next to our only escape car like I so foolishly did. You can even treat the multi like a party game, making bold moves and mad dashes for loot in an attempt to speed through. Keep in mind that if you grab a gold bit, this robs your teammates of valuable tool uses. So if you play the pickpocket, you are off my crew.
Monaco: Whats Yours is Mine doesnt take itself seriously and neither should you. Theres the awesome piano soundtrack that sounds like something that would back a slapstick silent film to room names in floor plans (The Super Secret Hideout, The Not-So-Secret-Hideout) and little details in the world like being able to play the piano or take a piss break in the bathrooms. Or the goofy french accents on everyone. Or the short but reference laden dialog. Through each of the games 33 levels I found myself constantly amazed at the new details and challenges it threw at my crew and I. Monacos like a glass of the gents scotch great alone but better with friends. For those aiming for the next David Mamet film, theres a place for you here. Those wholl approach it like Zoolander trying to steal files off a computer? Theres a place for you too.
Its just within reach the last sapphire in the whole damn warehouse. You watch The Redhead work her sultry moves to call a guard away from the safety of your potted plant cover in the corner. In a flash, the Cleaner pops out from the bathroom and holds an ether-soaked rag over the guards face as The Hacker plugs his laptop in to an outlet nearby. You make a break for the door to the final warehouse as his fingers dance over his keyboard. Your heart thuds with anticipation with each step towards the fingerprint scanner, the last luscious sapphire glistening from its regal perch just beyond. With a hum and a click, the door opens on its own while you mutter open sesame. The cool air of the sapphires container feels great against your sweat-soaked stealth black garb, dollar signs fill your head as you reach out with one hand to grab the gorgeous gem.
But greed gets the best of us all. The panel your foot sits on sinks, your stomach following its example. Alarms blast over every intercom and speaker for miles. Red emergency lights paint your crews faces with pure embarrassment. The Hackers fast fingers werent enough to replace fast legs. The Redheads talents drew too many suitors. The Cleaner attempted to evade automated turrets with all of the grace of a rabid gazelle soaked in KY Jelly and WD40. And your lockpicks only do so much against digital scanners and barred windows. You awake to find yourself in the infirmary of a high-security prison, chained to your bed with armed guard at the door while you wonder just how the hell it all went so wrong.
Monaco: Whats Yours is Mine is a love letter to those who get their kicks from the thrill of a big heist, which is to say that it hit all the right buttons with me. It holds plenty of depth and tricks up its sleeve and its a testament to the level design that the very same stages you can attempt to solo through also hold four stooges who want to hit it rich and still work just as well. Even more impressive is how adaptive each level is to differing playstyles. Between the eight classes available The Locksmith, The Lookout, The Pickpocket, The Cleaner, The Mole, The Gentleman, The Hacker, & The Redhead each one has its own unique ability which serves a crew of thieves very well in the midst of a job. The Cleaner is able to incapacitate guards and civilians. The Lookout can detect guards through the walls while shes sneaking. The Mole can bore holes through every block in the map like some kinda coked up Gallagher, and so on.
Navigating a heist in Monaco may look confusing but after a few missions everything clicks. The style is clean and crisp with outstanding color choice and objects that are very well defined from one another in any given field. Youll know when youre navigating a vault compared to an underground walkway half submerged in water. Readability was a huge concern before I played, with all that is happening on screen I feared it may become difficult to follow. Thankfully this is not the case, the minimalist approach allows for vibrant looks without sacrificing your brain when it comes down to crunch time.
One of the most eye catching features is undoubtedly the vision cone system for player map awareness. In past stealth games the enemies had a defined cone of vision but never have we seen the tables turned on the player like this. Bits of the map are revealed and hidden, along with whatever dangers, based on where the player is located. So if you are backed up against a wall, youd see what your character would realistically be able to see if they turned their head, but nothing behind the wall. This may feel a little unfair against you but the sound design of Monaco is more than up to the task of filling in the blanks. Footsteps have never been greater cause for a heart rate increase, and the jingle of a dogs collar can go straight to hell.
When taking on the game solo you start off with your heister of choice and switch to a another upon dying. Once youve blown through four heisters, your crew is wiped and youre whistling the jail bird blues. My crew usually consisted of The Gentleman, The Redhead, The Hacker and The Cleaner who in my head were played by George Clooney, Christina Hendricks, John Leguizamo and Randy Savage with a muzzle over his mouth respectively. Single Player values concentration and carefully planned moves above all else, since theres only one person to save your bacon out there and that is you. Any good heister has a tool or two up their sleeve like a shotgun or tranquilizer crossbow. Some missions provide tools at the start, others make you scavange. You get limited uses based on how many gold bits (collectables found on each floor of a heist, in addition to the items youre sent to steal) youve collected, which forces you to conserve your uses and plan around that.
Multiplayer on the other hand was like a completely different game and is also where Monacos criminal genius really gets to shine. My crew, codenamed Team Chucklefuck, approached the game with several different angles and had a ton of fun no matter what we picked. Missions didnt always go right, but wed be damned if we didnt get a laugh out of a spectacular failure. Trying to take the game as a serious stealth game led to some tense moments much like the single player but with 4 meat bags stuffed into a thin hallway instead of one. Cracking open a beer and playing more loosely led to some laughs whenever someone didnt pay attention to a detail like the floor having an alarm panel or placing a block of TNT next to our only escape car like I so foolishly did. You can even treat the multi like a party game, making bold moves and mad dashes for loot in an attempt to speed through. Keep in mind that if you grab a gold bit, this robs your teammates of valuable tool uses. So if you play the pickpocket, you are off my crew.
Monaco: Whats Yours is Mine doesnt take itself seriously and neither should you. Theres the awesome piano soundtrack that sounds like something that would back a slapstick silent film to room names in floor plans (The Super Secret Hideout, The Not-So-Secret-Hideout) and little details in the world like being able to play the piano or take a piss break in the bathrooms. Or the goofy french accents on everyone. Or the short but reference laden dialog. Through each of the games 33 levels I found myself constantly amazed at the new details and challenges it threw at my crew and I. Monacos like a glass of the gents scotch great alone but better with friends. For those aiming for the next David Mamet film, theres a place for you here. Those wholl approach it like Zoolander trying to steal files off a computer? Theres a place for you too.
it's still pretty cool. let's you go through levels with a more focused approach. it's also really easy to find a match since they kick you out of multiplayer if you idle around in steam web browser, prevents a ton of matches with nobody there from filling up the server list.
coop is just mayhem and i haven't successfully done a stealthy mission with people yet because there is a ton of stuff going on. with the right group, could be pretty cool to speed run.
need 3 other peeps to help me SET THE LEADERBOARD RECORD on the first mission.
GazzaScotland
Member
Quick question, is there any order levels should be completed in since you can unlock the 2nd story after a couple of levels.
Keep with the lockpick or move to that one?
Keep with the lockpick or move to that one?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I'd say keep going with Act 1. Act 2 can only be unlocked by getting all the gold for two levels to unlock the next stage and is a different perspective on the heist which may spoil a twist that comes up.
Having an absolute blast with the XBLA version... though I haven't had any luck at finding a match to get one of the earliest achievements, I can safely say I will be spending a LOT of time in the game. All the characters can do everything, but each has a niche that is just a little quicker - and as the reviews are pointing out, time is everything!
If ever a game could make me feel like I was in the Pink Panther film, this is it. I cannot proffer enough praise its way. The music, the aesthetics, the handling... It all works, and it all works well.
If ever a game could make me feel like I was in the Pink Panther film, this is it. I cannot proffer enough praise its way. The music, the aesthetics, the handling... It all works, and it all works well.
GazzaScotland
Member
electricpirate
Member
I will register interest in this.
Paypal, right? I'll be down for this.
MrCompletely
Member
I'll go in on a 4 pack, PM me?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
33 stages in total, each one can take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes with some shorter ones at the start. Also depends on how good you are at escaping. I have ~30 hours with solo SP and half stages done multi.
Wok
Member
Up to 500 hours for one beta tester.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Why are there no answers about the Mac version on Steam? It's being sold in other places.. so why the delay?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Is it really being sold and available to people today? The Mac version is in beta last i've heard.