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update: Kickstarter is up


http://kotaku.com/5899354/republique/gallery/1

The game follows a young girl named Hope who is being held captive in a mysterious totalitarian state. Using a contraband phone, she calls you and asks for help. Hope isn't a puppet, and sometimes she might even disagree with you—that is, if you tell her to do stupid things. You goal is to not only help her, but also protect her. This is République.

Via her contraband cell phone, you can hack into the state's surveillance network and help her escape. You can tap on in-game cameras to "warp" into them and see the room and spaces from different points-of-view. The game doesn't feature any killing, and Hope can use only the limited supplies she finds. "The game is all about voyeurism, paranoia, censorship and control," said developer Ryan Payton.

Sounds pretty interesting

edit: comment from the dev:

Most definitely not scripted point-and-click. The team is working hard to make sure the gameplay is as sandboxy as possible. Move from cover-to-cover, manipulate the world and enemies to give Hope the upper hand, move in for the attack or sneak past if you need her to conserve supplies.

 

[matmanx1]

Sounds unique and very cool.

 

[see5harp]

Ex Bungie or 343?

 

[The Librarian]

Don't you mean ex-343?

 

[Biggzy]

You mean 343i

 

[Tim-E]

Sounds pretty cool. Any word on platforms yet?

 

[Mako_Drug]

Sounds fucking awesome. I was actually dreaming up a game concept recently which involved being trapped in a totalitarian state.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Good concept, unique, and it's not a goddamn FPS.

Interested.

 

[Vinterbird]

Ex Bungie or 343?

343i and Kojima Productions.

 

[Hot Coldman]

So... you're telling her what to do over the phone? Do you have direct control of her? Not sure how it plays.

edit: Oh, iOS? OK, I get it now. Sounds great.

 

[subversus]

somebody fix the title, please. Never played Halo...

 

[sonicmj1]

It does sound interesting. It's an underutilized setting idea, and I'm all for games with forms of interaction beyond killing.

I hope it doesn't use voice commands. The mode of interaction kind of reminds me of Lifeline for PS2.

EDIT: It's iOS? It's the right business decision, but there's a weird kind of irony in making a game about hacked communications systems that circumvent controls for the closed Apple ecosystem.

 

[injurai]

Oh cool, I'm starting to feel the entire industry is moving towards this particular setting, but the concept sounds good enough.

<----- Will be keeping this eye out for it.

 

[Kafel]

iOS

 

[subversus]

Sounds pretty cool. Any word on platforms yet?

currently iOS but I hope PC will follow.

 

[scy]

Premise seems strange. Looking forward to the Kickstarter.

 

[erpg]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

 

[Kyoufu]

Intriguing concept but the character's name is not good.

 

[Slime]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

He's the reason MGS4 didn't require you to hold down 12 buttons to shoot.

 

[rvy]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

That guy from the KP podcast that worked on some questionable MG games for PSP.

He's the reason MGS4 didn't require you to hold down 12 buttons to shoot.

That was Gears of War.

The game doesn't feature any killing, and Hope can use only the limited supplies she finds

I'm OK with this.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I edited the platform into the title.

 

[Krev]

I've been hoping to see concepts like this on iOS. Seems like it uses a very clever touch-screen interface. Great premise too.

 

[Kafel]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

he made cutscenes


which is what this game seems to be about, control cameras and stuff

 

[subversus]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

Let me help

 

[IdreamofHIME]

After reading the description, the 1st thing that popped in my head was

 

[dreamfall]

That screen is particularly beautiful. The description sounds like something novel, I'm cautiously optimistic!

 

[Desmond]

''Doesn't feature killing''


Seems familiar

 

[theBishop]

DO want. That screen and description and personnel are all great.

But don't have any iOSes... Android? Vita? Steam? Anything Else?

 

[sonicmj1]

I ask in every thread, but who is Ryan Payton and why does his name matter?

Ryan Payton is ex-KojiPro. He was heavily involved in the development of MGS4, and ran the Kojima Productions Report podcast. He also worked at 343 as they were developing Halo 4 before he parted ways.

I have no idea how good he is as a game designer, but I like him and have respect for his views on games. This is a cool idea, so I'll wait and see.

 

[BurritoBushido]

Sounds awesome.

 

[see5harp]

Lifeline was the worst piece of shit ever.

 

[AuthenticM]

I am really looking forward to this. Looks refreshing.

 

[erpg]

That guy from the KP podcast that worked on some questionable MG games for PSP.

Sounds like a notable guy worth championing in every departure or idea he comes up with.

I don't know, maybe I'm from the Sid Meier generation where a name had some kind of history of products and ideas.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

The game seems right up my alley. The screen looks good; I'm guessing that's from the iPad version or something though?

 

[Criminal Upper]

iOS

Interest returns to zero.

 

[subversus]

Sounds like a notable guy worth championing in every departure or idea he comes up with.

I don't know, maybe I'm from the Sid Meier generation where a name had some kind of history of products and ideas.

He is known on GAF so I mentioned his name in the title to attract attention to the game which seems to be pretty interesting.

 

[Sickboy007]

That was Gears of War.

Without Payton, KojiPro would have not known or cared for GoW, among other things.

 

[Slime]

JadedGAF is so cute.

Anyway, the concept sounds great and I'm really looking forward to it. Reassuring to see more people take this platform seriously.

 

[Nemo]

Shiiiit

Concept is genius!

 

[StuBurns]

I'm not anti-iOS by any stretch, but this seems like one of those games which isn't an ideal fit for the way I use my phone. I wish Payton all the best, hopefully he'll bring future projects to more personally palpable platforms.

 

[novery]

After reading the description, the 1st thing that popped in my head was

A lot of people reference Life Line. I haven't played it yet, but it can't be THAT bad, right? Didn't it get a perfect score in Famitsu?

 

[rvy]

Without Payton, KojiPro would have not known or cared for GoW, among other things.

Yeah, no. Kojima isn't your typical Japanese dev that pays no attention to what the West is doing. You can credit Payton with bringing BioShock (and some other games I don't remember) and showing it to the team, but Kojima knows his shit.

Enough derailing.

 

[RedSwirl]

Lifeline? Or some other kind of input?

Edit: beat.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Interest returns to zero.

Why? This is precisely the kind of thing that iOS needs.

 

[Neuromancer]

Maybe this was the direction he wanted to take Halo in, like you were going to play Cortana telling Master Chief what to do.

 

[StuBurns]

A lot of people reference Life Line. I haven't played it yet, but it can't be THAT bad, right? Didn't it get a perfect score in Famitsu?

Voice recognition is far better in Japanese, that game doesn't work for most people in the West.

 

[Sickboy007]

Yeah, no. Kojima isn't your typical Japanese dev that pays no attention to what the West is doing. You can credit Payton with bringing BioShock (and some other games I don't remember) and showing it to the team, but Kojima knows his shit.

Enough derailing.

In fact i said KojiPro, not Kojima. Let's end this stupid debate anyway.

 

[SmokyDave]

Man, this looks pretty cool. Will purchase and then guide the heroine into all manner of mild peril.

I edited the platform into the title.

Spoilsport.

 

[EXGN]

After reading the description, the 1st thing that popped in my head was

Came here to post this.

 

[Desi]

In Lifeline you at least could watch her miss shots at giant bug aliens.