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[Criminal Upper]

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

I don't and never will own any iOS device. I'm sure the game will be well enough built around the platform, I just don't have interest in something I'll never play.

 

[lostxii]

Looks really cool.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Yeah, this would have been a weird direction for halo 4 alright.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah, this would have been a weird direction for halo 4 alright.

Halo without killing is not Halo!

 

[Red Blaster]

I don't and never will own any iOS device. I'm sure the game will be well enough built around the platform, I just don't have interest in something I'll never play.

Gonna have to eventually join the winning team

 

[RobertM]

I got a flashback of Lifeline (PS2)...not a good flashback.

 

[Retro_]

sometimes she might even disagree with you—that is, if you tell her to do stupid things.

The game doesn't feature any killing

Hope can use only the limited supplies she finds.

Signs point to it being a scripted point and click

Pass

 

[see5harp]

Yea I'm fairly sure this is just an adventure game. Whatever though...that's essentially what Ghost Trick was and that turned out fairly decent.

EDIT: Okay I take that back, sandboxy, stealth, third person on iOS. I beleeb in this game.

 

[novery]

Signs point to it being a scripted point and click

Pass

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.

 

[SmokyDave]

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.

Will there be mild peril?

I'm getting 'mild peril' from the (promising) screenshot in the OP.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

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.

Cool, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it.

 

[Wario64]

This sounds great. Will check it out whenever it gets released

 

[The Bookerman]

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?

Broken Pixels plays Lifeline

Yes it's bad.

 

[Bonfires Down]

iOS? Graphics look amazing.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

any way can we eliminate character names like 'Hope' and 'Faith' from fictitious narratives?

Unless a villain's name is 'Hope'. That would be awesome!~! You know, like irony and stuff!!!!!!!

 

[The Elite]

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

You should.

And this looks really cool.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

I ain't got IOS


Never mind

 

[subversus]

You should.

And this looks really cool.

I'll play Halo 4 if I get 360 (someday probably).

 

[border]

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.

Every console is a closed ecosystem. I never understand how people can object to Apple's iOS when their 360/Playstation is exactly the same thing.

 

[Goldmund]

The game follows a young developer named Despair who is released into a straightforward laissez-faire market place. Using an iPhone, you download her and ask for her help killing your time. Therefore, the game does feature killing, in a broad sense. Despair is a broad, and she will always do what ...—that is, if you pay the modest asking price. We're working with limited resources here, people, so don't expect anything but some tapping and camera switching. This is Répüblique.

Really though, sounds promising.

 

[V_Ben]

Ooh, sounds very cool.

 

[Grecco]

Ryan finally jumps with the winning team

 

[neojubei]

I ain't got IOS

I do and this game is now on my radar.

 

[novery]

iOS? Graphics look amazing.

Wow, thank you for saying that.

I can't remember if this is mentioned in the Kotaku article, but we're using a mix of 3D and pre-rendered backgrounds. Looks really nice in motion. The teams at Camouflaj and Logan spent many sleepless nights trying to figure this out. I owe them everything.

 

[injurai]

wait this is an iOS game...? It's amazing how little I care now.

 

[subversus]

I thought it was UE3 and fully 3D. looks good. Will it run on iPad1?

 

[Goldmund]

wait this is an iOS game...? It's amazing how little I care now.

Quit being poor and join the ranks.

 

[V_Ben]

Wow, thank you for saying that.

I can't remember if this is mentioned in the Kotaku article, but we're using a mix of 3D and pre-rendered backgrounds. Looks really nice in motion. The teams at Camouflaj and Logan spent many sleepless nights trying to figure this out. I owe them everything.

If you'll pardon me asking, is this what you tweeted about motion capture for?

 

[subversus]

Quit being poor and join the ranks.

iPad is one the cheapest tablets by the way.

 

[Goldmund]

iPad is one the cheapest tablet by the way.

Shh!

 

[Jb]

Cool concept. Reminds me of some PC puzzle game where you rescued a girl who was trapped by controlling the cameras. Or something.

Why République and not Republic though? Is this going to be some commentary on the french or canadian society?

Edit: Experience 112

 

[subversus]

Why République and not Republic though? Is this goning to be some commentary on the french or canadian society?

sounds hip. also googlable.

 

[LiK]

i can't wait to 'manipulate' her...

 

[MuddyDonut]

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

Oh god

Anyways this game looks neat, but i'm not sure I want it on iOS.

 

[geebee]

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

In other words, he was the reason MGS was dumbed down to play like other third person shooters.

 

[daffy]

Savings, generosity, and sheer sweat have funded the title this far, and a Kickstarter campaign will launch to help finish it.

Sounds rough. I wonder if it will be universal.

In other words, he was the reason MGS was dumbed down to play like other third person shooters.

 

[Wario64]

In other words, he was the reason MGS was dumbed down to play like other third person shooters.

By making it more playable?

 

[novery]

wait this is an iOS game...? It's amazing how little I care now.

I used to feel the same exact way, man.

 

[novery]

Sounds rough. I wonder if it will be universal.

République will be universal.

 

[daffy]

République will be universal.

thanks bro.

 

[djtiesto]

Yeah, no. Kojima isn't your typical Japanese dev that pays no attention to what the West is doing.

Nowadays it seems way too many Japanese devs are paying too much attention to what the west is doing, instead of going and doing their own thing.

 

[border]

They are going to fund this with a Kickstarter? That seems like a bad idea, considering that it's on a platform where most users think that $1 is too much to pay for a game.

 

[Retro_]

By making it more playable?

By adopting the same standardized control scheme every other game in the genre uses.

A genre MGS wasn't even apart of until MGS4.

but alot of people seemed to like the 3rd person shooter genre shift so maybe it was for the best from their perspective

but I'd like to think there's a point that falls under "playable" that's waaaaaaay before just adopting control schemes from other games already familiar to the player

 

[KTallguy]

I really hope this succeeds, I want more games like this.

 

[novery]

They are going to fund this with a Kickstarter? That seems like a bad idea, considering that it's on a platform where most users think that $1 is too much to pay for a game.

That is the big question. Excited/nervous.

 

[Dog Problems]

They are going to fund this with a Kickstarter? That seems like a bad idea, considering that it's on a platform where most users think that $1 is too much to pay for a game.

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. I'll still back anyhow but I hope enough people out there are willing to back it substantially to get the game made. As someone else said, iOS needs more exclusives like this.

 

[KTallguy]

That is the big question. Excited/nervous.

I really resonate with the kind of things you've said in your public interviews, and I'd be excited to help fund your project. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

[Vanillalite]

Aren't we suppose to get a full on trailer for this today?!?!

 

[soultron]

This and Superbrothers S&S are two games that make me interested in grabbing an iDevice.

 

[EXGN]

By adopting the same standardized control scheme every other game in the genre uses.

A genre MGS wasn't even apart of until MGS4.

but alot of people seemed to like the 3rd person shooter genre shift so maybe it was for the best from their perspective

but I'd like to think there's a point that falls under "playable" that's waaaaaaay before just adopting control schemes from other games already familiar to the player

I think you're over exaggerating the similarity of MGS4 to other shooters. It still had a lot of series-standard jank (all the different lying/crouching/sneaking positions) and the shoulder button item menus. I haven't played MGS4 in a while, but the only thing I remember about it that is similar to other TPS games is the L1/R1 aim/shoot and the over-the-shoulder aiming (even that was sorta introduced in MGS3:S).