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What is Alienation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1RFO0Aa5s Alienation is a twin stick isometric alien shooting game with the most advanced explosion, particle, and lighting effects yet from Sony's Housemarque studio, creators of Resogun, dead nation, and Super Stardust Tech talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSU8wc7iBQM Developer Let's play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRvNmnyv8Lg When is it out? April 26th, 2016 as a PSN digital download for PS4 only  system exclusivePreorders are available and come with a very cool theme. Price: 19.99 USD with like 2 dollars off if you preorder What is this game like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD11Os9vRl8 - 4 player online coop (Dev's say local is on a list for post game support consideations and has been added to other games like resogun in the past) - Coop is drop in, so you can find a partner anytime without setting up a game first if you don't have any friends. enemy level will scale up as partners join to keep things interesting for everybody. - Online invasion mode (think dark souls red phantom stuff) - Diablo style gameplay similar to dead nation but expanded in many ways (campaign of large isometric maps, loot drops, gear loadouts, level ups and ability trees) - weapon upgrade system similar to materia in ffvii - Hand crafted and procedural levels - best of both worlds - 3 playable classes (see below) What are the playable classes at launch? Bio Specialist - sort of a hybrid of necromancer/druid and trap assassin archetypes. lays down poison, has minions Tank - tank, has shield and splash damage Saboteur - has a melee attack, can call down airstrikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZgeCbSr3gg Should i buy this game? Probably. I mean its really loving pretty Goons will probably play it with you Housemarque is famous for addictive arcade gameplay and several years of support and expansions after launch It looks like a real time xcom and that game is probably too frustrating for you to enjoy etc. Real hurthling! fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Apr 23, 2016 |
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Apr 23, 2016 19:46
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Real hurthling! posted:post there out of pity since it has no replies Sup dawg. I am also looking forward to playing this game with some goons and the explosions look dope.
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Apr 23, 2016 22:57
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the smoke plumes, and pressure wave are insanely detailed and then when they clear the grass is on fire and causes dynamic light as you push it around with wind from your bullets its amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpiXwtg93EM lol every snowflake in a snow storm is a physics particle in the alaska level Real hurthling! fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Apr 23, 2016 |
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Apr 23, 2016 22:59
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Placed a preorder. Didn't really like Dead Nation, but this looks incredible enough that I won't care if it plays just like Dead Nation did. Nobody does particle effects quite like Housemarque.
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Apr 23, 2016 23:06
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No couch coop on release makes me sad
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Apr 23, 2016 23:13
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Danith posted:No couch coop on release makes me sad yeah me too. devs said they chose online as the first focus because it was one of the new challenges that the studio set for the game. i don't think they've ever had online co-op before. resogun got local mp within a year i think but i don't want to act certain its coming to this game because the devs only say its under consideration.
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Apr 23, 2016 23:20
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Alright I'll get this game on Wednesday, living in Sweden and will happily grind her out online, same goes for Dead Nation PS4 that I think I never went and finished (did tghe PS3 one though). I give people the father greatly disappointed in son-look when they poo poo undeservedly on DN so you know how in I am on these. Username here is username there.
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Apr 24, 2016 00:35
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Weapon upgrade info: http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/04/21/alienation-ps4-explosions-weapons-explained/ We’re told that each of the four types of “Alien Cores” can be upgraded up to five times with each one “activating a different effect when set in one of the slots the weapons feature.” Housemarque’s Tommaso de Benetti wrote: On top of that, loot includes metals of different rarities from “Stock” to “Legendary”. Collecting these metals allow you to “reroll” some stats of the weapon you use them on, changing your chances during the next shooting session. Last but not least, some weapons enjoy special perks, activated when Cores unlock them. For example, these perks can add the chance of a lightning chain between enemies when bullets hit them and certain conditions are met.
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Apr 24, 2016 01:26
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this game is gonna be diablo as gently caress 
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Apr 24, 2016 01:27
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I can very much see their rationale for not putting in couch co-op. Some people don't take well to being forced on the same screen like in Helldivers, and doing split screen would be more taxing and require scaling back their wonderful particles party. I am assuming online coop players can free roam and not be confined to within the same screen area. Dead nation did have it though, but it wasn't much of a graphical showcase, was more zoomed out and didn't seem to move quite as fast. I will play this on release, I enjoy killing aliens with goons.
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Apr 24, 2016 04:44
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Neon Knight posted:I can very much see their rationale for not putting in couch co-op. Some people don't take well to being forced on the same screen like in Helldivers, and doing split screen would be more taxing and require scaling back their wonderful particles party. I am assuming online coop players can free roam and not be confined to within the same screen area. Dead nation did have it though, but it wasn't much of a graphical showcase, was more zoomed out and didn't seem to move quite as fast. While I hope for the same, I wouldn't count on separate areas for Multiplayer. HellDivers forced everyone to be in the same "screen" even online. Also: I am preordered, bring on the good times!
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Apr 24, 2016 04:49
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Feenix posted:While I hope for the same, I wouldn't count on separate areas for Multiplayer. HellDivers forced everyone to be in the same "screen" even online. diablo allows it so i imagine this game will since they're trying to be it so hard also i'm not sure how online invasions would work if the team you have to kill can't ever separate
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Apr 24, 2016 05:22
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This will probably be the only game that I play aside from Dark Souls 3 in the next month or two and I'm super stoked. Housemarquee can do no wrong IMO and I will probably still be playing Resogun a decade from now -- this game sounds really ambitious and I'm excited. Also for those who didn't play Resogun since it came out, the devs have a REALLY good record for post-launch support. A shitload of content got patched into that game for free across well over a year after it came out, and the two DLC packs that were released cost $5 each (and I think you could get both of them + a soundtrack in a bundle for $8?) and were very substantial and added some really cool new modes that I've spent dozens and dozens of hours in. Really really cool people working on this game and I was already ready to buy it sight unseen when I heard they were behind it
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Apr 24, 2016 05:25
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Real hurthling! posted:this game is gonna be diablo as gently caress So is this really Diablo with aliens because gently caress yes I'm all about that
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Apr 24, 2016 06:58
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Feenix posted:While I hope for the same, I wouldn't count on separate areas for Multiplayer. HellDivers forced everyone to be in the same "screen" even online. I would believe that Helldivers did that as a choice to force co-op play. You can't kill your team mates as much if you split off into two pairs to complete objectives twice as fast. To put this question to bed, I have found a Twitch stream shows people not being locked to each other. https://www.twitch.tv/housemarqueteam/v/62169710 Just starting it, at around 6 minutes in a friend joins super seamlessly, that stuff is always good to see.
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Apr 24, 2016 07:03
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Kilometers Davis posted:So is this really Diablo with aliens because gently caress yes I'm all about that Thats what the devs said
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Apr 24, 2016 16:53
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Well, you convinced me. I pre-ordered it. I was originally thinking of going Bio-specialist because I like pet classes but I assume 90% of the playerbase will go that way so I may do Tank because I like the pewpew
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Apr 24, 2016 18:37
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That's honestly not a great sales pitch for me, considering I associate Housemarque with fun and challenging games and Diablo 3 is literally the least challenging game I have ever played. I'm hoping you still need to maintain a decent amount of skill and it's not just loot loot loot. Maybe they meant Diablo 2 which I am ok with 
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Apr 24, 2016 18:38
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NESguerilla posted:I'm hoping you still need to maintain a decent amount of skill and it's not just loot loot loot. Housemarque is so firmly rooted in the old-school arcade style of gaming that I can't really see this being an issue. Would be interesting to see gameplay by someone else than just the devs though.
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Apr 24, 2016 19:20
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In The lets play video in the op the devs tell whoever the lpers are that its balls hard
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Apr 24, 2016 19:46
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I've read about the co-op and a little about the DS-style invasions by other players, but not much about how the game might play for a misanthrope such as myself who plays everything alone. Any word on the single-player outlook?
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Apr 24, 2016 19:55
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supposedly 100% doable solo according to the same video. coop partners just scale the difficulty up even more.
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Apr 24, 2016 20:01
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Real hurthling! posted:lol every snowflake in a snow storm is a physics particle in the alaska level
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Apr 24, 2016 20:17
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what does the preorder theme look like
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Apr 24, 2016 20:17
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Housemarque can do no wrong. Getting 100% trophies in Super Stardust HD is one of my prouder accomplishments. Thanks for making this thread - I didn't realize this was coming out so soon.
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Apr 24, 2016 20:34
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Awesome! posted:what does the preorder theme look like the player characters on a ridge view from behind looking down at a landed saucer. smoke blows by. scroll up to see the sky full of saucers that spin and drop ships streaming down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlDG8-iCHqA Awesome! posted:i can hear stux cumming from here stux if you're getting this let's play tueday. Real hurthling! fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Apr 24, 2016 |
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Apr 24, 2016 20:36
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ok i bought it. figure i should give these dudes a little money since i think i have picked up all their other games free on +
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Apr 24, 2016 21:09
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That's some intense rear end music for a dashboard lol.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:23
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yeah i turn all dash sounds off since i got the system so that video was very surprising to me since i've had the theme for a week already and didn't notice.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:53
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We could make a goon group I guess? I don't know how well those work. Could just go with the all-purpose group and join people playing from there.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:58
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Helldivers 2 with loot and more intense grafix, gently caress yes. Helldivers was one of my favorite games from last year so this is like loving heroin for me.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:24
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there's an xp multiplier combo system for scoring consecutive kills also an active reload system Real hurthling! fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Apr 24, 2016 |
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Apr 24, 2016 22:54
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I need to study that invasion business hard. I'll spreadsheet it to make the most powerful glass cannon that can screw somebody over, you know me.
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Apr 24, 2016 23:04
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in case anyone cared, the game is now preloading for a midnight EST unlock in 27ish hours
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Apr 25, 2016 02:08
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will my ps4 do that poo poo in rest mode i havent preordered anything on it before (oh god i preordered a videogame)
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Apr 25, 2016 05:49
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Awesome! posted:will my ps4 do that poo poo in rest mode i havent preordered anything on it before (oh god i preordered a videogame) mine did
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Apr 25, 2016 06:00
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Awesome! posted:will my ps4 do that poo poo in rest mode i havent preordered anything on it before (oh god i preordered a videogame) you still need to tell it to download it to your PS4, but yes.
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Apr 25, 2016 07:41
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Awesome! posted:will my ps4 do that poo poo in rest mode i havent preordered anything on it before (oh god i preordered a videogame)
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This game looks cool as hell, surprised I haven't heard of it until now. Preordered.
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