Shellshock 2: Blood Trails

[Damien_Azreal]

A new Vietnam based FPS. Don't know much about it... but this debut trailer looks very interesting.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40624.html

[Klaus Kinski]

I was pretty surprised when they announced a few weeks ago that they have Zombies in the game. Sounded like fighting Cyberdemons in CoD. I'm glad the emphasize on the horror aspect in their marketing.

[Superczar]

Ah yeah the ole experimenting on soldiers in Vietnam route. If this game is any better than the Heart of Evil mod for HL, I'm sold. And that was a fun mod.

[alexgk]

Looks interesting, but I'll keep myself as an observer...

[DorDuke82]

Liked the first one - mindless but good vietnam shooter - dont know who came up with the idea to make it an survival horror game and was quite surprised by it - but hey - lets just wait and see.

[someguy2435]

does this have anything to do with the first game?

[MegaMustaine]

I don't know why the hell they would use the name Shellshock to describe a game that is absolutely nothing like the first, especially when the original Shellshock was so poorly received.

[Hudson]

This has the potential to be the greatest game ever made..

[Damien_Azreal]

This has the potential to be the greatest game ever made..

I figured when I posted the topic you would really like this. :)

[Cleric]

I don't know about this one . . .it's interesting, but why add the whole 28 Days Later-esque rage virus thing? The gore, the character looking at his blood stained hands, the gruesome kills and fighting . . .this looks like it could be a really good Vietnam game. Except for the Zombie-Cong.

[Damien_Azreal]

Because doing a straight Vietnam based shooter from the perspective of an American soldier, and making him the heroic type... would be extremely challenging. If not impossible.

From a realistic view... this is why I feel we haven't had Vietnam based shooters (minus a very few). You play a game, you want to play as the hero, that one soldier who pushes forward to win the war.
Well, in Vietnam... the Americans... they weren't heroes. And we didn't win. It's hard to make a game based around such a war, and remain realistic, sound appealing to most.

Shellshock 2 seems to be putting a slight horror twist in the mix to draw attention away from the hopeless, loosing battle we fought. I, like Hudson, have been begging for a Vietnam based shooter since Vietcong was released... but I've recognized the difficulties and problems that arise when trying to design one.
Call of Duty always makes you feel good, a righteous soldier fighting for the good of the world, your fellow soldier and your country. To remain realistic and historically correct... you can't do that in Vietnam.

I think Shellshock 2 looks great, it'll gives us a gritty, violent Vietnam based shooter.

[Hudson]

I think the zombie thing is fantastic, if they would just run with the idea of how absurd it is and not try to make it 100% serious it could be the FPS equivalent of an EViL DEAD flick.

[Klaus Kinski]

I don't think you need to add humor to make it a great game. As far as I know, there are very few games that can be classified as a horror game that have a war-themed background. If I'm not mistaken only the Wolfenstein and Quake franchises come close to that. It is certainly unique enough to stand out and be a success judged by the unusual premise alone. It just has to be a game of good quality.

[Loke]

Reminds me a bit of F.E.A.R.
Thought the first one was quite okay but never completed it. A bit depressing atmosphere which was a nice touch.

[jack.t]

Wow..what a strange mix of concepts.I hope they can pull this one off,coz it does sound pretty damn cool.Ill keep ma eyes peeled:insomnia:

[Cleric]

Because doing a straight Vietnam based shooter from the perspective of an American soldier, and making him the heroic type... would be extremely challenging. If not impossible.

From a realistic view... this is why I feel we haven't had Vietnam based shooters (minus a very few). You play a game, you want to play as the hero, that one soldier who pushes forward to win the war.
Well, in Vietnam... the Americans... they weren't heroes. And we didn't win. It's hard to make a game based around such a war, and remain realistic, sound appealing to most.

Shellshock 2 seems to be putting a slight horror twist in the mix to draw attention away from the hopeless, loosing battle we fought. I, like Hudson, have been begging for a Vietnam based shooter since Vietcong was released... but I've recognized the difficulties and problems that arise when trying to design one.
Call of Duty always makes you feel good, a righteous soldier fighting for the good of the world, your fellow soldier and your country. To remain realistic and historically correct... you can't do that in Vietnam.

I think Shellshock 2 looks great, it'll gives us a gritty, violent Vietnam based shooter.

I get what you mean. It could be hard for developers to make a Vietnam game and stay true to history while at the same time including a likeable cast of "heroic" characters. Sure, it would turn a lot of people off, but I'm betting a lot of other people would love to have a compelling story that could focus more on the personal effects the war had instead of which side lost and which side won.

But I recognize your points . . .it's probably just not an appealing road to take for developers. It would be risky on their part, which is a shame. Imagine a Vietnam game with a story on par with Platoon or even Full Metal Jacket. :D

[Damien_Azreal]

Agreed. :) A Vietnam based shooter with an emotionally gripping story about the effects of the war on a few specific soldiers.... that woudl be heaven.

[Kalki]

I would love a Vietnam shooter on the lines of Platoon or FMJ. There's more drama in grayer conflicts than any other. Imagine playing one where you could make a decision right before the mid-point: either turn against your squad for their atrocities on a particular village with each squad-mate making for a mini-boss battle or else stand by them and be the last innocent standing in a localized Tet offensive-like orgy of vengeance.

But hey when in doubt - Zombies!!!

If they know what they're doing, they could yet make it a metaphor for the real war.

[Rider]

This looks... a little different, might be interesting to check out!

Good music choice for that trailer btw :D

[Klaus Kinski]

But hey when in doubt - Zombies!!!
This is without doubt one of the best advices I can imagine!
Producer:"Hey dude, have you come up with a good idea for a new 'Sex and the City' movie yet? All the principal cast has signed on now!"
Screenwriter: "Actually, yes! I got this great advice on the internet...."
:D

[TBZ]

Zombies ripping the cast into pieces? I'd see that..

[Hudson]

I thought Parker was already a zombie.. :confused:

[TBZ]

Zombie Cannabalism!
That would be kinda cool in this game too, actually.

[Klaus Kinski]

Yes but it doesn't make sense for the zomies to eat each other. Where would be the threat? All you had to do is to hide and wait for the zombies to get hungry. What a shitty game. :)

[TBZ]

Scripted sequences maybe? :o

[Klaus Kinski]

Does make even less sense. Why would they eat each other one time but other times not? Because someone hung a steak around one of the zombies neck?

[TBZ]

It's a game set in Vietnam with zombies in it, does it HAVE to make sense?

No, I'm not serious about that. Let's continue with the game.

[someguy2435]

Sort of reminds me of the Heart of Evil mod for Half-Life 1, which incorporated zombies and aliens in the Vietnam War.

[Reaper]

It makes way more sense for zombies to eat eachother than to just eat humans. They are primitive beings after all. And they eat humans. What are they like their own species with mating rituals and eating habits? NO. They eat human flesh. But they are human flesh.

I would at least like to see zombies attacking wildlife for once.

[Klaus Kinski]

Watch "Zombie 2" by Lucio Fulci. It has a scene with a Zombie fighting a shark.
However, it does make sense Zombies eat only living humans. Their flesh is still alive, not rotting, not dead.

[Commando Nukem]

It makes way more sense for zombies to eat eachother than to just eat humans. They are primitive beings after all. And they eat humans. What are they like their own species with mating rituals and eating habits? NO. They eat human flesh. But they are human flesh.

I would at least like to see zombies attacking wildlife for once.

"They prey only on warm human flesh." Livin' humans only...




and as far as straight up Vietnam shooters that can do the heroic thing, what about VIETCONG? That game had a pretty good story.

[Damien_Azreal]

Don't get me wrong, Vietcong is a great game. But it was rather campy, relying heavily on damn near any stereotype soldier from Vietnam. And for most of Vietcong, I didn't feel heroic... just was trying to survive.

[Reaper]

However, it does make sense Zombies eat only living humans. Their flesh is still alive, not rotting, not dead.
Meat is meat, man. Who cares where it comes from when you're a zombie?

[Klaus Kinski]

Look man, I didn't invent the rules. It wasn't me who came up with this vampire/sunlight thing either. Go ask Romero why! I didn't build the ****ing thing! :)

[Malgon]

Zombies in the Vietnam war? WTF?! :D

[Phait]

*EDIT* Plz fix title to Shellshock :p

Never played the original but this looks nice

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/142/14238148/imgs_1.html

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9641/shellshock2bloodtrails2nw5.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6534/shellshock2bloodtrails2qm8.jpg

[Daedolon]

What is this supposed to be? It looks nothing like the original:
http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/picture.php?albumid=129&pictureid=2594 http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/picture.php?albumid=129&pictureid=2595

It's a tank sim for crying out loud.

[Phait]

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/shellshock-nam-67/screenshots

[Daedolon]

Gahh another Vietnam war game, plus this time it's ripping its name off a classic FPS.

[Echo Black]

Wow, the blood decal near the corpse on that screen looks great under the lighting. Very lifelike.

[Ironside]

I played the original (not the tank one) and I remember liking it. Glad to see them going fps style. Hey man as long as we can go prone in the jungle and set traps then Iam in. And I want mp as well. Nothing like luring your enemy into the killzone. :D

[Cleric]

I think there's already a thread for this game. There was a trailer posted, and while it looks good graphically, the story is lame: drug-enhanced soldiers go "28 Days Later" crazy on everybody.

[Damien_Azreal]

Yep. I've been interested in this game since that trailer was released back in September last year.

[M-Jay]

In Germany no USK rating, but the publisher will release it without USK rating and uncut.

[Klaus Kinski]

Heard that too. That's awesome, buy it while it's available. If the game is worth the cash, of course.

[Damien_Azreal]

Kind of hoping a demo would pop up. :p

[someguy2435]

Reviews are pouring in. It sounds pretty bad.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/shellshock2bloodtrails

[Damien_Azreal]

I still want a demo dammit. :p

[Klaus Kinski]

With these reviews, it's not really in their interest to let people buy it before they payed their copy.