third person shooter
Dark Sector Launch Trailer
Posted by Mike Fahey at 2:20 AM on March 22, 2008
Here's the launch trailer for D3Publisher's Dark Sector, and while the gameplay still strikes me as a bit unexciting, the cutscenes certainly seem to pack a punch. This is one of those releases that is going to have me extremely conflicted. Not so much interested in the single player, but the multiplayer sounds nifty and the storyline and voice acting might be just enough to tip me over to the purchase side of the fence. It's one of those games that will have me at the game store on the 26th, endlessly picking it up, getting halfway to the register and then putting it back down again. The GameStop employees absolutely love me.

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PsycheDiver
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Probably getting this game.
PsycheDiver
incompleteunit
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
minus many points for the beyond-tired "heroes aren't born, they're [insert verb here]" tagline.
incompleteunit
unmarkedone
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
The gameplay itself looks a little unpolished, but the trailer put me on the edge of my seat. I love the switching between standard gunplay and using your blade to dismember people. Assuming this gets a decent review, this is a day one purchase for me.
unmarkedone
mescalineeyes
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I personally can not wait for this game. so excited!
I've been waiting for something like gears that looks like it's not as clichéd in terms of story and characters, and this might just be that game.
plus, the voice acting and the sequences look awesome.
mescalineeyes
argh
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@Krytha: It all looked in-game engine. Wasn't the last 30 seconds all gameplay?
argh
dropoff
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@Krytha: i seen a beta version of it running is over the shoulder RE4 style shooting he can take cover and mantle like in Gears of War. You will be able to buy weapon upgrades as well through the game.
People have been giving this game shit because it plays like RE, but this style works well for the genre. Thats like saying Sonic plays too much like Mario.
dropoff
Crimson_Guyver
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Intriguing how the bio armor has similar characteristics(mainly the helmet) to the older space armor they had before Dark Sector went earthbound.
GUYVEERRRR!!!
Crimson_Guyver
Krytha
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Was there gameplay in there somewhere?
Krytha
boopadoo
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
If they got Krull DLC, then I'm in!
boopadoo
dropoff
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Man i hope this game does well. Its been in the making for like 4 years.
dropoff
Onizuka-GTO
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
WTF?
How come he looks like Bio Booster Armor Guyver???!!!
wait.
GUYVER!!!!!!!!
hope it comes out on pc.
:/
Onizuka-GTO
Absent Blue
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Wasn't too interested in this game until I found out it was about GUYVER!!!!!!!!
Er, I mean, really cool bio-genetic weapons on people with CIPA.
This actually sounds like a perfect east/west video game.
Absent Blue
Adam
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Digital Extremes is located in the same city as me so I hope this game does well.
Adam
mind in rewind
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@user.error: Well played, my friend. Well played.
mind in rewind
crashlanding
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
This actually looks cool. Wonder if the PS3 version uses Sixaxis for the glaive, a la Heavenly Sword's Kai arrows? Would be sweet.
crashlanding
Erwin
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@Candlejack: Same here. Jesus that was great.
Erwin
Candlejack
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@user.error: I laughed my ass off SO hard, you wouldn't believe.
Candlejack
mahi
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I think it has potential. I am glad to see heavy influence from RE4 as it was my fav game from the last generation. Nothing wrong there. I don't see to much Gears in this other than the go into cover mode which is not a Gears game play invention. It is actually RE4 that gave us the Gears over the shoulder look. I love it because it feels like a FPS but you get to see your character too.
mahi
user.error: like jesus christ on acid
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@HaydenTenno: There's NO way you're not a plant. For fuck's sake, the game's not even out and you're posting about how great it's gonna be UNDER THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME. Are you even TRYING?
user.error: like jesus christ on acid
HaydenTenno
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Looks amazing to me. I'm guessing 8.0-8.5's across the board. I'll be buying it!
HaydenTenno
mind in rewind
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention to this game, but, damn it looks nice.
Rental fo sho.
mind in rewind
goliathvv
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
The dismemberment sure looks nice, still I hope the game disk explode in the hands of the buyers because this game isn't coming out to the pc...
goliathvv
heretrix
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I'm still on the fence about this one. It still looks rough around the edges..This is the kind of game that makes having a Gamefly subscription worthwhile.
heretrix
DannoHung
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@SuperMaxZero: Could you explain the most effective way to threaten them?
Usually, I just decide to walk to the Best Buy a few blocks away instead of deal with them.
DannoHung
thechain212
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Gamestop employees are dumb.
thechain212
thechain212
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Looks like taking RE4 and GOW and adding a huge blade/ boomerang thing, could be interesting I think I'll rent it. Or steal it... Ha.
thechain212
SuperMaxZero
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
@Tenth:
It's not that hard. You just have to use fear. It's the only thing Gamestop employees understand. The only thing.
SuperMaxZero
TheAngryHeretic
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I have had my eye on this game for a while now. I've liked what I have seen since day 1. I love that they went old school with the tribute to the Guyvers anime. Unless this gets some pretty horrible reviews, I'll be picking it up.
TheAngryHeretic
Tenth
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I'm more amazed that Mr. Fahey can actually get a game, on launch day, without a pre-order.
Tenth
Getgr
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Everyone seems to have an omigod this is so last year outlook on this game. I'm calling shenanigans. If people were really so disgusted by things seeming outdated, then no one would touch any of their consoles from before this generation cycle.
Getgr
Morphine16
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
It is a 7-8 game, I`ll sure be picking it for PS3 :)
Morphine16
pot3ntial2suck
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Wow, this just went from "i don't care" to "wow, I might buy this." But I thought the game didn't have multiplayer. If it does have multiplayer the deal just got a lot sweeter.
pot3ntial2suck
squidboy007
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Very pretty, but I have a feeling that it'll get old fast. Any game where the developers consistently say that ONE weapon your character has (the glaive) is a major selling point isn't going to be original, and it doesnt look especially fun to me
squidboy007
Sunjammer
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Wow that's such a blatant "tribute" to RE4 it's staggering.
Not that that's necessarily a bad thing.
Sunjammer
theduke282
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Anyone else notice the multiple Guyvers in the trailer?
theduke282
lasttimeyouaskedme
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
'The GameStop employees absolutely love me.'
I'm sure they do =)
lasttimeyouaskedme
swordfish2eva1
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Man I am truly conflicted about this game as well I really want to like it but whenever I read preview I hear suspect things
swordfish2eva1
Bernard McGraw
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Goodness, that looks like fun.
Bernard McGraw
alextz
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
Surprisingly, this game looks interesting
alextz
Devil's Advocate
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
At the end he looks like the Guyver.
Devil's Advocate
Candlejack
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I fear the cutscene kills (or whatever you want to call them) will end up as unspectacular during gameplay as the ones in Turok. If they're not interactive and just require a button press, it's bland and boring.
Oh, how did they fare with the cut down multi on the PS3 by the way? Still remains true?
Candlejack
jihadjoe343
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
I see what you mean. This game could be pretty good, serve as a nice holdover until GTA IV. Then again, it could suck the big one.
jihadjoe343
kyosuke9999
Posted 8:00 PM 26/3/08
SWEET SAUCE.
kyosuke9999
Raidu
Posted 2:56 AM 22/3/08
Devil's Advocate hit the nail on the head. This game looks and feels like a big budget version of the Guyver movies. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Raidu
bloodspoon
Posted 2:52 AM 22/3/08
What happened to this game! I remember seeing the first trailer back in 2005 when it was a stealth sci-fi game. It reminded me a lot of Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell but in a space ship, it was so cool!
Now it just looks like every other game out there but with a boomerang. Oh boy! I'll have to wait to hear something convincing about this before plopping down 60 large(fingers crossed).
bloodspoon