Ghost in the Shell MMOFPS Due In 2014.

[AzrealMaximillion]

It took 3 letters to make me cringe at this. "F-P-S". If doesn't bother me that Nexon is heading this up. That did a damn good job with the Vindictus MMO. I just don't want the GITS game to be an FPS. Melee combat should be a viable option that looks better than a swinging hand. If there;s a 3rd person melee option, I'll forgive anything else.

 

[Irridium]

I don't know... best Ghost In The Shell game I've played was ONI... it's got quite the high bar to hit.

...Ok, yeah, it's not an "official" GTIS game, but come on. You basically play as Motoko and punch/shoot everything that moves. Plus I'll use any chance I can to mention ONI.

Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye on this. Sounds interesting.

 

[Fappy]

Fuck. Batou's already been called. You guys are jerks!

I call the creepy, scar-faced virgin man!

 

[Zhukov]

Well... colour me mildly interested I suppose.

The property is certainly fitting for a game, but it's all in the execution and all that.

you are becomming more and more a full member of the neutral zone.

isnt there any game that can excite you anymore?

Sure there are. It's just that no games that excite me have been released in the last few months.

When a game impresses me I usually come and have a bit of a gush on these forums. This was the last game to receive that treatment [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.394249-You-should-be-playing-The-Walking-Dead].

Get back to me when Bioshock Infinite comes out. I have high hopes for that title.

 

[dementis]

Ghost in the Shell MMOFPS Due In 2014.

I was with them all the way up FP.
I mean, what good is playing Motoko in a videogame if you can't stare at her ass?

I call dibs on the character name 'The Major'.

Whether it'll be any good, however...

I call Togusa.

I call Batou

You sunnova...!

OT: If Masamune is behind the story and aesthetic aspects of this project, I'm on board. Nexon has made a few games that have given me severe cases of insomnia (mainly because I'm not happy until I get the MACHINE GUN!!!) and they have been kinda fun, in that MMO way. Ghost in the Shell is one of the few mangas and japanese cartoons that I love. I just look at this and go,"Why can't you make more of this!? Why does there have to be more schoolgirls in sexualized mini skirts and more badass women with reasons to badass, have deep characterizations and characters, and a story that focuses as much on political intrigue as it does on the line between machine and man!?"

This show and comic was great, I think there was already one game but an MMOFPS couldn't hurt, maybe it'll play like a better polished version of the multiplayer in Syndicate. I remember in the show you cuoold hack people to go blind or erase any image of yourself. And the cyberization could work like Deus Ex. Oh! Or maybe every upgrade has a hack that counters it! Like if you have eyes like Batou you can see in low-light areas and pick up heat signatures, but if your hacked, you go completely blind for 5 seconds.

Yeah this is gonna be good! There is a LOT of room for experimentation in this kind of setting.

I would've preferred a game focusing more on Sector 9 and its faculty, i.e. a more story centric game, but I'll take it where I can get it. I just hope Nexon does something to keep the story and characters at the center, because that's what made this IP great: Shirow's writing and thought put into this world. I'm looking forward to it though.

Off topic: Why isn't there a Deus Ex:HR mod where you play as Sector 9? It can't be that hard to pull off, could it?

I'll take Saito then.

OT: I'm with the majority here, I'm happy to hear about a Ghost in the shell game and if its made as more of a co-op based MMO with story based instances then it could be pretty awesome. If it's a terrible grind y wow clone with a cyberpunk skin then I'll cry.

 

[Groenteman]

Ooh! GITS! In a game! A- wait, MMO... never mind. Just maple story with a different skin and names. Crappy combat, menial and repetative grinding, freemium model, nooo I would be very suprised if this turns out good or even non-generic.

I don't know... best Ghost In The Shell game I've played was ONI... it's got quite the high bar to hit.

...Ok, yeah, it's not an "official" GTIS game, but come on. You basically play as Motoko and punch/shoot everything that moves. Plus I'll use any chance I can to mention ONI.

Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye on this. Sounds interesting.

Oh I remember that game. Fun as hell!

Would much rather see another game like that but sadly not likely to happen.

 

[grigjd3]

This seems like a huge waste of an IP. There is no reason why this game needs to be called Ghost in the Shell other than we didn't think people would buy the game without that name. Honestly, reminds me of the 360 Shadowrun release.

 

[Darks63]

I wonder how many XXXmajormokotoXXX there will be. Also a fps mmo? pass there are alot of things that could be done with the GITS universe making a online deathmatch smacks of a a really shallow idea.

 

[Stryc9]

I would like to see someone get this license and make something similar to Deus Ex out of it. All the required bits are already there, it just needs a more Ghost in the Shell like story and the characters put into place and you've got it down. That and slip in Oni's hand to had combat system because that was fucking awesome.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Yeah I was pretty much instantly put off when I saw Nexon so this will be a wait and see for me.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Awww yeah!
But if these guys can pull it off is kinda doubtfull imho...

 

[William Dickbringer]

all I really think from the description is that it sounds like sydicate but from what i seen of the anime it would be like crysis so a combination of the two would lead oh god....a lot of stealth armor breach hack shoot this could not be good

 

[Torrasque]

This could either be the greatest thing ever, or a horrible horrible failure. Since Nexon is involved, I will remain sceptical until I see some gameplay.
I almost guarantee that it will be a PS3 exclusive, which is a bummer.

I hope they get a lot of help from Masamune and the writers that worked on the anime.

 

[MrBrightside919]

I was excited about this...until I saw "NEXON" and "FPS"...

As much as I adore GITS, I can't back that game...

 

[Lunar Templar]

DO! NOT! SUCK!

This, I hope, will be like NeoTokyo on roids!

It probably wont suck to start with, but will eventually.

Nexon is pretty bad about handling its IPs, DFO hasn't had an update for even news since DECEMBER, not to mention how pathetic they're customer service is.

kinda feel bad for all you GitS fans, you kinda just got shafted with out knowing it :/

 

[Jesse Billingsley]

DO! NOT! SUCK!

This, I hope, will be like NeoTokyo on roids!

It probably wont suck to start with, but will eventually.

Nexon is pretty bad about handling its IPs, DFO hasn't had an update for even news since DECEMBER, not to mention how pathetic they're customer service is.

kinda feel bad for all you GitS fans, you kinda just got shafted with out knowing it :/

WOW Aren't you just a ball of sunshine....Keep your sympathy...

 

[Terramax]

I don't understand. This manga/anime lends itself so good to make an awsome game, but I guess that will never happen...

Well, the original GitS game on the PSX is pretty darn good actually. If they made a game like that, playing as a Tachikoma, I'd probably buy in a heartbeat.

The PS2 game was ok, but the AI stunk, and the story was just a bit too convoluted. I'm upset I never got to play the 4 player mode. I won't speak of the PSP game. Another GitS action game would turn out good, if given to a developer that was remotely inspired.