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My First Look at Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich
Last night I got my first look at a near-alpha of Freedom Force
vs The 3rd Reich. The game has a ton of new features, characters, and
technical improvements over the first game. Better AI, the
introduction of dynamic lighting, textures and real character shadows
bring an entirely new look to the game. Ken has been talking about
these enhancements happening for a long time, but to see them in
action is another thing all together. The team's true love of comic
books comes through in every aspect of the game, from the dialog, to
the sound, to the last primary-colored texture map. Check out recent
previews from GameSpy and GameSpot.
In other Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich news, the contest we
announced a few weeks ago is plowing right along. We have had a
tremendous response and are currently reviewing entries. Some team
favorites so far include: "O The Humanitee", a half woman/half manatee
with the power to control water and regenerate in the sun. Another
very cool entry is "London Fog", a WWII spy who accidentally picked up
some Energy X while tracking members of the Third Reich in a dense
fog. This rather fortunate incident allows him to become
intangible. And then there is "Rockabilly" and his trusty guitar
"Grace". Both are imbued with the power of Energy X and together their
music has the power to enrage or transfix foes. Thanks to our very
dedicated and talented fan community, these are just a few out of many
very cool entries.
And finally, the Freedom Force comic book will be out in January
2005. Irrational has been busy picking cover art for the six-issue
mini-series, which will be published by Image Comics, written by Eric
Dieter and drawn by Tom Scioli. Pre-orders are available starting
October 27. For more information check out the press
release.
I would also like to welcome Eric Dieter as the new Irrational
moderator on FreedomFans.com. Please be nice to him, he has an
unnatural amount of knowledge about the comic book and games
industries. Sometimes he freaks out Ken and Robb by telling them very
obscure bits of Freedom Force trivia that they had long
forgotten. He's a dedicated Freedom Force junkie who feels right at
home in the FF community.
-- Meredith Levine
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