So, we all know TWI are doing something with UE 3.0. and we probably arent going to hear anything for a while, so lets see what everyone thinks (or hopes) they are doing.
Are you being purposely thick?
edit: A realistic sci-fi shooter makes plenty of sense. Realism is defined in the lack of crosshairs, most pointedly, along with a variety of other gameplay features that immerse the player. I see no reason why a game with a sci-fi setting cannot benefit from realism. Not all sci-fi is lasers and energy shields and jetpacks, and, even still, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to maintain a semblance of realism therein. Surely laser guns (and other futuristic weapons) have iron sights/scopes? Surely the various factors formative of RO's defining realism can be juxtaposed onto another game, regardless of setting?
I see no correlation between "realism" and "fiction." They are most certainly not mutually exclusive terms.
But science fiction in itself is fantasy. What would be realism in a world with 8 foot tall aliens and intergalactic space travel? What might be "realistic" in that world is pure craziness in the world we currently live in.
Are you being purposely thick?
edit: A realistic sci-fi shooter makes plenty of sense. Realism is defined in the lack of crosshairs, most pointedly, along with a variety of other gameplay features that immerse the player. I see no reason why a game with a sci-fi setting cannot benefit from realism. Not all sci-fi is lasers and energy shields and jetpacks, and, even still, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to maintain a semblance of realism therein. Surely laser guns (and other futuristic weapons) have iron sights/scopes? Surely the various factors formative of RO's defining realism can be juxtaposed onto another game, regardless of setting?
I see no correlation between "realism" and "fiction." They are most certainly not mutually exclusive terms.
I don't think so! They would be like the machine-cannons of an AH-64! Each soldier would have a shoulder-mounted laser gun which pointed wherever the solder saw. The soldier would of course have a special helmet with a crosshair. Meaning, the future of realistic combat games are crosshairs!Surely laser guns (and other futuristic weapons) have iron sights/scopes?