Please help me identify game...

OafPokie · 07-19-2006, 07:02 PM

Hi,

About a year ago (before I had a 'real' computer), I read a preview (I think it was in Popular Science, but not sure) of a game that was being developed but was not yet released. It's possible the game was being demo'd at a CES type show. The article focused on the extreme realism of the game environment: the way the time of day affected the lighting on the ground and over the water, how passing clouds caused passing shadows, etc... how the level of realism was the best yet. The article also talked about how the main character was able to roam freely about the town/area where the game took place. There were some great screenshots, and links to more online.

Now that I have a system capable of playing pretty much any game, I am trying to find out more about that game. I cannot for the life of me remember the title or manufacturer. I've searched for the magazine, Google'd everything I could think of, but no luck.

Anyone have a clue what I talking about? :-)

Thanks!

UPDATE: I found it - Alan Wake (http://www.alanwake.com/) Yay!

MdaG · 07-20-2006, 12:36 AM

*nevermind*

Fairygdmther · 07-20-2006, 04:50 AM

Hmmm - requires Windows Vista...

I Love Cookiemonster · 07-20-2006, 05:12 AM

I know Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has something like that

Crap, I should read more carefully

MdaG · 07-20-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Love Cookiemonster

I know Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has something like that

Crap, I should read more carefully

Hehe, my link to Oblivion turned into *Nevermind*

Hammerite · 07-20-2006, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MdaG

Hehe, my link to Oblivion turned into *Nevermind*

It did? Smells Like Teen Spirit's a cracking track, and so's 'Something In The Way', underrated as it is.

07-19-2006, 07:02 PM	#1
OafPokie Junior Member Last Online: 07-19-2006 07:36 PM Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	Please help me identify game... Hi, About a year ago (before I had a 'real' computer), I read a preview (I think it was in Popular Science, but not sure) of a game that was being developed but was not yet released. It's possible the game was being demo'd at a CES type show. The article focused on the extreme realism of the game environment: the way the time of day affected the lighting on the ground and over the water, how passing clouds caused passing shadows, etc... how the level of realism was the best yet. The article also talked about how the main character was able to roam freely about the town/area where the game took place. There were some great screenshots, and links to more online. Now that I have a system capable of playing pretty much any game, I am trying to find out more about that game. I cannot for the life of me remember the title or manufacturer. I've searched for the magazine, Google'd everything I could think of, but no luck. Anyone have a clue what I talking about? :-) Thanks! UPDATE: I found it - Alan Wake (http://www.alanwake.com/) Yay! Last edited by OafPokie; 07-19-2006 at 07:21 PM..

07-20-2006, 04:50 AM	#3
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Last Online: 05-29-2008 03:36 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Hmmm - requires Windows Vista... __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-20-2006, 12:36 AM	#2
MdaG Master of time and space Last Online: 09-24-2011 02:43 PM Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sverige Posts: 1,480	nevermind

07-20-2006, 05:12 AM	#4
I Love Cookiemonster Senior Member Last Online: 08-04-2011 12:27 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 516	I know Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has something like that Crap, I should read more carefully