SiN Episodes: Emergence Goes Gold - gold
(hx) 10:26 AM CEST - Apr,27 2006
- Post a comment While the game already has a
release date of May 10, the latest update on the
SiN Episodes
web site announces that Ritual's episodnic shooter has
officially
gone gold and will be released on that date in both retail stores and via
Valve's Steam download service.
I have to say, though it will undoubtedly come off as a little biased, this
game is one of the most fun shooters I've played in a very long time. The
action, the story, the art, the gameplay - it all just gels into this tight
experience that I still enjoy playing, even now - and trust me, I've played this
thing A LOT.
I look back at how far we've come, and I'm just amazed. From the early
production, when the team was still learning how to use the technology, seeing
the early levels (all blocky and textured in nothing but orange), watching our
characters evolve, seeing features come on-line; some getting cut, others making
the grade; the entire process is thoroughly mind boggling.
I want to give credit to the team. This is a group of extraordinarily creative,
talented, and driven individuals that have poured their heart into their work
over the last months, and the results really show. Emergence is polished,
beautiful, and fun - but most of all it has a soul, and that only comes when you
have a crew dedicated to the vision of what they're creating and unwilling to
settle for anything less than outstanding.
In other news, Ritual has also launched
their own podcast with the first entry on the audio aspects of the game and
hint that more announcements of some sort are coming at E3 in two weeks. "The
first episode features our resident audio guru Zak Belica talking about creating
one of the many audio cues in the game - it's truly fascinating stuff, so be
sure to give it a listen." |