How is the driving in game?

[-$ilver-]

Or flying for that matter? The atmosphere really reminds me of G-Police. That was 360 degrees freedom of movement. And although I do not expect much vehicle combat, I would like to know what is the freedom of movement? The videos (could) look pretty linear in nature.

[Slayer]

The freedom of movement ist very nice! I love to fly, to park, to start with my hover-car. I'm loving to fly in first person on the desigend streets or through the buildings. Als landing work great in first person. But using the third person or free camera is also very nice. Flying is so f****** great!

With the right key assignment and internal perspective, you can create a small simulation.

[-$ilver-]

Originally posted by Slayer:

The freedom of movement ist very nice!

I will assume that it was "is" and not "isn't", by the tone of the rest of your post. ^^! Thank you for informing me. And the A.I. always lands your vehicle or you have the choice to do it manually? Any Fifth Element vibes, in scope of other drivers anyway and different traffic flows at different elevations?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7P8xKJacPQ&pbjreload=102

[Irrapture]

Just started the game earlier and absolutely loving it. Yeah the driving feels great. They actually semi-recently added first-person mode while flying the car as well, and I'm exclusively playing the game in first person mode while both in the car and while walking around after parking. Its super immersive. The cockpit first person view while in the car has fantastic UI and it honestly feels way better to me than driving in 3rd person.

You can freely fly around the city and everything, no restrictions, feels just like Fifth Element. (Noticed you linked the police chase scene, Fifth Element. It's on the top 3 of my favorite cyberpunk/sci fi movies right next to Total Recall and both Blade Runner's.)

[-$ilver-]

Originally posted by Irrapture:

Just started the game earlier and absolutely loving it. Yeah the driving feels great. They actually semi-recently added first-person mode while flying the car as well, and I'm exclusively playing the game in first person mode while both in the car and while walking around after parking. Its super immersive. The cockpit first person view while in the car has fantastic UI and it honestly feels way better to me than driving in 3rd person.

You can freely fly around the city and everything, no restrictions, feels just like Fifth Element. (Noticed you linked the police chase scene, Fifth Element. It's on the top 3 of my favorite cyberpunk/sci fi movies right next to Total Recall and both Blade Runner's.)

Thanks for the heads up! The game sounds better and better. However I have a confession to make... I have never seen Blade Runner... old or new... However Total Recall, at least the original is an excellent movie, still one of my top favorites for sci-fi, although I am still confused on what was going on with Quadd. Was he originally a bad guy and then turned good (depending on their view point) and refused to turn back to being bad or it was all a lie anyway?

However since you did see Blade Runner, have you ever tried Point and Click Adventure game for it?

[Irrapture]

Originally posted by -$ilver-:

Originally posted by Irrapture:

Just started the game earlier and absolutely loving it. Yeah the driving feels great. They actually semi-recently added first-person mode while flying the car as well, and I'm exclusively playing the game in first person mode while both in the car and while walking around after parking. Its super immersive. The cockpit first person view while in the car has fantastic UI and it honestly feels way better to me than driving in 3rd person.

You can freely fly around the city and everything, no restrictions, feels just like Fifth Element. (Noticed you linked the police chase scene, Fifth Element. It's on the top 3 of my favorite cyberpunk/sci fi movies right next to Total Recall and both Blade Runner's.)

Thanks for the heads up! The game sounds better and better. However I have a confession to make... I have never seen Blade Runner... old or new... However Total Recall, at least the original is an excellent movie, still one of my top favorites for sci-fi, although I am still confused on what was going on with Quadd. Was he originally a bad guy and then turned good (depending on their view point) and refused to turn back to being bad or it was all a lie anyway?

However since you did see Blade Runner, have you ever tried Point and Click Adventure game for it?

I highly recommend Blade Runner!! Both the original and the sequel are absolute gems and beautifully made. I haven't tried the point and click game but I own it, just have to get to it, it's on my backlog lol. Yeah Quaid in Total Recall is originally evil and the right hand man of the antagonist, until he gets his memory wiped as part of their evil plan. And then under his new identity and new memory, Quaid visits Rekall, a company that implants false memories of vacations, and chooses a "trip" to Mars as a secret agent. However, the procedure goes wrong because Quaid has suppressed memories of actually being a secret agent on Mars. So basically, he remembered that he's evil, while still in the personality of the new identity. So yeah, he was originally bad, then became good thanks to the memory wipe, and then he remembered that he is evil, and refused to turn evil again.

I highly highly recommend Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 though, you'd love them probably. I have this video of the point and click game ready to watch just to excite myself to get to it and play it when the time comes haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPyqInHrHR8

Also I really recommend Cloudpunk as well, absolutely loving it

[-$ilver-]

Originally posted by Irrapture:

Yeah Quaid in Total Recall is originally evil and the right hand man of the antagonist, until he gets his memory wiped as part of their evil plan. And then under his new identity and new memory, Quaid visits Rekall, a company that implants false memories of vacations, and chooses a "trip" to Mars as a secret agent. However, the procedure goes wrong because Quaid has suppressed memories of actually being a secret agent on Mars.

I highly highly recommend Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 though, you'd love them probably. I have this video of the point and click game ready to watch just to excite myself to get to it and play it when the time comes haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPyqInHrHR8

Also I really recommend Cloudpunk as well, absolutely loving it

Hmmm... I will have to watch Total Recall again when I get the chance, the original at least anyway. I mostly watched it when I was younger, so maybe that is why I never understood that part. The movie always confused me. ^^!

Well let me know how the Blade Runner game goes for you as well. I want to play it myself, but without watching the movie first, it will probably have a lot of spoilers.

I just went through my game's list to see other cyberpunk/futuristic games. I found several and were going to post them all here for you, some even free, but then I remembered where I was at. I wont post other games here out of respect for the game dev, but message me if you want to see some others. I am actually going to have to find some spare time myself to play some of these. ^^!

[SomeGuy]

And the A.I. always lands your vehicle or you have the choice to do it manually?

You have to get close to a landing pad then activate the landing manoeuvre

Any Fifth Element vibes, in scope of other drivers anyway and different traffic flows at different elevations?

Definitely some 5th Element vibes (though no shooty action/car chases).

As for Blade Runner. Definitely check it out. The original is an absolute classic (easily in my top 10 movies of all time) but may be a bit slow paced for today's sensibilities.
I'm not too fond of the sequel. It just doesn't have that same world-building quality but feels more like a series of unrelated set pieces and 'oh golly gee' CGI shots (and some terrible casting/acting IMO).

[CalmDownTom]

I am a huge fan of the Westwood Blade Runner game too. Years ahead of its time.

[-$ilver-]

Ahhh... Westwood Studios... a powerhouse in gaming before EA. I miss their games.

[-$ilver-]

Has anyone one seen the live action Ghost in the Shell movie? Not sure how good the movie or story is, but the action and visuals look good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmA1l6YuJvI

[6l3h22]

I saw it once some time ago. It's not bad, but I remember it being kind of generic...nothing especially great or unique about it. It's no The Fifth Element or The Matrix, that's for sure.

[SomeGuy]

Originally posted by -$ilver-:

Has anyone one seen the live action Ghost in the Shell movie? Not sure how good the movie or story is, but the action and visuals look good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmA1l6YuJvI

If you've seen the anime and/or care at all about the source material I'd skip it. It's pretty atrocious in that light.

If you're just looking for some fluff piece of hollywood CGI it's allright, I guess.

Now, the original Ghost in the Shell anime..that's a masterpiece (and still holds up extremely well today)

[-$ilver-]

I cut my teeth on Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Roujin Z, Techi Muyo in Love, Armitage III and a few others I can not remember, many years ago when the SyFy channel was called Sci-Fi channel and it would play a week's worth, once a year, of anime. I actually got interested in Japan because of that. And motorcycles... ^^!

During my military years I collected quite a few VHS movies of Ninja Scroll, Wings of Honneamise, Perfect Blue and more.

And then years later Cowboy Bebop, Witch Hunter Robin, Big O and a few others on Adult Swim. When I briefly had G4 Tech TV I saw a few episodes of animes as well.

Now I hardly watch any. Not sure if I aged out of it. The content is too out of this world for me. Or too much out there for me to catch up and thoroughly enjoy. No idea. Went to Japan a few years back, back when they had the original fish market and they still used anime references in certain places like train stations and such. I guess to keep the attention of children. And they had cosplay in Akihabara. I think I missed a lot of the essence of the trip. Had I went when I was younger I may of felt more while there, anime wise. Still want to go back though.

[MacLendy]

i personally love it, had no issues

[Zvitatzki]

confusing in another thread the game has no open world and free flying arround just story and thats it no side missions no endless jobs to deliver no sandbox

but here one say it has open world u can free fly anywhere without restrictions

can anyone be more specific what is real?