Pretty new screens for White Gold: War in Paradise
By Brenna Hillier - Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:42am
Is there really room in the crowded marketplace for yet another FPS? Maybe just enough for this one, as the scenery is gorgeous enough to play just for the voyeurism. As the name implies, White Gold: War in Paradise breaks out of the grey industrial/green forest/black spaceship corridor/brown trenches FPS mold and takes the action to just where I'd like to take my virtual holidays this year, please - a beautiful Caribbean island. It's also winning points for its subject matter; no endless agonising over historical conflicts here. White Gold takes inspiration from current conflicts, with a storyline set in 2010.
As such, you won't be seeing any futuristic robot guns - the wide variety of weapons, vehicles and gear are all drawn from real-life objects. Never mind though, with thirty weapons, there ought to be something you like, and if not, why not grab hold of one of the 25 military vehicles, which includes helicopters, tanks, and gunboats? Play is totally free and open, and most structures are destructible, so there's little reason to reign yourself in!
One of developer Deep Shadows's key goals with this title is to provide a realistic, immersive experience; the world in completely open, with no barrier to exploration, and behaves in a realistic way, with the passage of time and changes in the weather carrying on regardless of the player's actions rather than being tied to specific missions. The aim might be realism, but the result is just plain gorgeous.
The plot involves altercations between the major controlling factions on the island nation, with the Government's army attempting to quash a revolt, drug cartels targeting indigenous populations, and criminal organisations after pretty much everyone. The player's goal is to investigate certain secrets and disappearances, and on the way uncovers something far more sinister than even the background of violence portends. If you're the sort who presses "skip" during plot exposition, this one may not be for you - White Gold is touting itself as a combination FPS and RPG, with hundreds of quests forming the non-linear storyline as you navigate the sea of politics between you and the eight other factions. Never mind, you'll probably need all that plot to keep you interested as you level grind.
An interesting mix of concepts, will White Gold: War in Paradise be the Oblivion of modern combat when it is released on PC this quarter?
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As such, you won't be seeing any futuristic robot guns - the wide variety of weapons, vehicles and gear are all drawn from real-life objects. Never mind though, with thirty weapons, there ought to be something you like, and if not, why not grab hold of one of the 25 military vehicles, which includes helicopters, tanks, and gunboats? Play is totally free and open, and most structures are destructible, so there's little reason to reign yourself in!
One of developer Deep Shadows's key goals with this title is to provide a realistic, immersive experience; the world in completely open, with no barrier to exploration, and behaves in a realistic way, with the passage of time and changes in the weather carrying on regardless of the player's actions rather than being tied to specific missions. The aim might be realism, but the result is just plain gorgeous.
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The plot involves altercations between the major controlling factions on the island nation, with the Government's army attempting to quash a revolt, drug cartels targeting indigenous populations, and criminal organisations after pretty much everyone. The player's goal is to investigate certain secrets and disappearances, and on the way uncovers something far more sinister than even the background of violence portends. If you're the sort who presses "skip" during plot exposition, this one may not be for you - White Gold is touting itself as a combination FPS and RPG, with hundreds of quests forming the non-linear storyline as you navigate the sea of politics between you and the eight other factions. Never mind, you'll probably need all that plot to keep you interested as you level grind.
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An interesting mix of concepts, will White Gold: War in Paradise be the Oblivion of modern combat when it is released on PC this quarter?
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