Knyght: Id say for racing, definatly. Fighting, maybe. MMOs are even imo. For FPS, not a chance.

Ploid: Thnx for the update.

WoW plays much better with a mouse and keyboard than it ever could with a controller imo <_<

That has a bit to do with every class having like 30+ abilities, though


FPS is definately better with a mouse and keyboard, not even a contest.

Where SSD really succeeds, other than it's amazing production quality and polish of course, is that it successfully merges best aspects of the most iconic western developed shooters (Asteroids, Robotron), such as their randomization of situation and player constantly affecting the ever-changing playing field around him/her, and best aspects of Japanese shooters, such as powerup system, weapons selection, bullet patterns during boss battles, etc.

It's really like East meats West or more precisely Buddha meets Jesus, and then they both shake hands and decide to help ex-Amiga demoscene guys make the game just for the hell of it. End result cannot logically be any better if you think about it.

1. What game do you have at E3 this year?
I’m working with two games at E3 this year: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation for PLAYSTATION 3, and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike for PSP. For the purpose of answering these questions, I’ll focus mostly on our PS3 version of SOCOM.

2. What did you do on this game that you couldn’t do on another platform?
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation makes full use of the HDD in the PlayStation 3. One of the often overlooked advantages of the PS3 compared to competing platforms is that it contains a 2.5” serial ATA hard drive which allows us to use the Hard Disc Drive for extremely fast data access. Since we can count on the hard drive to be in every PS3 console, SOCOM Confrontation uses a very aggressive data streaming system which in turn allows for much greater detail in the game environments. For this reason alone, the level of detail which you will see in the environments and characters in SOCOM Confrontation is not possible on any other game console.

Take a quick look at the screenshots below for an early look at what we are able to achieve using the hard drive in the PS3. This is still pre-alpha and the quality will continue to improve as we get further into development.

3. What do you think is the coolest aspect of this game?
The environments are the real star in SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation. We are focusing a lot of effort on creating intricate and highly detailed urban environments. The amount of detail in the environment will help you to easily distinguish where you are in the level and the intricacy means that you are going to discover new areas and snipe points long after you thought you had the environment memorized.

The characters are also looking really good.

At the top of the post is an in-game screenshot of our Heavy Commando model. The skin shaders, cloth shaders, normal maps, and highly detailed textures allow us to have extremely realistic characters in the game. Again, this is a work in progress.

4. If you could sit one person in front of your game for an hour, who would it be?
N’Gai Croal. He’s been a long time player of the SOCOM franchise and I would really like to discuss what he thinks about this game. It doesn’t hurt that he is also one of the best journalists writing about video games and also writes for Newsweek.

5. What game do you most want an hour to sit in front of yourself (besides your own)?
Metal Gear Solid 4. I’m very curious how the game plays compared to the videos that have been shown so far.

Wait a second ... are those flying citadels 0_o


And is it just me, or are you flying underneath one ... and just potentially blew the ****er up?!!?