Watch Faith and a .45, be impressed

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Watch Faith and a .45, be impressed

Posted Feb 5th 2008 5:45PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News

Alright, we dare you to watch the Faith and a .45 teaser above and not at least be intrigued. Seriously. A period game set during the Great Depression? Tommy guns? Compelling characters? Bi-planes? Where do we sign up? Let's not forget that the game sports one of the best titles in recent memory. Of course, the question you must be asking is just how well all of this plays. Of that it's hard to be certain. 1UP certainly seemed to be impressed with some of the co-op maneuvers that could be pulled off between the two main characters. They also lament, however, that it's always possible there will be significant changes once developers Deadline Games find a publisher. With the gaming world already full of square-jawed, macho shooters, here's hoping Faith and a .45 comes out unscathed.

Read -- Faith and a .45 - Debut Teaser HD
Read -- Faith and a .45 Preview

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2-05-2008 @ 5:56PM

intRvenous said...

...not to mention the girl character is hot (at least in the painting). Like a young Famke Jannsen with red hair. Sweet lord yes.

2-05-2008 @ 5:58PM

intRvenous said...

fire and particle effects are very last gen though... :-(

2-05-2008 @ 11:44PM

Matt said...

Agreed. Thought the exact same thing.

2-05-2008 @ 6:39PM

Carnie said...

Seems intriguing enough, hopefully there will be a demo and an interesting story.

I wonder though if they will have multi player.

I can say I will be watching this game...

2-05-2008 @ 7:08PM

ArmiMaan said...

Reeks of generic shooter material to me. It might be fun, but doesn't look to be anything worth getting hyped up over.

2-05-2008 @ 7:29PM

Stranger said...

Dare failed. Color me unimpressed.

Fail to see how a Gears of War Clone with a fresh coat of paint and a couple of new co-op gimmicks deserves as much attention as this game's been getting.

Don't get me wrong, I like seeing a new developer trying to do something innovative. This just isn't innovative. It's an amalgamation of very tired videogame and movie cliches pretending it's something it isn't.

Hell, the title is a lift off of a bad reinterpretation of Bonnie & Clyde (same source material) called Love & a .45.

I just completely fail to see how stealing a movie concept, changing one word of the title, and ripping off your gameplay from Gears (with added exploding barrels!!!) is in any way original. Top it off with the title's first gameplay video featuring almost nothing but exploding barrels and a giggle inducing North by Northwest reference, and I'm about as skeptical as it gets.

The guy in the promo image has a scar on his chin that's identical to Harrison Ford's for cryin' out loud!

Taking cool things that have been done before (and done better) and rolling them all into a Gears of War clone isn't being original, and shouldn't be credited as such simply because it's set in the 1930s.

This game would only seem original to someone who hasn't been exposed to any American pop culture pre-1985 and if that sounds like a description of whomever is reading this you'd better be 12, or at least really ashamed of yourself.

Seriously... how derivative can one game get??? Hope it turns out good and I wish the dev's success, but I'm just not holding my breath... sorry.

2-06-2008 @ 4:44AM

Boff said...

I get the impression you didn't like the game much then.

2-06-2008 @ 10:07AM

Richard Mitchell said...

Oh wait, you're right. There have been hundreds of games set in the Great Depression and taking major cues from Bonnie and Clyde. What was I thinking?

2-07-2008 @ 7:25PM

Stranger said...

All I'm saying is you can't credit a game for originality when all we've seen is a PR blast that indicates noting but derivation.

"The Great Depression" is about as accurate a description of the game's supposed setting as saying that Halo is an accurate depiction of the future.

If it was actually set in that period things would look very,very different... particularly Faith's hair color, costume design, and the prevalence of exploding barrels and chin scars (read: tired videogame & movie cliches).

I think were giving a gimmicky setting with a movie story-and-title ripoff a little too much credit when calling it original. Especially when no one's played the friggin' thing. All were seeing is marketing materials here... and those marketing materials are about as derivative as you can get.

Like I said: I hope this one turns out. I really do. I just wouldn't hang my hat on this being anything other than a mediocre Gears clone in different clothing.

2-08-2008 @ 9:40AM

Richard Mitchell said...

Fair enough.

I'm certainly not hanging my hat on it yet either, but I can't help but be excited by it, if for not other reason than the love interest between the two main characters. Not something you see in your average shooter.

2-05-2008 @ 10:06PM

SharpBlade said...

Wow Stranger, for someone who isn't impressed you sure spent a lot text space expressing your hate for this game.

Jaded much?

2-05-2008 @ 11:27PM

ogvor said...

Best title for a game in a recent while is the excellent looking PC space strategy game: Sins of a Solar Empire

2-05-2008 @ 11:29PM

Trekster_Gamer said...

Could be fun, but the look and physics just did not seem like it was next gen. Needs more polish. Now this may be that I am currently on on my Halo3, COD4 high I suppose but you should really look at those 2 titles before you release a new FPS game. They tend to spoil you for other games. After them we expect, WE DEMAND MORE!

2-06-2008 @ 2:59AM

Deck said...

Bleh graphics aren't everything. Sure the exploding particle effects were not the most amazing but... its intriguing to say the least.

Will have to watch it and see what it comes to. Perhaps it will turn out to be something good.

2-06-2008 @ 6:37AM

Brian said...

Gun meets Casablanca?

2-06-2008 @ 8:03AM

Joe said...

looks lame

2-06-2008 @ 11:04AM

Egon Pax said...

I think it looks pretty good. Maybe not worth a $60 purchase for me, but give me a deal and I'll bite. Definitely needs a demo.

2-06-2008 @ 11:20AM

chenry said...

I see someone's been reading up on Bonnie & Clyde, because that is definitely a sawn-off BAR!

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