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Tribes: Ascend unveiled

Discussion in 'Gaming Forum' started by Desides, May 10, 2011.

  1. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    HOLY F***ING SHEEPS*** A NEW TRIBES GAME

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    Paul 13 Chaotic Neutral & Unstable Genius Staff Member

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    Wow, used to play Tribes Ultra Renegades online... when they modified it to have unlimited jet pack fuel. That was the best. 1999?
     
  3. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Never heard of Tribe games. Read on Wikipedia that this is going to be downloadable and multiplayer only?
     
  4. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    This is sadly the case for 99% of gamers today.

    Tribes is a series from the late 90s/early 00s that focused on team-based multiplayer gaming. It had its own lore, like a Starcraft or a Halo, and the games took place within that setting. You could build your own bases, buy automated defenses, buy vehicles, etc.

    Imagine Team Fortress 2 + Halo + Starcraft + Capture the Flag.

    So, forget Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3 or whatever else. This is a real online multiplayer FPS.
     
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    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Consider me in. Article is blocked for me at work. Any idea on release date? Xbox only I assume? If this is downloadable only, cheaper than the usual $60? Sorry to bombard you with questions. I'm looking to get into some new good multiplayer games and this sounds like one.
     
  6. Tone_E

    Tone_E Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Yeah man. I remember back when it was in its prime I didn't have a cpu that can play the game. I was so pissed.

    This game paved the way for Halo imo. Exact same concept, artwork, level design, units, game modes, etc.

    This is the real deal.
     
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  7. Tone_E

    Tone_E Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Since I was unable to play the originals, I look forward to giving this one a shot.

    [video=youtube;a8ymShW-onE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ymShW-onE[/video]
     
  8. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    PC, XBLA. Release date is sometime this year, no word on price.

    Apparently there are two Tribes games in the works: Tribes Universe, an MMO, and Tribes: Ascend, this multiplayer-only FPS.
     
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  9. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    A reminder: Tribes: Ascend will be free to play on XBLA and PC. Just throwing that out there.

    [video=youtube;oevWde_F-yU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oevWde_F-yU[/video]

     
  10. sking29

    sking29 What it takes to be cool

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    I remember playing "Tribes: Aerial Assault" on dial-up for the PS2. It was my first ever online shooter (second online game behind Madden 2003) and I remember the back of the case calling the game a "Halo Killer" according to PlayStation Magazine. I remember playing that game for hours on split-screen, I'll try this game for pure nostalgia alone.
     
  11. Clipse

    Clipse mediocrity sucks

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    And free huh. Can't wait.
     
  12. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Okay, so apparently Ascend is on hold for the 360, because Microsoft doesn't allow titles to be rapidly updated. In other words, Ascend's microtransaction system is a non-starter on the 360.

    So, PC only.
     

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