Hawken, a Mech Combat FPS. WIP video

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**kenshin620**

Have no idea this game ever existed, browsing youtube gave me this video released today on the gameplay. Reminds me of a modern version of SLAI/Phantom Crash

**Yak9UT**

It looks pretty good.

I wonder if its anything like Mechwarrior

**AresX8**

PC gaming: Where we have the cooler looking games.

Seriously though, my jaw dropped with the first reveal video. Now, I have to pick up my other half of my head from the floor.

**Soladrin**

AresX8 wrote:PC gaming: Where we have the cooler looking games.

Seriously though, my jaw dropped with the first reveal video. Now, I have to pick up my other half of my head from the floor.

Erm, why is everyone assuming its for pc? They haven't announced the platform(s) yet.

Here's the official FAQ:

http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/faq

So YES it's a multiplayer game, there will be more modes, platform isn't announced.

**Wolfun**

Eh, I'm underwhelmed. Just looks like a shiny FPS with a Mech HUD. The Mech's don't seem to move with any weight.

Now this:

**Soladrin**

Mechwarrior seems so slow in comparison though. thats why i prefer armored core I guess.

Also, as to your point, I don't see that as a bad thing

And do remember, this is an indy game, and only 9 months old now.

(YES ITS AN INDY GAME HUZZAH!)

**Yak9UT**

Wolfun wrote:Eh, I'm underwhelmed. Just looks like a shiny FPS with a Mech HUD. The Mech's don't seem to move with any weight.

Now this:

Problem is that they are having legal issue with one of the mechs so its unknown if the game will be realesed

**Soladrin**

So thats the reason we'v heard nothing for ages. What mech?

**Yak9UT**

Soladrin wrote:So thats the reason we'v heard nothing for ages. What mech?

This one here...

It sucks that it might not be realesed

**Soladrin**

Ah the warhammer is it... Why would they have legal issues about one mech when they the rights to make an entire mechwarrior game... this makes no sense...

**Yak9UT**

Heres the link about the legal issue.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgabrielyanagihara.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fmechwarrior-5-legal-problems.html&ei=ql-WTbWgBY6mvQOvg7DqCw&usg=AFQjCNFlnx5pVspBW3jBDBXqgq9BjWDV2A&sig2=H_Bae1tpY4YU6VOnvxF3ig

This will explain the problem

**Soladrin**

Wow.. screw harmony gold.

**Wolfun**

Yeah, I heard about the legal problems. Here's hoping it get's solved. We need a good Mechwarrior game.

**Soladrin**

We need good mech games all round, theres really only been 1 mech game in last what.. 2 or 3 years? and that's AC: For anwser (as far as I know).

**Wolfun**

I thought For Answer was seriously underrated as a game. It was great Mech game with varying difficulty, and the ability to make some seriously awesome creations.

**Soladrin**

I agree, was addicted to it for quite some time, playing the PSP AC games now.

**BobbaFett**

This game looks astonishing. Since I watched the first video I´ve looking about this "Hawken" thing. I´ve heard that they are just 9 guys in the studio.
This is going to be a huge success for them.

**Corpsesarefun**

I agree with wolfun, this just looks like they took a standard fps and gave it a shiney layer of mech paint.