The Conduit

[Darkslash]

UPDATE:
New Gameplay Footage of The Conduit and its starting to look REALLY good.
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14248157/the-conduit/videos/raptorignne.html

there will be a playable Demo at E3 too.


The conduit is confirmed to have online. How many players it will support simultaneously is the question.

release date:Q1 2009

http://live-wii.net/wii/nintendo-voice-chat-summary-the-conduit-online-multiplayer-confirmed/ link to the confirmed part

excerpt if you don't want to read it all

Confirmation of The Conduit multiplayer - Deathmatch teaser was referring to online component, multiplayer deathmatch. Devs. of The Conduit have been contacted by many publishers, but are taking their time so they can make the game they want to make. “Yes, we are planning on online multiplayer. We don’t yet know how many simultaneous players we’ll be able to support. The other thing folks seem to have a lot questions on the forumsfront is the lack of a publisher. For what it’s worth, we have no shortages of options now both large and small but we are taking our time. We have our own funding to entirely complete the game and it’s not that we don’t play well with others, we just want to be far enough along that someone doesn’t come along and monkey the whole thing up. We’ve worked on enough licensed titles that had the potential to be good but an arm-chaired quarterback came in and mandated a very bad direction. The further along we are, the less likely that is to happen. We really want The Conduit to be something special for the Wii and for us, you know?”




Its most likely a video game first. A 3rd Party Wii game that does not look like crap(refer Red Steel) and actual effort into making a wii game looking like a 360 game

The Conduit. If you haven't heard of it WATCH The TRAILER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5EhfHNPA8g&fmt=18


Possibly the next big game on the Wii. The company High Voltage Sofware realeased VIP black jack on Wiiware and are releasing Animales de la Muerte and Gyrostarr on Wiiware too.

But the most major project at the moment is The Conduit.

STORY

The conduit puts you into the shoes of Agent Ford who's superior is a agent named John Adams who gives the code 1797 which then starts off the story. You are trying to undermine the alliance of Humans and aliens that want to take over washington D.C and then the world.

GAMEPLAY

This is a Wii FPS. This game will focus on run and gun and puzzle solving. Puzzle solving will be played with the help of "the all seeing eye" which projects secret images on walls supposedly only aliens can see. This will have supposedly CoD4 kinda run and gun. There is no blood screen or rechargeable shield at the moment .Instead this will have the traditional life bar.

Weapons
From the trailer it seems there will be a weapon system simmilar to Halo. With Human weapon to alien Weapon counter parts. Known Human weapons are

FN SCAR
SPAS-12
Kriss .45 SMG
GLOCK or some kind of hand gun
Stinger
MP5k


Images and speculated descriptions

Agent Ford

the playable character. This is his main armor later in the game. The first parts will have him wearing a tuxedo.

ENEMIES

Drone

the canon fodder of Alien troops. they are numerous and disposable.

Skimer

Air borne troops

Scarab

possible shock troops. Tougher than drones.

Humans alliance with Aliens

Possibly brainwashed humans.

New screens

I am very hyped up for this game and will be a good addition to my wii library if good enough.

Even though it does not have a publisher, some hints are pointing that Nintendo will be the one to publish this game(voice chat, online play)

Ways you can help€
You can tell your Friends, post trailers on your blogs,myspace, face book, Just get the word out.The more hype this game gets the more developers might work harder. i just can't wait for it.

 

[bored]

Whenever I hear "The Conduit" I think of Mass Effect.

Hmm.. The creatures look like something off Metroid or something else of that nature.

 

[SkylerOcon]

Funny thing, the first thing I thought when I saw this was Mass Effect as well.

Regardless, it looks pretty cool. Nice to see the Wii might get it's own Smash hit third-party game.

 

[Crimson King]

The blood sprays looked AWFUL, but I did feel really nostalgic when I saw that gun at the beginning that looked like the gun from Half-Life that shot out the little creatures (snarks I believe).

It looks ok, but nothing that would take me away from the dozens of other FPSes out there.

 

[Tom]

This looks awesome. Hype hype hype.

 

[Darkslash]

The blood sprays looked AWFUL, but I did feel really nostalgic when I saw that gun at the beginning that looked like the gun from Half-Life that shot out the little creatures (snarks I believe).

It looks ok, but nothing that would take me away from the dozens of other FPSes out there.

yea but they are trying to get a Teen rating. They wouldn't want to scare potential costumers

And that gun in the beggining. Know what it does?

Shoots out a guided explosive bioform o_0

 

[Talek]

Lol i thought about mass effect also when i read "The Conduit". Such a great game but back on topic... It looks great except for the blood spray and a few graphics that seemed a bit odd, but either than that it looks pretty cool i'll keep my eye on it.

 

[smashbro29]

wow even nintendo is jumping on the bandwagon of fps's great

 

[Darkslash]

wow even nintendo is jumping on the bandwagon of fps's great

don't be surprised if star fox has FPS elements to it :D

these guys got a publisher but are not saying who they are. they might reveal it at E3

 

[smashbro29]

oh HELL NO starfox better be all ships one on-foot mission and I'm not buying it

 

[Tom]

oh HELL NO starfox better be all ships one on-foot mission and I'm not buying it

If they get it right then I won't complain. I think its Starfox's turn for a Galaxy or Twilight Princess.

 

[SkylerOcon]

yea but they are trying to get a Teen rating. They wouldn't want to scare potential costumers

And that gun in the beggining. Know what it does?

Shoots out a guided explosive bioform o_0

Wait what? Why are they trying to go for a Teen rating? Seriously, this game looks like something that will only reach it's full potential if it has stuff in it to get it a Mature rating.

 

[Crimson King]

I am pretty sure it'll hit a Mature rating. A T rating will basically kill the game because they'll have to limit the action so much, and that can be really noticeable in an FPS.

 

[Firus]

Well...the game looks interesting, but "Nintendo's Halo" implies that this would be the big game for the Wii; that's basically what Halo is for the 360. That I resent, because no matter how good it is, I doubt it will shine above everything else on the console. Then again, the Wii hasn't been as good as it could've been...so it's possible it'll be up there.

Unless, of course, you're just referring to the similarities between this game and Halo--in which case, I'd have to agree. It looks a lot like Halo. Doesn't look like a bad game though. I might actually buy it, depending on how it pans out.

P.S. Is it just me or do the graphics look REALLY GOOD for the Wii?

 

[Eriatarka]

I wasn't all that impressed with it, the only thing which sets it apart from all the other FPSs that I can see is that this is an FPS on Wii.. If it has good controls, good online and the reviews are positive I might get it, but it's not one I'm going to spend my time anticipating.
There is a great multiplayer FPS waiting to be made for the Wii though.

 

[Darkslash]

Well...the game looks interesting, but "Nintendo's Halo" implies that this would be the big game for the Wii; that's basically what Halo is for the 360. That I resent, because no matter how good it is, I doubt it will shine above everything else on the console. Then again, the Wii hasn't been as good as it could've been...so it's possible it'll be up there.

Unless, of course, you're just referring to the similarities between this game and Halo--in which case, I'd have to agree. It looks a lot like Halo. Doesn't look like a bad game though. I might actually buy it, depending on how it pans out.

P.S. Is it just me or do the graphics look REALLY GOOD for the Wii?

Well when i say Halo its like Halo 1. I mean all games have to start out somewhere right? And these guys are pushing the Wii to its limit. They stated that They wanted this to look like a Xbox360 game running at 60 FPS. They even went to create their own engine exclusive for the Wii. Though they might change their minds and make it a M rating. But that means i dunno how to get it I'm still 15.....

 

[Mr.GAW]

I'm playing through Half-Life 2 for the first time through the Orange Box, and I have to say, this game has a striking resemblance to it, especially the (brainwashed?) humans that look like combine soldiers.

I'm not sure how much I'm liking the whole "eye" thing for puzzles, but it could turn out well. I don't see matchmaking working that well, so it better have some **** good single player and co-op.

EDIT: TC, I'm sure you're parents would let you get it if you just explain it's not gonna make you a psycho. I'm 16 and my rents are moderatly strict, but only game I can't play is GTA4.

 

[bored]

The graphics are pretty good... for the Wii that is...

 

[Firus]

Well when i say Halo its like Halo 1. I mean all games have to start out somewhere right? And these guys are pushing the Wii to its limit. They stated that They wanted this to look like a Xbox360 game running at 60 FPS. They even went to create their own engine exclusive for the Wii. Though they might change their minds and make it a M rating. But that means i dunno how to get it I'm still 15.....

Really? Well, they did a good job with the graphics thus far, I think--as I said, they look really good for the Wii. They almost look like a 360 game. So that could be interesting. Again, depending on how it pans out, I may or may not buy it. I'm not going to count down the days 'til it comes out, but I'll look into reviews and such once it does.

As for getting it if it's M Rated, you can probably find someone 17+ to buy it for you. Or maybe if you look old enough, they'll give it to you regardless. I mean, they can't exactly card you at 17, which could be how old you are.
I'm sure there's some way you can get it--I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[SkylerOcon]

The graphics do look really good for this game. Even as of right now, it seems to still be in development (every thing looked so SHINY to me in the trailer video) with the graphics and possibly even with the gameplay.

 

[antimatter]

that definitely looks interesting. at the least, I'd give it a rental. anyone else notice the gun towards the end that fired ammunition like the Judicator from MPH?

 

[Darkslash]

Hmm looks like i made a mistake. The gun that looks like the Kriss .45 may be a alien weapon. Looks like it has 3 modes of fire. Burst(1 pulse shots), bouncing(bounces off walls), and a Shock one(near the end).

So is any one spreading this around? This game needs alot of exposure if it wants to be known

 

[derek.haines]

I'm just happy to see a third-party putting everything they've got into a Wii title. It does my heart proud...

 

[Cashed]

The graphics are almost up to the level of that of Doom 3 on the original Xbox, but they are not comparable to 360 or PS3 game graphics.

This is just another Wii FPS being hyped when it shouldn't be, just like Red Steel.

 

[derek.haines]

The graphics are almost up to the level of that of Doom 3 on the original Xbox, but they are not comparable to 360 or PS3 game graphics.

This is just another Wii FPS being hyped when it shouldn't be, just like Red Steel.

Why in the world shouldn't it be? Wii owners have very little to get excited about in terms of third-party games, so this is like a godsend. Besides, the Wii has the best FPS controls outside of a mouse and keyboard, so the hype is even more warranted.

 

[Johnthegalactic]

If this gets multiplayer it will be a buy

 

[Crimson King]

To call it Nintendo's answer to Halo implies that it will be comparable to Halo, and honestly, I don't see it happening. Halo got extremely lucky, in hindsight. First, had it gone straight to PC, it would have been lost in the shuffle of all the other FPSes on PC. Secondly, if you played Halo 1 and 2 ONLY on PC, not that great of an FPS. In fact, it's probably sub-par at best. What made Halo so great was that it was the first FPS that on a console that was really good and the controls weren't too complicated. Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were good games, but the polish on Halo was noticable, and the fact the 64 itself didn't do so well. Will it be a great game? Who knows. Will it be a console seller like Halo was? I honestly doubt it.

 

[Zero Beat]

Because it "looks good" for the Wii, don't expect an extensive story-mode..

We all know how bad "good" graphics cut down on gameplay. Of course, with the exception of GTA IV.

 

[Johnthegalactic]

I am spreading the word!

 

[Darkslash]

well who knows? we might get good Graphics, Story, AND ONLINE Just hope for the best

 

[#HBC | marshy]

It looks like someone put Half-Life, Halo, Geist and Area 51 into a blender. That reminds me, MadWorld looks like Gears and Sin City in a blender. What's with Wii titles looking like watered down 360/PC titles this past week? Oh, and it looks like I'm the 50th person in this thread who was reminded of Mass Effect when I read the title.

Can't say I'm excited for it, but that's only because I don't care for most FPS games. It was fun to watch the weapons though, especially the homing one at the beginning of the trailer. They're supposedly going for 60 frames per second (picked that up on Wikipedia). At least it could give Wii owners more reason to play online, assuming that it will have online play. Only other reasons I can think of are Medal of Honor Heroes 2 & Mario Kart Wii.

 

[Darkslash]

It looks like someone put Half-Life, Halo, Geist and Area 51 into a blender. That reminds me, MadWorld looks like Gears and Sin City in a blender. What's with Wii titles looking like watered down 360/PC titles this past week? Oh, and it looks like I'm the 50th person in this thread who was reminded of Mass Effect when I read the title.

Can't say I'm excited for it, but that's only because I don't care for most FPS games. It was fun to watch the weapons though, especially the homing one at the beginning of the trailer. They're supposedly going for 60 frames per second (picked that up on Wikipedia). At least it could give Wii owners more reason to play online, assuming that it will have online play. Only other reasons I can think of are Medal of Honor Heroes 2 & Mario Kart Wii.

Yea these guys are trying to say

"HEY LOOK THE WII IS NOT CRAP!!!"

the most logical step is putting online. And remember this is just the Alpha stage. Its not done yet

 

[Zodiac]

P.S. Is it just me or do the graphics look REALLY GOOD for the Wii?

Its not just you, those graphics look really freakin good for wii, and their not even final yet.

I wouldnt say that Its a answere to halo but I wouldnt be lying if the minute I saw this trailer I hoped for multplayer that will have the mlg pick it up, because nintendo only has one title(Possibly two , the two smashes) one the circuit and this would be so awesome, Im already syked for this game and im going to start promoting it like crazy.

I hope it gets a demo going at E3 but I highly doubt it, they're still working on this game's polishing as it is.

Hmm looks like i made a mistake. The gun that looks like the Kriss .45 may be a alien weapon. Looks like it has 3 modes of fire. Burst(1 pulse shots), bouncing(bounces off walls), and a Shock one(near the end).

So is any one spreading this around? This game needs alot of exposure if it wants to be known

Heck yes im spreading it! I already uploaded it to youtube and im putting in my signature as we speak!

this really gets me excited, I honestly just lost hope in nintendo;s console's again with the recent shovel ware, to hear these guys flate out say that most of the games on the wii are crap and that they're trying to change that is awesome!

 

[Johnthegalactic]

I hit SBR boards with this and will hit the MoHH2 boards with it.

 

[RedPeppers]

Actually the graphics were very similar to MP3's which to me is fine. I don't need amazing graphics to show off aliens because I don't know what they look like in the first place. Dying for a good FPS for Wii hoping this one will make it. I like the idea of using the all seeing eye as well. Not sure how crazy I'll be about solving the puzzles, but it's cool seeing as it's been on the dollar bill for how long now?

 

[Micahc]

I actually thought of Half Life when I heard of the game. Weird, I've played a grand total of 4 minutes of HL...

I'm hoping this game has good online.

 

[SkylerOcon]

Glad to see this video is getting plenty of hits on IGN... it's today's most watched.

And yeah, it does look like a blender between other popular FPS. But mind you, it's still in early stages of development.

 

[Viroxor]

Well, be honest, how many times can you do "OMG aliens kill them all!" and still be original? Halo says hi. Half Life says hi. Metroid says hi. Area 51 says hi. Earthbound says hi.

Really, aliens are getting a little old. The whole insectoid design was done by Super Metroid in, what, 1993? Yeah. At least make the aliens' design something original. Like Star Fox. What other alien shooting game features a giant monkey head as a primary antagonist? None, that's what.

 

[bored]

It reminds me of Prey, sort of.

 

[Darkslash]

Well tbh the is in the Alpha stage. And this looks like the best looking Wii game of 2008. Now if this is the alpha stage, by God what will the Final stage look like?