[pc/360] Apb

[doobiwan]

OMW

From the man that brought you lemmings, Grand theft Auto and Crackdown, his first MMO: APB.

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3166497

APB looks like the simultaneous appeasement of every wish/bitch list I've written over the years about both MMOs and open world games. It's a game that's combining both of those genres and stripping each of many of their respective annoyances. All I've ever wanted from an MMORPG is a place to be an individual and have a sense of accomplishment without wasting hundreds of hours doing nothing more interesting than killing the same boar a thousand times. And the central element of a great open world game has always been a big space full of interesting things to do with a great big pile of toys.

For the first time in recent memory I'm actually having difficulty containing my excitement enough to convey it properly. A short, instantly attention getting phrase like "MMO Crackdown" doesn't begin to do the thing justice. It looks far, far better than that. This isn't an MMORPG, and it's much more than another sandbox game. Dave Jones simply called it a "Multiplayer Online Game," which is a bit nonspecific, but at least isn't loaded with preconceptions. This bears the look of something very new.

IGN has a very good write up:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/854/854140p1.html

And GV has videos
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/17694

 

[GavinMannion]

I am stupidly excited about this game now....
It looks utterly fantastic

 

[ToxicBunny]

That it does..

demmit... *sulk* i wants my tv back.. playing xbox on a normal tv sucks piles...