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I remember reading about trespasser in a game magazine as a kid. The promises were high, an open world sandbox game with realistic physics was unheard of at the

by LeonM 7y ago

I remember reading about trespasser in a game magazine as a kid. The promises were high, an open world sandbox game with realistic physics was unheard of at the time. Then the reviews came and I remember that they were quite disappointing. I never played the game in the end. I do remember that the game had one novelty: you could see your own body as a player when you looked down. And since the main character in the game was female, you had some boobs to look at. On one of the breasts there was a heart shaped tattoo that was your health indicator.

sonicggg 7y ago
Sounds like it was the No Man's Sky of 1999.
jaynetics 7y ago
Too bad the reviews put you off. Despite major flaws, it was a fun game, and incredibly impressive back then. Way ahead of its time in certain regards. You could shoot stuff out from under things and make them collapse realistically. If you shot a dinosaur on a hillside, his corpse would roll down. If you picked up a heavy object and swung it hard enough at the right moment, you could use it to fend off smaller dinosaurs. The bugs on the other hand were hilarious. E.g. if a wooden board got stuck in a door, closing that door might make the board turn at such speed that it slapped you to death on the spot.
- aasasd 7y ago
  Now I can't help seeing the potential of the lever as a mechanism for a DIY suicide booth. Not the cheapest method in material or effort, though—if one wishes to ensure the efficacy. Not sure it's a bug, though: I think I've experienced a variety of ‘stepping on a rake’-style effects back in the day, of differing severity.
- kungtotte 7y ago
  It also had a very different take on inventory management for the time: You could carry two weapons, and there were no reloads. So you had a submachine gun with most of a magazine left and a shotgun with two shells when you ran across a big ol' revolver with five rounds. The SMG had a lot of ammo but only really worked against small dinos, the shotgun didn't have much ammo but it takes down most things with only a few hits. Do you ditch either for the revolver (powerful, low ammo) or do you chance it with what you've got?

by LeonM 7y ago

sonicggg 7y ago

Sounds like it was the No Man's Sky of 1999.

jaynetics 7y ago

Too bad the reviews put you off. Despite major flaws, it was a fun game, and incredibly impressive back then. Way ahead of its time in certain regards. You could shoot stuff out from under things and make them collapse realistically. If you shot a dinosaur on a hillside, his corpse would roll down. If you picked up a heavy object and swung it hard enough at the right moment, you could use it to fend off smaller dinosaurs. The bugs on the other hand were hilarious. E.g. if a wooden board got stuck in a door, closing that door might make the board turn at such speed that it slapped you to death on the spot.

aasasd 7y ago
Now I can't help seeing the potential of the lever as a mechanism for a DIY suicide booth. Not the cheapest method in material or effort, though—if one wishes to ensure the efficacy. Not sure it's a bug, though: I think I've experienced a variety of ‘stepping on a rake’-style effects back in the day, of differing severity.
kungtotte 7y ago
It also had a very different take on inventory management for the time: You could carry two weapons, and there were no reloads. So you had a submachine gun with most of a magazine left and a shotgun with two shells when you ran across a big ol' revolver with five rounds. The SMG had a lot of ammo but only really worked against small dinos, the shotgun didn't have much ammo but it takes down most things with only a few hits. Do you ditch either for the revolver (powerful, low ammo) or do you chance it with what you've got?