New Hawken Video Is Like A Shotgun Full of Mech Combat Goodness

DoctorFinger · 08-31-2011, 08:56 AM

From the PC Gamer conference at PAX, comes a new gameplay trailer for Hawken. We first saw Hawken earlier this year, and even then it looked like ten kinds of awesome. This new desert map shows a more open environment than the metropolis of earlier trailers.

Developer Adhesive Games also released a story trailer a few days ago, so you can get caught up on why these giant mechs are fighting. They're not yet saying when they hope to have it ready for release, but they're still aiming for releases on the PC, 360 & PS3.

Source - PC Gamer

Squidbot · 08-31-2011, 09:05 AM

I cannot find the words for how stupidly excited I am for this game.

aVaKus · 08-31-2011, 09:35 AM

Um.....not usually a mech fan, but holy shit that looks great!

Exodus · 08-31-2011, 09:47 AM

I'm...surprisingly sold on this!

Bone · 08-31-2011, 09:52 AM

Oh my... yes.

Drayven · 08-31-2011, 09:57 AM

I never got into mech games but this looks like one I could enjoy.

biosc1 · 08-31-2011, 10:23 AM

This has me way more excited than the previous videos...Looks way more fun.

Wasson_ · 08-31-2011, 10:34 AM

I wasn't sold on the previous videos...

But this video was damn good. I love the cockpit details, the movement seems good. Alot less fruity "flying-junkpile" stuff going on.

mechs have legs. keep em on the ground I say. That was terrestrial enough for me. Anyone else catch on to him "shutting down" to restore HP? That I can approve of given the fast pace of the game. But I'd still prefer a more simulation style vitality system.

Khrymsyn · 08-31-2011, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wasson_

Anyone else catch on to him "shutting down" to restore HP?

Hah, I didn't catch that. I thought he was shutting down so he would be harder for the guy behind him to see... like no tracking signature or something.

Mr. Murphy · 08-31-2011, 12:18 PM

I am drooling. I could live in that mech.

Like a trucker.

Pictures of women slapped all over the cockpit, fast-food wrappers on the floor, empty meth vials in the glove box and of course, I'd never drive faster than I could see.

Bone · 08-31-2011, 12:22 PM

Murphy, that's a feeling I got when I first played Steel Battalion! That it was a lot like being a long-haul trucker with a cot in the back. One of your lesser-used video monitors would have a porn channel playing. CB radio would warn you of bandits in the area.

Actually this game needs to be made separately. Think Autoduel meets Battletech.

Squidbot · 08-31-2011, 12:27 PM

Someone work out how to play this with a Steel Battalion controller please.

Bone · 08-31-2011, 12:32 PM

Squid, you have an SB controller? Have you done any matchmaking with it? There was a service to make it continue working after the servers went down I think.

Squidbot · 08-31-2011, 12:36 PM

It's in storage at the moment, not used it in years.

Bone · 08-31-2011, 12:39 PM

Same, it's been a couple for me too. Not enough room to keep it out, but if I had a game room I'd build a cabinet for it and one for my race driving setup!

Plus my Xbox semi-bricked from a custom firmware and I have been too lazy to re-crack it.

Squidbot · 08-31-2011, 12:46 PM

I don't even own an original Xbox anymore, yet still have games and controllers.
A friend of mine used to play Steel Battalion in a reclined LaZboy, with the controller on a lowered ironing board across his lap, and a 5.1 system positioned around the chair, bass bin pressed against the back, lights low.

Bone · 08-31-2011, 12:48 PM

Yeah, I had a converted shelf from a printer stand that would fit over the chair. It was a little ridiculous, and that's where the semi truck comparisons set in. You made sure you had everything you needed within reach because getting out of the cockpit was a pain in the ass.

menage · 08-31-2011, 03:11 PM

Damn, that looks stupidly good.

roboninja · 08-31-2011, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aVaKus

Um.....not usually a mech fan, but holy shit that looks great!

Agreed, this looks like the right mix between sim and fun.

08-31-2011, 08:56 AM	#1
DoctorFinger Editor in Chief Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 14,039 Blog Entries: 10	New Hawken Video Is Like A Shotgun Full of Mech Combat Goodness From the PC Gamer conference at PAX, comes a new gameplay trailer for Hawken. We first saw Hawken earlier this year, and even then it looked like ten kinds of awesome. This new desert map shows a more open environment than the metropolis of earlier trailers. Developer Adhesive Games also released a story trailer a few days ago, so you can get caught up on why these giant mechs are fighting. They're not yet saying when they hope to have it ready for release, but they're still aiming for releases on the PC, 360 & PS3. Source - PC Gamer

08-31-2011, 09:05 AM	#2
Squidbot Schrödinger's vet Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: R'lyeh Posts: 10,330	I cannot find the words for how stupidly excited I am for this game. __________________ And now our dreams are true, we don't know what to do For we don't like it here, there's nothing for us to fear Bored mindless in Utopia British Invaders

08-31-2011, 09:35 AM	#3
aVaKus keepin' it classy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pitt Pa Posts: 745	Um.....not usually a mech fan, but holy shit that looks great! __________________ When I was your age, we rocket jumped all the way to school, uphill, both ways.....in boiling lava Gamertag: aVaKu5 PSN: aVaKus Steam: aVaKus 3DS Friend Code: 2836-0087-4693 Nintendo ID: aVaKus3 It Gets Better

08-31-2011, 09:47 AM	#4
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Drayven Yes, I yawn like a Wookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,950	I never got into mech games but this looks like one I could enjoy. __________________ XBL: Drayven Steam: Drayven

08-31-2011, 10:23 AM	#7
biosc1 monoputer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,751	This has me way more excited than the previous videos...Looks way more fun.

08-31-2011, 10:34 AM	#8
Wasson_ The Last Starfighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: AREA 88 Posts: 3,811	I wasn't sold on the previous videos... But this video was damn good. I love the cockpit details, the movement seems good. Alot less fruity "flying-junkpile" stuff going on. mechs have legs. keep em on the ground I say. That was terrestrial enough for me. Anyone else catch on to him "shutting down" to restore HP? That I can approve of given the fast pace of the game. But I'd still prefer a more simulation style vitality system. __________________ THE RUSSIANS SENT A TANK TO THE MOON! -O. Urungus

08-31-2011, 12:18 PM	#10
Mr. Murphy Eight-Bit Soul Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,155 Blog Entries: 6	I am drooling. I could live in that mech. Like a trucker. Pictures of women slapped all over the cockpit, fast-food wrappers on the floor, empty meth vials in the glove box and of course, I'd never drive faster than I could see. __________________ Video game Music Worth Mentioning archive.

08-31-2011, 12:22 PM	#11
Bone Extraordinary Prick Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,397 Blog Entries: 8	Murphy, that's a feeling I got when I first played Steel Battalion! That it was a lot like being a long-haul trucker with a cot in the back. One of your lesser-used video monitors would have a porn channel playing. CB radio would warn you of bandits in the area. Actually this game needs to be made separately. Think Autoduel meets Battletech. __________________ I think I want to be you when I grow up, but I'm far more likely to be Bone. - Superman's Dead XBL: xx 8one xx 3DS: 0516-7281-0600 Steam: -Bone-

08-31-2011, 12:27 PM	#12
Squidbot Schrödinger's vet Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: R'lyeh Posts: 10,330	Someone work out how to play this with a Steel Battalion controller please. __________________ And now our dreams are true, we don't know what to do For we don't like it here, there's nothing for us to fear Bored mindless in Utopia British Invaders

08-31-2011, 12:32 PM	#13
Bone Extraordinary Prick Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,397 Blog Entries: 8	Squid, you have an SB controller? Have you done any matchmaking with it? There was a service to make it continue working after the servers went down I think. __________________ I think I want to be you when I grow up, but I'm far more likely to be Bone. - Superman's Dead XBL: xx 8one xx 3DS: 0516-7281-0600 Steam: -Bone-

08-31-2011, 12:36 PM	#14
Squidbot Schrödinger's vet Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: R'lyeh Posts: 10,330	It's in storage at the moment, not used it in years. __________________ And now our dreams are true, we don't know what to do For we don't like it here, there's nothing for us to fear Bored mindless in Utopia British Invaders

08-31-2011, 12:39 PM	#15
Bone Extraordinary Prick Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,397 Blog Entries: 8	Same, it's been a couple for me too. Not enough room to keep it out, but if I had a game room I'd build a cabinet for it and one for my race driving setup! Plus my Xbox semi-bricked from a custom firmware and I have been too lazy to re-crack it. __________________ I think I want to be you when I grow up, but I'm far more likely to be Bone. - Superman's Dead XBL: xx 8one xx 3DS: 0516-7281-0600 Steam: -Bone-

08-31-2011, 12:46 PM	#16
Squidbot Schrödinger's vet Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: R'lyeh Posts: 10,330	I don't even own an original Xbox anymore, yet still have games and controllers. A friend of mine used to play Steel Battalion in a reclined LaZboy, with the controller on a lowered ironing board across his lap, and a 5.1 system positioned around the chair, bass bin pressed against the back, lights low. __________________ And now our dreams are true, we don't know what to do For we don't like it here, there's nothing for us to fear Bored mindless in Utopia British Invaders

08-31-2011, 12:48 PM	#17
Bone Extraordinary Prick Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,397 Blog Entries: 8	Yeah, I had a converted shelf from a printer stand that would fit over the chair. It was a little ridiculous, and that's where the semi truck comparisons set in. You made sure you had everything you needed within reach because getting out of the cockpit was a pain in the ass. __________________ I think I want to be you when I grow up, but I'm far more likely to be Bone. - Superman's Dead XBL: xx 8one xx 3DS: 0516-7281-0600 Steam: -Bone-

08-31-2011, 03:11 PM	#18
menage Praise the sun! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seritei Posts: 8,971	Damn, that looks stupidly good. __________________ Now playing: Borderlands 2/ Skyrim/ The Last of Us/ Bulletstorm/ Max Payne 3/Sonic AllStars Tranformed itsanother.me PSN: Menage00 Steam: Menage00

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