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David spoke of it recently over at mode7games' blog, now there's a game about to come out that handles physics and player-world-interaction in a slightly more interesting way than you should be expecting.

The game is called Penumbra. You can grab the demo here.

There was a tech demo of Penumbra before, but it's not at the level of what this new demo promises. So even if you're remembering the tech demo, be sure to check this out, it's way better than the previous stuff.

The game uses Newton Game Dynamics, by the way.

As for myself, I am stunned, especially considering the graphical presentation and the intuitive control interface for interacting with things in the world. I think I'll buy the full game once it comes out. This approach needs support. (The developers are relatively new, they haven't shipped a single title yet)

What do you guys think?

rudel_ic wrote:What do you guys think?

I think stuff like this is the reason I need a WhineDOS-compatible computer.

Jens Nilsson and Mikko Tarmia created the audio for that game, so you should support them too

Horray for them!
This looks good, I havn't D'led yet but I've read about it.

I need a new computer; couldn't even run the damn thing.
Curse you, 4-year old electronics! *sigh*

Well, I'm happy I recently updated to a GeForce 6600 something. Lets me at least run those newer games with PS2, deferred shading, global illumination and what not. FPS could be better though. I'm somewhere between 10 and 25. Must be related to my underclocked 2.0Ghz CPU. Underclocked because of a crappy cooler. Or it's my 512 MB RAM, who knows.

THIS IS RANDOMNESS!! POST CATS!!

rudel_ic wrote:THIS IS RANDOMNESS!! POST CATS!!
(Insert catty images here)

P.S, it won't work for me. It just freezes after I go outside.

Sounds pretty sweet. Any idea when a Mac version is coming out?

http://frictionalgames.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=611 wrote:We are planning for Linux and Mac, they are both running at the moment but not stable enough for release. We have no dates and we have no expectations on when they will be done, it's done when it's done so to speak!

A post from today actually

Crill3 wrote:

http://frictionalgames.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=611 wrote:We are planning for Linux and Mac, they are both running at the moment but not stable enough for release. We have no dates and we have no expectations on when they will be done, it's done when it's done so to speak!

A post from today actually

Wootness, good to know it at least exists, thanks

Now it's just a matter of time

I dunno, Penumbra kind of bored me. The physics were good, but there was practically no gameplay to speak of. I couldn't even figure out how to kill the enemies. It wasn't too scary, either. I think it needs refinement. Although the home-built graphics were ridiculously good.

Viking Zippy wrote:

Crill3 wrote:

http://frictionalgames.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=611 wrote:We are planning for Linux and Mac, they are both running at the moment but not stable enough for release. We have no dates and we have no expectations on when they will be done, it's done when it's done so to speak!

A post from today actually

Wootness, good to know it at least exists, thanks

Now it's just a matter of time

Duke Nukem 4 ever all over again

The game comes out March 30th. Demo comes out for Mac soon. I can't wait, it looks awesome.