As you may know, a game is currently being worked on for the Wii that is catching the interest of the gamers eye. This game is called the Conduit. A long long time ago, about six months, this game was announced with nothing more than a short tech demo trailer with the promise it would push the limits of the Wii and create comparatively stunning visuals.
Many months later, we have videos of the solid gameplay behind these graphics. Just take a look at the videos below. Please note all videos were taken on Easy mode to prevent the players from getting their ass kicked while filming in front of E3.
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I am personally interested in this game because not only are the visuals great, it looks to have an interesting storyline as well as 16 player online and
voice chat, thats right, I said fucking
voice chat. I don't know about you guys but that impresses the pants off of me. Not only can it pull the power for large enough teams (8v8) but you can communicate with your team mates as well.
Unlike the Wii's first attempt at FPS online, MOH, which didnt have voice chat, which ended up mangling the online to the point where team deathmatch was Free for all, just that half the people you couldn't kill.
Maybe, just maybe, I don't have to give up on the Wii just yet.
So what do you think? I mean, considering all this game has going for it, I think it is at least worth any Wii owners second glance. I'm thinking that since most of us own Wiis here, we could get together and have some sizable matches, maybe even tournaments?
Alright, I'm getting ahead of myself here, lets just see how this turns out shall we?