Starship Troopers: Terran Command

Started by jomni, November 25, 2019, 05:12:13 PM

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Matrix just put up a teaser on Facebook of what seems to be Starship Troopers. Well it's just a video of a flying bug. But people got excited.
Twitch announcement 2 Dec 6PM GMT.

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CJReich46

Sounds like Bugs to me.

Will we get Skinnies?
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Rayfer

I hope the game is better than the movie.

Geezer

I hope the game has Denise Richards and Dina Meyer!   :dreamer:
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IICptMillerII

Can someone post a link to the teaser? I don't use facebook myself so I have no access to the teaser. Regardless, some kind of wargame set kn the Starship Troopers universe could be a lot of fun!

Jarhead0331

Quote from: Rayfer on November 25, 2019, 06:11:40 PM
I hope the game is better than the movie.

Are you serious? The first movie was awesome.

Funny this announcement should come now. Was recently going through my old cd game collection and came across the ST rts game, which was actually quite good...
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jamus34

Paul Verhoeven was genius before his time in the way he could shape fascist worlds.

The CGI hasn't aged well but still a fun movie that was robbed by lack of power suits.
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One of my favorite movies. 

It's so much fun to watch. 

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CJReich46

Quote from: jamus34 on November 25, 2019, 09:38:33 PM
Paul Verhoeven was genius before his time in the way he could shape fascist worlds.

The CGI hasn't aged well but still a fun movie that was robbed by lack of power suits.

I liked Roughnecks- the animation series. It was pretty good as far as how it dealt with the Bugs and the Skinnies.

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Or his deserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch
To win or lose it all."  - James Graham 1st Marquis of Montrose

Rayfer

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on November 25, 2019, 08:00:26 PM
Quote from: Rayfer on November 25, 2019, 06:11:40 PM
I hope the game is better than the movie.

Are you serious? The first movie was awesome.


LOL....actually, yes.  I thought it was a ridiculous, poorly acted train-wreck ranking right down there with the first Dune movie with Sting.  But who knows, maybe it will make for a compelling game.

Tpek

But it had Denise Richards (back when she was great looking) and a top-less Dina Meyer!

And I, for one, kinda liked the first Dune movie. It was interesting and did some things better than the mini-series (and it's mini-series-sequel).

HoodedHorseJoe

Quote from: Rayfer on November 26, 2019, 07:53:27 AM
LOL....actually, yes.  I thought it was a ridiculous, poorly acted train-wreck...

I don't understand, you're just listing all the reasons why it is the greatest piece of entertainment in history.
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Dammit Carl!

Admittedly, I started off going, "what the hell!?!" when I saw the movie but time and "wisdom," has shifted my POV to where I kinda/sorta get where the director was coming from so I can enjoy the movie moreso nowadays.

That aside, a nifty computer game based upon the Troopers' milieu could be pretty sweet.  Reminds me, I've got a copy of the Avalon Hill game somewhere...

Jarhead0331

Quote from: Rayfer on November 26, 2019, 07:53:27 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on November 25, 2019, 08:00:26 PM
Quote from: Rayfer on November 25, 2019, 06:11:40 PM
I hope the game is better than the movie.

Are you serious? The first movie was awesome.


LOL....actually, yes.  I thought it was a ridiculous, poorly acted train-wreck ranking right down there with the first Dune movie with Sting.  But who knows, maybe it will make for a compelling game.

What were you expecting? The Godfather? Casablanca? It sounds like your expectations were way too high.
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