Signal Ops?

[Jarhead0331]

I saw this game just released on GOG.com.  Never heard of it, but I must confess, it looks very interesting...Anybody?

What's cool about it:

- Simultaneously see the first-person perspectives of your whole squad.
- A squad shooter with stealth and espionage elements set in a dystopian society.
- Select agents and weapons for your squad to suit your play style.

Overview:

As an officer in the shadowy halls of Facility 7C, you remotely lead a squad of operatives on daring espionage missions. Plant evidence, steal secrets, assassinate targets, and performing sabotage for the glory of the Dark Father. Do you have enough faith to follow orders unquestioningly?

Take advantage of multiple simultaneous first person views to stealthily evade enemies or get the drop on them. With the shoddy equipment and dubiously trained agents provided to you, you'll need all the advantages you can muster. Signal Ops blends elements of a tactical shooter, stealth, and strategy to serve up a concoction that will satisfy your refined gaming palate. With open levels, old-school sensibility, and a monitor bank blasting a full spectrum of possibilities onto your retina, Signal Ops is unlike anything you've played before.

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/signal_ops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KfnGU-cyUaI

[jomni]

Hmmm... And no reviews on GOG...

[Sir Slash]

The release date is this year so must be a new independent game? Looks a little too cartoonish for my taste but could be worth $12.

[Gusington]

The release date may be the date available n GoG.

[Huw the Poo]

No, GoG always lists the original release date.

[Gusington]

Wanna take it outside?

[Nefaro]

My question would be.. how linear is it?

Running through a dozen nose-dragging missions and punching out (as an example) just doesn't sound all that enticing these days.

[ArizonaTank]

If an open world, it looks interesting....   If on rails...I'll pass.

[Huw the Poo]

Wanna take it outside?

Sure but it's only fair to warn you - I fight dirty!  I pull hair and everything!

[Cougar_DK]

One review is in:

Signal Ops is a like something I've played before. Rainbow Six & Ghost Recon. Signal Ops has the close quarters combat and (some of the)features that Rainbow Six had. It's focus is a lot more on fighting from the shadows or around corners. However, it doesn't involve the planning ahead of the mission as in RS, but more on field decisions, like in Ghost Recon.
Now, you have a game that mixes the two formulas and an atmosphere very well done. It can suck you in. It's like waking up in Brazil (the movie), or 1984 (although seeing as my agents must hide from the police instead of being aided by them doess seem to make it "less dystopian").
So far, the game sounds great. You can actively control each unit and then leave the monitors with your officer and just walk around the base without encountering one loading screen. The electrical power requirement means this isn't a game for the casual man, however.
Where it falls short, though, is in the execution. This game is -FULL- of bugs. Graphical glitches and bad friendly AI pacing are frequent, with NPCs remaining blocked in a door and you having to get them out of the way. Moving while leaning is also bugged.
Worst of all, it's clearly a console port, worst not because they thought of it for the consoles, but because they ported it poorly. You can't even see your control list and change button positioning.
If they fix this mess and add a few minor PC features, then this is a solid buy.

So I think I will pass...