From GameWatcher: "First Assault is a team-based online shooter by Korean developer Neople, best known for their free-to-play brawler, Dungeon Fighter Online. When the game was first announced, it was met with some controversy, since straight-up action has never really been what Ghost in the Shell is about–and, as an adaptation of the anime’s themes, First Assault will certainly leave you wanting. But after some hands on time with the game, it certainly has potential as an anime action title."
CGM sits down with Jung Eik Choi, lead director at Neople, to talk about taking the iconic Ghost in the Shell series and turning it into a hit multiplayer FPS with First Assault.
Exec: Okay guys time to make a GITS game
Developer: Should we make it a third person action story with highly detailed anime graphics and driven story potential. Adding as a tie in with the current story line with a mind blowing visual perceptive of a futuristic human adapt robot society?!?!?
Exec: Naw just make it a F2P first person shooter and throw in some micro-transactions
Rocket Chainsaw: Hide and seek with cyborgs.
Today Ghost in the Shell First Assault had an announcement to make. Over on their twitch channel they’re going to be running a live stream of the game at 2pm PST (that’s 5pm and 11pm for you east coast and central timezone dwellers) promising that ‘This is one stream you do NOT
I really wanted this game to be great (especially after hearing the original English VAs were on board with it.) but the gameplay is so run-of-the-mill.