With the likes of Far Cry 2 and Techland's upcoming Warhound and Dead Island (among many others), it's clear that free roaming RPG-inflected first-person shooters are en vogue. Though many would consider classics like Deus Ex to be the seed for these intelligent first-person action hybrids, fast forward a few years to Boiling Point, Deep Shadows' ambitiously-conceived, yet tragically delivered (two patches too soon) open world FPS role-playing fusion. It offered many fresh non-linear concepts in a giant, seamless South American jungle. The backdrop has shifted to the Caribbean Basin for White Gold, Deep Shadows' next stab at role-playing FPS.
It’s heartbreaking. An impressive game that falls short on so many levels, only because it tries to reach so far. Factions, economy, side quests, a huge, lush world and even semi-destructible buildings, all make it seem like it could be a truly brilliant game, but the further you get from the (mostly) workable start, the more and more apparent it becomes that the game is broken.
This was released!? Jesus, that's such a shame. Few years ago it seemed to garner a bit of attention and I just figured it went off the radar for more in depth development. Finding out it was just haphazardly kicked out like this is actually really disheartening.
Damn.
Short review, saw it yesterday. This game is great, just install the community patch.
Deep Shadows has announced a sequel to the great "Boiling Point: Road to Hell." For those who aren't familiar, "Boiling Point: Road to Hell" was a critically acclaimed title released in 2005 for PC. It was a mixture of the role playing and sandbox genres. Now, it is finally receiving a sequel entitled "White Gold: War in Paradise."
Despite all the loose ends, there's something innately promising about White Gold. Even though you'll chuckle at the crooked animation and the lines of powdery, white 'adrenaline' you'll loot from corpses, there are more ideas in here than most other open-world shooters.
This game has definitely caught my attention.
holysh!t man this gonna be awesome
Boiling Point was great once you patched it, had some real atmosphere to it.
The gameplay trailer for White Gold was one of the most awesome things I'd ever seen.
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For some reason I thought this was a 'got milk' Commercial.
I don't exactly know why, but something about this seems pretty familiar.