Rise and Fall - new RTS

[netbyter]

As a RTS player for life ;-) I recently stumbled across Rise and Fall. As what i have seen this game makes a pretty nice impression to me. Have a look for yourself:

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/729/729470/vids_1.html

cool, huh?

 

[Ian]

The graphics certainly look good, thats for sure

 

[TracyZ]

definitely looks nice... are those HD graphics?
is there a release date for this one yet?

 

[netbyter]

Yeah amazon says we have to wait until feb 24th. Well from the looks of it, it'll be worth waiting for.

 

[netbyter]

Found a preview but it's a little dated, they didn't have much info on the rts part of the game back then but still it's an interesting read.

 

[TracyZ]

I just read that preview, sounds like the naval battles will be quite nice

Unlike traditional RTS games, ships in Rise and Fall are more like mobile barracks and floating siege weapons. The loadout a player decides to put on a ship will determine its powers and abilities, and ship-to-ship combat won't just be a few catapults or bows and arrows firing at one another. Ships loaded with melee units will conduct full boarding and capturing actions and can be used as naval patrol vessels, while those loaded up with archers may want to cruise up and down shorelines, keeping them clear of enemy soldiers.