Gamma World: Alpha Mutation Preview

There has been no news about Atari and Bedlam Games’ Gamma World: Alpha Mutation after the announcement, so this E3 first look preview from GameSpot comes as a pleasant surprise. Less pleasant is the information contained within it, at least for anyone who’s looking for a robust role-playing experience. Here’s a snippet:

We didn’t get to see much in the way of role-playing during the demo. Rather, what we saw looked a lot like a traditional third-person shooter; the hero was battling his way through the remains of a subway station and targeting enemies using a zoomed-in view, as well as shooting from the hip. Those enemies included small groups of flying guardbots, humanoids, and a handful of the anthropomorphic rodents known as hoops. Regardless of their shape and size, most of the enemies simply headed straight for the player, which made the demo feel like a glorified shooting range, but we were assured that the AI is still very much a work-in-progress. The demo ended when the hero encountered a small alien-looking creature known simply as a visitor.

Thanks, RPGWatch.