With Austin GDC'07 wrapped up, GamesAreFun.com delivers a very detailed preview of Fallen Earth straight from booth 216 with a couple of new screenshots:
As players progress in Fallen Earth, they eventually get to fight for control of towns in PvP areas. Establish rule over a town, and the NPCs in that location will be forced to align themselves with your faction.
By this point in the story, you'll discover that - as a lingering result of the Shiva virus - your character is able to acquire certain beneficial mutations. The mutations are mostly minor, and Lee likens them to being "more like X-Files than X-Men." Claws, telepathy, and self-healing are all possibilities. However, he hints that the mutations can be deeper than they seem on the surface. Don't be surprised to learn that you can use your telepathy to infuriate others (causing them to attack) or to make others like you more... thereby increasing your influence in your faction. From our Q&A with Hammock, it's clear that Fallen Earth only gets better.
For one last treat, check below for the first screenshots from Fallen Earth, a GAF first-look.
The screenshots aren't really indicative of our experience with the game, but they do show a bit of the game's style ("kinda like Mad Max," says Hammock with a chuckle). Fallen Earth is in late alpha right now, but the developers are hopeful to have the open beta ready within a few months.
