No One Lives Forever 2
More James Bond-mocking fun from Monolith.
A little more news from Vivendi’s pseudo-ECTS event. This time on Monolith’s upcoming first-person sequel, No Ones Lives Forever 2, the long-awaited return of Kate Archer and this James Bond spoofing action game which doesn’t take itself too seriously.
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I was fortunate enough to get to play the game, and I can report it’s come on leaps and bounds from the original which received mixed reviews. Indeed, the Jupiter engine developed by Monolith is looking quite superb delivering a degree of creative freedom, which, I was informed, allowed the developers to do pretty much what they wanted with the game.
The first thing I noticed (being the shallow and aesthetically pre-occupied soul I am), was the detail of the environments. I first watched my commentator play as Kate Archer through a number of Siberian environments, all of which were beautifully designed and rich, complete with falling snow and wind which added to the atmosphere greatly. I watched Kate complete one her numerous Siberian missions, as she detonated a number of targets, including a huge, crumbling bridge, after planting bombs upon them. This kind of mission is typical of what you’ll find in the game, apparently, and its pleasing to note that a little more variety is available than the standard opening-doors, collecting stuff, arrangement.
The artificial intelligence was another high-point, as I watched a Soviet Guard flip a table and use it for cover when Kate disturbed him – this may not be impressive individually but bare in mind that this Guard won’t always react in this way, he may instead dive though the door or run for cover behind a filing cabinet. The enemy behaviour is designed to be unpredictable. Some will fight, other will run for help, and some can be crept passed without the need for action. It all adds to the realism of this impressive title.
On another level, my commentator was proud to show me the team’s favourite locale, the Japanese-inspired locations, which had beautifully realised gardens and temples, and pit Kate Archer against sword-wielding Ninja’s who leap and run with terrifying speed. These were some of the toughest single-player levels, and I soon found myself dead. Rather embarrassingly.
Comments
Can anyone teel me how to fill in the 3d-analyser for no one lives forever
lop nar de kloten
I am almost finished with the first "No one lives forever" game, and I can't wait to play the second one. This game is far greater than I have ever realized. "DOOM", eat your heart out! Kate almost reminds me of a sister too!!!
I downloaded 3D Analyze, but I can't figure out how to make it work.
Excellent -- this is one of the upcomming games which realize that the FPS genre isn't separated by beautiful graphics and gunplay alone (though it does have plenty of that!), but by AI. The AI in NOLF2 will be impressive, giving it's NPCs a great deal of interaction within the world for things which do not directly pertain to the player, like using the phone, hanging around the water cooler, smoking, chatting, and many others. As the FPS attempts to simulate a realistic environment around you, it is only logical that AI should be one of the focal points of any FPS. Too bad that all too-often it's overlooked.
All hail Deus Ex2 and Thief3, which will have AI and physics like we've never seen before! NOLF2 will be a great appetizer for those main courses.
I've been looking forward to this game ever since I played and finsihed NOLF:the Operative. The game is just another FPS for sure, but its true light heartedness to the genre really captivated me, plus all those cool gadjects and whacky characters.
This is going to be a nice addition to my fps collection. I agree with Exmorit's comment on the AI, when fighting the Enemy the enemy should fight back smart or run away smart maybe screaming out funny one liners, but when your playing in stealth mode the AI should also not just be standing around but interating with the world where they live. The humours conversations in NOLF:Op gave the game a nice pace.. fight a little sneak around and have a laugh... ect ect.
can't wait. Bring on NOLF2 then NOLF3 :)
Bah - I thought the first game was pants so I'm not holding out much hope for this one.
But Deus Ex2 ... *drools*
loved the first game, when does this one ship out to us i Europe?
ehm... Luke, this page doesn't work on a Mac - I know it's not a Mac site, but I like to check out the news at work (Mac only)
See if you can get that html tweaked a bit.
;-)
That would be some spanner putting a long word in as a comment. It effects all sites - even the almightly slashdot. Its been wiped
N1
Does anyone still play the first N.O.L.F.?? Comon i stoped playing that like 2 years ago it seems. Is the multi-player gona be as popular as say..... counter~strike?
Satyricon is a good bm band
Would not play on my computer. I am frustrated. Error comes on says "you have to have Direct 8 and a video card that is compatable with tnl. What is that? I have direct 8
I'm installing it now. Form the message above it sounds excellent! Thanks for writing that all down!
How many capters is it in this game no one lives forever 2??
I can not get the game to install on my pc :(
I haven't had the chance to play the first part of this great game. I really like this game but I am in love with the engine. The models look Fantasic and Cate's model, well, I think Lara Croft has found her match (although I think Lara is really ugly [lips had hips]. Well, I like the details in Cate's eyes. Well, Cate is Loaded!
Best game i ever saw
I get the same message. I have downloaded the latest drivers, etc, etc and still no go.
I'm bummed- Can anyone help?
hi seeker,
the game nolf2 works on a 3d accelerator card with tnl support.. (Transform and lighting). Previously tnl was done by software, but now some new games require an hardware tnl support. Many old 3d cards do not have this feature.. so new games like nolf2 and spiderman:the movie cannot be played without this support.
ROFL - you know this is a gaming site right?
How do I instal 3D-Analyse?
How did you install 3D-analyze? It looks so complicated.
How did yoy install it?
OK SO I HAVE NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 2 AND I USED THE TNL EMULATOR AND IT WORKS BUT I CANT START THE GAME WITHOUT IT GIVING ME AN ERROR SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT MY "INTERFACERESMGR" PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM
lmao!!! that was insanely funny to read.. considering no chinease guy would actually write it.. lmao.. seriously.. try reading it and thinkign about the guy who wrote it...
Everyone knows Chinese guys r just as smart as us... but as far as us fearing china? we fear eachother i HOPE. anyone with nukes should be feared :/
Lol.. misguided humor.. but humor nonetheless
how can i get out on the antartica stage
I am frustrated. Error comes on says "you have to have Direct 8 and a video card that is compatable with tnl. What is that? I have direct 8.1
I am frustrated. Error comes on says "you have to have Direct 8 and a video card that is compatable with tnl. What is that? I have direct 8.1 and the latest NVIDIA drivers. Kindly write to me how to run these type o games.
Iam waiting...
How do i kill the super spy and get out of the place-Antartica stage??
the voice recorder is in the room that has alot of steam machine type of things, ona table
you need some cheats for the game like to get mor life and all the weapons
this is a lot better than the last one
Problem:
Error message "Error initializing the renderer. In order to play NOLF2 you must have DirectX 8.1 installed and a video card that supports hardware TnL"
Solution:
Nolf 2 requires that you have DirectX 8.1 with a TNL supported video card and a minimum of 32MB of video memory. Your video card may not support TNL and therefore will not meet the minimum requirements to play the game. It is reccomended that you either upgrade your video card or return the product.
If you have purchased this product within the last 90 days, we can offer you a refund. Please return only your original game disks and all game specific documentation. Do not return your box sleeve or any other literature included with the game. Please send the following:
-The program (disks and game specific documentation)
-Proof of purchase price (receipt)
To:
Vivendi Universal Interactive
Attn: Refund
4247 S. Minnewawa Avenue
Fresno, CA 93725
I wonder if you can help me Ive got both of the no one lives forever and Ive finished the first! I was overjoyed about the 2nd one being released but ive installed it on my computer which is up to date and I can't play the game all I get is the loading screen!
Please reply if you can help
Ok, I did exactly what you said and it seemed to work until I actually started loading the game. (I am on the demo to see if it is really as good as everyone says). Then it would freeze my computer and/or go back to my desktop (win ME: I know its bad) and play the same parcel of music over and over again... like it is right as I type. It's annoying, but I am more annoyed that I cant play the game! Any help is greatly appereciated, and I know I am not the only one!! <b>Thanx in advance!</b>
Arrggghhh.....I don't know if anyone else is getting the same problem, but I d/l'd the demo of NOFL (107mb! took two days on my dial-up) and now the thing tells me 'Program too big to fit in memory'. What's up with that? I played with compatibility modes, manually increased the memory allocation, etc. all to no avail. Has anyone a suggestion or solution? I would be much appreciative.
Steve
To steve,
your download of the demo is corrupt. Download it again. Which download manager did you use?
Use DAP.
To The Rock:
Thanks, I was hoping there was somthing I could do without downloading the 107mb file again. I used GetRight and it still took forever. But it looks like a cool game so I guess I'll try it again.
Thanks again.
i can't play nolf2 csell.dll
i did exactly as you said. i have a P4 1.6 GHz and TNT2 based card with 32 mb memory. i only manage to get to the loading screen for the 1st level and then it dumps me back on to desktop. any help will be greatly appreciated
how do i get from the power station to the radio tower
hey i not only have that problem with NOLF2 but laso wid spiderman the movie game i got a AMD Athlon 1.8 Ghz wid Nvidia Riva TNT2 and direct x 8.1 . i run on win xp pro. when i used 3d-analyze, it just performed an illegal operation and shut down so now im like at a total loss and dunno wot has 2 b done...fomr what i heard both of these games r good n now i cant play them.......im seriously considering chucking them back to the guy who i got it from.
I have used
ATI Radeon 8500
Win98se
DirectX 8.1
to run NOLF2 for the last several weeks.
Suddenly, however, I got this
InterfaceResMgr error mentioned
by a few people.
I can no longer play the game.
I was still at chapter 7 or something
(in India. just got into Indian HARM
branch.).
Any idea?
So this problem happens on
real hadware whatever that means
in previous posts.
Why have 2 cd for we has all full in cd 1 why has cd 2?
tried the solution in sierras faq and the solution did not work
Yes, but I'm not sure Tiddles would like it...
The best game I have ever played. I love it. I even got it out of my pocket money. I live at 9 Flinders St, Lawson
N.S.W. Australia. I love Cate Archer. My Fave, person
is Dr. Schenker.
you need a better vidio card ..try the radeon 9600 pro with 256 mb memory
i think your page is crap try getting some games
I got the same problem too with that TNL
I got an INTEL EXTREME GRAPHICS card and I was able to play games like CALL OF DUTY, GTA VICE CITY and VIETCOM and these games have way advance graphics then NOLFE2
Does ne1 know if NOLF2 is comin out on tha PS2? And if so when is it comin out?
Thanx
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san andreas pc rip with 133 mb is it possibly it will run
i cant.instal gta san andres cous thhere is no setup,setup to instal game
i cant.instal gta san andres cous thhere is no setup,setup to instal game
plz help enyone
if some one know whats the proglem send my to the keymen@inbox.lv
i instal the san andreas for pc but i can't play it
what i must do?
please help me!!!!!!!
it's important