Resistance 3: What The First Screens Tell Us

After the first batch of Resistance 3 screens were leaked, NowGamer looks at them closely to find out what they mean for the game - The superb piece of artwork below shows a lone figure walking past a devastated statue of liberty, confirming that Resistance 3 will, in part, be set in New York. The level of destruction suggests the Chimera has fully occupied America, meaning the human race is at a disadvantage. We’d really like to see a realistic account of the human plight, with sparse colonies driven underground in an attempt to live under the rule of the Chimera oppressors."

[NAGNEWS]

the last pic is not hale

he maybe will return at the end of R3 or in the 4th game

[WildArmed]

Yeah.. ESPECIALLY since the caption said "Capelli and Lara" (i think it was lara.. don't really remember her name)

-.-
God....

Now... where's my gameplay trailer INSOMNIAC :D

Btw, the game is ALSO set in St. Louis. (it's amazing what reading captions can tell you -.-)

Oh, and another thing:
Love interest is a huge stretch.

Resistance 1 had a female character, doesn't mean Hale feel in love with her (or vice versa)

And note:
Concept art is usually not depicting gameplay..
so it's a stretch to assume there will be a 'stealth' section based on a concept art.

@NAGNEWS

Might be, but I'mma stick with Capelli.. mainly because he is already in the US.
And the finale of R2 really put him in the spot.
(And ofc the captions kept mentioning capelli :) I can't forget to take that into account)

[fastrez]

Yeah gameplay trailer sooner than later please Insomniac

[NAGNEWS]

i think he is James Grayson from Resistance: Retribution for the psp

[Track123]

You can also clearly see Capellis scar on one screen.

[sinncross]

Ppl must get over the Caption thing.

The person who uploaded these files had only uploaded a single file of the Joker from Batman AA.

For all we know he assumes its Capelli. I think its its Grayson.

That said, the final shot could be Hale... that blonde woman looks like

*RR SPOILERS*

The woman from RR who turns into a Chimeria and is killed siimilar to Hale

*SPOILERS*

[darthv72]

This game will be AWESOME! Such a visual upgrade from the original and it is being done on the same platform. Just goes to show that over time, improvements can be achieved regardless the hardware being the same.

That is a sign of good developers.

[WildArmed]

Yes... lets forget about he captions

Because they fact that he GOT those screenies and uploaded them doesn't give him any credibility what so ever /s

[TheFlyingPenguin]

2 things:

1) James Grayson is currently in Russia.

2) R3 takes place in New York, so no way in hell will it be Grayson.

[FantasyStar]

I disagree about the "good developers" part. If Insomniac knew what they were doing, they'd nail the graphics with R2 and not intentionally hold back until the next game. They might be "good developers" in pushing tech, but one can argue that they're also greedy as well if they can't continuously come out with new or reinforced ideas.

I don't mean to trash Insomniac's good name as a whole, but it's no doubt that many were disappointed with R2, graphically and gameplay-wise.

[ThanatosDMC]

---Spoiler---

"Forgive me sir, it was an honor."

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[WildArmed]

And speaking of Resistance 3..
Anyone else wanting to see Stephen Cartwright again?
He was one of my favorite chars from Resistance: FoM (and the franchise)

[MONOLITHICIDE]

did anyone notice in the pic with the mech. legs chim. the little one in the back round jumping real high. Its by its left mech knee lol

[Jamegohanssj5]

No Hale? Are you serious? WTF!

TGSI

[gameraxis]

clearly the writer didn't play any of the Resistance games, "those thingy's on the backs of the enemies look like they could be some sort of jetpack..."

hey dummy (writer) they have a cooling apparatus strapped to them because when they are converted from human to chimera there body temperature was an imperfection in the conversion design... so they overheat basically, those "jet pack looking thingy's are their way of rectifying the flaw...

off topic, now how is it that this individual even get to TALK about resistance, either he played both and is just one of those jaded add fools who could care less about the actual story, or he didn't play either and thus doesn't have the credits to make any assumptions based on the leaked screens.... i love the idea of this site, its like one big perfect hub, but there needs to be better filtration, so when i look at the top of the page i don't see this garble of speculation and inaccuracies

[FACTUAL evidence]

You know what would be awesome? If they bring back Parker, and she's with you the whole time....Easy Co-op fun huh? XD

EDIT: BTW I hope Hale is still the main character. He's a freaking superhuman now, for those of you who know what I'm talking about, the ending of R2. Maybe that knocked some since into him and brought him back to reality.

[FantasyStar]

I dunno about Hale, didn't he go crazy in the end?

[plstcsldgr]

went crazy and got shot in the head. by Capelli.

[Cenobia]

I would prefer to see him become a chimeran villain. Like the new spokes-demon (or whatever) that he killed in the last game. Being a superhuman takes the fear and overwhelmed feeling out of the game.

I want it to feel like the apocalypse. Like you're fighting to lengthen the lives of your fellow man, even if its only by minutes, knowing that the human race will more than likely be extinct in the near future. I'd love to play a game where it actually feels like you are almost always losing.

It should feel like a RESISTANCE. I would love to never play Hale again, even if he does show up at some point.

[MNicholas]

is at least God of War 3 technical performance.

SPU based MLAA would be a good start. In most cases, MLAA is equivalent to about 16xAA.

Vector based motion blur.

Better shaders and textures.

Etc.

Actual in-game image from God of War 3 taken with a digital camera:

http://i396.photobucket.com...
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[FantasyStar]

Vector-based motion blur is nearly the same thing as object-based motion blur and that's been in use since 2007 w/ Crysis and later games. Also you can't compare MLAA and 16xAA traditional since completely do different things to smooth out the edges. 16xAA computes the edges and applies a filter to the algorithm to smooth out the edges. MLAA isn't perfect either as the lack of a computized AA method leaves some edges left while others are smoothed out as a price of cutting performance.

http://www.highdefforum.com...

Quincunx AA in KZ2 seems the most viable, despite the Vaseline-effect since most textures on consoles aren't all that high-res to begin with. For high-res based games like GoW3 and Uncharted, MLAA is fine, but with lesser games like the potential R3: I'd rather they just use traditional QAA like they did in the first R;FoM which did the job just fine unless you're sitting like 3 feet to the TV. At least the AA solution couldn't be any worse than the Dead Space's lack of AA while clearly showed on both Console Versions.

I'd even argue that trying to maintain Full 720p is more important than the traditional downgrading of resolution and using AA to fix up the picture. (Looking at you MGS4)

[raztad]

"but with lesser games like the potential R3: I'd rather they just use traditional QAA like they did in the first R;FoM which did the job just fine unless you're sitting like 3 feet to the TV"

NOOOOO!

what are saying dude? first of all, why are calling R3 "a lesser game"? WTF? R3 is a full AAA game, not a $9 PSN DLC.

Second, DEATH to QAA. I dont understand why you even think about using that piece of crap. QAA=vaseline all over the place. R:FoM is a horrible example considering how dated that game looks nowadays.

Third, MLAA is being used in LBP2, with outstanding results:

http://images.eurogamer.net... (no MLAA)

http://images.eurogamer.net... (MLAA)

also in KZ3 and it is already part of Sony SDK. MLAA in R3 is just a natural step.

[theonlylolking]

@fantasystar

MLAA might use different ways to smooth out edges but how well it AA is about as good as 16xAA.

[moparful99]

I dunno I like quincunx the textures they get out of it are remarkable but of course the blur effect is a negative. Was gow3 using QAA or MLAA? From where I was sitting the textures in that game were outstanding wit very little of the blur effect.. I assumed it utilized quincunx but i'm not positive...

[raztad]

GoW3 uses MLAA, that is what MNicholas is saying. I can assure you dont like Quincux, it blurs all the image. One of the few games where QAA was used to good effect was KZ2, due to its atmosphere and heavy use of postprocessing. Still KZ2 textures were very blurred and that is one of the aspect KZ3 is improving upon using MLAA, as was already confirmed.

[andyo13]

I haven't played R2 and it spoilt it for me!
actually it's my fault for being to busy being rich and not hearing the hype over how awsome i am

[paintsville]

This being the third edition of Resistance, it should really push the ps3 hard. I can't wait to see what the developers are able to pull off.

[fastrez]

The visuals look really good. I wonder how they hold up in motion with tons of enemies around.

Always interesting to see how devs push tech boundaries.

[Alcohog]

This is just concept art, no?

[fastrez]

Not all of them mate, if you check online you can get some in-game shots. They look really impressive too :)

[Alcohog]

Do you have a link? I can't recall ever seeing any official screens??

[Rybnik]

That is because these are leaked promo shots for print. They are obviously supersampled and higher rez than the actual game will be. Some are "screenshots" but, when seen ingame, they will be no where near as alias free as these are.

The first print shots for R2 were similarly really impressive. When the actual game shipped it was less so. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

The game itself is looking fantastic in mood and atmosphere though. Much more like the first game, and that is a good thing!

[JustSomeLogic]

But its not ok to be not impressed by pre-release screen shots because the product isn't finished?
I'm just wondering how that works. For instance, we've seen alot of videos on GT5 and many are impressive and those that say that are met with high fives and bubbles. There are also some damage screenshots that look ridiculous, however nobody is allowed to say anything bad because you can't judge a game before its finished. Does this sound a tad hypocritical to anyone else?

[Pennywise]

Give it a rest, would ya?

Do you think there is a set of rules or do you just ask questions to come off as childish?

[Mr_Bun]

Funny you would mention "hypocritical" as you only seem to mention 2 PS3 exclusives and nothing about the consoles which tend to have an over-abundance of hypocrisy....Weird.

[user8397144]

Day 1 for me! Or maybe better midnight launch.

[WildArmed]

I hope they do-do a midnight launch.
I wouldn't mind missing a final exam for this baby :)

[JustSomeLogic]

You said do-do

[Liquid_Ocelot]

Not "doo-doo" ..oh wait! Aw shit xD

[Kingdom Come]

I can't wait for this title.

[OSIRUSSS]

I hope the Multiplayer is better with this one. RFom has one of the best Multiplayers around. R2 not so much.

[Cenobia]

I really don't see that. imo R2 was way better for multiplayer but worse as far as single player.

The co-op stuff was especially fun. I hated the first games multiplayer. They didn't even let you kneel if you were Chimeran. That and the glowing yellow backpack made me feel like there were balance issues.

Hopefully they'll mix the co-op up in the next game and make the multiplayer even better.

[OSIRUSSS]

Well to each his/her own. R2 took away the custom rooms which I enjoyed.

[moparful99]

For me the campaign in R1 was something special.. I really loved the feel and ambience.. It also helped make nathan hale one of my favorite game characters.. I had high hopes for R2.. DOnt get me wrong it was a fantastic game but it just didnt feel like they took the franchise in the right direction.. Regardless insomniac is my favorite developer and I will buy r3 day one no questions...

[Panthers]

I am realllly hoping Widowmakers make a return. They were my favorite unit so far in the Resistance series. I thought I saw a Widowmaker in the background of that reveal trailer they released.

[cranium]

I shat my pants whenever I saw one in RFoM. Those things were freaking scary.

[Crossifixxo]

In all the concept art on or more of the screen shots makes my eyes bleed!! Awesome Trailer, Midnight Launch, Superb Graphics, Capelli defenitely playable but maybe James Grayson (PSP) playable also?!! Hallelujah I'm in heaven, Thank you God.

[Raoh]

wait maybe its been a while since i beat the game.. why are people waiting for nathan hale to return? was he shot in the back of the head or was it just left as a cliff hanger?

i assumed he was shot and thought it was brilliant that he got killed.. especially with the viral youtube videos there are plenty of other soldiers infected RESISTING the virus/infection

damn it yall going to make me play this series over sooner than i expected..

[alphakennybody]

That last pic is definitely not hale, he's is presumably dead for all we know. Yes may return, but its more likely he will join the chimaera after he completely lost his human side after R2.

[fastrez]

You said 'Presumably' meaning there's still a chance he could be in it ;) also, he could appear in a flashback of sorts.

[moparful99]

People can survive headshots.. They never made an indication that he was 100 percent dead... Hmm this is going to be one of those rumors that burns up the internet lol....

[Raoh]

but it was a point blank head shot not from a distance.. the gun was inches away from the back of nathans head

[madpuppy]

of the weapons wheel. just one screen shot to quell my fears is all I ask.

[mastemikegee]

... the resistance franchise. simply coz i'm not that into FPS games. but with a 3rd one coming out seems this (franchise) might be worth taking a look at. pity i just found out the ending of resistance 2 reading this article. -_-

[Forbidden_Darkness]

It may be a spoiler, but there's more to the game then that. No one has even mentioned the other things that take place at the end.

[Raoh]

its online is forgettable.. sure its fun and all but there are better online games.. although the co op in R2 is unique compared to other games..

but resistance true charm is in its offline campaign.. sure you can say halo, cod, kilzone, mag etc etc are better online shooters but i think resistance has them all beat story wise.. and just like metro 2033, i love a good offline shooter with a story (this is another reason i miss the old socom games, some of the best offline squad based with voice command in the history of gaming)

[supremacy]

I think this game might have you use two different people set in two different locations, kinda like how they do it in call of duty.

Considering the timeline for resistance I dont know whether jet packs making a presence makes any sense at all. But I have seen many surprises before.

I also wish the enemies have some weight to them, they always seem so light and cartoony.

And improve ai would do wonders as well, keep up the good work insomniac.

[aaronisbla]

i can't wait to see who this third party is, remember they hinted at some other race?

[FantasyStar]

Well....in R:FoM, we found out the "third party" were the Sentinels. In R2, it alludes back to the Sentinels except without the "cannibalism". It's been a while, so I might be outdated on specifics.

[BYE]

OMG they changed the main character! How dare they!! Where's Hale, and who is this gay emo fag???

Let's make a petition!

/jk

[laved]

Also the woman is Nathan Hale's sister Susan.

[laved]

Also there is no way in hell that it's Grayson, one, because he's in russia and two, Where is his bomber jacket? The character in the screens wearing the same clothes as the guy in the teaser. The guy in the teaser has capelli's scar. IT IS CAPELLI.

[laved]

Also there is no way that woman could be bouchard, seeing as how she's dead and the sentinels were never in direct contact with the marquis.

[blackburn5]

I'll bet Hale is the new leader of the Chimera. He is after all one of the few successful Human Chimera hybrids. He probably finally succumbed to the angels' control and is now their general or their Commander or something.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Lol. You have NO idea.

[GOODKyle]

Actually people should remember correctly about the Insomniac guy who leaked info on RE3? He got fired of course but stated that Hal is in a chamber thing getting healed and you will play as capelli.

[Silly gameAr]

I think I'm going to pop R2 in for a third go round and refresh my memory a bit.

[Hazmat13]

ok some of the screenshots are ingame right if so it looks fantastic! reminds me of Uncharted2 and killzone2 (lighting wise).

[slane3]

R3 is gonna shock the world....wait and c

[TheMailman]

R2 run at 60fps... R3 will run at 30fps... There will be much better graphics definitely... I can´t wait for it!!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I'm sorry, but he only mentioned New York.

There are many shots of St. Louis also.

[ivant]

R3 should be an improvement but I have my doubts about Insomniacs motivation for this game based on two things:

* the alternative 1960s setting? Why not simply modern world settings/backdrops/weapons/equ ipment

* Why the crappy narrative, if any, and lack luster menu system/user interface.

Resistance world is a good one but should have been set in modern times...with slick modern weaponry, settings, vehicles, and with equally slick menu system like all the top shooters have.

Why has Insomniac settled for second best and are they going to change all this with Resistance 3.....make it all modern? Unlikely.

Resistance could have been one of the great shooters this gen, and the envy of xbox owners, had the game gone "Modern Warfare"

[Cenobia]

What? Being set in the past is kind of it's hook.

The weapons are all futuristic anyway, due to the Chimeran technology and the need for the entire world to build better weapons to combat the invasion.

And the story of resistance is great:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[FantasyStar]

@raztad

Sorry for calling R3 a 'lesser game'. I was one of the people whom had high hopes for R2 and was grossly disappointed to even have paid full price. I hocked it as soon as I could after my OMGWTFBBQ Trophy. I still have low expectations, but any surprise is good for me.

I wouldn't use 2 games to demonstrate the usage of MLAA since both games use different variations of the possible same-engine. Let me try to dig an example. The Saboteur!

http://images.eurogamer.net...

I'm fine with any kind of AA as I find AA should be the last thing on the list of "what to do" for Post Processing effects. I can't say QAA made R;FoM look average. But then again, it was a Launch title and 2006 was an early year for PS3. I'd say it's more developer-newbie than QAA.

@the_only_lol_king

The keyword is "about as" and we've only seen console games do it, specifically the PS3. I'm not downplaying the coolness of MLAA and all its innovation. But I do want to make clear that 16xAA is based on pure 4bit-16bit computational power. With greater effects comes greater processing overhead. It "might" be that MLAA could out-do 16xAA(MSAA) in some areas, but the big picture will still be with traditional AA or its variants. You always sacrifice something if you want something. Behold BF:BC2!

http://forums.electronicart...
http://img37.imageshack.us/... -No AA
http://img37.imageshack.us/... -MLAA

but consider the fact that traditional AA applies itself to all triangle-based objects based on an algorithm and that means that everything, including vector-based shadows get the AA treatment. Versus MLAA that focuses more on the big picture. That could be a pro or a con depending if you like your jaggy shadows next to the smoothed out edges. You can't have everything and sacrifice little like the hype wants you to believe. I want to see better efficient tech out there like MLAA, but I also want to get the proven-statements and not somebody's hyperbole.

[yogaflame]

if there is still no vehicles and also no split screen mode this game is a loser yet again like R2

[UP]

Do you know what would be amazing if you could play a chimera campaign. So you see what they are really like and what they really want. They could add a twist by having a chimera that retained his human mind and does not follow the chimera.