GDC 2011: SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs

cool 
 
Edit: Seems like a cool idea to make one guy the bomb tech.

FUCK

Nearly there.

How surreal seeing a TPS that's not over-the-shoulder. 
 
Good interview.

Nice Zaxxon shirt Jeff. 

Really hoping this game turns out good. Glad they have a classic option for no respawns and stuff like that.

hell yeah some socom coverage!

SWEET!

Everyone knows that seals can't hold guns.

This Zipper guy has memorized the bullet points on his cue cards very well.  
 
Edit: Kinda felt like Jeff was talking to a press release instead of a person.

Glad to see Zipper interactive back developing Socom....Socom: Confrontation was trash. 

I cannot wait for this new Zipper Socom game. 

Great interview! I had the chance to go to Zipper at the end of January and get my hands on multiplayer for a good 4 hours and I have to say the game is spectacular fun, especially the 'Classic' mode which retains the round-based, no health regen, 1 life per-round system of the original SOCOM. This game deserves more coverage than it's getting.

I want the beta. When does it start?

I'm so sick of shooters.

Jeff is good at his job.

GET HYPE!

" Jeff is good at his job. "

That Last Defense game mode that combines Conquest and Rush sounds friggin' brilliant. Bomb Squad sounds cool too. I love how the bomb technician is in that full "Hurt Locker" bomb suit. I just might have to get this.

The character models appear to be detached visually from the game world.  Why do so many PS3 games look like that?  Why aren't the models casting shadows on the ground??

and know why but for me  socom 4 is the most boring game i have seen in along time i dont know something about it just makes me fall asleep maby becuse its so fucking generic i have no clue but i will not be picking this one up  

rah

" This Zipper guy has memorized the bullet points on his cue cards very well.   Edit: Kinda felt like Jeff was talking to a press release instead of a person. "

Glad that Jeff is a fan, otherwise we probably wouldn't hear a word about this game.

They're already submitting it and the beta hasn't come out yet? Weird. Very much not a beta then, right?

Dude you lost me when you said "respawn"

and know why but for me  socom 4 is the most boring game i have seen in along time i dont know something about it just makes me fall asleep maby becuse its so fucking generic i have no clue but i will not be picking this one up  

" They're already submitting it and the beta hasn't come out yet? Weird. Very much not a beta then, right? "

Jeff seems really excited about  Socom.

" Dude you lost me when you said "respawn" "

Looks like seth finnaly cut his george washington haircut, fucking toolbag.

Did they not do Confrontation which was an abysmal failure at launch and then never gained the traction in the MP space or was that developed by another group? 

This guy is talking about "clan wars" like it's 2004. What a weird thing to promote as a feature.

movement looks stiff. when will they figure out that we are tired of playing as burly, equipment-ridden, american soldiers?

" @Neon_Knight said:

" Dude you lost me when you said "respawn" "

wait... you can respawn in a socom game?  fuck this shit. "

" movement looks stiff. when will they figure out that we are tired of playing as burly, equipment-ridden, american soldiers? "

sure socoms animation and graphics arent up to par with other shooters but what people come to socom for is a true tactical experience where communication with your clan is more key then any other shooter ive played.  
im hoping the respawn aspect works for them but im gonna stick with the classic mode having one life per round really creates tension  

What Seth failed to answer about lessons learned from MAG is "How are you going to keep players interested in your game beyond just taking a short break from CoD?"

" The character models appear to be detached visually from the game world.  Why do so many PS3 games look like that?  Why aren't the models casting shadows on the ground?? "

I don't see how this can compete with Battlefield or CoD. Hopefully they have a few things to set them apart (besides multiplayer "modes").

It's been said a million times before but socom only gets a mindshare due to it being the only good console online shooter for ps2. The Market has moved on and I see no evidence they are moving with it. I don't ever want to see games do poorly but this is as generic as it gets.

WIN

Jeff may or may not be excited for SOCOM 4. It's hard to tell.

Any word on whether or not voice recognition for singleplayer is going to be making a return?

I loved Socom 1, can't wait to finally make my way back into the Socom series.

I've never played any previous SOCOM games, and I'd like to get into the franchise, but I'm not sure that there's been anything said so far that makes me care about SOCOM at all. All I heard was bomb mode, experience points, customization, and multiplayer.

Can someone tell me why this game/franchise is awesome?