[source=www.gamespot.com]Long-in-development possession-based GameCube title hits shelves August 16.
The Web site of Geist developer n-Space was recently updated with news that the company's long-awaited GameCube poltergeist action game went gold. Visitors to the site now find the only trace of the news in a simple front page with some slim information about the game, including the line "Status: Gold (7/8/05)."
Originally scheduled for release in the 2004 holiday season, Geist has been the victim of several delays, but now looks in good shape to meet a planned August 16 release date. Geist is rated M for Mature and will retail for $49.99.
The game's story follows a soldier sent to investigate the strange goings-on at a research facility run by a wealthy madman, only to be captured by the madman and have his soul separated from his body. As that wandering soul,
gamers will have to possess everything from dog bowls to mice to other human beings in an attempt to reunite spirit and body, and take down the evil madman to boot.
A cliche story of you ask me with a pretty novelty idea. I'm going to rent this before I consider buying it. I don't expect this to get high reviews as, quite frankly, it really just seems like a novelty and the videos from what I've seen play like another decent generic FPS.
I have to say that I've never heard of it. But after reading that article I'm definetly not going to buy it.
From what I've heard and seen, it won't live up to my expectations. I'm still holding out hope however.
I've seen some videos and it just looks so bland and outdated. The only thing unique is that you take control of bodies and other objects. It sounds like a cool idea, but it really depends on if it's executed well.