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Insomniac Delivers Resistance 3 Single, Multiplayer Details

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by Annette Gonzalez on March 02, 2011 at 07:00 PM
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At this year's Game Developers Conference, Sony held an event inviting conference attendees to check out both single- and multiplayer components of Insomniac's Resistance 3. Here are a few gameplay details surrounding both modes in the upcoming PS3 exclusive.

Insomniac is developing around the idea of a “choice-based shooter” that gives players the freedom to play the game they want to play.

Single Player

  • Weapon wheel from the original Resistance returns
  • Each weapon has primary and secondary fire
  • All weapons are upgradeable
  • Open level design will allow you to tackle scenarios based on your playstyle

Multiplayer

  • All maps will be located outside of the U.S., one example is a prison map located in the Republic of Chad
  • Each map will have objective-based game modes: Mode shown at GDC is Team Deathmatch
  • Max player count has decreased for “a more focused experience”: Resistance – 40, Resistance 2 – 60, Resistance 3 – 16 (8v8)
  • Passive abilities: Used to tailor gameplay according to your playstyle. For instance, run-and-gunners can gain an ability to increase accuracy
  • Active abilities: Must be activated by players and can be mapped to the D-pad. Abilities include giving health or ammo to allies, creating a doppleganger that will position themselves next to you on the battlefield, or activating an “electric hoolahoop” of sorts that will damage opponents who come in for a melee attack
  • Species-specific kill streak bonuses: For example, kill three people as a Chimera and a temporary cloak ability will activate. Humans will have different kill streak bonuses.

Stay tuned for hands-on impressions of Resistance 3 straight from GDC!

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  • by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:10 PM

    I am so glad they're bringing back the weapon wheel. I was bummed when Resistance 2 went to "Halo" 2-weapon system.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:15 PM
    but can we still have 64 multilayer or no
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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:17 PM
    Only 16? Son, I are disappoint...
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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:20 PM
    Killstreaks? Why?
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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:21 PM

    Sounds awesome! Don't know if I'll buy this right away, but I'll definitely pick it up in the future. For now, gotta finish Resistance 2.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:39 PM

    Hell yeah another game I can't wait to play. I got the other two.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:41 PM
    bitchin
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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:05 PM

    wow...dont CODify this :(

    i loved the huge amounts of players....heres to hoping theres a game mode with 60? :(

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:09 PM

    I'm really excited for all of this, except for the team reduction. Maybe 60 is too much, but I feel 16 player multiplayer is a bit underwhelming.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:18 PM
    8v8!!!! Why in the world would you downgrade! The possibility of me getting this game has just sharply decreased.
  • by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:20 PM

    "Insomniac is developing around the idea of a “choice-based shooter” that gives players the freedom to play the game they want to play...

    Open level design will allow you to tackle scenarios based on your playstyle"

    Sooo, it's like Halo? It's called a "sandbox" design, and isn't really anything new. I hope there are some other features in this game. Upgradeable weapons is always a good thing, but is that only for SP? And I don't like how this and Crysis 2 are going the CoD-perks-and-killstreaks direction. I want something to separate these games from each other.

    Oh well, let's see some of that gameplay action!

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:29 PM

    Upgradeable weapons in single player eh... hmmmmm. Should be a good thing, surely they'll balance that out nicely.

    Kind of sad to see the player count drop to even below 20, but meh, so it goes.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:35 PM

    www.g4tv.com/.../Resistance-3-Multiplayer-First-Look-Video.html

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:36 PM

    looks like the COD-style multi-player type craze has hit yet another series relieving it of some of its originality.

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:37 PM

    SWEET!

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:53 PM

    amazing

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 09:13 PM

    Was definetly going to buy this game, for the online, but having to reconsider. They Def need more than eight vs eight. I'll admit the numbers were high before, but I think we need a 15 vs 15

  • by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 09:13 PM

    Was definetly going to buy this game, for the online, but having to reconsider. They Def need more than eight vs eight. I'll admit the numbers were high before, but I think we need a 15 vs 15

  • by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 09:15 PM

    I am sure the game will be good though I don't really get excited about shooter's story and campaign. However, what I will miss was the Co-op multiplayer from Resistance 2. I loved that mode, a lot!

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    by Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 09:18 PM

    I can understand them going away from 60 player, but only 16 and COD kill streak bonuses? Ugh...

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