NeoTokyo Official Trailer
What do you get when you mix Ghost in the Shell, AKIRA, and Counter-Strike?
The answer is “NeoTokyo”
My friend John had told me about an awesome trailer that he had seen this morning. After watching it tonight I just wanted to share it with everyone else.
NEOTOKYO is a first person shooter that provides a visceral & realistic combat experience in a rich futuristic setting. It is greatly influenced by our admiration for Masamune Shirow (GHOST IN THE SHELL) and Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA), and has been in production since October 2004.
What I really like about the trailer is the “Ghost in the Shell” theme. You can even see a Tachikoma at the end of the trailer!
Imagine kicking ass, just like the major… soon you’ll be able to.
The story of NeoTokyo
NEOTOKYO takes place about 30-40 years from now in a Japan that has drifted into social/political strife due to the inevitable stresses that come from changing times. The Japanese government is grappling with intensified external (Asia geopolitics) and internal (economic/social) problems, and there is mounting pressure from within Japan to return to the days when it exerted influence through military power and strength. A failed legislative push to alter the Japanese Constitution (allowing the Japanese military to engage in offensive actions outside of the country) leads to an attempted military coup by members of Japan’s armed forces (GSDF). The coup fails, but was very close to succeeding. In an effort to suppress further coup attempts, Japan’s Prime Minister forms a branch inside the Interior Ministry’s National Security Forces (NSF) called GROUP SIX. They answer directly to the Prime Minister and are sworn to protect the Japanese Constitution at all costs. They immediately begin to hear rumours of a rogue element of the GSDF Special Forces (JINRAI) maneuvering for a second coup attempt. These JINRAI are Special Operations Group 43 (SOG43), fierce nationalist loyal to their love of country, and a desire to put Japan back into a position of strength and power.
This begins the war in the shadows between the NSF and JINRAI.
2 awesome facts that I also wanted to point out is that “NeoTokyo” will be FREE and the music for the game is absolutely amazing. If you like the music from the trailer you will love the rest of the songs…Visit the main webpage for more music samples.
For more info on this awesome game, check out their main page: http://www.neotokyohq.com/index.html
.Special thanks to John P. for showing me this
well, those are the first images i am seeing, and I guess it might be the best game of the year. With the people behind, i believe it will be a huge success!
NEO TOKYO IS GONNA ROCK!!!
I agree. I don’t know much about how the dynamics of the game will work out from knowing how much time and dedication has gone into the production of a free mod tells me there is much to be expected from the game. I can only hope that the game is a huge success because I definitely appreciate the direction its going. I look forward to playing it in a month.
@ Olivia, I don’t know about best game of the year BUT I definitely think it will be a heavy contender for best MOD of the year. Yea from the trailer it definitely looks like its going to be hot.
@ NeoNovaX, yea man I also really like the style & direction of the game of the game was well. My only concern is that because its FREE and not backed by a huge corporation, it wont be as polished and tested. Regardless I guess we’ll be playing it in a month. Thanks again for showing this to me