Posted January 26, 2009
I first read about this game called Kingpin, back in 1998, in Computer Gaming World (now the defunct 1UP bought over by UGO). Back then, the FPS market wasn't as saturated, so the promise of a gangster FPS was really intriguing
A few months later, I got my hands on a demo in another magazine. Bored, and wanting to test out my new Pentium 3 PC, I installed the demo, eagerly awaiting in anticipation. Then the game booted up...and the first thing that caught my attention wasn't the graphics, or environments, or w/e - it was the dialogue
95% of spoken dialogue had at least one F word inside. It was amazing, it was hilarious - why hadn't anyone done something like that before? I mean it was so vulgar, that it was almost satirical. The game couldn't be taken seriously right from the start, yet it was brutal, violent, gritty - the dark humour was really subtle, but it was there
So there, my first exposure to one of the most unique FPSes ever made. It had some minimal stealth elements, a lot of brutality, and some really interesting smack talk. There was always something about this game that kept me going, even though the game had some glaring flaws
I've since lost my original CD, but I may consider picking this up in GOG once it hits a bargain. What about the rest of you f--king motherf--kers who've played this? ;)
A few months later, I got my hands on a demo in another magazine. Bored, and wanting to test out my new Pentium 3 PC, I installed the demo, eagerly awaiting in anticipation. Then the game booted up...and the first thing that caught my attention wasn't the graphics, or environments, or w/e - it was the dialogue
95% of spoken dialogue had at least one F word inside. It was amazing, it was hilarious - why hadn't anyone done something like that before? I mean it was so vulgar, that it was almost satirical. The game couldn't be taken seriously right from the start, yet it was brutal, violent, gritty - the dark humour was really subtle, but it was there
So there, my first exposure to one of the most unique FPSes ever made. It had some minimal stealth elements, a lot of brutality, and some really interesting smack talk. There was always something about this game that kept me going, even though the game had some glaring flaws
I've since lost my original CD, but I may consider picking this up in GOG once it hits a bargain. What about the rest of you f--king motherf--kers who've played this? ;)