Jagged Alliance: Flashback downloadable 'diorama' shows off art style

With six days left on its crowdfunding campaign, retro "reset" Jagged Alliance: Flashback has only raised 65% of its goal. Oh, how tense! To tempt, tease and excite potential backers, developer Full Control has released a downloadable "diorama" with a rotatable in-engine peek at the art style it's bringing to the turn-based tactics 'em up.

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With six days left on its crowdfunding campaign, retro "reset" Jagged Alliance: Flashback has only raised 65% of its goal. Oh, how tense! To tempt, tease and excite potential backers, developer Full Control has released a downloadable "diorama" with a rotatable in-engine peek at the art style it's bringing to the turn-based tactics 'em up.

"The Jagged Alliance series have always been played out on temperate pacific islands--looking back at Back in Action and Jagged Alliance 2 from an artistic point of view--trife brown colors dominated the landscape," concept artist Jesper Andersen said. "We have been influenced by games such as Dishonored that oozed dirty, dark and filthy visuals without succumbing to photo realistic textures. With Flashback we want to combine a realistic approach with strong colors to stand out from the masses."

Check it out for yourself by downloading the scene for PC, Mac or Linux. It's not much, just a small square of terrain with men shooting each other, but it gives a taste.

Pledging at least $15 to the Kickstarter will get you a bundle of four classic Jagged Alliance games. If you want to actually receive Flashback--expected on PC, Mac and Linux in November 2014--you'll need to make that at least $25. Then more money can get you shiny extras and into the game and that usual Kickstarter stuff.

"But who is this Full Control and why do they deserve my money?" you may demand, furiously pounding a desk or other table-like item of furniture with your clenched fist. Well, it's a Danish studio responsible for Frontline Tactics and also the upcoming Space Hulk.

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    May 17, 2013 6:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Jagged Alliance: Flashback downloadable 'diorama' shows off art style.

    With six days left on its crowdfunding campaign, retro "reset" Jagged Alliance: Flashback has only raised 65% of its goal. Oh, how tense! To tempt, tease and excite potential backers, developer Full Control has released a downloadable "diorama" with a rotatable in-engine peek at the art style it's bringing to the turn-based tactics 'em up.

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      May 17, 2013 6:35 AM

      I'm kind of surprised this campaign hasn't gotten more attention and money. I thought these games had a pretty big following (especially in Europe)?

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        May 17, 2013 7:36 AM

        I agree. I think there is just so little press about it, that nobody knows it's even there. I was just browsing Kickstarter a few weeks ago, and came across it, and pledged right away. I sent Shacknews and Slashgear and others a few "tips" about it, and Shacknews came thru :) Hopefully even just this story will pump it up over the measly $350,000 they are asking for. BIG FAN of the series! Come on everyone, do it for Ivan and Gus and Ice! :)

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          May 17, 2013 7:57 AM

          I mean, I did post a Shacknews story about the Kickstarter nine days before you sent that tip.

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            May 17, 2013 8:08 AM

            Thanks Alice! I must have missed the first one, but thanks for plugging it again. Shacknews ROCKS! :)

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        May 17, 2013 7:37 AM

        I think the recently released Back in Action soured a lot of people on the series.

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          May 17, 2013 7:52 AM

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          May 17, 2013 8:05 AM

          I guess I am in the minority, as I actually enjoyed BiA. In fact after I saw this Kickstarter, I pulled out the BiA Crossfire game and am just finishing it up. :)

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      May 17, 2013 6:39 AM

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      May 17, 2013 7:06 AM

      I wish I could get a refund for Back in Action to give it to these guys.

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      May 17, 2013 7:53 AM

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      May 17, 2013 9:21 AM

      Cant give these guys any more dough. I hope they get funded, Ive been dying for the real McCoy for ages.

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      May 18, 2013 7:25 PM

      I can't wait to see this game made for the following reasons.

      Sirlach's Top Ten Reasons Why you Should Back Jagged Alliance Flashback.

      10. Blow Stuff up! - Fully destructible environment.
      9. Gun Pr0n - Pimp out your M16 & AK47!
      8. Multiplatform - Windows, Linux & MAc.
      7. Space Marines are badass! - The Developer is currently developing Space Hulk!
      6. We put the band back together for this one - Chris C "Original JA" coding Guru joins the team
      5. Ready-to-Mod (tm) - Designed to be modded from the ground up!
      4. Pre Alpha Game concept material released.
      3, Obsidian have got our back.
      2. THE MOST BADA$$ community ever assembled! - Modders included in the Design Team.
      1. This game is going to to take all the greatness from JA2 and put it in a modern gaming engine (Unity 3D).

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