Actually, the idea of spacesim and fps hybrid is not new. Look up a really old game called Alpha Storm made in 1997. You can upgrade your ship etc and board enemy ships in FPS mode, or be boarded.

Yup, Precursors was officially released in English late December 2010. Here’s the link to it’s Gamersgate page: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PREC/precursors. It weighs in at $29.95 currently.

The game is out in english now. Go to Gamersgate and have a look for yourself. I just bought it after reading an interesting Wot I think at rockpapershotgun.com, but haven’t had time to install it yet (downloading as we speak).

@ Mart:

Let’s not forget the Precursors in Mass Effect. It’s a really old trope actually. It pops up everywhere.

@ Alphast:

Yeah, I’m not sure how extensive the RPG angle is. I saw a screenshot with the inventory screen somewhere. So there is at least loot management of some sort. No clue if they actually involve stats or experience points of some sort.

@ Travis McCrea:

Yeah, it seems that the fans are working on it. The quality of translations leaves a bit to be desired though. I saw a screenshot that looked as if they just fed the text through Google Translate. I’m still hoping some western company will pick it up, and does a proper translation.

http://board.deep-shadows.com/index.php?s=525b1364bc9963f414740c380760 f20c&showtopic=966

You can get the translation files of a lot of the menu items and such… the dialog will still be in russian… but its getting there

It’s looks really good. Only downside I can see from the trailers is that even Freelancer boasts more RPG and trade elements.. (But again: That’s just from the trailers, I hope my opinion isn’t correct!)

I first thought it was mostly an FPS but then realized that they were real RPG elements in it. What eventually convinced me was the part where the guy gets in a mech and the space battle at the end of the video. I will try it. Even if my Russian is limited to survival sentences.

The title reminds me of the awesome space adventure/combat game, Star Control 2, where the Precursors are supposed to be this ancient super-intelligent lifeforms who seems to suddenly disappear from existence but leave behind traces of their technological superiority.

Star Control 3 gave me hope when you find out that the Precursors haven’t left, but used their tech to devolve themselves to avoid some galactic destruction. Then it completely dashed me when the game revealed them to be…well…I was totally and “udderly” disappointed. The ending of SC3 also corrupted me and lost my faith in the entire series after that, since SC2 is completely pure awesome.

SC2 has been remade in The Urquan Masters now if you like to try it out. It’s still fun, even if it’s a 20+ year old game.

And thanks for the heads up on this one!