I've determined what kind've makes me sad about recent and upcoming Tron games, is that the focus is so much on action and action-y stuff; like the only reason people like Tron is for light cycles and tossing identity discs.  Like they're trying to be arcade games instead of thoughtful and thought-provoking adventures. 

Granted, I know the original was comprised of several "gladitorial"-like matches, and there's a lot of "action" in the respect of visuals and chase scenes... so it's easy to maybe look at that as what the franchise is all about.  However, I feel there is much more to it... and just because these things are there, it doesn't mean that's all Tron is or should be, in my opinion. 

I've felt for a long time there is a lot more to explore and discover in Tron, and I've wanted to do so in a Tron game for many years, but it's just not really happening on a deep level like I've hoped for.  Tron 2.0 was definitely a giant step in the right direction (thank you DaveTRON and Monolith!!!), and that game was heaven-sent when it came out, since there had been such an absence of anything "Tron"-related for so long.  But there was a lot of room for improvement and enhancement in that game, which I had hoped would happen in an official Part 2 or large expansion pack for it, even using that game engine would've been fine since it was already built, but that never came.  As time has passed, and as technologies have improved, that desire has grown into wanting a similarly thoughtful Tron game using a new gaming engine.

I would have liked to see things like: a stealth gameplay style capability; much better AI characters that felt like they lived, breathed, reacted, and fought more realistically; much more interactivity with things in the environment; NPCs that had more personality than their one-sentence responses when you interacted with them; less linearity in the levels (though, compared to a lot of recent games, it's not too bad); the ability to commandeer a Recognizer; see some more things from the original Tron, in general, and be able to interact with them; more of a sense of exploration, adventure, and story, as if you are existing in a living, breathing world that exists with or without you; I/O towers that you can stand in and look up into, as if you're having a spiritual moment with your user, or something (maybe some of the towers could recharge your energy, or something else clever like beam you to the next level or section, I dunno; I just felt Tron 2.0 could have leveraged beautiful I/O towers more)

Sorry, I could probably go on and on, but don't want to bore you   Bottom line, I think there was room for developing the world more, and adding to the sense of adventure and exploration, without just adding more aracade-y action and battles.  So, I'm sad the route taken with Tron games recently has mainly been the more superficial things like parkour, disc tossing, light cycles, and running fast.

A first-person Tron game with the level of sophistication and thought as an Uncharted game, or as a Thief I or II game, or similar, has been my dream for a long while now.  Sadly, I'm far too aware that I realize this probably would never happen... or that I'm the minority on this.  But, I can still dream

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For sure, Ivy... I wish the same!

That sounds too good to be true.  Can you instead turn User Error into a parkour runner game? hahaha just kidding.  That all sounds great, TronFAQ!  I wonder if I still have Tron 2.0 installed on my PC.  Will check.  Time just hasn't been in big surplus lately for me.  Despite me saying I would play UE in the past, I'm afraid I think I only played a short while years ago.  So much more to see and play.  2016 would be a good time to rectify that problem...

*r-r-r-r-r-rrrrectify*

Traahn Wrote: Can you instead turn User Error into a parkour runner game?

Haha, well like I said earlier, UE3 will likely have parkour. Kind of! It will just be possible for a brief section of the mission, as something "cool" you can do: running on walls. The difference is that it will be a reward and can only be used for a limited time. Not something that happens during the entire mission.

All the things I mentioned in the previous post, that we're planning for UE3, are indeed very ambitious. But I think we're going to pull off the majority of them. I've already posted some videos on my YouTube channel, showing tests that demo what will be in UE3.

Like this one for example (riding and stopping a Light Cycle on demand):

deeahchur Wrote: Well, if you don't have the game installed on your computer, Steam does now carry Tron 2.0.

That's right. If anyone doesn't have the game handy, it's available on Steam now. No need to go hunting for the CDs in the attic, or online from Amazon, eBay, etc.


All right . . . sorry for hijacking the thread and going off-topic. Back to TRON RUN/r discussion!

What does everyone think of the new lightcycles update? I personally think it's pretty fun.

In regards to references to characters like SPOILER... Mouse Over To Read:
, I think it'll be interesting to see what they look like in this art style. I love the lightcycle gameplay so far and I'm really looking forward to seeing what additional features the developer has in store for the full game.

TronFAQ Wrote: There's a promotion on right now, where if you buy TRON RUN/r by February 8, 2016 you'll get a free copy of TRON 2.0! http://store.steampowered.com/app/392000 Also, people who already bought TRON RUN/r should have received a free copy of TRON 2.0! (Like I did. LOL.)

I was wondering what that was about!