I came across a brilliant new game that is being made for the PC and Xbox360.
I dont usually play too many games but this has me very interested.

From the official site:

Introduction

Thesis is a conspiracy-fantasy adventure set in modern-day Athens, where an a couple of adventurous paranormal researchers find themselves caught between the mundane and the supernatural, following the clues of a long-lost ancient artifact that could spell disaster or ascension for the entire human race.

Features

A griping story that emerges and places you in an Athens full of marvel, danger and back-stage scheming just beneath the surface of everyday life.

- Player can choose to play as one of the paranormal researchers.

- Multiple endings according to the decisions made in the game.

- A wide variety of puzzles based on both Greek Mythology and mind-boggling conundrums that captivate the player.

- Colorful characters and localities, ranging from neo-classical buildings to the grim depths of Hades.

- Being created first for PC platform and possibly for next gen consoles.

- Innovative customized new power graphic engine created to take the player to realistic heights.

- Dynamic original music score written which enchants with the emotional atmosphere it creates.

For those with good connections who want to see the trailor, I highly recommend it. It looks like a very good story:
http://www.theseisgame.com/downloads/cinematic2.mov

A nice new industry in Greece is emerging.
:cheers:

some fantastic news... the trailer is awesome and the graphics looks great... but the game is not on the market jet,right?...

Are these the heroes? Well they look as Greek as they can be :)

http://www.track7games.com/images/03big.jpg


A Greek temple with a heptagram on the roof... Interesting...

http://www.track7games.com/images/01big.jpg

some fantastic news... the trailer is awesome and the graphics looks great... but the game is not on the market jet,right?...
Will come out at about christmas.

The story and trailor is brilliant. Now If they can get the gameplay right this will be a massive hit.

I think its great that we have Greek industry in gaming now and hopefully we will be able to see some of modern day athens shots in-game...not just the underground hades areas.

Very promising title.

Also, the dialogue will be all in Ancient Greek!

Screen Shots:
http://i5.tinypic.com/120l950.jpg
Great Graphics!
http://i5.tinypic.com/120lais.jpg

Glorious ancient Greece:
http://i6.tinypic.com/120lanb.jpg

I have a feeling Athens isnt this green these days:D
http://i6.tinypic.com/120lauo.jpg

Cant wait!

Don't like it. All the characters looks like criminals, and they are ugly too.
Where is the "Kalos"?


and surely this duo is not your average Hellenic couple. They are ordinary Hollywood type caraticatures.

http://www.track7games.com/images/03big.jpg


A very nice adventure game was the Odyssey - The Search for Ulysses ( back in the 2001 ).
There was also a Hellenic version of the game where all the dialogues ( text and vocals ) were exclusively in Hellenic.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/adventure/odyssey/odyssey_012601_screen006.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/adventure/odyssey/odyssey_012601_screen009.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/news/001018/odysey_screen004.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/news/001018/odysey_screen006.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/news/001018/odysey_screen001.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/news/001018/odysey_screen002.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/gs/news/001019/odyssey_screen001.jpg

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Giorgo, does it really take place in modern Athens? I got the feeling that they somehow travel back in time. I may be wrong.

^^ Από την στιγμή που κάνεις καταχωρήσεις στην Ε.Α τα πάντα είναι «δουλειά μου».
Και το περιεχόμενο των υπογραφών αλλά και το περιεχόμενο των μηνυμάτων.

Όσο για τα επιχειρήματα τι ακριβώς δεν κατάλαβες; Θέλεις ιδιαίτερη επεξήγηση δηλαδή για να καταλάβεις ότι δεν είναι σωστό να κοροϊδεύεις τον κόσμο;

Τελοσπάντων πίσω στο θέμα μας.

^^ Από την στιγμή που κάνεις καταχωρήσεις στην Ε.Α τα πάντα είναι «δουλειά μου».
Και το περιεχόμενο των υπογραφών αλλά και το περιεχόμενο των μηνυμάτων.

Όσο για τα επιχειρήματα τι ακριβώς δεν κατάλαβες; Θέλεις ιδιαίτερη επεξήγηση δηλαδή για να καταλάβεις ότι δεν είναι σωστό να κοροϊδεύεις τον κόσμο;

Τελοσπάντων πίσω στο θέμα μας.Den katalavainw kan ti les kai ap o,ti blepw den katalavaineis oute esy ti lew, den peirazei, as to afisoume edw. Den einai kainourgio to aperanto xasma twn apopsewn mas.
Peace \\//

Some months ago I started working on a game (GTA alike) based on the street of Athens. Unfortunately this works takes too much time (specially anything regarding the engine programming issue). So far and since the project was abandoned 3 months ago to this date I've only managed to make Syntagma square area, but such games require a large coverage (specially nowadays when games like GTA San Andreas, Mafia or the Godfather are rendering entire cities), and this kind of works flood the cababilities of a
single man.

Also I've considered the idea of hiring some kinda staff of designers and programmers but that exceeds my budget by far :( .

Your work sounds really interesting, can we see like a still or sth of Syntagma square? I'm learning programming too, but my knowledge is limited for now. I hope you get to finish it all some day!

i still think it is a great effort.... i especially love that they use Ancient Hellenic, unfortunately it is long time ago that i learnd it....

Αυτό που μου αρέσει ιδιαιτερα, είναι οτι πρόκειται για μια ομάδα Ελλήνων που ασχολειται με τις νέες τεχνολογίες... Νέα ταλεντούχα άτομα, με ένα πάθος και ένα όραμα... Αλλά αυτό που μου αρέσει ακόμα περισσότερο είναι ότι κάνουν το οραμά τους πραγματικότητα... Συγχαρητήρια στα παιδιά..

I saw the video... Incredible graphics, unbelievable terrain, multiple characters. I will certainly buy it!!! And yes, I liked the fact that they spoke in Ancient Greek. Very original.

The last game that I saw with Greek content was the official 2004 Olympic games PC game. Didn't like it that much. This one is from another dimension.... :)

']Also, the dialogue will be all in Ancient Greek!

Ελπίζω όχι με ερασμική προφορά...

It would be a great idea to make a new GTA for Greece, maybe in the next years...

GTA3: New York
GTA Vice City: Miami
GTA San Andreas: Los Santos ( Los Angeles ) San Fierro ( San Francisco ) and Las Venturas ( Las Vegas )
GTA4: Propably London

For those with good connections who want to see the trailor, I highly recommend it. It looks like a very good story:[/B]
http://www.theseisgame.com/downloads/cinematic2.mov
I saw the trailer and i changed my mind, it looks neat ( well the characters remains ugly ), the dialogues in ancient Hellenic is a big plus, the graphics looks very good.

I am hoping-waiting for a demo to see how the gameplay is.

Πάντως πέρα από τα αρνητικά και θετικά που έχει το παιχνίδι πρόκειται για μια πολλή αξιόλογη προσπάθεια από τους συμπατριώτες μας. Εγώ περιμένω όπως προανέφερα και παραπάνω να κυκλοφορήσουν demo του παιχνιδιού. Θέλω να δοκιμάσω το gameplay του.
Αν το gameplay δεν είναι καλό -όσο άρτια και να είναι τα γραφικά- είναι ικανό από μόνο του να χαλάσει όλο το παιχνίδι.

Guys, the trailor only plays for a few seconds (after they bang on the door) then stops for me... whats wrong?

Try to play it with a different player than the one you are using. It has to be playable...

Wonderul find!

Some years ago, for the first time in my 10 years of reading PC Gamer I saw a review for a Greek developed adventure game (can't remember the name though). I was psyched. Too bad. It was buggy, ugly, and had terrible gameplay. It scored somewhere near 20%. The developers wrote in and chided the magazine for not supporting foreign/small developers, explaining how this was their first game etc. The mag published it and defended it's review. It was indeed an awful game.

Oh well I thought. Probably I will never see good work from Greek game developers.

But this one looks smart, stylish, and gorgeous. Production values seem to be high, and the ancient Greek is pure class. It seems to have a great storyline too. Hopefully it comes out great in all aspects.

Developers from "poorer" (loosely) eastern European countries have been making good games and sending them here for 10+ years now. It's time Greek devs step up. There's no reason they should be behind.

http://www.track7games.com/about.php?PHPSESSID=d80a4c9df0c871c3394a2289c4756553

PC and xbox 360! Wow! How far it's come from the review I read in PC Gamer. I thought that was the extent of Greek game development.

Guys, the trailor only plays for a few seconds (after they bang on the door) then stops for me... whats wrong?

It's a large vid. It has to load. Use quicktime you can view the process and see how much you've downloaded.

Giorgo, does it really take place in modern Athens? I got the feeling that they somehow travel back in time. I may be wrong.
The game takes place in modern athens however the catch is that the most part is in the 'underworld' which in fantasy lies beneth the streets of our very own Athens!

Basically, The Music sounds brilliant...very epic.
The story sounds sensational.
The trailor is one of the best I have ever seen.

Excuse my comment on ancient greek being the language used. I believe they will use Ancient Greek for the cutscenes and gameplay actually in Ancient Greece and most likely english for modern scenes.

The trailor shows how the adventure began. Thesies, a scroll of ancient text, is hidden by some guy in what appears to be hades.

The game is in Athens today when two journalists set out to break the mystery.

Extremely promising.

And please guys, no talk of other games in this thread thanks.
:cheers:

Ελπίζω όχι με ερασμική προφορά...

file eipes megali kouvenda.....periergos opou kai na pao steis mesogiakes hores me rotane pos kai milame diaforetika ta ellinika kai ta arhaia....eho akusei pos ta ehoume alaxei, pos ta didaskoume lathos(eho varethei na logomaho kai na akuo asties profores, dehome theories ala adinato na pistepso pos etsi proferonte ta arhaia..).....ola ektos apo ti magiki lexi pou egrapses pio pano. Erasmus :)


oso gia ta pehnidia, 1)einai pehnidia kai opos i tenies dehome mia eleftheria ekfrasis 2) parte to SPARTAN -TOTAL WARRIOR de masaei mia!!!! :) :) :)

:eek2:

It's a large vid. It has to load. Use quicktime you can view the process and see how much you've downloaded.


Yes, when I click it automatically opens with quicktime, and I can see the bar how much it DL however it only DL about 20% of the video, it reaches that point and starts all over. It will not play the whole file. I also DL it into my computer instead of just clicking the link, same thing happens. I tried to open it with a variety of programs, still same thing. I have no clue why. It only plays a few seconds and thats it.

There is another game company in Greece that makes FMV adventures. It is located in Drama. Here is an interview of theirs next adventure game "Conspiracies 2".

http://adventureadvocate.gr/html/page.php?file=animaeng.php

Here are some screenshots of the game
http://www.adventuregamers.com/screenshot.php?id=4513

I never heard of Drama.

Thesies was promoted at E3 in california and is very promising...thats why Track7 now have alot to fulfill with there title Thesies.

Drama is a city situated in East Macedonia. Next to Kavala. Very beatifull city.

Drama is a city situated in East Macedonia. Next to Kavala. Very beatifull city.
Sorry, I misread. I thought you said the developer is called drama.
I heard before that Drama is a beautiful city. :)

file eipes megali kouvenda.....periergos opou kai na pao steis mesogiakes hores me rotane pos kai milame diaforetika ta ellinika kai ta arhaia....eho akusei pos ta ehoume alaxei, pos ta didaskoume lathos(eho varethei na logomaho kai na akuo asties profores, dehome theories ala adinato na pistepso pos etsi proferonte ta arhaia..).....ola ektos apo ti magiki lexi pou egrapses pio pano. Erasmus :)


oso gia ta pehnidia, 1)einai pehnidia kai opos i tenies dehome mia eleftheria ekfrasis 2) parte to SPARTAN -TOTAL WARRIOR de masaei mia!!!! :) :) :)

:eek2:
to spartan total warrior polai edw stin adelaida gia 20 dollaria. Pia na to parw alla den eixerw am htan kalw pexnidi i oxi.

this looks like a promising game! I'm going to recommend it to my cousin (who is a hard core gamer) I'm sure he'll like it! Age of Mythology is also another good PC game and very popular in Greece and in the U.S.

Looks awesome. I hope this is the start of the Greek gaming revolution.

There is another game company in Greece that makes FMV adventures. It is located in Drama. Here is an interview of theirs next adventure game "Conspiracies 2".

http://adventureadvocate.gr/html/page.php?file=animaeng.php

Here are some screenshots of the game
http://www.adventuregamers.com/screenshot.php?id=4513

That's the company!

Terrible first game though. Very bad.

Note that today was the North American release of the new expansion for Rome: Total War titled Rome: Total War, Alexander

Here is a today interview of the team of the theseis game and some exclusive trailers.

http://www.gamers.gr/?render=interviews.feed&id=16&page=1 (in greek)

']to spartan total warrior polai edw stin adelaida gia 20 dollaria. Pia na to parw alla den eixerw am htan kalw pexnidi i oxi.

idou to review loipon:


http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61206

parepiptondos de to eho pexei ala to eho dei....kai ehei poli plaka, einai telios asheto (ohi pos eho provlima opos eho pei diafores fores, ala edo milame gia 1 spartiati brosta sto colossaio enantia se 10ades legaionarious...!!!).

Axizei..... :)


http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles/a61206/ss_preview_Spartan_blast_02.jpg


mi to berdepsete me to Spartan gia PC.....den einai toso kalo!

http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22716.htm

opos kai to ALEXANDER.....

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/alexander/review.html

fenetai kalo...alla twra exw problema....den dulevi to ps2 mou!! :bash:

New screenshots have emerged of Athens:
http://www.theseisgame.com/images/screenshots/screenshots/8.jpg

http://www.theseisgame.com/images/screenshots/screenshots/9.jpg

http://www.theseisgame.com/images/screenshots/screenshots/11.jpg

http://www.theseisgame.com/images/screenshots/screenshots/13.jpg

Impressive and realistic... Although the screenshots depict a somewhat "sub-par" area, the atmosphere is ideal for a video game - with a mysterious undertone. Of course, it goes without saying that any big city will have areas with this kind of graffiti and paper/trash. Thankfully though, no video game in Athens will ever be able to show anything close to ghettos...

I'm a little confused. Is this game on the market or is it still in development? Is the area depicted a real area in Athens? If so, where? I'd like to see more!

It is in development still.
Will be released on PC, XBOX360 and PS3 in September I believe.

Για κάποιο λόγο προτιμώ τη τελευταία φωτογραφία απο τις 4 .... γιατί άραγε... ; :nuts: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wow, the ambient illumination of the renderer is awesome, the same goes for the level....Looks like the guy of the other project based in Athens will have a hard work to make it better than this :)

So I walked down "Ηφαιστου" Street today, as is shown in one of the shots. It is a street just off Monastiraki Square, but the area shown in the shots does not exist (as far as I could tell). Cheers!

So I walked down "Ηφαιστου" Street today, as is shown in one of the shots. It is a street just off Monastiraki Square, but the area shown in the shots does not exist (as far as I could tell). Cheers!

Yeap it's an imaginary city but resembling Athens (as in GTA Liberty City, Vica City or Los Santos resemble NY, Miami and LA respectively). However, those pics remind me of Psiri.

As far as the level regards the guys are doing a superb work, as for the shaders they're using, well, c'est magnifique!

I wonder what Game Engine they're working with or they programmed it themselves.

I don't think its an "imaginary" city, from what I gathered it is actually meant to be set in Athens.

But the area is definitely imaginary.
The roads look very narrow though, almost like its a back ally! :lol: