Forum Overview :: Soul Reaver 2: Dissonance of Irony :: So, anyone know anything about The Matrix Online?

[quote name="Damocles"]The website (<a href="http://www.thematrixonline.com">here</a>) is just a load of promotional crap with precious little info, and googling turned up only this <a href="http://www.gamespy.com/e32003/preview/pc/1002154/">gamespy article from E3</a>. Not much there, except for these little tidbits: [quote name="A budding fashion victim"]What jumps right out is the striking difference between the ordinary citizens populating the Matrix and the player's avatars. In this world, clothes really do define who you are. Neo's band of rebels in the film are decked out in snappy black leather trench coats and form fitting combat gear that are as much a part of them as their kung-fu skills. Players too, will mark their growing abilities and power by being able to upgrade to cooler and cooler clothing. The player's initial RSI (Residual Self Image) will outfit them with ill-fitting suits or torn jeans and sneakers at the beginning, but upgrades in clothing come soon enough. Indeed, Monolith, the game's developer, apparently has one woman who's entire job is developing cool new outfits to wear.[/quote] Because nothing says "entertaining gameplay" like playing dress up your own little "Terrorist Fun Barbie". As for the combat, well.. [quote name="Alex Kidd"]Players also don't directly control their fighter's moves. Rather <b>fighting seems to be based on a rock-paper-scissors system</b> where players choose their fighting styles from a pop-up control panel. He also mentioned that the game's currency will be upgrades to a player's program. Basically skills within the game are discrete bits of software that players can aquire and trade like money. Just as Trinity in the original film had a helicopter pilot program downloaded to her, players in the game will be able to find and acquire software that will improve their fighting skills, help them shoot or just make them look cooler while performing mundane activities.[/quote] Janken just hit the bigtime. Fine, but what the hell does "make them cooler while performing mundane activities" mean, exactly? Speculation?[/quote]