I don't know if you can walk outside or roam , but juding from what I saw the engine do in the demo I think they could do it if they wanted to. the opening menu has the outside of the firehouse in real time and you can see bystanders walking on the sidewalk past the building.
looked pretty seamless to me…

sweeeeeet

come faster June, COME FASTER.

Kingpin;133885
The Firehouse will be free-roaming, but not the rest of the game world. From my understanding you'll only be able to wonder around what's been designated a wonderable area.

I certainly don't doubt you, but do you have a link where I could read more about that?

There isn't really more an in-depth explanation than that, other than that it'd also be where any achievements attained would apparently be displayed… I couldn't tell you an exact source other than it being one of the early interviews.

I've assumed (I think it's a reasonable assumption) that the rest of the areas aren't free-roam because I don't think there'd be much to be gained from having a replica of Manhattan Island if you wouldn't be driving to the bust, and that if the whole game were free-roam we'd have heard that by now.

Kingpin;133901
There isn't really more an in-depth explanation than that, other than that it'd also be where any achievements attained would apparently be displayed… I couldn't tell you an exact source other than it being one of the early interviews.

I've assumed (I think it's a reasonable assumption) that the rest of the areas aren't free-roam because I don't think there'd be much to be gained from having a replica of Manhattan Island if you wouldn't be driving to the bust, and that if the whole game were free-roam we'd have heard that by now.

Maybe you could take a cab? j/k

Kingpin;133901
There isn't really more an in-depth explanation than that, other than that it'd also be where any achievements attained would apparently be displayed… I couldn't tell you an exact source other than it being one of the early interviews.

I've assumed (I think it's a reasonable assumption) that the rest of the areas aren't free-roam because I don't think there'd be much to be gained from having a replica of Manhattan Island if you wouldn't be driving to the bust, and that if the whole game were free-roam we'd have heard that by now.

I remember TR talking about a level where you have to lead the Ecto-1b down the streets of New York while catching ghost.

I don't know if you all consider somewhat free-roaming, but I think it is the closets you guys will get to it.

Scott Sommer;133910
I remember TR talking about a level where you have to lead the Ecto-1b down the streets of New York while catching ghost.

I don't know if you all consider somewhat free-roaming, but I think it is the closets you guys will get to it.

“Leading” isn't exactly what was said. It was more than Ecto-1B is driving down the street (you have no control over this) while you bust ghosts, presumably from the roof.

Doctor Venkman;133911
“Leading” isn't exactly what was said. It was more than Ecto-1B is driving down the street (you have no control over this) while you bust ghosts, presumably from the roof.

Yeah “leading.”

1 : coming or ranking first : foremost
2 : exercising leadership
3 : providing direction or guidance <a leading question>
4 : given most prominent display <the leading story>

If I go first to scope out the way that is called leading. If I give orders, that is also called leading.

You lead the way for Ecto-1b to go through. It doesn't go off on it's own and leaves you behind. No more like You go on ahead to make sure the way is clear before you advance.

I am thinking of it as the part in Gears 2 where you have to lead Betty through the tunnel.

Also I don't think it is on the roof of buildings as we have seen from tech Demo builds of Ghostbusters the game, we have the Ghostbusters down on the street. While it is only a tech Demo, Mark Randell said that one of the levels takes place during the thanksgiving day parade.

I never said you drove Ecto-1b. I just said you had to guide it.

Scott Sommer;133942
Yeah “leading.”

1 : coming or ranking first : foremost
2 : exercising leadership
3 : providing direction or guidance <a leading question>
4 : given most prominent display <the leading story>

If I go first to scope out the way that is called leading. If I give orders, that is also called leading.

You lead the way for Ecto-1b to go through. It doesn't go off on it's own and leaves you behind. No more like You go on ahead to make sure the way is clear before you advance.

I am thinking of it as the part in Gears 2 where you have to lead Betty through the tunnel.

Also I don't think it is on the roof of buildings as we have seen from tech Demo builds of Ghostbusters the game, we have the Ghostbusters down on the street. While it is only a tech Demo, Mark Randell said that one of the levels takes place during the thanksgiving day parade.

I never said you drove Ecto-1b. I just said you had to guide it.

He means the roof of Ecto-1b, which i think is correct. I'm sure i have heard that in one of the online interviews!?!

scott.herring;133965
He means the roof of Ecto-1b, which i think is correct. I'm sure i have heard that in one of the online interviews!?!

yeah, like an ‘on-rails’ shooter. For the Gears 2 analogy, think closer to the earlier stage when you're on the decks of the Betty, shooting away approaching locust and brumarks and such.