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Posted: Apr 5th 2011 7:48PM RastaPanda said
Pretty excited for this one
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 7:54PM Romeasaurus Rex said
Can't wait!!
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:00PM MrBojangles288 said
I was excited until I got to play it at PAX...now? Not so much. It seemed like a shitty version of Team Fortress that took its self to seriously
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:12PM Special Agent Steve said
@MrBojangles288
Could you elaborate on "shitty"?
Right now it just seems like you're whining. And sense when is serious a bad thing? Since Bulletstorm was released?
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Could you elaborate on "shitty"?
Right now it just seems like you're whining. And sense when is serious a bad thing? Since Bulletstorm was released?
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 10:09AM MrBojangles288 said
@darkfocus
Fair enough, first off someone mentioned frame rate. And granted the game was still in a beta phase (i believe) frame rate was slow.
The map i played was also poorly constructed, a large map with all action occurring in one difficult to reach area.
Although the amount of guns was extensive there was no noticeable difference in many of their functions.
Colors were grey and bland.
Free running was not nearly as fun or useful as it was sold to be.
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Fair enough, first off someone mentioned frame rate. And granted the game was still in a beta phase (i believe) frame rate was slow.
The map i played was also poorly constructed, a large map with all action occurring in one difficult to reach area.
Although the amount of guns was extensive there was no noticeable difference in many of their functions.
Colors were grey and bland.
Free running was not nearly as fun or useful as it was sold to be.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:03PM kentuckyfried said
oohhh...cowboy hats.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:03PM eudaimo said
I used to think I liked the movie Hackers more than most people. After all, the majority of people don't even remember that that movie exists.
Then I started reading Joystiq. Those guys really, really like Hackers. Like a lot.
Then I started reading Joystiq. Those guys really, really like Hackers. Like a lot.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:08PM 2late2die said
Looks like a lot of fun, very nice.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:33PM WillPG1212 said
looks decent enough, thought it would be more freerunning focused from the first trailer.
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Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:40PM Migz7 said
I'm hoping this turns out good. I love the art style. My biggest concern is frame-rate. Some of the earlier videos I've seen show a questionable frame-rate. Hopefully they've got it running at or near 60fps. Again, I'm hoping it turns out awesome!
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 8:57PM electricfuture said
If this game isn't good I'm gonna die. I'm so pumped up, and really don't want to be let down haha
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:15PM The Only Girl said
*sigh* Another FPS... What game started this fad?
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:16PM The Only Girl said
@wuifdsa89f
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EMS is the worst shipping method ever to poison the interwebs.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:21PM TXYeti said
Looks like TF2 + Borderlands + Bulletstorm. I'm medium-ish interested.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:24PM edit said
Brink looks cool, this isn't an attack on the game, but watching this trailer pointed out to me how surprisingly disinterested I find myself in it, prompting me to consider why... "Manshoots" just don't do it for me anymore. Ok, there's a cool new movement mechanic.. now put it in a game that has exploration and some interesting interaction with the world or characters and I'll bite.. It's just guns, guns, guns. Everywhere. Even the majority of games without guns are about killing things and being killed by things. Can we get the hell over it already? I'm not opposed to fictional violence at all, but I crave things with a bit more thought and meaning. I prefer first person games over all others for reasons of immersion, but the vast, vast, vast majority of them are just doing the same thing again and again.
Of course I'll play more FPS games, especially when there are ones as immersive and creative as the Half-Life series or ones with the explorative freedom of the Stalker or new Fallout titles, but damn.. the possibilities have really opened up as both technology and the skills\art of game development have grown, yet most games with the resources behind them to actually do something remarkable seem content (or desperate) to repeat the same old patterns.
Sorry to rant. Anyone feel the same way?
Of course I'll play more FPS games, especially when there are ones as immersive and creative as the Half-Life series or ones with the explorative freedom of the Stalker or new Fallout titles, but damn.. the possibilities have really opened up as both technology and the skills\art of game development have grown, yet most games with the resources behind them to actually do something remarkable seem content (or desperate) to repeat the same old patterns.
Sorry to rant. Anyone feel the same way?
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:55PM furiousgeorge said
@edit
its the old if it ain't broke, don't fix it idea. with cod and halo bringing in the take they do, the paradigm will not change. large companies almost never venture outside of the mainstream due to risky financial investments. its the same thing with movies. as long as the transformers and matrix's of the film world continue to haul in huge returns, you can expect to see more of the same.
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its the old if it ain't broke, don't fix it idea. with cod and halo bringing in the take they do, the paradigm will not change. large companies almost never venture outside of the mainstream due to risky financial investments. its the same thing with movies. as long as the transformers and matrix's of the film world continue to haul in huge returns, you can expect to see more of the same.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 11:25PM kentuckyfried said
@edit How is s.t.a.l.k.e.r. anyhow? It sounds almost like fallout 3 but with better, playable fps mechanics. I was reading up on metro 2033 when I jumped unto the stalker review.
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Posted: Apr 5th 2011 11:55PM edit said
@kentuckyfried The Stalker games are rough around the edges (the FPS mechanics are less clunky than F3's but the poor accuracy of starting weapons makes it feel a bit restrictive at first) but generally provide a rich gloomy atmosphere to immerse yourself in and great amount of freedom. To a point. They each have a 'point of no return' and a (to me) extremely annoying final section with some kind of time pressure. I've had a great time with them and highly recommend them, but watch gameplay vids before deciding if they are for you. Some mods can really improve the game depending on your tastes. I think the Fallout games have more in the way of variety, quests and characters to talk to though. If you liked F3 but haven't tried New Vegas I highly recommend it, my preferred game of the two.
I played through Metro 2033 recently and while it does the atmosphere extremely well it's not very forward thinking in some ways - Linearity, disconnected levels, checkpoint saves, literal 'on rails' sections.. I enjoyed the stealth oriented parts and had a decent time overall, but I don't think I'll be replaying it any time soon.
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I played through Metro 2033 recently and while it does the atmosphere extremely well it's not very forward thinking in some ways - Linearity, disconnected levels, checkpoint saves, literal 'on rails' sections.. I enjoyed the stealth oriented parts and had a decent time overall, but I don't think I'll be replaying it any time soon.
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 4:09AM andgreen said
@edit
I am with you on this one.
I guess it has something to do with the productions being so expensive these days, that most play it safe.
But we are so many gamers now, and a lot of us have been playing games for 20+ years now. Let the games evolve as the gamers have.
Playing cowboys and indians are fun... yes... but there IS more to life than shooting people in the face, no matter how great it looks.
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I am with you on this one.
I guess it has something to do with the productions being so expensive these days, that most play it safe.
But we are so many gamers now, and a lot of us have been playing games for 20+ years now. Let the games evolve as the gamers have.
Playing cowboys and indians are fun... yes... but there IS more to life than shooting people in the face, no matter how great it looks.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 9:41PM MarkHawk said
Not enough hats...
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 11:03PM powerrangerporno said
Im happily waiting for brink to release, after getting a chance to play it for 5 hours straight once.
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 12:21AM KatanaVx said
God! I hope a console demo of this game comes out... Wouldn't want to spend money on a game that fails to deliver (not that I'm saying that Brink won't, just don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't). This game has interested me since they days it was a slight rumor, with no gameplay to back it up... Now, I'm just hoping it can (at least) have a good framerate.
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 12:47AM QuePasa87 said
Looks really fun. Def going to pick this one up.
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 10:11AM smidget said
I was really excited for this until I saw it being played at PAX -- didn't play it myself because I wasn't going to wait in the line. Now I'm just interested in it, no longer excited. It just really didn't look as different and unique as the trailers have made it look. I think it probably really requires hands-on time so I'm not going to discount it completely but seeing it in action really made me lose all excitement for it.
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