Rage gameplay footage features murderous bots, volatile vehicles
by Ben Gilbert 
on May 5th 2011 10:00AM
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Posted: May 5th 2011 10:07AM Godslegion said
Yet another game I wait in anticipation for!
side note: I would find it funny if the video player said I was a liar after I put in my date of birth as 11/10/1912
side note: I would find it funny if the video player said I was a liar after I put in my date of birth as 11/10/1912
Posted: May 6th 2011 12:40AM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
@Godslegion
My US LIVE account has a birth date of 1889.
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My US LIVE account has a birth date of 1889.
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:22AM NukeAssault said
I honestly had no interest in this game until now. It looks pretty darn fun.
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:47PM volcomnick said
@NukeAssault
Same here. So far it's just been something nice to look at, finally looking forward to playing it.
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Same here. So far it's just been something nice to look at, finally looking forward to playing it.
Posted: May 5th 2011 3:56PM LEONLEONLEON said
@NukeAssault
This video has made me want it less. Stupid regenerating health! :( Takes so much of the fun out of it.
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This video has made me want it less. Stupid regenerating health! :( Takes so much of the fun out of it.
Posted: May 6th 2011 5:18AM JurassicJunkie said
@NukeAssault
Yup, I've never gave it the time or day... but now I want to look in to it some more
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Yup, I've never gave it the time or day... but now I want to look in to it some more
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:25AM bigwhiteyeti said
The graphical style feels similar to Doom 3 in many ways (you know, without the darkness enveloping 75% of the screen). Definitely looks like an id game, then.
To be honest, this is the first time i've been excited for RAGE in over a year.
To be honest, this is the first time i've been excited for RAGE in over a year.
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:00AM Pure Black World Tendency said
@bigwhiteyeti
I agree, once he got out of the vehicle it looked very much like Doom 3.
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I agree, once he got out of the vehicle it looked very much like Doom 3.
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:30AM ObiAlKenobi said
So its an perfect mix between Killzone (and their classes system by extent) and Twisted Metal?
Hell Yeah!!!!!!
Hell Yeah!!!!!!
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:32AM carmaction said
Can't wait to play the demo this Saturday.
Posted: May 5th 2011 12:01PM carmaction said
@Justice551
iD is doing a demo for the game at FX Video Game Exchange in Plano, TX this evening.
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iD is doing a demo for the game at FX Video Game Exchange in Plano, TX this evening.
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:41AM SFX BIGANT said
So it looks like Borderlands and Fallout mixed together, minus the fun of Borderland's four player co op
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:58AM Ozzpot said
@SFX BIGANT
I agree, as I was watching the vid I was thinking that it looks like it plays like Borderlands but with more realistic graphics. what was great about Borderlands though (aside from the 4 player co-op) was the charm of the cel-shaded graphics, the scale of the game, the odd sense of humour, and the addictive nature of finding/collecting/buying/selling the randomly generated weapons. I'm not sure if anything else will come close to it (until Borderlands 2), but having said that this does look close enough to be fun.
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I agree, as I was watching the vid I was thinking that it looks like it plays like Borderlands but with more realistic graphics. what was great about Borderlands though (aside from the 4 player co-op) was the charm of the cel-shaded graphics, the scale of the game, the odd sense of humour, and the addictive nature of finding/collecting/buying/selling the randomly generated weapons. I'm not sure if anything else will come close to it (until Borderlands 2), but having said that this does look close enough to be fun.
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:21AM SFX BIGANT said
@Ozzpot Borderlands is still my favorite game of all time. I am currently playing through for the 5th time now just for the hell of it. I wonder how linear this game will be with PRG elements will it still work in an open world environment like Fallout?
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Posted: May 5th 2011 1:48PM AtomicPlayboy said
@SFX BIGANT Totally agree, and I really wonder why id is putting out these videos now. If you're releasing a game in a few months which looks very derivative of Borderlands and Fallout 3, I don't think you want to advertise it ahead of time. If you are going to show off your game, I think you try to show something _different_, which isn't this.
In the end, I'm glad that Rage's earlier release window forced Gearbox to change their game. Had they played it serious and dark, Borderlands wouldn't have been as fun for me as it turned out to be.
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In the end, I'm glad that Rage's earlier release window forced Gearbox to change their game. Had they played it serious and dark, Borderlands wouldn't have been as fun for me as it turned out to be.
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:16PM SFX BIGANT said
@AtomicPlayboy not sure if most people know this but originally Borderlands did look like this! At one point the game had a more serious and realistic look to it before they changed it to the cartoony look and honestly i dont think it would have been nearly as fun if they hadnt changed it!
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Posted: May 5th 2011 10:47AM Major Pyr0 said
wow the animations for that spider thing and the enemies are pretty impressive.
Posted: May 5th 2011 10:52AM xreadmore said
Still has the "Quake" sound... where it sounds like everyone is talking into a paper-towel roll.
Looks ok but didn't give the awesome-shivers or anything.
Looks ok but didn't give the awesome-shivers or anything.
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:11AM Patricio87 said
spider thing was pretty cool.
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:14AM Justice551 said
The lack of RPG elements in this game has really neutered my excitement for it. I don't know why the He'll ID would think that would be a good thing.
Posted: May 5th 2011 1:38PM CaramelZappa said
@Justice551
Because they make shooters, not RPGs. This is a game by the people who made Quaker and Doom, not Fallout 4.
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Because they make shooters, not RPGs. This is a game by the people who made Quaker and Doom, not Fallout 4.
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:25PM Heffer Wolfe said
@CaramelZappa
Uhhh... Fallout 4 hasn't been made yet.
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Uhhh... Fallout 4 hasn't been made yet.
Posted: May 5th 2011 3:02PM CaramelZappa said
@Heffer Wolfe
I'm aware. My point was this is a first person shooter, not the next installment of the Fallout series.
Oh, and Quaker was a typo. I meant Quake.
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I'm aware. My point was this is a first person shooter, not the next installment of the Fallout series.
Oh, and Quaker was a typo. I meant Quake.
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:24AM Bentzero said
Anyone know if this is PC or console footage?
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:04PM PornOfBabylon said
The enemies sound like Space Marines ^^
Posted: May 5th 2011 11:46AM PornOfBabylon said
The Enemies sound like Space Marines ^^
Posted: May 5th 2011 12:02PM carmaction said
And by evening I mean 'saturday'. Don't know what happened there.
Posted: May 5th 2011 12:12PM McDude said
Wish they'd give us some PC requirements, so I can see how badly it's going to kick my computer's ass.
Posted: May 5th 2011 1:16PM Twlvfngrs said
man bethesda is making so many games i want to play right now!
Posted: May 5th 2011 1:22PM dfwmonkie said
yup ill be at the demo Saturday
Posted: May 5th 2011 1:44PM Accessgranted said
Spider bot is a bro! :D
Posted: May 5th 2011 1:48PM (Unverified) said
Can't wait for this to rent! Lol the only other Bethesda game I plan on actually buying is SKYYYYYRIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!!
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:16PM Fakeassname said
>.>
... I don't like it.
all the "feel" of a PC run and gun is gone, this video seems to have been made with the PC version but that just makes me even sadder thanks to the jerky aiming, poor strafing, and AI that makes sure to stand real still so you've got no problem shooting them thanks to the first two issues.
anyone else notice that while the "interact" icon may have said "E" it still looked quite a bit like a Xbox 360 shoulder button? while that may count as a massive improvement over most other console ports it's still sad to see the gods of PC gaming reduced to this.
I give Carmac two years before he throws in the towel and retires to work on his space shuttle project.
... I don't like it.
all the "feel" of a PC run and gun is gone, this video seems to have been made with the PC version but that just makes me even sadder thanks to the jerky aiming, poor strafing, and AI that makes sure to stand real still so you've got no problem shooting them thanks to the first two issues.
anyone else notice that while the "interact" icon may have said "E" it still looked quite a bit like a Xbox 360 shoulder button? while that may count as a massive improvement over most other console ports it's still sad to see the gods of PC gaming reduced to this.
I give Carmac two years before he throws in the towel and retires to work on his space shuttle project.
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:26PM smidget said
ok, so finally seeing it played like this makes me actually want to play it, for the first time. Still not excited about it but I do at least want to try it now.
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:27PM El Guapo said
I decided I was going to buy this game the moment that guy kicked the turret and then was blasted by that delicious shotgun. Wow the physics in this game are beautiful!! Along with the graphics of course, cant wait! :)
Posted: May 5th 2011 2:40PM ISitOnAcid said
Yeah, like some stated above I wasn't really excited about this game up until now.
This footage is pretty nice. Probably it won't be a groundbreaking game, like, say, LA Noire is shaping up to be, but it will be fun.
This footage is pretty nice. Probably it won't be a groundbreaking game, like, say, LA Noire is shaping up to be, but it will be fun.
Posted: May 5th 2011 3:28PM Fuzunga said
I was totally not expecting that guy to kick down the turret. That's some sweet AI.
Posted: May 5th 2011 3:58PM eatmewhileirot said
reminds me of Borderlands (that's a good thing, btw). Also, is the guy in the beginning voiced by the guy from Crackdown? (the one who always calls you "agent"... I forget his name).
Posted: May 5th 2011 4:36PM Rick Grimes said
This is my dream game. Seriously, if this game is as good as it looks, I will buy any and all DLC put out for it, something I almost NEVER do unless it adds something major.
Posted: May 5th 2011 5:13PM Pete207 said
I thought this was a pretty poor trailer for a game I can't wait for to be honest.
I never usually complain about the people playing in trailers, but man. He ran out way to much and hardly used iron sights. For a game trying to be realistic enough for you to believe the world it's set in you would have thought he would act like it was real. If it didn't have developers unlimited health he would have probably have died several times.
Game looks ace though, the dark city trailer is amazing. Can't wait!
I never usually complain about the people playing in trailers, but man. He ran out way to much and hardly used iron sights. For a game trying to be realistic enough for you to believe the world it's set in you would have thought he would act like it was real. If it didn't have developers unlimited health he would have probably have died several times.
Game looks ace though, the dark city trailer is amazing. Can't wait!
Posted: May 5th 2011 8:51PM JCDoe said
I'm waiting to see what this brings to the table that is "new."
FPS has been done. To death. Is this just another Halo or CoD?
For an FPS to really catch my attention, it needs to have something "different." Like the plasmids and narrative elements of Bioshock, or the leveling and class system of Borderlands. Making "Doom but in a desert" is just more of the same, and I just don't care enough anymore to spend my time on that.
FPS has been done. To death. Is this just another Halo or CoD?
For an FPS to really catch my attention, it needs to have something "different." Like the plasmids and narrative elements of Bioshock, or the leveling and class system of Borderlands. Making "Doom but in a desert" is just more of the same, and I just don't care enough anymore to spend my time on that.
