dwarf Posted September 11, 2010 Posted September 11, 2010 Just played the demo of this, and I must say, I'm damn impressed. The visuals are on par with God of War III, with great textures and character/enemy models. It kind of takes a leaf from Gears of War, (though it's barely noticeable) but it does the combat much better, with a smooth weapon and cover system, precise aiming, and what I think is a fantastically original and deep gameplay mechanic, which involves throwing your AI team-mate into enemies to slash them up. Even though there's a lot of testosterone fuelled gameplay, you'd be mistaken for thinking that there'd be dreary in-game catch phrases and bad voice acting. In fact, as you boot the demo, there's a depressingly melancholic narrative that follows the main character, who doesn't sound like a poor man's David Hayter at all. Instead, what you get is a very passion-intensive monologue, which foreshadows plot development in the most subtle of fashions. The game has mixed things up, with bosses that don't have obvious weak points, and the game doesn't hold your hand in order to aid you in their downfall. Be sure to take a look at the demo, I assure you, it's got potential to be the most gripping titles of this generation. In gaming terms, this is a phenomenon; a true trend avoider, it twists the term 'action game' and chokes it up in the form of an adrenaline filled dinosaur that took too many steroids. It's EXACTLY this sort of release that prevents you from doubting the dignity of the videogame industry.
Aimless Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 I've already seen the demo lauded with such comments as "don't even waste your bandwidth downloading it", "possibly the worst game I've played this generation" and "picard.jpg". I can barely fathom what accolades the actual game will garner come release.
dwarf Posted September 12, 2010 Author Posted September 12, 2010 I've already seen the demo lauded with such comments as "don't even waste your bandwidth downloading it", "possibly the worst game I've played this generation" and "picard.jpg". I can barely fathom what accolades the actual game will garner come release. They must've been playing a different game, because what I saw was mind blowing. It's about 3 times as smooth as Vanquish, plus I haven't seen iron sights for guns this... interesting. Don't knock it til you've finished the whole thing.
drahkon Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 They must've been playing a different game, because what I saw was mind blowing.
Daft Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 You aren't going to drag anyone down with you. I pulled the plug on the demo about 45 seconds into the...experience. Horrendous.
dwarf Posted September 12, 2010 Author Posted September 12, 2010 Originally I was intending to just instigate a rant about how bad the game was, and how it goes a long way to epitomise what is wrong with videogames. But then I thought I'd may as well make a really obvious joke about it all. What truly stands out for me is how the characters explode, and then their body fluids disappear.... leaving no trace of their existence! Extraordinary effect! Plus I like how the characters don't run like Gears of War characters, who could deny how inspired that decision was? etc. It's just dreadful, but I fought through it just for a bit of a laugh.
Cube Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 They're not even trying to hide it. The boxart screams "This is terrible!".
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