Posted October 27, 2006 The likes of Black and Timesplitters might have previously wrestled some form of obedience out of the notorious DualShock analogue sticks, but the weightless Resistance: Fall Of Man lacks either game's authority. At TGS, in a build of presumably near-final quality, that's where problems began, with a PS3 controller that still feels like poison to the FPS. This early in PS3's game, no one's asking Insomniac's frenetic shooter to be stunning - just different. After so long in the doldrums, Sony just needs to prove that its machine is able to take back the FPS, if not necessarily poised. But Resistance, a supposedly harrowing slaughterhouse of real-world physics, keen to prove that aliens in 1950s Britain are a more troubling and exhilarating prospect than Germans in 1940s France, feels all too familiar. In its current form, it could actually be the last thing Sony needs: a predictable slog, with PS2 written all over it. As you butt into its surfaces and characters with wild analogue thrusts, the game's world not only moves like that of a PS2 shooter before the eyes, but buckles further beneath the weight of expectation. Irrespective of who's been dropping the bombs, its blitzed streets and suburbs are commonly apocalyptic, with furniture such as buses, telephone boxes, bricks and window frames pummelled into stray piles. There's no suggestion of the cold and precise intellect that built City 17, nor that the barricaded shells of houses were ever actually homes. All it's taken to build this universe is gunpowder, which wouldn't be a problem were there better guns to use it in. Criticism of the game's weapons seems unfair when you consider the effort behind their construction, and almost unfathomable if you consider Ratchet & Clank. But maybe it's the lack of rumble support, the overly buoyant controls and the comparative lack of movement in this world that costs them their impact. The current application of a supposedly sophisticated physics engine dwells too much on details and never on the whole, with car doors flapping about and dirt conjured around grenade blasts, but little damage that's worthy of your fire. Resistance at times fells like a theme park adventure, full of rigid props and smoke machines. In what sounds like a sci-fi plot twist, a black hole seems to be sucking all the energy out of Insomniac's shooter. Either that or the four-level demo at TGS, kept to a one-per-session limit by unskippable, text-heavy cutscenes, simply failed to make its point. This is the 22GB poster child of Blu-ray, yet it's hard to appreciate the detail. Its weapons are made for strategic play, yet when you're carrying them all at once it's hard to care. Its Chimeran enemies are cunning and cruel, yet demonstrate little of the AI that Cell is supposed to empower. So we're crossing our fingers with a heavy heart, waiting for proof of how little we actually know. Taken from 1UP boards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 27, 2006 Smells like Killzone to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2006 some fanboys had this down as a halo killer a while ago...lol fat chance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 29, 2006 Smells like Killzone to me. Possitvely reeks of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 29, 2006 And people think this better than GoW.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 29, 2006 Well according to the gamespot guys Resistance at Gamers day in San Fran was much improved upon since the TGS version which EDGE seem to imply them basing their preview on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 29, 2006 Im still looking forward to this regardless of these opinions. Im a big fan of Insomniacs work and if I do end up getting a PS3 I will no doubt give this a whirl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 I seen videos on this game...it game play looks amlost 100% like halo....I dont know if it will be better but i expect it to be a halo copycat i really do...they are trying 40 player online tho...witch i find very umm well i just want it...i would own so many people...im looking foward more to halo 3 tho cause it is proven multiplayer goodness... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 With the two key issues about an FPS being control and Frame Rate, I doubt very much that their will be a killer FPS on the PS3 simply because the dual shock is a terrible controller. The analogue sticks are awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 I could tell this game was going to be questionable simply for the reason that edge states about it being a WWII shooter... with aliens! I mean cmon, do you really expect the creative minds that came up with that premise are going to muster up a great game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 Famitsu gave this....... 9-8-8-8 That's bloody good for a western shooter to get in Japan. O_O RR7 scored best with 9-9-9-9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 Tell me about it didn't Halo 2 get like 8/7/7/8 or something like that and one of the negative points was that it was pretty much an average story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 Famitsu is just fucking biased. Why does everyone take Famitsu like its a god or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 Tell me about it didn't Halo 2 get like 8/7/7/8 or something like that Actually no, it scored 10/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 31, 2006 Famitsu gave this....... 9-8-8-8 RR7 scored best with 9-9-9-9 Well, Famitsu gave 8-8-7-9 for "James Bond: Russia with Love", and Ridge Racer 6 scored 9-9-9-8. I really can't understand how people are treating Famitsu like gods when their average review scores are way higher than any other gaming publication. It's actually rare case that game gets less than 28 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2006 I think people regard Famitsu so highly because of the weight it carry's in Japan, it's like the weekly gaming BIBLE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
