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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: zuhane on January 20, 2010, 10:24:32 AM

Title: The perfect game?
Post by: zuhane on January 20, 2010, 10:24:32 AM
Let's hope so! Anyone heard of Brink?

It's made by Bethesda, the makers of Fallout 3 and Oblivion. Apparently, the shooting mechanics have been
improved vastly, making it look like an actual FPS! Besides the tonnes of character customisation etc that you'd
expect to see from any Bethesda game, the atmosphere looks fantastic and modernised. You're also given an
"action" button, allowing you to slide and roll past enemy fire, jump off walls and vault over fences and gates.

At the moment, it looks like a cross between Gears of War, Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3 and Portal - visually. Could it
be the perfect game, or will Bethesda make a game with glitchy shooter mechanics?

http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14349120/splash-damage-project/videos/brink_trl_airport_120409.html

P.S. Watch the other videos!
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: HackersTotalMassLaser on January 20, 2010, 10:48:54 AM
No, I am sure the system will fail to the expectations. I am so hating the character models too.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: zuhane on January 20, 2010, 10:52:58 AM
Really? I kind of like the out-of-propertion faces that the characters have. Gives it a bit of surrealism.

I've decided not to get my hopes up. Bethesda let me down with Oblivion and Fallout 3. Why would this
be good?
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: HackersTotalMassLaser on January 20, 2010, 11:21:56 AM
You keep that question in mind, til the games comes out. It's better to be surprised than disappointed.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: fruckert on January 20, 2010, 03:13:44 PM
...if you say you don't have your hopes up why are you calling it perfect?

Also, it doesn't look too special to me.
Maybe I'll rent it for a few days after it comes out.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: SaiKar on January 20, 2010, 05:22:26 PM
And here I thought this was going to be a Chrono Trigger topic. ;)
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Archem on January 20, 2010, 06:43:32 PM
Yeah, it sounds fun, but you know how it goes. Don't count all your eggs in one basket or something.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Deathreaper on January 20, 2010, 07:00:43 PM
I thought this topic would be about the epic revival of the 2D sidescroller >_>
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Darkfox on January 20, 2010, 07:35:12 PM
I thought this topic would be about the epic revival of the 2D sidescroller >_>

It isn't!? Dammit! *leaves*
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: SaiKar on January 20, 2010, 07:54:09 PM
I've always been a big fan of Super Mario World, even this many years later. That game is an excellent blend of challenge and fun.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Darkfox on January 20, 2010, 09:03:22 PM
I've always been a big fan of Super Mario World, even this many years later. That game is an excellent blend of challenge and fun.

Amen to that. It is addictive fun!
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Bluhman on January 20, 2010, 09:08:49 PM
This smart travel system looks really silly. It's like they crossed Halo with Myst, which is really weird.

The character models look like they wanted to make a slightly more realistic version of TF2's quirky art style, but as a result, it just looks weird.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Archem on January 20, 2010, 09:44:07 PM
I don't get why people say it looks weird.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Muraiko on January 20, 2010, 11:01:38 PM
Faces are too big veritcally, forheads too small... it's really gonna bug me...
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: HobomasterXXX on January 21, 2010, 01:27:15 AM
Never ever ever ever put your hopes into a Bethesda game. You're doomed to be dissapointed, then make the game better with mods.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Darkfox on January 21, 2010, 02:14:29 AM
Never ever ever ever put your hopes into a Bethesda game. You're doomed to be dissapointed, then make the game better with mods.

XD!!! True that.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on January 21, 2010, 09:47:27 PM
I already hate it. First few moments are just staring at the area, like I'm supposed to be impressed (I'm bluntly not). Then, it has to burn any hopes of my interest with that horrible running and jumping **** of Mirror's Edge. This is garbage.

Why does the gun have to wiggle while they walk?
Why does the camera have to shake when jumping and landing?
It's just so POINTLESS.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Bluhman on January 21, 2010, 10:37:17 PM
Yeah, I was getting a sort of 'Faux Mirror's Edge' vibe from this, too. All the shaky jumping crap, and hell, even the visual style is really similar; just slightly more grody. It's like they took the Mirror's Edge city and aged it by half a decade or so. Maybe.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Archem on January 22, 2010, 01:52:28 AM
You two know nothing of first-person immersion.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Darkfox on January 22, 2010, 02:59:03 AM
Hmmmm... well, I'm not impressed, really. =/
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: zuhane on January 22, 2010, 03:00:31 PM
You guys are actually insane! It just looks... I'm actually choking on my food just looking at it... and I'm
not even eating food! That's how good it looks!
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on January 23, 2010, 01:11:07 AM
You two know nothing of first-person immersion.

It's a game. No immersion required.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Darkfox on January 23, 2010, 02:10:58 AM
It's a game. No immersion required.

Damn... you certainly threw the logic wrench into it! I agree pretty much with you. There is definitely no necessity to it, as games are well... games.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: HobomasterXXX on January 23, 2010, 03:16:07 AM
Why does the gun have to wiggle while they walk?
Why does the camera have to shake when jumping and landing?
Have you played any first person games in the last 5 years or so? This stuff is very standard now.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: fruckert on January 23, 2010, 03:31:59 AM
Yeah, I think even Fallout 3 had a little of the head bob.
****, Daggerfall had a head bob.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on January 23, 2010, 03:53:01 AM
Have you played any first person games in the last 5 years or so? This stuff is very standard now.

Fallout 3, Halo, and Halo 2. Like fruck said, bobbing - ignorable, shaking - annoying as ****.



EDIT: Doom style gun movement - funny as ****.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: Archem on January 23, 2010, 04:06:50 AM
It's a game. No immersion required.
Like going to a restaurant with no pants on. No shirt, no shoes, no service?

Just because it's not a requirement doesn't mean it's a good idea to omit it.
Title: Re: The perfect game?
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on January 23, 2010, 04:19:53 AM
Like going to a restaurant with no pants on. No shirt, no shoes, no service?

Pants serve the purpose of keeping everyone else from sending you to loony bin.

Shaking a screen or weapon for dramatic effect has no real purpose for the game. Gameplay would be the same with or without it, so rather than try and draw attention away from the game itself, such things should just never be used.