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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-06-23 16:02 [#01926075]
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just finished playing the PC demo - hey, it's a new FPS that actually surprised me! and in gameplay!
if you haven't yet, first download and play the demo, before reading on. it's more fun the less you know beforehand.
**SPOIL0RzZz!!!LOL!!n00bz!!pWN3d***
I thought the "you can walk on walls and ceilings" mechanic sounded a bit okay beforehand, but I didn't think it would be quite as good as it was in the game. better yet are all the strange warping portals, and the tricks that are played with them - the world within the world, seeing yourself looking through a portal, etc.
also, the whole you died BUT OHNO YOU DIDN'T you just get more powerful - classic and surprising. nice.
and when you get killed in the game you get a nice little battle with evil dead spirits in the spiritworld and are allowed to return - that's nice, no need for endless quickloading. it kind of keeps you in the action more.
I'm not a big fan of the design, so far. I just don't like the look of the Doom 3 engine, I guess - it makes every surface look like shiny plastic (yes, even when I see it run on better graphics cards than mine..). and the whole look of the aliens and the ship is ofcourse clichéd to hell and back, although the barfing orifices were a nice touch.
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2006-06-23 16:03 [#01926077]
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PC FPS
lolz
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staz
on 2006-06-23 16:05 [#01926078]
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it's a beautiful game, despite its engine, and it's even quite fun to play. reminds me of the BUILD games.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2006-06-23 16:34 [#01926083]
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-23 16:49 [#01926094]
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Everytime I see the previews for this in Computer Games magazines, I just turn the page, the art-style instantly makes me not want to give it the time of day. But because qrter likes it, I'll give the demo a shot, it sounds like the gameplay could be ''a gas''. Is it disorienting?
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staz
on 2006-06-23 16:52 [#01926096]
Points: 9844 Status: Regular | Followup to Ophecks: #01926094
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not really
the most off-putting part of the game was the intro where the main character looks himself in the mirror
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-06-23 16:53 [#01926097]
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I'm waiting for crysis
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Taffmonster
from dog_belch (Japan) on 2006-06-23 16:57 [#01926100]
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plot sounds awful fom the official site and the whole dying and battling dead spirits sounds exactly like soul reaver to me. However i have not played it so what do i know!
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-06-23 17:00 [#01926102]
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it's not disorienting, I think because you as a player initiate most of the changes in direction, or at least that's the case in the demo. oh it's just.. fun.
this might also have a semi-decent story - it'll still be a Hollywood blockbuster fucky plot, but if it'll be quite refreshing if it has A Plot at least.
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osiris
from Canterbury on 2006-06-23 17:21 [#01926108]
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the game completely head fucked my stomach with all the portals and gravity fuckery, but they were a nice twist in an fps game. I enjoyed the long demo, its well worth a download especially only at 400mb. Id say its going to be better than quake 4 and certainly doom 3. The introductory sequences were amazing.
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-06-23 17:45 [#01926119]
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the slow beginning was good, I liked that.
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2006-06-23 17:51 [#01926125]
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there was this game called the taskmaker or something for mac a ways back, it was an above view puzzle/action game sort of like the adventures of lolo. but when you died you went to hell and the walls were made of flames and you had to get to the exit with out getting caught by the demons
just thought i'd mention it.
i'm the worst kind of person
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osiris
from Canterbury on 2006-06-24 05:36 [#01926365]
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gameplay video
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QRDL
from Poland on 2006-06-24 18:52 [#01926648]
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I'm pretty happy with the gameplay in the demo. It's really the strangest FPS game ever, but getting used to the world isn't really hard. What bothers me is the general gimmicky feel of the game and Tommy
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-06-24 18:53 [#01926650]
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I don't understand.
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-06-24 18:57 [#01926651]
Points: 47414 Status: Moderator | Followup to swears: #01926650
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unsurprisingly.
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-06-24 18:57 [#01926652]
Points: 6474 Status: Lurker | Followup to qrter: #01926651
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What's going on?
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penexpers
from Toronto (Canada) on 2006-06-25 05:45 [#01926867]
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It's good and innovative in places but I won't be buying.
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