Bungie's classic Mac first-person shooter Marathon: Durandal is now available for download on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. A mere 800 points nabs you this Freeverse-made remake, souped up in high-definition. It's just too bad that they didn't include a barf bag in the bundle.
That's not to say that Marathon: Durandal isn't fun. It's actually a great retro blast for the few minutes before the head-splitting dizzyness and lunch-tossing queasiness sets in. Gamers are complaining of motion sickness, and the game's ultra-fluid frame rate of 60 frames per second probably has something to do with it. The folks at NeoGAF are even running a forum poll to see how many members are tossing their cookies due to the dizzying gameplay.
This blogger's experience is similar to other reports - it makes me sick. Demoing it on a 60" LCD had me clutching my stomach within minutes. I tried moving the system to a 42" and even 24" screen, all with similar results. Fudging with the sensitivity settings did help a bit, but when quick turning corners and corridors came up, the motion sickness came right back.
Let us know your experiences with the title. Download it and give it a test run, and then come back here to tell us how your stomach and head held up.
[Thanks, TheGoldenDonut]
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10:20 AM on 08.02.2007
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Although, the game is kind of fun. Its not really worth $10.
...also, cocks...
...wait, that came out wrong...
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Everybody knows you can't have sex with hot pockets. They're either frozen or tongue-burning hot.
Played on a 9 inch SDTV about 3 feet away.
But that was because the game sucked. I don't get motion sickness.
My little brother tried it out. According to him, no game has ever made him dizzy or nauseous until this. So yeah. There is something wrong here.
I read somewhere that putting camera bob on will make the effects a lot less. I have yet to try that though.
NOW WITH 50% MORE Vomit inducing visuals!
I'd love to see a game with that sticker on the cover.
You guys sold me on this game, I played the series on a Mac IIvx back in the day, but there was no way it ran any faster than about 15 - 18 fps in a small 320x240 window.
I've never gotten motion sickness from playing a game, so I'm super excited to try this game out. If for a measly $10 I too could have a projectile vomiting good time I'm in!!
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I played it for 20 hours straight until I beat it. No motion sickness or anything. Hurf durf.
I do know a few friends that got kind of queasy watching me play, though, and they're not sissy-girly-men. Dif'ent strokes for dif'ent folks.
But Marathon was my first - BLAAARGH.