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Hurrah! I've been staring at this game, and trying not to get excited about it. But from what you've said it seems like a good time waster until Quake Wars comes out.
balancing issues are pretty bad right now, it is easy for me to kill the newbs with my super duper teleporting skillzzzzzz
As far as I know, there is no single player story aspect. I could be wrong. You can play offline and online against bots, however. But the bots are really really stupid right now.
Yea I hope there is more to single player than just bots. Otherwise, it is a little too much like Counterstrike. Unless a game is a MMO, it should come with a single player component.
I don't believe there is a single player game, either. There are very few maps (8?) that ship with the game, as well. From what I've seen, I liked, and was interested in playing the beta, but FASA/Microsoft hates me.
What's really surprising is that retailers are listing this game at $59.99. 1) It's a first party game that's NOT Gears of War and 2) 8 maps?
What's really surprising is that retailers are listing this game at $59.99. 1) It's a first party game that's NOT Gears of War and 2) 8 maps?
Summa, I have to ask - do you like it or do you not like it? Earlier today a post indicated that Shadowrun couldn't live up to Counterstrike, but you and Electro Lemon say exactly the opposite about the Beta version, which (presumably) isn't as good as the final build will be. Which is it?
i hope this game converts live chat over the head sets to shadowrun slang. like "frag you" or "im gonna geek you"
I'm interested in the game but was never into the pure multiplayer FPS'. If they want it to be succesful its gotta come out at $40, 60 is way to much and I think they know that (Luke Smith personally bitched to one of the big fasa guys about it)
I hope they do some rpg aspects, i.e. persistent char growth and monay/equipment. I was really sad when the all but dropped what has to be fasa's most badass setting not to mention one of the most complete cyberpunk worlds before the matrix movies and such. hell i have always dreamed of a game with "decking" and all that stuff too, the 1st system shock was orgazmic in that sense.
"Summa, I have to ask - do you like it or do you not like it? Earlier today a post indicated that Shadowrun couldn't live up to Counterstrike, but you and Electro Lemon say exactly the opposite about the Beta version, which (presumably) isn't as good as the final build will be. Which is it?"
I like it, but it really really sucks when you get on a team with people that suck and/or don't work together. The game has a very love/hate thing going on with it.
I like it, but it really really sucks when you get on a team with people that suck and/or don't work together. The game has a very love/hate thing going on with it.
I've been excited for this game ever since I first saw it at E306, but I've felt like the only one.
My favorite online shooter ever is Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and this looks to be cut from the same cloth, but with the added fun of cool powers.
I'm probably just as excited for this game as I am Bioshock and Halo 3.
My favorite online shooter ever is Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and this looks to be cut from the same cloth, but with the added fun of cool powers.
I'm probably just as excited for this game as I am Bioshock and Halo 3.
From what I understand, the learning curve for this game is off the charts. It's not the kind of game you'll pick up, play for a half an hour, and completely understand. Expect poor internet reviews.
@ Rancor
I agree wholehaertedly, but whats this I keep hearing about no single-player?
thats gotta be the single biggest peice of BS that iv'e ever heard.
How the hell can you make a FPS based off an RPG and not include a single player game. What about the poor sap who looks at the box and says AWSOME!! only to find out it's online only and he's a silver member?
the only genre that can get away with having no Off-line mode is a MMORPG, good or not this game is a failure and a lame attempt at cashing in on a cult franchise if it chooses to exclude a single player experience. and everyone who worked on this game should be ashamed of themselves
I agree wholehaertedly, but whats this I keep hearing about no single-player?
thats gotta be the single biggest peice of BS that iv'e ever heard.
How the hell can you make a FPS based off an RPG and not include a single player game. What about the poor sap who looks at the box and says AWSOME!! only to find out it's online only and he's a silver member?
the only genre that can get away with having no Off-line mode is a MMORPG, good or not this game is a failure and a lame attempt at cashing in on a cult franchise if it chooses to exclude a single player experience. and everyone who worked on this game should be ashamed of themselves
@Rainbowblack
Perhaps the single player component will be similar to that of previous Unreal Tournament games.
Perhaps the single player component will be similar to that of previous Unreal Tournament games.
You say it's like CS and Unreal and that's interesting to me. Do you think that it will still play like those games on the PC? If I understand correctly, you're playing it on the 360?
I'm a big fan of CS but if this is going to be better then I'm going to be playing it.
I'm a big fan of CS but if this is going to be better then I'm going to be playing it.
Thanks for this Summa. I was originally excited about this game at first. Then for a bit, I didn't know what to think. I look forward to playing it!
Let me tell you though. If you rent it, make sure you spend some real quality time with it before you dismiss it. There's a big learning curve, but once you got it, you may just love it.
Everything Summa has said I agree completely with. I plan on playing the beta every chance I get this weekend to catch up on time lost due to class. I was so damn proud of myself when I teleported through a wall after seeing an enemy with the scanner and took him down with the shotty. Felt like when a friend showed me Counter-Strike hacks. (admin hacks for a tournament)
The one thing I always wondered about were the map sizes. Are the beta ones a good size or are you constantly spawning and dying because there's always someone near?
Oh, and what about auto aim? Is there any?
Oh, and what about auto aim? Is there any?
@Ham Vagina: Both maps seem pretty big just because of how many different levels vertically they have. They seem to be a pretty decent size though. On the auto aim...haven't actually tried to see if there was any. I'm guessing yes but I'll have to do the ol' Halo test and sit still for a few seconds.
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