First Impressions (EU) PC its good

(Jamieson) #1

Hi there guys

Just wanted to make a quick first impressions thread. TAW|Jamieson here ET/ETQW vet.

Game unlocked for me at 01:00 UK time and started crashing once I launched it. Took me around 5 hours to get the game to work but I can say it was worth it.

The game is just great. I have only played 2 hours but I have not had this amount of Fun in a game for a long time. Obviously I don’t know where anything is but Im learning the maps and just playing medic a lot at the moment buffing and reviving my teammates. Obviously Im in it for the MP, anyone who knows SD knows the MP is the focus.

SMART
The SMART system is really good, Once you experience it you can’t imagine playing without it, this comming from a Trickjumping Vet, it really is satisfying sliding and jumping around the place, only played as medium so far.

Guns/Shooting
The guns feel really good, Been using the Euston AR and the Doom Bulpdaun SMG, both very satisfying to use, if anything Id describe it as COD recoil and ETQWish dmg, the guns do abit more dmg than ETQW though, its different to ET or ETQW but it feels good.

Customisation
The customisation is really good, It gets better as you lvl up and unlock more stuff, I am only lvl 6 but I have already made some pretty cool Security and Resistance characters. The only complaint is that if your focusing on the head the sceen zooms in and you have to exit out and select the character again to customise the main body.

Visuals
The art style has always been one of the positivs for me, in the past i was cautious about SMART but the visuals and art style always looked cool, its a breath of fresh air really and is very nice.

Tech side
Had one game without any sound, Lag has been absolutely fine though, Dedicated EU server with 27-30 ping and seriously there may have been 1 small lag spike. So good work there SD. Its a shame I can’t say that about the launch though as mentioned earlier but I can look past that.

If I had to give it a score I would give it a solid 8.5 , Id knock off 1.5 for the techs issues but this is nothing serious considering its the first night in the UK. Considering SD’s past I am confident they will patch the game and fix some of the smaller issues. One thing is for sure don’t listen to IGN who gave it a 6, seriously I think they might have missed the point don’t you?

(Busterking) #2

That game with no sound, let me guess, was it the Refuel map?

(Jamieson) #3

Sorry only played it once so not sure, objectives its blow a door, take fuel, build last bit with plane so I guess that sounds like refuel yes.

(crazyfoolish) #4

Yeah the custimising head thing is a minor issue.

I’ve had the sound bug twice now. On different maps.
I completely agree with Jamieson. This game deserves at least an 8.

(system) #5

I just wish they kept the trickjumps in, that plus smart, freaking awesome.

(gee666) #6

I gotta say I am frickin loving this game, well worth the wait, nice one Splash Damage

I will try and be more constructive later, been playing 8 and a half hours straight

(goat72) #7

Have to agree with this. I played for an hour before coming to work and I think it’s great fun. Not seen any bugs yet, personally. I was never really into QW and played ET only for a short while after it was released. I played RtCW solidly however, and I think this game “feels” very similar.

In fact, I’ve been so fed up with PC gaming lately that I had to unpack my PC to play Brink - glad I did now :slight_smile:

goat

(Nex) #8

I played 30 minutes…challenges only…and i must say GOOD FREAKING JOB SD!!! This game is all i expected…

Now off to college and after that doing no life with Brink :eek:

(goat72) #9

Yeah, life is such a pita sometimes, isn’t it… I’m sitting here at work watching my friends play Brink, watching my Brink server running with all slots full, wishing I could just jump in the car and race home!

But I have to set a good example and behave like a well-adjusted adult :smiley:

goat

(statistx) #10

if you like the SMART system as medium body type, wait for the light one. Walljumps and slides

(Wieke) #11

[QUOTE=Jamieson;302802]
Customisation
The customisation is really good, It gets better as you lvl up and unlock more stuff, I am only lvl 6 but I have already made some pretty cool Security and Resistance characters. The only complaint is that if your focusing on the head the sceen zooms in and you have to exit out and select the character again to customise the main body. [/QUOTE]

Press escape to go back within the customization menu. The control for customization aren’t very intuitive in my opinion. I would have mapped the “back within customization menu” to the right mouse button, “rotate character” to the middle mouse button and “exit customization” to the escape key. This would allow you to quickly navigate through the menu without having to use the keyboard.

Other than that titbit I quite agree with you. I find it a very enjoyable game, single player is a bit lean (and the challenges too easy). My only real complaints are the lack of subtitles and that you can’t turn of the “stick to the guy your buffing” thing.

(Corpse) #12

Hehehehe, Nice turn around Jamie :slight_smile:
Good to know you approve of the SMART system, knowing how much you care about good movement and trickjumping.
Let’s see how long it’s going to take for you to turn in a real billy goat :wink: