Frankfurt Brink hands on (Review)

(ClickClickBOOM) #1

Translated from a german post. This guy who was picked by ESL has had the luck of playing Brink today in Frankfurt. Obviously he is trying to see whether this game has the chance to become competitive or not.

heute gespielt … zwar auf xbox aber hat potenzial

vorteil gegenüber qw ist, dass man das komplette spiel ausschöpfen kann mit kleineren teams… also ich halte 4on4 für vollkommen ausreichend, die gespielten maps waren sehr kompakt gehalten -> mehr teams -> mehr competition

entgegen der weit verbreiteten meinung es gäbe kein recoil … gibt es sehr wohl
nach meinem gefühl fällt der gegner schneller als in quake wars wenn man denn mal drauf ist (das mit konsole gar nicht so einfach )

die bodytypes sindk recht ausgeglichen wobei auf der konsole auf jedenn fall der heavy relativ stark war, da man sich allgemein nicht so viel bewegt… aufm pc kann das natürlich anders aussehen

buffs gehen leicht von der hand und die objectives erklären sich meistens selbst… also es ist möglich als einsteiger da n durchblick zu haben

man kann mit einem nahkampfmove gibben… das musste bei qw ja erst reingepatcht werden

demo und spectator funktionieren nach aussagen der anwesenden mitarbeitern ohne probleme… nur nach sdk hab ich nicht gefragt

eigentlich gute vorraussetzungen für n esport-titel

[I]played it today on xbox but this game has potential.

a positive aspect in contrast to ET:QW is that you can control the game with smaller teams. personally i think a 4on4 is enough to play this game competitively. The maps we played were rather small.

in contrast to the mainstream opinion that there is no recoil… there is!
the enemies were easier to take down than in ETQW if you aimed properly (isnt that easy with a controller)

the bodytypes are pretty balanced though the heavy was slightly OP on console since you dont move that much in general. However it can be different on PC

buffing is easy to perform and the objectives are mostly self explaining. a beginner should be able to get the hang out of the game quickly.

you can gib with the melee attack, which had to be patched in ETQW.

the demo and spectator option are working without any problems according to the devs but I forgot to ask about the SDK tools.

So far this game has potential for an e-sport title[/I]
roughly translated.

(Mustkunstn1k) #2

The demo option? Like recording? Didn’t know that was in… is it for every platform? How does it actually work? Can I set it to record any game?

(3Suns) #3

Thanks! Very interesting impressions. All sounds excellent!

4v4 - fascinating!

Demo and spectator options (for PC only I am sure) but awesome nonetheless!

(ClickClickBOOM) #4

demo option as in recording. i have no idea how it works but i guess on pc we will have our dev console with /recorddemo

(crazyfoolish) #5

How does the demo record option work exactly? Is it similar to recording a gameplay clip with fraps or is it more akin to theatre mode?

(Schwarzeis) #6

Well this was interesting, a ‘‘theater’’ mode? :stuck_out_tongue:

(trigg3r) #7

oh so there is going to be demo recording, that’s great news imo

(H8tz) #8

canyou post your source please?

(RAAAAAAAAAAGE) #9

the bodytypes are pretty balanced though the heavy was slightly OP on console since you dont move that much in general. However it can be different on PC

Isn’t that dependant on the player?

(ClickClickBOOM) #10

http://www.esl.eu/de/brink/forum/2612/24262/921431

(DarkangelUK) #11

Someone ban him for releasing super secret demo recording news!

Always expected it to be there, nice to have it confirmed.

(dommafia) #12

[QUOTE=ClickClickBOOM;288027]Translated from a german post. This guy who was picked by ESL has had the luck of playing Brink today in Frankfurt. Obviously he is trying to see whether this game has the chance to become competitive or not.

[I]played it today on xbox but this game has potential.

a positive aspect in contrast to ET:QW is that you can control the game with smaller teams. personally i think a 4on4 is enough to play this game competitively. The maps we played were rather small.

in contrast to the mainstream opinion that there is no recoil… there is!
the enemies were easier to take down than in ETQW if you aimed properly (isnt that easy with a controller)

the bodytypes are pretty balanced though the heavy was slightly OP on console since you dont move that much in general. However it can be different on PC

buffing is easy to perform and the objectives are mostly self explaining. a beginner should be able to get the hang out of the game quickly.

you can gib with the melee attack, which had to be patched in ETQW.

the demo and spectator option are working without any problems according to the devs but I forgot to ask about the SDK tools.

So far this game has potential for an e-sport title[/I]
roughly translated.[/QUOTE]

That has gotten my panties in a bunch… A LOT freaking harder to wait for the 10th… ugh…

(Weeohhweeohh) #13

I can’t imagine what the blokes across the pond feel…

(Protector) #14

Already got it gifted from a yank friend see you on the 10th :wink:

(mestido) #15

Any videos from Frankfurt’s event? :smiley:

(Mustkunstn1k) #16

If you are on PC though, then you have another thing coming for ya.

(Protector) #17

Whats that???

(murka) #18

Wasn’t demo recording confirmed long ago when someone from SD said something along the lines: “How do you think we do our internal tests?”. It’s quite obvious as a development tool and it isn’t much of a step to go for everyone to use it.

(FeloNYC) #19

Wait I’m a bit lost…is he referring to features in the console or PC version? Recording and a spectator mode? If he played the 360 version, I’m wondering how smooth the gameplay was also.
Can’t wait for this game, hope a mom and pop store sells it early here in NYC!

(DarkangelUK) #20

I’m hoping if they have it working in console, that they’ve did some nice upgrades to the demo system to make a little more ‘movie maker’ friendly. I’m guessing fraps is in there somewhere, for the default built-in capturing… but also expecting avidemo support for those that want to use it.