reasurance

(TJskwared) #1

please, could anyone in SD reasure us (maybe just me), because there is alot of bad word on the wind about brink. or anyone, can anyone reasure ‘us’. lol

(tokamak) #2

This one is on them. They refuse to show run of the mill gameplay so the first clueless dunces who upload theirs get the attention.

(Je T´aime) #3

I just saw negative responses from people who played brink thinking it was another military shooter, if you see the informed players that actually played it, the reviews are pretty good.

(Mustkunstn1k) #4

What is there ru reassure? This game isn’t for everyone. Right now CoD fans are getting their hands on it and obviously they suck and it and will therefore not like it. I’ve seen the live gameplay, the players are horrible.

I don’t even understand the point of the thread. Should an SD employee come here and say “There, there… the game is just fine”. Is that what you want?

(SockDog) #5

Them may be a little too strong. Bethesda held the marketing strings on this not SD.

That said I’ve said numerous times that the expectations laid out for this game are totally different to those I have based on past SD experience. That coupled with the much more fickle and pissy nature of console gamers isn’t a good mixture.

(tokamak) #6

Well I agree. These people don´t seem to have a clue who they´re marketing this game to. They have no idea how easily swayed people can be with the right (or the wrong) videos.

(Petrolbomb_Tom) #7

I know I am going to be shot down for this but…

I remember another game that came out last year where the developers said that people were ‘playing the game wrong’ and that was Hydrophobia. If the general public are not playing the game right then I think that is a failing of the developer not the player.

Please don’t get me wrong I am not trying to ‘Hate’ at Brink - I just feel deflated and let down by the footage I have seen for this game after singing its praises to everyone for over a year.

  1. Blurring the line between single player and multi-player -

Bot’s that are unimpressive (it’s almost as if they modelled them on a bus load of alzheimer’s sufferers) to say the least. I wonder when they had game journalists playing against them there was really a big curtain on the other side of the room hiding some Splash Damage staff giggling that ‘this will fool them’.

  1. Disappointing graphics with texture blur and loading -

I know everyone will say…‘Day one patch’. Call me cynical but I have a feeling this is a marketing smoke screen to trick people into thinking they have fixed a problem that they have been struggling with for a long time. A week after it went gold? - pull the other one it has bells on.

  1. Poor animation -

Nothing really to add to this.

All in all the game looks like it was a good idea 3 or 4 years ago but with the increase in quality of budget titles being released it falls somewhat short for a full price game - even with some added cut scenes.

Paul - You should have moved this over to ‘id tech 5’ when you had the chance and waited another year - you know you could have.:wink:

(PsYcHo) #8

I don’t understand it. Why don’t you go away Petrolbomb_Tom?

(DoHo) #9

[QUOTE=Petrolbomb_Tom;292519]I know I am going to be shot down for this but…

I remember another game that came out last year where the developers said that people were ‘playing the game wrong’ and that was Hydrophobia. If the general public are not playing the game right then I think that is a failing of the developer not the player.

[/QUOTE]

That might be true in some regards, but there are also people who play games wrong on a regular basis; these are the kinds of people who mostly play the same sort of games then come across something different and try to play it according to what they know and fail miserably; then they turn around and blame the game.

I have haven’t played Hydrophobia (nor have I played anything where the public was playing wrong), but of course your point stands.

As far as Brink goes … I have no idea what to expect. When I first started getting into it I was hooked instantly at the ideas being shown to me, as I saw more footage it began to look less and less marverllous, though I am still wildly excited for it. With the feedback I am seeing and people not liking it or showing disinterest I am growing skeptical, but I am also hoping that what originally hooked me is still intact and that it will be as great as it sounds.

(Petrolbomb_Tom) #10

[QUOTE=DoHo;292529]That might be true in some regards, but there are also people who play games wrong on a regular basis; these are the kinds of people who mostly play the same sort of games then come across something different and try to play it according to what they know and fail miserably; then they turn around and blame the game.

I have haven’t played Hydrophobia (nor have I played anything where the public was playing wrong), but of course your point stands.

As far as Brink goes … I have no idea what to expect. When I first started getting into it I was hooked instantly at the ideas being shown to me, as I saw more footage it began to look less and less marverllous, though I am still wildly excited for it. With the feedback I am seeing and people not liking it or showing disinterest I am growing skeptical, but I am also hoping that what originally hooked me is still intact and that it will be as great as it sounds.[/QUOTE]

So do I, I really do.

Thanks for the great reply, I tip my hat to you sir.

(gee666) #11

Tom why are you basing all your opinions on vids of not very good players on sites that can have poor playback such as you tube?

sure ask questions if you want

but coming on a site and stating as fact on a game you yourself have not played (as far as I am aware) and basing the information on secondhand footagedoes come across as being trollish.

So either you are indeed a troll or…you tell me

(DazTroyer) #12

Could anyone reassure me, that I do measure up and don’t actually have a small Dick :s

(gee666) #13

sorry to break it to you champ

(DazTroyer) #14

lol

not enough characters yawn…

(Je T´aime) #15

The only thing i agree so far regarding to critics is maybe the animations

(Petrolbomb_Tom) #16

[QUOTE=gee666;292549]Tom why are you basing all your opinions on vids of not very good players on sites that can have poor playback such as you tube?

sure ask questions if you want

but coming on a site and stating as fact on a game you yourself have not played (as far as I am aware) and basing the information on secondhand footagedoes come across as being trollish.

So either you are indeed a troll or…you tell me[/QUOTE]

Where have I stated ‘Fact’ in any statement?

Other posters seem to just rag on console gamers or players skillz in general to try and prop up an argument and you are calling me out?

My opinion might not be popular but I am afraid it is based on more ‘facts’ than most.

Thanks for asking though.

(InternetsWrong) #17

I was going to criticize the animations but then most of the issues seemed to stem from how the A.I. is controlling things. That said the turning animation does seem… odd.

(Kurushi) #18

I’m really liking the look of the gameplay. I think when people start playing online they will get a run for their money and the game will come into its own.

My only worry is the size of maps. I’ll reserve judgement until I get it but I hope there’s more scope in maps than I’ve seen. At the moment it seems everyone piles into the same choke with little side missioning that’s not a bad thing, I just don’t know to what extent

(Insanity) #19

[QUOTE=Kurushi;292614]I’m really liking the look of the gameplay. I think when people start playing online they will get a run for their money and the game will come into its own.

My only worry is the size of maps. I’ll reserve judgement until I get it but I hope there’s more scope in maps than I’ve seen. At the moment it seems everyone piles into the same choke with little side missioning that’s not a bad thing, I just don’t know to what extent[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I thought that too. Hopefully it’s just poor AI though.

Gameplay definately looks sweet though and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this badboy!

(kratier) #20

a couple kiddies who get the game for console ahead of time and cry because they are medium build and not freerunning speed of a light build ? not worried about that

i’d be worried if the PC edition was a bad port, which im pretty sure it wont be. Everything i’ve seen from the PC edition, its the best version.

As for bot AI… dont care. This is a multiplayer focused game, if you want to fight AI all day play COD spec ops mode or something, what matters is the gun balance etc etc