THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: abrader on December 15, 2007, 07:35:48 PM
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Just about every time you move the aim stick in Blacksite - you will see some amount of tearing, flicker, jaggies or funky looking shadows ruing an otherwise smooth scene. That part is grossly disappointing as I had high hopes for this game.
Perhaps they will patch it - but having said that;
Its the 6.0 game (with a 1.0 upward slant because i like the setting/genre) that I expected.
For the same reason I like arcadey feeling stuff like Dead to Rights (action game with multiple types of gameplay) I can have some fun with a game like this.
Every type of stage scene is really just average in execution - but still fun none the less if you like some shooting, followed by a large scale take cover gunfight where you take out 40 or so guards (think something like the end of a stage in the old coinop "commando" where the gates open and the enemy soldiers rush you from all directions), followed by some stationary shooting from the back of a jeep/vehicle segment that is on rails followed by some stunt driving of your own while an NPC takes the guns....that is the only reason this kind of game is fun to me - some of it is decently scripted and the on rails segments are great fun.
I dont consider this an FPS. I consider it an arcadey variety game with some shooting segments in between.
Really just what I wanted/expected.
First impressions = 6.0
Take note that I am a whore for B-movie like scifi arcade shooters - I like Jericho - and I liked Shadows of the Empire 64 simply because it was a variety game.
Fans of the genre should rent for some good times.
It doesnt feel worth $60. grab it when its $10 - $20 if you want to buy.
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hahah the more i play the more it reminds me of the adventures of bayou billy.
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they really need to patch this game.
I have had it lock up one time - take a long time to load a scene that normally takes just a few seconds, and sometimes you cant zoom/aim with the default assault rifle. You gotta switch to the other weapon and back again to get it to aim for some reason.
A simple bug patch could raise the games score 1.5 or so points.
You can actually play and not have your squad members die all the time - you just gotta assume their tactics are awful and ALWAYS use the command button to position them behind cover. If you dont position them they run right into the fray and take bullets/grenades to the chest till they fall.
The weapon drops floating sometimes doesnt bother me as it makes them easier to see amongst rubble.
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sounds like a PS3 game
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sounds like a PS3 game
Actually the part I just played reminded me of MErcanaries - on the PS2 :(