Author Topic: Game (Read 3123 times)

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:29:24 AM »

looks like shit... bail out duck, bail out

TVC15 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:30:51 AM »

I want this to be good, but I do not have 100% faith in Sucker Punch. I liked the first Sly Cooper, but I liked each successive one less and less. Here's to hoping that all they need is a new franchise.

Vizzys · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:31:08 AM »

jaggies?

shit I thought we got rid of those

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:31:54 AM »

Crackdown 0.5

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:32:15 AM »

Better quality pics = worse looking game. The textures are low-res and blurry. Crackdown looks better than this and I bet it pushes more advanced physics, as well. What Infamous has going for it is a colorful art style.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:32:41 AM »

shadows pointing towards explosions? smh

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:34:22 AM »

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:36:57 AM »

poor PS3

The Sceneman · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:37:39 AM »

eon of ps3 continues

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:38:08 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 25, 2008, 02:30:51 AM

I want this to be good, but I do not have 100% faith in Sucker Punch. I liked the first Sly Cooper, but I liked each successive one less and less. Here's to hoping that all they need is a new franchise.

Sly Cooper 1 had some well designed linear levels that were fun to play. When they went to an overworld with GTA-style missions, it went downhill. Considering what type of game this is, I don't know if that bodes very well.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:47:29 AM »

It's getting pretty hard to make a sandbox game with something new. Infamous doesn't seem to be that game. The shitty graphics only makes it worse.

Narag · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:51:44 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 25, 2008, 02:47:29 AM

It's getting pretty hard to make a sandbox game with something new. Infamous doesn't seem to be that game. The shitty graphics only makes it worse.

I wish they'd stop trying to make the stuff bigger and instead worried more about a smaller yet denser gameplay area. I'd also like to see games like this have an element of tampering with infrastructure similar to how MGS3 handled things. Maybe one has but I don't know about it though.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:53:48 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 25, 2008, 02:47:29 AM

It's getting pretty hard to make a sandbox game with something new. Infamous doesn't seem to be that game. The shitty graphics only makes it worse.

I guarantee you though that sfags will find this game to be new, fresh, and exciting, nothing like the stale and derivate Saint's Row 2.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:56:24 AM »

I thought the other screens looked pretty good (or were those scans?), but these look fucking awful...

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:57:40 AM »

wtf

i'm not a graphics whore but that looks terrible

still have faith tho

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:18:26 AM »

Has this been gaffed? if so, link?

cool breeze · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:20:27 AM »

I will not judge a game based on 3 screen shots.

Hopefully there is gameplay video at E3.

Shuri · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2008, 06:48:09 AM »

awesome texture on that car

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2008, 07:28:44 AM »

It looks ok.

The 2nd pic looks like Dr3ver Xbox quality though, shiiiit

abrader · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:20:17 AM »

this game doesn't interest me and i know nothing about it - but dont all games have a set of screens like this somewhere on the web?

I have never once seen a final product look like these debug/devkit mode looking things....

I think I saw a 'teaser' trailer for this once that showed minimal gameplay - the style was a turnoff and I do not remember it looking great or bad....

abrader · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:28:59 AM »

Crackdown was cooler than the concept I think I am seeing here - it was like cyborg robocop action - which i love

This is like some kind of psychic troopers - or the lost member of the Fantastic 5 - themes I do not love.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:32:34 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on June 25, 2008, 08:15:10 AM

it really is like Crackdown never happened, some threads elsewhere on the web barely mention it

all i see is "OMG Super powers + GTA! This is amazing! Sucker punch! "

Crackdown was just too mindless. And it was more like Robocop.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:47:56 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on June 25, 2008, 08:44:42 AM

The only that lacked was that the melee system sucked, which is why I plead with MS to release a 2nd game.

Really? I loved kicking the shit out of dudes and doing flying kicks.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2008, 09:31:01 AM »

That's true, but the melee wasn't the main focus of the game. I just liked running at someone, filling them full of bullets and then kicking them off a building. It felt more like a finishing move to me.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:13:10 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on June 25, 2008, 08:15:10 AM

it really is like Crackdown never happened, some threads elsewhere on the web barely mention it

all i see is "OMG Super powers + GTA! This is amazing! Sucker punch! "

Crackdown was little more than Hulk UD with guns, prettier visuals but shitty environment interaction and far lamer enemies. Awesome game, but it'd take a royal fucking idiot to go on about Crackdown somehow being an original product deserving of reputation as genre landmark, especially when talking about it in reference to a game developed by a studio that is at the top of the heap when it comes to characters and story. Lucky then that by going by this thread, there is no shortage of royal idiots around here.

Oh well, bitch while you can, bitches.

y2kev · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:25:06 AM »

Looking mighty shitty

for the record i did not like crackdown past hour five

what's ultimately ironic is that GTA4 really copied crackdown but took out all the craziness. if you're not going to have mission design, you at least need to have craziness.

dark1x · « **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:29:35 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on June 25, 2008, 08:15:10 AM

it really is like Crackdown never happened, some threads elsewhere on the web barely mention it

all i see is "OMG Super powers + GTA! This is amazing! Sucker punch! "

I think people are simply hoping that Sucker Punch can actually DO something with the content. Crackdown was a glimpse of brilliance, but the overall result was boring as hell. The missions were garbage and the game had no point. The game needed some sort of design behind its open world. Creating a large world with no point simply isn't going to result in interesting gameplay.

Both Infamous and the next game from the Crackdown folks have potential to actually do justice to the concept.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:29:58 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on June 25, 2008, 10:21:10 AM

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 25, 2008, 10:13:10 AM
Quote from: dcharlie on June 25, 2008, 08:15:10 AM
it really is like Crackdown never happened, some threads elsewhere on the web barely mention it

all i see is "OMG Super powers + GTA! This is amazing! Sucker punch! "

Crackdown was little more than Hulk UD with guns, prettier visuals but shitty environment interaction and far lamer enemies. Awesome game, but it'd take a royal fucking idiot to go on about Crackdown somehow being an original product deserving of reputation as genre landmark, especially when talking about it in reference to a game developed by a studio that is at the top of the heap when it comes to characters and story. Lucky then that by going by this thread, there is no shortage of royal idiots around here.

Oh well, bitch while you can, bitches.

So this game will be what? Crackdown with shittier characters?

Crackdown had characters? I see one character, the agent, which in itself is a lame design. All other characters are anonymous, and not only that, but they fail to actually progress in strength and powers throughout the game. Not a single boss, or even specially powered miniboss, just weak thugs and the odd armored target. This one actually seems to remedy many of the issues found in Crackdown, and Sucker Punch kicks ass at designing awesome enemies. Sly also had some of the coolest, most effortless platforming, so I expect that to carry over here.

Quote from: mojovonio on June 25, 2008, 10:27:55 AM

But calling Crackdown an upgraded UD? SMH

I'm not sure if it's even upgraded. In terms of visuals, sure, but it's a step back in quite a few ways. Agility and strength orbs be damned, they don't measure up to the power upgrade path of Hulk UD. Enemies not powering up in pace with the agent was another serious issue, and it really could have used some weaponization of props. I loved Crackdown, but it's pushing it to argue that it's somehow an original landmark.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:30:41 AM »

I liked almost everything about Crackdown except the ending (and, I felt like each "boss" should have had some powers, or superthug bodyguards, or something). The ending made me feel like the game was spitting in my face. But man, did I spend hours just fucking around in that world. If Infamous can capture even a 10th of the fun I had with Crackdown, then it's already a AAA game to me. I'm in for sure.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:34:59 AM »

Quote from: dark1x on June 25, 2008, 10:29:35 AM

Quote from: dcharlie on June 25, 2008, 08:15:10 AM
it really is like Crackdown never happened, some threads elsewhere on the web barely mention it

all i see is "OMG Super powers + GTA! This is amazing! Sucker punch! "

I think people are simply hoping that Sucker Punch can actually DO something with the content. Crackdown was a glimpse of brilliance, but the overall result was boring as hell. The missions were garbage and the game had no point. The game needed some sort of design behind its open world. Creating a large world with no point simply isn't going to result in interesting gameplay.

Both Infamous and the next game from the Crackdown folks have potential to actually do justice to the concept.

I didn't find it boring, until I realized that once I had grabbed the orbs, there was nothing else to the game. No plot, no new and powerful enemies, no new abilities, just the city and my jumping powers. Which was cool, but not enough.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #31 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:36:20 AM »

Fucking MS, Crackdown 2 would have been awesome.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #32 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:39:22 AM »

That reminds me, I need to rebuy Crackdown and do some coops with someone. I bought the expansion, but I never actually played with anyone else online.

y2kev · « **Reply #33 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:39:54 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on June 25, 2008, 10:27:55 AM

Quote from: y2kev on June 25, 2008, 10:25:06 AM
Looking mighty shitty

for the record i did not like crackdown past hour five

what's ultimately ironic is that GTA4 really copied crackdown but took out all the craziness. if you're not going to have mission design, you at least need to have craziness.

How did it copy Crackdown? There was no mission structure in Crackdown.

Anyways, even if this game's gfx aren't too hot atm, its still going to be great. I can't play realistic sandobox games anymore. GTA4 was such a bore.

But calling Crackdown an upgraded UD? SMH

i'd argue GTA4 has no mission structure either lol

GTA4 is a failure on every level and people that like it have no taste

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #34 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:48:56 AM »

I think I might rebuy it this weekend, will let you know.

Tigerriot · « **Reply #35 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:55:29 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 25, 2008, 02:57:40 AM

wtf

i'm not a graphics whore but that looks terrible

still have faith tho

My thoughts exactly.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:58:12 AM »

Where are these screens coming from anyway? They are the same as the free ones posted on GI.com (although those were much smaller), so I assume we'll get the rest of the screens shortly. Is that how the GI exclusive stuff works, or are we going to be stuck with the B material for a month?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #37 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:20:31 AM »

rsx budget gpu

Tigerriot · « **Reply #38 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:24:40 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on June 25, 2008, 11:20:31 AM

rsx budget gpu

Sometimes I do wonder the hell they were thinking putting that GPU in the PS3. It would have been a much better machine if it had a GPU like the 360's.

Of course the cell does allow really good developers to overcome it's weaknesses, but that means that the less than awesome developers won't, and the games suffer as a result.

Crushed · « **Reply #39 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:39:20 AM »

goty year of the ps3

duckman2000 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:39:55 AM »

I'll hand it to RTW though, the "low-fi" visual style was definitely a smart move. It made for a really clean, smooth looking game, and one that never felt like it really suffered from the open world format, which can't be said about games like GTA IV and the upcoming Mercenaries 2. But I guess such a style wasn't in the cards for Sucker Punch, maybe the company is tired of being the "toon" studio. And since it seems to flirt a lot more with Batman than Superman, perhaps this grittier style is a necessity.

Still wondering about the origin of these screens though. They were shitty when they were tiny shots in GI unlimited, and only made shittier the larger they get. They certainly don't correspond with the shots in the magazine. When is the E3 event?

Tigerriot · « **Reply #41 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:42:01 AM »

I think it is a little bit ridiculous for anyone to act like this game is done right now.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:42:47 AM »

Quote from: Tigerriot on June 25, 2008, 11:42:01 AM

I think it is a little bit ridiculous for anyone to act like this game is done right now.

As said, the bitches need to bitch while they can.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #43 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:57:23 AM »

Quote from: Borys on June 25, 2008, 11:51:02 AM

Screens are from VoodooExtreme.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/39496/Infamous-Screenshots

Dunno where they got them from.

Notice that while everyone laughs at the car texture work cause it is ULTRA-SHITTY the car tires texture work is AWESOME.

WTF

There is a mech creature in the game that seems to be built in part with tires. So obviously the game will have good tire texture work.

Btu yeah, these screens reek. They weren't even used in the article, just posted online as "exclusive screens."

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #44 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:15:06 PM »

I will give it a chance!

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 25, 2008, 11:42:47 AM

Quote from: Tigerriot on June 25, 2008, 11:42:01 AM
I think it is a little bit ridiculous for anyone to act like this game is done right now.

As said, the bitches need to bitch while they can.

They should wait to complain like Resistance 2.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:27:06 PM »

Andrew Burns is a barnaclehead

"An open-world Playstation 3 exclusive that's extremely similar to Sierra's Prototype"

As if

Tigerriot · « **Reply #46 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:35:19 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 25, 2008, 03:15:06 PM

I will give it a chance!

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 25, 2008, 11:42:47 AM
Quote from: Tigerriot on June 25, 2008, 11:42:01 AM
I think it is a little bit ridiculous for anyone to act like this game is done right now.

As said, the bitches need to bitch while they can.

They should wait to complain like Resistance 2.

Because unlike InFamous, that game actually is done.

Draft · « **Reply #47 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:02:53 PM »

Crackdown was awesome. Played the demo level like 10 times, bought the game, loved it. I should go back and max my dude out.

WTF is this taco talk? Characters? Your a giant super dude tossing gang bangers and prostitutes off the side of buildings. What more characterization do you need?

BTW this game is pretty ugly.

Jansen · « **Reply #48 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:26:14 PM »

apparently every game needs a convincing narrative and leading characters you can connect with now

duckman2000 · « **Reply #49 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:35:01 PM »

Quote from: Wicked Laharl on June 25, 2008, 04:26:14 PM

apparently every game needs a convincing narrative and leading characters you can connect with now

Of course not. But if people are going to start harping on about "bu bu bu Crackdown", then we shouldn't forget the pretty fucking fundamental differences between these games. I enjoyed Crackdown, but I'm excited about this because it looks to take the super-powered sandbox deal and do more, or at least something different, with it. We'll see what shortcomings it has, but for now it sounds like a pretty different experience.

I liked Crackdown despite its near complete lack of narrative, but at some point in the game, there needed to be something that pushed things along. A developing story, some variety and progression in the enemy ranks, something. Combat in Crackdown remained largely the same throughout the game, with the main driving force being agility orbs (which in turn didn't grant any new moves or abilities, only the ability to jump higher and absorb falls). It would have been nice had there been at least boss characters that allowed you to use these improving abilities, and in this way it fails to even eclipse Hulk UD. So yeah, referring to Crackdown as a serious step forward for sandbox gaming is giving the game credit it really doesn't fucking deserve.

Himu · « **Reply #50 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:42:05 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 25, 2008, 04:35:01 PM

I liked Crackdown despite its near complete lack of narrative, but at some point in the game, there needed to be something that pushed things along. A developing story, some variety and progression in the enemy ranks, something. Combat in Crackdown remained largely the same throughout the game, with the main driving force being agility orbs. It would have been nice had there been at least boss characters that allowed you to use these improving abilities, and in this way it fails to even eclipse Hulk UD. So yeah, referring to Crackdown as a serious step forward for sandbox gaming is giving the game credit it really doesn't fucking deserve.

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