Author Topic: vehicles in FPS... why? (Read 2181 times)

Error2k4 · « **on:** September 01, 2009, 07:43:36 PM »

Has any FPS got it right? I remember the vehicles in Halo being absolutely awful to control, now I'm playing Half Life 2 and it's the same shit.

So far the only game worth something in the orange box is Portal. Haven't tried TF2. Or the others Half Life games, but if 2 is anything to go by... I don't know if I'll even bother with those.

This reminds me, RAGE will have vehicles.... shit

drew · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:44:51 PM »

because of halo

they control fine

jrpg avatar etc

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:44:57 PM »

I liked the Warthog and I found the Half-life 2 vehicles to be intuitive and easy to control as well.

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So far the only game worth something in the orange box is Portal. Haven't tried TF2. Or the others Half Life games, but if 2 is anything to go by... I don't know if I'll even bother with those.

GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE

Himu · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:45:19 PM »

Half Life 2 is overrated as fuck.

Portal is amazing.

Haven't played Half Life 2 ep 1 or 2 because Mupepe still has my Orange Box.

TF2 is fun as hell.

The vehicles in HL2 control fine. The problem is that they're just FLAT OUT BORING. No one wants to drive around a desert in a dune buggy while we can be shooting fuckers. The vehicle sections are too long and only bog the game's quality down.

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:47:28 PM »

Portal sucks too. All of Orange Box sucks. HL > HL2

This post has nothing to do with vehicles(tm)

Error2k4 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:47:47 PM »

Seriously I just want to shoot at things with a shotgun (best gun in FPS), If I want to control cars or whatever the fuck I'd play a racing game.

drew · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:50:27 PM »

typical that you would pick the gun with the least skill needed

how typical so typical

Vizzys · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:50:40 PM »

the airboat in hl2 is easy to use, its pretty much impossible to flip it

... unlike the buggy or whatever when you hit turbo you are locked in place pretty much and it flips constantly

I replayed hl2 just recently and it hold up very well imo, ep1 has no vehicle stuff i think, ep2 has a bit at the end

the battlefield series has vehicles that control well

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:51:26 PM »

HL1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HL2

HL2 is overrated hype. Good game, NOT the best fps ever. Overuse of the gravity gun, boring vehicle levels ruin the game.

The entire game you're basically running away. Who the hell wants to do that? I want to bust some suckaz.

Best parts of the game are the beginning and end.

Error2k4 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:52:29 PM »

The set pieces that don't involve vehicles or anything are fuck awesome. And yeah, I agree the vehicles levels are way too fucking long.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:53:14 PM »

I'm sure HL1 holds up perfectly today.

I'll admit HL2 has pacing issues (there's usually pay off around the corner though), but if Ep.1 and Ep.2 don't leave a good taste in your mouth, then I don't know what to say.

drew · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:53:46 PM »

being jrpg players i would have thought youd have the patience to deal with the long countryside highway levels

Himu · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:54:31 PM »

HL2 needs a directors cut bad.

It has a lot of great moments and it's still a great game, but Jesus the people who claim this game to be gospel while I running around a desert in a shitty buggy.

Himu · « **Reply #13 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:55:01 PM »

Quote from: drew on September 01, 2009, 07:53:46 PM

being jrpg players i would have thought youd have the patience to deal with the long countryside highway levels

When it comes to action games I want the action asap.

Error2k4 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:55:17 PM »

so episode 1/2 are after HL2 or just a retelling of HL2?

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:55:59 PM »

They're direct sequels that are like only a few hours long each.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #16 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:56:19 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on September 01, 2009, 07:54:31 PM

HL2 needs a directors cut bad.

It has a lot of great moments and it's still a great game, but Jesus the people who claim this game to be gospel while I running around a desert in a shitty buggy.

This is what Ep.1 and 2 are for. I think they're about perfect, Ep.2 especially.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #17 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:56:27 PM »

I only played a bit of an HL2 demo, I'm not sure if I even got to the shooting part. FPS as a game genre doesn't interest me, but I love the atmosphere and art direction.

Himu · « **Reply #18 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:58:33 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 01, 2009, 07:56:19 PM

Quote from: Himuro on September 01, 2009, 07:54:31 PM
HL2 needs a directors cut bad.

It has a lot of great moments and it's still a great game, but Jesus the people who claim this game to be gospel while I running around a desert in a shitty buggy.

This is what Ep.1 and 2 are for. I think they're about perfect, Ep.2 especially.

I should just say fuck it to mupepe. lol He can keep my games. I let him borrow Mass Effect and Orange Box for 360 and Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for psp. I've wanted to play all three desperately for like a year and a half.

I might as well get ME and OB for pc now that I have the means but I have an ultimate save file on ME 360 where I did every sidequests in the game ever and I'll be damned if I do there ever again because the sidequests in that game are balls.

Really wanna give Ep 1 and 2 a try, but I'm worried I won't know what's going on since I haven't played HL2 in like 3 years (played it on og xbox).

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** September 01, 2009, 07:59:13 PM »

Battlefield games

cool breeze · « **Reply #20 on:** September 01, 2009, 08:02:32 PM »

because corridors get boring and walking is for people without guns

Breakdown's awkward jeep sections

pilonv1 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 01, 2009, 08:05:51 PM »

Quote from: Willco on September 01, 2009, 07:59:13 PM

Battlefield games

Yes. REAL VEHICLES

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #22 on:** September 01, 2009, 08:06:47 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on September 01, 2009, 07:58:33 PM

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 01, 2009, 07:56:19 PM
Quote from: Himuro on September 01, 2009, 07:54:31 PM
HL2 needs a directors cut bad.

It has a lot of great moments and it's still a great game, but Jesus the people who claim this game to be gospel while I running around a desert in a shitty buggy.

This is what Ep.1 and 2 are for. I think they're about perfect, Ep.2 especially.

I should just say fuck it to mupepe. lol He can keep my games. I let him borrow Mass Effect and Orange Box for 360 and Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for psp. I've wanted to play all three desperately for like a year and a half.

I might as well get ME and OB for pc now that I have the means but I have an ultimate save file on ME 360 where I did every sidequests in the game ever and I'll be damned if I do there ever again because the sidequests in that game are balls.

Really wanna give Ep 1 and 2 a try, but I'm worried I won't know what's going on since I haven't played HL2 in like 3 years (played it on og xbox).

There actually isn't a lot of exposition in HL2, so you could easily read the important parts quickly.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #23 on:** September 01, 2009, 08:25:39 PM »

Battlefield 2 did vehicles very well

Strapping C4 to your buggy and ghost riding it into the enemy base > all games ever made

Bildi · « **Reply #24 on:** September 01, 2009, 09:40:51 PM »

Don't mind vehicles in FPSs much. Vehicle combat (like Vigilante 8 ) is something I will never really understand though.

"fuck, that dude's behind me"
*does u-turn*
"fuck, he's behind me again"
*does u-turn*

repeat indefinitely

Bocsius · « **Reply #25 on:** September 01, 2009, 09:57:35 PM »

I love the warthog in Halo. It's just fun to mess around with when you're doing some split screen multiplayer.

HOWEVER

In general, I could do without vehicles in shooting games. I hate vehicle based levels, I hate vehicle whores when playing online. At most, vehicles should be used as methods to get from point A to point B (which is how it was mostly handled in Halo 1 with the exception of the tank sequence in AOTCR, not so much how it was handled in 2 and 3). Combat should be strictly an on-foot activity.

tiesto · « **Reply #26 on:** September 02, 2009, 12:16:16 AM »

I love vehicles in Halo for some reason, pretty good at controlling them and every time I get in the ghost I am nearly undefeated when I play with my friends. HL2's vehicles took a bit of time to get used to, I think Halo handled vehicle controls better. The HL2 vehicle levels, especially the boat, tended to drag on waaaaaaaaaaaay too long.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 02, 2009, 02:35:31 AM »

Quote from: Borys on September 02, 2009, 02:34:24 AM

Best vehicle gameplay till Far Cry 2.

What the fuck

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #28 on:** September 02, 2009, 03:35:54 AM »

Quote from: Bocsius on September 01, 2009, 09:57:35 PM

I love the warthog in Halo. It's just fun to mess around with when you're doing some split screen multiplayer.

HOWEVER

In general, I could do without vehicles in shooting games. I hate vehicle based levels, I hate vehicle whores when playing online. At most, vehicles should be used as methods to get from point A to point B (which is how it was mostly handled in Halo 1 with the exception of the tank sequence in AOTCR, not so much how it was handled in 2 and 3). Combat should be strictly an on-foot activity.

This post is full of truth.

Quote from: Himuro on September 01, 2009, 07:58:33 PM

I should just say fuck it to mupepe. lol He can keep my games. I let him borrow Mass Effect and Orange Box for 360 and Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for psp.

Didn't he pull the same shit with Ichirou?

Error2k4 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 02, 2009, 04:59:30 AM »

Nah, I prefer to grind in WoW.

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** September 02, 2009, 05:40:29 AM »

Borys is so hilarious when hes full of irony. Play any FFX-2 lately Borys?

demi · « **Reply #31 on:** September 02, 2009, 05:47:14 AM »

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** September 02, 2009, 05:53:47 AM »

grindan quest

brawndolicious · « **Reply #33 on:** September 02, 2009, 07:10:35 AM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on September 02, 2009, 02:35:31 AM

Quote from: Borys on September 02, 2009, 02:34:24 AM
Best vehicle gameplay till Far Cry 2.
What the fuck

It was well done, but it was just overdone.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #34 on:** September 02, 2009, 07:27:31 AM »

Quote from: Error2k4 on September 02, 2009, 04:59:30 AM

Nah, I prefer to grind in WoW.

lol, that's not even a GAME.

Himu · « **Reply #35 on:** September 02, 2009, 10:11:19 AM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on September 02, 2009, 03:35:54 AM

Didn't he pull the same shit with Ichirou?

Naw, mupepe and I know each other irl. I brought them over to his place one time.

Himu · « **Reply #36 on:** September 02, 2009, 10:12:15 AM »

Quote from: Borys on September 02, 2009, 02:34:24 AM

Then Himuro spewing that HL2 is overrated. Himuro not knowing good games?!? Yeah, no surprise here.

I didn't say HL2 was bad.

But it is overrated.

To say something is overrated is not saying it is bad or that you don't like it.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #37 on:** September 02, 2009, 10:45:26 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on September 02, 2009, 10:11:19 AM

Quote from: OptimoPeach on September 02, 2009, 03:35:54 AM

Didn't he pull the same shit with Ichirou?

Naw, mupepe and I know each other irl. I brought them over to his place one time.

Ohh

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #38 on:** September 02, 2009, 10:59:15 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on September 02, 2009, 10:12:15 AM

Quote from: Borys on September 02, 2009, 02:34:24 AM
Then Himuro spewing that HL2 is overrated. Himuro not knowing good games?!? Yeah, no surprise here.

I didn't say HL2 was bad.

But it is overrated.

To say something is overrated is not saying it is bad or that you don't like it.

Saying that stuff is overrated is so overrated.

Himu · « **Reply #39 on:** September 02, 2009, 01:53:24 PM »

Saying statements like that are overrated is overrated

dark1x · « **Reply #40 on:** September 02, 2009, 02:02:00 PM »

Vehicles, when done well, add variety to the experience. They allow you to cover a large area much faster and can completely change the pacing. I still think Halo handles vehicles better than any other single player series.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #41 on:** September 02, 2009, 02:46:38 PM »

I liked the vehicles in Mercs 2. It's not an FPS though.

chronovore · « **Reply #42 on:** September 02, 2009, 08:45:18 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 02, 2009, 02:46:38 PM

I liked the vehicles in Mercs 2. It's not an FPS though.

I liked the vehicles in Mercs 1. The controls are identical to Mercs 2, and they don't all automatically explode after hit by five bullets. Mercs 2 tanks are made out of papier mache that has been soaked in gasoline.

Also, they were a little harder to get into: the "technical" (flatbeds with mounted automatic weapons) had gunners, and the "hijack" graphic for taking the car would not appear until the gunner was eliminated. The Mercs 2 games allow you to jack a car anytime, at which point the gunner will leave his .50 cal auto deathstick, climb down, and go at you with a pistol. Apparently Rambo 4 didn't play in Venezuela.

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Author Topic: vehicles in FPS... why? (Read 2181 times)