Author Topic: Crackdown demo (Read 4331 times)

VALIS · « **on:** January 23, 2007, 12:15:47 PM »

Was released on the 360 marketplace this morning. WOW! Who's played and what do you think? Really unique, interesting, fun game. Like GTA + a dark action cartoon like Aeon Flux + Jumping Flash! Very eclectic soundtrack too - Mexican hiphop, techno, etc. It may be a mish-mash of other ideas, but still, the mash makes for one of the more original games I've played in quite a while.

cloudwalking · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2007, 12:33:51 PM »

Bah I tried to download this last night but it wouldn't go, will have to wait until after I get home from work now

hyp · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2007, 12:51:16 PM »

ive got this downloading as we speak... unfortuantely i'm at work. from what i hear, it's pretty fun. i was planning on buying anyway even before the hal 3 beta thing was announced. i've been on crackdown's jock for a long time now. can't wait to try it. hit me up if you any of you wanna do some co-op runs.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2007, 01:53:13 PM »

It's great fun. I only played a few minutes, but in that few minutes I managed to accidentally run over a cop and turn the cops against me, blow up several cars with a single grenade, set a dude on fire, and many bodies hit the floor.

GilloD · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2007, 04:46:40 PM »

There's ONLINE CO-OP?

Day 1 sold

Shuri · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2007, 10:28:28 PM »

After 15 minutes; "more like crapdown am i rite" then I promptly deleted the demo.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2007, 10:39:08 PM »

crapdown lol

cloudwalking · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2007, 05:40:17 AM »

It won't fucking download for me, at all, but I've heard from most people (who matter) that it's shit so I just saved myself some time it seems

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2007, 10:16:34 AM »

HULK SMASH, HULK STEAL CAR, HULK CAPTURE AGILITY CUBES FOR UPGRADES

GilloD · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2007, 11:31:14 AM »

I heard good things, but considering the download has canceled itself 3 or 4 times and it's nearly 24 hours since I first tried to download it, well, I have no idea.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2007, 11:43:35 AM »

MEHHHHHHHH the co-op is really boring.

MEH

I don't really want to buy this for the Halo 3 beta, I guess I'm stuck playing 3 hours of Halo 2.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2007, 12:26:38 PM »

Quote from: cloudwalking on January 24, 2007, 05:40:17 AM

but I've heard from most people (who matter)

fuck you

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2007, 01:25:40 PM »

hopefully i have this dl'ed tonight. demi has crap taste -- remember, sonic was good enough for him to play through twice -- so i have high hopes indeed.

hyp · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2007, 01:52:54 PM »

this demo fucking rocks. i don't know what y'all are smoking... i could care less about the "depth" as long as i'm having a good time w/ it.

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:34:42 PM »

Quote from: Drinky Crow on January 24, 2007, 01:25:40 PM

hopefully i have this dl'ed tonight. demi has crap taste -- remember, sonic was good enough for him to play through twice -- so i have high hopes indeed.

You say everyone's taste is shit

here's you

BLAH BLAH BLAH

like the teacher from peanuts

blah

TVC15 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:40:47 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 24, 2007, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: Drinky Crow on January 24, 2007, 01:25:40 PM
hopefully i have this dl'ed tonight. demi has crap taste -- remember, sonic was good enough for him to play through twice -- so i have high hopes indeed.

You say everyone's taste is shit

here's you

BLAH BLAH BLAH

like the teacher from peanuts

blah

You'd love it if it were some licensed disney movie crap game.

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:47:34 PM »

It would have more character then

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:52:00 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 24, 2007, 03:47:34 PM

It would have more character then

Yes, but that would distract you from the CYBERSEX RAPING OF ME.

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:54:19 PM »

TVC15 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:55:18 PM »

INCEST!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2007, 06:14:57 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 24, 2007, 03:47:34 PM

It would have more character then

character? character is for animu fegs and cereal boxes. if i had my way, every wacky jappy rpg would star space marines and balding veterans.

GilloD · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2007, 06:47:22 PM »

26 hours later, I'm still trying to download this fucking demo.

TVC15 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:39:11 PM »

I like the demo, but, uh, this is a case of why fuck the cow if you can get the milk for free. The demo gives so much of the game away. I got nearly all my skills up to level 3. What's the fun of buying the game if I've seen most of the cool stuff? From the looks of the map, the demo takes place on the largest of the 3 islands.

The demo wasn't limited enough. I feel like I've experienced most of what the game has to offer.

GilloD · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:51:47 PM »

Fuck you guys. 29 hours later, I STILL don't have the demo. At 87% start. But the progress bar is frozen, I have to cancel the DL and restart it to see any progress.

GilloD · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2007, 09:31:54 PM »

94%! I'm more excited for this than anyone else.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #25 on:** January 24, 2007, 11:19:11 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2007, 08:39:11 PM

I like the demo, but, uh, this is a case of why fuck the cow if you can get the milk for free. The demo gives so much of the game away. I got nearly all my skills up to level 3. What's the fun of buying the game if I've seen most of the cool stuff? From the looks of the map, the demo takes place on the largest of the 3 islands.

The demo wasn't limited enough. I feel like I've experienced most of what the game has to offer.

Well, the demo has rapid skill progression so you can see what the game will be like when you reach higher levels. From what I understand, you're only getting about 25-30% of the island, as most of it is blocked off. Plus, it is timed. I think the actual retail game will give you much, much more - although I understand where you're coming from, as it is a huge demo.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #26 on:** January 25, 2007, 02:20:00 PM »

I didn't see what the big deal was. I wasn't totally shitting my pants driving around shooting guys, and with few other missions to speak of, I don't see why I would buy the game.

And I've been looking forward to it since I got 360 in early October. Am I missing something?

GilloD · « **Reply #27 on:** January 25, 2007, 02:35:08 PM »

It's alright. I'm a total fucking sucker for mission based gameplay, so I'll probably pick it up. But the game feels WAY too loose. None of the objects have any real heft, picking up a car was like picking up a trash can and I could only throw them about the same distance.

The camera is a little wonky, the lock-on needs work and melee is just way too, well, loose. It's so easy to try and kick a bad guy and send a car a mile down the road instead. This will actually make a GREAT long rental from GameFly or something, but it lacks the feel and character of GTA that makes it so replayable. And the weapons are pretty same-y. But the super cop feel is nice, I guess. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop and crashing a criminal front is awfully exciting.

And the ZOMG SECRET AGENT TUNNEL at the start is great. But, well. We're looking at a well-earned C+ here.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #28 on:** January 25, 2007, 03:12:15 PM »

It doesn't have any charm to it (like the GTA games) and the super power'ed up protagonist feels like a cheat codes been used or something. Its way to easily to draw parallels between this game and GTA and yet, I bet this game is going to be smoked when GTA 4 comes out.

Also, one of the reasons that keeps me going in GTA type games are the various locales and whatnot (well, much more so in GTA:SA). Not feeling this game.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #29 on:** January 25, 2007, 05:00:01 PM »

I wanna download this but my downstream is required for WoW.

OH CHOICES NOOOO!

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** January 25, 2007, 05:07:51 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 25, 2007, 02:20:00 PM

I didn't see what the big deal was. I wasn't totally shitting my pants driving around shooting guys, and with few other missions to speak of, I don't see why I would buy the game.

And I've been looking forward to it since I got 360 in early October. Am I missing something?

HALO 3 BETA STOOPID LOL

hyp · « **Reply #31 on:** January 26, 2007, 12:42:54 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2007, 08:39:11 PM

I like the demo, but, uh, this is a case of why fuck the cow if you can get the milk for free. The demo gives so much of the game away. I got nearly all my skills up to level 3. What's the fun of buying the game if I've seen most of the cool stuff? From the looks of the map, the demo takes place on the largest of the 3 islands.

The demo wasn't limited enough. I feel like I've experienced most of what the game has to offer.

i agree with you. they revealed too much in the demo. and i dunno how it's gonna feel being gimped until one of your stats gets maxed after 6-7 hours of play. aside from that, i'm still picking it up because co-op is fun as shit.

bork · « **Reply #32 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:21:46 AM »

Maybe I'm missing something, but I really found the demo to be unexciting. It's like another GTA clone that isn't as good as GTA.

I didn't try getting my skills up, maybe jumping around like an idiot and going up buildings and stuff makes it better. But right now, the demo screams "The game that comes with the Halo 3 Beta!!" rather than "Crackdown."

I'm getting ZOE1 vibes from it.

VALIS · « **Reply #33 on:** January 27, 2007, 02:42:14 PM »

Quote from: lyte edge on January 27, 2007, 09:21:46 AM

I didn't try getting my skills up, maybe jumping around like an idiot and going up buildings and stuff makes it better.

Yes. In fact without the "super powers" this game wouldn't be that interesting at all.

One of the things I like the most is the look. Halfway between realistic and cartoon, it's pretty unique.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #34 on:** January 30, 2007, 03:38:52 PM »

I can't stop playing this damn demo. I love just about everything here...the way it feels, the graphics, the physics, the sound. I'm totally addicted to it. Even though the short comings are pretty obvious (like the lack of variety, non-existant story, and some goofy targeting problems) I'm still having more fun with this than I've had in awhile, especially in co-op.

I didn't really give a shit about Crackdown before but now I can hardly wait until the 20th.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #35 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:00:23 AM »

Me, too. I played it for two straight hours tonight. I've had more fun with this demo than I have had with many an entire game. I think I might delete it, though, just so I don't get burned out before the actual game is released. I do want to try co-op at least once before I do that, though.

hyp · « **Reply #36 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:49:13 PM »

i stopped playing the demo as well. i want the game to feel fresh again when it comes out.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #37 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:32:19 PM »

The demo was awesome. But how do you build driving skill, do you just get it by driving or running over people?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #38 on:** January 31, 2007, 03:46:12 PM »

I don't know, I was wondering that myself. I got a message saying my driving skill was improving when I was just walking around, once.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #39 on:** January 31, 2007, 04:37:14 PM »

Wow.

This game seems like Dead Rising where once you level your things up it gets a lot more fun but you don't suck total crap in the beginning.

GilloD · « **Reply #40 on:** January 31, 2007, 11:40:53 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on January 31, 2007, 02:32:19 PM

The demo was awesome. But how do you build driving skill, do you just get it by driving or running over people?

You'll get big points for doing stunts and jumping through those purple rings

brawndolicious · « **Reply #41 on:** February 01, 2007, 12:19:35 AM »

I see. I nearly maxed out my agility skill, and since you can jump from roof top to roof top easily, it's so much fucking faster then a car.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #42 on:** February 01, 2007, 09:55:16 PM »

Was playing it more today and its settling in nicely

I really like the Ability system. A weird comparison but it feels like Zelda in some way, when it comes to abilities. You can't life a car at the start but focus on working on your Strength and you'll be chucking cars around in no time.

How do you build up your strength anyways? Do you have to beat up people with your fists and they let out orbs or something?

brawndolicious · « **Reply #43 on:** February 01, 2007, 10:19:21 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on February 01, 2007, 09:55:16 PM

How do you build up your strength anyways? Do you have to beat up people with your fists and they let out orbs or something?

yep. builds up pretty fast. one hit kills after first upgrade I think. After 2-3 upgrades you can lift most cars. Agility is more useful though (at least in the amount of area in the demo).

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Author Topic: Crackdown demo (Read 4331 times)