The protag really looks like Adam Sandler.

[QUOTE=dark10x;34883591]It's not THAT difficult to go back. The PC is still an inconsistent place for me. For everything game that runs flawlessly I run into one that has strange framerate issues (where 60 fps according to FRAPS doesn't look like 60 fps). Still, nothing beats great image quality mixed with 60 fps (when it all works together).

I'm hoping the PS3 version of BD runs better in the end, however. The footage on Gamespot is much more consistent than the demo, for instance.[/QUOTE]

[i]*brofive*[/i]

Now to find that gamespot demo

i cant see the 360 version using 4xMSAA.
Doesn't Dirt 3 use it and its razor sharp with no jaggies.
BD runs great on 360 but its looks a little crunchy.

Anyway the more I play it the more Im hooked.
Really looking forward to it. I wonder if there are any vehicle
levels. In the trailer there a car chase and jet skis.

Dengeki Scores(for PS3 version): 80/85/90/85

[QUOTE=rvy;34861020]And a ton of other people, both here and across the World. Schedule us all.[/QUOTE]

Switched from 720p to 1080p and screen tearing is gone. WTF? lol

Famitsu Scores: 10, 9, 9, 7

new types of enemies

[IMG]http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/img/gmw/docs/510/657/bd02.jpg[/IMG]
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more here
[url]http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20120208_510657.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;34961346]new types of enemies

[IMG]http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/img/gmw/docs/510/657/bd18.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/img/gmw/docs/510/657/bd19.jpg[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]

That's pretty creepy. :D

The designs are cool. They might look a bit micheal bay transformers tho.
Still I can't wait for this to come out.

[QUOTE=helvetica bold;34969498]The designs are cool. They might look a bit micheal bay transformers tho.
Still I can't wait for this to come out.[/QUOTE]

You are my favorite new member because of your username.
Just FYI.

This should be available for Silver XBL members by Friday right? I really want to try this.

360 demo is available to silver members now.

Frame-rate is definitely better, and I think the image quality is a bit better as well.

[QUOTE=Aeana;34969519]You are my favorite new member because of your username.
Just FYI.[/QUOTE]
HA, thanks Aeana!!!

Is there a date set for the US demo? I have both japanese demos but I would
Like the English version.

I still think the PS3 version looks sharper - the 360 has some jaggies but
runs smoothly.

Enemy design looks fantastic.

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;34961346]new types of enemies[/QUOTE]

That preview a little old (not posted here before though), here's an even NEWER one from Famitsu with MORE new enemies. :D

[url]http://www.famitsu.com/news/201202/09009639.html[/url]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XCelb.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RAOmi.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vg47m.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RfB42.jpg[/IMG]

Thought the demo was alright.

The art direction and aesthetic is pretty solid, and the shooting felt nice.

I think the story/voice work will make or break this game for me.

When will we get a Demo for Europe?

Whoa...did you see the low user rating on the demo? Do the Japanese dislike TPS? Did Gears Or Vanquish sell well there?

any idea when a US demo drops?

[QUOTE=Dreamer RD;34944261]Switched from 720p to 1080p and screen tearing is gone. WTF? lol[/QUOTE]

Weird lol. I know in other games, like Shadows of the Damned for instance, switching [B]to[/B] 720p actually helps with screen tearing.

[QUOTE=evil_ash_xero;34979357]Whoa...did you see the low user rating on the demo? Do the Japanese dislike TPS? Did Gears Or Vanquish sell well there?[/QUOTE]

Gears of War from what I remember wasnt as popular as U.S but it had decent sales. Vanquish simply bombed overall.

I'm looking forward to playing with the Robo teammate. That's a pretty cool idea.

[QUOTE=Pupi18;34980671]Gears of War from what I remember wasnt as popular as U.S but it had decent sales. Vanquish simply bombed overall.[/QUOTE]


That's depressing.

[QUOTE=AgentOtaku;34979550]any idea when a US demo drops?[/QUOTE]

Next week apparently:

[url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=34995698&postcount=124[/url]

[QUOTE=WickedLaharl;34822887][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwMD4B2EYY[/url]
Xbox

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLSpDsY_JU[/url]
PS3

Framerate gets really bad on PS3.[/QUOTE]

Pretty sad considering the team has worked exclusively on PS3 games. What gives? :/

Christ, I really wanted to champion Vanquish and Binary Domain as two new purchases for my very small PS3 library. But I'm not going to take the lesser game when I have the option not to. Why did Sony set-up their memory-threading (or whatever it is which usually causes inferior PS3 ports) in a weird way?

[QUOTE=thetrin;34980850]I'm looking forward to playing with the Robo teammate. That's a pretty cool idea.[/QUOTE]

He has a scarf. Coolest member.

Glad to see the US demo is coming soon.
I've tried using voice-commands in the JPN demo and I dunno it's kinda weird. I'll say something in English and the team-mates respond in Japanese. It's like the entire time I'm wondering if I'm doing something right or wrong.

Man, is this going to have to be another game on my radar? From the impressions, sounds like another left fielder...*




*[spoiler]Although jGAF went crazy over Yakuza games, and they were really not at all what they were hyped up to be. Middling at best, although I haven't played the last few Yakuza games...[/spoiler]

[QUOTE=#1 defender;34998018]Next week apparently:

[url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=34995698&postcount=124[/url][/QUOTE]

I still haven't actually sat down and played the japanese demo

Guess I'll just wait for the US one now.

Multiplayer Trailer
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ekH3csnH4&list=UUmB-U0lIC2TciZ1nevP9k5g&index=1&feature=plcp[/url]

nothing special here, i think the horde mode is what i mostly looking forward to play.

New 12 minute gameplay video from 4gamer:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOoJXKMlSk&feature=player_embedded[/url]

Features battle with the spider boss not seen previously.

[QUOTE=Weils;35039708]New 12 minute gameplay video from 4gamer:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOoJXKMlSk&feature=player_embedded[/url]

Features battle with the spider boss not seen previously.[/QUOTE]

The framerate on PS3 is just awful.

[QUOTE=jett;35040151]The framerate on PS3 is just awful.[/QUOTE]

=(

I was pleasantly surprised, but the framerate from the PS3 demo left little to be desired. So much in fact that if those issue plague the full release I'll skip it all together.

The frame rate looked okay to me. I don't understand why sega would show the
PS3 version if it chugged a bit. Why not just show the 360 version, the demo was smoother.
I still think the 360 version didn't look as sharp as the PS3 tho.

Either way the game looks bad ass. Too bad Sega is releasing this so close to Mass Effect 3
It will get lost.

[QUOTE=helvetica bold;35059988]The frame rate looked okay to me. I don't understand why sega would show the
PS3 version if it chugged a bit. Why not just show the 360 version, the demo was smoother.
I still think the 360 version didn't look as sharp as the PS3 tho.

Either way the game looks bad ass. Too bad Sega is releasing this so close to Mass Effect 3
It will get lost.[/QUOTE]
yeah weird! and i am also pretty sure the game reviews in Japan were based on the PS3 ver.
i don't know why they didn't separate scores between the two ver like what they did with Bayonetta.

and i have to disagree, to me the 360 ver looked sharper.... even the rain effect is better! sure it's the lead platform.

i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority

Man, the PS3 version looks worse and worse. Might end up waiting it out to see if a bomba results in a PC version if this is the case. Sucks for me. :/

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]

aaaand with that, 360 version it is. Thanks man!

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's not even a contest. Wow.

DLed and burned the 360 demo to a DVD then ran it ....yeah, so much smoother. Can't wait for the US demo so I can actually understand the voice command stuff lol

looks like the game comes out this tuesday in germany, cant wait to play the full version. really liked the demo.

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]

Oh wow, that's not even a contest. 360 version looks so much sharper.

Waiting for this to hit western XBL so I can give it a try myself. I am still curious about the game, but I don#t have high expectations.

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]


Dude you are right!
Thanks, Im going with the 360 version!!!!

Except on the jaggies, look at this, the PS3 is sharper
[url]http://andriasang.com/comzv8/binary_domain_comparison/[/url]
Look at the arm comparison...

maybe its like the game Split Second. The PS3 version was sharper but
the 360 had better effects overall.

I'm playing the JP demo. On the first available mission, how do you beat the gigantic mech with the machine guns? I keep firing and firing and it never goes down. It seems like the teammates are waiting on a command, but I can't read but the kanji-less ones.

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]

The PS3 version looks to have much better textures though.

[QUOTE=theDeeDubs;35068852]The PS3 version looks to have much better textures though.[/QUOTE]

I"m seeing the opposite.

[QUOTE=Miri;35068703]I'm playing the JP demo. On the first available mission, how do you beat the gigantic mech with the machine guns? I keep firing and firing and it never goes down. It seems like the teammates are waiting on a command, but I can't read but the kanji-less ones.[/QUOTE]



Climb to the top of the stairs and fight it from above. Keep an eye out for button prompts once you weaken it.

[QUOTE=benzy;35068940]I"m seeing the opposite.[/QUOTE]

Check out the wall he's taking cover against and the ground beside him. I'm flipping back and forth and the 360 version doesn't look as sharp.

[QUOTE=Drewfonse;35069287]Climb to the top of the stairs and fight it from above. Keep an eye out for button prompts once you weaken it.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I removed all of it's outer casing (I love the enemy deterioration in this game) and it still kept on chugging. I'll give it another go.

I reserved the 360 version (for now) today at GameStop so
I get the multiplayer pack for free.
However the clerk said "whats Binary Domain"...

Anyway Ive noticed this...
PS3 sharper overall image quality.
360 better effects & smoother frame rate.

Great preview!

[url]http://www.oxm.co.uk/38082/features/how-binary-domain-makes-boss-fights-exciting-again/[/url]

I can't believe how dismissive Kotaku is of this game. Are all of their articles this childish and snarky?

[url]http://m.kotaku.com/5884572/just-when-you-thought-you-couldnt-care-less-about-binary-domain-a-multiplayer-trailer-arrives[/url]

Read the URL and figured Kotaku wasn't even worth the click.

[QUOTE=Defunkled;35096490]I can't believe how dismissive Kotaku is of this game. Are all of their articles this childish and snarky?

[url]http://m.kotaku.com/5884572/just-when-you-thought-you-couldnt-care-less-about-binary-domain-a-multiplayer-trailer-arrives[/url][/QUOTE]

I see that their gaming side hasn't improved at all since Crecente left.

Demo lands everywhere else on the 15th of February.

[url]http://mkgaming.com/xbox360/news/binary-domain-demo-coming-soon/[/url]

My favorite part about the "just when you couldn't care any less" title post:
[quote]I've not played any of Sega's upcoming sci-fi shooter Binary Domain[/quote]

Quality writing.

can someone please update the title with the release date of the western demo?

Is the US getting a 360 demo too or only a PS3 one?

^^
[QUOTE]SEGA have announced that a playable demo of Binary Domain will be coming on February 15.

The demo will be available [B]on the Xbox 360 [/B]and Playstation 3 and will feature two missions from the final game. You’ll take control of Dan Marshall and take control of a squad of teammates to battle through two of the early Rust Crew’s missions set in near future Tokyo.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35097543]can someone please update the title with the release date of the western demo?[/QUOTE]

Done.

Thanks ;)

This demo is definitely deciding whether I pick this up.

[QUOTE=helvetica bold;35087575]Great preview!

[url]http://www.oxm.co.uk/38082/features/how-binary-domain-makes-boss-fights-exciting-again/[/url][/QUOTE]

This alone is refreshing to hear:
[I]"By this point in the campaign - around six or seven hours in..."[/I]
A shooter campaign that's (*gasp*) actually longer than 5 - 6 hours is depressingly rare these days. I'm even more hopeful now that this game will be worth buying.

All these reports of the PS3 version with performance problems surely pushed me to a wait-and-see approach. A pity really... How can this happen in a previously exclusive PS3 developer?

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35061877]i just uploaded a small video showing rain effects comparison between the two versions
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu8F3B8wP0[/url]

even though i am recording using my camera it clearly shows the 360 ver superiority[/QUOTE]

nagoshi betrayalton

[QUOTE=Corto;35124935]All these reports of the PS3 version with performance problems surely pushed me to a wait-and-see approach. A pity really... How can this happen in a previously exclusive PS3 developer?[/QUOTE]

Sure it's weird considering most of us thought that the PS3 was the lead platform due to the previous works of the devs with the system but it's not like such a thing never happened before - see Portal 2, it was Valve's third game on the 360 and the PS3 version was much better. :P

[QUOTE=Corto;35124935]All these reports of the PS3 version with performance problems surely pushed me to a wait-and-see approach. A pity really... How can this happen in a previously exclusive PS3 developer?[/QUOTE]

It's not like the Yakuza games were technical marvels on PS3. They always seem to run in sub-HD.

Is is just me? The protagonist looks distractingly much like Adam Sandler.

[QUOTE=Defunkled;35096490]I can't believe how dismissive Kotaku is of this game. Are all of their articles this childish and snarky?

[url]http://m.kotaku.com/5884572/just-when-you-thought-you-couldnt-care-less-about-binary-domain-a-multiplayer-trailer-arrives[/url][/QUOTE]

Can't believe someone got paid to write this shit.

[QUOTE=UrbanRats;35126037]Can't believe someone got paid to write this shit.[/QUOTE]Kotaku - it's like staring at a bucket full of horse shit.

That Kotaku writer is a troll. Doesn't care about the game, though he's interested in the concept, but has no enthusiasm at all and hasn't tried the demo...WTF!

[I]oh, Fahey.
will you ever learn. [/I]

I think the story seems to be very promising, but the gameplay seems very bland. I don't know if I should pick this up or not.

[QUOTE=_dementia;35126014]Is is just me? The protagonist looks distractingly much like Adam Sandler.[/QUOTE]

If by Adam Sandler, you mean Sam Gideon from Vanquish, then yes...

Really looking forward to trying this. Is the US PS3 demo the same as the JP one? Performance still poor? I'll dl the 360 version to be safe but I'm still curious.

After playing the ME3 demo, I played this and loved it as well. It is like Gears meets Vanquish, but still feels like it is doing it's own thing with squad commands and so forth. Honestly, I actually like it better than either of those games. AI seems good, the gameplay is fast and fluid and some of the animations are great.

I definitely found the framerate a little bit too jarring on the PS3 demo which is a shame, eager to see how the 360 version fares when the demo hits.

I just played the demo on PS3 and it seemed fine for me. Did not notice any major choppiness or drops. Nothing that was bad enough for me to even pay any attention to anyway.

I'm very impressed, this might be the best shooter I've played since Vanquish (my favorite shooter by far this gen). Love the way the robots disintegrate when you shoot them. Tight responsive controls, weapons feel nice, team dynamic seems good as is the voice acting. Wish the camera could be pulled back a bit though. Didn't notice any framerate problems on PS3, seemed smooth and consistent throughout both stages. Weird so see so many people having issues with it... but then I didn't have any significant performance problems with Skyrim or New Vegas either, maybe I have a magic PS3?

yeah it's the same performance in the PS3 demo.... so i am going with the 360 ver definitely.
what's missing though is the training mode & the video presentation for the voice recognition system, that's why the size is only 800MB

but i noticed something good in this demo.
they removed Dan's voice while in mid-battle, so Awkward moments when someone is yelling "YEAH!" won't happen again!
and i like the voice acting, i don't think it's bad at all.
the dialog in mid-battle is good and engaging ... not annoying.

Tried the demo and enjoyed it. The damage modeling on the enemies is cool and I'm interested in seeing how the squad mate trust/conversation system works in the full game. As for the framerate, it was OK in mission 1 but chugged hard when the action ramped up in mission 2.

I played a few minutes of the US demo earlier tonight. Very impressed with the voice acting. I was already sold on the gameplay from the JP demo.

New screens!
[url]http://www.4gamer.net/games/125/G012513/20120202044/[/url]

[QUOTE=Tokubetsu;35151654]Really looking forward to trying this. Is the US PS3 demo the same as the JP one? Performance still poor? I'll dl the 360 version to be safe but I'm still curious.[/QUOTE]Never tried the jp demo but the US ps3 demo has a fairly poor frame rate on the second stage .

Is the demo up on XBL? I cant seem to find it, despite a big "get the demo now" placard on the demo page.

Get your crap together MS, this is at least the second time that's happened (billboard advertising a demo up up for hours on XBL while the demo itself still doesn't seem to exist...).

Just tried the first stage and the game feels like a mix of Gears of War and Vanquish. The cover system doesn't snap as quickly as Gears does but it's serviceable. The controls are almost identical to Gears and Uncharted. The main character, Dan, looks like Chris from RE5 from the over-the-shoulder view - almost the same uniform too.

You can buy ammo and upgrades for your weapons, as well as skills that boost your health and all that. You get money from killing enemies and completing certain objectives throughout the stages. One objective had you go on top of a roof so you can jump on top of a mech, you're then in a mini-game sort of thing where you balance yourself while you're trying to shoot off its mechanized dome. Controls are intuitive so the process isn't as bad as you think it is.

Anyway, it's a decent third person shooter from the Yakuza devs. I'll probably buy it later though.

Oh yeah, had no performance issues on PS3. I think the game looks decent too. Voice acting isn't that bad either.

Just played the demo a few minutes ago, I'm impressed. Never bought anything from the kiosks in the game (can you?), just picked up items/ammo/guns or anything laying on the floor.

Never noticed any framerate problems with the second stage or is it I'm just busy shooting bots.

I'm picking this one up day one!

[QUOTE=specialguy;35155117]Is the demo up on XBL? I cant seem to find it, despite a big "get the demo now" placard on the demo page.

Get your crap together MS, this is at least the second time that's happened (billboard advertising a demo up up for hours on XBL while the demo itself still doesn't seem to exist...).[/QUOTE]

It is there, just do a search for it and it will come up.

[QUOTE=deim0s;35155316]Just played the demo a few minutes ago, I'm impressed. Never bought anything from the kiosks in the game (can you?), just picked up items/ammo/guns or anything laying on the floor.

Never noticed any framerate problems with the second stage or is it I'm just busy shooting bots.

I'm picking this one up day one![/QUOTE]

Yeah, you can buy health packs, ammo, and upgrades for your characters from those kiosks.

I've played the JP PS3 and Xbox demos, so it was cool to play it in English. The voice acting isn't bad at all. The English guy and the Chinese girl sound pretty good, in particular. Haven't tried out the butch chick yet. Or Big Bo.

The PS3 demo ended before you started fighting the gorilla robot. In the JP one, you fought it for a while, before it ended.

The frame rate is still kinda shoddy in the PS3 demo. I already know that the Xbox one is a lot more stable.

If I hear more good things about it, I'll definitely get it on Xbox.

available now on Marketplace (use the search engine)
the file size is way bigger than the JP demo! 1.65GB!

wow, this was damn good. i loved how in the beginning the squad mates have unique dialogue depending on who you choose. quite rare to see that attention to detail. the prompts you get during battle are also specific to who you choose. well done sega.

[url]http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Binary-Domain-Demo/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802393387d1?cid=SLink[/url]

lazy link

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PQ6D1PESLwQ[/url] - new cutscene - so much Yakuza vibe from this the cut-scenes!

Cant wait!

Ok I just finished the first level of the demo and I was surprised how solid the shooting felt. I did not expect this at all from this team. I'll try the second level now, but this might go back onto my buying list.

[QUOTE=Xater;35156318]Ok I just finished the first level of the demo and I was surprised how solid the shooting felt. I did not expect this at all from this team. I'll try the second level now, but this might go back onto my buying list.[/QUOTE]

Yup

Between this and Vanquish, US devs like Bioware should be embarressed with shit like the ME3 demo

I quite liked it, but man the framerate is [I]atrocious[/I].

[QUOTE=Suzuki Yu;35155726]available now on Marketplace (use the search engine)
the file size is way bigger than the JP demo! 1.65GB![/QUOTE]

Weird, the PS3 demo is just a bit over 800MB.

I tried messing around with the voice recognition test in the menu and i don't know if it's my shitty pronunciation (not an native english speaker) or the headset, but word recognition was very spotty. I'm using Sony's original PS3 headset and at first i thought that perhaps the volume was set too low, so i put it to max, but the game still wouldn't recognize many of the lines/commands. It was comically selective about it, for instance, it would recognize some longer words/lines, but not short ones like "Fuck", "Shit" and "Damn". Even not being a native speaker, i would like to believe that i know how to pronounce those correctly. Granted, i did lower the recognition score setting, which might have contributed to it, but i only did that because it would hardly register anything in the first place. I would get a pretty high score on some words, while most of the other ones wouldn't register at all. After i lowered the setting the number of recognized commands improved dramatically, but i found it puzzling that the game still wouldn't recognize a bunch of monosyllabic words.

Did anyone else have to fiddle around with the settings, or did you achieve good results right out of the gate?