[Edgeward]

This is my only complaint with the game too. I absolutely hate having subtitles for the English parts, which means I am missing out an entire subplot of the game that is going on in Japanese. Would someone mind posting what it is in a spoiler? What is that cop after and what does keep saying to his sidekick? For reference, I've just reached the Amada corporation so no endgame spoilers please :)

You mean in the helicopter? He wanted to chase them into the building but the higher ups told him to stand down. His partner then pretended not to hear the order and they decided to enter the building anyway.

About to buy the steam version since its so damn cheap How does it fare compared to the console versions? Is the multiplayer active at all?

PC is the definitive version. Runs way smooth and looks great. May need to remap keys if playing on kb/m or just play on a pad.

No.

[IISANDERII]

Completed it and enjoyed far more than I thought I would.
Does anybody still play multiplayer Invasion? On PS3? If so, my PSN ID is Sander1887.

[Typographenia]

Beat the game tonight, and it was fantastic.


The characters/writing were extremely entertaining. I was really surprised at how much I found myself chuckling at the interaction between everyone. The combat was also very enjoyable, despite being repetitive. I never really cared because it was so fun. Also, your gun gets crazy good the more you upgrade it. I was impressing my teammates constantly!

Story was actually pretty good, too. Not the best story of the year or anything, but definitely much better than I ever expected out of the game.



Kind of sad I waited to support it until it hit $10, but I'm really glad I played through this.

edit: The only thing that I found lacking was the proper resolution for Cain. : (
I liked him, and it was sad to see him completely removed from the game after that moment...

[The Tofunator]

edit: The only thing that I found lacking was the proper resolution for Cain. : ( I liked him, and it was sad to see him completely removed from the game after that moment...

If every team member is at maximum trust, Cain should show up before the last fight, and take the hit that would normally kill Bo. Every team member lives as a result.

[Typographenia]

If every team member is at maximum trust, Cain should show up before the last fight, and take the hit that would normally kill Bo. Every team member lives as a result.

I had him at max trust. He was one of the people I had at max for the achievement. : (

[The_Inquisitor]

Just beat the game myself. Easily my GOTY so far. The story > ME3 imho and has a shitload of potential. I have no how the fuck SEGA wasn't able to sell this game, it deserves so much better.

Did the word of mouth sales ever help this game?

[Soyongdori]

The game is having framerate drop on my laptop.

Which version should I get, 360 or ps3?

[Edgeward]

360

[Zefah]

The game is having framerate drop on my laptop. Which version should I get, 360 or ps3?

How bad? The PS3 version gets pretty nasty in some scenes. Probably hovers around 25-30fps for most of the game.

[Soyongdori]

360

I was thinking about the ps3 version just for that install screen.

How bad? The PS3 version gets pretty nasty in some scenes. Probably hovers around 25-30fps for most of the game.

Most of intense explosive scenes causes framerate to drop. I was fighting a spider bot and when it exploded, framerate dropped down to at least 15-20

[Typographenia]

I had some major framerate drops when I played, but it usually involved a lot of smoke, big open areas, or a larger enemy with lots of parts flying off.

The segment in particular that you described was the worst spot that ever hit me when I played through it.

[Stronghammer22]

I finished the game a couple of nights ago, it was unbelievably good. I feel kind of bad now for not supporting it from the get go.

Anyway, I'm trying to figure out something regarding the endings, so major spoilers ahead.

In the game, the only character that I got to max trust was Faye. So, at the end, the reveal that she was in fact a hybrid affected me more than say if I hadn't had her in my squad at all/regularly. My question, in all the endings, is she always a hybrid? If I hadn't got busy with her, I wouldn't really have cared if she was part robot or if she died, so it makes me wonder how they would go about it.

Thanks.

[Edgeward]

That part never changes, the only thing max trust would do is get you a saucy scene in the middle of the game.

[Stronghammer22]

That part never changes, the only thing max trust would do is get you a saucy scene in the middle of the game.

It did indeed. Thanks for the response, the ending from my perspective was really satisfying. I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if I hadn't had her in my squad the whole time. I will probably dive in again on a harder difficulty and see how it is when I'm not really on her side.

[Solid warrior]

I'm having a problem with the game. It doesn't display properly on my TV.

There are black bars on all sides. I think my TV resolution is set on 1920x1080.



Any clue on how to solve this problem?

[SpikedGunner]

I'm having a problem with the game. It doesn't display properly on my TV. There are black bars on all sides. I think my TV resolution is set on 1920x1080. Any clue on how to solve this problem?

Go to options...I think it's under display settings, the default setting is oddly that black bar space.

[Solid warrior]

Go to options...I think it's under display settings, the default setting is oddly that black bar space.

Thanks for the help. :)

[UnluckyKate]

So far the game is really good. Only complain would be the lack of colors. art direction is really slick but maybe too much into the dystopian scifi grey.

Also, I'm french and I can't get enough of Cain. The thing is hilarious

[brokenbeans]

Picked this up for £10 last night looking forward to getting into it off next week so should be a nice week.

[HollovVpo1nt]

Just finished the game seconds ago (PC), what a great, no AMAZING game. I liked the characters, enjoyed the setting and loved the story! This is gold man, gold.

Edit: I started reading/watching some reviews, man either I am easy to please or these professional journalists really won't allow themselves to enjoy a game. It's 74 on metacritic :S GT gave the game a 6.8 , WTF.

[nocturnedelight]

Picked it up recently from Best Buy for 360 after price matching it for $25 from Microsoft store.

I got lucky yesterday and hosted a few matches of FFA. Started with 6, and by the time it ended, had 10. One person suggested going to a new match type, and I invited everyone but unfortunately we had only 5, the rest didn't come. Anyways, it was pretty fun!
Anyone trying to play send me a Friend Request!
nocturnedelight

[papersleeves]

Just bought that game on a B2G1 deal and I gotta say it's pretty damn fun so far. It seems like it's going to be the kind of game with a very fleshed out story. Playing the 360 version and the framerate is silky smooth all the time. Can't wait to play it again after work :)

[Lighting Gels]

Starting chapter 5... so far so good.
As someone stated before, amazing game.

Worth full price, at 13€ it's a steal.

[stn]

Guys...the Tsar Gunner. Got any tips? I must have fired 2,000,000,000 rounds at it so far. Its making me hate this game - and I was REALLY liking it right before!

[Retro_]

9.99 daily deal on steam.

bought it on PS3 at launch but I'll try out some of the multi on PC for that price

Guys...the Tsar Gunner. Got any tips? I must have fired 2,000,000,000 rounds at it so far. Its making me hate this game - and I was REALLY liking it right before!

Shoot the glowing spots

[Tribes of Trusty]

Bought it, played it, loved it.

I had way more fun with this in solo than the 3 Gears of War together. I'm in Chapter 6, final boss, and so far it's been amazing. My only gripes with it are the voice recognition which is really perfectible, and no co-op.

Question though : are the different endings significantly different or not ? I don't really want to redo the game several times...maybe I'll do it again for the golden ending.

[Edgeward]

Not really, vague spoiler some will betray you, others may save someone's life but the major plot points like Faye's betrayal and love for you will always be there.

[Tribes of Trusty]

Woah disapointing endgame story-wise.


Bunch of bigoted teammates.
Big Bo : "You didn't think I was going to shoot you, do you ?" YES I DO SHOOT THE MOTHERFUCKER DAN
Faye Lee acting like a complete retard "I'M ONE OF THE BAD GUYS NOW"
The squad not confirming Faye Lee's death.
Lol robot sex ensuing robot pregnancy of a human. Dan achieved what Joker could only dream of, ha ha
Cain's still awesome though.
Also, to be honest, I expected one of the characters of being a Hollow Child, not...whatever Faye Lee happens to be

Enjoyable game, it would've gained more by having different branching points and endings. Would gladly buy the sequel.

[SquiddyCracker]

I can't beat the waterski thing with my keyboard (super easy mode) :(
Anyone know where I can get a save past that section, or some way to configure my steam files so I can skip it?

[Edgeward]

I could chapter select it for you when I get home. Dont know if I get any experience when I do that though or if I start at zero trust, etc.

Just tell me what chapter that is.

[SquiddyCracker]

I could chapter select it for you when I get home. Dont know if I get any experience when I do that though or if I start at zero trust, etc. Just tell me what chapter that is.

I think the waterski is in the first part of chapter 2-4, so I think the closest part after that is 2-5.

[Edgeward]

I am gonna play through it and see if I can get there tonight. I do have the dlc, not sure if that will create an issue if you dont.

If I can't, I will make a quick and dirty chapter skip to that point.

[Edgeward]

http://depositfiles.com/files/3bntthl6n

There you go. Didn't take too long. Hope you wanted it on Hard because that what I was working on lol. It's not too bad anyway.

[SquiddyCracker]

Nevermind guys, I managed to get through anyway :p
Thanks anyway though.

[jediyoshi]

Enjoyable game, it would've gained more by having different branching points and endings. Would gladly buy the sequel.

So did you actually see the alternate ways the story could be at by the end? There aren't exactly a lot of run of the mill third person shooters that come close to the amount of variation they throw in there for it. It's pretty much only a step down from Mass Effect 2 at some point.

[Retro_]

So did you actually see the alternate ways the story could be at by the end? There aren't exactly a lot of run of the mill third person shooters that come close to the amount of variation they throw in there for it. It's pretty much only a step down from Mass Effect 2 at some point.

Isn't there only like, 3?

[Tribes of Trusty]

Isn't there only like, 3?

Yeah this. And it's not exactly like they are THAT different between them.


For the first time since I bought my Xbox360 there was NO ONE to play online. There's no one to play BD online :(

[jett]

Played it, finished it. Was okay. Story and presentation is the usual japanese craziness filled with over the top melodrama and nonsense. I dug some of the characters even if they all became completely incoherent at the end. The game does have a lot of charming moments. The game presents a couple of halfway interesting ideas and themes but the execution is lulz.

Gameplay-wise the game is fairly rudimentary and I would qualify it as a merely competent. Your AI buddies are completely useless and more often than not they just get in the way. The cinematic/QTE sequences are some seriously horrible crap and I died more in those than in actual shootouts. I liked the enemy destruction, that was really well done, but I just didn't feel that much connection to the shooting proper. It simply feels like a generic dudebro shooter where you just go through the motions. It's not bad though, it's just okay. It does get better the more you upgrade your weapon and the less of a chore and slog the combat becomes. I believe this game would have been much better if it had strayed a bit more from its Gears of War roots and more into Vanquish's territory of utter madness. Run 'n gunning with a shotgun is infinitely more fun in this game than eternally staying behind cover. :P

I give mad props to the team in charge of the PC port, ran beautifully on my aging machine. I really appreciate a smooth, hitch-free performance. These days PC ports can be such garbage. I was really impressed how all the real-time cut-scenes started without any loading whatsoever, even when they cut between completely different environments. A truly excellent job.

Btw...did the developers just forget about Cain at the end? :P

[Edgeward]

Btw...did the developers just forget about Cain at the end? :P

Your loyalty was not high enough

[jett]

Your loyalty was not high enough

I had that character maxxed out. Whatever though, I checked out the allegedly "good" ending and I believe I prefer the one I got. My team turned into quite the racist douchelords at the end, wouldn't have been pissed if all of them had died. :P

[Edgeward]

It's not dependent on just his, because I had him maxed out as well and he didn't appear either.

[Retro_]

you have to have everyone on very high for him to come back

since him showing up is the only thing that differentiates the "good" ending from the next one down.

The only possible endings are Good Everyone lives Bad Bo dies and Worst Bo betrays you and Rachel dies


Extremely disappointing after how the impact trust and who you choose to take on missions impacting the story was hyped up pre-release

I knew it wouldn't live up to the expectations of a system like that, but it seems like the game didn't even try to with how little trust actually matters and how limited your actual team choice is after the first few missions

[BuckRobotron]

I'm on my way to finishing this game the third time (Xbox 360), really digging it. It goes quickly skipping cutscenes and moving forward with a purpose--which team mates usually like anyway.

First time was on Survivor, complete focus on Faye as main team mate, so the whole Dan/Faye thing really came together very nicely. Other characters I had moderate trust with but not enough, so at the end Big Bo had to be fought, Rachael took the hit for Faye. Fixed part of that on second run, No Mercy mode, but still not the best ending, where Bo takes the hit.

Now, relaxing on a Normal run, everyone is or will be very high/maxed, finally including the ever-hilarious Cain. Stopped as about to enter 5-1, looking forward to the "best" ending.

[Riposte]

The Tsar Runner is the worst thing about this game, I'm almost certain of it. Takes fucking forever!

[jediyoshi]

The only possible endings are Good Everyone lives Bad Bo dies and Worst Bo betrays you and Rachel dies

Rest of the crew can bite it. My Cain didn't make it, although if it's set up in a such a way, he can also be the one to take the shot for Faye as Big Bo did.

[Xplatformer]

Why am I bumping this?

Cause I'm re-downloading my STEAM copy and I'm excited.

This was a highly underated game. A new version would be amazing on the PS4.

[Donos]

Got this through PS+ and wow what a nice suprise, really good game. I'm having more fun than with Vanquish. Also lol i just was browsing gaf while i was in a level and after a few minutes Cain starts doing the robot dance with proper music. Had a good laugh.

[TaroYamada]

Just a heads up, in case anybody is interested. Multiplayer group on Steam has been organizing matches nearly daily.

Been having tons of fun!

[SpikedGunner]

Just a heads up, in case anybody is interested. Multiplayer group on Steam has been organizing matches nearly daily. Been having tons of fun!

hrm...good to know, I've always wanted to take advantage of the multiplayer, thanks!

[TaroYamada]

hrm...good to know, I've always wanted to take advantage of the multiplayer, thanks!

I played three rounds of invasion today + three rounds of team survival (team deathmatch but where if you die you have to wait for the next round to respawn). It's been a bit more active lately due to the summer break but even when it's not a break the weekends usually have matches.

Lots of fun to be had, if you want you can add me on Steam. It's usually me or another guy who are in charge of organizing the matches.