[kaskade]

I found it to be pretty fun. I could see myself getting it when the price hits like 40 ish bucks if the reviews turn out decent.

[legbone]

man, that was a cool demo. the story really has it's hooks in me. not sure if i'll grab this day one but it would be a no brainer for $40. controls were great. feels nice and solid. nice touches of humor. the setting is great too. the ruins of dubai are so cool looking. i really enjoyed this. i thought the beta was one of the worst pieces of steaming crap that i had ever played. they have really tuned this thing up. they really should have called that beta an alpha. i really hope people's beta impressions don't scare them off. this seems like a totally different game.

just checked amazon. they have a $10 credit attached to this game. i will use my $10 credit from max payne 3 to preorder this. close to getting it for $40. so, day one perch fishes!

[Neuromancer]

-super super linear
-helicopter gunner sequence unnecessary
-way too many cutscenes, literally skipped three in a row waiting to get to some gameplay
-everything is competent, nothing stands out to me

[Meisadragon]

-super super linear -helicopter gunner sequence unnecessary -way too many cutscenes, literally skipped three in a row waiting to get to some gameplay -everything is competent, nothing stands out to me

So I shouldn't bother with the demo?

[shagg_187]

Out on PS3 as well.

[legbone]

So I shouldn't bother with the demo?

give it a try. the story seems like it could be decent. i also like how they use music in the demo. i really enjoyed it. sure it's linear but it's a modern shooter. what do you expect?

[Meisadragon]

give it a try. the story seems like it could be decent. i also like how they use music in the demo. i really enjoyed it. sure it's linear but it's a modern shooter. what do you expect?

Yeah, I'll check it out then.

[AgentOtaku]

the real question:

Does Nolan North bring it?

[Santiako]

After trying the demo, I'm 100% sure that I'll never play this game.

[SafeinSound]

Oh wtf? THis game was on my radar due to the story and then totally fell off once they delayed it. I remember some of the guys at GB being pretty interested in this. Added to queue. Thanks.

[StoppedInTracks]

I still have major performance issues when using some of the more effective AA solutions with UE3 games. I'm always stuck with FXAA or SMAA. Nearly every other option hurts performance (if it works at all). :\

Even if you had 1THz CPU and 640 GB of RAM you'd still have problems with PC games, dark10x.

[legbone]

btw, is it just me, or does one of your partners sound like ice-t? or maybe it is ice-t? nah, would have heard something about that. off to google to see who it is.

[jet1911]

the real question: Does Nolan North bring it?

Well he sounds like Nolan North :p

At least I did not think "Nathan Drake" every time his character talked. I liked the demo, i think they nailed the shooting mechanic, the higher difficulty setting should be fun.

[legbone]

just googled it and adams is played by chris "kid" reid (yes that "kid") and not ice-t. cool nonetheless.


edit: oh shit, i didn't realize the main character was nolan north. definitely does not sound like nathan drake. but then again i suck at recognizing voices as i have already proven.

[Neuromancer]

So I shouldn't bother with the demo?

Let's just say I didn't bother finishing it.

[Persona7]

Is a demo coming out on PSN? I would totally download it on my 360 but it is in different state.

[Persona7]

It is on PSN, for anyone who wants to download it.

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Always was interested in this ever since the trailer at Spikes VGAs a couple years ago.

Looked pretty cool.

[eshwaaz]

I like the setting and story set-up, but the gunplay is toothless. Blood, gore and executions mean nothing if the weapons don't feel powerful. I can't believe we still have shooters that have such poor feedback and enemy reaction. There's just no punch here.

[The_Monk]

Maybe after a very generous price-drop I'll get it. But don't know on which console to get.

[bishoptl]

I'll try this out anyways, after that MP beta it must be improved. Let's hope.

[Dragonzord]

This sure is a Third Person Shooter.

[Kusagari]

I'll get it when it's 10 bucks in a gamefly sale later this year.

[CrazedArabMan]

I was in the alpha and actually enjoyed it. The demo felt different but wasn't too bad, the story actually interests me more than the gameplay, seems like a game I would pick up when it drops in price. Co-op could have been cool with the campaign with the squad focus.

[VariantX]

There is a small bug in this demo with the zip line. Apparently, i went off to explore the area instead of pushing directly ahead. When I decided to drop down the hole to get to the next area, the zip line would not work for me at all when the button prompt came up. I was forced to reload the checkpoint to get it to work properly. This was on the 360 demo

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Downloading it on PSN right now. I'm pretty interested in this game, the storyline sounds like it has a ton of potential. If the narrative is great and the gameplay fun and competent, I'll grab this.

[Psycho Powaa]

I thought the demo was solid. Ran fine, controls well, enemies aren't bullet sponges, and AI teammates aren't stupid and either are really tough or are invincible, so I didn't have to deal with reviving them. Ammo seems relatively scarce too, which is a nice change of pace.

Graphics were good to so-so. It looked good in parts, but other parts looked rough and unfinished. Maybe it's an early build?

Also, I remember Arthur Gies talking about this, but the characters using ziplines with their hands = what? That must be painful as fuck.

[Neuromancer]

I thought the demo was solid. Ran fine, controls well, enemies aren't bullet sponges, and AI teammates aren't stupid and either are really tough or are invincible, so I didn't have to deal with reviving them. Ammo seems relatively scarce too, which is a nice change of pace. Graphics were good to so-so. It looked good in parts, but other parts looked rough and unfinished. Maybe it's an early build? Also, I remember Arthur Gies talking about this, but the characters using ziplines with their hands = what? That must be painful as fuck.

Well, they're wearing gloves but yeah... It looks really dumb and they go really slow, haha

[AwesomeSauce]

Game supposedly takes a lot of cues from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Enough for me to at least give it a fair shot.

[anddo0]

I went in expecting this game to be crap. It wasn't that bad actually. It's all standard fair though. I've played this before... The gunplay was fun, love the gore, headshots were enjoyable. I won't write this one off. It certainly isn't day one. But I can see it getting solid 7's all around.

[Messofanego]

That was a pretty sizable demo.

I love that you don't have to hold down a button to sprint, and if you do you stick automatically to cover. I still haven't vaulted over a cover to hit someone, gotta try that.

You can get knocked over by your teammates when they're landing from the zip lines! XD

I appreciated the inclusion of squad commands, a bit simple right now, but get you out of a tight spot later on with snipers and RPG guys. Responsive when you want to sneak by and order silenced headshots. I hope there are more flanking opportunities.

Also, genuinely interested in where the story's gonna go. I heard it starts with a dudebro tone then later eases you into the more deplorable Heart of Darkness side. Saw hints of that here in the demo.


Game's on my radar.

[Shearie]

Oh wtf? THis game was on my radar due to the story and then totally fell off once they delayed it. I remember some of the guys at GB being pretty interested in this. Added to queue. Thanks.

They were interested in it because at one time, fellow Gamespot co-worker Greg Kasavin was working on it in some capacity.

[Megasoum]

This is the first time it happens to me but hearing Nolan North completly kills the mood... He sounds exactly like Nathan Drake and he's in a desert... kinda annoying....Other than that the game looks ok.

[Messofanego]

I'm not hearing the Nathan Drake, don't hear the snark at all. North plays it pretty straight, Lugo's the wise-ass.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Just finished the demo. Surprisingly meaty. I actually really liked it. Gameplay's fun, if run-of-the-mill. The environments look pretty good, I really like the lighting. Atmosphere and mood is really interesting. Story's set up is really interesting and I like how it's presented. Voice acting's pretty good.

I'll grab this. Reviews will determine whether it's Day One or... down the line.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[Item Box]

Jeez, I remember playing the beta for this game almost 2 years ago, it wasn't any good.

Guess I'll try out the demo to see if it plays any better...

[XANDER CAGE]

Oh right, this is the shooter with the GRIPPING GRAY MORAL MOMENTS that are supposed to make me feel bad about playing a shooter, right? I forgot this still existed, the trailers were getting more and more abstract.

[RoboPlato]

Fairly long demo. All of the stuff that were the trailer-esque summation segments of the story were way more interesting than what was in the demo. I'm interested in picking this up at some point just for the story. The atmosphere when walking through the buildings was pretty neat. The actual shooting was so-so but it was nice to have some control over your squad commands. Graphics weren't too hot on PS3, aside from some cool godray effects and light going through sand.

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

Demo was fun. Enemies go down nicely and the destroyed city looked great.

[cleveridea]

Nice finally a game with color that isnt mass effect, that sold me on the game day one (amazon $10 preorder credit deal most likely). environment looks really good, detailed and colorful. even though like most shooters for consoles you are funneled down tunnels, it at least looked good.

gameplay was not bad - cover didnt seem quite as snappy as I like (coming from ME3), but guns felt good and powerful and I liked the impact effects as you hit the enemy. shooting glass to drop sand sounded gimmicky but I found it very satisfying in practice and a nice change from the usual exploding barrel environment kills.

beginning with helicopter shooting miniguns - ugh massive deja vu, only part of demo I didnt like

Probably in the minority, but I am looking forward to this more than max payne 3. I would have been more interested in MP3 if they did co-op missions like ME3 rather than competitive multiplay (as someone who only likes single player and not competitive multiplayer).

[U2NUMB]

Game actually surprised me a bit. Plays well and feels more Gears than anything else which took me by surprise. Couple things were a big let down though.. gun noise which sounds really weak to me and the grenades going off look like small firecrackers.

Other than that fun little demo.. for anyone who is not able to download I grabbed 10 min of action from the demo.

Spec Ops Demo Gameplay

[Messofanego]

Did any of you throw grenades in the last part where there's sand around? It brings up the sand to cover the enemies. Really cool dynamic detail.

[Atruvius]

It was better than I expected, though I stopped playing because of on too many deaths and the load times are too long.

Controls were fairly smooth as was the framerate. Didn't like M4 at all, it has a bad shooting sound and felt like a spray gun. Uzi was much better. Actually, some of the sounds just weren't good or felt that some sounds were missing (in cut scenes).

Game looks pretty, I mean Uncharted level of pretty. I was constantly in awe of godrays, and bloom. I like good looking deserts.

[Ace Harding]

This one of those head-scratcher demos - I am puzzled as to what they thought they'd accomplish by putting a demo out. I'm happy they did because I was curious to see what the actual gameplay is like, but I thought the strength and differentiating point of the game came from the HoD story and decision making bits. Doesn't sound like this 40-minute demo can really show that stuff off that well. I don't know though - haven't tried it yet.

Is anyone MORE interested in the game after playing the demo, or does it do the game a disservice (assuming the story and other stuff is legitimately compelling)?

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

This one of those head-scratcher demos - I am puzzled as to what they thought they'd accomplish by putting a demo out. I'm happy they did because I was curious to see what the actual gameplay is like, but I thought the strength and differentiating point of the game came from the HoD story and decision making bits. Doesn't sound like this 40-minute demo can really show that stuff off that well. I don't know though - haven't tried it yet. Is anyone MORE interested in the game after playing the demo, or does it do the game a disservice (assuming the story and other stuff is legitimately compelling)?

I'm definitely more interested. My concern was that the gameplay would be generic or incompetent. It's generic, but at least it's competent. Now as long as the narrative holds up, I will grab this. The demo just confirmed for me that it's at least mechanically sound and looks quite nice.

[foxdvd]

demo felt average...nothing made me want to get it day one. It was not bad, just a bit generic.

[Jamesways]

Is anyone MORE interested in the game after playing the demo, or does it do the game a disservice (assuming the story and other stuff is legitimately compelling)?

Yes, me too, for sure. This wasn't even on my radar at all, but the gameplay is fun and I love the sand covered Dubai.

Not sure I'll jumpt to get it on release, but I'll definitely pick it up sometime.

[IdreamofHIME]

Hope it's better than the beta was.

[dragonelite]

I'll try this out anyways, after that MP beta it must be improved. Let's hope.

Dam i was part of that beta was kinda shocking how bad almost as bad as that Ghost recon: Future soldier multi beta. I still dont get it how a 60 fps game 2 years back now runs and looks the same running sub 30 fps. So i think the 2010~2011 60fps E3 footage was pc gameplay has to be.

[GANGSTERKILLER]

I didn't like the demo, scripted boring gameplay and the guns feel weak. Animations could be better. Graphics are not bad.

Max Payne 3 and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for me this month!