PanicFreak
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All these positive impressions are making me really want to give this one a go. I think I'll wait a couple months though in hopes of some updates to the Xbox version to hopefully improve the loading times.
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ReCore |OT| Rock Your Core for a Prime Bot
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Captain_Wreckus
Member
100% agree on play anywhere. One thing I do like on the PC more than on the Xbox one is how the achievements unlocked are shown. Seems more appealing than what the Xbox One has.
Also agree with others, this game is awesome. Actually, it makes me want to play the new tomb raider games again.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Well, I'm not sure.. I could imagine a super frustrating end game could sour the whole experience. So i'm waiting to see what people here think.
MagicWithEarvin
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Digital Savior
Member
Got to play for 90 minutes today. Definitely got some Megaman Legend vibes. Game mechanics seem pretty simple. But I am a simple man. Played on the Xbox. Looks good, controls well. Load times are long, but not too often.
Very fun. Looking forward to more.
Very fun. Looking forward to more.
il Diavolo
Banned
violet
I had some huge performance issues in the first optional dungeon, but regardless I'm having tons of fun with the game. Judging by reviews I assume there's some point at which the game just gets bad? This game kind of reminds me of sunset overdrive but with a decent story and some rough edges in the animations (which is fine, gameplay is king).
Community Forum
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Damn, I am enjoying this game so much. It's like an actual videogame. Maybe I'll get to a point where it gets bad or whatever, but I cannot even believe that. I love it.
tearsintherain
Member
Meh, not loving the game so far. Finished Pylon 512 (first area basically) and just find the FOV really bad, the controls awkard especially in combat, and the whole world/dungeon system ugly. Everything feels a bit awkward and badly put together, like it still needs a few more months of polish.
I still don't really understand boss fights, the 512 boss took me like 10 minutes because I kept getting it low, trying to extract, and failing. It never got me below 90% health even when I was just sitting there trying to figure out how the hell extract is supposed to work on bosses. I'm not even sure what I did to win, just kept trying to extract over and over and one time it worked. I literally nearly killed it maybe 30 times over 10 minutes.
Probably going to trade it in soon, just not really feeling a fun vibe with the game. Performance and load times on xbox one are just fine for me, load times are sometimes a little too long but after Deus Ex its really not a big deal.
The FOV really bothers me when combined with doggy-pet, I'm staring at some random loot box trying to figure out how to get to it and then I hear a bunch of beeps and whistles and I think its an enemy but its just the dog roaming around. Or it does turn out to be an enemy and I can't figure out where the hell it is.
On the plus side I got a cool plushy hat with my best buy pre order, my granddaughter is going to love it I think.
I still don't really understand boss fights, the 512 boss took me like 10 minutes because I kept getting it low, trying to extract, and failing. It never got me below 90% health even when I was just sitting there trying to figure out how the hell extract is supposed to work on bosses. I'm not even sure what I did to win, just kept trying to extract over and over and one time it worked. I literally nearly killed it maybe 30 times over 10 minutes.
Probably going to trade it in soon, just not really feeling a fun vibe with the game. Performance and load times on xbox one are just fine for me, load times are sometimes a little too long but after Deus Ex its really not a big deal.
The FOV really bothers me when combined with doggy-pet, I'm staring at some random loot box trying to figure out how to get to it and then I hear a bunch of beeps and whistles and I think its an enemy but its just the dog roaming around. Or it does turn out to be an enemy and I can't figure out where the hell it is.
On the plus side I got a cool plushy hat with my best buy pre order, my granddaughter is going to love it I think.
I had a similar issue on the second dungeon. Probably what you are refering to, no? I got one of the cores I just ignored it cause everything seemed to be fine otherwise.
I don't know what's up with Deus Ex's long load times. I'm playing the game on PC using a solid state drive and it still took a couple minutes to load into the game.
Yeh i think so. Its the access granted objective. "Use the collected cores to open the gate". I open the gate and then the objective doesnt uodate so i have no idea where to go or what to do next.
blue_phazon
Member
Wait....WHAT
No one has been able to unlock the frame yet. Even people who have 75 cores.
There are five slots on the menu screen though isn't there? Seems strange.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Just reached the Shifting Sands and the game is starting to fall apart for me a bit. Increasing technical issues and ridiculous load times are starting to become prevalent.
First 6 or so hours were pretty flawless for me so I'm not sure what the deal is. Maybe the game just reaches a point where quality starts to go down.
First 6 or so hours were pretty flawless for me so I'm not sure what the deal is. Maybe the game just reaches a point where quality starts to go down.
Had the same thing. You don't have the anniv. update. After all this time it wasn't in my automatic updates, so I had to manually trigger it online.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
VERY solid game for $39.99 (or $32.00 GCU). Wasn't expecting much out of it, but I'm enjoying myself. I just realized I'd buy a lot more titles if they were at $39. It's the perfect jumping in price for me.
Played for about 4 hours, it's pretty fun. Movement and platforming is a blast and feels great, and coming back to old areas that you couldn't access with new bots is very enjoyable. Combat also feels good, but it's too easy and I'm starting to feel a bit like I'm just going through the motions. I've never gone below half health in battle and I don't think I've seen any of my bots go below 75% outside of scripted stuff.
As expected the game is insultingly handholdy to the point where it has screwed me over; twice I was platforming or shooting enemies in a dungeon while it pauses and goes to a cutscene slowly panning over to where I'm supposed to go, and then puts a green objective marker on it. Why the fuck would you need both, and is having relatively linear dungeon design and a map not enough? Cut back to me falling off a ledge or getting shot at. The permanent objective and annoying tips don't help either, and considering I don't need the objective marker in the first place I'm completely baffled why there's no option to turn off the HUD.
Despite that rant, I'm still enjoying it. It really does feel like an Xbox/PS2 action game which is certainly refreshing in many aspects.
As expected the game is insultingly handholdy to the point where it has screwed me over; twice I was platforming or shooting enemies in a dungeon while it pauses and goes to a cutscene slowly panning over to where I'm supposed to go, and then puts a green objective marker on it. Why the fuck would you need both, and is having relatively linear dungeon design and a map not enough? Cut back to me falling off a ledge or getting shot at. The permanent objective and annoying tips don't help either, and considering I don't need the objective marker in the first place I'm completely baffled why there's no option to turn off the HUD.
Despite that rant, I'm still enjoying it. It really does feel like an Xbox/PS2 action game which is certainly refreshing in many aspects.
Played up to the first dungeon. Seems pretty neat. I could see why I read a lot of people saying it felt like a game from the PS2-era. It is definitely a welcome throwback. I'm enjoying it so far. Will dig in more tomorrow (had to get my You're the Worst/Mr. Robot combo in before bed or I would have played more tonight!).
Yeah, same one. If you opened the gate, an enemy(boss?) with a core should appear. Thats the 4th core you need.
Yeh i did that and now i still dont know what to do so i just tried out some dungeons and unlocked another core. I wish my waypoint would change :/
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Steve.1981
Unconfirmed Member
Just preordered my digital copy. If it preinstalls this afternoon, I might be a rebel and stay up past midnight to play for a wee while.
Can't wait to get into this game. I was looking forward to it anyway, but reading through people's early impressions in this thread has me even more excited. It sounds like exactly what I was hoping for; a cool new ip in an interesting setting with likeable characters and some tight, fun gameplay. That's all I wanted!
Can't wait to get into this game. I was looking forward to it anyway, but reading through people's early impressions in this thread has me even more excited. It sounds like exactly what I was hoping for; a cool new ip in an interesting setting with likeable characters and some tight, fun gameplay. That's all I wanted!
That sucks. I was wondering what the
T8-NK
There are two secret achievements that no one that I know have found, but hopefully there's DLC.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
How would you guys explain the dungeons to me?
Really disheartening to hear how hard the game dropped off for them after it sounds like they really liked it in the beginning. I'm still enjoying it and I have a little bit less than 10 hours (according to my xbox profile), but I've been having fun doing all the side stuff so hopefully it won't stop being fun for me.
#sorrynotsorry
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Conkerkid11
Member
Pretty much just unsold me on the game with that.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Just turn your TV/Monitor backlight down. It doesn't seem too bright to me.
Self contained areas with puzzles, enemies, and objectives (find cores) at least the two I have done have a boss at the end.
Just how long is the initial game boot time? I see the spash screen and the microsoft logo, then just get the loading dot for a few mins. Ive tried clearing the cache to no avail. Anyone else have this issue?
Edit: figured it out in case anyone has the same issue. Turns out the game needed an update. My xbone also needed an update but it didnt tell me. The game couldnt connect to live for the update and it wasnt erroring out. Once i updated my xbone the game updated and all is good.
Dont know why the game or console wasn't notifying me.
Edit: figured it out in case anyone has the same issue. Turns out the game needed an update. My xbone also needed an update but it didnt tell me. The game couldnt connect to live for the update and it wasnt erroring out. Once i updated my xbone the game updated and all is good.
Dont know why the game or console wasn't notifying me.
SEGAvangelist
Member
My guess is that doing all the side stuff as the game progresses will make it so you don't feel the drop off many people experience. I'm only 8 hours in, though, so I guess we'll see soon enough! That said, I'm really enjoying this game more and more. Those damn load times, though...
pete_clarf
Member
Totally into this game so far! I'm about 6.5 hours in, but a lot of that has been exploring. I did the Pylon 512 dungeon, then went exploring. I've done one optional dungeon and have found enough cores to go to another one if I want.
Playing on XBox One... I've died twice, but the load times didn't seem that bad when coming back. Not two minutes. Probably more like 45 - 60 seconds. The performance really took a hit when in the optional dungeon. VERY choppy, but still playable. It only seemed to suffer when running around and not during combat or platforming, so very odd.
So far, I'm glad I picked it up. It was on a complete whim. I went to get Bioshock Collection and saw this and said, "eh, why not".
Playing on XBox One... I've died twice, but the load times didn't seem that bad when coming back. Not two minutes. Probably more like 45 - 60 seconds. The performance really took a hit when in the optional dungeon. VERY choppy, but still playable. It only seemed to suffer when running around and not during combat or platforming, so very odd.
So far, I'm glad I picked it up. It was on a complete whim. I went to get Bioshock Collection and saw this and said, "eh, why not".
Because "like a PS2 game" for Xbone is very bad. But "like a PS2 game" for PS4 is art. Didn't you get the memo?
I just past that point where you are.
I think this is where reviewers got pissed.
spoiler:
Motherfucker make me leave the dungeon to find more cores to continue on in the dungeon? God... dammit! It really feels like there are going to be these "Core checks" every "floor or level" (whatever the were called) for this area, too. I can't really confirm that though, since I haven't gotten into it that much.
I was thinking the same thing yesterday when I was playing, was scaling the side of the structure in a, let's just say a not so sauve fashion, and I kept saying man this reminds me of traversing the side of a mountain in an open world Bethesda game. Or as you put it, elder scrolls-ing. Which is to say, I enjoy the ability to do so in that manner. Reviews be damned, I'm having a blast playing this game. Sometimes a game doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be fun and certain flaws don't bother me as much because of it. Other than the load times, which just allow me to text or read something on Gaf real quick, I am finding myself enjoying each passing hour more and more.
righthandmouse
Banned
I'm at floor 3(well need more cores to open it) and I'm gonna say it's safe to assume there's a few more floors. I definitely reached the part where it becomes tedious.
- otherwise I think the games amazing. Wish there were more dungeons and character customization. The platforming, discovering, combat,and controls are awesome. Very happy with the $40 price tag. I hope they can work off of this core(no pun)and make another game or add extra content on the base game.
Picked this up yesterday. Completed the first dungeon and really enjoying it so far. I'm liking the customization of cores and blueprints quite a bit. The traversal controls are also a lot of fun and feel great.
Having a lot more fun with this game then with some games that have scored 9s across the board.
Having a lot more fun with this game then with some games that have scored 9s across the board.
CalamityPixel
Member
This games soundtrack
This games soundtrack
Couldn't agree more. Really good shit.