Takamura-San
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Why bother selling it right? Bad demos are completely indicative of the final product.
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Spec Ops: The Line |OT| Apocalypse Whenever - Starring Nolan North
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Why bother selling it right? Bad demos are completely indicative of the final product.
nor am i but the fact remains a lot of games this generation can be beaten within 4-8 hours and the turn around is far too long for those types of games.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
I take this isnt a staggered release?
The PC version will be out same day right?
THis might be one of those sleeper games i play just cuz its relatively cheap.
I jumped on The Binary Domain wagon when the PC version had little to no hype and i loved it.
Im hoping to be pleasantly surprised by this game too....im going in with low expectations.
If the textures are reasonable res on PC ill be happy, as a UE3 game im assuming modding in higher res textures will be relatively easy so even if the game doesnt have high res textures ill have some fun trying to make an otherwise ugly game look good.
The PC version will be out same day right?
THis might be one of those sleeper games i play just cuz its relatively cheap.
I jumped on The Binary Domain wagon when the PC version had little to no hype and i loved it.
Im hoping to be pleasantly surprised by this game too....im going in with low expectations.
If the textures are reasonable res on PC ill be happy, as a UE3 game im assuming modding in higher res textures will be relatively easy so even if the game doesnt have high res textures ill have some fun trying to make an otherwise ugly game look good.
I know who is in a movie(Chris Reid) that people actually have seen. Chris Reid was in House Party. People have seen House Party. I would say that Kid N Play being in a video game is more interesting than a guy who's in hundreds of video games. I can't make it any more simple than that.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I tried the demo. I think the single player could be pretty cool, a solid TPS.
I'm more concerned about the multiplayer. I never played it so I can't say anything about it, but based on beta impressions and from IGN, it's worrisome. Hopefully they tweaked it and made it better.
I'm more concerned about the multiplayer. I never played it so I can't say anything about it, but based on beta impressions and from IGN, it's worrisome. Hopefully they tweaked it and made it better.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcNB9DBehA
cant wait, any here on GAF looking forward to the Multiplayer?
cant wait, any here on GAF looking forward to the Multiplayer?
M.W.
Member
I think it looks like a lot of fun.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I don't play much multiplayer for any games. I just hope the Single Player lives up to the hype. Please, please, please don't drop the ball on the narrative, Yager. And don't make it an uber-short game.
EliteArtist
Member
I could easily see the game as being... 6-7 hours maybe. They have been working on it since 2009 I believe. It could even be longer as well as being polished. Sounds fantastic to me.
Edit: Ah, well. There ya go.
Edit: Ah, well. There ya go.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Can you say anymore by any chance...?
But that's a good length. It's acceptable to me. I hate it when a game's only like three or four hours long *COUGHKANEANDLYNCHCALLOFDUTYCOUGH*
jediyoshi
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Joseph Conrad. Sorry, that was bugging me. I'm a big fan of the novella.
If this thing does justice to the story the way Coppola did with Apocalypse Now then color me interested.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Haha, I figured that was what happened. I am really curious to see how this turns out!
Can you say anymore by any chance...?
But that's a good length. It's acceptable to me. I hate it when a game's only like three or four hours long *COUGHKANEANDLYNCHCALLOFDUTYCOUGH*
I wouldn't really consider it an "adaptation" of Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now, though it's been a while since I've read/watched either.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Really? Whitman and the 2K people have been going on and on about Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now as serious influences (bordering on adaptation).
Callibretto
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Nathan Drake's gun holster have a 'NDI' logo on the back
http://s2.n4g.com/media/11/newssi/70000/74076_0_org.jpg
Reagan's BR
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When I stumbled across the this OT and saw Heart of Darkness referenced and my interest was piqued.
Such a shame. I have really wanted to see Heart of Darkness adapted to video games for a long time, even if it is a loosely related as Rand is to Bioshock.
...and just like that I am no longer interested.
Such a shame. I have really wanted to see Heart of Darkness adapted to video games for a long time, even if it is a loosely related as Rand is to Bioshock.
Don't misunderstand: there's a heavy thematic influence from Heart of Darkness. It's all over. But "adaptation" suggests a closer adherence to the exact trajectory of the novel than Spec Ops follows. I'm not stating that as a negative, I'm just saying.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I read somewhere that Whitman also worked on Bioshock. Is that true?
If this isn't an adaptation of Heart of Darkness, what's with all the HoD/AN talk? Maybe they just meant thematically, though the basic plot details are the same. Protagonist goes searching for a man who has vanished into an unknown area of the world (The Congo/Up the River/Remains of Dubai) and is exposed to the utter madness of humanity.
Oh, I see. I guess you can't talk about whether the story's good or not yet, right?
Edit: So yeah, I guess it's an adaptation how Apocalypse Now was an adaptation... taking the bare plot details and then sketching your own story about the same themes around it.
M.W.
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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It would be amazing if Nolan North voiced everyone in this game.
Kenshin001
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The description on the vg247 video says:
I'm guessing they liked the campaign then, so there is some hope. It kind of looks like the game SOCOM should have been.
I'm guessing they liked the campaign then, so there is some hope. It kind of looks like the game SOCOM should have been.
M.W.
Member
It seems like early impressions really like the SP.
KittyKittyBangBang
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Have waaaay to many games to play at the moment, and this has price-drop pick up written all over it
KittyKittyBangBang
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Thanks for the update Arthur
First 15ish minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXQOHDFWd4 Looks pretty damn solid.
Cuban Legend
Member
I was, but something i loved about the 360 beta form 2 years ago was missing in the demo from this month... I'll wait for the daily deal.
And to top it off I can't find any footage of the 2010 Beta for this game. I'm trying very hard to remember what it was that I liked about it back then...
Zeouterlimits
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Listening to the guy on Weekend Confirmed, I'm really not sure waft to make of it. The narrative sounds interesting, but they didn't really mention any particularly interesting gameplay.
Kenshin001
Member
Can't unhear Nathan Drake.
Eh, just pointing it out if you wanted to try it out for yourself. Not to correct you or anything.
Messofanego
Banned
The writer (Walt Williams) has been talking pretty big about how the story stands out among other military shooters. I really liked the gameplay with some squad elements in the demo, so I hope it all works out. Don't want it to be another case of a writer hamstrung by an AAA production, so his voice is lost in the process by bad narrative design.
Green Man Gaming $37.50
OOH good deal, bought PC version, after playing the well-optimised Steam demo.
A little miffed have to wait for June 28th to play it here in Europe
Green Man Gaming $37.50
OOH good deal, bought PC version, after playing the well-optimised Steam demo.
A little miffed have to wait for June 28th to play it here in Europe
Sleepy Buddha
Member
So, no early impressions yet? Early sales and whatnot?
Messofanego
Banned
I have a feeling it won't get great reviews since it's essentially a new IP (I doubt it has a substantial spec ops fanbase) in a saturated genre.
I'm thinking of not looking at any reviews, and just wake up on 29th to play it myself, not colored by reviews. The worst impressions would be "hey guys, it's a typical cover-based shooter with weak story with generic characters, tacked-on MP, sand doesn't play much of a part, developers lied about a good story."
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
The writer (Walt Williams) has been talking pretty big about how the story stands out among other military shooters. I really liked the gameplay with some squad elements in the demo, so I hope it all works out. Don't want it to be another case of a writer hamstrung by an AAA production, so his voice is lost in the process by bad narrative design.
Green Man Gaming $37.50
OOH good deal, bought PC version, after playing the well-optimised Steam demo.
A little miffed have to wait for June 28th to play it here in Europe
Walt Williams! I'm at work and was trying to google his Twitter and kept typing in 'Walt Whitman 2K Games'.
theDeeDubs
Member
Finally got around to trying the demo and was surprised how good it was. I like their take on TPS controls (priority targeting, etc). It felt like Gears, but with a little twist. Really dig it. Love his expression when his health is low too. And here I thought I was off the hook with game purchases until August.
Messofanego
Banned
Yeah, I also like they give you 2 options for sprinting. Either tap it once and tap it again to get into cover (Gears style), or hold it which allows for automatically sliding into nearby cover.