darkressurection
Banned
Thanks for the info, hopefully SCEA follows suit.
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Resistance Burning Skies |OT| Extinguishing the Flames of Vitality
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Thanks for the info, hopefully SCEA follows suit.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Bought. Thought about buying Resistance 3 instead,(which is probably the better game by quite a bit) but I want to play my Vita, and I want to show devs it's worth developing for..
No problem!
Anyway the GAF views in here are making me feel more comfortable about my decision to buy it. Keep impressions coming
Square Triangle
Member
Just started the final chapter
This shit is going to end like EVERY other Resistance game isn't it?
darkressurection
Banned
I am honestly finding Burning Skies more fun than R3, even though I know that opinion will be rare. I just feel like the pacing and action are way better.
Agent X
Member
I'm with Mutanthands and BruiserBear on this issue. There is absolutely no reason why Sony should be releasing a 3.1 GB demo. Do they realize how long that's can take to download, even on a relatively good connection? These are the same guys that allegedly charge third-party publishers additional bandwidth fees in order to encourage more compact code...too bad they don't practice what they preach.
I can understand your perspective if we were discussing a smaller game--perhaps under 300 MB. Anything larger than that, though, and the developers should prepare a proper demo that fits into 300 MB or less. Large files are not only a strain on their servers, but they're also a strain on gamers' patience.
I'm sure some people aren't even going to bother downloading it, considering some of the shaky reviews the game has received from a few of the popular game review sites. One of my friends who was discouraged by a few negative reviews not only canceled his preorder, but also said he's not going to "waste his time" to even try the demo because the download is so large.
That said, I'm at least grateful that they released a demo for this game. It's a shame that the system is telling me I've got to wait about another 2½ hours before I can try it.
StefanTheMongol
Member
Sure wish the multiplayer worked. I feel like it may be the games only saving grace.
chickdigger802
Banned
So how does this game hold up to your typical gameloft shooter in terms of gameplay (controls aren't as good, we all know that already)?
gameloft games tend to look really nice, but have rather boring level layouts and boring enemy encounters, but they do seem to be improving at an alarming rate (they do have a new fps every half a year or so thats noticeably better then the previous one). Nova 3's campaign is easily the best fps campaign on handhelds at release, and can hold it's own with the B tier console shooters of this gen and probably some of the better stuff of last gen.
gameloft games tend to look really nice, but have rather boring level layouts and boring enemy encounters, but they do seem to be improving at an alarming rate (they do have a new fps every half a year or so thats noticeably better then the previous one). Nova 3's campaign is easily the best fps campaign on handhelds at release, and can hold it's own with the B tier console shooters of this gen and probably some of the better stuff of last gen.
StefanTheMongol
Member
I don't have any issues with the controls.
My problem is with the AI. The boss of the 1st chapter chased me near a corner then just stood shooting the wall. Also the draw distance is very poor only things up in your face look good. There appears to be a LOD system controlling what the quality of geometry and texture is. Some of the signs on the city streets are nearly unreadable they get so blurry. Kind of a N64 vaseline blur.
My problem is with the AI. The boss of the 1st chapter chased me near a corner then just stood shooting the wall. Also the draw distance is very poor only things up in your face look good. There appears to be a LOD system controlling what the quality of geometry and texture is. Some of the signs on the city streets are nearly unreadable they get so blurry. Kind of a N64 vaseline blur.
Never understood why videos were compressed as shit on PSP and now on Vita. Like really? Am I watching a YouTube quality video on this OLED screen? Hate that.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Played through the demo while I wait for my copy.
Pros
+ Shooting feels nice and smooth. Chimeran heads explode with a nice pop.
+ You can use the d-pad to navigate menus. Seriously I hate touch only options.
+ Enemies and gun models are great.
+ Henry Stillman is back and he hasn't resorted to drinking himself to death...yet.
Cons
- Rear touch sprinting doesn't work at all but d-pad works fine.
- The animated cutscenes are compressed all to hell.
- Textures, car models, and environments are basic.
And it shouldn't really need to be said but play it with some headphones.
Pros
+ Shooting feels nice and smooth. Chimeran heads explode with a nice pop.
+ You can use the d-pad to navigate menus. Seriously I hate touch only options.
+ Enemies and gun models are great.
+ Henry Stillman is back and he hasn't resorted to drinking himself to death...yet.
Cons
- Rear touch sprinting doesn't work at all but d-pad works fine.
- The animated cutscenes are compressed all to hell.
- Textures, car models, and environments are basic.
And it shouldn't really need to be said but play it with some headphones.
There is. One of the scenes when you first run out of the building, and back to the street, its kinda blurry, then the street sharpens before your eyes.
Anyway, I really like the controls, and...honestly the touch controls dont really feel tacked on in most instances. I think back panel sprinting is a double tap, but i'm not sure.
Yeah. I could definitely get used to playing shooters on Vita. I had no trouble aiming whatsoever.
The level design is mediocre and the encounters in the demo are very by-the-numbers. Thankfully, it's a great prover for FPS controls. That's a breakthrough over PSP.
The graphics are a big step down from Uncharted, but I wasn't bothered by them. I can't wait to see how Bioshock looks.
shungokusatsu
Member
Not working for me either, any mode.
darkressurection
Banned
Pretty sure it is everyone, tried a few times over the last few hours and haven't had any luck. Hopefully it is fixed sooner rather than later.
I dig this.
Pros:
-Game runs well enough
-Great music
-Godtier shotgun
-Great controls
-Interesting setting for the demo level. Really liked seeing the invasion happen. The console games never showed us because insomniac sux.
-Grenade controls are good
Cons:
-Gun sounds are really off. The bullseye sounds awful
-Enemy encounter design hasn't been super great so far
The double tap the back screen works fine for me. Visually the game reminds me of like a PS1 version of Mafia 2.
Pros:
-Game runs well enough
-Great music
-Godtier shotgun
-Great controls
-Interesting setting for the demo level. Really liked seeing the invasion happen. The console games never showed us because insomniac sux.
-Grenade controls are good
Cons:
-Gun sounds are really off. The bullseye sounds awful
-Enemy encounter design hasn't been super great so far
The double tap the back screen works fine for me. Visually the game reminds me of like a PS1 version of Mafia 2.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Amazon still hasnt shipped mine and I had release day shipping. :-(
Kyleripman
Member
Send them an e-mail, that's been a problem for me in the past and they've given me some free credit to make up for it. Not saying they always do that, who knows, but it's worth saying something.
Square Triangle
Member
This last level has to be the worst design ever.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Just got the email it shipped. :-D It will be here tomorrow.
chickdigger802
Banned
lol what. No I get it... but... hahahaha
UntoldDreams
Member
Finally an actual handheld FPS using twin sticks!
Hmm... Are we getting a Killzone FPS at E3 as a showcase Vita shooter?
(Just purchased and will happily try it out tonight)
Hmm... Are we getting a Killzone FPS at E3 as a showcase Vita shooter?
(Just purchased and will happily try it out tonight)
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Well I have been playing the retail copy for a bit and so far I am pleased with the purchase. Playing it on hard.
I ike the weapon mods and the touch controls (even sprint) are working great.
The game really does control like a dream, I am getting scoped carbine and auger headshots like it is nothing. Very tight controls and really makes me excited for future FPS games on the Vita.
I really hope Killzone makes an apearance at E3, and I hope they pump enough money into its production to sqeeze out some native res graphical goodness.
Hopefully they get multi up and running I would love to try that out tonight..
I ike the weapon mods and the touch controls (even sprint) are working great.
The game really does control like a dream, I am getting scoped carbine and auger headshots like it is nothing. Very tight controls and really makes me excited for future FPS games on the Vita.
I really hope Killzone makes an apearance at E3, and I hope they pump enough money into its production to sqeeze out some native res graphical goodness.
Hopefully they get multi up and running I would love to try that out tonight..
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Everyeye.it: 6 out of 10
"Resistance: Burning Skies is just a decent FPS but nothing more. Uninspired and lackustre level design married with mediocre AI, seemingly unable to promptly react to your attacks, leave a lot to be desired and in the end make for a disappointing campaign which only rarely finds some entertaining moments. The only redeeming thing which can be said about the barebone online multiplayer package is that is works, but fails to bring any excitement thanks to the lack of a good enough number of game modes (there's only three). Audio-visually RBS is also just above average lacking overall polish and punch. Recommended only to die-hard fans of the franchise, others will be better off waiting for the next, and hopefully more enticing, FPS to grace the PS Vita"
"Resistance: Burning Skies is just a decent FPS but nothing more. Uninspired and lackustre level design married with mediocre AI, seemingly unable to promptly react to your attacks, leave a lot to be desired and in the end make for a disappointing campaign which only rarely finds some entertaining moments. The only redeeming thing which can be said about the barebone online multiplayer package is that is works, but fails to bring any excitement thanks to the lack of a good enough number of game modes (there's only three). Audio-visually RBS is also just above average lacking overall polish and punch. Recommended only to die-hard fans of the franchise, others will be better off waiting for the next, and hopefully more enticing, FPS to grace the PS Vita"
Baconsammy
Banned
Appreciate getting a demo, mostly because it saved me a bunch of money. Didn't like it at all.
Square Triangle
Member
Just finished it. This series needs to die, the ending was such a "Resistance" ending its old.
Revolutionary
Member
Wow, 3.1gb and the videos are still compressed to hell. Looks like trying to watch a youtube video over an EDGE connection. lol
Anyway, I only played the demo and I found it to be pretty "meh". Standard Resistance fare, which is good for people who like Resistance, I guess. Shitty sounding guns, though.
Anyway, I only played the demo and I found it to be pretty "meh". Standard Resistance fare, which is good for people who like Resistance, I guess. Shitty sounding guns, though.
nolookjones
Member
only have a 4gb card so cant dl resistance now but am grabbing gravity rush...
so would you guys buy resistance if you could get it for under 20?
so would you guys buy resistance if you could get it for under 20?
The Elite
BOSS
Isn't this a prequel? I expect this to be the mother of all Resistance endings.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Just played through the demo - the controls and aiming felt surprisingly good but the rest just felt really amateurish and unfinished, and like a FPS game from years ago. How anyone can compare this to R3 or even R1 is beyond me. In some parts the NPC's mouths didn't even move when they were talking! The guns just lacked any sense of impact and sounded like toys. Just felt sloppy - shooting those small spidery things and they exploded into the same 'chunks' as the regular Chimera.
It was just a case of slogging through a battle, running down the only corridor available to you, stopping for another battle with cannon fodder aliens, and moving on. At one point I walked too far beyond a 'trigger point' and the game took over, pushing my character backwards to start from the scripted point from where I could walk forward again.
The boss fight was WTF terrible, with no strategy or stages to the battle or anything except 'shoot at glowing bit'. So disappointing, I was really looking forward to this and the GAF impressions actually seem pretty good but there's no way I can even convince myself that I enjoyed it - I'd only be buying it for the FPS-on-handheld novelty value. Hate to be negative about it, but Sony could do far, far better than this.
It was just a case of slogging through a battle, running down the only corridor available to you, stopping for another battle with cannon fodder aliens, and moving on. At one point I walked too far beyond a 'trigger point' and the game took over, pushing my character backwards to start from the scripted point from where I could walk forward again.
The boss fight was WTF terrible, with no strategy or stages to the battle or anything except 'shoot at glowing bit'. So disappointing, I was really looking forward to this and the GAF impressions actually seem pretty good but there's no way I can even convince myself that I enjoyed it - I'd only be buying it for the FPS-on-handheld novelty value. Hate to be negative about it, but Sony could do far, far better than this.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Ah, ok. The placement of it in the demo felt like a boss fight. Still, disappointed
darkressurection
Banned
This is the response I got when I asked about a credit for buying before the discount:
Shaking my fucking head. I was skimming through comments on the PS Blog and it seems they plan on making things right, but this response is such bullshit that I had to share it.
Square Triangle
Member
Holy fuck at that response..
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Holy shit - now that's a patronising response!
A-and your $4 go to Sandy for writing that up.
xKilltheMx
Member
You enjoyed it? It's novel because eff yeah a FPS on a handheld - but it's so amateur. And it doesn't even feel like Resistance to me. Meh. I'd pick it up at 10 or 15.
+1 for thinking a 3.1GB demo is beyond fucking ridiculous. Demo was pretty good, but whenever I had to use the touch screen I was annoyed because it forced me to take my hands off of the controls. I mean, did nobody test this and go "Hm... maybe the touch controls should be optional.."? Other than the stupid forced touch screen controls, the game controls pretty well. It's not perfect, but it's the best FPS controls I've experienced on a handheld.
And yeah, I cannot connect to multiplayer. "Sorry we didn't catch this pre-release." I just view Nihilistic as a completely incompetent developer. If this weren't the only FPS/online competitive multiplayer game on the system, I'd have passed on this.
And yeah, I cannot connect to multiplayer. "Sorry we didn't catch this pre-release." I just view Nihilistic as a completely incompetent developer. If this weren't the only FPS/online competitive multiplayer game on the system, I'd have passed on this.
chickdigger802
Banned
lmao holy shit.
That's probably why I usually just call customer support instead of emailing. Just yell loud enough and you usually get what ya want.
Ardenyal
Member
Woooowww. "dark, your 4$ ain't shit. See, I blew 100$ in the wind in a similar situation. Tough shit, dark. Would you like a protection plan?"
Hilarious
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Played the demo...ugh, very ugly game. The weapon models actually look decent, but everything else looks like crap.
Hopefully CoD looks a lot better on the Vita.
Played Gravity Daze right after it, and was much more impressed with everything that game had to offer.
Hopefully CoD looks a lot better on the Vita.
Played Gravity Daze right after it, and was much more impressed with everything that game had to offer.