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"Shadowrun will be the greatest awesome I'M COVERED IN...500 - Internal Server Error"
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Lion Heart
Banned
Nick Bean said:
kung Pow Chicken/10
go cowboys
speculawyer
Member
Nick Bean said:
It says "Another Gaijin game that will give you motion sickness . . . stay away."
Joking!
Broadbandito
Member
7/7/8/8 Preetty good for online only fps in japan
Lion Heart
Banned
BlazeDSM said:
I played the SNES version a little while ago and I didnt know what the hell to do. I was running around getting shot on the street through windows and shit, then I walk into a bar and theres orcs and what not standing around, Lol i thought it was awsome. Thats the only reason im paying attention to this game.
Fragamemnon
Member
I haven't seen a publisher set a major game up to almost intentionally like Shadowrun for the PC.
*) Vista Only
*) No PC Demo
*) Due to the above two factors, no assurance of anyone to play with unless you are a Gold subscriber, then you can play with Xbox Live players and their awesome peer to peer infrastructure.
Seriously, this is a joke. Would it have been that hard to cobble together a working PC demo with one or two maps and dedicated server install for it a month ago? If they had done that and if the game was good, they might actually have moved some decent units. Now, as it stands, both of the Live for Windows games have been botched in their own unique and terrible ways. Microsoft's PC gaming division has made a sum total of one good decision over the last year, it seems, and that was to shove some money at Big Huge Games to make another Age Of Empires 3 expansion.
*) Vista Only
*) No PC Demo
*) Due to the above two factors, no assurance of anyone to play with unless you are a Gold subscriber, then you can play with Xbox Live players and their awesome peer to peer infrastructure.
Seriously, this is a joke. Would it have been that hard to cobble together a working PC demo with one or two maps and dedicated server install for it a month ago? If they had done that and if the game was good, they might actually have moved some decent units. Now, as it stands, both of the Live for Windows games have been botched in their own unique and terrible ways. Microsoft's PC gaming division has made a sum total of one good decision over the last year, it seems, and that was to shove some money at Big Huge Games to make another Age Of Empires 3 expansion.
For Dutch people, here's a review: http://www.gamevillage.nl/showthread.php?p=2531821#post2531821
Summary:
The Good:
+ Abilities
+ Combination of races with abilities and weapons
The Bad:
- The buttons don't allow you to use your skills fast enough
Judgement:
Best FPS for 360 up till now
Gameplay - 9
Graphics - 9
Sound - 8
Replay - 9
Total: 9
Summary:
The Good:
+ Abilities
+ Combination of races with abilities and weapons
The Bad:
- The buttons don't allow you to use your skills fast enough
Judgement:
Best FPS for 360 up till now
Gameplay - 9
Graphics - 9
Sound - 8
Replay - 9
Total: 9
Sho_Nuff82
Member
XSamu said:
Huh? This game is actually good?
sonycowboy
Member
JdFoX187 said:
:lol
Some of that may be due to the translation. The subtle nuances can get lost through the 3 or 4 language translations it traversed. However, rest assured that the overall point is the same.
:lol
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Alcander said:
Well, I think more people would rather enjoy their crow with a side of good game, rather than the opposite scenario (when a game is overhyped and stinks). I still don't think it will sell well, but that seems to be more MS' fault than FASA's.
Fragamemnon
Member
Sho_Nuff82 said:
I don't get how they could spend so much time/money making the game, and then not even bother to market it properly. They couldn't signal the end of the internal FASA team more loudly.
Microsoft is just going to take its FASA properties and dole them out with exclusive publishing rights to quality developers who need a good license to attract attention to thier games.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
It will hit the Top 40 in the UK, I have absolutely no doubt about that.Sho_Nuff82 said:
There are a lot of mixed messages coming from their forums. They've mentioned a number of times on there forums that they have plans for DLC, but don't want to talk about them yet, band the rumors fly that FASA is closing once the game releases. At anyrate, I'll be buying my copy since circuit city is having a deal w/ forza 2 and shadowrun + 19.99 game.
I'd say that you can lay at least part of the blame on FASA for various design choices that make the game difficult to market at full price. On top of that this game took several years and a probably ridiculous budget, which made it extremely difficult to justify a budget price.
ToyMachine228
Member
Trying decide if I want to blow my semens on Shadowrun. I have a few days to see if my 360 dies which will determine if I get it now or later:lol
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I'm sort of tempted to get this. I enjoy a good thinking man's FPS every now and then.
ElectricBlue187
Member
the whole semen meme needs to die
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
For most, the $60 is for a game that will be played, at best, for just a little less than 4 months and then will be shelved in favor of Halo 3. To me, Shadowrun is like last year's Chromehounds; those who play it will love it only to have it disappear from most Friends lists by the beginning of Fall. With Forza 2 coming out on the same day and some of my FPS buddies going to that instead, it is really, really hard to justify buying this game even though what I played of it during the Beta I really liked.
AgentOtaku
Member
move this discussion to the official thread please 
sonycowboy
Member
What's unbelievable is that the 360 version is selling for $59.99. The PC version is on sale for $44.99 in one store (Best Buy or CC, not sure which). For a multiplayer only game, that just seems crazy. I'd honestly like to give this game a shot, but @ $59.99, it seems to high a price to pay.
I can understand the complaints over the lack of maps and gametypes, but how is $59.99 for a multiplayer game different from $59.99 for a single-player only game? I've seen some very anemic content games sell for $59.99 and Shadowrun actually has the gameplay to last for a long time ala Chromehounds.sonycowboy said:
Kabuki Waq
Member
why are peopl complaining about the price? it will be $30.00 in like a month anyways right?