Justin9mm
Member
Quit lying to yourself and being in denial. I think I know what I played. It's not my opinion. It's the fact of many people. The games level design was lazy as fuck. It was ridiculous, the amount of times you had to do it.
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The Callisto protocol is a hidden Gem Now
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Eiknarf
Banned
Dead Space as a shooter (9)
Dead Space with melee combat (3)
Dead Space has STASIS (slow down time) (9)
Dead Space story (8)
Dead Space weapon switching (8)
Dead Space Score: 7.4
Callisto as a shooter (8)
Callisto with melee combat (6)
Callisto has GRP (lift and launch objects) (9)
Callisto story (8)
Callisto weapon switching (6)
Callisto Score: 7.4
Both games are equal, yet different
No need to hate either
Dead Space with melee combat (3)
Dead Space has STASIS (slow down time) (9)
Dead Space story (8)
Dead Space weapon switching (8)
Dead Space Score: 7.4
Callisto as a shooter (8)
Callisto with melee combat (6)
Callisto has GRP (lift and launch objects) (9)
Callisto story (8)
Callisto weapon switching (6)
Callisto Score: 7.4
Both games are equal, yet different
No need to hate either
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Dr. Suchong
Member
Saw it for £5, New, in my local Supermarket.
Still debated with myself and decided against it.
Still debated with myself and decided against it.
Umbral
Member
I counted how many times you have to do it. Would you like to know the number? Hint: It's a lot.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I played and finished the game and his not lying, it gets pretty ridiculous and Prison setting had such great potential for horror setting but they kind ruin it with this type of level design.
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Within 30 minutes of playing last night I'd crawled through three vent sections and one shimmy section.
I'm surprised noone's made a compilation video of every vent crawling section.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Warms my heart every time this thread is bumped
GOTY 2022
GOTY 2022
DonF
Member
The order created a very cool universe at least.
This game just doesn't click in multiple levels.
Keep this hidden gem hidden.
Umbral
Member
Someone definitely should.
NomenNescio
Dual Sense Edger and Blower
I got it on PS Plus Essential and thought it wasn't even worth my time. The game is melee-focused, yet the melee sucks. The character movement feels supper laggy, tanky. The shooting sucks. The enemies suck (specially the robot ones). Graphics are good, but artistically the game is tremendously uninspired, all enviroments look the same. The characters are super bland. Some sections feel really unbalanced in terms of difficulty.
The Order is the Sixtine Chapel compared to this.
The Order is the Sixtine Chapel compared to this.
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newtypepilot
Member
hidden gem implies the game is good. CP is just mediocre. Very basic, yet highly repetitive gameplay and bad level design makes for extremely boring experience quick, not to mention all the performance issues at launch. Plus they tried to monetize animations.
It got overhyped because it was presented in a nice coat of paint.
It got overhyped because it was presented in a nice coat of paint.
Hudo
Member
It is peak comedy that the Dead Space people left EA because EA refused to do anything with the IP after they fucked it up with Dead Space 3. These people then decided to make The Callisto Protocol, a spiritual successor to Dead Space, only for EA to greenlight a remake of the first game, which coincidentally was then released in the same time frame as Callisto Protocol was. And that remake by EA was leagues ahead of Callisto Protocol in terms of game design.
I would almost claim that this move was deliberate but the reality was probably that Callisto Protocol wasn't even announced when EA greenlit the remake.
I would almost claim that this move was deliberate but the reality was probably that Callisto Protocol wasn't even announced when EA greenlit the remake.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
It was ok
Negotiator101
Member
It's ironic I'll give you that, I already own the DS remake which is why I've held off buying CP but I do like horror games. I'm just put off by the comparisons of the 2 games and CP doesn't come off very favourably.
Justin9mm
Member
I thought the exact same thing. It should be fucking meme
If you made it a drinking game and you had to drink every time you had to crawl through a vent or shimmy through a tight space, you'd be dead!
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You and a couple of others made me go back to this game and I'm having a great time. Just made it to the outside snowy area and I'm finding combat enjoyable. Thanks.
I think if people approached this like a PS1 Resident Evil they would have a great time.
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Chuck Berry
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JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I finally finished the game and DLC. Riot mode was suprisingly fun. Overall I agree with what I think most people who have played it will feel.
It's decent. Has some great moments. The atmostphere is top notch and when it works, it works. One on one melee combat can be fun.
However, when the game sucks it flat out sucks. Certain sections dragged on for far too long and felt like a chore to get through, specifically the part where you get separated from another character and just when you get back together, you get separated again. Once enemies start to get tougher, the combat really starts to fall apart and in many parts I was not having fun. The checkpoint system was very iffy. The DLC had a bunch of hallucination sections and if I could get rid of one thing in games, it's those types of sections that cheaply manufacture scares.
The boss battles in this game were absolutely awful, especially a part that takes place on a platform. Fuck that part. I wanted to rage quit so often. Bullet sponges and things like switching weapons were such a huge hassle during tense moments. The game became cheap and I was not having fun in those spots. After I completed them and figured out a good way to attack, they were less awful, SO there's that.
Now that it's over and I know what to expect, would I recommend Callisto Protocol? Yeah, sure. I give the game a 7/10. Same score I give Starfield. Spiderman 2 and Alan Wake 2 got an 8.
If you do play it and aren't obsessed with achievements/trophies then play it on the easiest difficulty. Even on that difficulty you can still get killed.
It's decent. Has some great moments. The atmostphere is top notch and when it works, it works. One on one melee combat can be fun.
However, when the game sucks it flat out sucks. Certain sections dragged on for far too long and felt like a chore to get through, specifically the part where you get separated from another character and just when you get back together, you get separated again. Once enemies start to get tougher, the combat really starts to fall apart and in many parts I was not having fun. The checkpoint system was very iffy. The DLC had a bunch of hallucination sections and if I could get rid of one thing in games, it's those types of sections that cheaply manufacture scares.
The boss battles in this game were absolutely awful, especially a part that takes place on a platform. Fuck that part. I wanted to rage quit so often. Bullet sponges and things like switching weapons were such a huge hassle during tense moments. The game became cheap and I was not having fun in those spots. After I completed them and figured out a good way to attack, they were less awful, SO there's that.
Now that it's over and I know what to expect, would I recommend Callisto Protocol? Yeah, sure. I give the game a 7/10. Same score I give Starfield. Spiderman 2 and Alan Wake 2 got an 8.
If you do play it and aren't obsessed with achievements/trophies then play it on the easiest difficulty. Even on that difficulty you can still get killed.
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SimTourist
Banned
Let's hope it stays hidden
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
People bitching about crawling through vents in CP...I played 3 months ago GOW Ragnarok. Theres more squeezing through a rock in GOW than there is vents in CP. Yet nobody mentioned that repetative gameplay, in fact game got glowing reviews.
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bender
What time is it?
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Eiknarf
Banned
Yes. This is one game where you SHOULD play on easy.
One thing the harder difficulty settings do is prolong the number of dodges and strikes you have to do to defeat an enemy. It's just more repetition. No need for that.
The harder difficulty also makes the enemy more of a bullet sponge
Easy/minimum security = dodge, hit, dodge, hit, win
Hard/maximum security = dodge, hit, dodge, hit, dodge, hit, dodge, hit, win.
Lunarorbit
Banned
I played this after ps essentials put it on the network. Beat dead space for the 1st time on ps3 in February and then tried calistto.
Yikes. Definitely not for me. The combat was an absolute slog and made me stop playing after a few hours.
Yikes. Definitely not for me. The combat was an absolute slog and made me stop playing after a few hours.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I just finished the second "big" enemy fight , and I'm pretty sure I'm near the end. Got the Assault Rifle, which I've read is great for the end game. I've also read that the shotgun and Skunk Gun are the best weapons in the game.
Callisto despite its flaws has been very enjoyable. People questioning a $5 purchase - buy it. This game is absolutely worth a play through.
Callisto despite its flaws has been very enjoyable. People questioning a $5 purchase - buy it. This game is absolutely worth a play through.
Eiknarf
Banned
Now that you have the Assault Rifle, when you play New Game Plus it's awesome to have from the beginning (when you make your first weapon)
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Second playthrough will be very different than the first. I plan on shredding the shit out of enemies.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Finished the main game, which I think got better as I progressed and powered up.
Playing The Final Transmission, which is okay so far, but the Kinetic Hammer is *chef's fucking kiss* utter devastation. I'm guessing/hoping I can use this is my New Game Plus playthrough, because it just obliterates shit.
Playing The Final Transmission, which is okay so far, but the Kinetic Hammer is *chef's fucking kiss* utter devastation. I'm guessing/hoping I can use this is my New Game Plus playthrough, because it just obliterates shit.
Eiknarf
Banned
Unfortunately No
because
The Final Transmission is just a dream
That said, the Kinetic Hammer is a powerhouse of awesomeness.
Name a weapon that you can FEEL that much in any other game (if you're playing on a PS5 with a Dualsense). Fuck playing on PC with a mouse and fuck playing on XBOX. They don't have haptics or trigger effects)
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm going to have to see if there's a PC mod that puts it in the main game, because that hammer is badass.
The Stig
Banned
cyberpunk is an amazing game if you have the hardware.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
So it's basically The Order 1886 of this gen
Wolfpact1983
Banned
It can stay hidden in my lifetime.
Kupfer
Member
Didn't play it (yet) but remember people complaining about monotony, which of course cannot be achieved after two hours, and a missing ending - which is basically behind a paywall, hidden in the DLC.
The game is lying around here, but I'm still waiting for the right time to catch up on it myself to form an opinion.
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tommib
Banned
It doesn't play like all other third person mainstream shooters so it's a "jank turd".
Branded
Member
I just finished this last week and didn't like it at all.
Amazing visuals can't hide the fact that this game felt ancient in all aspects and a chore to play as well. From the archaic audio logs scattered about to the slow movement speed and awful combat, it's all very clunky and derivative. There's nothing here you haven't seen before.
Everything about it feels unearned as well. The cheap jump scares (that you see coming from a mile away), the nonsensical story, the unlikable characters, the awful pacing, the uninteresting environments, etc. None of it sticks and it boggles the mind that they expected to turn this into some multi-game spanning IP (with it being a PUBG tie-in no less?).
It's a pale imitation of Dead Space at best, one that lacks all the nuance of that title. Instead it's quite literally in your face (on multiple occasions you'll have some character or enemy scream at the camera) and the audio design especially was a real low point for me in that regard. After the first few chapters the general experience does get somewhat better, as you get into the rhythm of it all, but ultimately I was glad It was over after about 8 hours of play.
Amazing visuals can't hide the fact that this game felt ancient in all aspects and a chore to play as well. From the archaic audio logs scattered about to the slow movement speed and awful combat, it's all very clunky and derivative. There's nothing here you haven't seen before.
Everything about it feels unearned as well. The cheap jump scares (that you see coming from a mile away), the nonsensical story, the unlikable characters, the awful pacing, the uninteresting environments, etc. None of it sticks and it boggles the mind that they expected to turn this into some multi-game spanning IP (with it being a PUBG tie-in no less?).
It's a pale imitation of Dead Space at best, one that lacks all the nuance of that title. Instead it's quite literally in your face (on multiple occasions you'll have some character or enemy scream at the camera) and the audio design especially was a real low point for me in that regard. After the first few chapters the general experience does get somewhat better, as you get into the rhythm of it all, but ultimately I was glad It was over after about 8 hours of play.
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