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The Darkness: The Official Thread
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Kabuki Waq
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SantaC said:
wreaking Havoc? Fact is there is no excuse for the game to look worse on ps3 other than shoddy programming.
speculawyer
Member
MonkeyLicker said:
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Kabuki Waq said:
That's the thing here. Judging by reactions from SantaC here, you'd think I had flat out stated that Starbreeze sucked and that I hoped everyone at the company would get herpes, whereas what I really said was that I was disappointed, and that disappointment subsequently makes me think less of the company. As it should be; my expectations of the company were too high, so now I'll lower said expectations. That's it, that's all there is to it. Personal attachment can really make mountains out of molehills, good grief.
urk said:
No butthole fishhooks yet?
Kabuki Waq
Member
Router said:
I mean they should have built this game from the ground up for each platform or just keep it as an exclusive instead of releasing a game lacking in polish containing certain mediocre gameplay elements.
AgentOtaku
Member
Kabuki Waq said:
the thing is, is that they DID build this game from the ground up for BOTH PLATFORMS (or so they've stated)....one of the devs is quoted as calling themselves "insane" for doing it like this, instead of just porting one to the other platform..
Its when we started to see ABSOLUTELY NO PS3 FOOTAGE (at least no one outside the press), is when I started to get very apprehensive about what was going on with the ps3 version's development and which version people should consider picking up on launch day....I'm not saying that the No MB/AA is the REAL why the public hadn't seen the PS3 sku, but there is room to speculate....
It is sad the thread has kinda degraded into this and hope we can all move on though....
I still <3 you Starbreeze!
AgentOtaku
Member
Big-E said:
your mileage may very, but for me, motion blur IS a big deal....it ****ing made so much of Lost Planet's visuals for me (one of my fav games so far this gen), as did AA
I didn't think motion blur was that big a deal...but after seeing the GT vid review...yeah, it really, really does.
I guess I'll be picking up Vegas PS3 this Friday until I see some real PS3 footage (or when the game gets a bit cheaper). I still want to experience the Darkness, but I'd be lying if this didn't put a damper for us PS3-only owners. Ah well.
I guess I'll be picking up Vegas PS3 this Friday until I see some real PS3 footage (or when the game gets a bit cheaper). I still want to experience the Darkness, but I'd be lying if this didn't put a damper for us PS3-only owners. Ah well.
CrapSandwich
former Navy SEAL
I totally hacked the phone and discovered a secret code. 555-1234. It unlocked something. Not sure exactly what, though.
Yeah, anyways, awesome game with an extra-large order of awesome on the side. I <3 Starbreeze.
And oh yeah, stop ****ing up this thread with the bullshit or I'm gonna putting hexes on people. So before you make that next dumb comment, ask yourself-- "do I really want a hex put on me?"
Yeah, anyways, awesome game with an extra-large order of awesome on the side. I <3 Starbreeze.
And oh yeah, stop ****ing up this thread with the bullshit or I'm gonna putting hexes on people. So before you make that next dumb comment, ask yourself-- "do I really want a hex put on me?"
Maggot9 said:
when you get to hell level, which by the way I really didn't care for
Increasing the darkness level unlocks new abilities and darklings to use. I have all of the abilities right now, and the demon arm is wicked. I like picking up dumpster and just throwing them at people.
urk said:
god damn 360 version. i finally start getting into the movie (scout is so darned cute) then the damn screen shuits off 10 minutes in. blueray for the win?
and i'm starring at jenny and no options pop up. x or a doesnt do anything. hitting lb gives me the darkness voice telling me its not a good time to go buck wild. halp
MercuryLS said:
i finally gave up and reloaded the last checkpoint. wtf. it wouldnt have been so bad if i could have at least watched the movie
Pastry said:
oh trust me, i did. there wasnt much else to do with the tv off in that apartment. on the couch. stuck.
Kabuki Waq
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chubigans said:
isnt Vegas also way better on 360?
AgentOtaku
Member
...some more impressions of 360 version.....load times ARE better than PS3....at least when I tried just creating a LAN match
...critics are retarded, as this game feels EXCELLENT to control....both 360 and PS3
...critics are retarded, as this game feels EXCELLENT to control....both 360 and PS3
MonkeyLicker
Art does not make 60FPS @ 1080i with real world physics on the PSf*ckin2.
Marty was in here, I couldn't resist.speculawyer said:
Pastry said:
QFT. I'm a motion blur whore (Lost Planet anyone?) and it was slathered on in the intro sequence, which should just about blow any first-time viewer away. It was that awesome.
Anyway, I didn't have time to read the responses to my question before I took off but I'm glad I got the 360 version if only for the motion blur alone.
Still iffy on the controls of the game. Has a Riddick feel, which is fine, I guess... but what's up with the lack of a cover system or some sort of new mechanic to make the gunplay more compelling?
Admittedly, I have not gotten my powers yet so maybe shooting isn't really the point of this game.
AgentOtaku
Member
newsguy said:
...yes
...then again, watch the vid reviews and decide for yourself
blindrocket
Member
This will probably return to being a good thread again in a couple of pages whenever everyone has figured out which version to buy and stops bitching about motion blur.
newsguy said:
It doesn't have huge montion blured explosions but its used on the edges of the screen during movement and the whole screen blurs nicely when you spin around quickly. It's a great effect and without it the game would look a bit plain IMO. I'm very impressed with the graphics overall, it's very polished and the atmosphere is awesome.
AgentOtaku
Member
MercuryLS said:
I concur and retract my previous statement about it being LP quality...its not...but it is good none the less
AltogetherAndrews
Member
MercuryLS said:
Does the interaction with NPCs feel reasonably natural?
AltogetherAndrews said:
Hit and miss. Most of the NPC's will ignore you. There's the whole, I'm walking and you are in my way thing going on. The major NPC's, however, do react very nicely. You can move around and they will follow you naturally, first with their eyes and then by shifting their bodies if you stray out of view. The voice acting is top notch. Very similar to Riddick here.
Just got through
So far, I'm absolutely loving it. Yes it does have flaws (alittle AI issues, controls could be tighter, etc), but the game as a whole is very fun and really atmospheric. Living near New York, its really cool to see the little touches in the subway with the graffiti and such. Loving the phone collectibles too. Can't wait to play more.
the orphanage. Holy crap at the cutscene at the end!
So far, I'm absolutely loving it. Yes it does have flaws (alittle AI issues, controls could be tighter, etc), but the game as a whole is very fun and really atmospheric. Living near New York, its really cool to see the little touches in the subway with the graffiti and such. Loving the phone collectibles too. Can't wait to play more.
AltogetherAndrews said:
There are plenty of NPC's that say "are you good?", "is everything good?", "are we cool?" when you go up to them and press A. The NPC's you do missions for are well acted with great voice action some some solid "digital performances". The camera pans out so you see par of Jackie's head and most of the NPC from the midsection up. Its basically like the NPC interaction found in Riddick with more involving performances, there was one performance that really stood out for me but I can't say who it was otherwise I'll spoil part of the story.
The best part about this game is the atmosphere, its got bucket loads of it, enough for 10 games.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
just met
this game is rich with story and plump with awesome
anthony estacado.
this game is rich with story and plump with awesome
Early impressions:
- Controls are a little meh...he does move very sluggish.
- Graphics are nice, but nothing crazy good yet. Or even great. The intro was hot though.
- Zooming up on Jackie's mouth while he talks was a bad move as he barely moves his lips at all and it looks bad.
- Gunplay is cool so far, I hope I get the hook power thing because shooting out lights is getting old already. =P
- Oozes atmosphere. Easily the game's best attribute in the early goings.
Had to take a short break, but I'll dive back in a pair of headphones for more soon.
- Controls are a little meh...he does move very sluggish.
- Graphics are nice, but nothing crazy good yet. Or even great. The intro was hot though.
- Zooming up on Jackie's mouth while he talks was a bad move as he barely moves his lips at all and it looks bad.
- Gunplay is cool so far, I hope I get the hook power thing because shooting out lights is getting old already. =P
- Oozes atmosphere. Easily the game's best attribute in the early goings.
Had to take a short break, but I'll dive back in a pair of headphones for more soon.