GarthVaderUK
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reminder said:
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Xbox 360 Live demo availability thread
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Wildcat1080
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I thought it was pretty decent actually.LakeEarth said:
I was expecting some shitty buggy FPS with no innovation at all. But the way they handle character switching and the camera angles (stays first person throughout 'scene changes') was pretty nifty.
And the graphics were actually pretty damn amazing imo.
Gameply was maybe the only spot where it was lacking...but the presentation is an A in my book.
plagiarize
Banned
and playing as church rocks. you forgot that.Wildcat1080 said:
sportzhead
Member
Shamrock said:
When it comes to demos, I think the last thing you can say about MS is that they're lazy.
Shogmaster
Ask me about my package
It's KOEI's animu take on the 100 year war with Dynasty Warriors like presentation but without the button mashing omnipotent characters but with "tactical" command gameplay instead. It's like Dragon Force in 3D without the charm so far, LOLZ.Shamrock said:
Bee Movie Impression: If you love QTEs, you'll love this game. What the fuck, seriously. The entire demo is one long, boring, Dragon's Lair game, now with button hammering! It does look nice, but that's not too hard when your game is a big cut scene, with branching paths. Guh.
Fun Factor
Formerly FTWer
reminder said:
no one played that yet?
FTWer said:
It and Bladestorm are DLing. I'll post impressions when I'm done washing my mouth out, most likely.
Edit:
Bladestorm - Is this guy with a funny mustache ever going to stop talking to me? You start in a bar, where you can listen to gossip and accept contracts for mercenary work. You have two fights available in the demo, the battle of Odon and the battle of Epaignes. I'm playing Epaignes.
The barkeep won't shut up. I want to stab him.
Okay, so I've never played a Bladestorm before. Clearly a VERY different game than DW. You don't so much attack people as you lead groups of forces to attacks. So basically once you attach to a group (infantry, cavalry, crossbowmen, archers, etc.) they follow you and holding down RB makes them attack with their standard attack. When your meter builds up you can launch specialized attacks.
The actual combat is fun if not graphically amazing, and it's basically similar to DW in the sense that you capture bases and that effects the outplay of the battle, but the actual fighting is completely different.
Also, it looks like there's an RPG elelment, as your character has fame and various stats that can go up from combat or reading boks, etc.
I enjoyed playing it enough that I'll go back and try a few different strategies.
First on to ACME
Oh my god, so complete shit. I figured it would be bad, but it looks bad, and has a 1990's camera, and it's just button mashing awfulness.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Oh god that Looney Tunes game is awful. They basically took a shitty seven year old platformer and upped the resolution. The only positive thing I have to say about it is that the framerate sometimes reaches 60. But considering how horrible the game looks, that's actually a failure.
Mr_Furious
Member
The Looney Toons demo is embarassingly bad. How a company would want to release something to the public to guarantee less sales is beyond me.
BUCKFUSH187
Member
Yea, and Conan Sucks balls.
Caveat: I never played God of War, God of War 2 or any Devil May Cry.
I thought Conan was *ok*. It's not ground breaking, it's probably extremely derivative of games that I haven't played but it's overall a decently fun game. I've put 4 or 5 hours into it (it's been out for a little while in Europe) and it's a very average game that's not bad enough to not be fun but that I will not touch again once I'm done with it. The extremely gory finishers are quite cool and satisfying too. If you've not played every game in the genre it's a good rental, if you have you'll probably be bored of it after 10 minutes.
I thought Conan was *ok*. It's not ground breaking, it's probably extremely derivative of games that I haven't played but it's overall a decently fun game. I've put 4 or 5 hours into it (it's been out for a little while in Europe) and it's a very average game that's not bad enough to not be fun but that I will not touch again once I'm done with it. The extremely gory finishers are quite cool and satisfying too. If you've not played every game in the genre it's a good rental, if you have you'll probably be bored of it after 10 minutes.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Mideon said:
USA too. Well well fucking well.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Conan = dull, less responsive God of War wannabe. Perhaps more hack and slashy, I dunno, haven't played God of War, or this demo all that much. Got bored after 10 minutes due to not really liking the genre to begin with.
You're right, calling it a seven year old mediocre platformer was too lenient. It has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.Aaron said:
pr0cs
Member
Simpsons Demo -
the mood/feeling of the game is great, the voice acting and work is perfect
the camera is bad, really bad, I found myself fighting with it constantly
the controls are 'okay' but coupled with a bad camera control system makes them difficult
the demo itself isn't really a good level, it is pretty difficult and I can a lot of more casual gamers trying the demo and getting REALLY frustrated with how difficult it is.. I think they made a HUGE mistake using this level to sell the game.
I won't be buying this unless I can find it cheaper, I'm a big Simpsons fan but the demo left a bad impression with me
Jericho Demo -
too dark, I should have known from the start that I wasn't going to enjoy a game were 80% of it is in the dark
irrelevant story, the cinematic introduction had me rolling, for the wrong reasons
character voice acting was pretty bad
Sorry, I didn't get more than 10 minutes through the first level before deleting it, it did not catch me at all
Conan Demo -
blatant God of War ripoff though the violence is much better
voice acting was pretty bad, perhaps just because of the dialog, I didn't really like Ron Perlman as conans voice, even though I'm a fan of his
I found myself wishing I could maneuver the camera, seems like yet another game where the camera really hurts the experience.
The amount of combos and moves seemed a lot more deep than GoW, if you spend a little time you can string together some really brutal and satisfying kills.
Seems decent enough but I think I'll wait considering the other titles coming out this year. The game did look much improved over the screenshots and early videos though.
the mood/feeling of the game is great, the voice acting and work is perfect
the camera is bad, really bad, I found myself fighting with it constantly
the controls are 'okay' but coupled with a bad camera control system makes them difficult
the demo itself isn't really a good level, it is pretty difficult and I can a lot of more casual gamers trying the demo and getting REALLY frustrated with how difficult it is.. I think they made a HUGE mistake using this level to sell the game.
I won't be buying this unless I can find it cheaper, I'm a big Simpsons fan but the demo left a bad impression with me
Jericho Demo -
too dark, I should have known from the start that I wasn't going to enjoy a game were 80% of it is in the dark
irrelevant story, the cinematic introduction had me rolling, for the wrong reasons
character voice acting was pretty bad
Sorry, I didn't get more than 10 minutes through the first level before deleting it, it did not catch me at all
Conan Demo -
blatant God of War ripoff though the violence is much better
voice acting was pretty bad, perhaps just because of the dialog, I didn't really like Ron Perlman as conans voice, even though I'm a fan of his
I found myself wishing I could maneuver the camera, seems like yet another game where the camera really hurts the experience.
The amount of combos and moves seemed a lot more deep than GoW, if you spend a little time you can string together some really brutal and satisfying kills.
Seems decent enough but I think I'll wait considering the other titles coming out this year. The game did look much improved over the screenshots and early videos though.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Mojovonio said:
But it is a decent demo, right? (albeit old principle)
I wish someone would make a game like crash 1.
that game had some hardcore platforming in it.. and the 2d levels as well were very very awesome. Those 3d bridge levels were absolutely nuts.
Every crash since then has seemed watered down and not nearly as hard core.
that game had some hardcore platforming in it.. and the 2d levels as well were very very awesome. Those 3d bridge levels were absolutely nuts.
Every crash since then has seemed watered down and not nearly as hard core.
Capsule Gang
Member
BUCKFUSH187 said:
There was something charming about it's suckyness. Conan is much better with crappy voice acting and the combat system was a lot better than I thought it would be and the character animation was also surprisingly good. I think the combat was trying to copy Ninja Gaiden more than God of War.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
StoOgE said:
I remember having a hell of a time getting all of the jewels to get the best ending. I mean damn you basically had to break every box in the stage without dying.
60_gig_PS3
Banned
I have to admit that I liked Conan a lot. It's giving me a Sword of Berserk vibe. It's definitely on my buy list.
Fun Factor
Formerly FTWer
Bebpo said:
Must not like actions games a lot do you?
That Looney Toon game was something that sucked badly, Conan on the other hand is at the very worst, average.
goldenpp72
Member
Virtua fighter 5 demo is up, 650 megs I think (already turned off my box)
rollingstart
Banned
goldenpp72 said:
whoa, cool.
Project Midway
Member
Just downloaded Thrillville demo and played a bit. Yeah lazy sunday and nothing to do...etc etc...
I dont care about coaster building but damn that little bike game "Stunt rider" is addictive! I got Kikstart and California Games (BMX event) vibes from it. Fellow Commodore 64 gamers should know about these games. Anyways, they should make a separate Xbox Arcade game from it!! Lucasarts...are you listening..?
I dont care about coaster building but damn that little bike game "Stunt rider" is addictive! I got Kikstart and California Games (BMX event) vibes from it. Fellow Commodore 64 gamers should know about these games. Anyways, they should make a separate Xbox Arcade game from it!! Lucasarts...are you listening..?
