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The scary parts in Deue Ex are mainly in the second half of the game when
you encounter the genetically engineered creatures and the aliens. Some of them
definately startle you; along with what they do to you.
But, hey, don't go by me; I thought Arachnophobia on the C64 was scary. :)
Bob
Ever play *Burgertime*?
> Bob
>>It's a 1st person shooter, but it gives a fantastic realistic feeling,
>>it's like being in a Tour of Duty episode.
>The game is pretty cool but it really needs some user interface work.
>I can only describe the interface as obtuse.
>Unlike Delta Force, there's no clear indicator of your objective or
>what you're supposed to be doing. The one time I followed a target
>indicator all the way to the source, it was just an empty space up in
>the sky, no one there (and AI buddy came along and just pointed his
>gun straight up and stood there).
>Lots of promise but I hope the polish up the UI before releasing it.
>Joe McGinn
>_____________________
>Radical Entertainment
Here's what I love about this 'game'. Yesterday I tried a demo-addon
mission called Red Woods. I was the leader of a squad, 12 soldiers,
and together with 3 other squads and a couple of bmp's we had to move
to the south to invade a village.
Ok, halfway we encounter a heavily wooded area. Suddenly enemy bmp's
and soldiers are sighted. The soldiers were ducking, seeking cover
behind trees, machine gun noise all around me and I didn't know where
the hell the enemy was. With the sound volume turned up to the max the
sound around me was ***y amazing and sounded real. My neighbours
must have thought WWIII had started.
I ducked behind a tree, grabbed my binoculars and started looking for
the enemy. I noticed a soldier, but only because he was firing his gun
and I could see his gunfire. I sneaker closer to him and took him out.
Then I saw some bullets hitting the sand right in front of me. Before
I realized what happened I was DEAD.
The camera then zoomed to the sniper who took me out.
In this game you are not a John Wayne on the battlefield, unlike other
games like Rainbow Six or Project IGI (both excellent games btw), you
are just one of many soldiers, and this gives me a realistic
battlefield experience like I never saw before.
Did you see the opening of Saving Private Ryan? Op. Flashpoint comes
so close to this experience.
I can imagine many 'kids' will disklike Flashpoint, calling it 'too
hard' and even 'unfair', but hey, on the battlefield nothing is fair.
Andre
>Try out Aliens vs. Predator Gold. It's quite cheap these days, and will
>scare you more then any other game on the market, that's for sure (just ask
>anybody in c.s.i.p.g.a). Especially those Marine missions :)
Andre
Also, the immersion is really good... Or bad? I couldn't tell what the hell
was going on... I guess that's good.
My guys seem to get wiped out too easily, too.
Also, the first time I finished the "combat" part of the mission, only the
leader and I were left... we ran through a meadow, and into some tall brush
as the helicopter came down. We got in, took off, flew for about a minute,
and then - we were shot down! ***!
Were you able to get out of the first mission with more than 2 or 3 people?
Man, a pair of VR goggles would help out here.
> >>It's a 1st person shooter, but it gives a fantastic realistic feeling,
> >>it's like being in a Tour of Duty episode.
> >The game is pretty cool but it really needs some user interface work.
> >I can only describe the interface as obtuse.
> >Unlike Delta Force, there's no clear indicator of your objective or
> >what you're supposed to be doing. The one time I followed a target
> >indicator all the way to the source, it was just an empty space up in
> >the sky, no one there (and AI buddy came along and just pointed his
> >gun straight up and stood there).
> >Lots of promise but I hope the polish up the UI before releasing it.
> >Joe McGinn
> >_____________________
> >Radical Entertainment
> With all respect Joe, but I don't think you understand how the
> interface is working completely.. the objective in the demo mission is
> clear.. go to that house and kill the enemy! You get a description of
> your mission at the beginning, and if you press M you can check your
> objective on the map. The yellow square you see leads you back to your
> position in your formation, in the beginning that's next to your squad
> leader, untill he gets killed.
> Here's what I love about this 'game'. Yesterday I tried a demo-addon
> mission called Red Woods. I was the leader of a squad, 12 soldiers,
> and together with 3 other squads and a couple of bmp's we had to move
> to the south to invade a village.
> Ok, halfway we encounter a heavily wooded area. Suddenly enemy bmp's
> and soldiers are sighted. The soldiers were ducking, seeking cover
> behind trees, machine gun noise all around me and I didn't know where
> the hell the enemy was. With the sound volume turned up to the max the
> sound around me was ***y amazing and sounded real. My neighbours
> must have thought WWIII had started.
> I ducked behind a tree, grabbed my binoculars and started looking for
> the enemy. I noticed a soldier, but only because he was firing his gun
> and I could see his gunfire. I sneaker closer to him and took him out.
> Then I saw some bullets hitting the sand right in front of me. Before
> I realized what happened I was DEAD.
> The camera then zoomed to the sniper who took me out.
> In this game you are not a John Wayne on the battlefield, unlike other
> games like Rainbow Six or Project IGI (both excellent games btw), you
> are just one of many soldiers, and this gives me a realistic
> battlefield experience like I never saw before.
> Did you see the opening of Saving Private Ryan? Op. Flashpoint comes
> so close to this experience.
> I can imagine many 'kids' will disklike Flashpoint, calling it 'too
> hard' and even 'unfair', but hey, on the battlefield nothing is fair.
> Andre
>Andre
Joe McGinn
_____________________
Radical Entertainment
Ash
|
| >Best game ive bought since GPL is No One Lives Forever-
|
| 100% agreed. Best FPS of all time. Better than Half-life even.
|
| Joe McGinn
| _____________________
| Radical Entertainment
>Ash
But NOLF is a must have if you're into 3d shooters :)
Andre
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action FPS and action-related PC games.
Oh and I agree with Simon, I was one of the few who liked the no-save
feature of AvP. It was so creepy, AvP is THE most frightening PC game ever.
Nothing will come close. I normally never fear in a FPS, but in AvP I
actually feared to open any door, to go around any corner as the range-meter
would just start beeping in the pitch black and you know it's coming to kill
you... you can't hide but you can scream :)
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-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez
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--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez
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