Brink launch 13th May

Oh dear I smell a turkey! I don't think this game is going to be much good.

From what I have read all the trailers are from the PC version and apparently the console version has sub-par graphics coupled with an infuriating control system.

Not sure on the gameplay yet but I'm not holding my hopes up for it. :(
 
5punk3monk3y said:
Oh dear I smell a turkey! I don't think this game is going to be much good.

From what I have read all the trailers are from the PC version and apparently the console version has sub-par graphics coupled with an infuriating control system.

Not sure on the gameplay yet but I'm not holding my hopes up for it. :(
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Lol, go to the PC thread..... they say the opposite "it's all console footage so far"

Like Chinese whispers ! :D
 
It's averaging an 80/100 on Metacritic.......

Eurogamer who I trust on their reviews gave it an 8/10. Seems like it's worth a stab afterall! ;)
 
I'll wait for user opinions as the reviews seem quite mixed:

IncGamers - 8.8/10
GamingNexus - B+
CVG - 8/10
EuroGamer - 8/10
VideoGamer - 8/10
Destructoid - 7.5/10
1Up - D
IGN - 6/10
Joystiq - 2/5
 
seems there may be question marks around the joystiq review..some stirring from other sites saying the reviwer hasnt played the game much.
 
Interesting....Jostiq's bad review has been scrutinised...

Update: Uh oh, time for some drama boys and girls. I felt that Joystiq's Brink review was fishy, it almost came off as if it was written by someone that had spent very little time with the game. I was also pretty sure that Griffin McElroy was one of the editors that I played in the media game with. So, I decided to do a little digging, and confirmed that I had played with him while he was under his Xbox Live gamertag called "The Pencil Rain".

The kicker is Mr. McElroy has only earned a total Brink gamerscore value of 225, primarily from achievements that pretty much unlock themselves in the opening hour or two of play. I had over a couple hundred points just after the media playtest, and I'd imagine that's where he left off too. Xbox Live says he was playing Brink just a couple hours ago, yet again the value is 225. In my picture of his gamerscore details below you'll see that he hasn't completed either campaign, let alone the "what if" missions.

This puts a pretty big black mark on Joystiq's journalistic integrity in my eyes. If I had to guess the amount of time he spent playing it'd be a few hours at best, and from my point of view that's extremely unprofessional. But great job on that 2/5 score Griffin, way to shaft Splash Damage and Bethesda by putting in an absolute minimal amount of effort into your review.
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:D Some impressive internet detective work there

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/60202/Brink-Reviews-Are-A-Mixed-Bag-Some-Thoughts
 
hmmm this or socom...

gone for socom - at least it has a single player campaign that is playable, pretty much all of the reviews slate the sp on brink:rolleyes:
 
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mavity said:
hmmm this or socom...

gone for socom - at least it has a single player campaign that is playable, pretty much all of the reviews slate the sp on brink:rolleyes:
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Because it's not really made for extensive SP! Socom is the better choice for SP, can't really compare
 
Booner! said:
I find it hard to believe that anyone can review a multiplayer heavy game without playing against the general public for a week or so?
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Agreed. I said just the same thing in the PC thread. Unless there are some technical failings or obviously broken game mechanics a day one review of a multiplayer shooter is pointless.
 
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