Soldato
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Soldato
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plugged in and ready to rock
approx 70% installed...after the better part of 20 mins Grr
approx 70% installed...after the better part of 20 mins Grr
Never appeared for me on Vista just put the DVD in then it connected to the internet straight away to download something then went straight to a screen which the only option was next or cancel. It automatically skipped another screen I could not even see properly.
Tick box appeared for me 
I have just reached the part after the security guard and reached the first auto save point which is quite a bit of gameplay in the first chapter so think I can post my thoughts so far.
Installation
Installation took ages, I was able to watch a The Daily Show and then surf the net a bit whilst it installed. I even went for a slash and upon my return it was just finishing installation. The filename extensions end in .big for good reason and the game consumes 7.7GB after it's all done.
During install it verifies your disc with Securom I assume from the flash popup that appeared then went and only when running the game 1st time does it ask for the serial to activate online.
Game load times are almost invisible, you will not notice them on a half decent harddrive.
Camera
I like it! I didn't find the camera too awkward at all, it can get a little out of sight if you're walking in the wrong direction but other than that it was on the whole fine, no different to Res Evil 4 for example.
Controls
The 360pad works fine too and the button configs for each of the character actions are nicely laid out by default. I think the "look" aspect of the right analogue stick in response is a little slow perhaps but only in 1st person view whilst in 3rd person the movement is almost instant.
I have not tried the keyboard.
To get the 360 pad to work you have to start by using the KB to attempt modifying a key config then hit any button on the 360 pad to activate the whole pad - a little annoying if you're wondering HTF you get the 360 pad activated!
Sound & Music
I don't think the sounds are as good as Bioshock, I think they are excellent for this kind of game but it lacks the bass you get from booming explosions etc that you'd normally get in Bioshock for maximum impact! still it's pretty loud and well timed.
The music is nice and fitting to this kind of game too but it's not the Res Evil or Silent Hill quality of eeriness.
Visuals & Performance
Performance is very good and graphics quality is also very good though probably not on the same detail level as Bioshock. I get almost a constant 40fps give or take at "HIGH" settings using 1920x1200.
Given the amount of smoke, fire and destruction going on I think performance is as you'd expect for smooth gameplay.
I did not find any difference between 3rd person and 1st person view like some have reported around the net.
I am playing on a 3ghz Q6600, Vista32, 4GB DDR2 890MHz, 8800GT OC and a 250GB Seagate 8MB SATA2 disk.
Thoughts
I would say the game was well worth the £27 I paid for it so far, I have not even reached central part yet and I'm impressed! the niggles are made up for by the game style and the way you have to use your surroundings. You are left to figure out how to solve things without any clues which might is a bit of a bummer but it makes it a bit more interesting not being spoon fed on every puzzle.
Sometimes you will die several times but it will instantly come back to where you left off but do make sure you save manually every now and then just in case.
People sighed when they heard it used Securom but I have yet to have a single issue with it, it's not like it runs in the background like some applications (Starforce, Punkbstra/b etc).
I did encounter one crash to desktop when setting the controls but I think this was a one off as it has not happened since.
I have a bunch of screenshots and movies here for people to view, possibly mild spoiler warning for those that don't want to see gameplay footage but nothing major.
\m/
I have just reached the part after the security guard and reached the first auto save point which is quite a bit of gameplay in the first chapter so think I can post my thoughts so far.
Installation
Installation took ages, I was able to watch a The Daily Show and then surf the net a bit whilst it installed. I even went for a slash and upon my return it was just finishing installation. The filename extensions end in .big for good reason and the game consumes 7.7GB after it's all done.
During install it verifies your disc with Securom I assume from the flash popup that appeared then went and only when running the game 1st time does it ask for the serial to activate online.
Game load times are almost invisible, you will not notice them on a half decent harddrive.
Camera
I like it! I didn't find the camera too awkward at all, it can get a little out of sight if you're walking in the wrong direction but other than that it was on the whole fine, no different to Res Evil 4 for example.
Controls
The 360pad works fine too and the button configs for each of the character actions are nicely laid out by default. I think the "look" aspect of the right analogue stick in response is a little slow perhaps but only in 1st person view whilst in 3rd person the movement is almost instant.
I have not tried the keyboard.
To get the 360 pad to work you have to start by using the KB to attempt modifying a key config then hit any button on the 360 pad to activate the whole pad - a little annoying if you're wondering HTF you get the 360 pad activated!
Sound & Music
I don't think the sounds are as good as Bioshock, I think they are excellent for this kind of game but it lacks the bass you get from booming explosions etc that you'd normally get in Bioshock for maximum impact! still it's pretty loud and well timed.
The music is nice and fitting to this kind of game too but it's not the Res Evil or Silent Hill quality of eeriness.
Visuals & Performance
Performance is very good and graphics quality is also very good though probably not on the same detail level as Bioshock. I get almost a constant 40fps give or take at "HIGH" settings using 1920x1200.
Given the amount of smoke, fire and destruction going on I think performance is as you'd expect for smooth gameplay.
I did not find any difference between 3rd person and 1st person view like some have reported around the net.
I am playing on a 3ghz Q6600, Vista32, 4GB DDR2 890MHz, 8800GT OC and a 250GB Seagate 8MB SATA2 disk.
Thoughts
I would say the game was well worth the £27 I paid for it so far, I have not even reached central part yet and I'm impressed! the niggles are made up for by the game style and the way you have to use your surroundings. You are left to figure out how to solve things without any clues which might is a bit of a bummer but it makes it a bit more interesting not being spoon fed on every puzzle.
Sometimes you will die several times but it will instantly come back to where you left off but do make sure you save manually every now and then just in case.
People sighed when they heard it used Securom but I have yet to have a single issue with it, it's not like it runs in the background like some applications (Starforce, Punkbstra/b etc).
I did encounter one crash to desktop when setting the controls but I think this was a one off as it has not happened since.
I have a bunch of screenshots and movies here for people to view, possibly mild spoiler warning for those that don't want to see gameplay footage but nothing major.
\m/
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Just got to another mega frustrating part.
You have to use your torch to light a path along the floor past some black oily water.
Easy enough except that the physics + collision detection are real poor and you get killed lots and have to backtrack from the last save over and over until you can master whatever the pixel perfect path is!
Sometimes if you run too fast you get killed for no reason other times it lets you get further. More evidence of how badly this game has been tested (or not as it shows little sign of much QA).
You have to use your torch to light a path along the floor past some black oily water.
Easy enough except that the physics + collision detection are real poor and you get killed lots and have to backtrack from the last save over and over until you can master whatever the pixel perfect path is!
Sometimes if you run too fast you get killed for no reason other times it lets you get further. More evidence of how badly this game has been tested (or not as it shows little sign of much QA).
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I have to say that I have been playing and have passed a lot of the so called badly coded/thought out set pieces including the one above and I walked that path first time no problem and have not died from a jump yet.
its an awkward game at times to control but people are making a meal of complaining in this thread - its almost as though some have not been able to get passed certain points and rather than take it on the chin have decided to bandwgon jump and blame the game.
Few would doubt that to its credit and at the very least a huge amount of effort has been put into this game - such that, frankly, I wish many more devs would.
Im at the driving area now and the car handles well.
my 2P
its an awkward game at times to control but people are making a meal of complaining in this thread - its almost as though some have not been able to get passed certain points and rather than take it on the chin have decided to bandwgon jump and blame the game.
Few would doubt that to its credit and at the very least a huge amount of effort has been put into this game - such that, frankly, I wish many more devs would.
Im at the driving area now and the car handles well.
my 2P
just started playing this and looks like its going to be an awsome game 
everything maxed and getting a nice 60fps and they guy in the shop was asking if i was sure if my pc could run it pffff
one thing tho the v-sync is always enabled is it not?
everything maxed and getting a nice 60fps and they guy in the shop was asking if i was sure if my pc could run it pffffone thing tho the v-sync is always enabled is it not?
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just started playing this and looks like its going to be an awsome game
one thing tho the v-sync is always enabled is it not?
Im guessing that was the purple store?
lol ir sure was with all the purpleness one thing i have found with this game, it's pretty awkward with the controls for mouse and keyboard, i mean, trying to swing a chair round to put it into a floor fire.... takes about a min to get in the right position and swapping between a gun, the flashlight and picking up a stick then positioning it and swinging it...
one thing i have found with this game, it's pretty awkward with the controls for mouse and keyboard, i mean, trying to swing a chair round to put it into a floor fire.... takes about a min to get in the right position and swapping between a gun, the flashlight and picking up a stick then positioning it and swinging it... It's fun when you get asked if you are sure your PC will play the game
I guess they have to ask though
might just say next time
"oh, i havent read the system requirements, not surwe what my pc is, but ive been playing crysis on high.... you think it will be good enough?"
lol's all round
how gay is the hot key system?? ok u got a key to press which brings the hotkey item menu..why didnt they then just make it so all u have to do is move the mouse to select up/down/left/right?!?!? instead u have to use the arrow keys which are the other end of the keyboard....
i know u can change em but theres enough keys as it is over that side.
i know u can change em but theres enough keys as it is over that side.
Got this yesterday, arrived in a cheap and taccy case.
The install wasn't too bad i guess, how ever after the install and the small download to play the game it went straight in.
Anyway i decided to reboot and now every time i launch the game i get a winbsock32.dll missing error, after i click ok 5 times it then lets me into the game.
Noticed there is no AA options in the settings, so i forced them in Nvidia control panel which hasn't made a difference. My only other niggles are that when i go into the inventry (I) sometimes i can't get back out, where i normall press Q it says press ['] where i tried every key on the keyboard it doesn't work meaning i can't get out of it.
The vista gadget bar bleeds through in certain parts of the game so i had to turn it off. When someone messages me in Xfire it minimizes the game.
The controls i can cope with but i hope they get the rest sorted.
Apart from that the game is quite good but everytime i go into the menu and it asks me to press ['] im not sure if its me or the game, guess i better read the manual.
The install wasn't too bad i guess, how ever after the install and the small download to play the game it went straight in.
Anyway i decided to reboot and now every time i launch the game i get a winbsock32.dll missing error, after i click ok 5 times it then lets me into the game.
Noticed there is no AA options in the settings, so i forced them in Nvidia control panel which hasn't made a difference. My only other niggles are that when i go into the inventry (I) sometimes i can't get back out, where i normall press Q it says press ['] where i tried every key on the keyboard it doesn't work meaning i can't get out of it.
The vista gadget bar bleeds through in certain parts of the game so i had to turn it off. When someone messages me in Xfire it minimizes the game.
The controls i can cope with but i hope they get the rest sorted.
Apart from that the game is quite good but everytime i go into the menu and it asks me to press ['] im not sure if its me or the game, guess i better read the manual.
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It's fun when you get asked if you are sure your PC will play the game
I guess they have to ask though
You have to appreaciate Average Joe Public who bought a £299 laptop in PC World probably presume it will run PC games, this is a huge industry problem which I wont go into here so you cant blame the sales guy for asking.