BRINK

ChrisJSY · 18 Aug 2010 at 18:32

Evilsod said:
You know i can't say i have high hopes of a game that isn't released for at least 5 months (i've heard q1) and already has a free 'DLC' if you preorder. I call it a sign of things to come, buy this empty shell of a game and fill it at extra cost? I think not.

/optimism

Free DLC? Wha? I can't find it.
All I can see is a weapon, tattoo, a mask, that's about it, hardly worth the pre-order, but games have been doing pre-order bonuses for years now , unfortunately.

Rroff · 18 Aug 2010 at 18:37

Gut feeling its going to bomb - despite the "SMART" feature its still clumsy to play. Prolly won't be a big issue if your using a controller and used to fiddly fps games, but on PC it just won't flow well.

Spektor · 18 Aug 2010 at 18:45

Rroff said:
Gut feeling its going to bomb - despite the "SMART" feature its still clumsy to play. Prolly won't be a big issue if your using a controller and used to fiddly fps games, but on PC it just won't flow well.

Wouldn't even say it's decent chance of failure is down to any gameplay feature or how good the game is; ET:QW was a decent enough game, but just didn't hit the ground running which had them lose interest in properly supporting it with patches / content which then turns the people who were playing it sour and ultimately against it.

I can see the same thing happening with BRINK; will be good but just won't get that overnight lolmodernwarfare success and will have the developers bail for a new project leaving it dead in the water.

But even if the game turns out to suck it might be fun to spend an hour or two making a bad ass looking guy to not play ^^

Aedus · 18 Aug 2010 at 19:17

Hope it's good, it looks like a laugh.

Rroff · 18 Aug 2010 at 19:29

Theres a lot of good ideas in there... but the execution is fatally flawed - i.e. having the terminals dotted around to change kit, etc. just never works in reality.

Evilsod · 18 Aug 2010 at 19:57

ChrisJSY said:
Free DLC? Wha? I can't find it.
All I can see is a weapon, tattoo, a mask, that's about it, hardly worth the pre-order, but games have been doing pre-order bonuses for years now , unfortunately.

Indeed they have unfortunately, though the steam update popup called it 'The Spec-Ops DLC', basically meaning they're giving you a few skins that probably took some guy a few hours for preordering and people who come later have to pay an unknown (and probably unreasonable) amount. It seems like an easy way to keep churning out useless DLC that do nothing but unbalance it for people who don't buy them.

PapaLazaru · 14 Mar 2011 at 21:06

Mini review here from GamePro as the game was playabe at Pax East - http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/218471/pax-east-brink-preview/

Bit of gameplay footage as well.

w1lliam · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:22

PapaLazaru said:
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I like how the glass didnt break. :rolleyes:

Hzza · 15 Mar 2011 at 10:34

I've high hopes for this one, getting sick of the same old generic modern man-shoots, this could be refreshing.

Also, managed to get in on Zavvi pre-order for about £19

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uv · 15 Mar 2011 at 10:47

I like the art direction, but the gun-movement whilst running in the video above really irks me :/

Ewaf · 15 Mar 2011 at 11:09

Whens this out?

thedude23 · 15 Mar 2011 at 11:36

17TH may I think

FFS sake this would have to be out the same day as l.a noire

Cold Fusion · 15 Mar 2011 at 12:48

L.A. Noire isnt being released for PC, its an Xbox360 exclusive. I assume you have a 360?

Brink looks good although i get the feeling unless you advertise heavily this multiplayer FPS's will struggle to be picked out in the crowd

thedude23 · 15 Mar 2011 at 12:53

Cold Fusion said:
L.A. Noire isnt being released for PC, its an Xbox360 exclusive. I assume you have a 360?

Brink looks good although i get the feeling unless you advertise heavily this multiplayer FPS's will struggle to be picked out in the crowd

Ya I know it console exclusive,I'm getting it for the ps3 and brink for the pc

CraigN · 16 Mar 2011 at 11:48

its out 17th in the US

20th in Europe

thedude23 · 16 Mar 2011 at 13:13

Dam yanks always get it before us

CraigN · 16 Mar 2011 at 14:36

Brink currently number one wanted game on Gametrailers

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373

DJammyRasta · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:05

I hope this game is more than a console fad... the graphics look good, the ideas look great.. i worry as i worry with every fps these days that it will be designed for consoles with no real skill involved in getting kills (aim in someones rough direction, fire half a clip)

JIM_BOB7813 · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:01

DJammyRasta said:
I hope this game is more than a console fad... the graphics look good, the ideas look great.. i worry as i worry with every fps these days that it will be designed for consoles with no real skill involved in getting kills (aim in someones rough direction, fire half a clip)

It's made by SplashDamage who made wolf:et and Quake Wars so it should be pc-aimed. The biggest hurdle I see with this game is the fact that it uses the same id tech 4 engine as doom3/quake4/quake wars/wolfenstein2009, and they all failed pretty badly with online play, as I understand.

Setroc · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:01

Also looking forward to this one a lot. It looks fresh, interesting and innovative, which is something that I feel FPSs are in dire need of atm. It's made by splash damage who did the brilliant wolf: ET, so they know how to make a good shooter even if quakewars wasn't my cup of tea.