Singularity now on steam

Ravenger · 19 Jan 2011 at 10:38

Rezident said:
why was there no marketing at all? I never heard a thing about this.

That's the big mystery. It was quietly released in the UK with minimal marketing, and very low stocks. No high street retailer had any copies, and it took me a while to find one online. It wasn't available on Steam in the UK at launch either - only turning up in the Christmas sales with minimal hype.

It's almost like Activision was intending it to fail.

ic1male · 19 Jan 2011 at 10:39

TBH, it's a bit like Wolfenstein. The same thing happened there. Hardly any marketing. Good-to-mediocre gameplay. Skipped by a lot of people.

CD32 · 22 Jan 2011 at 20:03

Phinor said:
I was ready to buy this day one last Summer but I have still not bought and probably never will. Why? FOV. There's no FOV fix that actually works and the default FOV is completely unplayable for me.

Just started playing this game & would really enjoy the graphics/game more except for this what you pointed out. The FOV is abysmal & everything seems on top of you. (widescreen monitor here). Even felt a little queasy with it. Shame there seems to be no fix/alteration that can be made. Spoils what might be a good game.

hdpcgamer · 22 Jan 2011 at 21:12

Great game - wasn't expecting to get into it but was really surprised how much I enjoyed playing it.

413x · 22 Jan 2011 at 21:40

is the single player long? the trailer looks good?

arc@css · 22 Jan 2011 at 21:57

al4x said:
is the single player long? the trailer looks good?

I forget how long I spent on it but something around 15 - 20 hours if I'm not mistaken. Mind you, I like to explore and take my time on most games.

413x · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:02

arc@css said:
I forget how long I spent on it but something around 15 - 20 hours if I'm not mistaken. Mind you, I like to explore and take my time on most games.

me too, thats not too bad, once the price comes down, ill stick on on my list 'to buy'

Kosmiche · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:12

This game is good but keep in mind no one plays multiplayer, so if you were hoping to play it online youre in for a dissapointment.

413x · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:18

i never play multiplayer in any game, our internet is just not up to it

hdpcgamer · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:08

al4x said:
i never play multiplayer in any game, our internet is just not up to it

What speeds and pings are you getting and who are you with?

413x · 23 Jan 2011 at 08:46

Tend to get 56KBps (byte not bit ) but can slow even more, I have no idea what ping I get haven attempted a game in years, provider is irrelevant it seems been with 2.. no difference

CD32 · 30 Jan 2011 at 19:55

Couldn't stand the fov in this game from the start...however, gave it a good go......tried to convince myself I didn't hate it as much as I knew I did.....went back to play it again earlier today only to find I'd forgotten I'd deleted it to save further hatred...glad I did. (Must be getting the Davedude bug). What a "been there done that" **** game. I'm hard to please these days.

Rezident · 3 Apr 2011 at 15:32

Wow this is the best single player game I've played in a long time. Some of the game mechanics are not original (e.g. mavity gun-esque effects) but the ageing and um, unaging (?) and the deadlocks etc are brilliant fun. Weapons are sweet. The overall effect is some reallly dynamic gameplay. Loads of fun to be had. The first thing I'm going to do when I finish is reply it again on hard, haven't felt like that about a game since half-life 2.

Why on earth did they not tell anyone about this game? I think it's brilliant. For anyone who's into Single Player FPSs, this is class.

MeMeMeMe · 4 Apr 2011 at 02:40

Good news. I'll keep an eye out for it in the sales.

choconutjoe · 4 Apr 2011 at 08:39

The reviews for this game are a real mixed bag. Looks like one for the sales.

WiZZyWiGG · 4 Apr 2011 at 09:52

I rented the game on Xbox as a 'lets see what the fuss was about' type thing, and I must say I really enjoyed it. Had a very old school vibe but in a good way, its a shame Activision left it to die on release.

Evilsod · 4 Apr 2011 at 10:15

arc@css said:
I forget how long I spent on it but something around 15 - 20 hours if I'm not mistaken. Mind you, I like to explore and take my time on most games.

15-20 hours? What in gods name were you doing for all that time. Theres about half that, and definitely not enough 'off the beaten track' to take up more than another couple of hours if you really took your time. 5-10 hours is more likely.

Hzza · 4 Apr 2011 at 10:22

Singularity is a great little game, I picked it up in the Steam sales at Christmas and loved it. It doesn't do anything outstanding, but at the same time is really satisfying with some nice mechanics and some cool set pieces. I wouldn't pay full price for it, but if it comes up for £15ish I'd jump on it.

edit -Also, as Evil said, 8-10 hours max, you don't even need to replay it to get the alternate endings as theres an auto save point just before the last scene!

arc@css · 4 Apr 2011 at 10:44

Evilsod said:
15-20 hours? What in gods name were you doing for all that time. Theres about half that, and definitely not enough 'off the beaten track' to take up more than another couple of hours if you really took your time. 5-10 hours is more likely.

There isn't a right and a wrong you know? Everyone plays differently.

Shamikebab · 4 Apr 2011 at 10:44

I would say 10-12 hours, 5 hours would be a speedrun.