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[PROTOTYPE] Finally, a game that rewards you for killing idiotic civilians

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  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    well tanks and choppers and hunters are good and all

    but the game did lack a bigger enemy I think

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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I find it hilarious that nobody cares I am supernaturally-parkouring my way across the city so long as I am disguised. Officers of the US military are more hardcore than I originally thought.

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  • Last SonLast Son Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    You don't even have to be disguised, you just can't have your bio-weapons out.

    You'd think they'd at least pass out flyers showing what Alex looks like.

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  • chasmchasm Ill-tempered Texan Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I find it hilarious that nobody cares I am supernaturally-parkouring my way across the city so long as I am disguised. Officers of the US military are more hardcore than I originally thought.

    Well, they are Marines.

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  • Tyler the GreatTyler the Great Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    What is up with the final boss? What a cheap bitch.

    I need to know where he gets homing rocks.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Marikir wrote: »
    people on that site make me angry
    nerdrage wrote:
    Well done, you guys are really good at * everybody off. You must be the worst game creators ever to not implement cheats in a sanbox game. * IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! I am defernatly never buying a radical game again, all you do is let the fans down and lie. I bet next you're going to tell us the leg does nothing.oh and you completely * us over. I think I'll just go and trade this back in now and get a bettergame. Thanks for wasting my money you * !!!

    Wow...that's silly.

    Why the rage at there being no cheats? Is it really that big a deal? And not having cheats suddenly invalidates the fun I assume they had during the game?

    Ah, Internet, you never fail to disappoint.

    The internet wouldn't be the internet without bleeding hearts bitching and moaning in the whiniest way possible. I mean it is a valid complaint but the way he says it makes him come off like a dick.
    I'd say that they should be more concerned that there won't be any kind of DLC's since that signals that this game never was high on Activisions priority list to begin with.

    And why would it be when you could be releasing Guitar Hero: World Tour 5: Journey to the Center of the Earth and CoD10.(Not ragging on the games, more so Activision. For the people who take stuff too seriously).

    Not to mention trying to sue EA and Double Fine for trying to (gasp!) make money from a game Activision dropped (Brutal Legend). Activision is really fuckin up at a corporate level. Next thing we know, they will release a WoW 2 and shutdown WOW1 servers on release day.

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Is there no way to use your powers in disguise, even as a cheat? That's the most disappointing part of the game for me. I want to be able to waltz into a military base, then *shluuuck* oh my god the commander has claaaaaws!

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  • CabezoneCabezone Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    chasm wrote: »
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I find it hilarious that nobody cares I am supernaturally-parkouring my way across the city so long as I am disguised. Officers of the US military are more hardcore than I originally thought.

    Well, they are Marines.

    Have you guys ever been to a military base? There's no cars, just people running and flying all over the place.

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  • chamberlainchamberlain Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Machismo wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Marikir wrote: »
    people on that site make me angry
    nerdrage wrote:
    Well done, you guys are really good at * everybody off. You must be the worst game creators ever to not implement cheats in a sanbox game. * IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! I am defernatly never buying a radical game again, all you do is let the fans down and lie. I bet next you're going to tell us the leg does nothing.oh and you completely * us over. I think I'll just go and trade this back in now and get a bettergame. Thanks for wasting my money you * !!!

    Wow...that's silly.

    Why the rage at there being no cheats? Is it really that big a deal? And not having cheats suddenly invalidates the fun I assume they had during the game?

    Ah, Internet, you never fail to disappoint.

    The internet wouldn't be the internet without bleeding hearts bitching and moaning in the whiniest way possible. I mean it is a valid complaint but the way he says it makes him come off like a dick.
    I'd say that they should be more concerned that there won't be any kind of DLC's since that signals that this game never was high on Activisions priority list to begin with.

    And why would it be when you could be releasing Guitar Hero: World Tour 5: Journey to the Center of the Earth and CoD10.(Not ragging on the games, more so Activision. For the people who take stuff too seriously).

    Not to mention trying to sue EA and Double Fine for trying to (gasp!) make money from a game Activision dropped (Brutal Legend). Activision is really fuckin up at a corporate level. Next thing we know, they will release a WoW 2 and shutdown WOW1 servers on release day.

    Can you even imagine the rage this would induce? My god, it would be glorious.

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  • Mostlyjoe13Mostlyjoe13 Evil, Evil, Jump for joy! Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Neli wrote: »
    well tanks and choppers and hunters are good and all

    but the game did lack a bigger enemy I think

    I think that's my biggest issue with the game. Except for a handful of boss battles after you get use to your powers the only thing to really challenge me was when I got swarmed by too many Hunters and Helicopters. I'd just love to see some of the far, far, bigger infection spawned critters.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited June 2009
    chasm wrote: »
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I find it hilarious that nobody cares I am supernaturally-parkouring my way across the city so long as I am disguised. Officers of the US military are more hardcore than I originally thought.
    Well, they are Marines.
    Look, after seeing what happens to the other guys who report on Alex, you just look for any excuse not to bring up alerts.

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  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    chasm wrote: »
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I find it hilarious that nobody cares I am supernaturally-parkouring my way across the city so long as I am disguised. Officers of the US military are more hardcore than I originally thought.
    Well, they are Marines.
    Look, after seeing what happens to the other guys who report on Alex, you just look for any excuse not to bring up alerts.

    Bob:"Hey, hey Joe... that guy looks like the one we were told is a walking Bio-weapon. Think I should call it in?"
    Joe: "Dude just shut the hell up and keep staring out from the gate, we don't have a keycard to the inside, odds are he'll just ignore us!"
    Alex:"Bah, no officers inside to eat, fuck this base man!" *Devastator*
    Bob & Joe:"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!"

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited June 2009
    Apparently if you patsy a dude, and the other guy is not in line of sight to shoot, he'll babble endlessly about how he's innocent or whatever.

    And by "endlessly", I mean "Until I get bored, consume his friend and shoot him."

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Is there a trick to the power-specific events? They seem simple, but enemies don't spawn quickly enough for me to get gold.

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  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    tofu wrote: »
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.
    True, but that doesn't make it less annoying. Especially when I just bought half of them. It's like buying a new Z06 and only being able to use 400 of the total 500 horsepower for the first 30 days. 400 is a lot, but 500 is more, and I paid for 500.

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  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    tofu wrote: »
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.

    No, it really does suck.

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  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Neli wrote: »
    well tanks and choppers and hunters are good and all

    but the game did lack a bigger enemy I think

    I think that's my biggest issue with the game. Except for a handful of boss battles after you get use to your powers the only thing to really challenge me was when I got swarmed by too many Hunters and Helicopters. I'd just love to see some of the far, far, bigger infection spawned critters.

    Supersoldiers usually fuck me over, i have died countless times because I keep screwing up the counters.

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    tofu wrote: »
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.

    No, it really does suck.

    Thankfully, it doesn't take long to get past it.

    Houn on
  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    tofu wrote: »
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.
    True, but that doesn't make it less annoying. Especially when I just bought half of them. It's like buying a new Z06 and only being able to use 400 of the total 500 horsepower for the first 30 days. 400 is a lot, but 500 is more, and I paid for 500.
    If by 30 days you mean the half hour it takes to complete the story missions to get them back.

    tofu on
  • DolbyDigitalDolbyDigital Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm assuming that there is a new thread starting soon? I have a few more pages to read before i get to the end of this one...

    Request:
    Could someone (Morninglord perhaps) maybe write up a quick noob's guide to character building? I am just starting out, and there are so many tempting choices for upgrades... What would be the things to do right away? Things to avoid? This might be a great addition to the new OP...

    Thoughts?

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm assuming that there is a new thread starting soon? I have a few more pages to read before i get to the end of this one...

    Request:
    Could someone (Morninglord perhaps) maybe write up a quick noob's guide to character building? I am just starting out, and there are so many tempting choices for upgrades... What would be the things to do right away? Things to avoid? This might be a great addition to the new OP...

    Thoughts?

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    *edit* Ok, if you want something more serious, I grabbed a few movement upgrades first, followed by health, then just grabbed whatever the given mission required I have, or upgrades for whatever my current favorite weapon was. I have never, once, felt as though I have gimped my character or made anything harder on myself. You're given so much EP, it's not hard to max out; and if there's something you really want right now, do an event or two and you can buy it; takes 10 minutes.

    Houn on
  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm assuming that there is a new thread starting soon? I have a few more pages to read before i get to the end of this one...

    Request:
    Could someone (Morninglord perhaps) maybe write up a quick noob's guide to character building? I am just starting out, and there are so many tempting choices for upgrades... What would be the things to do right away? Things to avoid? This might be a great addition to the new OP...

    Thoughts?

    I maxed out my mobility stuff first so I could get away quickly if I needed to. To be completely honest I didn't bother with any devastator moves until very late in the game.

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I would purchase all the movement upgrades first.

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  • Vargas PrimeVargas Prime King of Nothing Just a ShowRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    my quick and dirty recommendation would be to grab the available Movement upgrades early. This will make it much easier for you not only to get around but also to earn yourself some gold medals in a lot of the events that pop up during the first few missions. Overall, better movement will help you earn even more EP, which will, in turn, get you more upgrades.

    I'm only about 5 or 6 story missions into the game, and I've got all available upgrades purchased with a few hundred-thousand EP to spare for when the next chunk of powers unlocks.

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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    tofu wrote: »
    Cherrn wrote: »
    I really don't have a lot of complaints about this game, but
    The part where you lose your powers is lame as FUCK. Removing core gameplay elements for the sake of variety or challenge is weak, weak game design.
    I thought it was going to be lame too but it turns out you're still awesome even without powers.

    No, it really does suck.

    God I hated that part of the game with a passion.

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  • PantsBPantsB Fake Thomas Jefferson Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Apparently if you patsy a dude, and the other guy is not in line of sight to shoot, he'll babble endlessly about how he's innocent or whatever.

    And by "endlessly", I mean "Until I get bored, consume his friend and shoot him."

    I did it outside a Hive once, but there were few soldiers left alive around and most of them were firing at the Hive/hunters. I was just about to shrug and walk off when a rocket from a block away turned him to paste.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

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  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Six wrote: »
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

    Throw crap at them and use the missile launchers. Your new claws wont do shit against them. I think I died on my first try, but it isn't that bad.

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  • yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Six wrote: »
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

    Yeah, you don't really have enough to fight Hunters properly yet. Keep your distance, fill them with lead/explosion/thrown shit.

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Six wrote: »
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

    Run away like a ninny and shoot them with rocket launchers until they get weak enough, absorb, repeat until cutscene.

    That's the first difficult section of the game. There aren't many other parts that bitchslap you with difficulty like that, but there are a few.

    Rust on
  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Six wrote: »
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

    This fight is pretty much entirely to teach you the wonders of the Dodge-Roll. Get in a few hits, roll away. They start a combo? Roll away.

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  • X Pr3dat0R XX Pr3dat0R X Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Houn wrote: »
    Six wrote: »
    Ok, I was enjoying this game right up until this first fight with a bunch of hunters. What the hell? I keep getting my ass kicked over and over.

    This fight is pretty much entirely to teach you the wonders of the Dodge-Roll. Get in a few hits, roll away. They start a combo? Roll away.

    Someone coughs three blocks away...
    You get the drill

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  • malkothmalkoth Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    im kinda dissapointed in the Curb Stomp skill, i dont see the need for it really, unless its for hunters you just suplexed?

    awesome game however, i gambled my 50 bucks and came out a winner

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  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Houn wrote: »
    I'm assuming that there is a new thread starting soon? I have a few more pages to read before i get to the end of this one...

    Request:
    Could someone (Morninglord perhaps) maybe write up a quick noob's guide to character building? I am just starting out, and there are so many tempting choices for upgrades... What would be the things to do right away? Things to avoid? This might be a great addition to the new OP...

    Thoughts?
    You're given so much EP, it's not hard to max out; and if there's something you really want right now, do an event or two and you can buy it; takes 10 minutes.

    This stops being true about 70% in, when the upgrades start at 700k EP and go up to 1.5 Million EP. Missions award, what, 200k, in exchange for tears. Kill Infected Water Towers for EP. They are worth a bunch, and they drop more (yellow orbs), and they are all over the place, and easy to kill.

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Houn wrote: »
    I'm assuming that there is a new thread starting soon? I have a few more pages to read before i get to the end of this one...

    Request:
    Could someone (Morninglord perhaps) maybe write up a quick noob's guide to character building? I am just starting out, and there are so many tempting choices for upgrades... What would be the things to do right away? Things to avoid? This might be a great addition to the new OP...

    Thoughts?
    You're given so much EP, it's not hard to max out; and if there's something you really want right now, do an event or two and you can buy it; takes 10 minutes.

    This stops being true about 70% in, when the upgrades start at 700k EP and go up to 1.5 Million EP. Missions award, what, 200k, in exchange for tears. Kill Infected Water Towers for EP. They are worth a bunch, and they drop more (yellow orbs), and they are all over the place, and easy to kill.

    I'm at that part now, and instead I just have 2 million EP to spare.

    The EP you gain scales, so it's never that much of a concern.

    Rust on
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited June 2009
    new thread time

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