Ghost Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Releases here on the 8th of October. Argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I always want to go in there as I used to go in with my brother and mom when it was full of mega drive stuff. I think it used to have an upstairs?? But I went in a couple of years ago and it's just too expensive compared to other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2014 You might pay a few quid more for a brand new title but his trade in prices and range of second hand games means he'll always have me as a loyal customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) not only is it 900p on the Xbox, but it only runs at 30fps too There's a good list of native framerate comparisons here http://ca.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates But that link says the PS4 is 108op @30FPS. The PS4 version has an extra 180 pixels over the Xbone, so essentially they are pretty much the same? Edited October 2, 2014 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 not only is it 900p on the Xbox, but it only runs at 30fps too There's a good list of native framerate comparisons here http://ca.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates But that link says the PS4 is 108op @30FPS. The PS4 version has an extra 180 pixels over the Xbone, so essentially they are pretty much the same? It was listed as 1080@60 when I posted that link up, they obviously erred with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2014 How much is Neil charging for this? I paid £48 for MW2 from him a few years ago so I'd get it 3 days early, but I wouldn't pay extra now and I'd just wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Where is this Neil? In Brum somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2014 First impressions (a couple of hours in) - It looks incredible, beautiful level of detail and excellent lighting effects - The combat is very solid and intuitive and reminds me of a cross between Arkham Asylum / City and Assassins Creed - There doesn't appear to be a massive amount of variation in gameplay - but I put that down to how little i've played so far So, pretty impressed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Variety is my biggest concern, but hopefully if they've been inspired by Assassin's Creed and the Arkham games then there will be a fair few side missions and collectables to put break up the main storyline. Edited October 2, 2014 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 - There doesn't appear to be a massive amount of variation in gameplay - but I put that down to how little i've played so far I've read a bit on different forums about this game and that's what everyone keeps coming back to. It's a very good game but it's essentially lather, rinse, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Yes, played it a lot and I can tell you what the game entails. There are two open worlds, one you can later get after you progress in the story. In the same vain as FC3 or assassin`s creed, there are watch towers where you unlock a fast travel point. The maps are not huge, but adequate for what the game is about. You can ride two different types of monsters, which you can approach captains and stuff and fight with. There are small markers on the map that relates to your weapons. Bow, dagger and sword. Dagger is used in stealth, bow for long range or to blow up explosives and sword for fighting. These markers give you small objectives which will reward you with meridia point(I think that is what it's called) which you use for unlocks. You can also get these points by selling runes you pick up from captains you have killed. But most of all, you must love the fighting. The game mostly entails fighting no matter what you do, even when you are manipulating the nemesis system, you are still basically fighting. I personally found the nemesis system very intriguing because it made me contextualize certain battles and you kinda make up stories in your head as you go on. They can return even if you kill them, the only way to stop that is if you cut off their head. And when you do executions, it's not always the case that you do that. Bottom line is that if you don't like the batman type of combat, don't bother. Personally I haven't had this much fun with a game for such a long time, even if it's very repetitive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Thanks for the write up! I used to spend hours just roaming AC picking battles with the largest group of Templars I could find, so this could be up my street! Vandaq, do you have friends in the game or is he a lone wolf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2014 Thanks for the write up! I used to spend hours just roaming AC picking battles with the largest group of Templars I could find, so this could be up my street! Vandaq, do you have friends in the game or is he a lone wolf? Get your PS4 sorted Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Well, so far I have gone you only meet two other you interact with but it's very much in the vain that you are the only one in the world that is fighting this evil, if that makes sense. There are cutscenes where you see others but there is no village for the "common" folk or anything like that. So yes, he is very much a lone wolf. You do get the ability to "braid" after a while and then you can convert the orcs to fight for you. The only downside of this is that you cannot make them follow you which is a shame. Last part I will mention which is pretty important is that not all captains really roam about. You activate it in the same manner you activate a mission. So you go to the certain spot, you start it and then they can have a feast or having a showdown with another captain for instance. But on some you will see that it only reveals within an area they are, it highlights on the map in a green outline. On warchiefs, this will never be the case. It would have been so much fun if every single one of them where always roaming the map but it's not the case. As I said, some are so you can suddenly meet someone out in the wild but most of them are not. I thought this would ruin it a lot for me before I got but it didn't do that. You can also meet others there when you mess with them and in some cases I ended up fighting about 6 of them plus a lot of random orcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Shame it seems a bit repetitive but I absolutely adore the combat system in the Arkham games so I'm sure I'll have plenty of fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 It bears repeating: this game is repetitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Bit repetitive, but then the majority of good games are IMO. Only played a few hours, but loving it. Wonderful game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2014 One thing I will say is that this definitely isn't an easy game (which is a good thing). You really have to work on your strategies when taking on multiple enemies if you don't want to get overwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Yeah, I'd mostly on fought 1-2 at a time and done stealth kills, when I ended up fighting 7 or so, I ended up having to just run. It's nice to not have something so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2014 Yeah, I'd mostly on fought 1-2 at a time and done stealth kills, when I ended up fighting 7 or so, I ended up having to just run. It's nice to not have something so easy. I've found using the buildings and structures a decent tactic. Get up high and pick them off until they chase you, then get back to ground level and attack them coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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