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KingIsaacLinksr · February 16, 2013, 10:06:31 AM

Quote from: X on February 16, 2013, 08:17:07 AM
Or it could just be the video settings. The image looks good if not a bit gray

Its not the graphics that we're just pointing out though, the gameplay elements from the demo and the final product are no where near the same. Watch the turret section. The final game has you sitting there doing nothing while the demo has a huge blasting section with the xenos. Its things like that.

X · February 16, 2013, 10:09:30 AM

Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on February 16, 2013, 10:06:31 AM
Quote from: X on February 16, 2013, 08:17:07 AM
Or it could just be the video settings. The image looks good if not a bit gray

Its not the graphics that we're just pointing out though, the gameplay elements from the demo and the final product are no where near the same. Watch the turret section. The final game has you sitting there doing nothing while the demo has a huge blasting section with the xenos. Its things like that.

I get what you're saying, but we don't know what part of the story they took that scene from and when the aliens were coming. I think it's hard to judge that when we do't have the context for the scene.

Bryancd · February 16, 2013, 10:11:20 AM

I have the PC version and will start playing tonight. Someone over at the RPF posted screen grabs of the pC version and I think it looks great.

ChrisMC · February 16, 2013, 10:19:33 AM

From what I understand the PC graphics are WAY better than the console version, so there's that at least.

Bryancd · February 16, 2013, 02:36:25 PM

OK playing right now and I think the graphics look really good. Keep in mind I am playing on a 1 year old iMac not set up as a gaming desktop and running Windows 7 in my partition drive but it's smooth and vibrant. I love sneaking around the Sulaco. Getting used to the controls, playing the Soldier difficulty. Aliens have made me jump a few times. They aren't the sharpest tools in the shed but I have been killed twice. So far I am having fun!

Oh, and make sure you close the doors behind you.

KingIsaacLinksr · February 16, 2013, 04:22:26 PM

Quote from: Bryancd on February 16, 2013, 02:36:25 PM
OK playing right now and I think the graphics look really good. Keep in mind I am playing on a 1 year old iMac not set up as a gaming desktop and running Windows 7 in my partition drive but it's smooth and vibrant. I love sneaking around the Sulaco. Getting used to the controls, playing the Soldier difficulty. Aliens have made me jump a few times. They aren't the sharpest tools in the shed but I have been killed twice. So far I am having fun!

Oh, and make sure you close the doors behind you.

Then the graphic comparisons must be coming from the console versions. Which would make sense, since the PS3 and Xbox 360 are 7+ years old and can't handle the same graphic intensity that PCs can. Its why I wish Microsoft and Sony would hurry the heck up and release the next-gen consoles.

*continues to ponder*

Bryancd · February 16, 2013, 04:28:52 PM

What I will concede that others have said so far is the xeno AI is limited and the Alien blood should hurt more. :) But when you fight other Marines, they are very clever.

KingIsaacLinksr · February 23, 2013, 09:10:14 PM

Been a while since I posted an actual review and this is my shortened review of Miasmata:

http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/kings-shortened-review-miasmata/

The first game in a long time to completely break my immersion of it. Yeah...enjoy!

KingIsaacLinksr · February 26, 2013, 11:09:07 PM

New stuffs!

My Greenlight Musings series continues with the 5th group of games approved to show up on Steam. Feels a bit heavy on the RPG side though...
http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/kings-greenlight-musing-of-the-fifth-batch-of-games-approved/

Gareth and I continue our Portal 2 series and having lots of fun with it. We also find out that walking through Portals is dangerous...
[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/4WOVCiQieJA[/embed]

Finally, I failed something fierce in this latest episode of Cthulhu Saves the World.
[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/12x1ENioJDc[/embed]

School continues to remain busy but I've been doing this stuff on the side to keep myself sane. Some of this is long overdue for publishing.

Enjoy!

KingIsaacLinksr · March 09, 2013, 01:50:53 PM

At long last, I finally post my first videogame review of 2013. Its an interesting sidescrolling game with a mix of strategy and platforming genres: A Valley Without Wind 2...

http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/kings-videogame-review-a-valley-without-wind-2/

I've also been busy overhauling and updating my website for the past couple of weeks. It now has a new design and look with a new home page. Check it out: http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/

Enjoy!

KingIsaacLinksr · March 11, 2013, 06:31:59 PM

I've published a few more vids since last I posted about them:

Latest Portal 2 episode has Gareth and I falling into a bunch of pits. Dunno why that happened this episode, but it did. Its also the first episode where I do not have mic issues.
[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/sHWZIAcEEKA[/embed]

I also do more exploring in the Heroes dungeon for Cthulhu Saves The World here:
[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/z_d5Dve2CgY[/embed]

Enjoy

KingIsaacLinksr · March 26, 2013, 08:26:06 PM

I have a new series up on my channel about this different kind of game called Shattered Haven. Enjoy!

[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/d-lVPaT7Z20[/embed]

I've also been uploading quite a few Portal 2 and Cthulhu Saves The World episodes since last I posted so you can check those out on my channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KingIsaacLinksr

Thanks for watching! Nothing really new on the blog front, been focused on this for a while. I'll get back to it soon enough.

KingIsaacLinksr · March 31, 2013, 05:40:37 PM

And another new, occasionally released series has been started on my channel. This is a series on FTL: Faster Than Light where I focus on the modding community and highlight some great mods that have been created. I've already uploaded two episodes with more to come soon(TM). These episodes are on the Star Trek Universe mod and I get to command the USS Enterprise E. :)

[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/1jQREQo9kU8[/embed]

[embed=425,349]http://youtu.be/v7WcJp9KSu0[/embed]

Enjoy!

It's back to the blog and school this next week. Yay for Spring Term.

-King

KingIsaacLinksr · June 03, 2013, 08:02:27 PM

I haven't posted ~~here~~ in this thread since March 31st. Ouch. And I haven't posted on my blog since mid April. Double ouch. The very basic version of why I've been gone is due to college obligations, some serious real-life stuff that I don't want to talk about right now and being just plain busy. Life just hasn't been the same since January... But I'm coming back soon and hopefully stronger than ever. So I wrote a ridiculously long post about my future plans for my internet-related stuff and a few other tidbits.

http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/tims-update-about-my-twitter-account-my-youtube-channel-the-blogs-course-and-much-more/

My channel has been (barely) holding up in the mean time. Been posting more Portal 2 fun with my great friend UKGareth316, more adventures in Cthulhu and Shattered Haven with a light topping of FTL modding experiences of a Star Trek theme. You can check it all out on my channel as I'm not going to link every single vid here. That's just spammy and I think the mods will slap me for doing that ;).

www.youtube.com/kingisaaclinksr

Enjoy.