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Alice: Madness Returns |OT|
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JRW
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TheExodu5 said:
Im only running a single GTX 480 (i7 920 @ 3.6ghz) and get away with PhysX on High @ 1920x1080 the only downside is it drops into the 30fps range randomly (60fps set in alice .ini) but it looks much better with it on vs. Low so I decided to just live with it. Ive been meaning to try it without Vsync that might help balance out the framerate a bit.
Beat it. Missed plenty, though.
The story dresses gain special qualities once you've beaten the game. Ouch at the Royal Suit, though. Limits your health to 4 roses.
That sounds... unpleasant. I suppose if you want to prove that you're completely insane, you could play through the game on Nightmare wearing that dress
The story dresses gain special qualities once you've beaten the game. Ouch at the Royal Suit, though. Limits your health to 4 roses.
That sounds... unpleasant. I suppose if you want to prove that you're completely insane, you could play through the game on Nightmare wearing that dress
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
OP isn't very helpful. Is this game pretty good then? Is it a pure level based shooter/slasher, or a little more involved than that with decent puzzles or with action adventure style variety, or does it have a continuous world with some backtracking Metroid style, or what?
Alextended said:
The general consensus here is that yes it is good. It is a level based third person platformer with combat,with plenty of puzzles and lots of variety in the environments. No backtracking, the game is linear but with plenty of opportunities to go off the path to earn collectibles.
A Huge Battleship
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Finished the first chapter. Other than the cop out ending, it's been pretty awesome. Combat's keeping me on my toes, but then I'm playing on Nightmare for some reason.
WickedLaharl
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bought the weapons and dresses pack and now i wish i had started the game on the hardest difficulty lol.
Combichristoffersen
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Have any of you guys been able to get Alice 1 HD off the EU PSN store yet?
Combichristoffersen
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Dave1988 said:
Dammit, I've tried redeeming my code, and purchasing Alice 1 HD through Alice: Madness Returns, but neither option works. For some reason it seems like the game isn't up on the EU store >_>
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the feeling of finding secrets in this game is so good
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Rez said:
Some of the jumps getting to keyholes are downright tricky. So far in Chapter 3 some secret spots give you beautiful overlooks of the world. There was one where the color scheme changed and Alice was just a black shadow amongst a view of total white. It looked so good.
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pakkit said:
Alice is the first game I've played that I wish supported the PS3's photo capture mode. There have been times that I've positioned the camera just right, put the controller down, and taken a few minutes to appreciate in the beauty.
You guys are killing me. Between the positive impressions here and Ryan Davis' review, I'm on the verge of ignoring the negative reviews and picking this up. It sounds like an experience I'd really enjoy.
Unfortunately, the last poorly reviewed game GAF convinced me to buy was Two Worlds 2, and I ended up thinking that game was a clunky, unrefined mess.
Unfortunately, the last poorly reviewed game GAF convinced me to buy was Two Worlds 2, and I ended up thinking that game was a clunky, unrefined mess.
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Grisby said:
I honestly thought when this game said it had secret areas, "okay, they'll all be easy to find." Fuck no. I've seemingly scoured the levels and I'm still missing a shitload of stuff.
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Tokubetsu said:
Do they ever.
I mean, those sonsabitches start going invisible! With no way to really hear them because they're off in midair some place!
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU
brandonh83
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Chapter 2 went on too long but chapter 3 is some god tier shit, this is amazing. I can't stop playing.
Combichristoffersen
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Chiggs said:
inFamous 1 was decent enough, and I guess the sequel is more of the same, but Alice is so so so so good.
Buy Alice.
Edit: Anyone else who've been able to get Alice 1 off the EU store, or are Sony just slow and terrible as usual, and haven't put it up in Europe?
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Chiggs said:
Put it this way, I hate most video games these days. Hate them. In my opinion so many of them are riddled with poor design choices, uninspired art direction, bad voice acting, sloppy HUDs, shoehorned-in multiplayer, and downright boring game play.
But Alice... is something else entirely. I'm firmly convinced we won't see another game like this for a long, long time. It really is something special.
I personally want to shake the hands of the staff involved in making this game, simply because they took a huge chance with a game like this.
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Dizzy-4U said:
She sounds a lot like Lara croft in the newer games. She also did alice's voice in the first game.
I had no idea the cat is the same voice actor. This time he sounds almost completely different. The old voice sounded like Anthony Hopkins but this ne is much deeper
Joe Molotov
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Just made it to the Mysterious East. Pretty good stuff.
I want to buy the artbook, which is something I never do.
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I want to buy the artbook, which is something I never do.
Freeza Under The Shower
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dgenx said:
the maximum.
btw: people really should play the first game if they haven't already. This game really is a direct sequel with things from the previous game directly popping into this one.
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eshwaaz said:
If it makes any difference, this game is refined and generally technically solid. The controls are really great too.
Beat the game. Enjoyed it, but I do think it would have been top-tier quality if they'd gone with twice as many chapters at half the length. While each chapter has a defined end goal (find and talk to person X), the journey to get there can often feel plodding since you rarely really know how far along you've progressed in a chapter and since they go on for hours and hours they really can feel aimless after a while. Especially when they resort to reusing the chapter gimmick--I didn't so much mind Chapter 3's
, but the stupid
in chapter 5 was aggravating and felt like padding. Since the aesthetic is a huge part of why the game works, I'm guessing reviews would have been more forgiving of the same-y gameplay if the visuals changed more often.
Chapter 4 was pretty much perfect, though--it felt about the right length, moved you through things in a way that made sense, didn't over-rely on the
it used as its unique gameplay bit, and just completely worked.
I actually really appreciated the story, too. It was unobtrusive for the most part, mostly made sense at the end, and explained why the
were everywhere.
2D Platformer
Doll Head slide course thing
Chapter 4 was pretty much perfect, though--it felt about the right length, moved you through things in a way that made sense, didn't over-rely on the
Giant Alice
I actually really appreciated the story, too. It was unobtrusive for the most part, mostly made sense at the end, and explained why the
doll-headed Ruins
LocoMrPollock
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eshwaaz said:
Yeah, GAF burned me on that too. What a fuckin' turd that was. But rest easy, Alice is solid. The reviewers got it all wrong and I'm not sure why.
ColonialRaptor
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disappeared said:
I like this quote.
MarshMellow96
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Chiggs said:
Do yourself a favour and try to get both.
Combichristoffersen
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Seems like the Alice 1 code not working on the EU store is a common problem, and apparently EA don't know why it doesn't work, and seemingly recommended customers to wait for June 22nd. So it seems Sony fudged up the PSN release of Alice 1. Good job, Sony!
MrTroubleMaker
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Does changing AllowD3D10=False to True in AliceEngine.ini actually do anything? or change performance? Thanks
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disappeared said:
I would thank John Richotello and management of ea for giving an obscure ten year old franchise another chance. McGee and his team are very talented they should be making the AAA games of tomorrow not shovel ware for Facebook.