Square Triangle
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luka said:
So wait..why are we spoiling the ending to the original? There are a lot of people in here who are going through the first one for the first time since it's packaged with it.
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Alice: Madness Returns |OT|
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So wait..why are we spoiling the ending to the original? There are a lot of people in here who are going through the first one for the first time since it's packaged with it.
No, I never had a PC growing up so I never got to play the game on there. I'm playing it on the 360 via the online pass that came with Madness Returns.luka said:
The game looks surprisingly good for an 11 year old game and it runs smoothly but it's pretty rough with a gamepad, the jump is horrible.
I'm glad I glossed over the spoilers. I'm not sure if I'm going straight to Madness Returns or not yet.
Sorry. The story is such a non-entity that I didn't think anyone would give a shit. It's like spoiling the ending for Quake. The best part of the game is the atmosphere and dialogue. Plus, I mean, the ending is basically given away in most of the previews and the opening for the sequel.Square Triangle said:
AwesomeSauce
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Square Triangle said:
I think the PS3 version is missing a layer of the ground texture. Is it like that through the whole level? Maybe it's only like that for that level and the other levels are probably identical.
cleveridea
Member
so are these extra costumes and weapons coming to the gamersgate buyers?
Square Triangle
Member
These costumes on consoles now?
Outtrigger888
Member
Square Triangle said:
I believe you have to buy the 2$ DLC and you get all of them plus the weapons. It was a preorder bonus as the file is 108kb
jaundicejuice
Member
I'm gonna have to head out to a brick n' mortar to pick a copy up later tonight, that giantbomb playthrough pretty much sold me on the game.
I've got a GTX 480 but no seperate physx card, what's the recommended course of action there.
I've got a GTX 480 but no seperate physx card, what's the recommended course of action there.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Can't get original Alice HD off the EU PSN store. Seems like Sony haven't put it up yet
And the game is absolutely gorgeous. Gonna double-dip and get the complete collection off Origins. I have to experience this game on PC.
And the game is absolutely gorgeous. Gonna double-dip and get the complete collection off Origins. I have to experience this game on PC.
Square Triangle
Member
Combichristoffersen said:Can't get original Alice HD off the EU PSN store. Seems like Sony haven't put it up yet
From what I read you can ONLY get and play Alice if you own Madness on consoles.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
jaundicejuice said:
You'll probably be all right on medium physx. High doesn't seem to make too much of a difference anyway. At least to me.
Game is really great, and looks surprisingly good for an UE3 game.
Square Triangle said:
No you get it on PC too, and it even has 360 pad support. Unless you mean you can't buy it separately on consoles, in that case, I'm not sure.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Square Triangle said:
You get the updated version of the original if you buy the Complete Collection off Origins
Outtrigger888
Member
Square Triangle said:
Yup it comes up as DLC for madness returns, you access the game from the main menu
StevePharma said:
Have you got it on CD? I'm trying to locate one but can't seem to find anything out there yet apart from it being downloadable. Would really like a physical something to hold much like the original game had.
Want the art book as well, but that looks possibly a month or so away of being available again.
huh. Man age does shit things to some games. The original Alice was always only decent to me, but now it's borderline unplayable compared to so many platformer/adventure games that have come out. Standards have evolved too much in the genre. Meanwhile playing the original Alice has gave me much greater appreciation for the NEW Alice, which controls much more tightly and incorporates many of the advances of the platforming/adventure genre since that title first released. And of course it does have a really trippy, sight-seeing type art direction where every new area is kind of a joy to visit. As for the actual level design, as in the type of platforming challenges and such I've encountered so far, that has fair well been on the mediocre side but it's early.
Definitely exceeding my expectations and I'm mean as shit to games so...
Definitely exceeding my expectations and I'm mean as shit to games so...
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Deleted member 17706
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Well, I took the plunge with Origin and bought the Complete Collection. It only shows up as one item in the "My Games" list, though. Is it downloading both games, I wonder? The DL size is 9GB.
jaundicejuice
Member
LocoMrPollock said:
That's good to know, just in the middle of installing the game right now so I'll be able to test it out pretty quick. I think now that I own a few games that I like, that have physx support (Mirror's Edge and Mafia II) and wouldn't mind replaying, I might look into building my next rig with a dedicated phsyx card.
plagiarize
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i almost feel like i'm cheating playing it in 3D.Amir0x said:
reviewers just don't seem to get this game generally. looks like maybe EA didn't either with the lack of advertising.
BioGenesis
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Just gonna pop in and say that this game is awesome and is one more reason to ignore game reviews
bababouille
Member
Chapter 4:
Wow. What a game.
epitome of gaming right there.
Yeah.LocoMrPollock said:
Combichristoffersen is wondering (I think
) why he can't buy the original on the EU-PS Store, but on consoles to get the original you have to redeem the code/online pass in the game-menu and can only access the game through the Madness Returns menu.On PC, you get the original by buying the Complete Collection. Regular PC copies don't include an online pass/voucher to get the original game.
Basically, the original game is DLC for Madness Returns in consoles as not only you can only access it through the game; but the 6 achievements you can earn are also tied to the achievements-list of MR.
Square Triangle
Member
I really hope people are reading OUR impressions and not the ridiculous reviews out there. You're missing out if you bookmark IGN.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
I am completely pissed that I bought the retail PC version of this, and got shit on. No DLC options, no remake, and the soundtrack I was promised..didn't even get THAT.
Rage all around.
And on top of all that, the retail version is lame as fuck. I got one slip of paper, in black and white, telling me how to install the game. God damn.
At least the game is fun, but fuck. I might just have to buy the complete collection, right now, and let my girlfriend have this one or something. Between the retail PC version, complete collection, and the art book..I might as well just fucking bend over and let McGee have his way with me at this point.
Rage all around.
And on top of all that, the retail version is lame as fuck. I got one slip of paper, in black and white, telling me how to install the game. God damn.
At least the game is fun, but fuck. I might just have to buy the complete collection, right now, and let my girlfriend have this one or something. Between the retail PC version, complete collection, and the art book..I might as well just fucking bend over and let McGee have his way with me at this point.
Nemesis_
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XeroSauce said:
I have the same question. I've heard that the second one's story draws a lot from the first one, hence why they've included it in the overall package.
I don't know what to do. I will probably just finish Alice and then start Madness Returns, unless I get distracted by FEAR3 and Shadows of the Damned too. =/
Thankfully holidays start in three days! Haha.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
In the main menu of the game, there's an option to read a quick history of Alice. It basically summarizes everything you need to know to get yourself up to speed. So if you don't mind some light reading, there's that option.
Otherwise..you could actually just jump into the game. So far(I'm only on Chapter 2), nothing has really been heavily referenced from past games. There's a few nods to the old game, but nothing about the story really relies on the player having played it before.
Otherwise..you could actually just jump into the game. So far(I'm only on Chapter 2), nothing has really been heavily referenced from past games. There's a few nods to the old game, but nothing about the story really relies on the player having played it before.
TwinIonEngines said:
Really the one negative is that the combat is definitely unimpressive as far as these things go. But it's unimpressive in a sort of inoffensive way. It works, it's shallow, but it works. It's not going to stop the rest of the game, which is actually rather well designed so far, from clicking if it does indeed click with you.
I dunno I'm still early going so I'll come with a fuller set of impressions when I nearer beat the game but so far, as someone who wasn't even particularly enamored with the first Alice game, this has really faaaar exceeded my expectations
jaundicejuice
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After I installed Alice, I registered my key in my Origin client, alongside my lonely copy of Darkspore, but when I tried to launch the game from the client, it always crashed on launch. You hear the beginning of the EA logo animation but never see anything and the game would just freeze. When I just double click on the executable itself, the game runs fine. Whatever.
Gonna run fraps and take some screenshots. The art direction in this game, or what little I've seen, is stunning. Walking through the orphanage and the streets of early industrial London was amazing, everyone is so fantastically ugly while the world so beautifully stylised.
Gonna run fraps and take some screenshots. The art direction in this game, or what little I've seen, is stunning. Walking through the orphanage and the streets of early industrial London was amazing, everyone is so fantastically ugly while the world so beautifully stylised.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Is this game worth a $60 purchase?
The Antitype
Banned
I made the mistake of renting this game. I'll be sending it back to Gamefly tomorrow.
And spending $60 to buy a copy of my own.
Amazing. Absolutely loving it.
And spending $60 to buy a copy of my own.
Amazing. Absolutely loving it.
Outtrigger888
Member
Alright put 2 hours into the game and so far have been really enjoying it. The graphics are really good for the 360 version, it can look like shit in areas but the art style keeps it from being a mess. The atmoshphere and enemys are pretty damn awesome, just somthing about fighting a troll with a giant fork or spoon. The combat is entertaining but nothing technical. The animation from melee to using the pepper shaker to dodging around has been fun to watch while alice's physics enduced hair flails around. So far its been a good gaf suggestion
EDIT: fuck it im biting on the 2$ DLC, first time ive boughten DLC of this nature. The dresses in the DLC are nowhere in the game correct?
EDIT: fuck it im biting on the 2$ DLC, first time ive boughten DLC of this nature. The dresses in the DLC are nowhere in the game correct?
Outtrigger888
Member
Alligatorjandro said:
Go to toys r us its 45$, or best buy priced matched it for me. Its not in there ad but there customer service looked it up on there computer. Also theres lots of hidden items in each chapter. So its replayable, plus it comes with the original. Id say its worth it for 60$