polyh3dron
Banned
Played a couple games last night and it was WAY laggier than the beta.
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Fat Princess |OT| Misogynistic Cake
- Thread starter KilgoreTrout
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I'm thinking of buying this right now. I'm kind of on the fence though, there's so much complaining in this thread about bugs and connection issues that I'm wondering if they're game breaking. Or more importantly, is there a good long lasting game underneath? It looks like a lot of fun, but it's hard for me to judge if it'll last without actually having played it.
Should I just go for it?
Should I just go for it?
VGChampion
Member
Lumine said:
Yes. I've played for about 3 hours now and barely lag. Every now and then I get lag which is just freezes the screen for about a second. It doesn't really feel laggy at all. At least for me. There's a good amount of levels so I'm hoping it has legs to continue on because I really enjoy the game. Lived up to the hype in my opinion.
LukeT said:
Well the vast majority of players are mutes, but they seem to be getting on fine.
My plan to hold out and wait till people have posted their impressions of how the online is holding up didn't really work; I downloaded it as soon as it was on the store. :/
Glad I did though!
The game is ridiculously fun. It's faaar too early to judge how long the game's charm will hold, but after sinking a few hours into the online modes it immediately reminds me of the likes of Bomberman and Worms.
Completely different games of course, but it's just as addictive and compelling as both of those and it's just as easy to get into too.
British Monsoon
Member
Just played for about 3 hours in a row with next to no lag for the entire time - matchmaking just doesn't work for me, so I just set up a room and after a game or two it's full of people. First I set up a game of Soccer, but for some reason it changed to Team Deathmatch after one round - had about 3 or so TDM games, but it's a real clusterfuck and gets boring quick. Then I set up a normal game and had an excellent 3 games with some American dudes - I don't have a mic, but i'll definetly be getting one, it was much easier playing with a bunch of guys who use theirs, even if I can't communicate back.
Oh yeah, if the guy who was capturing the princess and I accidently turned him into a chicken is reading this...yeah, sorry, my bad
Also, if you're the host is there any way to change the gametype in-between matches?
Oh yeah, if the guy who was capturing the princess and I accidently turned him into a chicken is reading this...yeah, sorry, my bad
Also, if you're the host is there any way to change the gametype in-between matches?
GhostofGraceKelly
Banned
the game was too laggy to enjoy
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
It reminds me of a little known PS1 game called Team Buddies.HunkyDory said:Well the vast majority of players are mutes, but they seem to be getting on fine.
My plan to hold out and wait till people have posted their impressions of how the online is holding up didn't really work; I downloaded it as soon as it was on the store. :/
Glad I did though!
The game is ridiculously fun. It's faaar too early to judge how long the game's charm will hold, but after sinking a few hours into the online modes it immediately reminds me of the likes of Bomberman and Worms.
Completely different games of course, but it's just as addictive and compelling as both of those and it's just as easy to get into too.
As far as character balance goes, it is quite good. Every class (and upgraded class) has a distinct role that is almost always useful in any situation.
The only thing I would say is 'broke' so far is the Priest. It is waaaaaaaayy too easy for a good priest to have at least double the score of anyone else in the game by the end. If the game 'ranks' you in comparison to how everyone else in the game did, you can lose your ranks pretty fast if you don't keep up.
Freakin' Kilgore getting 2,000 something points every game just using the priest. I dropped from Lieutenant to Corporal in like 3 games because of him
The only thing I would say is 'broke' so far is the Priest. It is waaaaaaaayy too easy for a good priest to have at least double the score of anyone else in the game by the end. If the game 'ranks' you in comparison to how everyone else in the game did, you can lose your ranks pretty fast if you don't keep up.
Freakin' Kilgore getting 2,000 something points every game just using the priest. I dropped from Lieutenant to Corporal in like 3 games because of him
KilgoreTrout
Banned
GG, everyone.
Some more GAF games in an hour or so. I gotta update the online thread, and eat.
I haven't had bad lag yet, but I've been the host nearly every game I've played. :lol
Some more GAF games in an hour or so. I gotta update the online thread, and eat.
I haven't had bad lag yet, but I've been the host nearly every game I've played. :lol
JKTrix said:As far as character balance goes, it is quite good. Every class (and upgraded class) has a distinct role that is almost always useful in any situation.
The only thing I would say is 'broke' so far is the Priest. It is waaaaaaaayy too easy for a good priest to have at least double the score of anyone else in the game by the end. If the game 'ranks' you in comparison to how everyone else in the game did, you can lose your ranks pretty fast if you don't keep up.
Freakin' Kilgore getting 2,000 something points every game just using the priest. I dropped from Lieutenant to Corporal in like 3 games because of him
Good games everyone, and gratz KilgoreTrout for getting Warlord, you cheapy cheap priest!
GAF games should ne flowcharted :lol
Start -> Workers -> get some wood / metal -> Can we upgrage the priest? Yes / no
Yes: Whoo!
No: More wood / metal!
Priest is still my most played class, but I'm starting to like the mage too, especially after the upgrade. Freeze!
Anyway, as there is a break going on right now, if you want to get invited to the Fat Princess gaf chat add me on PSN and I'll invite you.
GAF games should ne flowcharted :lol
Start -> Workers -> get some wood / metal -> Can we upgrage the priest? Yes / no
Yes: Whoo!
No: More wood / metal!
Priest is still my most played class, but I'm starting to like the mage too, especially after the upgrade. Freeze!
Anyway, as there is a break going on right now, if you want to get invited to the Fat Princess gaf chat add me on PSN and I'll invite you.
KilgoreTrout
Banned
Gonna go send off some bills and then we can get another GAF room going.
GAF room going in about 30 minutes. If you aren't my friend and want to join up, add Halba.
GAF room going in about 30 minutes. If you aren't my friend and want to join up, add Halba.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Haven't won a game yet and I thought for sure we were going to win that last one. Damn time limit.
bluemax said:
I agree wholeheartedly. It can get way too frantic at times. I think I'd probably be happier setting it to 24 players or possibly even less.
As far as balance goes the early game perhaps goes a bit too quickly, but the late game tends to drag on with almost nothing to distinguish the middle phase either.
I've also found far too many little things that aren't covered at all by the skimpy instructions. They really need to explain every little bit up front. Even the upgraded weapons or the function of the potion (it turns people into chickens) aren't explained initially. As much as I like to have proper instructions it's even more important here because if it isn't (and even if it was it might not stem this enough) you'll have a lengthy stream of people constantly asking questions over the chat. It shouldn't be trial-and-error and possibly bugging everyone else to learn how to play and all the various functions. It should be neatly spelled out in the manual.
Speaking of which... has anyone figured out the details on the halo? I noticed that you start with one (I'm guessing it makes you invincible for a few seconds after you spawn), but if you keep healing someone past full you'll get them, or something like them, as well.
Ken Masters
Banned
the lag really that bad? I didn't expect this from a Sony title
Drame said:
Ehh... I think workers should upgrade first and not just because I usually spend most of my time as one. The reason is because the worker upgrade is probably the most significant of any of the upgrades. It allows workers to actually fight other classes and have a more or less equal chance of winning. Priest, though, I'd agree as the second. It adds a crucial ability that turns the Priest from just a defensive support class to a more offensive support class. The rest of them? Eh... varying degrees of who even really notices? A lot of the upgrades seem pretty weak and uninteresting. I don't think the Ranger's gun is blockable by Warriors though, but even then the rest of them are much more about trade-offs and personal style. The Worker and Priest are crucial abilities.
I also think that in recent GAF games we've had too much of a Worker rush at the start. It makes us vulnerable to an early rush on the princess and it prevents us from seizing territory early on and being able to hold it as well as we could otherwise. One worker can easily clear a field quickly if they're good at it (remember kids, throw the resources into the towers, don't waste time walking them over there). Having too many people as we have been just wastes manpower.
Ken Masters said:
I've had terrible lag in the few random games I could actually get into (and then the host would disconnect or leave at the end of the round without fail), but when I was playing in Kilgore's GAF games it ran almost as well as when I was hosting it myself. Then again, that's me personally. I live fairly close (San Francisco -> Salt Lake City) compared to someone on the other side of the country or outside the US altogether.
xenorevlis
Member
Seems to be happening some, less to others.Ken Masters said:
I noticed a tiny bit last night at my friends (granted, my PS3 was also downloading at the same time over the network since he shared FP with me).
About to jump on; I'm xenorevlis on PSN. Playing Fat Princes, Wipeout, BlazBlue, Motorstorm 2, etc. etc.
JKTrix said:As far as character balance goes, it is quite good. Every class (and upgraded class) has a distinct role that is almost always useful in any situation.
The only thing I would say is 'broke' so far is the Priest. It is waaaaaaaayy too easy for a good priest to have at least double the score of anyone else in the game by the end. If the game 'ranks' you in comparison to how everyone else in the game did, you can lose your ranks pretty fast if you don't keep up.
Freakin' Kilgore getting 2,000 something points every game just using the priest. I dropped from Lieutenant to Corporal in like 3 games because of him
Its very true.
Even in beta that was one of the feedback points harped on over and over was to weaken the priests.
A good group of 3, 2 priests and a warrior or mage is unstoppable.
But its a ton of fun.
Drame said:
I normally would, but I usually spend the entire match as a worker anyway.
Oh and why in the hell do I have to return to base to get my upgraded hat? It feels like there are a ton of tiny little flaws and weird decisions. It really feels slightly unfinished. Not just the bits that are in need of serious patching, but the bits where they maybe should have done some more beta testing or had some picky friends by to help smooth out the rough edges.
AndyD said:
Part of that is because the control scheme makes it really hard to switch your lock-on and switch it effectively. Otherwise it'd be a lot easier to try and target the priest. At the same time it also makes it pretty tough as a priest to try and switch and be certain you're healing the right person. Not to mention those little health indicators being kind of small and with the chaos of all the people fighting it often turns into spray-and-pray.
At least a Dark Priest can't suck you completely dry. They still need to get in there and whack you or have someone else deliver the coup de grâce.
Played through the single player campaign today, it's quite short, 7 chapters, but quite enjoyable.
Each chapter has a different gameplay objective, so while in one map you may be attempting to reclaim your princess, in another you might be playing all-out war via team deathmatch, or you might be playing Invasion, in which your goal is to claim as many outposts as possible, lessening the other team's score until it reaches zero. Each chapter takes place on it's own level, and some are fiendishly tricky, especially the volcanic one, where the lava surges and subsides constantly, forcing you to make sure that the ground you're standing on is a stable section where lava isn't going to overtake you and kill you instantly as it rises up.
There's a variety of different modes in the campaign, and while it's relatively short, each one can also be played in online/offline skirmishes against people and/or bots (no offline multi though).
There's also Soccer, which is a blast to play, even though it's hella hard to control that stupid ball, but hats are constantly dropped onto the field from the crowd, so you can pick them up and equip a class while playing, giving you an upper hand. My fave was equipping the Worker and building a fake goalie. Grin
Then there's the Gladiator mode, in which you select a class, and attempt to survive against wave after wave of opponents in an arena surrounded by cheering fans. Very Roman-esque, and very enjoyable.
All in all, there's plenty here to keep you busy solo, and when you toss the online component on top of that, you've got a nice little package here. Definitely worth picking up. Thumbs up
I recommend playing the campaign first, before jumping online, as it teaches you all of the tricks and skills you're going to need when playing against the tougher opposition of real people.
Each chapter has a different gameplay objective, so while in one map you may be attempting to reclaim your princess, in another you might be playing all-out war via team deathmatch, or you might be playing Invasion, in which your goal is to claim as many outposts as possible, lessening the other team's score until it reaches zero. Each chapter takes place on it's own level, and some are fiendishly tricky, especially the volcanic one, where the lava surges and subsides constantly, forcing you to make sure that the ground you're standing on is a stable section where lava isn't going to overtake you and kill you instantly as it rises up.
There's a variety of different modes in the campaign, and while it's relatively short, each one can also be played in online/offline skirmishes against people and/or bots (no offline multi though).
There's also Soccer, which is a blast to play, even though it's hella hard to control that stupid ball, but hats are constantly dropped onto the field from the crowd, so you can pick them up and equip a class while playing, giving you an upper hand. My fave was equipping the Worker and building a fake goalie. Grin
Then there's the Gladiator mode, in which you select a class, and attempt to survive against wave after wave of opponents in an arena surrounded by cheering fans. Very Roman-esque, and very enjoyable.
All in all, there's plenty here to keep you busy solo, and when you toss the online component on top of that, you've got a nice little package here. Definitely worth picking up. Thumbs up
I recommend playing the campaign first, before jumping online, as it teaches you all of the tricks and skills you're going to need when playing against the tougher opposition of real people.
DeathNote said:
If you like games where teamwork is the key element to win the game, I think you should.
AndyD said:
Hahaa! Never thought about that, will give it a run in the following games.
To be honest, Titan should really re-think the rank system. You gain ranks really fast, but you also lose them really fast, if you play badly of course, but you wont gain anything from them.
I would love if the classes look would depend on your rank.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
Why am I so bad at this game? Played a couple matches and everything just felt very stalemate and chaotic.
Drame said:I'm sorry for the sluggish speed on the chat invites, but even I have to eat sometime!
The game hasn't begun yet, so nothing has been lost
Please add your Gaf nick and words "Gaf Fat Princess" to the message as well, for easier sorting.
Eat? Bah... I started playing last night some time around midnight last night and it took Kilgore taking a break and no longer hosting to get me to stop at 11 something this morning.
Then again I've been having a bad couple weeks since picking up some stuff I've wanted for a while at that Gamestop sale. inFamous got into me bad and the only way to get it out of my system was getting addicted to another game... too many new games exerting their siren pull on me and now FP is doing the same. Does sleeping at night really have to be such a challenging goal?