Dick Justice
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No. Played UC2 recently, and skipping cutscenes results in a loading screen.
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Max Payne 3 |OT| Funny as hell, we couldn't decide on a sub-title
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You are being very over sensitive.
JumpingTheGun
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If some of you cant sit still for 60 seconds, and grab a drink within that time or take a piss, or check your FB status then I don't know what to tell you. A minute wait is fucking nothing.
yeah i know...thisisneogafdude.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Unskippable cutscenes are terrible, hope there's something we don't know about that yet. If it comes down to it, I'd at least want a PC mod for that.
No, it's you being hyper-defensive as all hell. A fucking minute to load a multiplayer map is a pain in the ass.
Dick Justice
Banned
Considering how R*'s previous games have had pretty decent load times for the most part (I know GTA 4 had fast loading times because it had one long load when you started it up), people have a right to complain about it. No need to be overly defensive about it, it's pretty ridiculous that the load times are this long just to start up a multiplayer game.
plagiarize
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i don't have it yet, and won't have it for a couple of weeks, but i don't mind the sound of that, since the last man standing feature is kind of a 'last chance' affair right? if you consistantly stayed alive i wouldn't like the sound of it. i think the way to look at it more, is that you cheated death every time you didn't die.
MDSLKTR
Member
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WTF is this? First time I order a collector edition in years only to get that?? And no artbook? Switching to regular, I'm not paying 40 extra dollars for a bullet key chain and 4 black and white postcards.
How does the game handle death, by the way? Does it hit you with a lengthy load screen each time you die or do you just jump back into the game? THAT is a quite a valid concern, I think.
It's not that people don't have the patience, rather, I feel it takes away from the polish present elsewhere in the title. It shows a lack of optimization in the engine and prevents the game from flowing smoothly from round to round.
It doesn't make it unplayable by any means, but it's a perfectly valid criticism that shouldn't be overlooked.
So you wouldn't mind these loading times then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VzmQiJNFfQ
You're being hyper-defensive here.
It's not that people don't have the patience, rather, I feel it takes away from the polish present elsewhere in the title. It shows a lack of optimization in the engine and prevents the game from flowing smoothly from round to round.
It doesn't make it unplayable by any means, but it's a perfectly valid criticism that shouldn't be overlooked.
So you wouldn't mind these loading times then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VzmQiJNFfQ
So was I and, no, it doesn't always. It's hit or miss depending on the situation.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Sixty seconds is a long load time for a game, especially for multiplayer maps. Like, I know that in the grand scheme of things a minute is not a long time, but in the context of a game that's a really shitty load time.
mysticwhip
Banned
depends on how you load the game. I fit's chapter select then you're gonna get loading screens.
JumpingTheGun
Banned
The load times are most likely due to the fact of the level of detail within the environments and getting everything synced with the Social Club. Who knows. Alls I can say is, I barely play multiplayer games. Max Payne 3 will be the first mulitplayer game I've sunk my teeth into since RDR and before that it was the original fucking Goldeneye. Sue me if I don't find map load times exceeding 15 seconds a major pain in the ass and experience killing.
Oh shit, that was a real gun!? lol
IGN Live
http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/05/14/ign-live-presents-max-payne-3
I think it is about to start.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/05/14/ign-live-presents-max-payne-3
I think it is about to start.
Hahahaha.
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Cutscenes I don't mind at all. I loved MGS4. As long as the story is enjoyable I'm fine.
Long loading times though? Fuck that. Hopefully the PC shits on the loading times.
You see a quick multi panel shot of Payne dying then you'll restart at a checkpoint which are, I believe pretty close to every gun fight.
Yeah, I didn't mean to make it sound like it was a huge setback for the game but it does make things really frustrating, especially on the later difficulty levels. I suppose that it'll get easier when you unlock golden guns with unlimited ammo.
SafeinSound
Member
Not really all that surprised at some of the reviews this game has been getting.
Dacon
Banned
How's this a bad thing?
The original Max Payne games are the same. Staying still for too long in a gunfight was suicide and it didn't keep them from being amazing experiences.
SafeinSound
Member
I MIGHT be awake. If I am, I'll hit you up.
Visualante2
Member
This is why I don't go in |OT| threads, anyone who is critical about a game is told to leave the thread. Have any PC websites checked to see if load times are better on SSD? Good ports you start considering SSD users if they're going to mask loads with bink videos.
Don't think we'll see anything like that, to do with the pc version, for a little bit longer. It's two weeks tomorrow, until it's out on the PC in the states I think.
Yeah, no.
When in the later stages of the game you'll be dying a lot with (as many reviews suggest) oddly placed checkpoints, watching the same damn cutscene over and over and over and over everytime you make a mistake, it's a dumbfuck gamedesign decision, however you spin it.
The reason so many people loved games like Super Meat Boy or Dustforce, is because the failure it's not frustrating, you're right back into the game; while Max Payne 3 can't have the same fluidity, having to sit in front of the same dialogue/scene 15 times will be a torture, later on.
I already hate the stupid death screens in Batman AA/AC, but at least those are skippable.
I also hate games that place checkpoints right BEFORE a lenghty unskippable cutscene, but then again, GTA4 had some of the worst checkpoints placement i've ever seen (oh sure, i will cross the whole city again, just to have another shot) so it's nothing new for Rockstar, i guess.
It will very likely have an impact on the multiplayer's longevity. A minute is a long time to wait. People are conditioned to quick matchmakingi times ala COD.
MMaRsu
Member
What do you mean? In old max payne games you could kill the attackers and you could explore the enviroment at your leisure until you ran into another group of baddies.
Why exactly?
XANDER CAGE
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They should have just left it unpainted, the actual modeling is quite nice but that paintjob is turribul.
Yea games with instant spawn are infinitely better than those without.
GTA checkpoints can screw themselves. Totally right on them being horrendous.
plagiarize
Banned
well, do we know how much of that 60 seconds is loading and how much is matchmaking? the game isn't out properly yet, so if a good percentage of that IS matchmaking, we could see those times come down with more players.
if we know that's all straight loading... well, i can just hug my PC for a while
maybe buy a high speed usb stick if it's too slow loading from HD.Dark posted this in the review thread. I've been wanting more impressions from other outlets as well. The footage looks pretty good though. It's not a hands on from Gaf but it is something I suppose.
Yeah the GTA4 one was just a jab, of course (the games are nothing alike) but the major point still stands, you can have a difficult game, but you should try to make the superfluous stuff as little frustrating as possible, imo.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Dude... calm down. If it's an issue for them, it's an issue for them. It's not one for you, that's great. It's not really one for me either. But don't jump down their throat because it's an aspect that they don't like. Something like that is a con for some people.
We can only do that with Angry Fork.
The cutscenes in this game look pretty awesome, so I'm fine with them. They're used to mask loading times, so... I'd rather have that than a static load screen.
Might have to repaint that statue myself. Never done that before, could be fun.
AllBusinessJr
Member
Same happened to me over an hour ago. Amazon rep told me to refuse delivery and put a note on my file so I don't take a ding on it. That statute is terribad.
No, I agree. I just meant that R* had seemingly improved from IV's shitty checkpoints.
Seems like that and possibly a few other issues are growing pains from them attempting a more linear game
Oh btw, there are times where you get penalized for exploring, which is akin to dying.
You'll find out here and there during your go around with the game.
shooting is assigned to R2 on the PS3? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwbcrCj6m
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ Rockstar. How could this be possible?!!!
Definitely not buying it on PS3 now! Shame because I wanted the game on a single disc.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
What is the alternative?
You can swap it to R1. The options are there. Come on, dude.
Scott32020
Member
"...And the people of Gotham...who I will be seeing very, very soon!"
Over and over (just finished AA lol)
The perfect Dark
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GB Quicklook: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/3/
JumpingTheGun
Banned
Calm is enchanced. Thank you.
wait wait .. where did you see that?
AgentOtaku
Member
Devs confirmed on twitter awhile ago
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Rockstar themselves said you can switch to R1. You could do the same thing for RDR, the option was patched in. For Max Payne, they have that option from the outset.