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RAGE |OT| "It's done when it's done"
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I'm just about to leave Wellspring after cleaning up Dead City for the second time. The combat in this game is so good.
There's also a Quake easter egg in the Wasted Garage, a box of Quayola Quayons in the Ghost Hideout, and a Doom easter egg at a later point in the game.
Edit: What id should have done with the Quake room is, instead of placing the Shambler plush in the middle of the room for an easy grab-and-run, have you battle a Shambler which shrinks to plush size upon defeat, with the obtaining of the now-cute monstrosity tied to an aptly named "Ride the Lightning" achievement.
What does the console variant entail?
AgentOtaku said:
There's also a Quake easter egg in the Wasted Garage, a box of Quayola Quayons in the Ghost Hideout, and a Doom easter egg at a later point in the game.
Edit: What id should have done with the Quake room is, instead of placing the Shambler plush in the middle of the room for an easy grab-and-run, have you battle a Shambler which shrinks to plush size upon defeat, with the obtaining of the now-cute monstrosity tied to an aptly named "Ride the Lightning" achievement.
Wallach said:
What does the console variant entail?
JaseC said:
There's two phases; the first is like the "charge" phase where you point both sticks at certain nodes and hit the triggers (I think the more nodes you activate is what determines your health upon getting up), then the second phase the two nodes start in the center and slide towards the edges, where you hit the triggers when they're at both ends.
You can check it out in the Quick Look on Giant Bomb. Just seems a little more interesting than "hit E."
Install took me 18 minutes.
Graphics-
The streaming is bad,can't really turn without seeing textures fill in.Jaggies are worse for me though,massive jaggies!Looks ok overall,but nothing impressive to me.
Gameplay-
Got up to the sniper gun, seems pretty basic.Headshots are not instant death for pistol..lame!
Graphics-
The streaming is bad,can't really turn without seeing textures fill in.Jaggies are worse for me though,massive jaggies!Looks ok overall,but nothing impressive to me.
Gameplay-
Got up to the sniper gun, seems pretty basic.Headshots are not instant death for pistol..lame!
samus4ever
Banned
I have to say. I'm enjoying Rage a lot more than Dark Souls right now. The Dead Center mission sold me.
Dog Problems
Banned
Twinduct said:
You're about halfway through.
EvilDick34
Banned
Ok, where is this mini game or whatever i see as an achievement.
What is this STRUM i see in achievements???
AgentOtaku
Member
soulassssns
Banned
Im at Wellspring just before I have to upgrade to a larger vehicle for the sheriff. Loving the graphix and character animation.
perineumlick
Member
Dead City looked real nice when you first enter it, but once I got into the actual building some of the textures were laughable at best. When the game hits, it hits hard; when it misses though it really makes me long for the next generation of consoles. This trade-off is killing me; I want a game with the visual bells and whistles as an Uncharted or Gears, with the smooth, 60fps of Rage dammit!
Just finished a mission that dragged on for far too long; I literally fell asleep while battling the some lame enemy through what seemed like miles of the same factory rooms. First time I've felt that way while playing; combat is great otherwise. Dropping turrets is da bizniz!
Just finished a mission that dragged on for far too long; I literally fell asleep while battling the some lame enemy through what seemed like miles of the same factory rooms. First time I've felt that way while playing; combat is great otherwise. Dropping turrets is da bizniz!
Snkfanatic
Banned
Got my earlier freezing at a loading screen "fixed" I had to do some other quests then came back and it worked. ID there are other ways to tell me I can't go there yet lol
Loving the game so far, it still has micro stuttering from time to time and now some of the characters flicker when they are talking but this is all stuff that hopefully they will fix with a patch/new drivers. The textures don't seem to bother me to much anymore, the lag is barely there but the horrid textures are present from time to time. Even so it looks good from a distance...
Loving the game so far, it still has micro stuttering from time to time and now some of the characters flicker when they are talking but this is all stuff that hopefully they will fix with a patch/new drivers. The textures don't seem to bother me to much anymore, the lag is barely there but the horrid textures are present from time to time. Even so it looks good from a distance...
Joe Molotov
Member
Aww, if you have console enabled you don't get achievements. 
Alex Connolly
Member
WOO! Runs like a dream on my little laptop, looks a treat and plays like one as well.
Vindication. Especially being an ATI fellow. I was so damn frightened by all the tales of woe and despair, thinking my download this morning would end in nothing but frustration and angst. Not so.
The biggest thing that has stuck out for me is the level furnishing! It seems so lovingly put together, from the structures to the detritus, everything seems hand-crafted and intentional. My hope wavered, but damn, if id haven't come through with the goods. And, within a week, I trust everyone will have their game-on.
Vindication. Especially being an ATI fellow. I was so damn frightened by all the tales of woe and despair, thinking my download this morning would end in nothing but frustration and angst. Not so.
The biggest thing that has stuck out for me is the level furnishing! It seems so lovingly put together, from the structures to the detritus, everything seems hand-crafted and intentional. My hope wavered, but damn, if id haven't come through with the goods. And, within a week, I trust everyone will have their game-on.
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Because it's completely pointless and looks hideous.Gvaz said:
Joe Molotov
Member
Solo said:
Then how do I get them?
I just did the Wasted Garage and it popped a message saying "ACHIEVEMENTS ARE DISABLED BECAUSE THE CONSOLE HAS BEEN ENABLED!"
Joe Molotov
Member
Solo said:
John Carmack, why do you hate me?
Opus Angelorum
Member
UK GAF
Is this available to buy anywhere in store yet?
Is this available to buy anywhere in store yet?
Just saw the Breaking Bad Easter Egg. id, you're awesome.
This game is so good and it's way more open than I expected. Racing, looting and clearing out sewers, doing jumps, killing enemy buggies for cash, gambling...there's so much to do here.
I mostly bought this game to hold me over for Arkham City, but it now is one of my 2011 favorites.
This game is so good and it's way more open than I expected. Racing, looting and clearing out sewers, doing jumps, killing enemy buggies for cash, gambling...there's so much to do here.
I mostly bought this game to hold me over for Arkham City, but it now is one of my 2011 favorites.
I'm having a bit of fun. But I have to say, mindless shooting isn't as fun as it used to be. Even Bulletstorm did a better job of giving me context and motif, etc.
And looks wise, man this doesn't look bad. It looks good, but it looks good in a way that doesn't impress one bit. Actually the game looks like shit at times, with some of the texturing being surprisingly low res.
And looks wise, man this doesn't look bad. It looks good, but it looks good in a way that doesn't impress one bit. Actually the game looks like shit at times, with some of the texturing being surprisingly low res.
Having spent a couple hours last night playing the game, I have to say that I really like it. It's just what I had hoped for. It's a fantastic, beautiful shooter.
I can now more easily understand why people were drawing comparisons between this and Borderlands, but those similarities are really only superficial. Both games take place in similarly themed worlds, both feature towns where you receive missions from NPCs, and both have loot.
That's really where the similarities end, though. Unlike Borderlands, each mission you are sent on typically takes place within a unique level. Those levels are all expertly designed and exciting to play through. I always felt as if Borderlands never really did much with its level design and just had you fighting mobs of enemies until you reached an arbitrary objective. It never gave me the impression of fighting through well crafted stages.
I'm also very impressed with the visuals. Wellspring is absolutely stunning to explore. They absolutely nailed the atmosphere in a way that neither Borderlands or Fallout 3 could ever hope to. As I'm still playing on PS3, I must admit that I was genuinely shocked to see visuals of this quality running at 60 fps on a console. Really impressive stuff.
I can now more easily understand why people were drawing comparisons between this and Borderlands, but those similarities are really only superficial. Both games take place in similarly themed worlds, both feature towns where you receive missions from NPCs, and both have loot.
That's really where the similarities end, though. Unlike Borderlands, each mission you are sent on typically takes place within a unique level. Those levels are all expertly designed and exciting to play through. I always felt as if Borderlands never really did much with its level design and just had you fighting mobs of enemies until you reached an arbitrary objective. It never gave me the impression of fighting through well crafted stages.
I'm also very impressed with the visuals. Wellspring is absolutely stunning to explore. They absolutely nailed the atmosphere in a way that neither Borderlands or Fallout 3 could ever hope to. As I'm still playing on PS3, I must admit that I was genuinely shocked to see visuals of this quality running at 60 fps on a console. Really impressive stuff.
Speaking of Borderlands, playing Rage has reignited my interest in the Borderlands DLC. Back in May, I attempted to play it back-to-back with the game proper, but I burnt myself out barely 2-3 hours into the first additional chapter/episode/whatever. ~35 hours of Borderlands over the course of ~two weeks proved to be a little too much.
plagiarize
Banned
Its unashamedly gamey, and I find that refreshing. IDs best games always were IMHO. It plays really well. The tools they give you are a blast. The level design is really something both in terms of atmosphere and in terms of how fun those play spaces are.dark10x said:
I bought it to see the new tech and because I'd been begging iD to put out a new IP for ages. I was expecting to be cooler on it than most just as I was with doom 3, which I know you especially loved, but it's sucked me right in. I forget what I was calling game of the year up to thus point, and I doubt rage will be mine after November, but it says an awful lot that it's in contention in my mind.
plagiarize said:
I've only played a few 2011 titles to completion, so my GoTY list is scarce. Portal 2 sits well and truly at the top, followed by Rage, which itself is followed by Gears 3. I don't think there's anything else to consider (I do own The Witcher 2 [Edit 2: and DE: HR], but have yet to give either the time of day).
Edit: Oh, wait, I forgot that I'll most assuredly complete Uncharted 3, AC: Revelations and Arkham City by year's end.
Joe Molotov
Member
JaseC said:
I used this one that somebody posted back a few pages:
Joe Molotov said:
Cut the fat so you're left with what's mentioned here (don't forget to enable the console, though.
) If you wish to earn achievements, you'll need to start the game anew.Edit: Skipping the intro videos is also fine, as is, I imagine, adjusting the fov. Ditch everything else to be on the safe side.
Edit 2: Actually, if you just add +exec rageconfig.cfg to your Rage launch properties, you won't need the console, so you should be able to use your existing config - minus the enabling of the console, obviously - just fine (you'll still need to start a new game for the purpose of earning achievements, however).
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Portal 2 should be in there.Solo said: